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Why are midfielders called midfielders in soccer when they line up at quarter or


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Why are midfielders called midfielders in soccer when they line up at quarter or three quarter field during the face off?
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>>66431317
This
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Because the "face off" is irrelevant
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>>66431317
why aren't you celebrating Easter instead of shitposting?
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It's interesting that you think "the face off" is naturally a symbolically significant phase of the game. In "soccer" it is just the time when they are not yet playing, it doesn't mean anything.
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>>66431377
Op has no family
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>>66431317
This is like saying "why is Tom Brady called a quarterback when in his downtime he usually sits in the front quarter of his house to chill out and watch TV?"

Just so you understand how retarded that question comes across as.
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>>66431377
>10 ft higher
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>>66431447
When football first started this is what the guy was paid who threw the football, a quarter. hence a quarterback
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