| The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know about Soccer Is Wrong Contributor(s): Anderson, Chris (Author), Sally, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143124560 ISBN-13: 9780143124566 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Soccer - Games & Activities | Fantasy Sports - Sports & Recreation | Reference |
| Dewey: 796.334 |
| LCCN: 2013011448 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.61 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Moneyball meets Freakonomics in this myth-busting guide to understanding--and winning--the most popular sport on the planet. Innovation is coming to soccer, and at the center of it all are the numbers--a way of thinking about the game that ignores the obvious in favor of how things actually are. In The Numbers Game, Chris Anderson, a former professional goalkeeper turned soccer statistics guru, teams up with behavioral analyst David Sally to uncover the numbers that really matter when it comes to predicting a winner. Investigating basic but profound questions--How valuable are corners? Which goal matters most? Is possession really nine-tenths of the law? How should a player's value be judged?--they deliver an incisive, revolutionary new way of watching and understanding soccer. |