The Importance of the Set Plays in Soccer: An Analysis of the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 Seasons in Turkish Super League

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the goals scored by set-piece organizations in the 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 Turkish Super League seasons. The study employed a descriptive survey model. The population of the study consists of 2108 goals scored in 694 football matches played in the Turkish Super League 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 football seasons, and the sample consists of 559 set-piece goals among the total number of goals. We examined the teams' rates of winning, losing, and drawing competitions with goals scored from set-piece goals, the positive and negative situations according to the foot preferences of the players using penalties, the use of foot preferences in the corner kick according to zones 1, 2, and 3, the limb preference in the last kick in the used zones, the foot preference used in the field divided into six parts (left outer edge, left inner, center, right inner, right outer edge), and the way it is used and crown organizations (goal with foot and head from the right-left edge) The analysis revealed that penalties accounted for 11.39% of the total goals, crowns for 1.90%, corner kicks for 7.02%, and free kicks for 6.21%. Goals scored from set pieces constitute 26.52% of the total goals. In penalty kicks, foot preference has no effect on goals. When it comes to corner kicks, most goals come from the second zone, following the use of the right foot. Set pieces are one of the most important parts of modern soccer. Therefore, this study shows that teams can gain an advantage in both offense and defense by improving their set-piece strategies. It is recommended that attacking and defending teams develop specific set-piece strategies for areas where goals are most frequently scored.

Keywords

• Football
• Competition analysis
• Set piece
• Turkey
• Goals

Futbolda Duran Topun Önemi: 2021-2022 / 2022-2023 Sezonları Türkiye Süper Ligi Analizi

Öz

Bu çalışma, 2021-2022 ve 2022-2023 Türkiye Süper Ligi sezonlarında duran top organizasyonları ile atılan gollerin analizini yapmayı amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmada, betimsel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın evrenini, Türkiye Süper Ligi 2021-2022 / 2022-2023 futbol sezonlarında oynanan 694 futbol karşılaşmasında atılan 2108 gol, örneklemini ise toplam gol sayısı içerisinde 559 duran top golü oluşturmaktadır. Takımların duran toptan atılan golle müsabaka kazanma, kaybetme, berabere kalma oranları, penaltı kullanan oyuncuların ayak tercihlerine göre olumlu ve olumsuzluk durumu, köşe vuruşunda ayak tercihlerinin 1,2 ve 3. Bölgelere göre kullanımı, kullanılan bölgelerdeki son vuruşta uzuv tercihi, altı parçaya bölünen sahada (sol dış kenar, sol iç, merkez, sağ iç, sağ dış kenar) kullanılan ayak tercihiyle kullanılış biçimi ve taç organizasyonları (sağ-sol kenardan ayak ve kafa ile gol) incelenmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda, toplam gollerin %11,39’unun penaltı, %1,90’ının taç, %7,02’sinin köşe vuruşu ve %6,21’inin serbest vuruşlardan oluştuğu belirlenmiştir. Duran toplardan atılan goller toplam gollerin %26,52’sini oluşturmaktadır. Penaltı vuruşlarında ayak tercihinin gol üzerinde bir etkisi bulunmamaktadır. Köşe vuruşlarından en fazla gol, sağ ayakla kullanılan sol köşe vuruşları sonrasında 2. bölgeden atılmıştır. Duran toplar, modern futbolun en önemli parçalarından bir tanesidir. Dolayısıyla bu çalışma, takımların duran top stratejilerini geliştirerek hem hücum hem de savunma açısından avantaj elde edebileceğini göstermektedir. Hücum ve savunma yapan takımların, en çok gol gerçekleşen bölgelerde duran top organizasyonlarına yönelik özel stratejiler geliştirmeleri önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Futbol
• Müsabaka analizi
• Duran top
• Türkiye
• Gol

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