Artificial Intelligence 1 - 6 Human Coach

A goalkeeper who takes throw-ins and a 1-0-9 formation? Here are the surprising decisions made by the Hamar coach during a recent friendly match. In partnership with one of its IT sponsors, the Norwegian D1 club tried an unusual experiment: leaving the coaching of its reserve team to artificial intelligence, obtaining an unconventional outcome. While "Coach AI" had chosen to start the locals in a classic 4-5-1, the virtual coach made some rather surprising decisions after his team's opening goal. "Collective ball chase ! Switch to 1-0-9 ! All players in front of their goal !" These were some of the instructions that led the Hamar players to a bitter 1-6 defeat. The results of the unusual experiment? A funny video and the assurance that the human coach still has a bright future ahead of him.