midfieldmid‧field /ˈmɪdfiːld/ noun [uncountable] 
Examples
He plays in midfield. an excellent midfield player2the members of a football team who play in the midfield: The midfield did very well in the first half.
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- Jackson carried the ball out of bounds at midfield.
- But everything fell apart and Shields began to slice through a non-existent home midfield.
- Graham relished the opportunity to upstage Chelsea and found in the talented Russell the width to dominate the game from midfield.
- Sandison adopted the McPherson role of organising matters behind the Airdrie defensive line while the midfield remained conservatively deep.
- The midfield can not easily force the forward into space.
- The game also allowed the long-running feud between Limpar and Derby midfield player Mark Pembridge to continue.
- The Spurs chief is determined to beef up his midfield following the departures of Stewart and Paul Gascoigne.
- Then again I think to enable Speed and Macca to get forward we need a holding midfield player.
WORD SETS► Football
Collocationsassociation football, nounbook, verbbooking, nouncentre, nouncorner, nounextra time, nounFC, footballer, nounfootie, nounfree kick, nounfullback, nounhalf, nounhandball, nounhead, verbheader, nounkick, nounleg, nounmidfield, nounpenalty, nounpenalty area, nounpenalty kick, nounpenalty shoot-out, nounred card, nounrush, verbsoccer, nounstriker, nounsweeper, nounthrow-in, nountransfer list, nounyellow card, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► central
1the middle part of the area where a game such as football is played: · David Beckham captained the side and played in a central midfield role.· He plays at centre-back for his club and country but is equally at home in central midfield.· Inspiration Four hamstring operations and two bouts of knee surgery later, Ian Snodin is back and back in central midfield.· Played mostly right back last season but can also play in central defence or midfield.
NOUN► man· He may also be prepared to part with midfield man Steve Hodge as part of a deal.· The midfield man was involved in the move that put Bari ahead after five minutes.· What makes a truly great team is having two of these in midfield plus a ball winner and a roving midfield man.
► player· Middlesbrough will offer new contracts in the summer to full back Jimmy Phillips and midfield player Mark Proctor.· Andrew has played for Stockton and Cleveland County Boys as a winger but could develop into a midfield player.· The game also allowed the long-running feud between Limpar and Derby midfield player Mark Pembridge to continue.· Then again I think to enable Speed and Macca to get forward we need a holding midfield player.· Pool are helping former Newcastle United midfield player Michael Parkinson to recover from injury.· Newcastle United midfield player Gavin Peacock tops Boro's shopping list.· As an advanced midfield player he s ok, but as an out and out striker ... Please!!· Hartlepool collected a £40,000 sponge to soak up some of their debts, Darlington took in exchange their outstanding midfield player.
► role· David Beckham captained the side and played in a central midfield role.· Paul Wilkinson operated as a lone striker, with Slaven in a midfield role.· He played a number of games that season in a centre midfield role.· The linking midfield role still needed to be filled.
VERB► play· Hard working forward who can play midfield.· McHale said McGee was in with a good chance of starting against Halifax because he can play in defence or midfield.· David Beckham captained the side and played in a central midfield role.· Martin Ling is injured, so Fitzroy Simpson comes off the bench to play in midfield.· Still at school but has already played a few times in midfield for youth team.· Marker, 27, can play in defence or midfield and has a hard-man reputation.· Staunton now plays left sided midfield for Ireland.
He plays in midfield. an excellent midfield player2the members of a football team who play in the midfield: The midfield did very well in the first half.