{"product_id":"how-to-win-the-premier-league-the-inside-story-of-footballs-data-revolution","title":"How to Win the Premier League: The Inside Story of Football's Data Revolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'The best book on football I have ever read' Daniel Finkelstein \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating and educational. An enjoyable and informative read' \u003c\/b\u003eSir Kenny Dalglish \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deserves a place among the great modern books on football' \u003c\/b\u003eSam Wallace, chief football writer, \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e______________________________\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The insider account of the data revolution that has swept through the modern football world written by one of its key architects, Ian Graham. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Between 2012 and 2023, Ian Graham worked as Liverpool FC's Director of Research. His tenure coincided with the club's greatest period of success since the 1980s, including winning the Premier League in 2020 - Liverpool's first league title after an agonizing three decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here for the first time, Graham reveals the fascinating data that informed some of the club's most pivotal moments of the past decade, from the appointment of Jurgen Klopp as manager in 2015 to the signing of Mohamed Salah in 2017. Along the way, he shares groundbreaking insight into the modern game, including how a season largely played behind closed doors transformed our understanding of home team advantage, or why the GOAT (greatest of all time) might not be who you think. And, in a game that is increasingly dominated by an elite few, Graham charts a path for the future where a data-savvy competitor will always find the edge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e______________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fascinating, witty and remarkably insightful account of Liverpool's reinvention and a clear-eyed, detailed explanation of the inner workings of modern football. Nobody is better qualified to tell either of those stories than Ian Graham, who stands as one of the most (quietly) significant figures in the recent history of the club and the sport' \u003c\/b\u003eRory Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eExpected Goals\u003c\/i\u003e and Chief Soccer Correspondent, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Never before has the data revolution in football been described so well from the inside.' \u003c\/b\u003eChristoph Biermann, author of \u003ci\u003eFootball Hackers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eHow to Win the Premier League\u003c\/i\u003e gives you three books for the price of one: a book about all of the silly inefficiencies plaguing European football, a book about what it's like to be empowered to use outside-the-box thinking to help turn your boyhood club into the best team in the world, and a book about how football actually works. If he really wanted to, Ian could easily put me out of a job.'\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan O'Hanlon, author of \u003ci\u003eNet Gains \u003c\/i\u003eand staff writer ESPN \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *A \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller August 2024","brand":"Ian Graham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47279991849196,"sku":"9781804950302","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781804950302.jpg?v=1770279068","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/how-to-win-the-premier-league-the-inside-story-of-footballs-data-revolution","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}