park the bus
All behind ball
Park the bus is a soccer term for an extremely defensive strategy where a team positions most or all players near their own goal, prioritizing not conceding over attacking.
The phrase evokes a large vehicle blocking the goal.
Managers park the bus when protecting a lead or playing against superior opponents: They parked the bus for the entire second half.
Rearmost defensive players
- goalkeeperNet-defending player
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
- compactnessState of being compressed
- fullbacksOffensive backfield position
clearance · interception · tackle · rearguard · time-wasting · formation · stalemate · resilience
Unproductive use of hours
- delayEnforced waiting period
- obstructBlock or hinder passage
- gamesmanshipWinning without cheating outright
- simulationImitation of real processes
Careful to avoid risk
- tacticalStrategically planned
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- risk-aversePreferring safety over uncertainty
protective · guarded · resilient · disciplined · organized · compact · solid · impenetrable
backline
Rearmost defensive players
- goalkeeperNet-defending player
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
- compactnessState of being compressed
fullbacks · clearance · interception · tackle · rearguard · time-wasting · formation · stalemate · resilience · shutout
time-wasting
Unproductive use of hours
- delayEnforced waiting period
- obstructBlock or hinder passage
- gamesmanshipWinning without cheating outright
cautious
Careful to avoid risk
- tacticalStrategically planned
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
risk-averse · protective · guarded · resilient · disciplined · organized · compact · solid · impenetrable · stubborn
- soccer tacticsformation, pressing, passing, counter-attack, counterattack
- Soccergoal, soccer, pass, football, goalkeeper
- Cricket Idiomssticky wicket, not cricket, bowled over, stumped, on the back foot
park the busgung-ho
Unquestioningly enthusiastic
go for broke · throw caution to the wind · tiki-taka · high press
park the busgo for broke
Risk all resources
throw caution to the wind · all or nothing · gamble · take risks · roll the dice
park, bus, parking, parked, buses, parks, amusement park, national park, parkway