The full back revolution hasn’t merely been restricted to the right side of the pitch. Although, that is where many of the tagged revolutionaries strut their stuff. Being deployed at left back was once an insult; it’s where you’d likely see the worst player on the team attempt to impress if you strolled down to your local playing fields on a Sunday morning. It was a position nobody wanted to play.
However, the rapid evolution of the sport in the 21st century has morphed the left back position into a desirable one. It’s an incredibly demanding function with modern-day tactical obsessives trying their utmost to complicate the role as much as they can. Thanks, Pep. But their work has brought about a new breed of left back and we’re now blessed with a myriad of stars in that position.
Ranking the top 25 left backs in the world is no easy task, but here’s our attempt at doing exactly that as part of our 2023 Welcome to World Class series.
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According to Sportkeeda, the following are the five best left-backs in football this season:
1. Theo Hernandez – AC Milan
2. Luke Shaw – Manchester United
3. Oleksandr Zinchenko – Arsenal
4. Alphonso Davies – Bayern Munich
5. Raphael Guerreiro – Borussia Dortmund
