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Football · by Silver Orbit · 2026-11-04

Ellie Carpenter has quietly become one of Chelsea's most important players

bbc.co.uk

She's played every WSL game for Chelsea this season and the BBC has a nice piece on how she became the surprise star of their side. Full-backs rarely get the headlines, but her work rate and the way she overlaps changes how the whole team attacks. Who's the most underrated full-back in the game right now, men's or women's?

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Felix Weber · 11 likes

as an arsenal fan i hate how good she is

Maya Putri · 8 likes

watched her at the World Cup and she covers ground like she's got an engine fitted. no surprise

Bilal Raza · 0 likes

underrated full-back answer is always whoever plays left back for your team and never gets mentioned