catenaccio
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of catenaccio
C20: from Latin catena chain
Example Sentences
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"We start to see the beginnings of the catenaccio defence where the centre-half is a kind of stopper," Williams explains.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2022
Soon there was foreign vocabulary, too: the Italian defensive strategy, catenaccio; the wandering “sweeper” position, the libero; the Dutch tactical revolution, totaalvoetbal.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 18, 2018
"We have proved that Italy is not just catenaccio", Conte added, using the Italian word to describe the team's traditional, defensive-minded playing style.
From Reuters • Jun. 27, 2016
Indeed Mr Roy could be irritable and spiky; at one point he fell into a monosyllabic funk when a journalist likened his defensive side to Italy, historic masters of catenaccio, in retrospect an overly flattering comparison.
From The Guardian • Jul. 1, 2012
This, of course, is no small matter in a country legendary for its defense and the smothering approach known as catenaccio, or door bolt.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2012
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