DALLAS — Deep-lying playmakers are like a really great asteroid shower: They don’t come around very often, but they sure are a sight to behold when they come streaking through. Major League Soccer is ...

One of the more eye-catching aspects of Erik ten Hag’s first year at Manchester United has been his problem-solving on the go by tactically re-profiling his players. If management is like trying to ...

Fiorentina are targeting the likes of Parma’s Adrian Bernabe and Inter Milan’s Kristjan Asllani for the deep-lying playmaker role. This according to today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper ...

However, a holding/deep-lying midfielder (sometimes labeled as a "defensive midfielder" in soccer diagrams) is best defined by the multiple roles they perform for their team. All the fútbol lifers ...

Back in mid-February we invited requests from our subscribers for articles you might like to read on The Athletic as part of our latest Inspired By You series. Michael T. asked for a piece on the ...

The word most commonly associated with the deep-lying playmaker (or regista, if you're fancy) is 'class', and it's quite easy to see why. Deep-lying playmakers are often the background operators, akin ...