Robbie

A midfielder whose main job is to receive the ball deep and drive forward with it. Not a classic playmaker who sprays passes, more someone who runs through the middle of the pitch with the ball at their feet. They beat the first line of pressure by carrying, not passing. Mousa Dembélé at Tottenham was the prototype - he'd just glide past people.

Running into space behind a defender when they're focused on the ball or another player. Defenders can't watch everything at once, and the blindside run exploits that. Timing matters - move too early and they'll spot you, too late and the pass is gone. Strikers who are good at this seem to appear in dangerous positions out of nowhere. Agüero made a career of it.

Internet slang for a player or team that's supposedly washed up, past it, or declining. Gets thrown around constantly and almost never ages well - fans called Ronaldo "finished" after a bad game in 2008 and he played at the top for another 15 years. The term is both a genuine assessment and a way to wind people up. Messi and Ronaldo have both been declared finished about 500 times.

Italian for "director." A deep-lying playmaker who sits in front of the defence and runs the game from there. The regista controls tempo, sprays long passes, switches play, and starts attacks while also tracking back. Andrea Pirlo is the modern example everyone thinks of, though players like Carlos Valderrama did similar things. It's somewhere between a defensive midfielder and a classic number 10.

A transfer involving players going both ways rather than just cash. Sometimes straight swaps, sometimes player plus cash. Gets discussed more than it actually happens because valuations rarely match up and both players need to want to move. Sounds simple in theory but the negotiations are complicated because you need four parties to agree (two clubs, two players).