With BYJU'S being the Official Sponsor of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 hitting the headlines, I thought of looking at #football – the most mathematical of sports, in our story #34.
Let’s dwell on the book “Soccermatics: Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game” written by David Sumpter (a professor of Applied Mathematics).
#Soccermatics brings football and mathematics together in a mind-bending synthesis, using numbers to help reveal the inner workings of the beautiful game.
When Johan #Cruyff set up Barcelona’s training academy, La Masia, he wanted to develop a style of play that emphasized space, movement, and passing.
David was amazed at the way #Barcelona played. They had the perfect #geometry (see image). Look at the triangle. As per David, this is how they do it: quick passes and fast movement during the build-up. This is Barcelona symmetry at its very best.
You'll be amazed at what mathematics has to teach us about the world's favorite sport and this has been expressed brilliantly by David Sumpter.
The geometry of Barcelona is just one example of how #mathematics can be employed to understand #football.
As per David, on their best days, Germany can also play with symmetry (see image). He has also analyzed the passes made by the Premier League teams. These little things can be found in his book Soccermatics.
Do not miss to watch out a YouTube video of his - “Can mathematicians manage a football team?”
David writes about the trajectory of #Zlatan Ibrahimović’s wonder goal against England;
#Ronaldo, #Messi, and #Marta’s goal tallies can be understood as statistical extremes;
Andrea #Pirlo and Bastian #Schweinsteiger’s passing can be understood using the mathematics of weather forecasting,
and the amazing changes of fortune in the Champions League finals or the last day of the Premier League season can be explained by randomness and chance.
All of these applications of mathematics are covered in his book, Soccermatics.
Sources:
<1> Soccermatics: Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game by David Sumpter - Google Books review.
<2> Why football is played on the field of mathematics by David Sumpter - Medium blog.
<3> David Sumpter - Twitter handle.
<4> Meet the man with football’s magic formula written by Jonno Turner for Redbull.
#math #mathstories #story34 #football #davidsumpter #soccer #premierleague #championsleague #worldcup2022 #sports
Let’s dwell on the book “Soccermatics: Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game” written by David Sumpter (a professor of Applied Mathematics).
#Soccermatics brings football and mathematics together in a mind-bending synthesis, using numbers to help reveal the inner workings of the beautiful game.
When Johan #Cruyff set up Barcelona’s training academy, La Masia, he wanted to develop a style of play that emphasized space, movement, and passing.
David was amazed at the way #Barcelona played. They had the perfect #geometry (see image). Look at the triangle. As per David, this is how they do it: quick passes and fast movement during the build-up. This is Barcelona symmetry at its very best.
You'll be amazed at what mathematics has to teach us about the world's favorite sport and this has been expressed brilliantly by David Sumpter.
The geometry of Barcelona is just one example of how #mathematics can be employed to understand #football.
As per David, on their best days, Germany can also play with symmetry (see image). He has also analyzed the passes made by the Premier League teams. These little things can be found in his book Soccermatics.
Do not miss to watch out a YouTube video of his - “Can mathematicians manage a football team?”
David writes about the trajectory of #Zlatan Ibrahimović’s wonder goal against England;
#Ronaldo, #Messi, and #Marta’s goal tallies can be understood as statistical extremes;
Andrea #Pirlo and Bastian #Schweinsteiger’s passing can be understood using the mathematics of weather forecasting,
and the amazing changes of fortune in the Champions League finals or the last day of the Premier League season can be explained by randomness and chance.
All of these applications of mathematics are covered in his book, Soccermatics.
Sources:
<1> Soccermatics: Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game by David Sumpter - Google Books review.
<2> Why football is played on the field of mathematics by David Sumpter - Medium blog.
<3> David Sumpter - Twitter handle.
<4> Meet the man with football’s magic formula written by Jonno Turner for Redbull.
#math #mathstories #story34 #football #davidsumpter #soccer #premierleague #championsleague #worldcup2022 #sports
