Sounded ID: 9781662154324
ISBN: 9781662154324
Publication Date: November 08, 2020
Publisher: Author's Republic
Language: English
Author Name: Chest Dugger
Narrator Name: Jim Cassidy
What's behind the success of certain professional soccer clubs? Is it money, luck, skill? The answer may surprise you..
The use of analytics in sport is now well embedded. 'Marginal gains', the bedrock upon which the cycling coach Dave Brailsford built his greatest successes are cornerstones of most sports nowadays. But, until recently, that did not apply to the biggest sport in the world. Not in soccer. It was as though this simplest of sports is too complicated for statistics. Or that only one statistic counts, the number of times the ball hits the back of the net. ‘The only statis...
What's behind the success of certain professional soccer clubs? Is it money, luck, skill? The answer may surprise you..
The use of analytics in sport is now well embedded. 'Marginal gains', the bedrock upon which the cycling coach Dave Brailsford built his greatest successes are cornerstones of most sports nowadays. But, until recently, that did not apply to the biggest sport in the world. Not in soccer. It was as though this simplest of sports is too complicated for statistics. Or that only one statistic counts, the number of times the ball hits the back of the net. ‘The only statistic that counts,’ there’s an often used and annoying stock term.
However, in the last 10 years, professional soccer clubs of all levels of wealth and stature have bought into analytics. Data analysts are now a major part of every top professional club. They interact with players, advise coaches, examine the strengths and weaknesses of teams, establish likely tactical organization of different sides; even focus on what a referee might allow and penalize.
Here's what's Included In This Book:
The reasons why top spending clubs like PSG and Manchester City don't always win
How Analytics has helped Leicester City overcome the poverty gap in Soccer
How Analytics has revolutionizing soccer training sessions and pre-match strategy sessions
3 Players who were chosen by professional soccer clubs using Analytics
How Modern Analytics fared doing Soccer Predictions for the 2018 World Cup
Analytics settles the great debate: Messi vs Ronaldo
And much more
Even if you've never played soccer in your life, you will find this book informative and engaging.
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# | Title | Duration |
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1. | OPENING CREDITS |
0 mins 22 secs |
2. | 1 INTRODUCTION |
14 mins 40 secs |
3. | 2 THE HISTORY OF ANALYTICS |
19 mins 29 secs |
4. | 3 WINNERS |
17 mins 33 secs |
5. | 4 ANALYTICS IN ACTION |
19 mins 24 secs |
6. | 5 EMPLOYING ANALYTICS IN TRAINING |
6 mins 38 secs |
7. | 6 THE KEY METRICS FOR POST ANALYSIS |
13 mins 42 secs |
8. | 7 SQUAD REQUIREMENTS |
19 mins 19 secs |
9. | 8 THE CHALLENGE OF APPLYING ANALYTICS TO SOCCER |
9 mins 37 secs |
10. | 9 MESSI OR RONALDO |
13 mins 08 secs |
11. | 10 SET PIECES |
10 mins 24 secs |
12. | 11 HOW DATA IS COLLECTED |
5 mins 51 secs |
13. | 12 CAN ANALYTICS PREDICT TRENDS |
6 mins 22 secs |
14. | 13 THE NEW BATTLE |
12 mins 38 secs |
15. | 14 CONCLUSION |
3 mins 18 secs |
16. | 15 soccer preview |
8 mins 20 secs |
17. | CLOSING CREDITS(1) |
0 mins 28 secs |