Talk about a players' centre back. Eags is a ball player not a larry long ball man.
Completely off ASB topic but related- Late in the saeson just gone , Jr had recovered from his health issues enough to play ( 10th grade , JPL promo grade).PLayed quite well in midfield (although he really wanted to play winger).We went to the Taupo tournament , slightly scratchy start.The coaches put him at sweeper after the second game , much to my horror ( he's not defensively that good).But their view was that he's the best ball player in the team.End result-no more goals conceded day 1 , semi final finish which we were all thrilled with.
My point-players like Eager who are good ball players are , IMO , well suited for a CB/sweeper role.Doesn't mean they should be there of course , just that's it's a viable option , depending on how the coach wants to build from the back.