Football has never truly been blessed with a litany of elite-level left-backs at any one given time.
Full-backs were regarded as undesirable for so long, although a few slick Brazilians helped shift public opinion. The position, both on the right and left, has evolved drastically in modern times to the point where youngsters are actually modelling their games on some of the role's revolutionaries.
Genuine playmakers have started to blossom from right-back and head-down runners continue to thrive down the left. The functions each perform for control-oriented managers can be immensely complex.
Such complexity is unlikely to drift into the virtual world of EA FC 25. Gamers aren't too fussed about creating central overloads and isolating wingers higher up the pitch. They want left-backs capable of shunning the tricky speed demons one-on-one. Pace and power reign supreme, but a well-rounded card is always desired.
Here are the ten highest-rated left-backs in EA FC 25. Oh, and we've also included those who have LB listed as an alternate position.
Alaba has primarily been used as a centre-back at Real Madrid / Jonathan Moscrop/GettyImages
9. Ona Batlle - 85 OVR
Batlle is adept off both flanks / Quality Sport Images/GettyImages
McCabe is a fiery operator / Catherine Ivill - AMA/GettyImages
7. Andy Robertson - 85 OVR
Robertson is not as dominant as he once was / Alex Livesey/GettyImages
Grimaldo starred for a historic Bayer Leverkusen team last season / Ralf Ibing - firo sportphoto/GettyImages
5. Joao Cancelo - 86 OVR
Cancelo is now plying his trade in Saudi Arabia / Yasser Bakhsh/GettyImages
Rolfo is typically utilised in Barcelona Feminino's frontline / Lyndsay Radnedge/ISI Photos/GettyImages
3. Selma Bacha - 86 OVR
Bacha is a dynamic customer down the left / Robert Cianflone/GettyImages
Hernandez has been a protagonist down Milan's left flank for years / Ciancaphoto Studio/GettyImages
1. Sakina Karchaoui - 87 OVR
Karchaoui has played for France's biggest clubs / Will Russell/GettyImages