THE FULLBACK REVOLUTION — HOW THE MOST BORING POSITION IN FOOTBALL BECAME THE MOST IMPORTANT
The position nobody watched became the position that defines the modern game. Act 1: THE INVISIBLE FULL BACK The fullback used to have a simple job. Stop the winger. Occasionally overlap. Get the ball to the midfielder. Defend set pieces. That was it. A good fullback was invisible — they did their job and the […]