Meet the full-backs, the weirdest hybrid animals in sports. They are half-gazelle, half-pit bull. One minute they are sprinting down the wing like Usain Bolt after a donut; the next, they are sliding into a tackle that would break a lesser human’s spine.
Modern full-backs like Trent Alexander-Arnold are retired wingers who were told, “You’re too short to be a center back, and too slow to be a winger. Congratulations, you play both.” It’s the most physically demanding job in football, requiring them to run a marathon and a half every game. And yet, if they make one mistake? The entire stadium boos them like they just kicked a puppy. Ouch.
Soccer positions explained names numbers and what they do – Artofit
