The Chris Gill Podcast

Creating the FIFA Football Language - Chris Loxston #26This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Very excited to welcome Chris Loxston to the channel for this video. Chris has worked all around the world with sports analysis and was instrumental in building out a huge team of analysts and data scientists at FIFA to produce the FIFA Football Language. He even worked with Arsène Wenger!The work Chris has been doing over the last several years is absolutely fascinating. It is so cool to hear about the level of detail, and how analysis is changing with newer technology and metrics.A very insightful conversation that I am sure you will find value from. For further knowledge, you can check out the FIFA Training Centre here - https://www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/ ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:50 - Chris joins and gives some background5:20 - Some of Chris' previous earlier roles8:20 - Coaching/Analysis Hybrid, the roles are changing12:35 - Joining FIFA18:31 - Building a department & working with Arsène Wenger25:28 - How is the coding done?32:03 - New metrics and the data set...34:02 - How it looked during the World Cup36:15 - Artificial Intelligence38:06 - San Diego Wave41:07 - Travelling and highlights43:50 - Advice for analysts and interview tips◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football 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 PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

Analysing Referees! - Jordan Tattersall (PGMOL) #25This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️I'm sure the average football fan has no idea of the types of things that goes on behind the scenes with football players, but this video shows that even referees are subject to detailed analysis too!Jordan Tattersall is the guest today and he is currently a performance analyst at the PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Ltd), the organisation that looks after the referees in England. Before this current role, he spent time as an evaluation analyst and we go into the roles he covered in of these positions.I had no idea what referees get, especially at the top level, in preparation for a match. It is clear that Jordan and the rest of the team at the PGMOL work hard to continually improve the standard of officiating overall.The books Jordan recommends near the end of the video is linked below:Pep Lijnders - Intensity - https://amzn.to/3mvKQqxJames Smith - How to be Confident - https://amzn.to/3GDKDs4Ed Smith - Making Decisions - https://amzn.to/3GFdDjeRasmus Ankerson - Goldmine Effect - https://amzn.to/3mta0WMThanks for watching and feel free to ask any questions in the comments below.Don't forget to subscribe!Videos used for the intro clips:https://youtu.be/Itb_GVEHwIQ (Liverpool FC)https://youtu.be/YDGOKSgTIis (Southampton FC)https://youtu.be/4TteBMIgat0 (Southampton FC)https://youtu.be/wMw34WK8ypk (Chelsea FC)◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:26 - Jordan joins and gives overview4:20 - What does a referee analyst look at?6:05 - Back to the start, getting into analysis, Barnsley FC11:04 - Evaluation analyst to performance analyst17:36 - Match Reports21:18 - Working relationships Jordan has32:00 - Learning laws of the game34:34 - Is analysis a young persons role?39:39 - Advice for young analysts48:31 - Book and podcast recommendations51:48 - Quick fire questions53:06 - How to celebrate small wins◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football 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 PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

Ex Premier League Ref gives opinion on VAR! - Mark Halsey - #24This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️The guest for todays video is Mark Halsey who spent over a decade refereeing within the Premier League. He was well regarded as one of the best of his time and shares some of his experiences, advice, and opinions on the current state of refereeing. Mark describes how he got on with players and coaches really well during his time as a ref and you can tell why in this video. He is super friendly, very chatty and is clearly very passionate about improving the standard of officiating in the professional game.Mark currently resides in Spain but is still very much involved in the game. One of my favourite conversations to date! He even pulled me up and threatened to give me a red card, after I (twice), referred to the 'rules' and not the 'laws'. We speak about VAR, handballs, law changes and some of Marks experiences.You can follow Mark on Twitter here - https://twitter.com/RefereeHalsey?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorMore great guests on the way too, so don't forget to subscribe!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:51 - Mark Joins and gives overview, what he's up to now6:50 - His playing days and getting into officiating16:01 - Ex-players as referees19:39 - Mark's other jobs before becoming full-time22:17 - The average week of a professional referee31:17 - What makes a good referee, and the current standard36:07 - VAR42:36 - Handball44:26 - Making mistakes as a ref47:19 - Post match interviews for refs?50:21 - Dealing with abuse53:31 - Getting stick from players and managers 55:58 - Twitter and supporting QPR58:30 - Hypothetical law changes1:02:39 - Memorable games, and favourite stadium and goal1:06:55 - Advice for aspiring referees1:08:02 - What's next for Mark and where to find him◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football 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 PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

