What are inverted full backs?
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Managers like Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta have made inverted full-backs integral to their tactical approach. But what are they, and how do they operate?
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Inverted fullbacks are genius because there will be more ball control, attacking oppurtunities and defending capabilities but it really must put a heavy toll on the players.
A team that has some capable wingers can easily exploit the spaces left behind though
Maybe they will have more possession, but when the other team has the ball, a counter attack might be dangerous
@@mohamedaboelfotouhOverlapping fullbacks also leave space behind, the teams who employ more aggressive fbs think it's worth the risk for the extra offensive capabilities. And they're really just for helping the buildup, probably won't stay in that position a whole lot and you need extra players if you're trying to get through a high/mid block.
Partially front
But bro what about width
Lahm would’ve been the pioneers and perfect for such a role. Trent and James could also fulfill such a role, very very good on the ball
Trent isn't very good on the ball, that's a misconception. His carrying, dribbling and press resistance are all a bit mediocre. His creativity and passing is peerless, tho. If he can get more time maybe he can be something special in that role but he's definitely not there yet.
not james he's not good on the ball especially not in the midfield where there is much less space to operate he would get caught out too easily my opponents
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@@cogitoy7692his dribbling and press resistance have improved a lot since he started playing as an inverted fullback at the end of last season.
So we are slowly returning to the 2-3-5
Life is a full circle bro
I'm not sure fitness levels would have allowed this back in the day.
Which is useless against Couterplay
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Yeo me too
Kimmich, Zinchenko, Trent are prime examples
Zinchenko what a player
I think dimarco was also like that 🤔
Also Dani Alves
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IFB are players like Akanji, who don't go into midfield when having possession, but go in CD role. Inverted wing backs are the ones who go into MID, like Zinchenko, Cancelo.
i see you are a fellow fm player
Should I be using 2 ifb and libero or 1 iwb and 1 ifb and 2 cd to get a 3-2-5 buildup
Trent Alexander Arnold is in my opinion, nearly the perfect best inverted fullback, he just lacks a bit of the defensive side.
Hakimi has been insane this year
I would disagree and say he has advanced quite significantly in his defence recently (though further improvement is certainly welcomed), but as an inverted fullback, he could see more improvement in his ball control when operated as a double pivot, especially in tight spaces. As a proof, this season TAA faired surprisingly well against Mitoma, but we have already seen quite a few major mistakes from him when heavy touches in the midfield proved costly
@@Durlano best fullback rn easily, he carries the PSG defence. Gets like 90% of the interceptions and tackles, and he has been scoring, dribbling players, and getting assists. he's too good
I may be wrong but what about Trippier?
@@Durlano Hakimi is more of a winger.
Kimmich, Zinchenko, Trent, Camavinga, Philip Lahm are legit the perfect examples
Add Dani Alves to that list!
cancelo i think is a good fit for this role
it also gives you a better rest-defence
Invented to deal with the numerical disadvantage cause by low blocking opponents. They'll have 5 defenders back while you will have at most 4 attackers at most in their third (the front 3 and possibly 1 midfielder).
Inverted fullback allows you to maintain numbers in the middle of the field while also having numbers in attack.
This works for counter attacks as the full backs cover the wings in a short space of time plus there are 5 defensive players around stopping to counter.
Inverted fullbacks are all about midfield supremacy. Pep started using the far sided fullback and having them tuck inside in front of the center backs to create better numbers in possession in their defensive third. And yes, people are complaining about wingers exploiting, but it’s as simple as the center back dropping into the exploited fullbacks space and the fullback drops straight back to goal to fill the gap created by center back. Really not that complicated as long as the center back is forcing the winger wide and away from their goal.
Yooooo. Your explanation is the best yet
Fabian Delph was perfect for pep with this. A lot of people talk about cancelo but Delph had defense as well as good passing and dribble. Doesn’t compare to cancelo offensively but Delph gave us way more versatility operating like that.
Hi, can you explain the 4-3-2-1 formation please?
I’m loving big ange instead
Lahm,Alaves,alaba,Marcelo,Trent all 🔥
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How do they defend against wide wingers on the counter
What happened to calling them wingbacks?
Never understood how they're full or what they're full with. 😅
Interestingly the naming convention on the newly released Football Manager 2024 has IWBs doing the role that this video outlines (and has done for a few years now seeing as I've used them on FM21) but also this year has introduced a new Inverted Full Back role which is a little bit more like what Guardiola has been doing with Kyle Walker for a few years - shuttling inwards but still very much on the defensive stratum, forming a back 3 if the other FB/WB has pushed forward.
As for the naming convention, it dates wayyy back to the old 2-3-5 formation. As things changed and settled to a back 4 over the years, the names for the old roles stuck, despite the roles themselves being drastically different. It's the same reason Centre Backs are still sometimes referred to as Centre Halves. The 2-3-5 formation is also why we have particular numbers for particular roles on the pitch that shouldn't look like they make sense.
