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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ManCity does not define all of soccer. They won last year; this year, it will be someone else. What about when Leicester City won, or Chelsea, or whomever?

You can't get hung up on one team's performance one single year and re-interpret all of soccer around that one time. [/quote]

Agreed you cannot just use one team. Enter team 2. The USWNT - http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/23042864/crystal-dunn-versatility-key-uswnt-moving-forward-win-mexico

Sorry buddy. I am just picking the best teams in the world as examples for how MFs are having success in the back.

Do you have a better explanation for how these teams brought MFs to the back and had such success? Money and luck? C'mon.

You can attack me all you want, I have thick skin so no worries. But explain the Inverted Full Back success...[/quote]

Let me try to understand your logic.  Fullbacks are having success as inverted fullbacks at ManCity.  Some midfielders are able to play fullback position when they are deployed as inverted fullbacks.   Therefore, the fullback position is easy to fill and unimportant.  Your logic is flawed.   ManCity spend over 100 million pounds on this position last year, so they clearly value position more than you do.   Here's anther take on the importance of fullback position from a respected soccer journalist, it's a bit dated, but may of the basic concepts remain true.  https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/mar/25/the-question-full-backs-football
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The logic is not flawed. You just disagree with it. Let's not keep going around in circles.

1. Midfielders are having success in 2017-2018 due to the Inverted Fullback tactic. As one example - ManCity (Pep) surprised everyone, maybe even themselves, with the success of this last year and this year.
2. The inverted fullback brings the outside backs higher on the field and closer in. It helps counter attacks by stopping the tendency for team to attack inside sooner. It allows ManCity to move the mids up so that 6 can attack and press constantly.
3. This tactic requires fast players with ball skills so they don't get beat outside. So mid players and wingbacks like Zinchenko and Delph can fill that role. Yes, Mendy can too because he is fast. If Pep does not keep throwing him out of his office, he will get minutes.
4. Because of this tactic change, more players can now fit this inverted fullback role. You can get 5-6 mids on the field. 
5. The traditional strong, tough, powerful, left footed full back becomes less important. MFs become more important because they give you flexibility.

And by the way it is okay to disagree. Two reasonable people can disagree. It does not mean that you or I do not understand soccer.

This thread is to discuss which positions are most in demand. I am simply stating why fullbacks are not the most in demand.

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Above has been a good discussion and maybe supplies another answer to the original question.   Which players are most in demand?  Versatile ones.   Midfielders with the speed and defensive abilities to slot in as fullbacks, and fullbacks with the technical and technical ability to slot in as D-Mids in an inverted fullback role.   
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