Effect of match location on the playing style of teams coached by 'Pep' Guardiola

Analysis in football seeks to find the performance factors that bring teams closer to success. This study aims to analyze the playing styles of two teams managed by Pep Guardiola (F.C. Barcelona and Manchester City) based on match location (home or away). Two methods of analysis were used: descripti...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology 2024-11, Vol.15, p.1502199
Main Authors: Pueyo, Luis, Murillo, Víctor, Álvarez, Javier, Sarmiento, Alberto, Amatria, Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
football
observational methodology
performance analysis
playing style
polar coordinates
Psychology
team sport
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Summary:Analysis in football seeks to find the performance factors that bring teams closer to success. This study aims to analyze the playing styles of two teams managed by Pep Guardiola (F.C. Barcelona and Manchester City) based on match location (home or away). Two methods of analysis were used: descriptive statistics through chi-square tests to evaluate game characteristics and the polar coordinates technique to analyze the relationships between the different lines of each team (goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders, and forwards). The results showed that F.C. Barcelona maintained a consistent playing style regardless of location, exhibiting significant differences only in actions that involved shots or header (  = 0.035), with better performance at home. In contrast, Manchester City displayed significantly different performance in action success (  
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1502199