Figure 2.

Successful Teams’ Defensive Patterns of Play in Field Zones. Notes. The greatest precision of positioning corresponds to field zones positive numbers in Figure 1; Negative numbers correspond to lags B = Ball Field Zones; D = First Defender Field Zones; S = Second Defender Field Zones; T = Third Defender Field Zones; FEda = End of defensive by Heading; FEds = End of defensive phase by tackle; FEep = End of defensive phase by Ball carrier error; FEi = End of defensive phase by Interception; FEil = End of defensive phase by Interruptions and laws infractions; FEtg = End of defensive phase by Goalkeeper technique; DNpb = Non-Possession of the Ball; DTSd = Transition-state attack/defence; DSc = Second defender contention; DScb = Second Defender Cover; Pr = Relative Numerical Superiority; SPr = Relative Numerical Inferiority; TSaa = Delay sub-phase; TSce = Controlling space sub-phase; TSfd = Forcing the opponent direction/Reducing space sub-phase.