How to Use man-for-man in a Sentence
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Leeds went man-for-man across the City half and hunted for errors.
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Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Sam Lee Was Howe right to stick with his man-for-man approach?
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Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Having tried basically all possible tactics at this ground before, Howe was bold and went for a man-for-man approach off the ball.
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Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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By the time the ball has reached the full-back, Marseille have locked on man-for-man, leaving Castello Lukeba little choice but to find a team-mate under pressure.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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However, his attempts to introduce a more aggressive man-for-man pressing style also place higher physical demands on already tired players.
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Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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