Coach Education at the Scottish FA - Dougie Anderson - #23This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️In this video, I sit down with Dougie Anderson who is currently the Coach Education & Development Manager at the Scottish Football Association.Dougie has a wealth of experience when it comes to coaching and scouting, and how those roles tie in nicely to that of an analyst. We speak about the roles of the manager and assistant, first team coaches and the landscape and pathway for coaches with the SFA.We go over what makes a good coach and Dougie gives some great advice to aspiring coaches, analysts and scouts. Also, how could we not bring up the time Dougie got the chance to spend some time with Jose Mourinho!The book Dougie recommends near the end of the video is linked below:Pep Lijnders - Intensity - https://amzn.to/3mvKQqxThanks for watching and feel free to ask any questions in the comments below.Don't forget to subscribe!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:33 - Dougie joins and gives overview3:18 - The early days and opposition scouting10:59 - Dougie's role as 1st team coach15:40 - East Fife, becoming assistant manager23:17 - Coach education and the pathway, Scottish FA31:33 - Coaching Scotland U19s35:53 - Euro 2024 Qualification38:06 - What makes a good coach40:32 - Spending time with Jose Mourinho45:20 - Book and Podcast Recommendations46:55 - Quick Fire Questions - Scotland Edition47:51 - Getting coaching qualifications as an analyst◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football 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 PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

Senior Analyst - Aspire Academy (Qatar) - Gary Connell - #22This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Starting out as a coach in New Zealand, Gary suddenly found himself working with the women's national team with next to no analysis experience. At the time he started out, he says there was pretty much no 'analysts' working in NZ.Being a role he loved, he learnt quick and having spent around 6 years with the NZ National teams (men & women), he made the move over to Qatar as the prepared for the upcoming World Cup.Gary is based at the incredible Aspire academy and he is kind enough to share his journey so far, and shares some very useful advice.Thanks again to Gary for taking the time out!While you are here, scroll up and hit that subscribe button if you haven't already. More videos just like this on the way, not to mention the separate playlist dedicated to gaining employment within the sports industry!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:33 - Gary Joins, how he got into analysis4:57 - Importance of understanding coaching7:54 - Working with New Zealand National team15:42 - What makes a good analyst17:51 - Moving to Qatar, data, Aspire Academy26:55 - The World Cup30:01 - Augmented Reality31:40 - Data and what's next for Gary35:27 - Career Highlights36:34 - Advice for aspiring analysts◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football 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 PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

Substitution Coach (Football) - Sammy Lander - #21This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Sammy Lander joined me for this weeks video and I really enjoyed this conversation. Sammy is a niche coach that specialises in substitutions and currently works as a consultant for a number of professional clubs.His first big opportunity came at AFC Wimbledon after reaching out the the (then) set piece coach, Andy Parslow (since moved onto Swansea who has also featured on this channel). Sammy has a great energy and talks us through what a substitution coach actually does and tells us why every club would benefit from utilising one and focussing more energy in that area. Another thing to note is that Sammy is a perfect example of how networking and hard waork can lead the the opportunity that you want!At the end of the conversation, Sammy recommends 3 books he has recently read and enjoyed which are linked here:Clive Woodward, How to win - https://amzn.to/3m6VeEDNumbers Game - https://amzn.to/3kvjYG9Phil Jackson, 11 Rings - https://amzn.to/3EBhsVG I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did, and don't forget to subscribe!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:15 - Sammy joins and gives background4:28 - What does a substitution coach actually do?6:53 - Sams lightbulb moment9:40 - Networking at getting an opportunity at AFC Wimbledon14:11 - The psychological aspect of being a sub18:11 - The impacts Sammy can bring20:44 - Do more subs mean more impact?23:40 - Analysis of subs, and other 'niche' football roles30:04 - Pitching to clubs and long term goals33:09 - Sammy gives some advice38:02 - Book/Podcast Recommendation40:18 - Supporting managers, Quick Fire Round & Wrap Up◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football 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 PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

