defender

Example Sentences

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Saka's ability to take contact from defenders that clatter into the back of him is something he has mastered in the safer environment of the right wing and is invaluable centrally.

From BBC

"Yes. Before it was the strikers, then it was the defenders and now it is the midfielders," he said.

From Barron's

Zubimendi sprints to find separation from his marker before receiving a pass from goalkeeper David Raya in a more dangerous, but more promising, position compared to the central defenders.

From BBC

Jack Hughes showed the Americans' class when he scored off the pad of Denmark backup goalie Frederik Dickow after rounding a Danish defender and skating behind the net before firing his shot.

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The former Croatia defender will be tasked with cleaning up the mess left by Frank, who was sacked one day after a 2-1 defeat against Newcastle on Tuesday.

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