FFS straight jackets! WTF?
He’s a wing back asked to play fullback. I don’t think he’s good enough defensively and that’s not his fault. Needs to play further forward. He’s a good footballer, just needs to be found the correct position for him.
Straight jacket because statistically he’s elite 1v1 defensively.
I don’t really this wing back playing Fb thing. Hes played more senior minutes at FB than he has WB. Hes not really the type to go wide and whip in crosses. His strengths are 1v1 defensively, ball carrying and close control in tight central areas and an unbelievable engine. Incredible recovery pace.
His weaknesses right now are concentration and positioning defensively. Those will improve with age but his strengths perfectly fit the way he’s asked to play and his weaknesses would get exposed even more in a team that had less possession and wanted to play wing back on the counter