55-2035: Eckersley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Eckersley (born 1985), English footballer Adam Eckersley (musician) , Australian singer, guitarist and songwriter Bill Eckersley (1925–1982), English footballer Charles Ewart Eckersley (1892–1967), English teacher and author David Eckersley , English rugby player Dennis Eckersley (born 1954), American baseball player Julie Eckersley , Australian actress, comedian and writer Nathaniel Eckersley (1815–1892), English mill-owner, banker and Conservative Party politician Ned Eckersley , (born 1989), English cricketer Neil Eckersley (born 1964), British judoka Peter Eckersley (computer scientist) (1979–2022), Australian computer scientist, computer security researcher Peter Eckersley (cricketer) (1904–1940), English cricketer, Conservative Party politician Peter Eckersley (engineer) (PP Eckersley) (1892–1963), pioneer of British broadcasting Peter Eckersley (TV producer) (1935–1981), British television producer, Head of Drama at Granada Television Richard Eckersley (designer) (1941–2006), graphic designer known for experimental computerized typography Richard Eckersley (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer Robyn Eckersley , Australian political scientist Ronald Eckersley (born 1925), English cricketer Scott Eckersley , Democratic nominee in United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2010 Thomas Eckersley FRS (1886–1959), English theoretical physicist and engineer Tom Eckersley (1914–1997), English poster artist and design teacher Tom Eckersley (footballer) (born 1991), English footballer See also [ edit ] Eckersweiler Kearsley Keresley Wickersley [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
110-419: A corner kick or other set pieces , centre-backs may move forward to the opponents' penalty area ; if the ball is passed in the air towards a crowd of players near the goal, then the heading ability of a centre-back is useful when trying to score. In this case, other defenders or midfielders will temporarily move into the centre-back positions. There are two main defensive strategies used by defensive lines:
165-520: A substitute for Kevin McHattie , in a 0–0 draw with Dumbarton . Eckersley then scored his first goal for Hearts, in a 1–0 win over Alloa Athletic on 11 October, and he scored his second goal for the club in a 4–1 win over Queen of the South on 6 December. He was a regular first-team player under manager Robbie Neilson , and helped Hearts to win promotion as champions in the 2014–15 campaign. It
220-423: A tore thigh muscle and did not play for Barnsley again. He was promoted to the first-team squad as cover for the injured Mikaël Silvestre at the start of the 2007–08 season, before moving to Port Vale on a month-long loan on 12 October 2007. He made his debut in a defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 13 October 2007, in which he was sent off . However, he only made one more appearance before picking up
275-681: A ball-playing central defender in a 3–5–2 or 3–4–3 formation; in addition to their defensive skills, their technique and ball-playing ability allowed them to advance into midfield after winning back possession, and function as a secondary playmaker for their teams. Some goalkeepers, who are comfortable leaving their goalmouth to intercept and clear through balls, and who generally participate more in play, such as René Higuita , Manuel Neuer , Edwin van der Sar , Fabien Barthez , Hugo Lloris , Marc-André ter Stegen , Bernd Leno , Alisson Becker and Ederson , among others, have been referred to as sweeper-keepers . The full-backs (the left-back and
330-843: A brief time at Hibernian in 2015 before joining the Canadian side FC Edmonton in January 2016. He returned to Scotland 12 months later to play for St Mirren , helping the club to the Scottish Championship title at the end of the 2017–18 season. After a spell on loan with Forfar Athletic , Eckersley joined Airdrieonians for a one-season stay in May 2019. He also played for England at U16 , U17 , and U18 level. Born in Salford , Greater Manchester, Eckersley grew up in Walkden . As
385-504: A central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forwards , from scoring. Centre-backs accomplish this by blocking shots , tackling , intercepting passes , contesting headers and marking forwards to discourage the opposing team from passing to them. Centre-backs are often tall and positioned for their ability to win duels in
440-510: A full-back who was described as a terzino volante (or vagante , as noted at the time by former footballer and Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Renzo De Vecchi ); the latter position was essentially a libero , which was later also used by Viani in his vianema system, and Rocco in his catenaccio system. Though sweepers may be expected to build counter-attacking moves, and as such require better ball control and passing ability than typical centre-backs, their talents are often confined to
495-482: A knee injury and returning to Manchester United for treatment. On 1 January 2008, Eckersley moved back to Port Vale, this time permanently, though only signing a six-month deal, becoming manager Lee Sinnott 's first non-loan signing. Eckersley scored his first goal in English football and his first anywhere since a loan spell at Royal Antwerp in a 2–2 home draw with Yeovil Town on 29 January 2008, but he soon left
