Teams To Deploy 'Moneyball' Tactics In Football Manager 2024

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Moneyball is a concept that has completely transformed the game of football over the last few years. The idea of moneyball originated from Baseball and several football clubs have also taken up this to get good results.

Liverpool are arguably the biggest club who have used the idea while clubs like Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion have also applied similar principles and have progressed remarkably as football clubs.

The idea of moneyball is quite simple. It is to have a brilliant data analysis team in order to identify the right players for a bargain fee and sell them for high profit after getting a good return from their services. However, as simple as it might sound, it is not as easy to apply. Here, we will take a look at three clubs you can start working to use the moneyball philosophy.

Sunderland

Sunderland have been away from the Premier League for quite a while and were even domoted to the third tier of English football at one point. However, they are again a club on the rise and have now got a solid core of players who are both young and talented. With a decent squad at your disposal with plenty of promise, a moneyball philosophy could be ideal for the Black Cats and establish them as a force to reckon with once again in English football.

Everton

Everton were deducted 10 points for breaching FFP rules this season and the same has been reflected in Football Manager 2024 as well. However, they have a decent squad and one shouldn't have much issue to stave off relegation if managing the Toffees. Given their financial crisis, the best possible way to revive the club is to use a moneyball philosophy. There are already some good young players to build the team around and a slow but steady progress should be achievable with moneyball.

Luton Town

Luton Town are arguably the smallest team ever to play the Premier League. While most people predicted them to go down straight away, they are certainly performing way beyond expectations. If Luton Town manage to survive, it will be quite an extraordinary feat. There is however plenty of to be done at Luton Town and a moneyball philosophy if tailor-made for them if they have to climb to the top once again.