The Numbers Game by Chris Anderson

The Numbers Game by Chris Anderson

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.

David Sally is a behavioral economist and a creative strategist. He graduated from the University of Chicago Booth School of Commerce with a PhD in Economics in 1995. His award-winning negotiation and leadership teaching at Cornell's Johnson School and Dartmouth's Tuck School of Management was informed by his research in behavioral game theory. David co-founded Anderson Sally LLC, one of the world's first soccer analytics consulting firms, in 2011, where he assists customers in making the best investments and gaining a long-term competitive advantage. One Step Ahead: Mastering the Art and Science of Negotiation is his book.

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ISBN 13	9780143124566
ISBN 10	0143124560
Title	The Numbers Game
Author	Chris Anderson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2013-07-30
Number of pages	400
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