Game Theory (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Bonnier Books Ltd, Chichester, 2026
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Paperback. What if what we think about football isn't true: that despite all the efforts of coaches, managers, and players to control chance, it's not uncommon for the wrong teams to be at the top of the table and not the right ones to be relegated? What if we praise the wrong teams instead of criticizing the right ones? What if Real Madrid had won the Champions League a few too many times and Pep Guardiola a few too few? What if, after a Premier League match, we come up with great theories about 'bogey teams' or about 'the run' a team is currently on because we don't want to admit how random many results really are? And what consequences would that have? Christoph Biermann has embarked on a search for chance and spoken with coaches, managers, club owners, and mathematicians all over the globe. He has discovered some astonishing things that will change our view of football and how we talk about the magic of the game. This is a deep-dive into theelement of chance in football - the fine margins and the small yet significant moments that completely alter the course of a match and our perceptions of an overall performance. An in-depth look at the role chance plays in deciding a football match and the way in which it significantly alters the perception of a team's performance. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Game Theory (Paperback)
- Author
- Christoph Biermann
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd, Chichester
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1806172682
- ISBN 13
- 9781806172689
Ian Graham, author of How to Win the Premier League
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What if what we know about football isn't true?
What if we praise and criticise the wrong teams?
What if Real Madrid have won the Champions League too many times and Pep Guardiola too few?
And what if the wrong teams end up winning the league and others incorrectly relegated?
Christoph Biermann has embarked on a search for chance and spoken with coaches, managers, club owners and mathematicians all over the globe. He has discovered some astonishing things that will change our view of football and how we talk about the magic of the game.
This is a deep-dive into the element of chance in football - the fine margins and the small yet significant moments that completely alter the course of a match and our perceptions of an overall performance.
By delving into the innovative ways in which elite clubs are looking to mitigate and harness the element of luck through analytics, Game Theory will change the way you watch football forever.
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'A myth-busting book that will change the way you watch the game'
Chris Anderson, author of The Numbers Game
'The latest instalment of Biermann's grand project, the sequencing of the beautiful game's molecular code, is his most insightful yet'
Raphael Honigstein, TNT Sport
'Delivers answers on the attempts to find methods behind football's madness'
Archie Rhind-Tutt, ESPN and Guardian Football Weekly
'Groundbreaking and game-changing' Thomas Hitzlsperger
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