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Theory of Soccer Pt. 1: The Prevailing Orthodox Theories of Soccer
John Maynard Keynes begins his magnum opus, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by explaining why he has titled the book the “General…
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Theory of Soccer: Options have Value
Zone-reads, pick 'n rolls, cut-backs
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Theory of Soccer Pt. 2: The Abstract
Reframing a macro and micro general theory of soccer
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Theory of Soccer: A world without tactics
Like if Jurgen Klinsmann coached all the teams
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On Tracking Data, the Nature of Soccer, and Allocation
Don't take event data at its word
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Theory of Transfer Fees
Slouching with mixed success toward a semi-coherent framework
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Theory of Soccer: Structure & Narrative
Fish like structure
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Theory of Soccer Pt. 3: On Account of Bounce
What the rise of xG contributed to theory and what it did not
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Football Tactics and Rolling Dice
Shall we play a game?
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On Randomness (and Parity)
Reprising the last post on tactics and dice rolls and then a deep dive into what Randomness .. is(?)
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Theory of Soccer: Mike Leach & the Air Raid
Toward a "Part 4"
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Gone With The Wind FC: Exploring the past to find enduring truths and market inefficiencies
TF: Please enjoy the return of Jared Young who has brought us this banger of an Absolute Unit post.
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