ANALYSIS OF THE ITALIAN FOOTBALL IN THE 2016 EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Authors

  • Kemal Kurak Department of Coaching Education, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey
  • Hakan Büyükçelebi Department of Coaching Education, Inonu University, Turkey
  • Mahmut Açak Department of Coaching Education, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v6i12.3684

Keywords:

analysis, match analysis, Italy, national team, Italian Football

Abstract

The 15th European Football Championship (UEFA) was hosted by France. Italy exhibited a different football from this previous tournament. Italy participated in the European Football Championship 8 times, played three finals and won this trophy in 1968. Before 2016, Italian football is a team that has adopted the strict defense principle. It is aimed to reach the result based on standing balls and individual actions. With the 5-4-1 and 4-5-1 game system, the defense is not at risk and few players are attacked. In the preference of players, players with good defense power are preferred. In EURO 2016, Italy football; Looking at the comments from around the world, it has changed the style and style of the game. It is seen that it applies new trends in football. We can summarize some of these trends as follows; there is a very tactically trained team that can play different systems. Different game systems have been applied in different matches. It was observed that they wanted to direct the game by owning the ball. When they lost the ball, oppression was set up instead of waiting for the opponent to make mistakes. Distance between locations has been established as 35-40 m. Instead of waiting behind the ball, the opponent was directed to the press area to create pressure against the ball. These situations caused the Italian football team to play an attractive football.

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Author Biographies

  • Kemal Kurak, Department of Coaching Education, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey
    Doctor Lecturer Kemal Kurak, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Recreation, Çanakkale, Turkey. Research interests: sport science, movement and training, coaching, football.
  • Hakan Büyükçelebi, Department of Coaching Education, Inonu University, Turkey
    Research Assistant Hakan Büyükçelebi, İnönü University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching Education, Malatya, Turkey. Research interests: sport science and technology, movement and training, analysis in sport, football analysis.
  • Mahmut Açak, Department of Coaching Education, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey
    Professor Doctor Mahmut Açak, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching Education, Çanakkale, Turkey. Research interests: sport science, movement and training, sports injuries, sports rehabilitation, coaching, football.

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2021-04-16

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Vol. 6 No. 12 (2021)

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