Hi Amadeu - good to hear from you.

Nice question - to dig deep means to try or work hard in the game, for example, the team dug deep to hold on to their lead means they had to work really hard to win the game.

To dig in is also connected to working hard because it suggests that a team is preparing for a hard or tough battle. In the example above, we can see that the Blues were prepared to work really hard to defend their lead.

Hope that helps

Damian

Good, my friend.

Since the result was Liverpool 1x1 Chelsea, and Chelsea were a man down for the whole second period, the Blues then worked really hard to defend the result (1x1). (to defend or maintain a defensive position firmly).

Thanks!

Since the result was Liverpool 1—1 Chelsea, and Chelsea were a man down for the whole second period, the Blues then worked really hard to defend the result (1—1). (to defend or maintain a defensive position firmly).

Exactly! I remember on some occasions last season when my team Spurs didn't really dig in and defend their lead. Here's another example from Barnsley FC official website (22 October 2016) 'Then they bring on the big man up front and we're getting a bit tired and that's when you've got to keep your concentration. It wasn't just the back four. The whole team dug in.'

wow, that was a good example: MacDonald: "The whole team dug in."

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Thank you for the kind comment! How would you say this in your language?