Adoption of a new technique to analyze the performance of players in the Arab Cup

On the sidelines of the tenth edition of the Arab Football Cup, currently being held in Qatar, a team of experts is analyzing the movements and behavior of players on the field, through a new technology that requires collecting as much information as possible about the performance of each player within the vision of the International Federation of the game "FIFA". To raise the level of competition through new technologies.

Analysts rely on the language of FIFA for football, and this idea was first launched on the first of December after more than two years of studies and analysis, as this new technology provides coaches and players around the world with a resource that promotes the unification of technical skills, to the development of football In all respects.

This technology will also be used during the Qatar World Cup 2022, with the aim of conducting a deeper study of all the details in the most prominent world championships, according to the International Federation.

A member of the expert team, located in the Welsh city of Newport, is assigned in each Arab Cup match to monitor, track and code the individual performance of a player, capture his movements with or without the ball, determine the number of penetrations he makes in defense or assess the pressure he exerts on the competitor.

This extensive analysis provides more than 15,000 data points for each match, giving analysts, coaches, players, media and fans new data and information that will help them better understand matches and enjoy football.

This new technology reflects the vision of Arsene Wenger, who is the director of global football development at FIFA, to use technical feedback and data from football players to improve and develop understanding of football and improve the experience of viewers with matches.

"Thanks to the language of FIFA, we can learn lessons and better understand what is happening on the pitch," the former Arsenal coach said.

The findings, actions to be taken, recommendations and statements will then be put to the disposal of technical experts through various programs or platforms, such as the new FIFA Training Center and the Online Football Academy.

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