Table 1.
Independent-measures analysis of match performance of substitute players versus those who completed the entire match or were replaced.
| Independent of Position | Central Defenders | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Starter (n = 519) | Replaced (n = 212) | Substitute (n = 212) | Starter (n = 145) | Replaced (n = 9) | Substitute (n = 9) |
| Distance Covered (m·s-1) | ||||||
| Total | 106.3 ± 10.4* | 111.1 ± 11.7 | 111.3 ± 13.6 | 98.3 ± 6.5 | 101.1 ± 6.9 | 102.3 ± 9.9 |
| Low Intensity | 80.5 ± 6.7+ | 82.1 ± 8.5# | 79.6 ± 9.2 | 79.3 ± 5.7 | 81.4 ± 5.0 | 81.3 ± 5.3 |
| Medium Intensity | 20.8 ± 5.6* | 22.8 ± 5.4# | 25.1 ± 6.5 | 15.6 ± 3.0 | 16.2 ± 2.5 | 17.1 ± 4.5 |
| High Speed | 2.5 ± 1.0* | 3.0 ± 1.0# | 3.4 ± 1.6 | 1.7 ± 0.6 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 2.4 ± 2.1 |
| Sprinting | 2.5 ± 1.4* | 3.1 ± 1.6 | 3.3 ± 2.1 | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.9 |
| HIR | 5.1 ± 2.1* | 6.1 ± 2.2 | 6.7 ± 3.1 | 3.4 ± 1.3 | 3.5 ± 1.3 | 4.0 ± 2.7 |
| MRS (m·s-1) | 8.6 ± 0.6# | 8.6 ± 0.5# | 8.1 ± 0.7 | 8.5 ± 0.5# | 8.4 ± 0.6# | 7.9 ± 0.4 |
| Fullbacks | Central Midfielders | |||||
| Starter (n = 129) | Replaced (n = 18) | Substitute (n = 18) | Starter (n = 134) | Replaced (n = 56) | Substitute (n = 56) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance Covered (m·s-1) | ||||||
| Total | 105.7 ± 7.0 | 107.6 ± 7.1 | 103.9 ± 16.5 | 114.2 ± 8.1 | 115.3 ± 8.8 | 113.5 ± 13.7 |
| Low Intensity | 78.8 ± 5.1 | 80.3 ± 4.2 | 76.8 ± 10.6 | 83.9 ± 5.8# | 84.9 ± 5.9# | 80.6 ± 9.4 |
| Medium Intensity | 20.5 ± 3.4 | 20.5 ± 4.6 | 20.6 ± 6.7 | 25.9 ± 4.9 | 26.0 ± 5.3 | 27.5 ± 5.9 |
| High Speed | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 1.6 | 2.5 ± 0.9# | 2.5 ± 0.9# | 3.2 ± 1.8 |
| Sprinting | 3.5 ± 1.3 | 3.6 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 2.7 | 1.8 ± 1.0 | 1.9 ± 1.1 | 2.2 ± 1.6 |
| HIR | 6.4 ± 1.8 | 6.8 ± 1.6 | 6.6 ± 4.0 | 4.3 ± 1.6# | 4.4 ± 1.7‡ | 5.4 ± 2.8 |
| MRS (m·s-1) | 8.9 ± 0.4# | 8.8 ± 0.5 | 8.1 ± 0.9 | 8.3 ± 0.5# | 8.2 ± 0.5# | 7.9 ± 0.6 |
| Wide Midfielders | Attackers | |||||
| Starter (n = 63) | Replaced (n = 82) | Substitute (n = 82) | Starter (n = 48) | Replaced (n = 55) | Substitute (n = 55) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance Covered (m·s-1) | ||||||
| Total | 110.6 ± 10.7 | 112.1 ± 13.3 | 113.4 ± 10.7 | 105.1 ± 13.8 | 107.9 ± 12.0 | 110.2 ± 15.2 |
| Low Intensity | 80.6 ± 7.6 | 82.6 ± 9.6 | 79.8 ± 7.8 | 79.0 ± 10.5 | 79.1 ± 9.7 | 78.7 ± 10.7 |
| Medium Intensity | 23.3 ± 5.0# | 22.9 ± 5.3# | 26.2 ± 5.0 | 19.6 ± 4.3# | 21.2 ± 4.2‡ | 23.9 ± 7.0 |
| High Speed | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 3.2 ± 1.0 | 3.5 ± 1.5 | 3.1 ± 0.9 | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 3.7 ± 1.5 |
| Sprinting | 3.4 ± 1.3 | 3.5 ± 1.6 | 3.9 ± 2.2 | 3.4 ± 1.4 | 4.2 ± 1.5 | 3.9 ± 2.0 |
| HIR | 6.6 ± 1.8 | 6.6 ± 2.1 | 7.4 ± 2.9 | 6.5 ± 2.0‡ | 7.5 ± 2.0 | 7.7 ± 3.0 |
| MRS (m·s-1) | 8.7 ± 0.5# | 8.7 ± 0.5# | 8.3 ± 0.7 | 8.8 ± 0.4# | 8.8 ± 0.4# | 8.3 ± 0.7 |
Abbreviations: HIR, high intensity running; MRS, maximal running speed.
*Different from replaced and substitute players, p < .01. +Different from replaced players, p < .05. ‡Different from substitute players, p < .05. #Different from substitute players, p < .01