Tariq Lamptey & The Rise of the Right-back

Fullback used to be an unfashionable position but now some of the Premier League's best players play right-back.

Tariq Lamptey has terrorized defenses to start the season and has drawing penalties and praise all around England.

Today we profile Brighton's breakout star and explain why we're seeing better right-backs than ever before.

Guests:

Andy Naylor (@AndyNaylorBHAFC) covers Brighton and Hove Albion for The Athletic and that is where you can read his recent profile on Tariq Lamptey.

Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) is a freelance journalist whose work can be found in the i paper, BBC Sport and the Totally Football Show amongst others

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Music:

The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by Blue Dot Sessions.

‘Desmontes’ by Blue Dot Sessions

‘Cirrus’ by Blue Dot Sessions

‘Cash Cow’ by Blue Dot Sessions

‘Highway 430’ by Blue Dot Sessions

‘Slow Rollout’ by Blue Dot Sessions

‘Setting Pace’ by Blue Dot Sessions

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