Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
WM quebrada
English translation:
Modified WM
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Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez
Apr 7, 2016 17:36
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Spanish term
Isabel Borges
WM quebrada
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formación WM quebrada
En el ámbito del fútbol existe la formación WM, llamada así por la posición de los jugadores sobre el terreno de juego. Estoy traduciendo un texto sobre la historia del fútbol y me aparece que esta formación se creó en los años 30 en Inglaterra, pero a continuación aparece una variante de ella, la formación WM quebrada. ¿Alguien sabe cómo se puede decir este concepto en inglés?
Proposed translations
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| 2 +2 | Modified WM |
Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez
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| 4 +3 | split W-M formation (3-2-2-3) |
Adrian MM. (X)
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Modified WM
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Charles Davis
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Neil Ashby
: In light of Charles' evidence this also fits very well...
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Comment: "Thanks!"
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split W-M formation (3-2-2-3)
'The WM system, known for the shapes described by the positions of the players, was created in the mid-1920s by Herbert Chapman of Arsenal to counter a change in the offside law in 1925.'
PS I used to play in a 5-3-2 line-up in the UK of the 'Swinging Sixties'.
PS I used to play in a 5-3-2 line-up in the UK of the 'Swinging Sixties'.
Example sentence:
This 3-2-2-3 formation was more popularly called as the W-M formation because the defenders’ arrangement on the field forms a “W” while the forwards form an “M.”
A common example is 4–2–1–3, where the midfielders are split into two defensive and one offensive player; as such this formation can be considered a kind of 4–3–3.
Reference:
http://www.football-bible.com/soccer-info/old-football-formations.html
http://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_%28association_football%29
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David Hollywood
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Neil Ashby
: You're actually incorrect with the W and M - the defence clearly forms an M, while the attack is the W - or am I too young to know how to write an M and a W? PS I played in a 4-4-2 in the Ironclad eighties.
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Thanks. I agree with your analysis. The W & M example sentence is not my own quote, but actually taken from the reference.
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Charles Davis
: A "split WM", as far as I can gather from your explanation, is simply a WM, but "WM quebrada" is a WM in which one of the inside-forwards plays deeper and one of the halfbacks further forward, rather like the Brazilian "diagonal" system.
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Indeed. But the ST Spanish is itself non-standard - which is why I, bankrupt of ideas for quebrada, went for a split formation in a 'broken' line-up.
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Borges28
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Discussion
http://www.efdeportes.com/efd53/futbol1.htm
No refs anywhere to "split WM", and if it merely denotes a division between the W and the M then all WMs are split. There were a number of variations on the straight WM, such as the Brazilian diagonal and the Austrian bolt. I think "modified WM" is the best bet here.
"The coach played a modified W-M formation, with the four central players turned"
http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=253700.1...
"Chapman’s modified WM formation created an exciting counter-attacking system that other teams could not compete against nor copy, and which enabled Arsenal to dominate the 1930s."
http://www.arsenal.com/news/features/20160328/game-of-two-ha...