Exactly, some dumb fugs in this forum thinks that ‘defensive’ fullbacks still have a place in this game. I’ll be frank, if you are a fullback with no attacking capability, consider changing your career. You will never be a world class player.
With the speed of today’s game, defensive tactics puts you in a highly disadvantageous situation where one mistake will put you in a situation of chasing the game. However, if you spend 70% of your time spamming the opponent with crosses and shots, you get to force them to make that one mistake that will cause them to chase the game.
Simple equation of probability and permutation, that Italians seem to be unable to understand.