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  • Data Scientist at Norwich City FC - Sam Radford #58 Sam is entering his 4th season working in professional football. The first, an internship with Sunderland whilst completing his Masters, the second a spell within the recruitment team at Rotherham Utd, and now, he is a data scientist at Norwich City. Sam's background is actually in engineering, but that wasn't what he really wanted to apply his knowledge to. Norwich City are well known for having a great analysis department and in this conversation Sam shares what he gets up to, and what his journey has been like so far. We chat recruitment, data, advice and plenty more.0:00 - Introduction 1:37 - Sam joins and gives background 4:45 - Sam's masters degree, video or data? 11:20 - Did Sam have a portfolio of work? 13:02 - Sam's Masters thesis (predicted transfer values) 14:52 - Sunderland AFC and then recruitment analyst at Rotherham 20:12 - The process of getting the Norwich job, who Sam works with 23:12 - Skills required to be a data scientist, & presenting data 27:05 - Focussing on recruitment 30:33 - Building out a data department (when starting out) 32:56 - An average week for Sam, working with scouts 38:56 - How Sam keeps up with trends and new skills 41:46 - What to do without access to big data providers 44:02 - Podcasts, summary, wrap upCheck out this video with Craig Innes showing how tracking data is being used in the recruitment process: https://youtu.be/fKnSMJdOBto ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ USEFUL LINKS 💻 Video Analysis Software - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5cFREE RESOURCES 📋 CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download 📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/download MY OTHER SOCIALS 🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com 🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk

  • How football clubs are using VIRTUAL REALITY - Dr Ben Greenhough #57In this episode I am joined by Dr Ben Greenhough, the current head of research at sports VR company Rezzil. Ben comes from a sport science background and after working in a couple of football clubs, he ended up in his current, very interesting role at Rezzil.Rezzil offer various solutions for individual players and for this episode we focus on video analysis, injury rehabilitation and cognitive training.Really interesting to see what is currently being done, but also to start thinking about where this technology can go to in the future.Timestamps below, and don't forget, subscribe to the channel if you haven't already!0:00 - Introduction

    2:17 - Ben joins and gives background

    7:41 - Ben's roles within football clubs (sport science, S&C)

    12:31 - The differences between virtual, augmented, mixed and extended reality

    17:42 - The headset, other equipment/devices

    23:24 - Where does VR fit into a football club?

    27:24 - Which sports are leading the way in VR?

    31:40 - Combining VR with tracking data

    35:08 - The 3 main benefits of using VR in football

    38:25 - Injury Rehabilitation

    43:05 - The Rezzil Index, reviewing footage in 'point of view'

    47:51 - Bens thoughts on future developments in VR

    55:01 - Books, podcasts, places to learn moreCheck out Rezzil: https://rezzil.com/why-rezzil/ Other episodes mentionedDave Carolan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pWeqNF0k2c◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️USEFUL LINKS💻 Video Analysis Software - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5cFREE RESOURCES📋 CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/downloadMY OTHER SOCIALS🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk

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  • Football data (recruitment, player rankings & league comparisons) - Aurel Nazmiu #56

    Todays guest is Aurel Nazmiu, a senior data scientist at The Twenty First Group.

    I ask Aurel about his journey into sports analytics but then we dive into some of the interesting projects that he and the rest of his team have been working on.

    We speak about recruitment, league rankings and models, player ratings and much more.Timestamps below, have you subscribed yet?0:00 - Introduction

    2:19 - Aurel joins and gives background

    5:02 - Starting out with blogging

    7:34 - The Twenty First Group

    12:13 - What does Aurel do as a data scientist?

    16:42 - Performance intelligence, recruitment, player rankings

    24:53 - Head coach recruitment

    29:29 - Working with Team Europe for the Ryder Cup

    32:41 - Using data in a commercial setting

    36:00 - Ranking and comparing leagues/teams

    43:36 - Live league projection models

    47:13 - Some data around Euro 2024

    54:52 - How the data landscape has changed, what does the future look like?

