Identification of Defensive Performance Factors in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Method
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Observational Tool
2.4. Procedure
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Analysis
3.2. Bivariate Analysis
3.3. Multivariate Analysis
4. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Match | Stage | Result | Team/No. of Transitions | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Uruguay–Ghana | Quarter-finals | 0–0 | Uruguay 49 | Ghana 46 |
Argentina–Germany | Quarter-finals | 0–4 | Argentina 46 | Germany 47 |
Paraguay–Spain | Quarter-finals | 0–1 | Paraguay 64 | España 54 |
Netherlands–Brazil | Quarter-finals | 2–1 | Netherlands 38 | Brazil 36 |
Uruguay–Netherlands | Semi-finals | 2–3 | Uruguay 60 | Netherlands 54 |
Germany–Spain | Semi-finals | 0–1 | Germany55 | Spain 54 |
Uruguay–Germany | Third place | 2–3 | Uruguay 47 | Germany 51 |
Netherlands–Spain | Final | 0–1 | Netherlands 56 | Spain 47 |
Total no. of defensive transitions | 804 |
Criteria | Categories |
---|---|
Duration of defensive transition (DJ) | DJ1 (0–15 s) |
DJ2 (16–30 s) | |
DJ3 (>30 s) | |
Loss of possession zone | Defensive zone (DF) |
Defensive midfield (MD) | |
Holding midfield (CE) | |
Offensive midfield (MO) | |
Offensive zone (OF) | |
Position of players at start of defensive transition (CEII) | Attacking line recovers ball in front of goalkeeper of team being observed (PA) |
Attacking line recovers ball in front of rear line of team being observed (RA) | |
Middle line recovers ball in front of middle line of team being observed (RM) | |
Attacking line recovers ball in front of middle line of team being observed (MA) | |
Middle line recovers ball in front of middle line of team being observed (MM) | |
Rear line recovers ball in front of middle line of team being observed (MR) | |
Goalkeeper recovers ball in front of attacking line of team being observed (AP) | |
Rear line recovers ball in front of attacking line of team being observed (AR) | |
Middle line recovers ball in front of attacking line of team being observed (AM) | |
Attacking line recovers ball in front of attacking line of opposing team (AA) | |
Defensive organization of team being observed (ORD) | Organized defense (ORG) |
Circumstantial defense (CIR) | |
General defensive approach (PTGD) | Expectant (EXP) |
Persistent (PT) | |
Period of match (T) | Between minute 0 and minute 15 (T-15) |
Between minute 16 and minute 30 (T-30) | |
Between minute 31 and end of first half (T-45) | |
Between start of second half and minute 60 (T-60) | |
Between minute 61 and minute 75 (T-75) | |
Between minute 76 and end of second half (T-90) | |
Between start of extra time and end of first half of extra time (T-105) | |
Between start of second half of extra time and end of extra time (T-120) | |
Position of defense lines (PS) | Deep (RPL) |
Middle (PL) | |
High (AZ) | |
End of attack zone (ZF) | Defensive zone (FDF) |
Defensive midfield (FMD) | |
Holding midfield (FCE) | |
Offensive midfield (FMO) | |
Offensive zone (FOF) | |
Position of players at end of defensive transition (CEIF) | Goalkeeper of team being observed ends defensive transition in front of attacking line of opposing team (FPA) |
Rear line of team being observed ends defensive transition in front of attacking line of opposing team (FRA) | |
Rear line ends defensive transition in front of middle line of opposing team (FRM) | |
Middle line ends defensive transition in front of attacking line of opposing team (FMA) | |
Middle line ends defensive transition in front of middle line of opposing team (FMM) | |
Middle line ends defensive transition in front of rear line of opposing team (FMR) | |
Attacking line ends defensive transition in front of rear line of opposing team (FAR) | |
