{"id":1243875,"date":"2022-01-25T15:31:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T15:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1243875"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:12:44","slug":"football-manager-2022-inverted-full-back-role-best-players-tactics-explained","status":"publish","type":"gaming","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/gaming\/football-manager-2022-inverted-full-back-role-best-players-tactics-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Inverted Full-Back? Best players, roles and tactics explained using Football Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src='\/\/asset.fwcdn2.com\/js\/storyblock.js'><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Once an unfashionable position, the full-back is now one of the most important roles on the pitch.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a tactical shift that has seen the game move from full-backs seen purely as defenders, to celebrating No. 2s and No. 3s as playmakers, goalscorers and, in the case of the inverted full-back, midfield ball-players.<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola is of course the man credited with emergence of the inverted full-back at Bayern Munich, popularising the innovation through his use of Philipp Lahm and David Alaba.<\/p>\n<p>They were mainly tasked with tucking in-field and taking on a more active role in build-up and transitional play, almost functioning as rotational central defensive midfielders. As such, it&#8217;s a role that requires a full-back to be a bit of an all-rounder, capable of defending, passing, attacking and pressing.<\/p>\n<p>Read on below for our player analysis, which uses real-life data to explore some prominent examples of inverted full-backs in the game today, or click on the video at the top of this article for a more in-depth look into the role, using Football Manager tactics.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/livescore-bet?q=uk-all-con-bag-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1242395 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-110x63.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-122x70.jpg 122w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-66x38.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-80x46.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-180x104.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-380x219.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-1043x600.jpg 1043w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-240x138.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-1100x633.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-85x49.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-35x20.jpg 35w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-330x190.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Bet \u00a310, Get \u00a320 with Live Score:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Join LiveScore Bet (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/livescore-bet?q=uk-all-con-bag-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here&#8217;s the link<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Deposit and place a \u00a310 bet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Get two free bets*<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>*New members. \u00a310 min deposit &amp; bet on sportsbook, placed &amp; settled at 1.5 min odds within 14 days of sign-up. Win part of E\/W bets. 2 non-withdrawable \u00a310 Free Bet Tokens: accept in 7 days, valid for 7 days from crediting (ex. E\/Ws &amp; Multiples), stakes not returned. <a href=\"https:\/\/livescorebet.com\/uk\/promo\/p\/wo-football\/index.html?btag=a_34b_3c_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here for Rules &amp; Exclusions<\/strong><\/a>. Bet Responsibly. <a href=\"http:\/\/GambleAware.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GambleAware.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Joao Cancelo and Kyle Walker<\/h2>\n<p>Guardiola, as we know, is a tactical trailblazer, a man in constant pursuit of perfection. So, it\u2019s no wonder he has largely been credited with the emergence of inverted full-backs.<\/p>\n<p>Used at Bayern as a way of compressing opposition space and allowing his side to create short-passing combinations &#8212; his famous triangles &#8212;\u00a0Guardiola&#8217;s style was as relentless as it was rhythmic.<\/p>\n<p>When in possession, the use of inverted full-backs can see a side shape up in an old-school 2-3-5, with the full-backs pushing up alongside a central defensive midfielder, creating a line of three.<\/p>\n<p>There are certainly parallels with Guardiola&#8217;s Bayern to his City side today. Joao Cancelo and Kyle Walker are often tasked with playing as inverted full-backs, and you can see from City&#8217;s average positions visual in the Premier League this season that their shape resembles a 2-3-5, with Cancelo and Walker moving up alongside the lone central defensive midfielder, Ilkay Gundogan in this case.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1243886 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-66x65.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-999x999.jpg 999w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150042\/1243875_1243875_team_lineup-visualisations-6-copy-330x330.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To better understand their role in Guardiola&#8217;s system we can look at Cancelo and Walker&#8217;s heat maps alongside Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson for Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp wants his full-backs to stay as high and wide as possible, overlapping and bombing down the wings in a more traditional sense, looking to overwhelm teams with his famous Gegenpress.<\/p>\n<p>Pep, though, wants a more controlled chaos, allowing his full-backs to move in-field and slightly deeper to dictate the tempo and slow the game down in a very Barca-esque fashion.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1243890 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-110x62.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-124x70.jpg 124w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-1067x600.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-85x48.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25151736\/1243875_1243875_Inverted-Full-Back-City-vs-Liverpool-330x186.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Takehiro Tomiyasu<\/h2>\n<p>Another example that some may find interesting is Arsenal&#8217;s summer pursuit and their eventual capture of Takehiro Tomiyasu.<\/p>\n<p>At 6ft 2in, the Japanese defender is certainly not built like a conventional full-back, which may explain his very unconventional full-back role at Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps taking a page out of Pep&#8217;s playbook, Mikel Arteta has often used Tomiyasu as an inverted full-back this season, as highlighted from Arsenal&#8217;s average positions visual in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1243889 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150550\/1243875_1243875_Arsenal-line-up-FM22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150550\/1243875_1243875_Arsenal-line-up-FM22.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150550\/1243875_1243875_Arsenal-line-up-FM22-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150550\/1243875_1243875_Arsenal-line-up-FM22-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150550\/1243875_1243875_Arsenal-line-up-FM22-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150550\/1243875_1243875_Arsenal-line-up-FM22-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150550\/1243875_1243875_Arsenal-line-up-FM22-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150550\/1243875_1243875_Arsenal-line-up-FM22-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150550\/1243875_1243875_Arsenal-line-up-FM22-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150550\/1243875_1243875_Arsenal-line-up-FM22-66x65.jpg 66w, 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https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150550\/1243875_1243875_Arsenal-line-up-FM22-330x330.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kieran Tierney is the more attacking full-back in Arteta&#8217;s system, staying wide and high up the pitch, while Tomiyasu often moves in-field and camps further back as a cautionary measure.<\/p>\n<p>There is certainly a reason why Tomiyasu was identified by Arteta. During the 2019\/20 season, his first at Bologna, and at a time when Arteta was still working under Guardiola at City, Tomiyasu&#8217;s numbers were certainly eye-catching.<\/p>\n<p>Although deployed as a No.2 on paper, Tomiyasu was often tasked with moving in-field and creating a midfield three alongside Gary Medel and Ladislav Krejci.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1243888 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-66x65.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-999x999.jpg 999w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/25150523\/1243875_1243875_Bologna-330x330.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a result 12.4% of Tomiyasu&#8217;s passes were made to the right-hand side of the field. Now, to put that into some context, Alexander-Arnold, a more traditional attacking full-back, played just 5% of his passes to the right that season &#8212; as you would of course expect from a right-back. Daniel Carvajal made only 7.7% to the right, Juan Cuadrado 5.2%, Aaron Wan-Bissaka 6.4% and so on.<\/p>\n<p>The trend would suggest Tomiyasu was drifting in-field more as an inverted full-back so had plenty of scope to pass into the wide areas. Alexander-Arnold by contrast almost hugs the touchline in Klopp\u2019s set-up, so his only option most of the time is to spread the play or move the ball vertically, often to Mohamed Salah.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/football-manager-2021-libero-role-best-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football Manager: Libero role explained and the best options<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/football-manager-2020-niche-player-roles-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Football Manager: Niche player roles explained and how to use them correctly<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/football-manager-2022-wonderkids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football Manager 2022 wonderkids: The best young players you\u2019ve (probably) never heard of<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/football-manager-2022-wide-centre-back-role-best-players-tactics-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>What is a wide centre-back? 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