44 years ago, Brazil won the World Cup, with a memorable team and style of play. With a 4-1 score over Italy, Pelé's team boasted an enviable 90% pass effectiveness.
The final totaled no less than 24 shots on goal, six of them featuring one of the team's stars: Gérson. Known as the “Golden Canhotinha”, Flamengo's ace was the most demanded player throughout the match.
THE Social Network Analysis (SNA) applied to football by Tree Intelligence team takes a precise look at athletes' movement and passing passes in a match. The next infographic makes it clear that Gérson was the main coordinator of plays, with passes for Tostão, Pelé and Rivelino.
Gérson's participation radiographed by the Science of Networks, as exemplified by the Sport Network Analysis, revealed an informal leader, as the captain chosen by coach Zagallo was Carlos Alberto.
As in lawns, the mapping of communication flows shows the wealth of opportunities in identifying an aggregating agent within work teams. Through Organizational Network Analysis (ONA), the web of cooperation, energy and innovation that is established in an organic way among the numerous employees of a company emerges through the structuring of meticulously treated data. Identifying the most influential agents, as was Gérson for the team that won the 1970 World Cup, helps managers distribute tasks, calculate the level of interest of the team and disseminate a key strategy for better company results.
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