Midfielder

A midfielder (formerly also runners ) is a playing position in various team sports, for example, in football and hockey.

Midfielder in football

A distinction is made in football between the defensive, and central attacking midfielder.

Defensive midfielder

The defensive midfielder to replace in today's lineups popular in earlier times Libero. You take the post before the defense and are responsible for compromising the offensive play of the opponent or "destroy" to. They act as " vacuum cleaners" and are intended to prevent attacks by the opposing team.

In addition to this defensive partner, they often also have qualities in the game design. It is demanded from them an overview and a good fit precision. You must also recognize game situations quickly, for example when a ball has just been won and there is the possibility of a Konters.

Often the defensive midfielder is called " sixes" or the position as "the Six " in reference to standard game systems. In fact, most wore Player at this position until a few years the jersey with the number 6, a system with two defensive midfielders is therefore also referred to as " double six ". The German national football team acted at the 2012 World Championships in 2010 and the European Championship with the players Schweinsteiger and Khedira as a double six.

Central midfielder

The central midfielder is in many systems, the interface between defense and attack. Just as the defensive midfielder he must also win the ball, but he needs as well as a playmaker can initiate the attack game. In addition to the skills needed for a defensive midfielder, he has to be extremely strong and since both the defense and the storm are his workspace. He often commutes around between the two penalty areas and must travel long distances. It is also referred to as "roller ", between six and ten.

Attacking midfielder

The attacking midfielder is intended for central attacks a team and often fills the role of a playmaker. One of his main responsibilities is to prepare and also scoring goals. It is important that it acts together with the defensive midfielders. Without the team work on the sides there are gaps that could easily be used by the enemy to advance. Its operating range often refers to the penalty box and the space in front of it. He has usually an excellent passing game and a very well-developed overview, arising from the often very pronounced peripheral vision. The "classical" number of the attacking midfielder is 10 (" tens" ).

Outside midfielders

Its working area are the two wings or wing ( left or right), their task is especially the Torvorbereitung, for example by edges. They are often very strong and as they have to play the complete winger. They are supported mainly by the full-backs, which take over the defensive part. Often the passage from the outside midfielders to winger is fluid.

Midfielder in hockey

In hockey you like in football differentiates the tasks of midfielders in defensive and offensive. The midfielder, which are regarded as compound of defense and the attack should make the area a compact defensive team Association, recognize Pressing situations and initiate and can indent the ball near side if necessary. Attacking the promotion of the game via exterior tear through edge runs a safe play structure and the formation of pairs with other midfielders for the purpose of holes is required depending on the position of the player.

Midfielder in handball

In Handball, there were only midfielder in times of field handball. There, the two midfielders were the connection of the four defenders and four Storm players. They had most of the leg work, as they had from attack to defense and vice versa. The special feature of field handball was that only six players were allowed to stay in the game zones.