The modern fighting man is as individualised as a half back or a centre forward in a football team.
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My greatest pleasure is watching my son playcentreforwardfor his comprehensive school team.
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I shall believe in mixed-ability football when there is acentreforwardwith a wooden leg.
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He then veered in acentreforwarddirection but, before he could get right into that camp, he drew back from the brink.
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What is a ruggercentreforward?
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They do not howl for thecentreforwardto be dropped because he is not trying to get goals, but because he has not scored any.
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His position is a striker and alsocentreforward.
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He excelled at eithercentreforwardor inside forward and was outstanding with his head.
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Thecentreforward, who was famed for his headers, scored between 1962 and 1965 34 goals in 70 league matches.
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He began his career as acentreforward, but eventually adopted its current position of winger.
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He played as an outside left or atcentreforward.
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He can play at right wing orcentreforward.
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He plays in acentreforwardrole or a midfield role for his club.
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He played atcentreforwardthat day, having appeared as centre back in earlier years.
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Lane, acentreforwardwent on to feature in 30 matches and found the net on six occasions between 1924 and 1926.
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After being used in various positions in midfield and attack he settled into his most effective position, atcentreforward.
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