Akenhead

Andrew Young

Arruda

Aughey

Austin

Bangsbo

Barnes

Bloomfield

Bradley

Brughelli

Buchheit

Chamari

Colby

Dellal

Dellaserra

Drust

FIFA

Folgado

Gabbett

Gamble

Johnston

Kellmann

Lakomy

le Gall

Little

Malone

Mara

Marathon Performance

Michael J. Duncan

Neil D. Clarke

Nevill

Owen

Peter J. Tierney

Portas

Randers

Rawstorn

Reilly

Russell

Stevens

The Football League

Vickery

Zamparo

This study aimed to examine Global Positioning System (GPS) determined movement patterns across the 5 most common playing formations (4-4-2; 4-3-3; 3-5-2; 3-4-3; 4-2-3-1) employed in 11 versus 11 football match play in England. Elite male footballers (n = 46) were monitored over the course of a season; total distance (TD), high speed running (HSR), high metabolic load distance (HMLD), high speed accelerations (Acc) and decelerations (Dec) data was collected for analysis. It was found that 3-5-2 formation elicited higher TD (10528 ± 565 m, p = 0.05), HSR (642 ± 215 m, p = 0.001), and HMLD (2025 ± 304 m, p = 0.001) than all other formations and above average Acc and Dec (34 ± 7, p = 0.036 and 57 ± 10, p = 0.006), with 4-2-3-1 eliciting the highest Acc and Dec (38 ± 8 and 61 ± 12). Positional data showed that CM in 4-3-3 covered &gt;11% TD than in 4-4-2 (p = 0.012). FW in 3-5-2 covered &gt;45% HSR than in 4-2-3-1 (p = 0.004). CM in 4-3-3 covered &gt;14% HMLD than in 4-4-2 (p = 0.367). FW in 4-3-3 performed &gt;49% accelerations than in 4-2-3-1 (p = 0.293). WD in 3-5-2 performed &gt;20% more decelerations than in 4-4-2 (p = 0.161). This study is important for coaches understanding, that positional physical characteristics are influenced by the demands of playing in different formations during match play.</p

Tierney, P. J.

Young, A.

Clarke, Neil D.

Duncan, Michael J.

Coventry University Pure Portal

Match play demands of 11 versus 11 professional football using Global Positioning System tracking: Variations across common playing formations

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Match play demands of 11 versus 11 professional football using Global Positioning System tracking: Variations across common playing formations

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