"sweeper-keeper" meaning in English

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          "text": "With teams playing in a more compact fashion and defenders pushing up without the safety of a sweeper behind them, the keeper's role has evolved to that of a sweeper-keeper. Gone are the days when a keeper could remain in his sixyard box and just play his line.",
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          "ref": "2017 July 15, Paul Challen, What Does a Goalkeeper Do?, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, →ISBN, page 22:",
          "text": "Sweeper keepers have high “soccer IQs” and know how to “read” the game brilliantly. They are able to play with their feet and head with equal skill to any defender.",
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          "ref": "2021 February 18, Leo Moynihan, Thou Shall Not Pass: The Anatomy of Football’s Centre-Half, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 104:",
          "text": "It was a rule that made all keepers potential sweeper-keepers, and van der Sar was one of the very best around.",
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        "A hybrid of goalkeeper and sweeper roles – a goalkeeper who leaves the penalty area to start attacks."
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        "(soccer) A hybrid of goalkeeper and sweeper roles – a goalkeeper who leaves the penalty area to start attacks."
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        "(soccer) A hybrid of goalkeeper and sweeper roles – a goalkeeper who leaves the penalty area to start attacks."
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