What determines the outcome of a match, a season or a career? Talent? Yes. Tactics. Yes? Training? Yes. Other things undoubtedly beginning with T? Yes. But many other key factors have remained undiscovered by the wider football population. Until now.
These are the real rules of football:
Names theory
A player’s career, ability, potential, position and performances are influenced by their name. Related articles: ...
The piratical index
The performance of the team also depends on the number of pirates, with the optimum 1-3 pirates. Pirates are identified ...
Venus theory
A successful team must contain at least one Venus player, i.e. a player with at least five of the following ...
The phase rule
A small period of 3-5 games can determine the outcome of a season for a club. If this phase is ...
The invisible man
The presence or absence of certain players on the pitch can have a profound impact on team performance. This impact ...
The Moirai-Zeus conflict
A team’s success depends on the club and players’ ability to harness the power of “destiny” and/or collective belief (where ...
Samson theory
Individual and team performances are impacted by various factors related to players’ hair, including colour, length, style, change, rate of ...
The surprise effect
Counterintuitive tactics, decisions and actions can disrupt existing patterns of play to the benefit of the team making them. Related ...
The shoelace effect
Seemingly meaningless and/or “lucky” events can have strong, random repercussions on the outcome of a game. Careful planning and training ...
Shirt number factor
The choice of shirt number by an individual impacts that individual’s success, and the choice of numbers across a team ...
Morphogenetic fields
Certain geographical birth locations determine the likelihood of a successful career. These locations benefit from a positive morphogenetic field within ...