“Box-to-box”
/bɒks tə bɒks/
adjective · soccer
Definition
A midfielder who operates across the entire field, defending in their own penalty area one moment, arriving late in the opposition box the next. They're basically the team's engine room.
Origin
Evolved with modern tactical demands in the 1990s-2000s, describing midfielders who cover the entire vertical length of the pitch, from their own box to their opponents'.
Used in a sentence
"Roy Keane was the ultimate box-to-box midfielder."
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