backwards

In the first 45 minutes they went backwards in their passing almost more often than they went forward.

In the coaching world, this is sometimes referred to as an 'up-back-through', referencing the pass up the pitch, the pass backwards, then the through ball.

A Labour minister has warned Reform UK would "take Britain backwards" if the party ripped up the government's Brexit reset agreement with the European Union.

So many players from last season have gone backwards.

Fernandes had placed the ball on the spot and was striding backwards as part of his routine when Kavanagh accidentally barged into his shoulder, forcing the United skipper to go through his routine again.