A little help pls!

[pahlovi]

For Playing out of defense, is it necessary to use ball playing center back? Or, the typical center back is ok?

[Carles Alena]

Playing out of defense is how team chooses to build up its play.Doesnt really matter if u have a bpd or not.So no.

[THOG]

For Playing out of defense, is it necessary to use ball playing center back? Or, the typical center back is ok?

No, in fact, play out of defense will mainly negate the BPD's role instructions.

[Abaddon879]

Taken from Lines & Diamonds:

Play Out of Defence is used to encourage players to hold onto possession inside the defensive third. This is useful for slowing down build-up play when the opposition isn’t applying pressure high up the pitch. All defenders, wingbacks and defensive midfielders are instructed to only play simple passes. In other words, this will set their passing to the lowest possible range, and in doing so, it can also affect the attacking contributions of both wide defenders and defensive midfielders.

The Ball Playing Defender is expected to be able to reliably work the ball out of the back under pressure and even carry it out of defence when necessary. This role brings a much greater emphasis on penetration with the ball playing defender expected to be able to carry the ball forward when space is available and consistently place difficult passes into space beyond defenders. He is also given slightly more license to improvise on the ball, though unlike an outright free role, the ball playing defender is expected to always remain close to his defensive position.

[pahlovi]

Thanks a lot guys! Really very helpful replies.