The influence of match location, quality of opposition, and match status on possession strategies in professional association football

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1463-1469

  Lago, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Association football; Match analysis; Possession strategies; Team performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOTBALL; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SPAIN; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOTBALL; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCCER; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 74949094138     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410903131681     Document Type: Article

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