After the very interesting capture of a data scientist who worked on the launch of the hugely successful online game Candy Crush – in which one repeatedly crushes candy, I guess – Arsenal have continued their backroom shake-up by bringing in more left-field appointments as the post-Wenger revolution continues. Emboldened by the need to embrace technology, Victor E. Ardeth, a Hungarian computer scientist has been added to Unai Emery's coaching staff. He worked on the famous Angry Birds series of games, and will become the Assistant Shooting Analyst, poring over videos of players from training and matches and then providing feedback as to their technique and trajectory. Using his vast...
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