2006-07-24 00:07:21 · 14 answers · asked by Munkees Rock! 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
A sweeper or "Libero"is a spare defender who drops a few yards back behind the line of defenders, his job is to literally sweep up any long balls behind the defence, whilst the defenders in front mark the strikers. as a spare defender they also have freedom to travel forward and create attacks. Use to be very popular in Italian football. Classic sweepers include Franz Beckenbaur, Ronald Koeman, Lothar Mathaus, Mathias Sammer, Franco Baresi.
2006-07-24 01:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SW has an abundance of meanings.
It could indeed be sweeper - a defense position in the middle of the pitch. It could be side winger with addition of L or R for the side of the pitch. It could mean Sheffield Wednesday, a team in the English leagues. It could be side winder - a projectile favourite to take oat goalies or refs with, from the stands or from another town. It could be a sandwich, like someone else already mentioned. Or it could mean Sexy Walsall, Sweet Wolverhampton, Starstudded Wimbledon.. Each one unlikely though.
2006-07-24 04:04:12 · answer #2 · answered by McAtterie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the abbreviation for the seeper position. A sweeper sits just behind two other central defenders usually as part of a five man defense, he/she controls the defense and tidies (sweeps) up any problems created by the attacking team.
2006-07-24 00:15:15 · answer #3 · answered by mjen192000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sw is an abbreviation of sweeper,a player whos plays behind the defence sweeping up all the stray balls.
2006-07-27 00:49:26 · answer #4 · answered by DALE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, "play it in behind the full-back in the south west of the pitch!"
It means sweeper.
2006-07-24 00:32:32 · answer #5 · answered by jay29erboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
South West of the field?
2006-07-24 00:22:45 · answer #6 · answered by victory 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a sweeper another name for a defender
2006-07-24 00:10:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's used when Jonathan Ross is commentating:
"Stupid Wef!"
2006-07-24 00:12:27 · answer #8 · answered by k² 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a sweeper
2006-07-24 00:13:31 · answer #9 · answered by The Wanderer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a SAND WICH, served at half time, with beer and pies.
2006-07-24 00:10:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