MARK WARBURTON will continue to strike a balance in his use of statistics to help find the blue print for success at Rangers.
The 53-year-old left Brentford at the end of last season after Bees chairman Matthew Benham looked to increase his use of numbers as part of his ‘Moneyball’ approach to the game.
Warburton’s replacement, Marinus Dijkhuizen, was this week sacked after just eight games in charge with the Griffin Park club languishing in the English Championship.
It is a far different story for Warburton as he has made a stunning start to life at Rangers alongside assistant David Weir and he will continue to use stats where appropriate at Ibrox.
He said: "I think it's a balance. Everything's a balance. I don't think you can go too far right or too far left. You are going to have data.
“Data is going to play a bigger role in the game undoubtedly, but it doesn't mean the scout's eyes are worthless or information flow from within the game is worthless.
"In my opinion I think it's worth that balance, but there's no doubt that statistics and data will have a bigger role to play in the game. It's just how you use it.
“Right now we can get reams and reams and reams of data. It's what we think is valuable and how you use it."
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