The life of a defender is, by its very definition, fraught with danger. One false step, and everything gone before can be swiftly forgotten.
Compare and contrast the fortunes of forward Diogo Jota and centre-back Ibrahima Konate during Liverpool's emphatic 6-1 Premier League triumph at Leeds United on Monday night.
For more than half-an-hour, Jota appeared barely capable of putting one foot in front of the other, so poor was his display. Come full-time, however, he had scored twice, set up one goal and was involved in the build-up to another as he emphatically rediscovered his form after more than a year without a strike.
