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His team-mate Paul Scholes has retrospectively been credited with this tag and the ‘overlooked by England’ status, but Scholes emerged as a No 10, had the England side based around him in his early days, and was considered a liability because of his erratic tackling.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Some poor tackling led to a Giants score, when Dart hit wide receiver Darius Slayton for a 30-yard catch-and-run touchdown.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
Before that, the Russian Empire’s ineffective tackling of grape phylloxera – an aphid-like pest which feeds on grapevine roots – caused great loss in Ukraine, as elsewhere in 19th-century Europe.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
In addition, early on, FIU’s defense had trouble lining up correctly due to Kennesaw’s up-tempo offense, but Simmons seemed most bothered by the tackling.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Some poor tackling led to a Giants score, when Dart hit wide receiver Darius Slayton for a 30-yard catch-and-run touchdown.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
Before that, the Russian Empire’s ineffective tackling of grape phylloxera – an aphid-like pest which feeds on grapevine roots – caused great loss in Ukraine, as elsewhere in 19th-century Europe.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
In addition, early on, FIU’s defense had trouble lining up correctly due to Kennesaw’s up-tempo offense, but Simmons seemed most bothered by the tackling.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Tackling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tackling. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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