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A wide attacker who beats defenders one-on-one and either crosses or cuts inside. Traditional wingers like Beckham and Giggs stayed out wide and whipped balls in. Modern inverted wingers like Robben and Mahrez drift inside onto their stronger foot to shoot. Either way, you need pace, dribbling, and enough stamina to track back. Most now are expected to do multiple jobs depending on whether the team has the ball or not.

A free shot from 12 yards out, given when someone fouls inside the box. Just the taker and the keeper until the ball is struck. Conversion rate sits around 75-80% in professional football, which makes missing feel worse than it should. The mind games between taker and keeper are intense, and shootouts to decide knockout games produce some of football's most memorable agony.

Swooping in at the last minute to steal a transfer from another club, usually by offering more money or better wages. The original buyer has done all the groundwork, the deal seems done, and then someone else comes in and takes the player. It creates bad blood between clubs and makes the selling club look disloyal, but money talks.

A visual showing a team's passing patterns - where players receive the ball and who they pass to. You can see the structure of play: who's the hub, which partnerships connect most, where the team builds. Average position maps show where players spent their time, while pass networks show the connections. Analysts use them to understand how teams function.

An insult for a player whose goal stats are padded by penalties. Used to dismiss achievements by arguing they couldn't score as many from open play. Common in online debates comparing strikers, though it's often unfair to designated penalty takers who didn't choose to be handed spot kicks. Bruno Fernandes at United is a frequent target.