🎯 Who is the best right-back in the world?

Trent Alexander-Arnold is broadly heralded as among the best right-backs on the planet, however some observers do not even suppose he is the perfect in England. 

Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions squad is packed to the brim with gamers in TAA’s place to such an extent that Aston Villa’s Matty Money would have probably been seventh or eighth alternative right-back for England. Now he represents Poland. England’s wealth of choices on that facet of the defence is mirrored throughout Europe, with a number of good choices all bringing one thing barely distinctive to the celebration.

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Trent is considered the planet’s most useful right-back by transfermarkt and it isn’t troublesome to see why. The Liverpool man has change into an assist-machine for the Reds and is among the most inventive and costly passers of a soccer on the earth recreation. TAA, as he’s affectionately identified, is now one of many cornerstones of Liverpool’s firebrand attacking soccer beneath Jürgen Klopp. The Liverpudlian is the definition of a contemporary right-back.

Moroccon celebrity Achraf Hakimi, like Alexander-Arnold, remains to be solely 23 years previous however has already represented Actual Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan and PSG. His pedigree is with out query. The following pertinent query: Will we sooner or later see him within the Premier League?

João Cancelo, presently being deployed as a playmaking left-back by Pep Guardiola at Man Metropolis, is a pure right-back by commerce however is so naturally gifted that he might play nearly anyplace on a soccer pitch. Soccer comes very simply to the Portuguese star, who has a delightfully refined passing vary, and a capability to provide show-stopping moments of brilliance out of nowhere. It is second to none. 

Chelsea academy product Reece James is a supremely gifted athlete who can simply fill in on the best facet of a central defensive trio, however he’s at his happiest marauding down the best and whipping in devilishly correct crosses. He is additionally beginning to hoover up a pleasant assortment of trophies at Stamford Bridge. With Alexander-Arnold and James bombing down the best, England’s future in that place is safe for the following decade and extra.

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There’s additionally World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard, nonetheless solely 25 years previous, to think about. The Bayern Munich man hasn’t had the perfect yr or two, by his requirements, however he is nonetheless a prime participant. And for all the stick that Aaron Wan-Bissaka will get from Man United followers, it should be remembered that he is a wonderful one-v-one defender even when he is not probably the most enterprising going ahead. Maybe a change of surroundings may do him some good?

Belgium and Leicester’s Timothy Castagne marked his return from damage on the weekend with a screamer in opposition to Brentford and his versatility actually makes him one of many prime 10 on the earth in his place. He additionally occurred to attain that purpose from left-back. Like Cancelo, although, he is naturally a right-sider.

Arsenal’s new boy Takehiro Tomiyasu additionally deserves a point out; the Japanese star has settled seamlessly into life in England’s top-flight. Kyle Walker (31) and Giovanni Di Lorenzo (28) are nonetheless doing the enterprise too. 

World soccer is blessed with a bunch of high quality right-backs. Who of your favourites have we missed? Tell us on Twitter and vote in our ballot earlier than it closes on Thursday!