Trequartista

Quick meaning: Trequartista is a noun meaning (soccer) A player who operates between the midfielders and the strikers, acting as a playmaker and creating chances for their team to score.

Meaning

(soccer) A player who operates between the midfielders and the strikers, acting as a playmaker and creating chances for their team to score.

Example Sentences

A tall, skilful trequartista with impeccable technique, he has an eye for the goal, being especially dangerous in the air.

The trequartista is the pivotal role in attack, though it is neither a striker nor a creator, per se, but three-quarters of both those positions.

However, the classic Italian trequartista role, which generally refers to a number 10 playing behind two strikers, was under threat. Arrigo Sacchi's emphasis on a heavy pressing 4-4-2 left no place for a languid trequartista, and therefore players like Baggio were having to prove their worth.

Word Forms

• trequartistas

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cuatrista, midfielder, striker, creator, supplier, tresero.

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