in attack

idiom

British

: playing on the part of the team that tries to score points or goals : (US) on offense

He will play in attack.

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United’s issues in attack were plain to see in the win against Fulham, with strikers Rasmus Højlund and Joshua Zirkzee still without a goal in 2025. —

George Ramsay, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025 Brunson scored 23 points in the first quarter, beginning the game in attack mode as the Knicks sought to bounce back from a sobering 25-point loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Garden two days earlier. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025 The team lacks creativity, dynamism, and clinical finishing in attack. —

James Nalton, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Only their 2011-12 team, managed by Pep Guardiola and with Messi in attack, had better stats in the past 60 years of Barcelona’s history. —

Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in attack