On a professional level

On a professional level, most matches produce only a few goals. For example, the 2005/06 season, the English Premier League produced an average of 2.48 goals per game. The rules of the game are no positions of other players as goalkeepers, , but a number of specialized roles have evolved. By and large, these three main categories: strikers, or forwards, whose main task is to Gates, counsel to keep in preventing their opponents from scoring and midfielders, the dispossession of the opposition and the possession of the ball we specialize to the attackers pass on their team. Players in these positions are referred to as outfield players, in order to distinguish them from the single goalkeeper. These positions are further to the size of the field the player spends most of his time is divided. For example, there are central defenders and midfielders on the left and right.

The ten outfield players may be arranged in any combination. The number of players in each position determines the playing style of the team further forward, and fewer defenders creates an aggressive and offensive game system, while the opposite is a slow, creating more defensive style of play. Although they tend to demonstrate most of the match in a certain position, there are few restrictions on player movement, and players can switch positions at any time. The layout of the players on a team known as education. Defining the formation of the team and tactics is usually the prerogative of the team manager.