Stacking the Field – An Introduction to Positions in Soccer

January 26, 2019Daniel Wise

It’s easy to think that when you watch a soccer game that all the players on the field sort of slot themselves into various positions and just go after the ball when it gets near them. That’s not the case at all, because these players are trained adults and not grade school children. When you understand the positions, you can better see the field of play and how all the players fit in on it. At the end of the day, once you realize how all 11 players work in tandem as they move the ball up and down the pitch, it becomes easy to follow the game. It’s akin to entering the Matrix and seeing it in its pure form. You’ll know Kung Fu in no time.