To become a great Fullback in football is no easy task. Let’s learn from the best by analysing how Trent Alexander-Arnold (and several other great fullbacks) play in this position.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:48 The Role & Importance of a Fullback
1:31 Comparison of Heatmaps of Marcelo, Jordi Alba, Carvajal & TAA
1:46 Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Outstanding Stats
2:38 The Right Defensive Stance
3:50 When to use the Sideways Defensive Stance (and when to avoid it)?
4:55 Using the Touchline to your Advantage
5:31 Press Resistance
6:43 Positioning
7:45 How important is width, How & When to Overlap?
9:55 Professional Fouls (more of this on https://youtu.be/4_oKYDVQJq0)
10:33 Throw-In Responsibility
11:14 Additional Tips in case you want to climb up the pecking order

TAA has been arguably the best at his position for awhile now. His game sense, positioning and technical ability make him a great addition to Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool.

I will conduct an analysis & provide a crisp idea of what a fullback is expected to do in various situations. A tactical breakdown of game-changing moments has been done to better explain the player’s decision-making. I hope you will be able to learn something new from this video.

How to Become a Smart CentreBack: https://youtu.be/4_oKYDVQJq0
Taa Heatmap Comparison Source: https://twitter.com/joel_archie
by Joel Robinowitz (football writer)

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31 Comments

  1. As a Winger converted to RB by my Academy coach, cus of my defensive skills. Your video helps me alot, won my first game playing at RB last week now I'm comfortable playing as a Full Back😊🙌🏿

  2. Obviously a bit late but this vid was incredibly helpful as a winger converted to fullback,because of this im incrdeibly good on the ball and conposed with great passing but my defending is poor and nainly my psoitioning but this vid helped a ton for me i just had to sub

  3. I want to know what I should do when receiving from the CB and my winger is making the right movement or in the right position
    Especially a winger that doesn’t understand space

  4. Thank you so much this video helped me a lot my coach said I needed to become a smart left back because I wasn't fast enough and watching this short video taught me a lot and now I do much better in games and don't get smoked by fast wingers