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hold up

verb as in postpone

verb as in rob

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Jan Egeland blames what he calls "a bureaucratic, military, politicised quagmire" running "counter to all humanitarian principles" for the hold-up.

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Tuchel likely sees Bellingham as a number 10, aiming to utilise him in the same way he has used Rogers, hoping to get good ball progression, hold-up play and goals.

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Team-mate Mariona Caldentey regularly played progressive passes into Russo last season, so strong hold-up play was necessary.

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His hold-up play was good but you've got to be able to score goals.

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"He even had a couple of other opportunities, half opportunities he took quite well as well. His movement, his hold-up play... he seems big, he seems strong."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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