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Pressing trap

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounAdvanced term

In football (soccer), pressing trap means: A coordinated plan that invites a pass into an area where defenders then close down the receiver.

In Turkish: pres tuzağı

How it is used

Set a pressing trap describes the preparation; spring the trap describes acting on the invited pass.

Example sentences

  1. They left our full-back free as part of a pressing trap near the line.

    An apparently free receiver is used to guide the next pass.

  2. We escaped the pressing trap with a quick pass back and a switch.

    Changing the route avoids the area prepared for coordinated pressure.

Common collocations

  • set a pressing trap
  • spring a pressing trap
  • escape a pressing trap
  • pressingA tactic in which players close down opponents quickly to win the ball back, often high up the pitch near the opponents' goal.
  • possessionControl of the ball by a team; also the percentage of time each team has the ball during a match.

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