Attacking line ends defensive transition in front of middle line (FAM) | |
Attacking line ends defensive transition in front of goalkeeper of opposing team (FAØ) | |
Match status (RP) | Winning (G) |
Drawing (EP) | |
Losing (P) | |
Outcome of defensive transition (RJ) | Success (EXI) |
Failure (NEXI) |
Criteria | Categories | FA | % |
---|---|---|---|
Duration of defensive transition (DJ) | 0–15 s (DJ1) | 533 | 66.3 |
16–30 s (DJ2) | 189 | 23.5 | |
>30 s (DJ3) | 82 | 10.2 | |
Loss of possession zone | DF | 4 | 0.5 |
MD | 63 | 7.8 | |
CE | 173 | 21.5 | |
MO | 393 | 48.9 | |
OF | 171 | 21.3 | |
Position of players at start of defensive transition (CEII) | PA | 1 | 0.1 |
RA | 28 | 3.5 | |
RM | 5 | 0.6 | |
MA | 8 | 1 | |
MM | 301 | 37.4 | |
MR | 38 | 4.7 | |
AP | 33 | 4.1 | |
AR | 351 | 43.7 | |
AM | 14 | 1.7 | |
AA | 2 | 0.2 | |
Defensive organization of team being observed (ORD) | ORG | 794 | 98.8 |
CIR | 10 | 1.2 | |
General defensive approach (PTGD) | EXP | 340 | 42.3 |
PT | 464 | 57.7 | |
Period of match (T) | T-15 | 141 | 17.5 |
T-30 | 117 | 14.6 | |
T-45 | 105 | 13.1 | |
T-60 | 150 | 18.7 | |
T-75 | 93 | 11.6 | |
T-90 | 149 | 18.5 | |
T-105 | 27 | 3.4 | |
T-120 | 22 | 2.7 | |
Position of defense lines (PS) | RPL | 39 | 4.9 |
PL | 156 | 19.4 | |
AZ | 609 | 75.7 | |
End of attack zone (ZF) | FDF | 230 | 28.6 |
FMD | 298 | 37.1 | |
FCE | 174 | 21.6 | |
FMO | 80 | 10.0 | |
FOF | 22 | 2.7 | |
Position of players at end of defensive transition (CEIF) | FPA | 24 | 3.0 |
FRA | 389 | 48.4 | |
FRM | 17 | 2.1 | |
FMA | 8 | 1.0 | |
FMM | 258 | 32.1 | |
FMR | 8 | 1.0 | |
FAR | 44 | 5.5 | |
FAM | 8 | 1.0 | |
Match status (RP) | G | 136 | 16.9 |
EP | 533 | 66.3 | |
P | 135 | 16.8 | |
Outcome of defensive transition (RJ) | EXI | 344 | 42.8 |
NEXI | 460 | 57.2 |
Variables | χ2 | p |
---|---|---|
Duration 0–15 s | 7.326 | 0.007 |
Duration 16–30 s | 0.972 | 0.324 |
Duration >30 s | 8.101 | 0.004 |
Loss of possession zone | 5.615 | 0.018 |
Position of players at start of defensive transition | 0.200 | 0.655 |
Defensive organization | 0.676 | 0.411 |
General defensive approach | 1.868 | 0.172 |
Position of defense lines | 8.953 | 0.003 |
End of attack zone | 8.629 | 0.003 |
Position of players at end of defensive transition | 8.121 | 0.004 |
Match status | 2.383 | 0.123 |
Period of match | 2.296 | 0.130 |
Variables | B | Error | Wald | p | Exp(B) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Possession loss zone | −0.059 | 0.110 | 0.286 | 0.593 | 0.943 |
Position of defense | −0.316 | 0.173 | 3.317 | 0.069 | 0.729 |
Zone in which defensive transition ends | −0.010 | 0.094 | 0.011 | 0.917 | 0.990 |
Position of players at end of defensive transition | −0.085 | 0.045 | 3.505 | 0.061 | 0.919 |
Duration 0–15 s | −0.208 | 0.182 | 1.311 | 0.022 | 0.812 |
Duration >30 s | 0.549 | 0.290 | 3.588 | 0.058 | 1.732 |
Constant | 2.017 | 0.475 | 18.042 | 0.000 | 7.513 |
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Casal, C.A.; Andujar, M.Á.; Losada, J.L.; Ardá, T.; Maneiro, R. Identification of Defensive Performance Factors in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Sports 2016, 4, 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports4040054
Casal CA, Andujar MÁ, Losada JL, Ardá T, Maneiro R. Identification of Defensive Performance Factors in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Sports. 2016; 4(4):54. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports4040054
Chicago/Turabian StyleCasal, Claudio Alberto, Miguel Ángel Andujar, José Luis Losada, Toni Ardá, and Rubén Maneiro. 2016. "Identification of Defensive Performance Factors in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa" Sports 4, no. 4: 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports4040054