left-backs
Left-side defensive players
Left-backs are defensive soccer players who operate on the left side of the back line.
The position combines defensive duties with supporting attacks down the flank.
Modern left-backs are expected to overlap with wingers and deliver crosses: The left-back bombed forward and whipped in a cross.
Also called left fullbacks.
Blocking backfield position
Partial coincidence of coverage
Gear or takedown
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- markingIndicating with symbols
challenge · cover · shielding · man-marking · slide tackle · jockeying · pressing · recovery run
Rate of motion
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- agilityQuickness and ease
- fitnessGood physical shape
strength · conditioning · quickness · recovery · athleticism · resilience · pace · acceleration
Creation or arrangement
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- systemConnected parts forming whole
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
- set-piecePreplanned impressive sequence
fullback
Blocking backfield position
overlap
Partial coincidence of coverage
support · distribution · delivery · cutback
tackle
Gear or takedown
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- blockSolid mass, or impede
marking · challenge · cover · shielding · man-marking · slide tackle · jockeying · pressing · recovery run · one-on-one
speed
Rate of motion
fitness · strength · conditioning · quickness · recovery · athleticism · resilience · pace · acceleration · lung capacity
formation
Creation or arrangement
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- systemConnected parts forming whole
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
set-piece · pressing · transition · shape · defensive structure
left-backscentre-backs
Defenders guarding the middle
centre-forwards · strikers · sweepers · stoppers · goalkeepers
left, back, left-back, backs, lefts, leftward, leftwards, leftmost, backside