If Bob Dylan played soccer: fullback, rated 82

Bob Dylan as a soccer player: scouting report

Bob Dylan plays fullback, and the reason is reinvention on the move. He plugged in an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 and left a folk crowd stunned, and a fullback lives on that kind of surprise: defend the flank one moment, overlap the next, then cut inside when everyone expects the cross. On stage he has spent decades rearranging his own songs so that even devoted fans hear them fresh, and a winger facing him will never quite know what is coming.

Dribbling is the strongest outfield part of his card, so he carries the ball out from the back and slips past the first presser with ease. His passing is just as good, which makes his cutbacks and early crosses a real weapon. His defending is solid and his pace is good enough to get up and down the line. Goalkeeping is actually the single best mark on his card, and keeper is his next best spot after fullback, so he is a rare player who can step between the posts if needed. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 for his songwriting, and a scout can picture him reading the game like a lyric, finding meaning in the gaps between defenders.

Physical strength is the weak spot. He will not win many aerial duels at the back post or muscle a big winger off the ball, so he defends with timing and positioning instead. Put a strong center back beside him to handle the aerial work, and let him attack. Central midfield is another fallback thanks to his passing. Draft him in the middle rounds as a creative fullback who turns defense into attack.

Plays like A crafty fullback who never plays the same way twice

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