Analytics FC Podcast
51 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAnalytics FC is a football podcast looking at the beautiful game in a different light.
Each episode, we’re joined by a guest from the world of football analytics to talk about the ways we can use numbers, statistics and data to better understand the sport.
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Episode 49: Analytics FC x Ankura – how to buy a football club
December 05, 2023 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBThis month, Analytics FC teams up with Ankura Consulting Group, an independent global expert services and advisory firm, to discuss the process and pitfalls of acquiring a football club. Alex is joined by Analytics FC CEO Jeremy Steele and Ankura's Jonny Gray and Jon Brown to discuss their new partnership.
Episode 48: Dan Micciche, Ex-England, Arsenal and Spurs Coach
December 19, 2022 17:12 - 30 minutes - 69.2 MBThis month, Alex spoke to Dan Micciche. Dan is widely regarded as a coaching innovator whose career has encompassed stints at the FA, coaching England youth teams, Arsenal, MK Dons, and most recently, Crawley Town. Dan talks about the England DNA approach, football and language, and how to create a set-up that fosters creative coaching. You can find Dan on LinkedIn - he is smart enough to avoid Twitter! We’ll be back next month with another interesting guest, but until then, make sure you...
Episode 48: Dan Micciche
December 19, 2022 17:12 - 30 minutes - 69.2 MBThis month, Alex spoke to Dan Micciche. Dan is widely regarded as a coaching innovator whose career has encompassed stints at the FA, coaching England youth teams, Arsenal, MK Dons, and most recently, Crawley Town. Dan talks about the England DNA approach, football and language, and how to create a set-up that fosters creative coaching. You can find Dan on LinkedIn - he is smart enough to avoid Twitter! We’ll be back next month with another interesting guest, but until then, make sure you...
Episode 47: Brexitball Report special with Andy Watson and John Kiely
November 08, 2022 15:41 - 48 minutes - 110 MBThis month, we spoke to Brexitball expert Andy Watson and immigration lawyer and senior partner at Fragomen LLP, John Kiely, about Analytics FC's ground-breaking new report. The report examines the impact of the GBE regulations on the British transfer market. The pod discusses, among other things, the difference between the English and Scottish markets, the impact on the Women's game, and breaks down effects on a league-by-league basis.
Episode 46: Mike D'Auria, Second Spectrum
September 27, 2022 08:00 - 19 minutes - 36.2 MBThis month, we spoke to Mike D’Auria, Chief Commercial Officer at Second Spectrum, a tracking and analytics provider working in, among others, the NBA and the Premier League. In our chat, we talked about how Mike came to work in the analytics space, what Second Spectrum do, and how clubs and media organizations are harnessing the power of tracking data to improve understanding of the game, which can be leveraged in different ways. You can follow Mike on Twitter @mikewdauria and Second Spec...
Episode 45: Elliott Stapley, Sports Interactive and Football Manager
April 20, 2022 12:13 - 48 minutes - 41.1 MBThis month, we spoke to Elliott Stapley, a software engineer working on the match engine and data for Sports Interactive’s Football Manager game. During our conversation, we talked about how the Football Manager match engine works, how Sports Interactive use data benchmarking to guarantee the realism of Football Manager, and considered what Football Manager can teach us about the game in real life. You can follow Elliott on Twitter @elliott_stapley and Sports Interactive @SIgames.
Episode 44: David Sumpter, Uppsala University and Twelve Football
March 09, 2022 12:35 - 37 minutes - 45.7 MBThis month, we spoke to David Sumpter. David is Professor of Applied Mathematics at Uppsala University, the author of a number of books about data analytics, and the co-founder of football analytics company, Twelve Football. He also works for Hammarby in the Swedish Allsvenskan. In the course of the conversation, David talked at length about the use of tracking data within football analysis, the industry’s shift towards more bespoke modelling and the impact of big data on football itself. Y...
Episode 43: Justinas Gasiunas, First Team Goalkeeping Coach at Hajduk Split
February 22, 2022 13:52 - 28 minutes - 31.9 MBThis month, we spoke to Justinas Gasiunas, the first-team goalkeeping coach at Hajduk Split. After ending his career as a goalkeeper, Justinas has coached with a number of clubs including Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford. In the conversation, we talked about the development of goalkeeping analysis, Justinas's processes for analysing opponents ahead of games, and the future of goalkeeping analysis. You can follow Justinas on Twitter @GasiunasJ. We’ll be back next month with another ...
