Net Gains : Inside the Beautiful Game's Analytics Revolution.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Hanlon, Ryan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soccer--Statistical methods.

Soccer.

Soccer--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Abrams, Inc., 2022.

Summary:

"An in-depth examination of the rise of analytics in soccer and the wild experiments unfolding around the world in the beautiful game. Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game's Analytics Revolution takes readers on a tour across the world and throughout soccer history, introducing the many people who have attempted to shine a light onto and innovate a sport that, in many ways, is still stuck in the Dark Ages. This deep dive into the rise of analytics in soccer--a sport where tradition reigns supreme--shows how revolutionary tactics and underexplored metrics are breaking the beautiful game wide open. By exploring how massive institutions built on billions of dollars can function for so long without any kind of introspection--and what happens when people from the outside attempt to question the status quo--author Ryan O'Hanlon, staff writer at ESPN, shows how time and again experts, managers, coaches, players, and fans feel they know the best approach for any given team or player, and yet get undermined by the complexity of the game--and human behavior. To tell this globe-trekking story, O'Hanlon takes readers inside the front offices and analytics departments of the top professional leagues' most cutting-edge clubs and profiles a misfit cast of number-crunchers, behavioral economists, tech insiders, and managers all working to move beyond the philosophical side of soccer and uncover the hard truths behind possession, goals, and developing talent."--Amazon.com.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: The Challenge of Big Data

Chapter Two: Dunks Only

Chapter Three: Mythical Finishing

Chapter Four: The Money Way

Chapter Five: A Passing Fad

Chapter Six: Set Pieces

Chapter Seven: Big Ted

Chapter Eight: The Middle Field

Chapter Nine: The Modern Manager

Chapter Ten: Post-Moneyball

Acknowledgments

Sources

Index of Searchable Terms

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: O'Hanlon, Ryan Net Gains

ISBN:

9781647005559

OCLC:

1347218163