He was rented for several years as a waste of money. He conquered football with data and now he has become the world s strongest left-back.

Can you imagine a full-back who scores goals and assists as a striker, and becomes the source of offense for the entire team? This person is not Ronaldo or Bale, but Inter Milan's 27-year-old left-back Dimarco.

That's right, today when the defender is becoming more and more like a winger, he has already made a path that belongs entirely to himself in the position of "left back = offensive core".

If you have watched Inter Milan in the past two years, you will definitely notice: the person on the left who can always get around, the person who can always get through the ball, the person who can always shoot and shoot at the beginning, it is not someone else, it is Dimarco. With 10 goals and 9 assists, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the full-back data.

The key is that these data are not made by penalty kicks, nor are they fooled by crosses from the sidelines. Almost all of his contributions come from mobile warfare. This is very terrifying. An Italian defender who originally started with steady growth can now break the opponent's defense with his feet and tactical reading ability.

Looking at some details, he averaged 2.3 key passes per game, and was the first among all the defenders in Serie A. The offense from the left is as high as 56.7%. In other words, more than half of Inter Milan's offensive will follow his path. Do you think this looks like the midfield brain of a team? But he was standing at the left back position.

And behind these dazzling data, he is not just a "assistant maniac". Many full-backs just keep on getting in the defense, but Dimarco closes when he should, and when he should be stable, he can keep the defense in a strong dialogue. The defensive rate can be stable at 83.6%, which you can't even learn. What is really scary about him is knowing when to explode and when to hide.

The game against Manchester City in the Champions League final was actually much more exciting than many people remember. He hit the post with one head, intercepted five times, and successfully stealed two times. Not only did he almost rewrite history for Inter Milan, but he also proved that he was not a "pseudo-strong" who piled up data, but a tough guy who could withstand the pressure.

Don't think he is a genius who has reached the top in one step. When he was young, Dimarco was actually a "resident player in a leased account" and was sent as a redundant asset. But he did not complain or sink, but instead tried his best to prove himself in every opportunity. The child who was ignored by Lazio and Parma in turn has now become a big name in the transfer market of 60 million euros.

And in the eyes of Inter Milan fans, he is not only a thigh on the sidelines, but also a real "person". From youth training to first team, from substitute to core, from obscurity to entering the main sequence of the Italian national team, Dimarco's "blue-black root" and pragmatic style is exactly the temperament this club needs most.

What's even better is that he is not the kind of "Bronco" guard who rushes around with his physical strength. He plays football by predicting space, grasping the timing, and grasping the rhythm of passing and running. He can cross from the bottom like a winger, retreat like a midfielder, and occasionally appear in the penalty area like a forward to score.

Many people say he is the representative of "modern fullbacks", but I think that's not enough. He was more like redefining the position of "left back". He is neither the traditional defensive back nor the kind of role who is completely liberated to be a winger. He is a Swiss army knife in the system, which can be advanced, pass, shoot, and retreat, stop or grab.

Don't forget, this is done in Inter Milan, a team with the strictest tactical discipline and the most complex structure. You should know that those who can gain a foothold in this system are basically either hardcore players or ultimate executors, while Dimarco is one of the few who can do both.

He did not become popular as Arnold did when he debuted, nor did he steal the spotlight with speed explosion like Special O. He got it out with a game one by one. Such players are even more admirable if they can endure loneliness, withstand pressure, and play content.

To be honest, today we mentioned the top left-backs in football today. Names such as Teo, Alfonso Davis, Flynnpon and Lukesha must be on the list. But in terms of tactical value, system adaptation and offensive and defensive balance, Dimarco is really qualified to enter the top two.

You can say that he does not have as high commercial value as C players, nor does he have as many hot search moments as traffic guards, but he is the key puzzle that really makes the team stronger. In the national team, he may also be one of Italy's hopes for reshaping its glory.

In the depth of history, he is also the few people who can make Italians proud of the left-back after Maldini. What's even more rare is that he is not as noble as Maldini. He is more like a craftsman growing up on the street, using his pragmatism and enlightenment to build his own territory step by step.

He is still in his prime now, and he doesn't need too many gimmicks, nor does he rely on social media to lead the rhythm. He only uses every stable performance to tell you that I deserve to stand in this position and have the ability to hold it.

So when we talk about the top ten left-backs in today's football today, the name Dimarco cannot be absent. Because he not only performs well, he also represents a change in his thinking, a new direction to use "fullback thinking" to drive the rhythm of the entire team.

From waste to ace, his story is actually just a blunt saying: Don’t underestimate anyone who has been ignored, especially those who never yell but only know how to work silently. They tend to go further.

You said that a left-back like this is not worthy of being in the first tier of the active service?