Football has evolved. Modern-day football is nothing like it was 50 years ago. From playstyles to positions and tactics, everything has demanded change in the beautiful game in some or the other way. For instance, positions like the Libero‘s and the Sweeper‘s have become extinct due to the very different demanding nature of football today.
One such position that has similarly evolved is the full-back position in football. Some of the greatest full-back pairings have graced the game and left their mark and even etched their names in the history books. The role of a traditional full-back in a back-four system has no longer remained the same though. It is not just about clearing the lines and supporting your centre-backs.
In fact full-backs, these days are asked a lot more of them than an old-school winger. They are asked to cover their respective flanks for the team, making lung-busting runs, supporting their midfield, whip in dangerous crosses in the box, and lest forget the primary defensive duties on their shoulders.
Doing this for the entirety of 90 minutes is never easy and only a few full-backs in modern football have gone to achieve that. The likes of Andy Robertson, Kyle Walker, Reece James, Alphonso Davies, and Theo Hernandez are some of the brightest examples when it comes to the new-gen full-backs.
Another such defender rising through the ranks and making his name in football is Empoli’s, Fabiano Parisi. Parisi has been making waves in Serie A with Empoli since arriving in the summer of 2020. He has made over 50 league appearances in that time, scoring two goals. Indeed, that form has brought him to the attention of some bigger-hitting Serie A sides, with Atalanta and Fiorentina among those casting admiring glances his way. Likened to that of Liverpool’s left-back Andrew Robertson because of his tireless running and vicious crosses in the box, it is just a matter of time before one of the European elites get him in their squad.
The agent of Empoli left-back Fabiano Parisi, Mario Giuffredi, states that his client is wanted by Leeds United.
The 21-year-old is the subject of interest for the left-back berth at the Elland Road stadium club.#Empoli pic.twitter.com/ZYZXFUCvsh
— Football Catalog (@FootballCatalog) September 8, 2022
How good is Fabiano Parisi?
Fabiano Parisi, 21, had humble beginnings as he turned out for little-known Pro Irpinia and Vigor Perconti in Italy. Benevento saw potential in Parisi but loaned him out to…
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