What is Inverted Wing Back? Joao Cancelo?
Manchester City currently is the best team in the Europe with their coach Pep Guardiola and their superb bunch of players mastering with good football attributes. But with an inverted wing back like Joao Cancelo they are a different gravy. Defensively inverted wing back operates similarly to traditional full back or wing back by dropping into defensive backline. Offensively they hold the width like a traditional wing back if there is unoccupied space ahead of them. They'll usually drift inside to overload central areas and create space for teammates. To be a good wingback it requires a GOOD FIRST TOUCH, GOOD PASSING RANGE. As we know to be PEP GUARDIOLA player you have to be good with the ball you have to be compose and have to be good GAME INTELLIGENCE . Physical fitness is also required to cover the back line during the counter attack. Usually Inverted wing back are successful in 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 3-4-2-1 formations. They move centrally to create space for tea...