Assertion: goalkeeper's position | /r/HasProperty | become obsolete
Facets:
value: in modern football formations
type: LOCATION
value: largely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Although this position has become largely obsolete in modern football formations, due to the use of zonal marking and the offside trap, certain players such as Daniele De Rossi, Leonardo Bonucci, Javi Martínez and David Luiz have played a similar role as a ball-playing central defender in a 3–5–2 or 3–4–3 formation; in addition to their defensive skills, their technique and ball-playing ability allowed them to advance into midfield after winning back possession, and function as a secondary playmaker for their teams.