Pep Guardiola was one of the first managers to use an 'inverted full-back' with Philipp Lahm at Bayern MunichThe full-back is arguably the position that has evolved the most in football in the past decade. Former Germany and Bayern Munich full-back Philipp Lahm was one of the first players to be used as an 'inverted full-back', as then manager Pep Guardiola pioneered the trend in 2013. He inverted Lahm from right-back into midfield and he even switched him to a midfield role, such was his fluent adaptation to playing in central areas. 'Zinchenko challenged by Arteta'Although the overall positioning is similar, coaches are now employing inverted full-backs with different intentions. However, the intention of inverting Alexander-Arnold is very different to that of inverting Zinchenko.

Source: BBC December 19, 2023 13:52 UTC