Sentences with phrase «wide centerbacks»

If a winger can beat a wide centerback, he creates an opportunity to play the ball to his attacking partners with the opposition having no defensive cover.

Not exact matches

Alexis also likes to target the space between the opposition fullback and the nearest centerback as an entry point into the opposition box, Gibbs making that run makes that space that little bit wider.

Especially when the Timbers circulate the ball wide along the backline either to a fullback or to a centerback pushed out near the touchline, expect the Red Bulls to trigger their press and try to ambush the next pass either into midfield or back across the backline.