TBH, I think our backline can play this way, but they may never have been taught exactly how to play out the back at a high level before... Tyrone only started playing CB under Dean Smith and was a LB for most of his career before that. In the interview the Villa website posted with him yesterday he said the training sessions were very intense and require the players to really be switched on because they're giving them a lot of information. He also said he's being asked to play a completely different role than he has ever played before and was eager to learn, which I'm guessing he's referring to being an actual ball playing defender instead of hoofing it up into the channel every time he gets pressed. Will be interesting to see who can adapt this season and who cannot.