Naslov
The effect of team formation on match running performance in UEFA Champions League matches: implications for position-specific conditioning

Autori
Modric, Toni ; Versic, Sime ; Winter, Christan ; Coll, Ian ; Chmura, Paweł ; Andrzejewski, Marcin ; Konefał, Marek ; Sekulic, Damir

Izvornik
Science and Medicine in Football (2473-3938) 6 (2022); 1-8

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Soccer ; tactical strategy ; physical demands ; playing positions ; mixed model

Sažetak
This study aimed to determine the effect of team formation on position-specific match running performance (MRP) at highest-level football. Players’ MRP (n = 226) was observed in four team formations: 3-5-2 (n = 24), 4-4-2 (n = 44), 4-2-3- 1 (n = 77) and 4-3-3 (n = 81). Central defenders in the 3-5-2 formation achieved a greater amount of high-intensity running distance than in the 4- 3-3 formation (mean difference (MD) [95% confidence interval] = 144 m [12, 267], medium ES). Fullbacks in the 4-4-2 formation covered less total distance than in 3-5-2 (MD = −762 m [−1431, −94], large ES) and 4-2-3-1 (MD = −662 m [−1055, −269], medium ES). Central midfielders’ total distance in the 4-4-2 formation was lower than that in the 3-5-2 (MD = −645 m [−79, −1211], medium ES) and 4-3-3 (MD = −656 m [−1181, −132], medium ES) formations. Wide midfielders’ walking distance in the 4-4-2 formation was lower than that in the 4-3-3 (MD = −484 m [-742, -226], very large ES) and 4-2-3-1 (MD = −535 m [−789, −282], very large ES) formations. Forwards’ high- intensity running in the 4-2-3-1 formation was lower than that in the 4-3-3 (MD = −363 m [−613, −112], large ES) and 4-4-2 (MD = −396 m, [−688, −103], large ES) formations. These findings show that conditioning programs for players on all playing positions should be tailored according to the formations of their teams.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kineziologija

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