{"title":"Differences in high intensity running when playing a 4-4-2 formation with a high press strategy: a case study from the English Championship","authors":"Rhys Carr, Richard Mullen, M. Williams","doi":"10.30819/iss.42-2.03","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"\n The aim of this study was to identify and describe the high intensity running activity of\nprofessional footballers playing a high press strategy in a 4-4-2 formation. Data were\nobtained from an English Championship football team during a season of 27 home\nleague and cup fixtures. The footballers were grouped by position: central midfield\n(CM) central defender (CD) full back (FB) wide midfield (WM) and centre forward\n(CF) while they played a 4-4-2 formation (2 CD and 2 FB; 2 CM and 2 WM; and 2\nCF). High intensity running distance was greater for both CFs and WMs than other\npositions. The CFs and WMs were unable to sustain the level of high intensity running\nobserved in the first 5 minutes beyond the 65th minute of the match. When introduced\nas a substitute, only the CFs covered greater distances compared to the exact time when\nthey started a match. The knowledge gained on the distances at high intensity covered\non a positional basis and the impact of introducing a CF substitution provides the\nfootball manager with critical information when preparing for competition.\n\n","PeriodicalId":40315,"journal":{"name":"International Sports Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2020-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Sports Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.42-2.03","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify and describe the high intensity running activity of
professional footballers playing a high press strategy in a 4-4-2 formation. Data were
obtained from an English Championship football team during a season of 27 home
league and cup fixtures. The footballers were grouped by position: central midfield
(CM) central defender (CD) full back (FB) wide midfield (WM) and centre forward
(CF) while they played a 4-4-2 formation (2 CD and 2 FB; 2 CM and 2 WM; and 2
CF). High intensity running distance was greater for both CFs and WMs than other
positions. The CFs and WMs were unable to sustain the level of high intensity running
observed in the first 5 minutes beyond the 65th minute of the match. When introduced
as a substitute, only the CFs covered greater distances compared to the exact time when
they started a match. The knowledge gained on the distances at high intensity covered
on a positional basis and the impact of introducing a CF substitution provides the
football manager with critical information when preparing for competition.
期刊介绍:
International Sports Studies (ISS) is a scholarly journal in the field of physical education and sport with a unique focus. Its aim is to advance understanding and communication between members of the global community who share a professional, personal or scholarly interest in the state and development of physical education and sport around the world. International Sports Studies (ISS) is today without paradigmatic prejudice and reflects an eclectic approach to the task of understanding physical education and sport in the contemporary world. It asks only that its contributors can add to knowledge about international physical education and sport studies through studies involving comparisons between regional, national and international settings or by providing unique insights into specific national and local phenomena which contribute to an understanding that can be shared across as well as within national borders.