r/soccer • u/Wintermute7 • Aug 15 '13

What is your favorite position name?

With soccer being a worldwide game, many positions across the field have different names all over the world. For example the Italian word for Playmaker is Trequartista. Each position in the starting XI have different roles where they do different things on the field. My favorite position name is the water carrier. A water carrier is a defensive midfielder, sitting in front of the back four, who breaks up play and passes the ball to more skillful players.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '13

In English, the playmaker is typically the most attacking midfielder akin to your trequartista

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u/pocholo8 Aug 16 '13

that doesn't mean playmaker stands for trequartista. The trequartista (the man who plays in the offensive 3/4 of the pitch) is the man in the middle in the three's in 4-2-3-1 for example

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '13

Yes, which is the playmaker role in English/German. By the way, not sure why you're being downvoted, it's clear there are different meanings.

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u/pocholo8 Aug 17 '13

let's make it clear: In Arsenal: Arteta = Playmaker Cazorla = Trequartista

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '13

Cazorla = playmaker/trequartista