He took over
the libero position for Germany when Lothar Matthaus injured his achilles in qualification and made it his own.
Italian for free,
the libero position was introduced in international volleyball in 1998 to help create longer, more exciting rallies.
From her under - appreciated, unspectacular - but - vital
libero position, Schmidt recorded a gaudy 570 digs with 465 serve receptions with just — get this — 23 errors.
Not exact matches
His role was somewhere between a right sided
libero, defensive midfielder, and right - back, and his
position wasn't far off that which a right - back would take up in a narrow back four, but he was asked to do more when his side had the ball.
A
position which would avoid a clash with Henderson could be a central
libero which, as the translation of the word suggests, would leave him free to roam.