Technical demands of different playing positions in the UEFA Champions League

References

• Almeida, C. H., Ferreira, A. P., & Volossovitch, A. (2014). Effects of match location, match status and quality of opposition on regaining possession in UEFA champions league. Journal of Human Kinetics, 41, 203–214.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bloomfield, J., Polman, R., & O’Donoghue, P. (2007). Physical demands of different positions in FA premier league soccer. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 6, 63.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boone, J., Vaeyens, R., Steyaert, A., Bossche, L. V., & Bourgois, J. (2012). Physical fitness of elite Belgian soccer players by player position. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 26, 2051–2057.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bush, M., Barnes, C., Archer, D. T., Hogg, B., & Bradley, P. S. (2015). Evolution of match performance parameters for various playing positions in the english premier league. Human Movement Science, 39, 1–11.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Butterworth, A., O’Donoghue, P., & Cropley, B. (2013). Performance profiling in sports coaching: A review. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 13, 572–593.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Carling, C. (2010). Analysis of physical activity profiles when running with the ball in a professional soccer team. Journal of Sports Sciences, 28, 319–326.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Castellano, J., Casamichana, D., & Lago, C. (2012). The use of match statistics that discriminate between successful and unsuccessful soccer teams. Journal of Human Kinetics, 31, 137–147.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dellal, A., Chamari, K., Pintus, A., Girard, O., Cotte, T., & Keller, D. (2008). Heart rate responses during small-sided games and short intermittent running training in elite soccer players: A comparative study. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 22, 1449–1457.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dellal, A., Chamari, K., Wong, D. P., Ahmaidi, S., Keller, D., Barros, R., … Carling, C. (2011). Comparison of physical and technical performance in European soccer match-play: FA Premier League and La Liga. European Journal of Sport Science, 11, 51–59.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dellal, A., Wong, D. P., Moalla, W., & Chamari, K. (2010). Physical and technical activity of soccer players in the French First League-with special reference to their playing position. International SportMed Journal, 11, 278–290.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Di Salvo, V., Baron, R., Tschan, H., Montero, F. C., Bachl, N., & Pigozzi, F. (2007). Performance characteristics according to playing position in elite soccer. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 28, 222–227.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gómez, M., Lago, C., & Pollard, R. (2013). Situational variables. In McGarry, T., O’donoghue, P., & Sampaio, J. (Eds.), Routledge handbook of sports performance analysis (pp. 259–269). London, UK: Routledge.
   Google Scholar
• Hopkins, W. (2016). SAS (and R) for mixed models. Spreadsheet: Process poisson and logistic repeated measures. Sportscience, 20, iii.
   Google Scholar
• Hopkins, W., Marshall, S., Batterham, A., & Hanin, J. (2009). Progressive statistics for studies in sports medicine and exercise science. Medicine+ Science in Sports+ Exercise, 41, 3.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hughes, M., Caudrelier, T., James, N., Redwood-Brown, A., Donnelly, I., Kirkbride, A., & Duschesne, C. (2012). Moneyball and soccer-an analysis of the key performance indicators of elite male soccer players by position. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 7.
   Google Scholar
• Lago-Peñas, C., Casais, L., Dellal, A., Rey, E., & Domínguez, E. (2011a). Anthropometric and physiological characteristics of young soccer players according to their playing positions: Relevance for competition success. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 25, 3358–3367.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lago-Peñas, C., & Lago-Ballesteros, J. (2011). Game location and team quality effects on performance profiles in professional soccer. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 10, 465.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lago-Peñas, C., Lago-Ballesteros, J., Dellal, A., & Gómez, M. (2010). Game-related statistics that discriminated winning, drawing and losing teams from the Spanish soccer league. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 9, 288.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lago-Peñas, C., Lago-Ballesteros, J., & Rey, E. (2011b). Differences in performance indicators between winning and losing teams in the UEFA champions league. Journal of Human Kinetics, 27, 135–146.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, H., Gómez, M.-A., Gonçalves, B., & Sampaio, J. (2016a). Technical performance and match-to-match variation in elite football teams. Journal of Sports Sciences, 34, 509–518.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, H., Hopkins, W., Gómez, A. M., & Molinuevo, S. J. (2013). Inter-operator reliability of live football match statistics from OPTA sportsdata. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 13, 803–821.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, H., Hopkins, W. G., & Gómez, M.-A. (2016b). Modelling relationships between match events and match outcome in elite football. European Journal of Sport Science, 16, 516–525.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, H., Yi, Q., Giménez, J.-V., Gómez, M.-A., & Lago-Peñas, C. (2015). Performance profiles of football teams in the UEFA champions league considering situational efficiency. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 15, 371–390.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mao, L., Peng, Z., Liu, H., & Gómez, M. A. (2016). Identifying keys to win in the Chinese professional soccer league. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 16, 935–947.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mohr, M., Krustrup, P., & Bangsbo, J. (2005). Fatigue in soccer: A brief review. Journal of Sports Sciences, 23, 593–599.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Phillips, K. E., & Hopkins, W. G. (2017). Performance relationships in timed and mass-start events for elite omnium cyclists. International Journal of Sports Physiology & Performance, 12, 628–633.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reilly, T., Bangsbo, J., & Franks, A. (2000). Anthropometric and physiological predispositions for elite soccer. Journal of Sports Sciences, 18, 669–683.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Taylor, J. B., Mellalieu, S. D., & James, N. (2004). Behavioural comparisons of positional demands in professional soccer. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 4, 81–97.
   Google Scholar
• Vaeyens, R., Lenoir, M., Williams, A. M., & Philippaerts, R. M. (2008). Talent identification and development programmes in sport. Sports Medicine, 38, 703–714.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vale, P., Ramos, A., Salgado, B., Correia, P., Martins, P., Brito, J., … Rebelo, A. (2009). Differences in technical skill performance of Portuguese junior soccer players according to competitive level and playing position. Paper presented at the International Research in Science and Soccer The Proceedings of the First World Conference on Science and Soccer, Liverpool, UK.
   Google Scholar
• Van Lingen, B. (1998). Coaching soccer: The official coaching book of the dutch soccer association. Spring City, PA: Reedswain.
   Google Scholar
• Wiemeyer, J. (2017). Who should play in which position in soccer? Empirical evidence and unconventional modelling. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 3, 1–18.
   Google Scholar