The Numbers Game
Why Everything You Know About Football is Wrong
$25.66
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
10 July 2014
Summary
A new sporting classic - ‘The book that could change the game forever’ (The Times)
Football has always been a numbers game - 4-4-2, the big number 9 and 3 points for a win. But what if up until now we’ve been focusing on the wrong numbers? What if the numbers that really matter, the ones that hold the key to winning matches, are actually 2.66, 53.4, 50⁄50, and 0 > 1? What if managers only make a 15% difference? What if Chelsea should have bought Darren Bent?
In this incisiv…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241963623 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241963621 |
| Author: | Chris Anderson, David Sally |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 10 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 281g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Does the impossible of making the beautiful game even more beautiful
Does the impossible of making the beautiful game even more beautiful – Malcolm GladwellA must-read … Chris Anderson and David Sally have the ability to see football in a way few have before them. Be warned: The Numbers Game will change the way you think about your favourite team or player, and change the way you watch the beautiful game. – Billy Beane, General Manager of the Oakland A’s, the subject of MoneyballA fascinating and stylish investigation into a rapidly developing way of understanding football – Jonathan Wilson, author of Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football TacticsWhether you are a traditionalist or a numbers nut you can enjoy this book. It’s thorough, accessible, and devoid of the absolute truths so many on both sides of the debate peddle. – Gabriele Marcotti, football broadcaster and authorIt is the book that could change the game forever * Times *You need to like football. Millions of people do. And they should rush to read this book immediately. The game they love will take on new depth, colour and subtlety – Ed Smith * The Times *
About The Author
Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson is a professor in the Ivy League at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. An award-winning social scientist and football analytics pioneer, Anderson consults with leading clubs about how best to play the numbers game.
David Sally is a former baseball pitcher and a professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in the US. He is an adviser to clubs and other organizations in the global football industry.
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