Al-Nassr right-back Sultan Al-Ghannam is considered as one of the most important keys of the Saudi capital club, defensive, but more notably offensively.
The player has recently picked up an injury that would force him to remain on the sidelines for a couple of games, and his club coach Luis Castro had to get creative without him in a crucial game against Al-Fayha, this Wednesday, in the AFC Champions League knock-out stage game.
The Portuguese gaffer has actually started with the natural center-back Ali Lajami as a right-back on paper.
But on the field, Lajami tends to the heart of the backline to act as third central defender, while the right-winger Ayman Yahya, who has already played many games for Castro as a full-back, was dropping lower to operate at times nearly as wing-back.
This has minimized a lot the danger that Fashion Sakala and Henry Onyekuru could cause in the transitions, as Al-Nassr was almost playing with 5 at the back in opposing counters.
Then there was Otavio, who have played several career games as a right winger, was tending to the flank to make up for the dropping of Yahya to the defense, while also Sadio Mané was coming to that wing at times.
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