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  2. Formation (association football) - Wikipedia

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    4–321 formation. The 4–321, commonly described as the "Christmas tree" formation, has another forward brought on for a midfielder to play "in the hole", so leaving two forwards slightly behind the most forward striker. Terry Venables and Christian Gross used this formation during their time in charge of Tottenham Hotspur.

  3. Association football positions - Wikipedia

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    In the early development of the game, formations were much more offensively aggressive, with the 12–7 being prominent in the late 1800s. [1] In the latter part of the 19th century, the 23–5 formation became widely used and the position names became more refined to reflect this. In defence, there were full-backs, known as the left-back ...

  4. Glossary of association football terms - Wikipedia

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    For instance, the role of an inside forward in variants of a 5–32 formation has many parallels to that of an attacking midfielder, although the positions are nonetheless distinct. [2] Similarly, a 5–32 centre half can in many ways be compared to a holding midfielder in a 4–132. [3] In many cases, multiple terms exist for the ...

  5. File:3-2-2-3 formation.svg - Wikipedia

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    3-2-2-3; Usage on sq.wikipedia.org Mbrojtësi (futboll) Usage on sr.wikipedia.org Утакмица века (фудбалска утакмица Енглеске и Мађарске 1953.) Usage on sw.wikipedia.org Mfumo katika soka; Usage on th.wikipedia.org แผนการเล่น (ฟุตบอล) Usage on tr.wikipedia.org Defans ...

  6. Catenaccio - Wikipedia

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    [13] [19] [20] Rocco's tactic, often referred to as the real Catenaccio, was shown first in 1947 with Triestina: the most common mode of operation was a 1333 formation with a strictly defensive team approach, while his team would look to score by starting quick counter-attacks with long balls after winning back possession. With ...

  7. File:Association football 5-3-2 sweeper formation.svg - Wikipedia

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  8. Forward (association football) - Wikipedia

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    The present role of a centre-forward is sometimes interchangeable with that of an attacking midfielder or second striker, however, especially in the 4–312 or 4–1212 formations. The term centre-forward is taken from the earlier football playing formations , such as the 23–5, in which there were five forward players: two ...

  9. Association football tactics and skills - Wikipedia

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    Ex. 2 - The long through ball. Long through ball: A deep and oftentimes aerial pass from a team's own half or the start of the opposing side's half, intended to go over the heads of the other team's defence. It is meant for the attacking players to chase and therefor they must remain in an onside position until the ball is kicked.