David Sumpter
@Soccermatics
Professor of Applied Maths and Author. Co-founder and data scientist at Twelve football.
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http://twelve.football 23-01-2015 05:45:46
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Here is Hamzah Khalique-Loonat in conversation with the mathematician, author, data scientist at Twelve football and all round good guy David Sumpter (aka David Sumpter) on using data to pick a manager and set a style of play (for Times Sport)
thetimes.co.uk/article/fb9d50…
This week’s The Trend is a conversation with the wonderful David Sumpter
thetimes.co.uk/article/fb9d50…
It’s amazing how many empirical features of interactions and collective response can emerge from a simple imperative: to minimize surprise. Out today in PNAS PNASNews - with Conor Heins Richard Mann Karl Friston and colleagues! Centre for the Adv Study of Collective Behaviour Max Planck Society pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
Join myself & David Sumpter on Monday morning for the twelve community Q&A.
We'll discuss the ins and outs of being a data analyst in football, blending data with on-pitch observations, what to look for in football and much more.
Sign up to twelve: 🔗 [twelve.football/twelvecommunity]
Florian Wirtz - Scouting report
Driven by a passion for football and a deep belief in the power of technology, our goal was to build a tool that could transform data into meaningful insights.
Twelve football David Sumpter
READ IT HERE:
open.substack.com/pub/scoutingfo…
Start next week with breakfast on Monday with Liam Henshaw and myself.
We will talk about working as a data analyst, what to look for in football, how to combine data with what you see on the pitch, and a lot more.
See you there!