David Sumpter

Soccermatics

Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Soccer as you have never viewed it before--an eye-opening presentation of the world's favorite sport.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Sigma / Bloomsbury Specialist
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 244g
• ISBN-13: 9781472924148
• ISBN-10: 1472924142
• Artikelnr.: 45644695

Autorenporträt

David Sumpter

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: The Kick-offPart I: On the PitchChapter 1: I Never Predict Anything and I Never WillChapter 2: How Slime Moulds Built BarcelonaChapter 3: Check My FlowChapter 4: Statistical BrillianceChapter 5: Zlatan Ibrah Rocket SciencePart II: In the DugoutChapter 6: Three Points for the Bird-brained ManagerChapter 7: The Tactical MapCHapter 8: Total Cyber DynamoChapter 9: The World in MotionPart III: From the CrowdChapter 10: You'll Never Walk AloneChapter 11: Bet Against the MassesChapter 12: Putting My Money Where My Mouth IsChapter 13: The Results Are InThe Full-Time WhistleNotesAcknowledgementsIndex

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Sumpter's deconstruction of formations proved why maths and football can't live without each other. It's every football nerd's dream. FourFourTwo