From Analyst/Scout to General Manager in the MLS! - Lucy Rushton - #20This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️This weeks guest is Lucy Rushton who was most recently the General Manager at MLS side, DC United, working alongside Wayne Rooney.Lucy started out in England with the likes of Watford and Reading and came mainly from a scouting and recruitment background. Lucy shares her knowledge of how data is used in football (or soccer!), gives advice and is so open and honest about her experiences working in sport, both in England, and USAI thoroughly enjoyed this chat and it's probably top 3 of the 21 done so far. Lucy is amazing and has so much knowledge. Any aspiring analyst or scout will definitely be able to gain something from watching this!While you are here, don't forget to subscribe is you haven't already!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:20 - Lucy joins and gives background3:04 - Getting into analysis and scouting6:42 - Being a women, working in male dominated area12:46 - Master degree, worth it?15:42 - Working at Reading FC, and transitioning to scouting24:05 - Moving over to the MLS29:41 - The role data plays in sports (off the ball stats, predictions, AI)35:27 - Using data to recruit coaches, and player grading system39:10 - Moving to DC United as General Manager (including roles and relationships)45:42 - Working with Wayne Rooney48:45 - The MLS Salary Cap54:56 - Coaching Qualifications as an analyst/scout56:26 - Advice for aspiring analysts/scouts59:18 - What Lucy enjoys the most about her role, career highlights1:01:50 - Podcast recommendations, what's next from Lucy, and where to find her◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football 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 PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

Coach, Academy Manager and Scout - Sean Kimberley - #19This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Todays guest, Sean Kimberley has been involved in professional football his whole career. Starting as a youth player, and then the youngest A-Licence Coach, Sean went on to spend time at Blackburn, over a decade at Villa, and now at Celtic in a scouting capacity.We discuss how the game has changed over the years, the importance of building a network, the role of an academy director plus some mentions of some elite coaches Sean has had the pleasure to work with and learn from.If you enjoy this conversation, please give the video a like and be sure to subscribe if you haven't already.Book recommended by Sean - Henry Cecil: Trainer of Genuis - https://amzn.to/3KiHssB◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction 1:18 - Sean joins and gives background5:54 - First big break in coaching7:28 - Learning from elite players and coaches11:28 - Blurred lines between coaches, analysts and scouts14:33 - The challenges of recruiting16:12 - The role of Academy Manager20:32 - The changes over the years, some advice26:42 - Life after Villa31:13 - Scouting for Celtic33:48 - Advice and the definition of success37:31 - Tactical changes and innovative coaches40:25 - Book recommendation (not what you expect!)42:33 - Final ThoughtsBook recommended by Sean - Henry Cecil: Trainer of Genius - https://amzn.to/3KiHssB◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football 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 PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

Football Agents, Transfers, Boot Deals and Finances! - Daniel Geey (Sports Law) - #18This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️A slightly different type of guest for this video with Daniel working in Law, but what a video this is. Daniel has so much information and insight as to what goes on behind the big deals you may see on the back page of a newspaper or ticking along the bottom of Sky Sports News.In this video we talk about player transfers and how certain contracts may differ. We speak about player agents, boot deals, kit deals, sponsorships and much more. I personally found this video to be super interesting and so I hope you can find some value and wisdom from it too.As well as working in sports law, Daniel also is a big proponent of supporting others in a career in sport. We touch upon this too towards the end of the video.Danial actually has a podcast of his own, (and a book), with another book on the way. If you want to connect with and hear more from Daniel, you can follow him on Twitter here: @FootballLaw◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:37 - Daniel joins and gives brief overview (Liverpool fan!)6:22 - Working with players and agents and even club takeovers10:07 - What do the contracts look like? Who pays the agents?16:47 - Transfer fees21:07 - Deadline days for Daniel23:18 - Shirt Sales, can clubs really recoup transfer fees?28:25 - Boot Deals32:15 - Image rights of a player35:20 - The broadcasting landscape40:23 - A clubs revenue, financial fair play47:03 - Daniels podcast, books and 'luck'53:16 - Summary◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football 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 PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

Head of Video Analysis - Sam Green (LA Galaxy) - Working in the MLS - #17This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️In this video I chat with Sam Green who is the current Head of Video Analysis at MLS side, LA Galaxy. Originally from the UK, Sam actually went to the same university as me (Sheffield Hallam) and spent time working in various clubs in the UK before initially moving to Toronto FC. We speak about the North American culture of data analytics in sport, what Sam gets up to in his role and what it was like making the move from the UK.Thanks again to Sam for taking part.Feel free to leave any questions in the comments below and make please do like the video and subscribe for more content like this!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:31 - Sam joins and gives a quick overview and background6:37 - Coaching Qualifications9:19 - Academy & 1st Team (Differences)10:37 - Moving to Toronto FC and MLS academies18:06 - Los Angeles23:02 - Working with the coaches25:02 - An average week for Sam30:33 - Match Days32:35 - The role of data38:19 - Work-Life Balance40:07 - What happened last season?41:55 - The MLS in general, other analysts44:03 - World Cup, now and 202648:14 - Advice for aspiring analysts52:48 - Books/Podcasts◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football 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 PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA