Dr. López del Campo, Author at Football Innovation Hub

20 Ene When the Game Demands More, Maximum Speed Declines

Posted at 13:31h in Research

A consistent second-half pattern in professional football There is a widespread assumption in football. As matches progress and results are on the line, players are expected to reach their highest physical levels. More intensity. More effort. More speed. From a tactical and emotional perspective, this assumption is logical.From...

15 Ene Why do teams in numerical superiority reduce their physical intensity instead of exploiting the advantage?

Posted at 13:15h in Research

Introduction: a familiar scenario in elite football A red card changes everything. As a coach or performance staff member, you have seen it countless times. The opponent goes down to ten players. Instinct says: now is the moment. Push higher. Increase tempo. Make the pitch bigger. Break...

13 Ene When You Change Division, You Don’t Need Better Players. You Need Different Profiles.

Posted at 12:07h in Research

Every summer, the same scene repeats itself. A club gets promoted. Or relegated.Meetings multiply. Reports pile up.Someone says: “We need players who can cope with the new level.” The intention is right.The question is wrong. The real challenge is not whether your players are “good enough”.It is whether...

09 Ene A Practical Tool to Interpret High-Intensity Physical Demand in Football

Posted at 12:56h in Research

“He ran less today.” That is what the report says. That is what the dashboard shows. And very often, that is where the analysis stops. But before questioning fitness, effort or motivation, it is worth pausing for a moment. Did the player really perform worse, or...

12 Dic Does Dominating Space Really Help You Win?

Posted at 11:30h in Research

What 2024/25 LALIGA Data Reveals About Style, Space and Performance https://youtu.be/IuGD0HtCe-8 “Control the space and you’ll control the game.” It’s one of the most repeated ideas in modern football.But when we actually test it against competition data, the picture becomes far more nuanced. Using match data from the 2024/25...

09 Dic When Your Players Go to the World Cup… Do You Lose or Win? The Data Finally Answers

Posted at 12:50h in Research

A question every club faces sooner or later A World Cup approaches.Your players leave with their national teams.Inside the club, two opposing feelings coexist: Pride — because international visibility can elevate a player's market value.Concern — because domestic performance still depends on the same player when they...

Author: Dr. López del Campo