midfield
(mɪdfild )
uncountable noun [oft N n]
In football and soccer, the midfield is the central area of the playing field between the two goals, or the players whose usual position is in this area.
In the last two years, I played a lot of games in midfield.
We need to try and get the midfield scoring more goals.
...the best midfield player in the world.
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Collocations:
midfield player midfield position play in midfield
The midfield player has begun the past four matches, having hardly featured last season.
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The midfield player has been a source of imagination.
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The club, who paid 2.5 million for the midfield player, now value him at 11 million.
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The club are looking for a left back, midfield player and forward.
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The midfield player, 28, who has been a regular this season, has 18 months left on his present deal.
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It will not be long in coming, to judge from his nine goals this season from a wide midfield position.
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The player wants a regular starting place and to play in his favourite central midfield position.
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He looks a natural in the holding midfield position.
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Started in a deeper-lying midfield position than normal and struggled to get to grips with it.
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He's dictated play and shown us an array of passes that demonstrate why he's been put in that midfield position.
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I want the defenders to defend and the midfielders to play in midfield.
The Sun
Needs to be tighter if he wants to play in midfield.
The Sun
Because we both play in midfield doesn't mean we're going to harm each other, it will just be an even better duo.
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Their attempts to play in midfield lacked fluidity, and they therefore struggled to pose a threat even when they were close to goal.
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It doesn't mean he can never play in midfield again.
The Sun
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