Jimmy Dunne

Dunne spent his early career as a central defender before a manager saw something in him that suited right back instead, and the switch has stuck ever since. He still defends like a centre back who happens to start from a wider position on the pitch. He wins physical duels most modern full backs would rather avoid, and he clears his lines without panic. That reliability across a defence in transition is exactly why the armband eventually landed on him.

The question worth asking is whether a converted centre back keeps up once quicker wingers start targeting the space behind him more often. Leadership and physical presence carry him a long way in most matches he plays. A full back's job increasingly demands recovery speed that a repositioned stopper was never really coached to prioritise early in his career.