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Dive into the tactical showdown between Italy and Costa Rica on June 14th. Understand the coach's dilemma between attack and defense through game theory simulations. Explore the outcomes, payoffs, and strategies involved in this thrilling match.
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THE COACH’S DILEMMA by Daniele & Gianfranco Gambarelli
Group D FIRST DAY: June 14th
NEXT MATCH vs
ATTACK OR DEFENSE? Costa Rica Italy Cesare Prandelli Jorge Luis Pinto
THE FORECASTS , , % ITA win. % C.R. win. % draw 56, 34, 10 76, 19, 05 61, 24, 15 66, 09, 25 66, 14, 20 THE PAYOFFS DEFENSE - DEFENSE ITA Payoff 0.56 x 3 + 0.34 x 1 = 2.02 C.R. Payoff 0.10 x 3 + 0.34 x 1 = 0.64
THE PAYOFFS THE STRATEGIES , ITA Payoff C.R. Payoff < 2.02 , 0.64 2.47, 0.34 < < < 2.07, 0.84 2.12 , 0.74 THE SOLUTION ATTACK DEFENSE
NO DOMINANCE? Nash (1950) Having called qAD = % defense of A qAO = % attack of A h = (aOD - aOO) / (aDO + aOD - aDD - aOO), it is: qAD = h if 0 h 1. Elsewhere 0 if min (aDD, aDO) < min (aOD, aOO) qAD = 1 if min (aDD, aDO) > min (aOD, aOO) x: 0 < x < 1 otherwise qAO = 1 - qAD.
THE STABILITY +10% -10% 61, 65, 15 20,31, 08 20, 24,15 73,65,03 56, 34, 10 76, 19, 05 71,65, 15 20,08, 21 68, 17, 15 20, 65,15 66, 09, 25 66, 14, 20
AN OPEN PROBLEM: • Discrete Continuum
CONCLUSIONS: • To Game-Theorists: Discrete Continuum • To Coaches: Before the match No stone unturned • To Curious: …