{"id":22990,"date":"2022-09-30T15:02:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T13:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1714143"},"modified":"2022-09-30T15:43:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T13:43:23","slug":"fifa-23-defenders-best-lb-rb-cb-lwb-and-rwb-in-career-mode-fut","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/fifa-23-defenders-best-lb-rb-cb-lwb-and-rwb-in-career-mode-fut\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA 23 defenders: Best LB, RB, CB, LWB and RWB in Career Mode &amp; FUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Ben Huxley\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 30 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>It\u2019s the same with any team-based video game, from RPGs to shooters \u2013 you won\u2019t get anywhere if you only focus on attack. If you leave yourself open, you\u2019re vulnerable to whatever the opponent will throw at you. Come to think of it, this is a good philosophy for solo ventures, too.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever you\u2019re looking for in <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fifa-23-release-date-ea\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">FIFA 23<\/a> to bolster your back line \u2013 LB, RB, CB, LWB or RWB \u2013 we\u2019ve compiled them all here, to save you scouring the globe when you could be getting on with a match.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve written about the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fifa-23-best-strikers\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">best strikers<\/a> and the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fifa-23-best-goalkeepers-gk\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">best goalies<\/a>, but if you want a team that holds itself together, you\u2019ll need a good defence at the back of the field. Keep reading to find out where to find the best of the best! (Bear in mind that this is the creme de la creme. We\u2019ve written about <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fifa-23-cheap-players-free-agents\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">which FIFA 23 players to use on a budget<\/a> here).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Best LB in FIFA 23<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul><li><strong>Joao Cancelo<\/strong> (88)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Robertson<\/strong> (87)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Theo Hernandez<\/strong> (85)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jordi Alba<\/strong> (85)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marcos Acuna<\/strong> (85)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alphonso Davies<\/strong> (84)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ferland Mendy<\/strong> (83)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Angelino<\/strong> (83)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robin Gosens<\/strong> (82)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yuri Berchiche<\/strong> (82)<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>Best RB in FIFA 23<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul><li><strong>Trent Alexander-Arnold<\/strong> (87)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kyle Walker<\/strong> (85)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Achraf Hakimi<\/strong> (84)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carvajal<\/strong> (84)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kieran Trippier<\/strong> (84)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Juan Cuadrado<\/strong> (83)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ricardo Pereira<\/strong> (83)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jesus Navas<\/strong> (83)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Giovanni Di Lorenzo<\/strong> (82)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Noussair Mazraoui<\/strong> (82)<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>Best CB in FIFA 23<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul><li><strong>Virgil Van Dijk<\/strong> (90)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marquinhos<\/strong> (88)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ruben Dias<\/strong> (88)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Antonio Rudiger<\/strong> (87)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kalidou Koulibaly<\/strong> (87)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aymeric Laporte<\/strong> (86)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thiago Silva<\/strong> (86)<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Alaba<\/strong> (86)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Milan Skriniar<\/strong> (86)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Niklas Sule<\/strong> (85)<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>Best LWB in FIFA 23<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul><li><strong>Angelino<\/strong> (83)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robin Gosens<\/strong> (82)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leonardo Spinazzola<\/strong> (82)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ben Chilwell<\/strong> (82)<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Raum<\/strong> (81)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reguilon<\/strong> (80)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Davide Zappacosta<\/strong> (79)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jonny<\/strong> (79)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Federico Dimarco<\/strong> (78)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Iago<\/strong> (77)<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><strong>Best RWB in FIFA 23<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul><li><strong>Reece James<\/strong> (84)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Denzel Dumfries<\/strong> (82)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pedro Porro<\/strong> (81)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rick Karsdorp<\/strong> (80)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hans Hateboer<\/strong> (80)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jonathan Clauss<\/strong> (80)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matteo Darmian<\/strong> (80)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nordi Mukiele<\/strong> (79)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marco Davide Faraoni<\/strong> (78)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nahuel Molina<\/strong> (78)<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Read more on FIFA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/fifa-23-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; 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