number eight
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Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports A box-to-box midfielder.
- Naturally, Franco plays as a number eight (a midfielder who has both attacking and defending responsibilities), but he also has the capability to play as a defensive midfielder.2021 December 21, Caleb Adams, “Alan Franco 'is like the cement in the midfield'”, in Charlotte FC:
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Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Rugby, Sports A player in the scrum, who controls the movement of the scrum, and can pick up the ball exiting the scrum; eighthman.
- But Ireland dug out a gutsy response and applied pressure which resulted in number eight Heaslip diving over in the corner to revive home hopes.2011 February 13, Lyle Jackson, “Ireland 22-25 France”, in BBC:
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Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The batsman who bats eighth.
- Coordinate terms
- number seven, number nine, and so on