Analysis of tactical actions of women's football teams participating in the UEFA Champions League

Abstract

The processes observed in women's football, in particular in the conduct of the UEFA Champions League among women's teams, require the development and improvement of methods of organizing training and competitive activities. Solving this problem at the current stage of football development is possible only through the intensification and individualization of the educational and training process, as well as by researching the indicators of competitive activity of the leading teams. An example of this is the UEFA Champions League games, where teams demonstrate extremely high indicators that characterize competitive activity and determine the current trends in the development of women's football in the world. The purpose of the work is to determine the characteristics of the tactical actions of the leading women's football teams in matches of the UEFA Champions League. Materials and methods of research. Analysis and generalization of literary sources, theoretical interpretation and explanation, method of historical analogies, pedagogical observation, elements of mathematical statistics. The results of the research. The analysis of competitive performance indicators established that the high pressing has become an integral part of the game of the leading women’s teams in UEFA Champions League matches. The French clubs lead the rating by the indicator of pressing intensity, their indicator was within 9.3 passes (Lion) to 9.9 passes (PSG) that was established. The lowest indicators of the intensity of pressing in the German team Bayern – 22.7 passes. The obtained results of the analysis of the average number of passes from the flank per game, as well as the percentage of their efficiency, indicate their low efficiency, since this indicator is in the range from 12% (Rusenhord) to 29.2% (Barcelona), which affects the effectiveness of attacks afterafter high transfers from the flank. The obtained results of the study indicate that in order to carry out effective attacks by the leading women’s teams of the UEFA Champions League, it is necessary to carry out an average of 10.3 attacks on the opponent’s goal. The highest indicators of the number of attempts to carry out effective attacks were established by the Barcelona team (5.5 attacks) and the Chelsea team (5.6 attacks). Conclusions. A high pressing is becoming more effective due to the tendency to increase the number of short passes from the goalkeeper that was established by the results of a study of the competitive performance of the leading women’s teams in UEFA Champions League matches. This increases the level of defense and the intensity of the pressing when the opponents look for opportunities to build an attack. The high passes from the wing are less effective than sharp passes from the bottom, this is due to the high level of preparation of central defenders and goalkeepers that was established by the comparative analysis of the execution of wing passes by the leading teams participating in the UEFA Champions League. The development trends of the modern football game are characterized by high defensive lines, which influenced quick counterattacks from low pressing, which became less used - only certain teams usually prefer a low defensive block.