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hold-up play en · NOUN
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(idiomatic) A play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field.
Arsenal must have been pleased that Leeds' leading scorer Luciano Becchio was ruled out with a back injury and the hosts missed his hold-up play and threat for long periods as Wenger's side produced wave after wave of attack.
2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, in BBC:
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