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A wide player in a back-three or back-five system who covers the entire flank. More attacking responsibility than a regular full-back - basically a full-back and winger combined. When defending, you're part of a back five. When attacking, you're up providing width. You need serious stamina because you're covering the whole touchline both ways.
Victor Moses's transformation from a peripheral winger to an elite wing-back under Antonio Conte at Chelsea in 2016-17 epitomized the role - his energy and directness in a 3-4-3 system were crucial to their title triumph.
Robbie
Jan 30, 2026
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