Midfield maestro

The term Midfield Maestro is a cliché used in football (soccer) to describe a midfield player that excels in the technical and creative aspects of midfield play. A midfield maestro often creates goalscoring opportunities for the attackers, while at the same time controlling the tempo of the match and raising the game of the other members of the team. A midfield maestro is often a team's energetic and creative leader.

In England, this type of player may be described as bossing the midfield. May also be referred to as the "Midfield General".

Some examples of players considered to be midfield maestros are Michael Ballack, Nuri Sahin, Emre Belozoglu, Arda Turan, Zoe Spicer, Andrea Pirlo, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Zinedine Zidane^[1][2], Juninho^[3], Cesc Fàbregas^[4], Steven Gerrard^[5], Xavi^[6], Xabi Alonso^[7], Fernando Redondo^[8] and Paul Scholes.

See also

• List of sports clichés

References

1. ^ Zinedine Zidane: Magical midfield maestro
2. ^ Zidane's embarrassing epitaph
3. ^ Juninho ready for full 90
4. ^ The Midfield “Maestro”
5. ^ Liverpoolfc.tv: Profile
6. ^ Xavi
7. ^ Rafa Raves Over Revitalised Alonso
8. ^ The Global Art of Soccer