Trial reportPloS one2019
A comparison of match-physical demands between different tactical systems: 1-4-5-1 vs 1-3-5-2.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Game Density Modulates External Load During Small-Sided Games in Elite U17 Soccer Players.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Article
- The Aging Curve: How Age Affects Physical Performance in Elite Football.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Who Runs the Most? Positional Demands in a 4-3-3 Formation Among Elite Youth Footballers.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Variation in Accelerometer-Derived Instantaneous Acceleration Distribution Curves of Elite Male Soccer Players According to Playing Position: A Pilot Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A large-scale multivariate soccer athlete health, performance, and position monitoring dataset.Scientific data · 2024Article
- The influence of tactical formation on physical and technical performance across playing positions in the Chinese super league.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Non-linear trends using the generalized additive models in physical and technical performances of the Chinese Super League players.PloS one · 2024Article
- Running demands and tactical individual actions of wingers appear to depend on the playing formations within an amateur football team.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The influence of age on the match-to-match variability of physical performance in women's elite football.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Contextualised high-intensity running profiles of elite football players with reference to general and specialised tactical roles.Biology of sport · 2023Article
- Contextualizing Physical Data in Professional Handball: Using Local Positioning Systems to Automatically Define Defensive Organizations.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Match Running Performance in UEFA Champions League: Is There a Worthwhile Association with Team Achievement?Biology · 2022Article
- Does Technical Match Performance in Professional Soccer Depend on the Positional Role or the Individuality of the Player?Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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- Assessment of External Load During Matches in Two Consecutive Seasons Using the MediacoachInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Position Specific Running Performances in Professional Football (Soccer): Influence of Different Tactical Formations.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Endurance Capacities in Professional Soccer Players: Are Performance Profiles Position Specific?Frontiers in sports and active living · 2020Article
- Positional Differences in Peak- and Accumulated- Training Load Relative to Match Load in Elite Football.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The team tactical system and distribution of the football players on the pitch is considered fundamental in team performance. The present study used time-motion analysis and triaxial-accelerometers to obtain new insights about the impact of different tactical systems (1-4-5-1 and 1-3-5-2) on physical performance, across different playing positions, in a professional football team. Player performance data in fifteen official home matches was collected for analysis. The sample included twenty-two players from five playing positions (centre backs: n = 4; full-back/wide midfielder/ wing-back: n = 9; centre midfielder: n = 6 and centre forward: n = 3), making a total of 108 match observations. A novel finding was that general match physical demands do not differ considerably between these tactical formations, probably because match-to-match variability (variation of players' running profile from match-to-match) might be higher than the differences in physical performance between tactical systems. However, change of formation had a different impact across playing positions, with centre backs playing in 1-4-5-1 performing significant more HIRcounts than in 1-3-5-2 (p = 0.031). Furthermore, a medium effect size (r = 0.33) was observed in HIRdist, with wide players covering higher distances when playing in 1-3-5-2 than in 1-4-5-1. These findings may help coaches to develop individualised training programs to meet the demands of each playing position according to the tactical system adopted.
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