Episode 42: Kim McCauley, Director of Analytics at Angel City FC
January 18, 2022 21:26 - 25 minutes - 33.9 MBThis month, we spoke to Kim McCauley, Director of Analytics at Angel City Football Club. Starting off working in the media, Kim has spent the last year or so setting up an analytics department at one of the newest clubs in the world. In our chat, we talked about implementing a data strategy from scratch at a club that has no players, working towards an NWSL and NCAA expansion draft, and how the capacity to be able to make mistakes is important for the implementation process. Kim McCauley is...
Episode 41: Oliver Seitz, Business Intelligence Director at United World
December 27, 2021 11:33 - 36 minutes - 42.7 MBThis month, we spoke to Oliver Seitz, business intelligence director of United World. During his career, Oliver has worked with agents and clubs, he has completed a PhD and lectured on the topic of football business, he has worked on the scouting side of the industry, with coaching staff and with ownership groups. This depth of experience led to a very insightful conversation. In the course of the discussion, Oliver talked about the processes of implementing data strategies within a multi-...
Episode 40: Richard Battle, Founding Director of Left Field Football Consulting
October 01, 2021 09:46 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBThis week, we spoke to Richard Battle, founding director of Left Field Football Consulting. In the conversation, we talked about the processes of implementing data strategies within football, the importance of getting data buy-in at the highest levels, and what the future of data in the football industry looks like. To find out more about Left Field Football Consulting, visit their website: www.leftfieldfc.com. We’ll be back next month with another interesting guest, but until then, make s...
Episode 39: Peter McKeever, StatsPerform - Visualising Data
August 09, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 48.5 MBThis week, Jon spoke to Peter McKeever, Data analyst at StatsPerform and Data Visualisation Editor for Opta’s new website, The Analyst. In their conversation, they talked about the importance of visualising data within the football industry, the challenges faced by visualisers and how the industry can use visualisation better.. Peter is on Twitter @petermckeever and you can read The Analyst at theanalyst.com. We’ll be back next month with another interesting guest, but until then, make sur...
Episode 38: Oliver Gage, Canadian Premier League - Doing Analysis within a League
June 07, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 35.2 MBThis week, Jon spoke to Oliver Gage, the director of football for the Canadian Premier League. Originally from Sheffield, Oliver’s career has carried him to North America via Leeds Met University and Sheffield Wednesday. Working as an analyst, he spent time with Houston Dynamo before joining the newly-founded Canadian Premier League as their director of football in 2019. In their conversation, they talked about the various challenges faced by analysts working at the level of individual play...
Episode 37: Hugo Schoukens and Jo Van Hoecke, Double Pass - Assessing Academies
May 12, 2021 06:30 - 35 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week, we spoke to Hugo Schoukens and Jo van Hoecke, the co-founders of Double Pass, a Belgian company that assesses, advises and educates (con)federations, leagues, clubs and individuals on optimising their talent development. We focused on their work assessing football academies and asked what impact the auditing process can have on a club’s academy production. If you want to find out more about Double Pass, you can visit their website: www.doublepass.com. We’ll be back next month wi...
Episode 36: Alex Farnell - The Impact of Head Coaches on Performance
April 01, 2021 06:00 - 21 minutes - 31.4 MBThis week, we spoke to Alex Farnell, an economics researcher at the University of Lancaster looking into labour markets and issues to do with personnel, specifically using data from professional sports to illustrate. We focused on his work investigating the contribution of Head Coaches to the success of football teams, and whether changing coaches brings the desired change to performance. His other research includes looking at discrimination in the market for NFL coaches and looking at how...
Episode 35: Tal Brown, Zone7 - How Predictable Are Injuries?
March 03, 2021 14:39 - 26 minutes - 37 MBThis week, Jon spoke to Tal Brown, co-founder and CEO of Zone7. We talked about the problem of predicting injuries in sport, the impact of coronavirus on injury and the future of big data in the sports medical sphere. Through Zone7, Tal and his team develop and apply proprietary artificial intelligence to help athletes, coaches and medical teams forecast injury risk and attain peak performance. He has worked with professional and amateur teams across the EPL, MLB, MLS, NCAA, La Liga, Serie A...