    58:47 - Some advice for Aurel

    1:02:01 - Podcast & book recommendations, PL predictions, wrap upFind Aurel on Twitter/X: https://x.com/AurelNzCheck out The 21st Group: https://www.twentyfirstgroup.com/ Other episodes mentionedTom Worville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9z-V4g3dh8Sam Gregory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-aDJXkYOOEJames Wilson (Golf Analyst): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHw1X-8JIhgBooks mentionedThe Signal and the Noise: https://amzn.to/3YjbFyOSoccernomics: https://amzn.to/3LJqwLdThe Numbers Game: https://amzn.to/4fqtTVeDone Deal: https://amzn.to/3y8e6cZ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️USEFUL LINKS💻 Video Analysis Software - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5cFREE RESOURCES📋 CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/downloadMY OTHER SOCIALS🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk

  • Craig Inness currently works at SkillCorner, a company that specialises in providing tracking data to clubs and federations around the world. If you have seen previous episodes, you may have noticed that this data has been mentioned a few times and so I thought it would be a good idea to get Craig on and discuss in a bit more detail.Interestingly, before Craig got into this, he was a first team analyst within football clubs. He actually took the bold decision to leave that role after some changes in circumstances. We speak about that move, work/life balance and how the role of the analyst has (and continues to) change.Craig also shares his screen mid way through and gives a real life example of how football recruitment departments may use the tracking data to get insights about new recruits.0:00 - Introduction2:36 - Craig joins and gives overview, interning at Swansea9:27 - Unpaid work, internships12:45 - Being analyst at Brighton & Hove Albion16:35 - How the analyst role has changed19:00 - Norwich City, and relationships with other staff28:35 - Work/Life balance, leaving the analyst role36:25 - Working a 'normal job' outside of football41:16 - Telestrations43:30 - Skill Corner, Craig's current role, tracking data50:54 - Using tracking in recruitment (including screen share)1:03:58 - Different types of player runs1:07:10 - Advice for analysts, work experience1:12:09 - What's next within tracking data1:15:27 - Book recommendations, wrap up, Euro 2024 final predictionsRelevant Videos

    Tom Worville: https://youtu.be/F9z-V4g3dh8

    Sarah Rudd: https://youtu.be/oDMbRuYEEQc

    Sam Gregory: https://youtu.be/x-aDJXkYOOE

    Ewan Sharp Tactical Breakdwn: https://youtu.be/gw9-cqEYKIQ

    Phill Hudson: https://youtu.be/KZ2tlAmhmaU

    Books Mentioned

    The Data Game: https://amzn.to/4cZV72U

    How to win the Premier League: https://youtu.be/gw9-cqEYKIQ

    The smell of football: https://amzn.to/3zS648d◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️USEFUL LINKS💻 Video Analysis Software - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5cFREE RESOURCES📋 CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/downloadMY OTHER SOCIALS🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk

  • Very pleased to welcome Sam Gregory onto the podcast to share his journey and some of his knowledge.Sam entered the world of football analytics from an economics background and was also a key member of the analytics community back on Twitter around a decade ago.Tom has spent time in various tech/data companies before working for York Utd (Canada) and Inter Miami as head of analytics. He joins me for this video 3-4 months into his new role as director of analytics for US Soccer. With the Copa America and the upcoming World Cup, now seems like a really interesting time for football (ok, soccer), in the US!All relevant links, down below.Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe!0:00 - Introduction1:50 - Sam joins, background, getting started6:56 - Networking tips12:16 - The importance of football knowledge14:47 - Moving from commercial, to a club setting21:41 - Joining Inter Miami28:34 - Tracking data, how used, pressure34:31 - Delivering insights to different personnel42:35 - Building tools, and infrastructure (SQL, python etc.)48:28 - Working at US Soccer, building out a department56:15 - Looking ahead, the future of analytics, AI59:30 - Advice for interviews, networking, new analytics conference1:04:30 - Book recommendations 1:06:22 - Euro 2024 prediction, wrap upRelated EpisodesTom Worville - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9z-V4g3dh8Sarah Rudd - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDMbRuYEEQcJeremy Steele - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK8A7Mym0ZoBooks mentionedThinking fast & Slow - https://amzn.to/3RLsw9jThe Undoing Project - https://amzn.to/3xoG1F7The Beckham Experiment - https://amzn.to/3zfpMuCThe Mixer - https://amzn.to/4cBBOwvZonal Marking - https://amzn.to/4cBBOwvAmerican Soccer Insights Summit - https://americansoccerinsights.com/Follow Sam on Twitter - https://x.com/gregorydsam?lang=enSams talk at StatsBomb conference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5JIZr1v14I◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️USEFUL LINKS💻 Video Analysis Software - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5cFREE RESOURCES📋 CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/downloadMY OTHER SOCIALS🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk

  • Pioneering football analytics (Arsenal FC) - Sarah Rudd #53The guest for this episode is the brilliant Sarah Rudd. Known by many within the football analytics community, Sarah is often invited to speak and present at various elite analytics conferences to share her expertise and experiences.Sarah was originally working at Microsoft before transiting into the world of football. She then spent almost 10 years at Arsenal after they brought StatDNA in house. After that, she spent time at a multi-club ownership group and more recently, has co-founded he own analytics company, 'SRC Ftbl'.

    0:00 - Introduction

    1:55 - Sarah joins and gives background

    4:36 - Working at Microsoft

    6:49 - Breaking into football, expected threat, Sarah's initial paper

    16:23 - The American Soccer Insights Summit, online analytics

    23:01 - Secrecy within clubs, sharing ideas

    26:16 - Working at Arsenal

    31:11 - Collecting Data, scouts

    39:02 - Off the ball data, tracking

    41:40 - Different sports, who is better at analytics?

    47:28 - SRC Ftbl

    51:33 - Looking ahead, future of analytics

    55:16 - More Advice

    59:49 - Book recommendations, wrap upUseful LinksFollow Sarah on Twitter/X: https://x.com/srudd_ok?ref_src=twsrc%...American Soccer Insights Summer: https://americansoccerinsights.com/src ftbl: https://www.srcftbl.com/Books mentionedKill the Unicorn – https://amzn.to/4b4fHOhData Feminism – https://amzn.to/3xq6928Thinking in Bets - https://amzn.to/4coKBBNFIFA Football Language: • Creating the FIFA Football Language -... Sarah’s talk at StatsBomb about collecting data: • StatsBomb Conference 2022: Sarah Rudd... StatsBomb free data: https://statsbomb.com/what-we-do/hub/... ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️USEFUL LINKS💻 Video Analysis Software - https://www.in-playsports.com/softwar...⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/co...FREE RESOURCES📋 CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/dow...📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/do...📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/downloadMY OTHER SOCIALS🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com🆇 X/Twitter – / chrisgill_uk 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn – / chrisgilluk

  • On this instalment of the podcast I am joined by Mark Warburton. Mark spent 20 years working in the city in the financial markets before transitioning to the world of football.Throughout the episode Mark explains what he actually did a currency trader and how some of those skills allowed him to fast track his journey as a football coach. Mark has spent time as an academy director, technical director, and then as manager. He has managed Brentford, Rangers, QPR, Forest and then most recently had a spell at West Ham as first team coach under David Moyes.I really enjoyed this and was fascinated by some of Marks experiences. I hope you enjoy it as much as me. Any questions, feel free to leave a comment!Don't forget to subscribe!#forex #currencytrading #trading #qpr #rangers #forest #brentford #footballcoach #footballcoaching #markwarburton