550-518: A new club by then St. Mirren manager Alan Stubbs in the summer of 2018, Eckersley and Jamie Langfield were identified by television pundit Chris Sutton as "snakes" in the team dressing room who led to Stubbs' sacking. Eckersley found first-team opportunities limited at St. Mirren as he struggled with injuries. In January 2019, manager Oran Kearney agreed to allow him to join Scottish League One side Forfar Athletic on loan until
605-718: A nine-year-old, he signed his first contract with Manchester United in 2002. He became a professional in July 2004. He was a member of the United reserve team that won the quadruple in 2005. He made his senior team debut in the League Cup on 26 October 2005, starting at left-back in the 4–1 home win over Barnet . Eckersley then went on loan to the Belgian Second Division club Royal Antwerp in January 2006, to gain further first-team match experience. Eckersley
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#1732787432995660-490: A sweeper. Prior to Viani, Ottavio Barbieri is also thought by some pundits to have introduced the sweeper role to Italian football during his time as Genoa 's manager. Like Viani, he was influenced by Rappan's verrou , and made several alterations to the English WM system or "sistema", which led to his system being described as mezzosistema . His system used a man-marking back-line, with three man-marking defenders and
715-469: Is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs. The centre-back and full-back positions are most common in modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised, often limited to certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. The centre-back (also known as
770-422: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Adam Eckersley Adam James Eckersley (born 7 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played primarily as a full-back . He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Richard Eckersley . He started his career with Manchester United in 2004 but failed to break into the first team in his four years there and
825-458: Is sometimes referred to as libero , which is Italian for "free". Austrian manager Karl Rappan is thought to be a pioneer of this role, when he incorporated it into his catenaccio or verrou (also "doorbolt/chain" in French) system with Swiss club Servette during the 1930s, deciding to move one player from midfield to a position behind the defensive line, as a "last man" who would protect
880-482: Is thought to have been coined by Gianni Brera , originated from the original Italian description for this role libero da impegni di marcatura ( i.e. , "free from man-marking tasks"); it was also known as the "battitore libero" ("free hitter", in Italian, i.e. a player who was given the freedom to intervene after their teammates, if a player had got past the defence, to clear the ball away). In Italian football,
935-476: The libero is also retroactively thought to have evolved from the centre-half -back role in the English WM system, or sistema, which was known as the centromediano metodista role in Italian football jargon, due to its association with the metodo system; in the metodo system, however, the "metodista" was given both defensive and creative duties, functioning as both a ball–winner and deep-lying playmaker . Juventus manager Felice Borel used Carlo Parola in
990-529: The libero was usually assigned the number six shirt. One of the first predecessors of the libero role in Italy was used in the so–called " vianema " system, a predecessor to catenaccio , which was used by Salernitana during the 1940s. The system originated from an idea that one of the club's players – Antonio Valese – posed to his manager Giuseppe Viani. Viani altered the English WM system – known as
1045-411: The sistema in Italy – by having his centre-half-back retreat into the defensive line to act as an additional defender and mark an opposing centre-forward, instead leaving his full-back (which, at the time, was similar to the modern centre-back role) free to function as what was essentially a sweeper, creating a 1–3–3–3 formation; he occasionally also used a defender in the centre-forward role, and wearing
1100-438: The stopper , and a free defender, which was usually known as the sweeper , or libero , whose tasks included sweeping up balls for teammates and also initiating attacks. The sweeper (or libero ) is a more versatile centre-back who "sweeps up" the ball if an opponent manages to breach the defensive line. This position is rather more fluid than that of other defenders who man-mark their designated opponents. Because of this, it
1155-415: The surname Eckersley . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eckersley&oldid=1229437920 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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#17327874329951210-455: The verrou , his system was not as flexible and was a development of the WM rather than the 2–3–5, but it also featured one of the half-backs dropping deep; this allowed the defensive centre-half to sweep in behind the full-backs. In Italy, the libero position was popularised by Nereo Rocco 's and Helenio Herrera 's use of catenaccio . The current Italian term for this position, libero , which
