Flügelspiel
English translation: playing down the wings
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| 21:33 Feb 21, 2008 |
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|  Selected response from: Colin Rowe Germany Local time: 00:41 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | playing down the wings |
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| 4 | wing play |
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| 4 | Playing down the flanks |
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| 3 | wing game or training |
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| 3 | play over the wings |
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13 mins confidence: 
wing game or training Explanation: Fluegelspieler werden 'wing players' genannt, eine 1:1 uebersetzung ist hier glaube ich angebracht... |
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10 hrs confidence:
play over the wings Explanation: I would say |
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11 hrs confidence:
wing play Explanation: Wing play hört sich für mich normaler an. Siehe auch: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/... http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/02082007/1/wing-play-suits-wol... |
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10 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1playing down the wings Explanation: i.e. passing the ball out to the wings and then playing downfield ready to cross back in towards goal rather than simply hoofing the ball through the centre -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2008-02-22 10:33:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Second reference should have been: http://www.xperteleven.com/rules.aspx?RuleID=22 Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.soccercoaching.info/switching-the-point-of-attack... Reference: http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=%22playing+down+the+wing... |
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3 days 11 hrs confidence:
Playing down the flanks Explanation: There is an increasing tendency to use "flanks" rather than "wings", though "playing down the wings" is a very good suggestion. |
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