  • Building a career in football analytics - Tom Worville #519 If you have an interest in football analytics, the chances are you may know a little about Tom already. Starting out as an Economics graduate, he decided to pivot to something he had much more enjoyment in, football.Starting out with a blog and a Twitter account, Tom went on to create a following whilst creating some great connections along the way. Tom has worked in the consultancy setting (twice) in the data department of an elite club, and also within the media.Tom takes us through his journey within football analytics so far and gives some great advice along the way.0:00 - Introduction2:47 - Tom joins and gives background7:46 - How to start out (do this now!)12:24 - Memorable work, is a degree needed?17:51 - Different data roles in football, consultancies26:57 - Co-founding Analytics FC31:17 - Working at Stats Perform, expected goals (xG)37:42 - Working in the media (The Athletic)42:50 - Moving to RB Leipzig50:01 - Thinking differently in recruitment54:15 - Transitioning between different roles, skills used58:31 - Prospect1:07:58 - Newer interesting metrics, using AI1:17:40 - More advice for new analysts1:25:40 - Book recommendations, where to find Tom, wrap upRelated EpisodesJeremy Steele (Analytics FC):David Sumpter (Football Mathematician):Books MentionedSuper forecasting: https://amzn.to/4bsPPwy Thinking Fast and Slow: https://amzn.to/4bsxC1Z Link to the Liverpool Multi-Club Ownership Project (Prospect): https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7184119791840829440/Related EpisodesJeremy Steele (Analytics FC): https://youtu.be/UK8A7Mym0ZoDavid Sumpter (Football Mathematician): https://youtu.be/re8GIdbKbIs◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️USEFUL LINKS💻 Video Analysis Software - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5cFREE RESOURCES📋 CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/downloadMY OTHER SOCIALS🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk

  • The guest for this video is the brilliant Ewan Sharp. Ewan, a Scottish football coach, has spent time in the US, Canada, Russia, and more recently in the Premier League with both Leeds and Manchester United.

    Ewan has worked closely with both Ralf Rangnick and Jess Marsch over his career so far and he shares a really interesting insight into what coaching and analysis looks like at the highest level.

    0:00 - Introduction 2:46 - Ewan joins and gives background12:40 - Masters in Leadership, up-skilling20:31 - More experience with New York Red Bulls29:09 - Toronto, then working closely with Ralf Rangnick36:06 - Joining Man Utd41:59 - Imposter syndrome45:40 - In game adjustments at Man Utd51:07 - Joining Leeds with Jesse Marsch57:58 - Some roles Ewan had at Leeds1:04:33 - An average week for Ewan1:12:05 - Ewan gives pre-match masterclass (screen share)1:45:41 - Difficulties of getting a job in elite football, learning1:52:21 - Book recommendations, wrap up

    Learn more about Multi-Club Ownership within professional football (Red Bull) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VICX8q9yzs

    Books Ewan mentioned:The Alchemist – https://amzn.to/4cEU219Alex Ferguson book - https://amzn.to/3U0cdaf Lead and Change – https://amzn.to/3xm4Lxr The Straight A Conspiracy - https://amzn.to/3vO2kD4

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  • The guest for this video is Jacob Blain. Jacob has been at Carlisle United for over 4 years and in that time has transitioned from first team analyst, to recruitment analyst.

    We speak about the differences between these roles, Jacobs experience at Wembley, winning promotion via the play-offs and much more. It was great to hear from an analyst that had real constraints from a smaller budget and department.

    Jacob even explains how, as a Carlisle fan anyway, he was going to watch a game, and ended up meeting the manager afterwards to get his job!

    0:00 - Introduction2:42 - Jacob joins and gives overview, placements, getting started10:31 - The role of academy analyst19:40 - Coaching23:19 - Joining Carlisle United29:12 - Average week for a solo analyst33:01 - Pre-match presentations & set pieces38:30 - Promotion via the play-offs, Wembley47:00 - Shifting over to recruitment56:40 - Advice for new analysts, book recommendations

    Other relevant Episodes mentioned:Matty Owen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9EB0iuqHy4Phill Hudson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ2tlAmhmaU

    Books Jacob mentions:Net Gains: https://amzn.to/3JoiS8dThe Nowhere Men: https://amzn.to/3VE6qZb

    Matty owen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9EB0iuqHy4Phil Hudson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ2tlAmhmaU

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  • Tim Keech is a co-founder of football consultancy firm, MRKT Insights. His company works with clubs from around the world helping them make better decisions with the use of data around scouting, recruitment and long term planning.

