ArticleBiology of sport2025
Physical and technical performance in and after the worst-case scenario in matches of the Chinese Super League of soccer.
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- Physical, tactical and technical performance of the most demanding passages of kinematic activity in elite soccer.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Intra-positional technical performance under different physical demands in elite football: a comparison between most demanding passage and extremely demanding passage.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Large-sided games do not replicate the positional worst-case scenarios of official matches in professional football.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- A new lens on football match intensity: from the most demanding passage to extremely demanding passage.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study aims to investigate the changes in physical and technical performance of professional soccer players during effective playing time after the worst-case scenario (WCS) identified by the high-intensity running (HIR) distance using rolling average. A total of 576 matches (n = 13,298 observations) from the 2019 to 2021 season of the Chinese Super League (CSL) were analyzed by a video tracking system. Generalized mixed linear models were established to determine the mean changes in the value of 7 physical and 24 technical performance-related parameters in the effective playing time from the 5 min of WCS (Peak5) to the initial 5 minutes post-WCS (Post5). Results showed that: (1) For all the players in the Post5 total distance, HIR distance, and Sprint decreased by 16.6% (ES; ± 99%CL: 0.57; ± 0.04), 77.2% (2.78; ± 0.06), and 86.1% (2.11; ± 0.08), respectively. The number of efforts, average duration, average speed, and average length of HIR declined by 70.8% (2.26; ± 0.06), 31.7% (0.78; ± 0.05), 3.1% (0.52; ± 0.05), and 22.9% (0.83; ± 0.05), respectively; (2) In the Post5, a substantial decrement in the number (0.23; ± 0.03), average speed (0.32; ± 0.06) and average length (0.37; ± 0.06) of running with the ball, and average speed receiving the ball (0.5; ± 0.05) was observed for all players. While only trivial changes were detected in all the other technical performance-related parameters. It can be concluded that, in the Post5, there is a temporary decline in physical output and the physical-related technical parameters for players, however, there are no meaningful changes in other technical performancerelated parameters.
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