centre half

British

noun

soccer hockey a defender who plays in the middle of the defence

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Chelsea come forward again, this time centre half Jess Carter breaks up field in a bid to create an overload down the Villa left.

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The peak of the chaos came seven minutes into stoppage time when Toulouse failed on multiple occasions to clear their lines, allowing young centre half Quansah to seemingly slam home his first senior goal.

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Centre half Virgil van Dijk told BT Sport the result was "great" and "they showed the quality we need for the rest of the season".

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Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin said on BBC Radio Five Live: "There are a lot of questions about what Chelsea need - a centre half or a centre forward. Looking at it now it's not either, or, it is both."

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It won't happen against better opposition - your left centre half bombing forward - but it was lovely to watch.

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