The importance of set-pieces in soccer: Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup analysis
Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 16, Issue 3
Abstract
Penalties, free-kicks (direct-indirect), throw-ins, corner kicks and goal kicks are known to be as set-pieces. In this study; examination of set-pieces’ effects on scoring goals were targeted and, in this context, the competitions of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup were analyzed. As a part of this study, 64 competitions of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup were analyzed depending on penalties and set-pieces (free-kicks, corner kicks and throw-ins etc.) ending with goals. “E-Analyze Soccer” computer program were used to analyze the set-piece organizations in the competitions at the tournament. The findings were registered and interpreted via SPSS (18.0) program upon calculations of frequencies and percentages. 21 (%12.43) of the all goals scored in this tournament were from penalties, 23 (%13.61) from free-kicks, 22 (%13.02) from corner kicks and 2 (%1.18) from throw-ins. Throughout the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, 169 goals were scored in total with an average of 2.64 goals per game and, 68 (%40.24) of all the goals were recorded as score following the set-pieces. In the tournament, 21 (%72.41) penalties out of 29 resulted with goals. A major part of the goals scored from corner kicks were completed via headings (%77.27) and rest with kicks (%22.73). A great amount of completing goal scoring kicks following corner kicks were recorded with right foot (%81.82) and the rest with left foot (%18.18). As a result, the goals scored after the set-pieces amongst the all goals scored during the World Cup are to be rather important to effect the game and to reserve a considerable place on the scoreboard. Thus, in order to achieve the success through the tournaments and to complete the competitions as aspired, the set-pieces’ effective use and, in defense, the countermeasures to exercise against the set-pieces of opponent teams emerges as a crucial matter. Hereby, it is momentously suggested to accommodate more tactical trainings about set-pieces during the trainings as it might most likely to contribute a lot to team performance. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. Özet Penaltılar, serbest vuruşlar (direkt-endirekt), taç atışları, köşe vuruşları ve kale vuruşları, futbolda duran toplar olarak adlandırılmaktadır. Bu çalışma, futbolda duran topların, maçlarda atılan goller üzerindeki etkisinin incelenmesi ve bu kapsamda Rusya’da düzenlenen 2018 FIFA Dünya kupasındaki müsabakaların analiz edilmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Çalışmada, 2018 FIFA Futbol Dünya kupasında oynanan 64 müsabakada, kullanılan penaltılar ile duran top sonrası golle sonuçlanan serbest vuruş, köşe vuruşu ve taç atışlarının analizi yapılmıştır. Turnuvada oynanan müsabakalarda, kullanılan duran top organizasyonlarını (penaltı, serbest vuruş, köşe vuruşları ve taç atışları) analiz etmek için bilgisayar ortamında “e-analyze soccer” futbol analiz programı kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 18.0 programında kaydedilmiş, frekans ve yüzde değerleri hesaplandıktan sonra yorumlanmıştır. Turnuvada atılan gollerin %12.43’ü (21 gol) penaltıdan gelirken, %13.61’inin (23 gol) serbest vuruş, %13.02’sinin (22 gol) köşe vuruşu ve %1.18’inin de (2 gol) taç atışı sonrasında olmak üzere, maç başına 2,64 gol ortalaması ile 2018 FIFA Futbol Dünya kupasında atılan toplam 169 golün 68’inin (%40.24) duran toplar sonrasında gerçekleştiği belirlenmiştir. Turnuvada kullanılan 29 penaltının 21’inin (%72.41) golle sonuçlandığı, köşe vuruşu sonrası atılan gollerin %18.18’inin sol ayakla, %81.82’sinin sağ ayakla kullanılan köşe vuruşları sonrasında oluşurken, gollerin %77.27’si kafa vuruşu ile, %22.73’ü ise ayakla kaydedilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, dünya kupasında atılan goller içerisinde duran top organizasyonları sonrasında meydana gelen gollerin oldukça önemli bir yer tuttuğu görülmektedir. Takımların turnuvalarda başarılı olabilmesi ve müsabakalardan istenilen sonuçlarla ayrılabilmeleri açısından, duran topların etkili kullanımı ve kullanılan duran toplara karşı alınacak önlemler üzerine hazırlanmış taktiksel antrenmanlara çalışmalarda daha da fazla yer verilmesinin takım performansına oldukça önemli katkılar sağlayacağı söylenebilir.
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