Soccer players run all over the ground for ninety minutes in the first and second half. Players’ performance is measured in a variety of ways, thanks to technological advancement in data collection. Every movement is precisely analyzed, including time of running during the game, the position of receiving the ball and passing it, and action radius, as well as the number of shots, goal assists, and time of ball possession.
The experts who analyze such data say that a goal-in scene alone cannot explain all the scoring factors. The role of the player who scored the goal is big until a nice goal-in scene was made, but there was also the dedication of several players who made the game go well behind the scenes, preventing opponents from attacking, passing the ball appropriately, and securing space to attack. It means that it is not right to evaluate players only by their remarkable performance, as there are the players who have run without sparing themselves throughout the game even if they are not outstanding.
They are a team as long as they wear the same uniform. When the invisible sweat drops of all the team members are acknowledged, their teamwork will shine even more.