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2 years ago { "title": "Soccer positions explained: names, numbers and what they do", "imageurl": "https://img.bundesliga.com/tachyon/sites/2/2018/12/SoccerPositions-1.jpg?crop=0px,0px,968px,545px&fit=1140", "content": [ "Football,soccer,thebeautifulgame…it’sestimatedthatmorethan250millionpeopleplaythesportinsomecapacityworldwide,butwhoisdoingwhat,andwhere,whenthe22playerstaketothefield?FromManuelNeuertoRobertLewandowski,theGermantopflightboastssomeofthebestplayersintheworldintheirpositions.bundesliga.comtakesacloserlook…Position:GoalkeeperThemostdefensivepositioninsoccerMainjobtostopoppositiongoalsAlsoorganisesthedefenceandbuildsplayfromthebackWearsgloves,andadifferentcolouredjerseyfromteammatesOnlyplayerwhocanusetheirhandsintheir18-yardbox(apartfromthrow-ins!)Bundesligaarchetype:ManuelNeuerArguablythebestgoalkeeperevertoplaythegame,Neuerhastheshot-stoppingabilityofanywhohavegonebeforehim,butifsweeper-keepers–playersasgoodwiththeirfeetaswiththeirhands–arenowthemostin-demandoperatorsintheposition,thensoccerhasNeuertothank.ColombiancultheroReneHiguitausedtotryandbeatoppositionforwardsinthe1990s,notalwayssuccessfully.Today,BrazilianpairAlissonandEdersonwinplauditsfor–andtrophieswith–theirdistributionoutfromtheback.Neuerfoundthegoldenmeanyearsago;racingoffhislinetoclearthedangerasGermanywonthe2014FIFAWorldCup.TheBayernMunichcaptainwillbeataforwardwiththeballathisfeetifhehasto,buthe’dratherfindateammatewithalaser-sightedpass.Asforgoodold-fashionedshot-stopping:The33-year-oldhasrepellednearly80percentofattemptsonhisgoalinmorethanaDECADEintheBundesliga,pickingupsevenleaguetitles,fourDFBCups,andaUEFAChampionsLeagueontheway.Watch:TheBundesliga,homeoftheworld's best goalkeeper(s)" ] }
{ "title": "Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Borussia Dortmund: key battles ", "imageurl": "https://img.bundesliga.com/tachyon/sites/2/2021/09/M06_MBGBVB_Keyplayer_16-9.jpeg?crop=0px,0px,1200px,675px&fit=1140", "content": [ "WillErlingHaalandcontinuehisred-hotscoringstreak?CanMarcoRosewinonhisreturntohisformerclub?AndhowwillJoeScallyfareagainstRaphaelGuerreiro?There's a lot to keep an eye on in the standout fixture on Matchday 6 when Borussia Mönchengladbach host Borussia Dortmund. Where will the game be won and lost? We put some of the key match-ups under the microscope… Erling Haaland vs. Matthias Ginter Haaland is now in the category of player where it'sasurprisewhenhedoesn't score and merely routine when he does. That elite bracket includes the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo… and nobody else. The Norwegian'sbraceagainstUnionBerlinlastweekendbloatedhishaulto11goalsineightcompetitivegamesthisseason,and68in67gamesforthecluboverall.Againstthatbackdropit's difficult not to feel a pang of sympathy for Gladbach, especially as the 21-year-old has already plundered four goals in three Bundesliga meetings with them - including doubles in each of the last two.." ] }