What are the football positions?

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General Guide to Positioning

In Football soccer, a 4-3-3 formation there will be 3 central midfielders and 3 forwards. This also applies for variations such as 3-5-2 and 4-5-1 etc. In this I will be using a standard 4-4-2 layout due to it's common use.

In the goal, there is a goalkeeper. This player has the responsibility of stopping the opposition from getting goals. These players can use their hands inside the 18-yard box only. Good examples are Petr Cech, Iker Casillas, Gianluigi Buffon and Pepe Reina.

In front of the goalkeeper, there are 2 centre backs. These players along with the holding/defensive midefielder are responsible for most of the defensive work in the team. Good examples are John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Jaime Carragher, Puyol and Nemanja Vidic.

To the left and right of the centre backs, there are the right and left fullbacks. They are responsible for stopping opposition wingers and are also relied on to join the attack. Good examples are Bosingwa, Ashley Cole, Gael Clichy, Daniel Alves, Sergio Ramos, Patrice Evra and Bakary Sagna.

In front of the centre backs are 2 central midfielders. Usually one of the players is more defensive and one more offensive, one mobile and one a bit more static and one highly creative the other more safe in their play. Good examples are Michael Essien, Michael Ballack, Guti, Fernando Gago, Cesc Fabregas, Xavi, Claude Makelele, Andrea Pirlo, Gennaro Gattuso, Tim Cahill and Frank Lampard.

To the respective left and right of the central midfielders are a left and right midfielder or winger. These players are usually the creative drive in a 4-4-2 set-up and are very fast and skilful and are mainly used to put in crosses and passes for the two strikers. These players also score roughly 5-10 goals a season along giving with 10-20 assists. Good examples include Ashley Young, Joe Cole, Quaresma, Jesus Navas, Joaquin Sanchez. There is a new position blossoming as well with wide strikers now operating in teams. These players score just as many goals as assists. Good examples of these players include Lionel Messi, Ronaldo, Florent Malouda and Alessandro Del Piero.

And now to the strikers. These players are typically the most famous players on the pitch because they generally score the most goals. In recent times players like Thierry Henry have revolutionized the position by playing the ball on the ground and drifting deeper in the field so they can dribble the ball, I call these players mobile strikers. More and more of these players are emerging; they are typically fast, good dribblers and excellent finishers. Some of these players are Wayne Rooney, Nicolas Anelka, Torres, Karim Benzema, Samuel Eto'o, Raul and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. These players are now more prevalent then the typical "target-man" of old. Most managers using a 4-4-2 will pair a target man with a mobile striker to capitalize on both the speed of the mobile striker and the power of the target man. Target men are generally 6 foot plus and have very good heading ability, great positioning, good strength and excellent finishing. Good examples include Didier Drogba, Emile Heskey, Dimitar Berbatov, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Mark Viduka.

Certain positions change with different tactics and formations and it is completely up to the manager to decide on what the team uses. This is just a general guide and for that reason I used only the most common formation.

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Thats a great detailed answer... also the Playmaker is the chief creator in a football team...usually wears the #7 or #10 shirt. Either are very prestigous though the #10 has an unparalled history with the likes of Maradona and Pele (the IOC athlete of the 20th Century) wearing it.

Goalkeeper, Defenders, Midfielders, Strikers.

The most common formation is 4-4-2. ie. 4 Defenders, 4 Midfielders, 2 Strikers.

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Well there are three really big basic rules that all outfield players should know. No hands, No highkicks and don't try to steal the ball from the goalie. Also there are rules which referees have a restricted amount of tollerence for; back chat, swearing and arguing with the man of authority. His decision should be respected and this should be, although is not a clear basic rule of football.

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Football can be a pretty complicated sport. The main rule is never touch the ball with your hands. Only the goalie has the authority. The object is to get the ball into the other teams goal.

At the beginning of a game, all the players should be in their positions ready to go. There should be a coin toss to see which team gets the ball first.

The offense should pass and try and score. When they are running, they should make sure not to get inside the goal box until there is at least one defender there too. It could be considered off sides. Defenders are not aloud to tackle like football. That would be considered illegal. The offended player might get a penalty kick or free kick. Offense players should never trip because that would be considered illegal too. It's all about using your skills and watching what you do. Little things might get you into big trouble.

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Football has a lot of rules the game is realy a 11 a side game where you have a ball and try to score in to the opisite teams goalie. in football you need to remember the ball cant hit anywhere between the tip of your fingers to the start of your sholder. your tackles also have to be fair you can go for the ball and only the ball you cant catch the other players leg ar its a free kick to the other team. ao go and enjoy your first game oh and try not to dive!!!