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Match running performance is influenced by possession and team formation in an English Premier League team

Ryland Morgans
1
,
John Radnor
1
,
Jose Fonseca
2
,
Chris Haslam
3
,
Matthew King
3
,
Dave Rhodes
4
,
Piotr Żmijewski
5, 6
,
Rafael Oliveira
7, 8, 9

1.
School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
2.
Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal
3.
Brentford FC Football Research Centre, Brentford FC, London, UK
4.
Football Performance Hub, School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
5.
Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, 00-809 Warsaw, Poland
6.
Research and Development Center Legia Lab, Legia Warszawa, Poland
7.
Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, 5001–801 Vila Real, Portugal
8.
Sports Science School of Rio Maior – Instituto Politecnico de Santarem, 2040–413 Rio Maior, Santarém District, Santarém, Portuga
9.
Life Quality Research Centre, 2040–413 Rio Maior, Portugal
Biol Sport. 2024;41(3):275–286
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.135414
Online publish date: 2024/02/12
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