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Playing on the Front Foot

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Chris Gehrz
Aug 13, 2025
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From following England’s Premier League in recent years, I’ve picked up a phrase that we don’t tend to use over here: to play on the front foot. In soccer, it describes a team that is committed to being aggressive in attack. Rather than retreating into a low block, absorbing pressure, and looking for chances to counter, a team on the front foot is proac…

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