
Net Gains
Inside the Beautiful Game's Analytics Revolution
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Narrated by:
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George Newbern
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By:
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Ryan O'Hanlon
This in-depth examination of soccer takes listeners on a tour across the world and throughout history, introducing the many people who have attempted to shine a light onto and innovate a sport that, in many ways, is still stuck in the Dark Ages. This deep dive into the rise of analytics in soccer—a sport where tradition reigns supreme—shows how revolutionary tactics and underexplored metrics are breaking the beautiful game wide open.
By exploring how massive institutions built on billions of dollars can function for so long without any kind of introspection—and what happens when people from the outside attempt to question the status quo—author Ryan O'Hanlon, a staff writer at ESPN, shows how time and again experts, managers, coaches, players, and fans feel they know the best approach for any given team or player and yet get undermined by the complexity of the game—and human behavior.
To tell this globe-trekking story, O'Hanlon takes listeners inside the front offices and analytics departments of the top professional leagues’ most cutting-edge clubs and profiles a misfit cast of number-crunchers, behavioral economists, tech insiders, and managers all working to move beyond the philosophical side of soccer and uncover the hard truths behind possession, goals, and developing talent.
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Liked the book. Pronunciation an abomination.
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The narrator himself is great, does an awesome job at pronouncing all the different worldwide names, leagues, and players, which really helps draw you into the story and narrative.
Fascinating story about sports and analytics 
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Good listen
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Must read!
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the mispronounced names were distracting
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insightful about football statistics
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Definitely for data nerds and number crunchers
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next time try and find a reader who actually watches the game. not his fault but really cringe worthy
have someone who actually watches soccer read the
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Great in depth analysis on football world
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Great for the nerd, soccer fans who can put up with weird pronunciation
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