Game style in soccer: what is it and can we quantify it?

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Styles of play in professional soccer: an approach of the Chinese Soccer Super League (2017, background): “In particular, the strategy of “maintaining possession” may involve more slow play with defensive movements, lower risk when passing, and greater emphasis on regaining possession relative to teams who might place less importance on this strategy (Hewitt et al., 2016; Lago-Peñas & Dellal, 2011).”
Analysis of playing styles according to team quality and match location in Greek professional soccer (2018, methodology): “Based on previous research, it can be hypothesised that a team’s tactics and styles of play are affected by the team ranking and match location describing specific relatively stable performances (Fernandez-Navarro et al., 2016; Hewitt et al., 2016; Rein & Memmert, 2016).”