Posesión de balón en fútbol femenino: el juego de las mejores selecciones (Ball possession in women´s football: the game of the best teams)

Abstract


 El conocimiento científico sobre el rendimiento táctico en fútbol femenino se ha desarrollado principalmente en los últimos años. Por este motivo, el número de publicaciones en relación con esta temática aún es escaso. Los objetivos de este trabajo fueron describir cómo desarrollaron las posesiones de balón las selecciones mejor clasificadas en la Copa Mundial Femenina de la FIFA Francia 2019 y conocer las diferencias tácticas en el inicio, desarrollo y resultado de las posesiones de balón entre estas selecciones. Para alcanzar estos objetivos, fueron analizadas 1.148 posesiones de balón llevadas a cabo por las selecciones semifinalistas en la fase final de la Copa Mundial Femenina de la FIFA Francia 2019 a partir de la metodología observacional. Los resultados de este estudio permitieron probar la existencia de diferencias entre las selecciones analizadas para los criterios: resultado temporal (p<.001), posicionamiento defensivo rival (p<.05), configuración espacial de interacción (p<.005), intención inicial ofensiva (p<.001) e intención inicial defensiva (p<.05). Por otro lado, no fueron encontradas diferencias en el resultado de la acción (p=.114) entre estas selecciones. Los resultados obtenidos permiten concluir que, a pesar de las diferencias demostradas en el desarrollo de las posesiones de balón, el grado de éxito ofensivo obtenido por las mejores selecciones fue similar. Esto pone de manifiesto la posibilidad de alcanzar el éxito ofensivo en fútbol femenino de élite mediante diferentes estrategias, adaptadas a las características del equipo. 
 Abstract. Scientific knowledge on tactical performance in women's soccer has developed mainly in recent years. For this reason, the number of publications on this topic is still low. The objectives of this work were to describe how the top-ranked teams developed possession of the ball at the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 and to understand the tactical differences in the start, development and result of possession of the ball between these teams. To achieve these objectives, 1,148 ball possessions carried out by the semifinalist teams in the final phase of the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 were analyzed using the observational methodology. The results of this study made it possible to test the existence of differences between the selections analyzed for the criteria: match status (p<.001), defensive positioning (p<.05), interaction context (p<.005), initial offensive intention (p<.001) and initial defensive intention (p<.05). On the other hand, no differences were found in the possession outcome (p= .114) between these selections. The results obtained allow us to conclude that, despite the differences demonstrated in the development of ball possession, the degree of offensive success obtained by the best teams was similar. This highlights the possibility of attaining offensive success in elite women's football through different strategies, adapted to the characteristics of the team.

Analysis of Physiological, Physical, and Tactical Responses in Small-Sided Games in Women’s Soccer: The Effect of Numerical Superiority

“…Analysis of the game in women's soccer shows that, although there are similarities between genders [7,70], caution should be exercised when extrapolating such findings to women's soccer, as there are physical [27,37,71], physiological [1,6,72], technical [73], and tactical differences [36,38,74].…”

“…From this, it can be seen that understanding the analysis of physical, physiological, and tactical responses through SSGs can provide important information to coaches about athlete performance, as well as manipulate the intended responses during training [35]. However, it is necessary to emphasise that the specificities of the type of game must be respected, and women's soccer presents singularities that distinguish it from men's soccer [36][37][38]. Furthermore, new research about women's soccer encourages the integration of physical, technical, and tactical characteristics to obtain more holistic insight about match performance [39].…”

Proposal of a predictive model for the attack in women’s football depending on the part of the match

“…Some of the works that have focused on the technical-tactical profile have done so by addressing set pieces (Beare & Stone, 2019;Lee & Mills, 2021;Maneiro, Casal, Ardá, & Losada, 2019), or ball possession and its variables (Maneiro, Losada, Casal, & Ardá, 2020;Maneiro, Losada, Casal, & Ardá, 2021;Scanlan, Harms, Cochrane, & Ma'ayah, 2020). Regarding the analysis of the offensive phase and the mechanisms for scoring goals, the literature is still scarce (de Jong, Gastin, Angelova, Bruce, & Dwyer, 2020;Iván-Baragaño, Maneiro, Losada, & Ardá, 2021;Iván-Baragaño, Maneiro, Losada, & Ardá, 2022a;Iván-Baragaño, Maneiro, Losada and Ardá, 2022b;Mara, Wheeler, & Lyons, 2012;).…”