영어게시판

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put it in the back of the net
to score a goal, e.g. Nigeria and Middlesbrough striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu controlled
the cross and calmly put it in the back of the net
 
man on!
shout during a football match to warn a team-mate that a player of the other team is
right behind. Often a call to pass the ball quickly
 
a nutmeg
a trick or technique in which a player passes the ball through an opponent's legs and
then collects it from the other side. Can also be used as a verb, e.g. the attacker
nutmegged the defender
 
bang it in the mixer!
a shout to encourage a player to play a long ball into the penalty area
(i.e. the "mixer") in the hope that an attacking player will get on the end of it
and score
 
we was robbed
an expression to signal that a defeat was unjust, possibly due to an injustice
committed by somebody else. For example, we was robbed by the ref (the referee)
 
s/he's got a sweet left foot
referring to a player who is very skilful at kicking the ball with her/his left foot
(the majority of footballers play with their right foot)
 
s/he pulled off a great save
referring to a very strong, quick or acrobatic stop of a shot by the goalkeeper
 
they hit the woodwork
the crossbar or the post of the goal. This expression means a team kicked the ball
against the crossbar or post and was very unlucky not to score
 
they got stuck in
referring to a team whose players showed a lot of determination and fought very hard
during a match
 
s/he ran the defence ragged
referring to an attacking player who made the defence work very hard and made
the defenders look uncomfortable or unprofessional
 
s/he's got a lot of pace
this player is very fast
 
the goalkeeper made a howler
this means the goalkeeper made a very basic mistake (and probably let in a goal)
 
to switch play
to change direction of play and pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other.
For example, she switched play from left to right wing (the left-hand side of the pitch
to the right-hand-side)
 
s/he made a nuisance of herself/himself
referring to a player, normally a striker, who fought very hard and used his physical
presence to put the defenders under pressure and forced them to make mistakes
 
it's a game of two halves
an expression referring to the fact that a football match can change unexpectedly
over 90 minutes, and especially between the first half and second half of the match