Pinning
ピン留め
Pinning — Fixing an opponent in place through positioning alone.
1💬 In a nutshell
“A job of freezing an opponent by ‘just standing there’ — no touch needed.”
2🎬 See it move
An original tactics board (blue = the team in focus, red = the opponent; attacking left to right). The board animates on its own.
⚽ Open the interactive version (117 more terms, each with its own board)
3🔍 Why it matters — what to watch for
A winger held wide means the opposing full-back daren't leave the spot. He's holding the key to space for team-mates. Grasp the ‘invisible contribution’ of a player off the ball and your watching goes up a level.
Columns put it“Both wingers pin the full-backs wide, so the half-space is always kept open for the No.8s.”