back four

noun

1. soccer the defensive players in many modern team formations: usually two fullbacks and two centre backs

Example Sentences

"Most top teams want to create an overload against the opposition's defensive line, so against teams that play with a back four they will want five players on their attacking line."

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At last, the Mariners are back, four wins away from uncharted territory.

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Now, though, I think he actually doesn't mind taking a step back because he understands that it starts with the goalkeeper and if he is calm, it helps the back four to be calm and the rest of the team too.

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And then three of their back four - Illia Zabarnyi, Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen - left for some of Europe's top clubs for almost £150m.

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Rookie Brentford manager Keith Andrews showed flexibility by switching from the five-man defence he deployed in the defeat at Fulham last weekend to a back four, which, he said, "gave us a better base and fluidity in midfield".

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