Episode 34: Tom Worville - Analytics and the Media
February 05, 2021 10:24 - 34 minutes - 54.7 MBOn the Analytics FC podcast, we’ll be putting out episodes every month with a thematic focus from using data to analyse injuries to quantifying the cognitive aspect of football, from working with agents to the use of tracking data. This week I spoke to Tom Worville about Analytics and the media, focusing on the challenges faced by presenting data to a public audience and asking what, if anything, analytics can learn from the use of data in the media space. Tom Worville was one of the founde...
Episode 33: Christofer Clemens (German National Team)
November 15, 2016 14:10 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBJoel and Jeremy are joined by Christofer Clemens, the German national team's head of match analysis and scouting. Tweet us! www.twitter.com/AnalyticsFC Find Joel and Bobby on twitter: Joel www.twitter.com/MessiSeconds Bobby www.twitter.com/BobbyGardiner --------------- Intro music is MMHHMM by LiamLRY. Logo created by Erik Wagner from the Noun Project.
Episode 32, Part 2: Xarius Desai (Brentford)
November 05, 2016 14:26 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBWe put your twitter questions to Brentford FC's Xarius Desai! Check out our previous podcast with Xarius here: https://soundcloud.com/analytics-fc-podcast/xarius-desai Tweet us! www.twitter.com/AnalyticsFC Find Joel and Bobby on twitter: Joel www.twitter.com/MessiSeconds Bobby www.twitter.com/BobbyGardiner --------------- Links from pod: OneShortCorner https://oneshortcorner.wordpress.com/ Statsbomb list https://twitter.com/StatsBomb/following GoalImpact https://twitter.com/GoalImpact In...
Episode 32, Part 1: Xarius Desai (Brentford)
October 31, 2016 13:55 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBIn which we chat to Xarius Desai, performance analyst at Brentford FC, about his role and football analysis more broadly. Tweet us! www.twitter.com/AnalyticsFC --------------- Find Joel and Bobby on twitter: Joel www.twitter.com/MessiSeconds Bobby www.twitter.com/BobbyGardiner --------------- Intro music is MMHHMM by LiamLRY. Logo created by Erik Wagner from the Noun Project.
Episode 31: Rory Campbell (West Ham United)
October 04, 2016 14:52 - 43 minutes - 98.7 MBThis week we met Rory Campbell, Head of Technical Analysis at West Ham. Tweet us! www.twitter.com/AnalyticsFC --------------- Find Joel and Bobby on twitter: Joel www.twitter.com/MessiSeconds Bobby www.twitter.com/BobbyGardiner --------------- Intro music is MMHHMM by LiamLRY. Logo created by Erik Wagner from the Noun Project.
Episode 30: Rene Maric (Red Bull Salzburg)
September 20, 2016 07:07 - 37 minutes - 34 MBThis week we're joined by Red Bull Salzburg and Spielverlagerung's Rene Maric! Tweet us! www.twitter.com/AnalyticsFC --------------- Links from the podcast: Rene's twitter www.twitter.com/ReneMaric Spielverlagerung (English) http://spielverlagerung.com/ Spielverlagerung (German) http://spielverlagerung.de/ --------------- Find Joel and Bobby on twitter: Joel www.twitter.com/MessiSeconds Bobby www.twitter.com/BobbyGardiner --------------- Intro music is MMHHMM by LiamLRY. Logo created b...
Episode 29: New Season - Introductions
August 19, 2016 13:52 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBBeginning of the new season. In Season 2 Episode 1 of the Analytics FC Podcast we introduce Joel Salamon and Jeremy Steele to the team. Follow us! http://www.twitter.com/AnalyticsFC Joel's intro video: https://youtu.be/hyssqYD-gxA --------------- Links from the podcast: Packing article http://statsbomb.com/2016/08/unpacking-packing/ --------------- The guys can be found on Twitter: Bobby http://www.twitter.com/BobbyGardiner Joel http://www.twitter.com/MessiSeconds analyticsfcpodcast@gma...
Episode 28: Michael Caley and Mike Goodman
June 07, 2016 16:20 - 56 minutes - 52 MBIn Episode 28 of the Analytics FC Podcast we are joined by Michael Caley and Mike Goodman to discuss their new podcast (The Double Pivot), the recent Champions League Final and to roundup our favourite team’s 15/16 seasons. --------------- Links from the podcast: http://www.howlermagazine.com/060616-dp-klinsmann-isnt-wrong/ (Latest episode of The Double Pivot) --------------- The guys can be found on Twitter: Mike Goodman is @ TheM_L_G Michael Caley is @ MC_of_A Double Pivot Podcast ...
