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noun

  1. soccer the defensive players in many modern team formations: usually two fullbacks and two centre backs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Even so, Van Dijk can still get dragged out of position sometimes when their back four is unbalanced - for example when Alexander-Arnold goes into midfield and Ibrahima Konate has to shift across.

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"The team has been good with a back four," Clarke said.

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Tom: Spurs would be absolutely mad to sack Postecoglou under these circumstances - starting the game with the third choice keeper and a decimated back four.

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The early May bank holiday, traditionally celebrated on a Monday, was moved back four days to carve out a three-day weekend for commemorative events on the 75th anniversary of VE Day in 2020.

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