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Robustness of football passing networks against continuous node and link removals
- Source :
- Chaos, Solitons & Fractals. 147:110973
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2021.
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Abstract
- We can construct passing networks when we regard a player as a node and a pass as a link in football games. Thus, we can analyze the networks by using tools developed in network science. Among various metrics characterizing a network, centrality metrics have often been used to identify key players in a passing network. However, a tolerance to players being marked or passes being blocked in a passing network, namely the robustness of the network, has been poorly understood so far. Because the robustness of a passing network can be connected to the increase of ball possession, it would be deeply related to the outcome of a game. Here, we developed position-dependent passing networks of 45 matches by 18 teams belonging to the Japan Professional Football League. Then, nodes or links were continuously removed from the passing networks by two removal methods so that we could evaluate the robustness of these networks against the removals. The results show that these passing networks commonly contain hubs (key players making passes). Then, we analyzed the most robust networks in detail and found that their full backs increase the robustness by often invoking a heavier emphasis on attack. Moreover, we showed that the robustness of the passing networks and the team performance have a positive correlation.<br />18 pages, 9 figures
- Subjects :
- Physics - Physics and Society
Computer science
General Mathematics
Network science
FOS: Physical sciences
General Physics and Astronomy
Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)
Football
05C82, 91D30
01 natural sciences
Outcome (game theory)
010305 fluids & plasmas
Error
Robustness (computer science)
0103 physical sciences
Robustness
010301 acoustics
Football passing networks
business.industry
Applied Mathematics
Node (networking)
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Construct (python library)
Attack
Key (cryptography)
business
Centrality
Computer network
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09600779
- Volume :
- 147
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Chaos, Solitons & Fractals
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....82af2958c74293218f5dbc6352856364