Identification of Defensive Performance Factors in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa by Claudio Alberto Casal, Miguel Ángel Andujar, José Luis Losada, Toni Ardá, Rubén Maneiro

“…We analyzed 804 transitions in the final stages of the Fedération Internationale Football Association (FIFA) World Cup 2010, and investigated the following variables using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses: duration of defensive transition, possession loss zone, position of players at the start and end of the defensive transitions, defensive organization, general defensive approach, time of the match, position of defense, zone in which the offensive transition ends, match status, and outcome of the defensive transition. …”
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