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   Defender (association football) England women's captain Leah Williamson (left) defends for Arsenal. In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into five main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, defensive ...

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     LW. CF. The most common positions used in association...

   • Glossary of association football terms

     A player doing a keepie-uppie. Association football (more...

   • Formation (association football)

     Formation (association football) Program for an 1887 game...

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   Defender (association football) A defender in football is a player, who plays in at the back of the formation. There are many positions classed as a defender, mainly: The defenders are the first number when referring to formations, for example: 4-3-3 is the formation. This formation shows that there are four defenders, three midfielders and ...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Category:AssociationCategory:Association football defenders - Wikipedia

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   Men's association football defenders ‎ (3 C, 47,421 P) Women's association football defenders ‎ (3 C, 2,909 P)

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   What is a defender in football?

   • England women's captain Leah Williamson (left) defends for Arsenal. In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into five main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, defensive midfielders, sweepers, and wing-backs.

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   How many defenders are in a football formation?

   • Formations are described by three or more numbers in order to denote how many players are in each row of the formation, from the most defensive to the most advanced. For example, the "4–5–1" formation has four defenders, five midfielders, and a single forward. The choice of formation is normally made by a team's manager or head coach.

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   When did a football team use a defender?

   • With some variations, it was used by most top-level teams up to the 1930s. For the first time, a balance between attacking and defending was reached.

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   What is a deep defender in football?

   • A defence may drop deep against a team with fast attacking players, to reduce the amount of space behind the defence for fast-paced players to break into. Attacking players or midfielders who traditionally play deep may be described as being a deep-lying forward or a deep-lying playmaker. Defender – one of the four main positions in football.

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