    In this chat we speak about the types of things clubs are doing, but also go into the under tapped market of recruiting players from Africa. Really interesting stuff, all timestamps below.

    Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already, and thanks for watching.

    Check out MRKT Insights: https://mrktinsights.com/Tim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sbunching?lang=enNot the top 20 Pod: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLi4ccCSo1F7C_9Djbu_aWAAlfie Kohn Book: https://amzn.to/43jnIN8

    0:00 - Introduction2:13 - Tim joins and gives background, working with Swansea6:26 - The data analytics landscape, types of things Tim does15:32 - Using data to recruit a head coach23:15 - Risk and reward in football31:58 - Bringing players from Africa39:53 - Why is scouting so hard?46:36 - Strategic planning for football clubs, sporting directors53:28 - Future predictions, trends59:37 - Advice for new analysts, the APFA, recommendations

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  • Jeremy Steele is the Managing Director of sports analytics consultancy, Analytics FC. He is quite unique in the fact that he has experience as a coach, head coach, scout, sporting director as well as a his current business leadership role.

    Analytics FC work with clubs all around the world but also work with players too, with one notable project being the work they did with Kevin De Bruyne when he negotiated his current long term contract with Man City.

    Check out Analytics FC here: https://analyticsfc.co.uk/

    0:00 - Introduction2:33 - Jeremy joins and gives background6:28 - Coaching positions, Brentford FC, and the start of data22:52 - Scouting for West Ham Utd30:27 - Moving to Cyprus as a sporting Director38:27 - What does a sporting director do?46:23 - Analytics FC, using data for scouting and finding head coaches1:04:40 - Working with De Bruyne and Hector Bellerin 1:15:29 - Future predictions, the data landscape in sport1:18:53 - Jobs in football, APFA, advice for analysts1:25:15 - Wrap up, summary

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  • For this video I am joined by Jason Stephens, a international football business lecturer at UCFB. Jason is an expert on the growing trend of multi-club ownerships in football (MCOs) and kindly shares some of his wisdom.

    Man City are of course part of this with City Football Group, but the whole landscape is a web of connections between rich individuals, businesses, and venture funds.

    I found this conversation fascinating and so I hope you enjoy it. Don't forget to subscribe!

    0:00 - Introduction2:27 - Jason joins and gives overview of MCOs8:12 - Ownerships or Partnerships?9:36 - The Red Bull model15:47 - Racing City Group19:24 - Rules and regulations (Man City, Girona, AC Milan)34:00 - Deep dive into City Football Group, dodgy transfers?52:05 - Positives and negatives of MCOs56:37 - Future predictions, a super league?1:01:35 - Wrap up, where to learn more

    Check out the PDF I reference here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jasonstephens4sports_premier-league-multi-club-ownership-links-activity-7145834721229303808-T1ju?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

    Check out the episode I mentioned about Football Finance with Kieran Maguire here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y15qsP8bhHs

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  • Thanks to the APFA (Association of professional football analysts) for sponsoring this video. You can check them out here and receive 10% off any football analysis course using code Gill10: https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/

    I am very pleased to welcome David Sumpter onto the channel to talk about the mathematics of football.

    One of David's books, Soccermatics, is always in the conversation of football analytics books, he has consulted with many top football clubs, runs a football analytics company all around being a mathematics professor!

    David clearly has a lot of knowledge but he is also so good at breaking things down and explaining things very simply and making things much more understandable.

    Thanks again to David for joining the channel. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did!