Episode 27: David Sumpter
May 05, 2016 09:43 - 25 minutes - 23 MBIn Episode 27 of the Analytics FC Podcast we are joined by David Sumpter, author of Soccermatics: Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game, to discuss his new book. We also are running a competition to win 3 copies of the book. Listen to the podcast or check our Twitter for details! Competition runs until 12/05/16 and is for UK listeners only. --------------- Links from the podcast: http://www.fourfourtwo.com/search/content/soccermatics (David's work over at FourFourTwo) http://www.blo...
Episode 26: Uncut
April 25, 2016 21:11 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBIn Episode 26 of the Analytics FC Podcast we take your questions from Twitter. Remember this isn't edited, you were warned! --------------- Links from the podcast: https://twitter.com/search?q=tobin%20heath&src=typd (Tobin Heath cooking up the ?) http://statsbomb.com/2016/04/the-search-for-confidence-and-the-hot-foot-theory/ (Bobby Gardiner on the 'Hot Foot') https://twitter.com/wosostats (WoSo Stats on Twitter) http://frontoffice.report/arsenal-and-what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-exp...
Episode 25: Paul Riley
March 16, 2016 21:28 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn Episode 25 of the Analytics FC podcast we are joined by blogger Paul Riley. We talk to Paul about his recent work about picking a data-driven England squad for the upcoming Euro 2016 tournament, his work around goalkeeper analytics and take your questions from Twitter. --------------- Links from the podcast: http://differentgame.wordpress.com/ https://differentgame.wordpress.com/2016/02/19/englands-dna/ https://differentgame.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/englands-euro-2016-squad-initial-plannin...
Episode 24: Jen Lute Costella
March 09, 2016 19:39 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBIn Episode 24 of the Analytics FC Podcast we are joined by Jen Lute Costella, co-founder of hockey analytics consultancy LCG Analytics. We talk about the overlaps between ice hockey (hockey) and football, the current state of hockey analytics and Jen’s work with LCG Analytics. We also find out about Jen’s previous work with a public analytics project and the upcoming Hockey 101 series too, which is going to be an intro to the sport of Ice Hockey, keep an eye out for it! From the plugs sect...
Episode 23: Thom Lawrence
February 18, 2016 18:35 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBIn Episode 23 of the Analytics FC Podcast we are joined by Thom Lawrence, blogger over at http://deepxg.com/. We talk about Thom’s wayward entry into the analytics community, his EGMAYO and PATCH metrics (seriously) and discuss the results of Thom’s recent “State of Analytics” survey. --------------- Links from the podcast: http://deepxg.com/ http://deepxg.com/2015/12/02/egmayo-an-injury-impact-metric/ (EGMAYO) http://deepxg.com/2016/02/07/defending-your-patch/ (PATCH) http://deepxg.com/tag...
Episode 22: Sam Jackson
February 09, 2016 10:10 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBIn Episode 22 of the Analytics FC Podcast we are joined by goalkeeper analytics blogger, Sam Jackson. We talk about the important qualities Sam looks for in a goalkeeper, why he writes about the “non-shots” stats and then discusses some of his recent work, including his GPI metric and his upcoming Opta Pro Forum presentation. We also find out Sam’s favourite goalkeepers and close out the podcast with your questions from Twitter. --------------- Links from the podcast: https://outsidersin.word...
Episode 21: Sean Ingle
February 01, 2016 21:54 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBIn Episode 21 of the Analytics FC Podcast we are joined by Sean Ingle, senior sports writer and columnist at the Guardian. We discuss journalism, data journalism and Sean gives some excellent advice for aspiring writers. We then dive into three main topics: Football, Tennis and Athletics - discussing Leicester’s surprise season, the recent Buzzfeed/BBC investigation into match-fixing in tennis and the doping and expectation-setting problems in UK athletics currently. --------------- Links ...
