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Jack Lacey-Hatton

Box to box midfielders: football tactics explained

Tactical explainer: box to box.

Box to box midfielders might just be the most physical players on a pitch.

Have you ever just tried to sprint the actual distance between both penalty areas on a full-size football pitch? Even when swept along by the exhilarating thrill of a counter attack for your amateur team, that inevitably leads nowhere, it can feel an exhausting task.

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