catch in possession
English
editVerb
editcatch in possession (third-person singular simple present catches in possession, present participle catching in possession, simple past and past participle caught in possession)
- To be forced to relinquish the ball, which one can only keep in possession for a limited time, when there is no one from one's own team to pass it to.
- 2023 October 8, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Arsenal keeper David Raya, who had an uncertain time, was twice almost caught in possession on his line by Julian Alvarez.