Adaptive collective behavior of the Portuguese national team players in the 2016 European Football Championship

  • Micael Santos Couceiro CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada da Costa, 1499-002, Cruz Quebrada, Dafundo, Portugal. Ingeniarius, Lda., Rua Coronel Veiga Simão, Edifí­cio CTCV, 3º Piso, 3025-307, Coimbra, Portugal
  • Gonçalo Dias Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Fí­sica, Universidade de Coimbra, Estádio Universitário - Pavilhão III. Stª Clara, 3040-156, Coimbra, Portugal
  • José Pedro Silva CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada da Costa, 1499-002, Cruz Quebrada, Dafundo, Portugal
  • Duarte Araújo
Keywords: Football, Portuguese National Team, Interaction, Networks, Deference, Adaptability

Abstract

Objective: In collective sports, one of the key aspects of the training that, albeit still evolving, requires a higher degree of research to operationalize it for coaches, is the tactical analysis of competitive performance. This study had the objective to test the properties of "de-generative" networks of the Portugal national football team, i.e., to identify patterns of players' interactions during the 2016 UEFA European Championship, commonly referred to as - Euro 2016. Methodology: A methodology based in "de-generative" networks was implemented, operationalized through digraphs (oriented graphs). Results: The obtained results allow to conclude that the proposed methodology provides the coach with an identification of the key trends of tactical analysis of the team and its adaptability to the opposing team. Conclusion: Within the multiple practical applications, this study allows to identify the players which interact the most with their peers and the most preponderant to keep the ball moving throughout the team, and how such flow of interactions is related with success.

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Published
2018-12-18
How to Cite
Couceiro, M. S., Dias, G., Silva, J. P., & Araújo, D. (2018). Adaptive collective behavior of the Portuguese national team players in the 2016 European Football Championship. RBFF - Brazilian Journal of Futsal and Football, 10(40), 523-530. Retrieved from https://www.rbff.com.br/index.php/rbff/article/view/607
Issue
Vol. 10 No. 40 (2018): Supplemental 1
Section
Scientific Articles - Original

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