Technical Decisions Influences on Dynamics and Results in Football: An Analytical Approach Based-On Graph Theory

Resumo

Soccer players are meticulously and continuously observed and evaluated during games based on their roles, positions, and characteristics. In a scenario of great tactical complexity, it becomes essential to identify variations in athletes' performance, a dynamic that directly impacts the quality of the team during each competition. In this context, relevant challenges emerge and require meticulous analysis of the teams and their behavior during the game. Among these challenges, evaluating the player's performance is an important aspect that is deeply influenced by the strategic approach adopted by the coach. In this paper, we explore the issue of individual player performance, given the different philosophies and strategies that coaches use during each match. In this context, we introduced an analysis approach based on graph theory, aiming to evaluate the relationships between players, the quality of assistance in the match, and the coaches' strategies to develop a model capable of identifying the different impacts of strategic composition in individual gameplay. The results show that training strategies adopted can considerably influence gameplay quality and, consequently, the player's performance during a match.