Two do not disagree that Liverpool has become the unbeatable team this season, as it topples the team after another locally and continental, after crowning the Champions League title last season, it became very close to winning the first of its Premier League titles after a wait of thirty years.
But this brilliance was not only due to the genius of coach Juergen Klopp and his success in creating the perfect squad and the distinguished terrible trio of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmenio, but science had the upper hand in the exceptional level presented and presented by the "Reds".
The start was the German Juergen Klopp's choice to train the team in October 2015 after seven years of supervision over Dortmund, the worst of which was the last year, as "Black Festival" ranked seventh in the Bundesliga table, and despite that, the "Reds" insisted on contracting With him.
The reason is due to data and statistics provided by the team's data analysis team led by Ian Graham, who concluded that "despite the team's poor results, it did well and that Klopp had nothing to do with the disappointing season."
This was recognized by Klopp when he said that "Liverpool's data analysis division is the reason for my presence on the team."
The New York Times revealed that Liverpool is "the most European club that integrates data analysis into decisions and plans on the ground."
In addition to Graham, who has a PhD in theoretical physics, the club's research department includes Tim Wackett, astronomer physicist, Will Spearman, Ph.D., and a former chess champion and mathematician.
This section understands that every segment above the green rectangle has value and is able to change the matches and results of matches. On this topic, Waskett says, "By knowing the details and using them, Liverpool is distinguished from its competitors."
The team gathers information to come up with new plans and Club presents them to the team.
Moreover, the reason for Salah's move to Liverpool is this section, because the numbers confirmed that the Egyptian star is suitable for the English team.
Graham has succeeded in building a database of about ten thousand players, and through it he recommended the names that must be included and how to employ them in the team, according to the New York Times.
Among them was Salah, who moved from Chelsea to Rome with a reputation that says "He is not fit to play in the Premier League", but Graham's calculations indicated that during his time with "Blues" revealed "spherical quality", and this was why Graham's recommendation to contract With him and this is what happened for 42 million euros.
And the matter did not stop here, as Graham's data indicated that Salah and Firmenio will make a shift in the team, and this came after analyzing the data of Ferminho's passes that are capable of making goals, which was achieved, as the number of goals that one made for the other reached 25 goals so far, and the Brazilian has become more The players are industry goals for the Egyptian international.
And since the data succeeded in selecting the coach and players, its adoption will lead to winning matches, especially crucial ones, as it happened against Barcelona last May in the second leg of the Champions League which ended with Liverpool winning four clean, and thus qualifying for the final, 4-3 with all the two matches going And back.
All football fans know that Liverpool rose to the final with a fatal goal against Barca after a fairy and quick corner kick by Alexander Arnold scored by Divock Origi, but what many do not know is that the goal is not an accident, but rather thanks to the data analysis team who noticed that Barcelona players are distracted After every corner kick or free throw.
On the basis of this information, Klopp contacted the official in charge of the ball collectors at the stadium and told him to ask the children to throw the balls quickly to the stadium, which Arnold took full advantage of.