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Along the way, he shares groundbreaking insight into the modern game, including how a season largely played behind closed doors transformed our understanding of home team advantage, or why the GOAT (greatest of all time) might not be who you think. And, in a game that is increasingly dominated by an elite few, Graham charts a path for the future where a data-savvy competitor will always find the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fascinating, witty and remarkably insightful account of Liverpool's reinvention and a clear-eyed, detailed explanation of the inner workings of modern football. Nobody is better qualified to tell either of those stories than Ian Graham, who stands as one of the most (quietly) significant figures in the recent history of the club and the sport' Rory Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eExpected Goals\u003c\/i\u003e and Chief Soccer Correspondent, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Never before has the data revolution in football been described so well from the inside.' Christoph Biermann, author of \u003ci\u003eFootball Hackers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eHow to Win the Premier League\u003c\/i\u003e gives you three books for the price of one: a book about all of the silly inefficiencies plaguing European football, a book about what it's like to be empowered to use outside-the-box thinking to help turn your boyhood club into the best team in the world, and a book about how football actually works. 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