B. Norton-Cuffy

★ WorkhorseDefender · Genoa

NATION · ENG England →

Age

Position

Genoa

Club

Coppa Italia

League

ENG

National team

// the read

The shape of him

Defending at a World Cup is a tightrope — one mistake ends a campaign. The profile below is the positional read; the moments that define it come in the knockouts.

// the equation

reading × timing × the last-ditch nerve

the back linethe cover positionthe duel

// the x-factor

The job

The last line of trust.

Read the danger early, time the tackle, marshal the line. At this level the margin between a clean sheet and an early flight is a single lapse.

22Years old

DefenderRole

// the cabinet

Honours

club

Club

Florida Cup

×2

Emirates Cup

×2

UEFA U19 Championship

×2

UEFA U21 Championship

×2

// the closing word

B. Norton-Cuffy.England · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.

ENGDefenderGenoa