In this work we aimed to advance the emerging field of analysis of football on a collective scale.
In this work we aimed to advance the emerging field of analysis of football on a collective scale. By understanding what makes some teams better than others, we can inspire both coaches and football staff on their decision-making, and hopefully will also push football as a ‘model-system’ of collective action in general. With our pairwise analysis - focusing on the interactions between the players, we were able to find clear differences between the different roles on the pitch. In a nutshell,