Opta and Adidas launch new analysis tool to define the 'engine'

News Tank Football - Paris - Initiative #5635 - Published on

On the 22/04/2013, Adidas and sports data company Opta signed a partnership, on a new initiative to analyse footballing 'engines'.

Defined by Adidas in 2011, the 'engine' is a box-to-box footballer who covers every blade of grass, seeks goal scoring chances, tracks down his opponents and displays relentless energy from the first minute to the...


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