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A relic of a different era in defending, Pekarík has the positional nous and composure that come from 400+ career appearances, but his athletic decline is no longer subtle. He'll read the play well and rarely gets badly beaten one-on-one because he doesn't have to—he's smart enough to avoid the situation—yet he's utterly dependent on a rigid, passive defensive structure. In a team asking its full-backs to cover space or handle direct speed, he becomes a genuine liability.