Midfielders is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Midfielders meaning
plural of midfielder
Using Midfielders
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of midfielder
- In the example corpus, midfielders often appears in combinations such as: midfielders in, midfielders and, best midfielders.
Context around Midfielders
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Midfielders
- In this selection, "midfielders" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, best, chelsea, two, danny, required and although stand out and add context to how "midfielders" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also seen midfielders naby keita and ball playing midfielders they add. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "midfielders" sits close to words such as abbreviation, acosta and adeleke, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with midfielders
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It includes six forwards, seven midfielders, seven defenders and three goalkeepers. (11 words)
And Klopp says the situation is very different from the two departed midfielders. (13 words)
Both were talented midfielders, although Ellis started out as a bang-them-in striker. (14 words)
It occurs when there are more than 7 players on the defensive side of the field (three midfielders/three defensemen/one goalkeeper), or more than 6 players from one team on the offensive side of the field (three midfielders/three attack). (41 words)
In women’s football, two women were recognized: the Mexican Andrea Rodebaugh, considered one of the best midfielders in her country, and the Brazilian Delma Gonçalves ‘Pretinha’, a forward who participated in four World Cups and four Olympic tournaments. (39 words)
Transfer: Lampard tells two senior Chelsea midfielders to leave Stamford Bridge (Today) - Chelsea midfielders, Danny Drinkwater and Tiemoue Bakayoko, are set to leave the club, following Frank Lampard’s assessment of their pre-season tour to Japan. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Transfer: Lampard tells two senior Chelsea midfielders to leave Stamford Bridge (Today) - Chelsea midfielders, Danny Drinkwater and Tiemoue Bakayoko, are set to leave the club, following Frank Lampard’s assessment of their pre-season tour to Japan.
It occurs when there are more than 7 players on the defensive side of the field (three midfielders/three defensemen/one goalkeeper), or more than 6 players from one team on the offensive side of the field (three midfielders/three attack).
Alexis Mac Allister of Brighton remains the chief target, with at least two midfielders required.
And Klopp says the situation is very different from the two departed midfielders.
A stocky central midfielder with a biting tackle, but also silkily skillful and with an excellent eye for a pass, Moeti was among the classiest midfielders of his generation.
Barcelona has looked a lot stronger than last season, but their star midfielders have been invisible recently.
Because of this it is very important what happens in between the lines, the small gaps where midfielders are allowed to operate.
Both Croon and De Waard are midfielders and playmakers that they can be Honestly, hockey could really use that.
Both more defensive-minded, ball-playing midfielders, they add balance to Carrick's midfield, allowing the more naturally positive and forward-thinking Hayden Hackney to foray forward without leaving the defence overly exposed.
Both were talented midfielders, although Ellis started out as a bang-them-in striker.
But, just like Thiago, Verratti suffers regular knocks and has certanly declined from the high levels that previously saw him regarded as one of the best midfielders in Europe.
Carl McClements (ankle) is a doubt but midfielders Marcus Biles and Sami Nichols could return.
Despite only arriving 13 months ago, Guimaraes has proven himself as one of the Premier League’s best midfielders.
Dropping Bassey & Ndidi is a good move but playing 2 midfielders am not yet convinced unless the 2 wingers will drop back to support when we are defending but seems a better starting 11.
He is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world, with his technical ability, passing range, and vision making him a crucial part of Real Madrid’s success in recent years.
However, when reflecting on his career, Ireland is certain that he always held his own against all-time great midfielders, including former Villa boss Steven Gerrard.
Hwang I can understand a lot more but having four central midfielders on and Cunha without another striker with him, we’ve all seen that doesn’t work and it didn’t again.
In women’s football, two women were recognized: the Mexican Andrea Rodebaugh, considered one of the best midfielders in her country, and the Brazilian Delma Gonçalves ‘Pretinha’, a forward who participated in four World Cups and four Olympic tournaments.
It includes six forwards, seven midfielders, seven defenders and three goalkeepers.
Klopp has also seen midfielders Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner depart on free transfers since the end of last season.
Common combinations with midfielders
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- midfielders in 16×
- midfielders and 15×
- best midfielders 11×
- the midfielders 9×
- central midfielders 8×
- and midfielders 7×
- midfielders to 6×
- three midfielders 6×
- two midfielders 6×
- defensive midfielders 5×