----------------1-----------------
------------2-------3------------ Full Backs
---------4------5-------6------- Half Backs
--7-------8----9----10-------11
Right wing, inside right, centre forward, inside left, left wing
So they're called full backs because originally they were the deepest defenders - fully back.
Eventually one of the half backs dropped into the defence between the two full backs - the centre half. Later another one did it and the back 4 was born, which is why the trad back 4 numbering is often 2-4-5-3 or 2-5-6-3 - essentially the left half or right half and the centre half dropped into the defensive line - hence centre half; full back.
Wingbacks are far more attacking, whereas fullbacks can get forward on occasion or based on instructions, wb are expected to get high up the pitch all the time, giving width and putting crosses in
@@racerdeth Great explanation! It's amazing that this game makes everyone who plays it understand so much more about the game, I wish more people were like this and don't play FIFA and think they understand a lot😂
Fullbacks comes from the old-school use of 3-2-5 (WM) formations back in the 50s, 60s etc. The fullbacks were the two furthest back, with the half backs (right, left and centre) operating in what we call midfield. Look at Spurs when they won the double in 61. The centre half moved back to form a back 3. Blanchflower & Mackay remained as the half-backs. Wingbacks are an adaption of these as formations changed and we developed back-3 formations
@@davidc1721 the WM was the formation that came after the 2-3-5, when the centre half dropped back. 3-2-2-3 looks like a W and an M. The "2-3-2-3" of the 2-3-5 is an M-M!
Camavinga
This gives you a nice 5 man attack leaves 3 people in yhe middle to stop immediate counter threats, and the center backs have to pick up the long balls.
Guess that is the deciding factor, you have 2 center backs to stop the long balls. Works great against a lone striker in a 4-4-1-1 and such positions, less good if they have wingers
Is there a difference between inverted full back and inverted wing back… what about In FM
Same as Wingbacks?
So that’s why when I play FIFA my team is so strong in the midfield. I always use 2 inverted full backs + CDM as anchor + 2 Central midfield (1 of them help with the defending)
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I thought Inverted means they help with the attack
Dalot can be both inverted full back and normal one but he is not that good in both...
True he's an above average player no more than that
Literally just old school wing-halves brought back
TRENT - king of this
You think kiwior would be a good one
Like Zinchenco
Kimmich lahm zinchenko trent zanneti would be the best
*Ange Postecoglou's Celtic
Jose Andrade may have been an early example
Pep first implemented it with Dani Alves.
Cancelo, trent, Kimmich, Zinchenco, are prime example
inverted goalkeepers next
Tottenham are using inverted wing backs over inverted full back that city use
Zinchenko!
Zinchenko is criminally underrated
TRENT !!
Johan Cruyff pioneered the idea, Ten Hag brougbtthe idea back to the modern game. Pep popularised the idea.
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I am a normal full back but maybe soon I’ll become an inverted full back.
You guys should try Ao Ashi, it's manga that mc plays inverted fullback doing playmaking role
Not putting Cancelo is criminal
They don't seem that practical to me but that's just me
Now klopp is using it
Not mentioning Trent in this is borderline criminal
"Tottenham's used them nore recently"
Yes when they're not all in freaking hospital
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Zinchenko is a great example of how inverted fullbacks change the dynamic of the game. Trent Arnold should just be a winger. Salah defends the ball better than that boy.
Ah so that’s what the john stones role is
You know, to my uneducated brain, inverted full backs are more natural compared to "normal" fullbacks like Reece James.
Normal fullbacks run the length of the pitch and as a result injured more often and it seems to require a more varied skillset at the top level both attacking and defending
Inverted fullbacks by comparison is defending and being part of the midfield, more likely defensive midfield and forward passing.
It was mentioned that the inverting is in addition to the rest, which seems like a lot but they do pay these guys good money for our entertainment.
Still, to my "uneducated mind on football tactics and strategy" inverted fullbacks feel more natural and the ones to provide the overlapping in wide areas they do a role given to attacking midfielders.
They did Trent dirty ahaha
Now there is inverted goalkeepers.😅
Porro and cancelo are the best fullbacks nowadays
Porro is not better than Reece James, Hakimi, or Walker lol.
U really sleeping on Trent 💀
@@Ali-F1Rightfully so because Trent can't defend
@@zaw33mc24Recce James is always injured unlike Porro
porro 🤣
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Pep use it the best
Job when?
First one is literally I need more boulets
Crazy how you didn't show Joao cancelo and he mainstreamed the position
Those are inverted wingbacks, no? Inverted fullbacks are the likes of Walker.
At this point just make every player play every position. It’s annoying. Defending, helping out in the midfield, and attacking ? Lol
Let’s not forget Chelsea’s 2016-17 PL title was won due to Conte’s genius of using inverted fullbacks, Moses was a baller that season
Why does everyone turn blue LMAO
When i played its was just called stepping inside.
Football is a simple game, complicated by idiots and bad footballers.
Johan Cruyff.
Man doesn’t even mention arteta…
Don't forget xavi also play the inverted fullback perfectly
That's why bayern lose 4-0 to real madrid😂
Tottenham successful 😂😂
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