Position Action area Skills Physical strength Distribution Covering and pressing defensive skills recovering anticipating Description They are ahead of the defenders They are the connection between defenders and midfielders Recovers the ball when the team does not have possession stops the advance of rivals They are game generators along with the midfielders they play through the midfield In Defense When they have possession they attack, when they play in defense they seek to recover the ball stops the rival attack and starts the counterattack Examples

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