O Pontapé de Canto no Futebol: Análise da Organização Defensiva no Mundial de 2018

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze, aiming to understand, the defensive organization in football corner kicks situations. After a literature review, variables were defined for the analysis of this situation, and an instrument with 18 variables was constructed. Verified that the instrument was satisfactorily consistent (intra and inter-observer reliability was tested) ensure the quality of the data, 139 corners of the last 16 games of the 2018 World Cup were analyzed. The data collected indicate that the most frequently used type of defensive organization was Mixed Defense with Individual dominance (79.9%) followed by Zonal dominance (15.1%), and with less relevance to Individual Defense (3.6%) and Zonal Defense (1.4%). The results showed a preferred occupancy by the defenders in the central area between goal and the nearest corner post (72.8% of players in this zone before the corner was kicked and 69% at the first touch of the ball after corner be marked). It has also been found that defenders tend to react to the action of opponents starting their move often 0.36s after them. We can conclude that the developed instrument appears to be appropriate and consistent for analysis and understanding of corner kicks in football, allowing improving the defensive organization, either by researchers or coaches.