THE IMPORTANCE OF GOALKEAPER AND ITS TACTICAL PARTICIPATION WITH BALL ON THE FOOTS

Abstract

Modern football has become faster and more dynamic due to changes in rules. In this way, with all the tactical modifications, the goalkeeper started to have even greater importance within his team. This study aimed to analyze the importance of the goalkeeper in professional football matches. Thirteen football matches were analyzed, divided into two groups. Group 1 was comprised of the analysis of nine matches played during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Group 2 was formed by four matches of other competitions, selected from the participation of goalkeepers with greater skill in the feet, according to the ranking of goal of the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The games were downloaded on the public domain site of Youtube and then analyzed through the software SKOUT, regarding the tactical positioning and quantification of the numbers of each goalkeeper (technical part) during the matches. The Shapiro-Wilk normality test was used for normality analysis and then the Student's t-test for independent samples (p<0.05). It was verified that the goalkeepers of Group 2 presented greater participation in the fundamentals of pass, reception, finishing, hand replacement, driving and scored goals (p<0.05). However, in the mean of errors in the pass, reception and driving fundamentals the differences were not significant. It is concluded that the goalkeepers of Group 2 presented greater participation in the fundamentals that required skill with the possession of ball.