1265-457: The Castle". Eckersley credited Alex Ferguson for helping him to stop gambling after Ferguson grew concerned about Eckersley's habit; Eckersley stopped playing poker after Ferguson told him a story about Keith Gillespie and his gambling habit. AC Horsens AGF Aarhus Hearts St Mirren Full-back (association football) In the sport of association football , a defender
1320-748: The Danish top-flight as champions of the 1st Division. After some consistently great performances for AGF as attacking left-back and a tremendous first half-season in the Danish Superliga , including a stunning free-kick goal against Lyngby in round 13, he was selected for Les Rosbifs 'Team of the Year 2011' for best Englishmen playing overseas. AGF finished fifth in 2011–12 , with Eckersley scoring seven goals in 48 appearances. The club finished in seventh place in 2012–13 , and Eckersley played 35 games, including two Europa League matches. AGF dropped out of
1375-408: The air. In the modern game, most teams employ two or three centre-backs in front of the goalkeeper . The 4–2–3–1 , 4–3–3 , and 4–4–2 formations all use two centre-backs. In possession of the ball, centre-backs are generally expected to make long and pinpoint passes to their teammates, or to kick unaimed long balls down the field. For example, a clearance is a long unaimed kick intended to move
1430-491: The back-line and start attacks again. As coach of Switzerland in the 1930s and 1940s, Rappan played a defensive sweeper called the verrouilleur , positioned just ahead of the goalkeeper. During his time with Soviet club Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev in the 1940s, Aleksandr Abramov also used a position similar to a sweeper in his defensive tactic known as the Volzhskaya Zashchepka , or the "Volga clip". Unlike
1485-945: The ball as far as possible from the defender's goal. Due to the many skills centre-backs are required to possess in the modern game, many successful contemporary central-defensive partnerships have involved pairing a more physical defender with a defender who is quicker, more comfortable in possession and capable of playing the ball out from the back; examples of such pairings have included Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique for Barcelona and Spain , David Luiz , Gary Cahill , John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho with Chelsea , Sergio Ramos , Raphaël Varane or Pepe with Real Madrid , Diego Godín and José María Giménez with Atlético Madrid and Uruguay , Nemanja Vidić and Rio Ferdinand with Manchester United , or Giorgio Chiellini , Leonardo Bonucci , Andrea Barzagli and Medhi Benatia with Juventus . Under normal circumstances, centre-backs are unlikely to score goals. However, when their team takes
1540-432: The ball out from the back. Some sweepers move forward into midfield, and distribute the ball up-field, while others intercept passes and get the ball off the opposition without needing to hurl themselves into tackles. If the sweeper does move up the field to distribute the ball, they will need to make a speedy recovery and run back into their position. In modern football, its usage has been fairly restricted, with few clubs in
1595-686: The ball. Other defenders who have been described as sweepers include Bobby Moore , Daniel Passarella , Franco Baresi , Ronald Koeman , Fernando Hierro , Matthias Sammer , and Aldair , due to their ball skills, vision, and long passing ability. Though it is rarely used in modern football, it remains a highly respected and demanding position. Recent and successful uses of the sweeper include by Otto Rehhagel , Greece 's manager, during UEFA Euro 2004 . Rehhagel utilised Traianos Dellas as Greece's sweeper to great success, as Greece became European champions. For Bayer Leverkusen , Bayern Munich and Inter Milan , Brazilian international Lúcio adopted
1650-457: The biggest leagues using the position. The modern example of this position is most commonly believed to have been pioneered by Franz Beckenbauer , and subsequently Gaetano Scirea , Morten Olsen and Elías Figueroa , although they were not the first players to play this position. Aside from the aforementioned Blason and Picchi, earlier proponents also included Alexandru Apolzan , Velibor Vasović , and Ján Popluhár . Giorgio Mastropasqua
1705-403: The centre-backs during corner kicks and free kicks, when the centre backs usually go forward to attempt to score from headers. That said, full-backs can sometimes score during counterattacks by running in from the wings, often involving one-two passing moves with midfield players. The wing-back is a variation on the full-back, but with a heavier emphasis on attack. Wing-backs are typically some of
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1760-422: The centre-half role, as a player who would drop back into the defence to mark opposing forwards, but also start attacks after winning back possession, in a similar manner to the sweeper, which led to the development of this specialised position. Indeed, Herrera's catenaccio strategy with his Grande Inter side saw him withdraw a player from his team's midfield and instead deploy them further-back in defence as