    0:00 - Introduction2:41 - David joins and gives overview6:48 - The randomness of football, the importance of mathematics11:26 - Working with clubs, the reception David gets16:12 - Soccermatics21:41 - Zones of interaction26:44 - Expected Goals (xG), pitch control and passing triangles34:59 - Twelve Football and expected threat41:49 - TwelveGPT (AI scouting reports)49:43 - Other use cases of AI and machine learning54:34 - Advice for others, book recommendations

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  • This weeks guest in football finance expert, Kieran Maguire. Kieran is a university lecturer in football finance, author and co-host of the 'Price of Football' podcast.

    In this conversation we break down a lot of topical football finance topics such as player wages, tv deals, financial fair play and the ownership of Manchester United.

    I hope you enjoy the video and if you do, please don't forget to subscribe!

    0:00 - Introduction 2:06 - Kieran joins and gives overview3:44 - How football clubs make money11:05 - Financial fair play, Man City, Forest and Everton charges19:07 - Multi-club ownership25:00 - Broadcast Deals (Sky, TNT Sports)36:27 - Man Utd ownership, debt, transfers45:09 - Transfer fees, player wages49:48 - Jose Mourinho, manager pay-outs54:59 - Additional myths about football finance57:44 - Kierans books, podcast, where to hear more from Kieran, recommendations

    The Price of football book - https://amzn.to/3vUAZirUnfit and improper persons book - https://amzn.to/3SyQd5qCheck out Kieran's podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-price-of-football/id1482886394

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  • The guest for todays video is very experienced scout, Chris Robinson. Chris has experience in coaching and management as well as a very extensive scouting career with his most recent spell being with Chelsea FC.

    Chris has experience in all areas of scouting and is kind enough to share some of the things he has learnt over any years in the game.

    Don't forget to subscribe for more content like this!

    0:00 - Introduction2:00 - Chris joins, gives background, and explains different types of scouting6:13 - Managing Cheltenham, how things have changed over the years11:05 - Joining Chelsea as a scout, integration scouting14:20 - What does a scouting department look like?18:08 - Youth scouting (ages, positions, agents)30:35 - Has scouting been professionalised? Are scouts undervalued?36:54 - The day in the life of a scout, what to look out for44:10 - Scouting an individual player48:15 - Modern day scouting (position specific)53:40 - Selling players for profit, teams without academies56:42 - Advice for aspiring scouts59:57 - The Scouting Game (Chris' new business)1:02:39 - Book recommendations, wrap up, where to find Chris

    Books mentioned by Chris:The signal and the Noise - https://amzn.to/48tN1OgThe Numbers Game – https://amzn.to/3O0drPe Football Hackers - https://amzn.to/41WWtHp Inverting the Pyramid - https://amzn.to/3RYXAlrThe Mixer – https://amzn.to/41V3IQ0 Intensity (Pep Lijnders) - https://amzn.to/47y2Fqg

    Chris now also has created his own business, that you can check out here: www.thescoutinggame.co.uk

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  • The guest for this video is Lorna Belford, the Performance Data Lead at the UK Sports Institute. Lorna explains what she gets up to in her role, and explains the tools that she uses now, and has done in the past to help gain better insights across a range of sports.

    Lorna also spent some time in the golf sector, carrying out some really interesting tests on golf balls, clubs, and even turf.

    We speak about (and Lorna gives some advice) on Tableau, Power BI, Python, SPSS, Matlab, Minitab and others. If you have any questions, please leave a comment below, and don't forget to subscribe to the channel if you haven't already!

    The books Lorna mentioned:Data Visualisation (Andy Kirk) - https://amzn.to/3TYuipJInvisible Women (Caroline Criado Perez) - https://amzn.to/3to8Q2w

    TLDR email that Lorna mentioned - https://tldr.tech/

    0:00 - Introduction1:59 - Lorna joins, the difference between data analyst/engineer/scientist6:41 - Dashboards, the UK Sports Institute9:17 - Lorna's education and background13:19 - Lack of female representation in data roles21:05 - Lorna's interesting roles in golf29:58 - Matlab, Minitab, VBA for Excel34:10 - Lorna's current role (Performance Data Lead)43:53 - Tips for Tableau and Power BI52:08 - Other tools, different tech stacks of different teams54:46 - Case study explains work with UK diving and swimming teams59:52 - Lorna gives 3 tips to get started1:03:37 - Book recommendations, summary, where to find Lorna

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  • The guest for this weeks video is McKay Johns! If you have an interest in sports analytics and have been on YouTube or Twitter in the last few years then you probably already know who McKay is!

