Tactical systems of the game transformation in modern football

Authors:

Anatoliy A. Suchilin, Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture Volgograd, Russia ORCID: 0000-0003-0926-9201, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mikhail A. Vershinin, Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture Volgograd, Russia ORCID: 0000-0001-7238-3491, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Igor N. Novokshchenov, Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture Volgograd, Russia ORCID: 0000-0001-5322-0697, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract:

Special literature analysis, which deals with the problem of training teams for Football World Championships (1958-2018) showed that within 60 years football had undergone considerable transformations in tactics, in spite of insignificant changes and additions in the rules of the game. Game tactics and tactical team formations are closely connected with the strategy. It means training and performance management of football team during the competitions. Training for the World Championships, the Olympic Games and other games is held owing to highly-qualified players in the coaching staff, financial and material support, taking into account the content of the group of preliminary stage of competitions and the final set aim. It is taking part in the final games. Taking into account all mentioned above facts tactical systems of game organization and the strategies of their use are chosen. However, there are no many scientific works connected with this topic or they are mainly about classical methodical approaches to players’ training and tactical training development [1,3,4,5,6]. The World Championships and the Olympic Games, unlike National Championships, are held once in 4 years and have higher rating. They demand increased responsibility for the result from the state. It leads to the search for innovative systems of training football players for important competitions [2,7,8]. It is important to analyze modern tactics not only for professional football players, but also for theory and methodology development of football reserve training, especially at the stages of sports improvement (16-19 years old) and sportsmanship improvement (20-23 years old). Materials. Volga Olympic Academy as the base of the Olympic movement and the Olympic education development, Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture as an educational complex in training highly-qualified football players and the specialists in football theory and methodology. Revealing tactical structures of football players from the National teams and their transformations at World Championships. Research methods. Methodical and scientific-methodical sources analysis and summarizing, complex, system and activity based approaches, pedagogical observation, interview, progressive practical experience summarizing. Results. We substantiated changes in modern tactical systems of the game among professional football players of the National teams. They took place within 60 years of world football development. We revealed four main tactical systems: Brazilian (4+2+4), Spanish (4+2+3+1), French (4+5+1), Central European (4+4+2). They depend on players selection ad can be transformed during the game depending on the result. Conclusion. The results, received during the research, help to suppose that the innovative approach to tactical structures of professional football teams, substantiate theoretical models of the systems. They can be used both in professional football and in training the Olympic reserve, youth teams.

Keywordsnational and youth teams, complex, system and activity-based approaches, tactical systems, football, World Championship.

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For citation: Anatoliy A. Suchilin*, Mikhail A. Vershinin, Igor N. Novokshchenov. Tactical systems of the game transformation in modern football. Russian Journal of Physical Education and Sport. 2020; 15(2): 23-27. DOI: 10.14526/2070-4798-2020-15-2-26-32