Analysis of Offensive and Defensive Actions of the Finalists (France and Portugal) of the UEFA EURO 2016

• Autor(a) principal: Martins, Lincoln Cruz
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: de Simas, Heloise Elena, Pereira Junior, Moacir
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol
• Texto Completo: https://www.rbff.com.br/index.php/rbff/article/view/630
• topic: Football; Sports; Professional performance evaluation; Fútbol; Deportes; Evaluación del desempeño profesional; Calcio; Gli sport; Valutazione delle prestazioni professionali; Futebol; Esportes; Avaliação de desempenho profissional; Futebol; Esportes; Avaliação de desempenho profissional

Objective: Identify offensive and defensive actions of the finalists' game model in the UEFA Euro 2016 (France and Portugal) and relate to the attack form that most ended in finalization with the goals scored by them. Methods: This research is a descriptive study with quantitative approach. All the matches of the UEFA Euro 2016 finalists were watched in full and analyzed. The data were collected regarding to the moments of the game that the team's goals were scored, being analyzed which attack forms most ended in finalization, in which sector of the field the teams most recovered the ball possession, which defensive behavior was adopted by both. All the data were cataloged and placed in the Microsoft Excel program, so the percentage of them was obtained. Results: In relation to the goals scored both teams obtained equal results for offensive organization. It was identified that the offensive action that most ended in finalizations was the positional attack for both teams. The field sector where the teams most recovered the ball possession was in the defensive middle sector. As far as the defensive behavior is concerned, France exerted more of the pressing zone, while Portugal used the passive zone. Conclusions: In the context of the offensive phase, it was observed a relation between the goals scored and the offensive actions that resulted in finalization, due to both being composed by a long period of accomplishment, with extensive exchange of passes. Related to the defensive character it was observed the teams that use the zone pressing tend to recover the ball faster and near the goal that they are attacking.