    McKay has his own channel where he shares incredibly valuable tutorials and other tips on getting started in sports analytics. He has been a real help for so many new football analysts and so I so happy to be able to do this collaboration with him. Thanks for all the work you do McKay!

    0:00 - Introduction2:11 - McKay joins and gives overview, different types of data roles7:30 - Inspirations for McKay, getting started10:42 - Keeping up with trends, picking a niche14:08 - The tools that McKay uses, Python, R, SQL19:26 - Tips for getting started, questions from viewers34:29 - McKays predictions for the future, AI, ChatGPT42:43 - Web scraping45:20 - Analysis of Jude Bellingham49:29 - Nice, visual tables using Python51:34 - Book recommendations, summary, wrap up

    You can check out McKay's channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/McKayJohnsFollowing McKay on Twitter – https://twitter.com/mckayjohns?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorMcKay’s web scraping course - https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/webscraping-data-workshop?ref=3f7c5c

    Books mentioned by McKay:Socermatics - https://amzn.to/40tfWym Soccernomics - https://amzn.to/3RnkS3B Moneyball – https://amzn.to/3S0OpC2Red Rising - https://amzn.to/47cx2Cx

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  • The guest for todays video is Stuart Reid who is a freelance set piece analyst working with a variety of football clubs all over the world. Stuart's journey is a very interesting one, and he ended upon stumbling upon opportunities as a result of sharing his work online.

    In the video, Stuart actually shares his screen and gives us a look into his research project that he has formulated as a result of watching thousands of set plays from several different leagues.

    Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already, and leave any questions in the comments!

    0:00 - Introduction1:35 - Stuart joins and gives background7:31 - Working with Leyton Orient & Millwall11:37 - Head of Set Pieces role (multi club ownership)15:40 - Stuart's initial analysis, importance of set pieces20:34 - The split between attacking/defending, important stats/metrics25:40 - Stuart's research/database31:47 - Man-marking or Zonal marking34:16 - Working as a freelancer39:32 - Creating a portfolio and sharing online42:00 - The future of set pieces44:30 - Advice, book recommendations, summary

    Books mentioned by Stuart:Pep Confidential - https://amzn.to/3voyXXpPep Guardiola: The Evolution - https://amzn.to/48B1OWL

    My episode with Andy Parslow (set piece coach) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvs17b7muLkMy episode with Thomas Gronnemark (throw-in coach) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZySjPrEDp-E

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  • Steve Sallis is the founder of Solutions Mindset, a company that looks to coach and optimise the mindset of ambitious individuals, to help them achieve success.

    After a career in education, Steve now works closely with business leaders and professional athletes, such as coaches and footballers at the top of the game. Steve's extensive experience and passion for success is clear to see, and I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation.

    Within football, he has recently worked with the likes of AFC Wimbledon, Cardiff, and Northampton Town, enjoying two relegation escapes, and one promotion.

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    Solutions Mindset - https://www.solutionsmindset.com/Steve's book (Educating Football) - https://amzn.to/3RY5qwD

    0:00 - Introduction1:47 - Steve joins and gives overview, playing, Jimmy Bullard5:48 - Steve's teaching background, working at Millwall10:57 - Challenges in football academies15:38 - Solutions Mindset (Steve's business)18:24 - Working with football clubs23:41 - Super strengths25:09 - Steve's relationship with players, pre-game and post-game35:28 - The difference between a manager and a leader37:16 - Managing his own mindset, working with the SFA40:20 - Exclusive! Steve's upcoming book42:13 - Appearing on Sunderland Til I Die (Netflix)44:37 - Advice, closing remarks

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