Why on earth would a bang average, bordering on the completely shite, midfielder become anything more than a totally shite defender? It’s a completely different skill set
If they’d shown any previous ability in that area, don’t you think that they would have displayed that through years and years going through academies/youth teams/professional teams ?
Dont you think one of the countless experienced, professional coaches that they have been involved with throughout their footballing journey might have spotted a potential for them to perform an alternative role ?
Why on earth would anyone pay squilions of pounds for a Van Dyke or Ramos or Koulibaly when they just can go and pay peanuts for some strong quick bloke from somewhere and turn him into a centre back ?
Wibble