each of the eleven players on a team is assigned to a particular position on the field of play. A team is made up of one goalkeeper and ten outfield players who fill various defensive, midfield and attacking positions depending on the formation assigned for the game. These positions describe both the player's main role and their area of operation on the pitch. As the game has evolved, tactics and team formations have changed, and the names of the positions and the duties involved have evolved as well. when we look to the field of play , we will find four main positions of the players
1- goalkeeper (GK)
2- defenders
3- midfielders
4- strikers
each position except goalkeeper contain three or four related position as we will see
. Defenders:
1 Sweeper/Libero (SW)
2 Centre-back (CB)
3 Full-back (FB/RB/LB)
4 Wingback (WB/RWB/LWB)
. midfielders:
1 Centre midfielder (CM)
2 Defensive midfielder (DM)
3 Attacking midfielder (AM)
4 Winger (RW/LW) or wide midfielder (LM/RM)
. strikers:
1 Centre forward (CF)
2 Striker (ST)
3 Deep-lying forward (SS)
I'll try to explain each position in later posts.
. Defenders: 