Tech experts claim harnessing the power of AI is like ‘hiring a team of Peps’ and could lead to ‘twisted’ tactical innovations that will shape the future of football. AI could offer instructions to managers and would be like hiring a team of Pep GuardiolasThe technology could give instructions, like telling Guardiola to take off Erling HaalandYour browser does not support iframes. Manchester United recently teamed up with the city’s Metropolitan University’s Institute of Sport to use AI to find an edge. At some point we will achieve the level at which AI can suggest some cool ideas to the assistant manager. Three years ago, Liverpool joined up with Google DeepMind for an academic paper on what AI can do for football.

Source: Express March 10, 2024 13:17 UTC