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Technical demands of different playing positions in the UEFA Champions League

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  • Qing Yi
  • Hong Jia
  • Hongyou Liu
  • Miguel Ángel Gómez

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This study aimed to identity the technical demands of different playing positions controlling the effects of situational variables in the UEFA Champions League from a long-term perspective. Data of 18 technical performance-related match actions and events achieved by 1,990 out-field players (classified into five positional roles) in 1,000 matches played in the UEFA Champions League from season 2009/2010 to 2016/2017 were collected. Generalised mixed linear modelling was employed taking the value of each of the 18 technical performance-related variables as the dependent variable, and taking the classified 5 positions as the predictor variable. Uncertainty in the true effects of the predictors was evaluated using non-clinical magnitude-based inference. Results showed that the differences between central defenders and forwards were biggest while central defenders and full backs presented the smallest difference. The performances of midfielders in variables related to passing and organising were worse than expected and wide midfielders showed relative better performances than central midfielders in passing and organising. Meanwhile, defenders, especially central defenders, achieved good performance in variables related to passing and organising. Forwards played an important role in the aspects of goal scoring and organising, they also participated in the initial defending process.

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  • Qing Yi & Hong Jia & Hongyou Liu & Miguel Ángel Gómez, 2018. "Technical demands of different playing positions in the UEFA Champions League," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(6), pages 926-937, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpanxx:v:18:y:2018:i:6:p:926-937
    DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2018.1528524
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    1. Toni Modric & Sime Versic & Damir Sekulic & Silvester Liposek, 2019. "Analysis of the Association between Running Performance and Game Performance Indicators in Professional Soccer Players," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-13, October.
    2. Qing Yi & Miguel-Ángel Gómez-Ruano & Hongyou Liu & Shaoliang Zhang & Binghong Gao & Fabian Wunderlich & Daniel Memmert, 2020. "Evaluation of the Technical Performance of Football Players in the UEFA Champions League," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-12, January.
    3. Zongpeng Zhai & Yongbo Guo & Yuanchang Li & Shaoliang Zhang & Hongyou Liu, 2020. "The Regional Differences in Game-Play Styles Considering Playing Position in the FIBA Female Continental Basketball Competitions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-11, August.
    4. Damir Sekulic & Sime Versic & Andrew Decelis & Jose Castro-Piñero & Dejan Javorac & Goran Dimitric & Kemal Idrizovic & Igor Jukic & Toni Modric, 2021. "The Effect of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Position-Specific Match Running Performance of Professional Football Players; Preliminary Observational Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-9, November.

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