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If your playing arrangement is to have three backs (as opposed to two, which is the standard arrangment) then it is better to have a 'forward' back, a 'rear' back and a sweeper (or sweeping back).
The forward back should be the first to attempt tackles and meet an attack headon, slowing them enough for the halves to drop back and assist the defenders.
The rear back is the backup, another delaying tactic, and should go to meet when the attackers are entering the circle, if another teammate is not already doing so.
The sweeper is used for clearing from the keeper, and should not leave their side unless told to do so. they are in effect the backup keeper who is also on the field; they keep the line when the goalkeeper moves away, they clear the ball when the keeper is down or cannot clear it themselves, they attempt to stop the shots that the keeper misses.
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