right-backs

Wide defensive players

Right-backs are defenders in soccer who play on the right side of the back line.

The position combines defensive duties—marking wingers, making tackles—with attacking responsibilities, overlapping to deliver crosses.

Modern right-backs are expected to cover vast distances: Liverpool's right-back was their most creative outlet.

Also called right fullbacks.

players

fullback

Blocking backfield position

wingbackChair with projecting sides
TrentEnglish river, male name
specialistExpert in one field

defending

tackle

Gear or takedown

interceptionSeizing something in transit
markingIndicating with symbols
clearancePermitted passage or approval

block · challenge · one-on-one · man-marking · zonal · tracking · recovery · positioning · anticipation · pressing

attacking

overlap

Partial coincidence of coverage

crossPass from side to side
deliveryConveyance of goods
cutbackPlanned reduction in spending

assist · width · outlet · byline

physicality

pace

Speed of movement

staminaCapacity for sustained effort
enduranceSustained effort capacity
sprintBrief maximum-speed effort

acceleration · fitness · box-to-box · tirelessness · conditioning · durability · strength · agility · explosiveness

positioning

flank

Side of body

touchlineField's side boundary
channelPassage for transmission
backlineRearmost defensive players

inverted · half-space · spacing · shape · formation · zonally · narrow

Opposites

lateral position

right-backsleft-backs

Left-side defensive position

pitch depth/role

right-backsstrikers

Those who cease work

centre-forwards · forwards · centre-backs · wingers · defensive midfielders

Family

right, back, right-back, rights, righted, righting, rightful, rightfully, righteous

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