As a data analyst raised between London and Delhi, I’ve spent nights parsing football stats not for wins, but for meaning. When Kovač’s AI model misread the second yellow card, it wasn’t just a tactical error—it was a human moment. This is how algorithms fail us: not in outcomes, but in silence. I saw the quiet grief in his eyes. And I wondered—if we stop measuring victory, do we still see the effort? This is the game we’re really playing.