Episode 20: Simon Gleave
January 27, 2016 21:31 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBGuess who’s back! In Episode 20 of the Analytics FC Podcast we are joined by Simon Gleave, Head of Analysis at Infostrada Sports. We discuss Simon’s fascinating background, his role at Infostrada Sports and some of the public work he’s done in football analytics recently, and take your questions from Twitter. Links from the podcast: http://scoreboardjournalism.wordpress.com/ http://www.infostradasports.com/ http://euroclubindex.com/ Please take the time to give us a rating on iTunes her...
Episode 19: Tom Payne
November 30, 2015 11:11 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIn Episode 19 of the Analytics FC podcast we are joined by Huddersfield Town performance analyst and Spielverlagerung and New York Red Bulls writer Tom Payne. We talk tactics; breaking down a few key concepts to understand them better, the combination of both analytics and tactics and find out the sides that Tom enjoys watching. If you're interested in sponsoring the podcast, send us an email using the address below. Please take the time to give us a rating on iTunes here: itunes.apple.com/...
Episode 18: Debate Edition
November 20, 2015 20:28 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBIn Episode 18 of the Analytics FC podcast we debate a number of topics back and forth, including "Teams should sell players that outperform expected goals", "The demise of Grantland will impact the promotion of analytics" and "An English team will get the CL semis" - an interesting and fun pod, we hope you'll agree! Links to things we mentioned on the podcast: - Chad Murphy on selling your overperformers: http://soccer.chadmurphy.org/blogs/moneyball-but-for-selling-using-xggoals-ratio-to-p...
Episode 17: Damien Comolli
November 13, 2015 17:30 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBIn Episode 17 of the Analytics FC podcast we briefly discuss the new Analytics FC consultancy and then welcome former Liverpool and Tottenham Director of Football Damien Comolli onto the show to talk about his previous roles, evaluating transfers, quantifying defenders and goalkeepers and how injury prevention may be the next frontier in Football Analytics. If you're interested in sponsoring the podcast, send us an email using the address below. Please take the time to give us a rating on i...
Episode 16: Fanalyst Roundtable
November 03, 2015 23:07 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBIn Episode 16 of the Analytics FC Podcast the boys are joined by fellow analysts Ben Torvaney and Bobby Gardiner to shamelessly plug their recent work, the battle between being an analyst and being a fan, what we shouldn't use analytics for, Jamie Vardy, the use of analytics in the play-offs and we take your questions from Twitter. The NYA Soccer post we talk about at the end can be found here: http://www.northyardanalytics.com/blog/2015/01/02/player-contributions-to-cash-flow/ If you're ...
Episode 15: Michael Caley
October 26, 2015 21:08 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBIn Episode 15 of the Analytics FC Podcast we are joined by Michael Caley to talk about his new Expected Goals model, what it contains, what teams it likes and doesn't likes, why it doesn't work outside the Top 4 European leagues and we take your questions from Twitter. You can read more on Michael's latest model here: http://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com/2015/10/19/9295905/premier-league-projections-and-new-expected-goals If you're interested in sponsoring the podcast, send us an email...
Episode 14: Allison McCann
October 20, 2015 20:24 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBIn Episode 14 of the Analytics FC Podcast we are joined by Allison McCann, visual journalist at FiveThirtyEight, to talk about the new CARMELO rating system, the recent Women's World Cup model and what Tom and Sam think about the current state of Football Analytics. You can check out the CARMELO system here: http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/carmelo/ You can also find all of Allison's work at FiveThirtyEight here: http://fivethirtyeight.com/contributors/allison-mccann/ Another plug for ...
Episode 13: Michael Cox
October 16, 2015 09:55 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBIn Episode 13 of the Analytics FC Podcast we are joined by Michael Cox (writer at Zonal Marking, The Guardian and ESPN FC among others) to talk about the origins of Zonal Marking (the blog), the combination of tactics and analytics and the future of analytical football writing. Michael also gives some tips on how to break into football journalism. You can read Michael's blog at http://www.zonalmarking.net Another plug for Intopress, if you're an aspiring young writer and want to get started ...
Episode 12: Gab Marcotti
October 13, 2015 19:35 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBIn Episode 12 of the Analytics FC Podcast we are joined by journalist Gab Marcotti to talk about the recent anti-stats pieces, analytics in the mainstream media, how analytics and #FootballMen can work together, the future of football (and sports) analytics and we take questions from Twitter! Another plug for Intopress, if you're an aspiring young writer and want to get started in the football journalism industry check it out: www.intopress.co.uk/ Also a reminder to apply for the Opta Pro F...
