#tactics

Defenders stepping up together to catch attackers offside.

A deliberate foul to stop a clear scoring chance.

Direct long-ball football that bypasses midfield.

Brevity/field term: exposed ground that must be crossed carefully.

Pressuring an enemy from two directions at once so they've got nowhere to go.

Chipping an enemy from range without fully committing.

A friendly-fire incident.

Defending very deep in your own half.

A fast, possession-based attacking style.

Two teammates holding different angles on the same enemy.

A fluid system where any outfield player can fill any role.

Counter-pressing immediately after losing the ball.

A possession style of short, quick passing and movement.

Whole team dumping into one enemy so they drop fast.

A high-intensity, fast counter-attacking style.

A raised spot that gives you the angle and the advantage.

A surface you can shoot or blow straight through.

Defenders leaving the building to ambush attackers outside.

Going round the side to hit the squishy backline instead of the meat shields up front.

The space between a full-back and centre-back.

Tapping the bomb to bait hidden enemies into peeking, then punishing them.

Cynical, negative, destructive play.

A highly defensive, organised Italian tactical system.

A centre-forward who drops deep into midfield.

Defenders popping a window to snipe attackers right off spawn.

Blowing open a reinforced wall or hatch nothing else can touch.

Locking the enemy in their respawn so they get farmed the second they appear.

To defend ultra-defensively with everyone behind the ball.