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Examples of midfield
midfield
Some say he is too slow, but he has been a real handful in the midfield tonight.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Jon Obi Mikel starts in midfield but, up front, Fernando Torres is still banned.
From the bbc.co.uk
That would have been worrying enough, but Inter was also overmanned in midfield.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Playing Frank Lampard who hardly touches the ball in the centre of the midfield.
From the independent.co.uk
Yaya Toure in midfield brings a lot more than either Mascherano or Busquets can.
From the independent.co.uk
Schneiderlin was the only quality in midfield and linked beautifully with Waigo.
From the thisishampshire.net
Fleeting opened her account when she latched on to a quality ball from midfield.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
The Huskies then moved the ball to midfield with their effective option offense.
From the democratandchronicle.com
The Panthers took over at midfield, and three Delhomme kneels locked up the win.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)
- Midfield is the part of a sports pitch that lies approximately in the center. It is a term most commonly associated with football to refer to the area in and around the center circle, as well as the players who occupy that region, but it can be used in field hockey to describe the same area, or ...
- In association football, a midfielder is a position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role. ...
- (Midfielder (Australian Rules)) In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. These positions describe both the player's main role and by implication their location on the ground. ...
- (Midfielder (futsal)) The goalkeeper (in spanish is named Portero, in italian Portiere and in portuguese is Goleiro) is the most specialised position in football. A goalkeeper's job is mainly defensive: to guard the team's goal from being breached (to not let the other team score). ...
- (Midfielder) Player who functions primarily in the middle of the field, linking play between forwards and defenders.
- (Midfielder) A player positioned near the middle of the field whose main role is to create scoring opportunities for the strikers. Also called halfback.
- (Midfielders) Stuart Anderson, Jamie Burns, Ciaran Donnelly, John Doolan, Simon Grayson, Matty Kay, Ian Morris (L), Rory Prendergast (out on loan to Halifax), Keith Southern, Simon Wiles, Jason Wilcox (L), Lewis Gobern (L).
- The 50-yard line, which divides the length of the field in half.
