The stopper in soccer simply stops anything that passes the midfield. Your job is to play behind the center mid fields and basically act as a defensive midfielder. You have a support system behind you but try to keep the ball in front of you at all times.
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A stopper is usually a player who plays just in front of the back line of defenders and tries to prevent the ball from reaching the defenders.
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Left Back--Left Center Back--Right Center Back-- Left Back
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If there are stoppages or delays during the game, such as for injuries or substitutions being made, the officials can allow some additional time at the end of the half to make up for it. It is called injury time or stoppage time.
A Stopper is usually positioned in front of the Sweeper as the second central defender. Depending on the formation used, the stopper may also be a defensive midfielder in a 3-5-2 formation.