Episode 08: A Mixed Bag
October 08, 2015 11:15 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBEpisode 08: A Mixed Bag by Analytics FC
Episode 04: Womens World Cup Preview with Emily Dulhanty and Danny Page
October 08, 2015 11:14 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBEpisode 04: Womens World Cup Preview with Emily Dulhanty and Danny Page by Analytics FC
Episode 02: Ben Torvaney
October 08, 2015 11:12 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBEpisode 02: Ben Torvaney by Analytics FC
Episode 11: Second Podcast Syndrome with Bobby Gardiner and Ben Torvaney
October 06, 2015 22:29 - 1 hour - 64 MBIn Episode 11 of the Analytics FC podcast, we're joined by Bobby Gardiner and Ben Torvaney, two fellow analytics bloggers (and students!) We discuss PDO and its downfalls, analytics in mainstream journalism, Brendan Rodgers sacking, Chelsea's poor start and take some questions from Twitter also. Make sure you check out Intopress if you're an aspiring young writer and reach out to Bobby if you want to get involved: http://www.intopress.co.uk/ Please take the time to give us a rating on iTu...
Episode 10: Ryan Bahia
September 29, 2015 20:56 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBEpisode 10! Thanks to everyone who's listened to and shared the podcast so far, we're thrilled to have made it this far! In this episode we talk with Ryan Bahia from Perform Group about Opta and the upcoming OptaPro Forum, tips for applying, previous forums and what clubs are looking for in an abstract. Note that the deadline for these is 18/10/2015, so get sending in soon! In the second half of the podcast we discuss Rory Smith's latest article on ESPN FC (see here: http://www.espnfc.com/b...
Episode 09: Joel Salamon
September 15, 2015 21:09 - 55 minutes - 51 MBWe're back! In Episode 09 of the Analytics FC podcast we are joined by Messi Minutes/Seconds himself Joel Salamon to talk smart clubs, smart transfers, not so smart transfers and Anthony Martial. Please take the time to give us a rating on iTunes here: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/analy…id991610009?mt=2. It really helps us grow the audience for this podcast and get new people involved. Once again, at least 2 stars! --------------- Joel Salamon is @ MessiMinutes and @ Messi Seconds and his Yo...
Episode 07: Dustin Ward
June 29, 2015 22:34 - 38 minutes - 35 MBIn Episode 07 of the Analytics FC Podcast Sam and Tom are joined by Dustin Ward aka Saturdays on Couch. Before Dustin joins us we talk about the Women’s World Cup. Sam cries into his Canada scarf while we discuss the game, looking forward to the quarter finals and reminisce about a penalty shoot-out way back in 2007. When Dustin joins we discuss his background, recent work on Statsbomb and his influences behind his very popular and thought provoking piece about getting granular with analyti...
Episode 06: Mike L. Goodman
June 22, 2015 22:11 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBIn Episode 06 of the Analytics FC Podcast Sam and Tom are joined by Grantland staff writer Mike L. Goodman. We discuss Mike’s role at Grantland and the analytical approach he takes in his writing, talking in depth about TSR (Total Shots Ratio) and Expected Goals. Mike also talks to us about his thoughts on what Analytics writers do well and can improve on, including the use of data visualizations in writing - referencing work done by fellow Grantland writer Kirk Goldsberry. Next we actua...
Episode 05: Dan Altman
June 15, 2015 20:48 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBIn Episode 05 of the Analytics FC podcast Tom and Sam are joined by Dan Altman - economist, writer and founder of North Yard Analytics. We talk about the challenges in the market for analytics, using different data and how likley clubs are to take onboard the ideas of 'fanalysts' (anybody got a better word than fanalyst?) We also discuss the use of economical thinking and theories in football, namely Dan's application of Shapley values. Finally we talk about Dan's latest blog post for Opta...
Episode 03: Omar Chaudhuri
June 02, 2015 09:26 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn Episode 03 of the Analytics FC Podcast Sam and Tom are joined by Omar Chaudhuri, Head of Football Intelligence at 21st Club. We discuss Omar's background in the sports industry, what his job involved at 21st Club and what 21st Club does in the industry. We also cover Omar's interest in cricket, debating lessons the English Premer League can learn from the IPL. Finally we talk about Omar's latest piece about the European Coefficient and give our thoughts on the Premier League season just g...