1815-428: The club when his contract expired at the end of the 2007–08 campaign, following Port Vale's relegation to League Two . Prior to the 2008–09 season, he joined Danish Superliga team Horsens on a free transfer . The "Yellow Danger" were relegated at the end of 2008–09 , after manager Kent Nielsen resigned and short-term replacement Henrik Jensen failed to spark a revival; Horsens finished four points behind
1870-468: The defensive line, and clearing balls away from the penalty area. Armando Picchi was subsequently also a leading exponent of the more traditional variant of this role in Helenio Herrera's Grande Inter side of the 1960s. The more modern libero possesses the defensive qualities of the typical libero while being able to expose the opposition during counterattacks by carrying or playing
1925-446: The defensive realm. For example, the catenaccio system of play, used in Italian football in the 1960s, often employed a predominantly defensive sweeper who mainly "roamed" around the back line; according to Schianchi, Ivano Blason is considered to be the first true libero in Italy, who – under manager Alfredo Foni with Inter and subsequently Nereo Rocco with Padova – would serve as the last man in his team, positioned deep behind
1980-429: The diamond 4–4–2 formation, demand the full-back to cover considerable ground up and down the flank. Some of the responsibilities of modern full-backs include: Due to the physical and technical demands of their playing position, successful full-backs need a wide range of attributes, which make them suited for adaptation to other roles on the pitch. Many of the game's utility players, who can play in multiple positions on
2035-516: The end of the 2018–19 season. The "Loons" ended the campaign in second-place and went on to lose 3–2 on aggregate to Raith Rovers in the play-off semi-finals. Eckersley had been due to join Forfar permanently in the summer of 2019 after signing a pre-contract agreement earlier in the year. A change of circumstances meant that this arrangement was cancelled by mutual agreement, and Eckersley instead signed for League One rivals Airdrieonians . He
2090-564: The evolution of the modern game, wing-backs are the combination of wingers and full-backs. As such, this position is one of the most physically demanding in modern football. Successful use of wing-backs is one of the main prerequisites for the 3–5–2 and 5–3–2 formations to function effectively. Wing-backs are often more adventurous than full-backs and are expected to provide width, especially in teams without wingers. A wing-back needs to be of exceptional stamina, be able to provide crosses upfield and defend effectively against opponents' attacks down
2145-474: The fastest players on a team, when employed. Wing-backs are typically used in a formation with three centre-backs and are sometimes classified as midfielders instead of defenders. They can, however, be used in formations with only two centre-backs, such as in Jürgen Klopp 's 4–3–3 system that he used at Liverpool , in which the wing-backs play high up the field to compensate for a lack of width in attack. In
2200-620: The final of the Scottish Challenge Cup at Fir Park , which ended in a 2–1 defeat to Dundee United . In May 2017, Eckersley signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at St Mirren Park until the summer of 2019. He made 27 appearances across the 2017–18 campaign as the "Saints" secured promotion to the Scottish Premiership as champions of the Championship. Having been told he could look for
2255-408: The flanks, and the position became increasingly specialised for dynamic players who could fulfil that role as opposed to the central defenders who remained fairly static and commonly relied on strength, height and positioning. In the modern game, full-backs have taken on a more attacking role than was the case traditionally, often overlapping with wingers down the flank. Wingerless formations, such as
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2310-400: The last line of defence and usually covered opposing forwards in the middle of the field. The later 3–2–5 style involved a third dedicated defender, causing the left and right full-backs to occupy wider positions. Later, the adoption of 4–2–4 with another central defender led the wide defenders to play even further over to counteract the opposing wingers and provide support to their own down
2365-413: The number nine shirt, to track back and mark the opposing forwards, thus freeing up the full-backs from their marking duties. Andrea Schianchi of La Gazzetta dello Sport notes that this modification was designed to help smaller teams in Italy, as the man–to–man system often put players directly against one another, favouring the larger and wealthier teams with stronger individual players. In Italy,
