Opta and adidas Create Unique Partnership to Define “The Engine” http://t.co/fB9J97SeR1
Opta | We live sport – NEWS Opta and adidas Create Unique Partnership to Define "The Engine"
22 April 2013 For the last two years adidas have been working behind the scenes to identify a new specific type of football player called “The Engine” and today they are proud to reveal a partnership with leading sports data provider, Opta, who can confirm the existence of this player through an algorithm summarised by the mathematical equation below: “The Engine Equation” ‘The Engine’ is the archetypical 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 final whistle.