The Gaffer

The shorthand of Kevin De Bruyne.

A long-range goal absolutely leathered into the top corner. The kind that leaves keepers standing still and commentators screaming. Originated from British football culture and spread through podcasts and social media. A true thunderbastard combines distance, power, and accuracy.

Barcelona attackig trio Messi, Suarez and Neymar. They were the attacking front three for the Catalan giants between 2014 and 2017.

Real Madrid attackig trio Bale, Benzema and Cristiano (Ronaldo). They were the attacking front three for the Spanish giants between 2013 and 2018.

An attacking midfielder playing as the focal of the attack rather than an out and out striker. The main purpose of this is to have an extra creative player who can drop in to the midfield as required and give the opposition centre backs something different to think about. Should the centre backs choose to track the false 9, the leave space behind for the wingers to exploit. Should they choose to not track, they leave a creative attacking player with space to do damage.