2420-581: The pitch, are natural full-backs. Two rather prominent examples are former A.C. Milan left-back Paolo Maldini and the former PSG full-back Sergio Ramos , who have played on the flanks as full-backs and in central defence throughout their career. In the modern game, full-backs often chip in a fair share of assists with their runs down the flank when the team is on a counter-attack like Leighton Baines and Trent Alexander-Arnold . The more common attributes of full-backs, however, include: Full-backs rarely score goals, as they often have to stay back to cover for
2475-430: The right-back) locate the holding wide positions and traditionally stay in defence at all times, until a set-piece. There is one full-back on each side of the field except in defences with fewer than four players, where there may be no full-backs and instead only centre-backs. In the early decades of football under the 2–3–5 formation , the two full-backs were essentially the same as modern centre-backs in that they were
2530-412: The safety of SønderjyskE . The club made an immediate return to the top flight by topping the 1st Division in 2009–10 under Johnny Mølby . Throughout his seasons, Eckersley made forty league appearances, scoring twice. In the summer of 2010, Eckersley moved to AGF Aarhus , manager Peter Sørensen intending him to replace Dennis Cagara . In his first season , he helped the club to promotion into
2585-402: The sweeper role too, but was also not afraid to travel long distances with the ball, often ending up in the opposition's final third. Although this position has become largely obsolete in modern football formations, due to the use of zonal marking and the offside trap , certain players such as Daniele De Rossi , Leonardo Bonucci , Javi Martínez and David Luiz have played a similar role as
2640-531: The top-flight after relegation in 2013–14 . At the end of the season, it was announced that Eckersley was being released by AGF and hinted that he may return to England. In August 2014, Eckersley signed for Scottish Championship side Hearts until the end of the season, and having turned down an offer from a Scottish Premiership club to join Hearts he stated that move was the "best decision of his career". He made his Hearts debut on 13 September, coming on as
2695-455: The zonal defence, where each centre-back covers a specific area of the pitch; and man-to-man marking, where each centre-back has the job of tracking a particular opposition player. In the now obsolete man–to–man marking systems such as catenaccio , as well as the zona mista strategy that later arose from it, there were often at least two types of centre-backs who played alongside one another: at least one man–to–man marking centre-back, known as
2750-551: Was loaned out to Royal Antwerp , Brøndby , Barnsley and Port Vale , before joining Port Vale permanently in 2008. Later that year, he transferred to Danish club AC Horsens . In 2010, he moved on to AGF Aarhus. He won the Danish 1st Division championship with both clubs, in 2009–10 and then in 2010–11 . In 2014, he moved to Hearts and helped the club to win the Scottish Championship in 2014–15. He spent
2805-454: Was known for revolutionising the role of the libero in Italy during the 1970s; under his Ternana manager Corrado Viciani, he served as one of the first modern exponents of the position in the country, due to his unique technical characteristics, namely a player who was not only tasked with defending and protecting the back-line, but also advancing out of the defence into midfield and starting attacking plays with their passing after winning back
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#17327874329952860-656: Was limited to just eight league appearances during the 2019–20 campaign; Ian Murray 's "Diamonds" finished the league in third-place. Eckersley was one of 17 players to leave the Excelsior Stadium in June 2020 as the club opted to release the majority of their squad. Eckersley married Danish woman Elisabeth while playing in Denmark. Eckersley revealed the couple were married "in the City Chambers, right near
2915-662: Was linked with a move to NEC of the Netherlands as a replacement for Jeffrey Leiwakabessy in April 2006, but instead he was loaned out to Brøndby in August 2006. However, he was injured during his stay at Brøndby and only played six matches for the club before the loan ended on 31 December 2006. He joined Barnsley on 8 January 2007 on loan until the end of the season, but the loan was effectively cut short in April 2007 when Eckersley returned to Manchester United after suffering
2970-483: Was marred by injury. He signed with FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League in January 2016. He missed the start of the 2016 season with a groin injury. He returned to the Scottish Championship in January 2017 when he signed a short-term contract with St Mirren . He made 15 appearances for Jack Ross 's "Buddies" in the second half of the 2016–17 campaign, including one in
3025-480: Was reported in the Edinburgh Evening News that Hearts had decided in April 2015 not to renew Eckersley's contract for the next season. His agent stated that money was not an issue in negotiations, and that the club retracted an initial informal offer of a new contract. In September 2015, Eckersley signed a short-term contract with Hibernian . Eckersley left Hibs after a four-month spell which
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