Tottenham net role in revolution as Beane pitches success on a budget

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The Griddle: All we need now is a name that will upset Joe Morgan
Published 4/19/2008 at Baseball Toaster
Lawrence Donegan of the Guardian interviews Billy Beane and discusses some sabermetric (for lack of a better term) for evaluating soccer players. Four areas where Sabermetrics scientifically identify the best footballers 1. Number of touches A measurement of how often a player is involved on the ball What it reveals Player's fitness level, the number of times he gets into a position to receive the ball and team-mates' willingness to pass to him 2. Shot creation The number of times a player participates in a possession leading to a shot (both on target and off) ...

What was Grant’s grunting about?
Published 4/19/2008 by Ronaldo Assis de Moreira at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
... In addition, Lawrence Donegan (Guardian) speaks to Billy Beane the star of the remarkable baseball book “Moneyball,” according to Donegan, Beane is eager to get involved in the Premier League and has already established ties with Tottenham. Money quote: “Big teams like Manchester United can get the best players because they have got the resources but most clubs can’t do business the Manchester United way and expect to survive, never mind compete. The trick is to find a way to compete, using metrics [statistics] and finding areas that have ...

Billy Beane Gets Into Football
Published 4/19/2008 by owlhouse at SportsFilter
April 19, 2008 Billy Beane Gets Into Football : And wants to find out if sabermetrics can be applied to the English Premier League. Will Moneyball work in the beautiful game? ...

Daily Roundup 4/20/08
Published 4/20/2008 by R.J. Anderson at Beyond the Box Score: Front Page Posts
... Links of the Day: - Billy Beane involved in soccer? Oh my. - The Giants moving to a six-man rotation? Pic of the Day: RIP Marzano via www.cbc.ca   Best Pitching Matchup: Yovani Gallardo v. Aaron Harang   ...

"My sh*t doesn't work in the UEFA Champions League"
Published 4/21/2008 by Craig Calcaterra at ShysterBall
Billy Beane, allegedly a Spurs fan*, gets into Premier League soccer: Over the past five years Beane has developed an emotional attachment of his own, to Spurs. He watches English football on cable TV whenever he can, is an avid listener of the Guardian's weekly football podcast and has also forged some close friendships with leading figures in the English game, including Spurs' chief executive, Damien Comolli. He has also started working with Professor Bill Gerrard from Leeds Business School with a view to developing a system for evaluating football ...