Nov 27 2024 3 mins 1
Football Phrase of the Week: To Rout Another Team
In this football phrase of the week we take a look at the phrase, 'to rout another team' and explain how it is used in football. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at [email protected].
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DF: Hello everyone. This is Damian from the Languagecaster team - I hope you are all doing well. We are going to start publishing some extra football language podcasts each week and so in today's football phrase of the week we'll look at the phrase, 'to rout'.
To Rout Another Team
DF: Well, it was a good weekend for my favourite team Tottenham as we beat the champions Manchester City 4-0 away from home. When a team wins by a large score we often use verbs like 'to thrash' or 'to hammer' and Damon's favourite, 'to batter'. So, for example, we can say that England thrashed the Republic of Ireland 5-0 in their recent Nations League game or that Germany hammered (or battered) Bosnia and Herzegovina 7-1 in their recent Nations League game.
Another verb with a similar meaning to this is 'to rout' which means a complete defeat of the opposition and this is what happened at the Etihad last weekend as Tottenham not only scored four times but they dominated the home side throughout the game. The word 'rout' in football suggests that the opposition is broken or completely disorganised and after five straight (or consecutive) defeats, Manchester City now look like a disorganised side.
We mentioned the verbs 'to thrash', 'to hammer' and 'to batter' and all of these have noun forms that are also commonly used in football: so, the thrashing of Ireland; the hammering of Bosnia and so on. We also use the noun form of to rout which is a rout so for example we can say that, 'the Spurs rout of Man City was one of their best performances of the season'.
Can you think of any other examples of the verb 'to rout'? Or how would you say this in another language? Let us know by dropping us a line here at [email protected].
We'll be back with some more football language later on in the week and until then goodbye!
Example: Tottenham rout Manchester City 4-0 to leave Pep Guardiola reeling (Guardian.co.uk November 24 2024)
Glossary
A-BC-DE-FG-H
In this football phrase of the week we take a look at the phrase, 'to rout another team' and explain how it is used in football. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at [email protected].
http://gty.im/2186517019
DF: Hello everyone. This is Damian from the Languagecaster team - I hope you are all doing well. We are going to start publishing some extra football language podcasts each week and so in today's football phrase of the week we'll look at the phrase, 'to rout'.
To Rout Another Team
DF: Well, it was a good weekend for my favourite team Tottenham as we beat the champions Manchester City 4-0 away from home. When a team wins by a large score we often use verbs like 'to thrash' or 'to hammer' and Damon's favourite, 'to batter'. So, for example, we can say that England thrashed the Republic of Ireland 5-0 in their recent Nations League game or that Germany hammered (or battered) Bosnia and Herzegovina 7-1 in their recent Nations League game.
Another verb with a similar meaning to this is 'to rout' which means a complete defeat of the opposition and this is what happened at the Etihad last weekend as Tottenham not only scored four times but they dominated the home side throughout the game. The word 'rout' in football suggests that the opposition is broken or completely disorganised and after five straight (or consecutive) defeats, Manchester City now look like a disorganised side.
We mentioned the verbs 'to thrash', 'to hammer' and 'to batter' and all of these have noun forms that are also commonly used in football: so, the thrashing of Ireland; the hammering of Bosnia and so on. We also use the noun form of to rout which is a rout so for example we can say that, 'the Spurs rout of Man City was one of their best performances of the season'.
Can you think of any other examples of the verb 'to rout'? Or how would you say this in another language? Let us know by dropping us a line here at [email protected].
We'll be back with some more football language later on in the week and until then goodbye!
Example: Tottenham rout Manchester City 4-0 to leave Pep Guardiola reeling (Guardian.co.uk November 24 2024)
Glossary
A-BC-DE-FG-H
