Following the ‘Moneyball’ model to unearth talent

Paris (AFP) – In the 2011 film “Moneyball”, Brad Pitt plays Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane, who, as the head of a struggling baseball team, turns to data analysis of recruitment and training methods. Beane was a trailblazer with his unconventional data metrics that flew in the face of baseball wisdom, and sparked a trend for in-depth statistical and data analysis. That wave began to expand beyond American sport after the publication in 2003 of the Moneyball book, by Michael Lewis, drew attention to Beane’s approach. Football was one of the sports that took notice. “Once upon a time

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