Abstract
Coaches, footballers and researchers agree that offensive transitions are one of the most important moments in football today. In a sport where defense over attack dominates, with low scores on the scoreboard, the importance of these actions from the offensive point of view becomes very important. Despite this, scientific literature is still very limited on this topic. Therefore, the objectives set out in the present investigation have been two: first, by means of a proportion analysis and the application of a chi-square test, it was intended to describe the possible differences between the offensive transitions made in the UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2016; then, through different multivariate analyzes based on logistic regression models, it was intended to know the possible differences among the proposed models. Using observational methodology as a methodological filter, 1,533 offensive transitions corresponding to the observation of the quarter final, semifinal, and final quarter of UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2016 have been analyzed. The results obtained have shown that offensive transitions between both championships have changed throughout both UEFA Euro, as well as some of the variables or behaviors associated with them (p < 0.05). The predictive models considered, although they have been developed from the same predictor variables, have also yielded different results for both championships, evidencing predictive differences among themselves. These results allow to corroborate that the offensive phase in high level football, specifically in what refers to moments of transition defense-attack, have evolved over these 8 years. At the applied level, the results of this research allow coaches to have current and contemporary information on these actions, potentially allowing them to improve their offensive performance during competition.
Highlights
In football, the reality of competition forces teams to operate dynamically with alternatives when they have possession of the ball or the opponent has it
Offensive Transitions in High-Performance Football of the ball through possession of the same is not marked by any temporary limit regulation, teams have full freedom to start or finish possession when they deem appropriate (Castelano, 2008)
An analysis was applied based on a logistic regression model (Tables 3, 4) configured by the same predictor and explained variables, for both UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2016 championships, in order to be able to compare which variables are significant in achieving success, and knowing whether or not they are the same, in both competitions, based on their Deviances
Summary
The reality of competition forces teams to operate dynamically with alternatives when they have possession of the ball or the opponent has it. The use or not Offensive Transitions in High-Performance Football of the ball through possession of the same is not marked by any temporary limit regulation, teams have full freedom to start or finish possession when they deem appropriate (Castelano, 2008). Team general tactics imply a constant interaction between attack and defense patterns (Barreira et al, 2014b; Araújo and Davids, 2016; Maneiro and Amatria, 2018). The complex nature of these interactions (Duarte et al, 2012), conditions the passage from one phase to another, so it requires a time of adaptation, which includes differentiated behaviors in the case of defending after attacking (defensive transition), or attacking after defending (offensive transition)
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