The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Football is Wrong
Expected Goals: The story of how data conquered football and changed the game forever
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Love Game: A History of Tennis, from Victorian Pastime to Global Phenomenon
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The Barcelona Inheritance: The Evolution of Winning Soccer Tactics from Cruyff to Guardiola
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Johan Cruyff on the limits of logic:
“What I know for certain is that the conclusions I would draw from experience are different from the ones based only on figures. Because if Lionel Messi scores three times out of every ten attempts, he might be criticized by someone who sees only the statistics for being just 30 per cent effective. I’d say: just ... See more
“What I know for certain is that the conclusions I would draw from experience are different from the ones based only on figures. Because if Lionel Messi scores three times out of every ten attempts, he might be criticized by someone who sees only the statistics for being just 30 per cent effective. I’d say: just ... See more
When measuring imbalances, you should consider the elements of your operation not just in relation to your rivals’, but also in relation to one another. In chess we talk about having harmony in our position. Are your pieces working together? Is your material developed in accordance with your strategic goals? The difficulty of achieving successful c
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