Outside the Box : A Statistical Journey Through the History of Football

Alexander, Duncan

ISBN 10: 1780895615 / ISBN 13: 9781780895611

Published by Penguin Random House, 2017

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Outside the Box : A Statistical Journey Through the History of Football
• Publisher: Penguin Random House
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780895615
• ISBN 13: 9781780895611
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.071 pounds

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Synopsis

In football, numbers are everywhere. From touches in the opposition box to expected goals, clear-cut chances to win-loss ratios.

In the modern game, these numbers help provide the narrative, the drama, and the conversation. They are scrutinised in order to justify results and to predict future outcomes. They even dictate transfer policy and drive clubs to achieve the impossible.

But when did the numbers become so important and what do they mean?

In Outside the Box, Duncan Alexander looks back at twenty-five years of the Premier League and beyond, uncovering the hidden truths and accepted myths that surround the game. Using the archives of OptaJoe and never-before-seen data, we discover why Liverpool have gone 27 years without winning a league title and why Lionel Messi is the best player in the game’s history. Or is he?

Insightful, wry, and hugely entertaining, Outside the Box is a hugely entertaining and accessible account of football across the decades, analysing data from the some of the greatest seasons, players, teams and managers.

About the Author

OptaJoe is the pseudonym of Duncan Alexander, one of Britain’s top football statisticians and commentators who has over 700k followers on his popular Twitter account. He live-tweets during games with his trademark blend of incisive analysis and one-line zingers.