After the acquisition of fullback Donny Toia from Atlanta United earlier this week, our Adam Dupere took a look at Toia’s game and said he was a more “defense-first style” defender than other Lions left backs like Luke Boden and Brek Shea, and a look at the statistics supports that assertion.
Shea, who was shifted from midfield to left back by former Lions manager Adrian Heath before being permanently moved forward again by new boss Jason Kreis, made 11 appearances at fullback last season in addition to about half a season’s worth in 2015.