Readings
These are not conclusions. They are attempts to use FSL's vocabulary as a lens — applied to real matches, players, and situations to see what it notices and what it misses.
Each piece begins with a question FSL makes possible. Whether the answers hold up is part of what's being tested.
Treat them as the language thinking out loud.
Why Moneyball Isn't Finished: Behavioural Market Inefficiencies in Football
If Moneyball transformed baseball by identifying market inefficiencies, what are football's equivalent inefficiencies — and why have current recruitment models struggled to find them?
Athletic Bilbao — Identity and Memory Over Tactics
Athletic Bilbao should, in theory, be at a structural disadvantage. They recruit from one of Europe’s smallest elite talent pools while competing against clubs able to buy players from anywhere in the world. Yet they remain consistently competitive.