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Football Vision

Anatomy of a Transfer: Data and Analytics

Jul 25, 2024
Ted Knutson, founder of StatsBomb, discusses data and analytics in player recruitment, challenges in introducing data-driven decisions, importance of analytics in football transfers. Exploring scouting young players, evolution of analytics in football clubs, and the unique approach of Transfer Flow newsletter.
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  • The evolution of football analytics revolutionizes player recruitment and performance.
  • Utilizing data for player selection enhances squad quality and transfer market efficiency.

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Data and Analytics Revolutionizing Football Transfers

Implementing data in recruitment processes, identifying players based on analytics, marketing players using data are key trends influencing multi-million pound deals. Ted Knutson from Stats Bomb discusses the evolution of football analytics starting from his blog in 2013 until founding Stats Bomb in 2016, emphasizing the importance of data in revolutionizing player recruitment and team performance.

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