Why do so many Euro 2020 teams play right-footers at left-back?
What do England , Denmark, Italy, the Czech Republic and Slovakia all have in common?A rudimentary online search suggests not a lot, but at Euro 2020 theres been a common thread linking them: theyve all started a right-footed left-back. Jan Boril (Czech Republic), Joakim Maehle (Denmark), Kieran Trippier (England), Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy) and Tomas Hubocan (Slovakia) all started for their national teams on what would be considered as the wrong flank. When Denmark shifted to a three-man defence for their game against Belgium, the game featured two right-footed left-wing-backs, with Maehle on one side, and Thorgan Hazard on the other.Trippier is the landmark name in that group, given the attacking quality of the more natural left-backs in the England squad, with