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The Role of the Fullbacks

Defending

Here is what you will find in this guide:

  • The roles and responsibilities of fullbacks when your team is defending
  • A look at the different defending options for fullbacks
  • The differences between defending with inverted fullbacks and overlapping fullbacks
  • How to use your defending fullback to cover your midfielders
  • How the defending fullbacks can interchange with wide midfielders  
  • How to use defending fullbacks in different formations and systems of play

The fullback has numerous functions when defending, including, stopping the opposing wide players, providing cover for midfielders and center backs, and forcing play into certain directions.

Teams with all formations including the 4-3-3, 3-5-2, 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1, and others can all play with different types of defending fullbacks.

Playing with fluid defending fullbacks gives your team and tactics much more flexibility and allows for much more defending possibilities.  Check it out and see how the pro's play with defending fullbacks.

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