box-to-box midfielder en · NOUN
Meanings
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a central midfielder who plays both defensively and attackingly, who runs a lot up and down the pitch.
When Rice signed for Arsenal from West Ham for £105m in 2023, he spent the first six months as a more traditional holding midfielder, before he moved to a box-to-box role following a winter training camp in January 2024.
2025 October 21, Alex Howell, “The evolution of Rice - how midfielder became Arsenal's all-rounder”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| box-to-box midfielders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
es todocampista (a central midfielder who both defends and attacks) · es volante mixto (a central midfielder who both defends and attacks)