CD · Scouting role · Ball-Progressing Centre-Back
Progressor
Ball-progressing CB — advances play beyond the first line
The job
Centre-back whose primary possession value is advancing the ball beyond the first line of pressure through vertical passing, diagonal switches, disguised passes, carries into midfield, or stepping forward to create an overload.
The role in practice
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