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Mike Goodman is a soccer writer and managing editor of StatsBomb.com, and last week he wrote a good piece entitled, “A case study on using data to prepare to administer the eye test,” reacting to an MLS playoff game in which data and the eye test seemed to differ. Mike is one of the better writers at bringing together data and a tactical eye, and then producing easy-to-understand articles that appeal to a broad audience. Among the topics covered… - Why and how he wrote that piece - Bridging the proverbial gap between analytics and the eye test - How he approaches data when watching a game and when unfamiliar with a team - Keys to using numbers well in writing - What he hopes to see from player-tracking data - His favorite things about living in Latvia Links Mentioned in this Episode - Follow Mike on Twitter: @TheM_L_G - Original StatsBomb.com article - Steve Zakuani tweets that inspired the article - Explaining post-shot expected goals: OptaPro, StatsBomb - StatsBomb conference panel with Vosse de Boode (Head of Sports Science and Analytics at Ajax) - Jāņi in Latvia

OptaPro Forum judge (and previous presenter at the event) Will Gürpinar--Morgan and OptaPro data analyst Tom Worville are the two guests who join host Ryan Bahia to discuss the upcoming OptaPro Analytics Forum, sharing highlights from previous presentations, advice for future presenters and key areas of interest within this industry. Further information on the OptaPro Forum can be found here: https://www.optasportspro.com/news-analysis/news-optapro-launches-call-for-proposals-for-2020-optapro-analytics-forum/

Host Ryan Bahia is joined by AI scientist Paul Power (@counterattack9), and Bradford Griffiths, who leads innovation and product development at OptaPro, having initially been part of the staff at Scout7. In this episode, Paul and Bradford provide a clear insight into what AI actually is, and crucially, how it can impact and be applied within the world of professional football.

Brian Bilello – President, New England RevolutionKristine Lilly – Former United States Women’s National Soccer Team MemberBen Mackriell – Head of OptaProIsaac Guerrero – Technical Director, FC Barcelona Football SchoolGrant Wahl (Moderator) – Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated As the beautiful game continues to adapt to the rise of analytics, player positions are evolving in accordance with these changes. With the rise of data collection at the back of this impending revolution, new methods of evaluating player value, contracts, and incentives are coming to the forefront. While the game moves away from formal positional roles, teams uncover what skillsets were previously under- or overvalued. As the sport sits at the precipice of thrilling analytical revolution, every element of the sport from training to game strategy stands to change. This panel brings together perspectives from across the sport to discuss the state of the game today and where soccer goes from here.

Miguel Rios, newly appointed Head of Football Intelligence at OptaPro, joins Ben Mackriell (Head of OptaPro) and host Ryan Bahia to share insight on his scouting career, identifying talent in different cultures and developing young players.

Grant speaks to JP Dellacamera of Fox Sports about his preparations for this summer’s women’s World Cup and to Ben Mackriell of OptaPro about what U.S. Soccer and MLS are doing these days in soccer data analytics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Q&A discussion with Tim Crawford took place in January 2019, when OptaPro hosted its second #OptaProSoccer analytics conference in North America. In this episode, Tim discusses his seven years at the club, their processes along with the role of data and analytics in informing on-field decision-making.

足球狗|球员分析：武磊，中超射手王能否在西甲复制自己的进攻火力？作为一名万众瞩目的中国球员，武磊来到西班牙人之后已经踢了两场比赛，这恐怕让所有人都喜出望外，包括武磊本人。第一场对阵比利亚雷亚尔短暂的十几分钟出场之后，武磊在第二场对阵巴列卡诺的比赛中意外的获得了将近一个小时的上场机会，当然这要得益于队友皮亚蒂的意外受伤下场。不过武磊在这次意外的上场之后表现非常出色，不仅激活了西班牙人的进攻线，也充分发挥了自己跑位和抢点的优势，制造了一个点球，帮助西班牙人扳平比分，直至最后逆转对手。每当一名攻击型球员从二级联赛转到顶级联赛时，他的数据都会受到密切关注。西班牙人在武磊身上看到了什么?这些数据能告诉我们他在西班牙人的潜力吗?在这里，我们借助OptaPro的数据，来分析一下武磊的的相关特点，看看这位中超联赛的射手王能否在西甲复制自己的进攻火力。

Wolverhampton Wanderers Sporting Director Kevin Thelwell joins OptaPro for this latest episode of Three At The Back. Also featuring Ben Mackriell (Head of OptaPro) and hosted by Ryan Bahia (OptaPro Marketing Manager), this episode focuses on an in-depth discussion on the role of a sporting director. Alongside the implementation of a club philosophy, Kevin also draws on his background in academy football; with conversation revolving around player pathways and the integration of an academy culture alongside the first-team.

This episode sees OptaPro’s Three At The Back become Four as host Ryan Bahia is joined by OptaPro data scientist Johannes Harkins, OptaPro lead for North America Olive Miller-Farrell and special guest Paul Carr, senior researcher at ESPN. The discussion, taking place just after the first #OptaProSoccer event in Philadelphia, revolves around the event in the context of analytics in North American soccer along with exploring the use of data for different audiences, and where there are clear differences and overlaps, looking at how each sectors can learn from one another.

Ptolemy Coburn, Arsenal academy analyst, speaks with OptaPro in this latest episode of Three At The Back. Hosted by Ryan Bahia and also featuring Sam Gregory OptaPro data scientist), Ptolemy discusses how working across other sports has influenced the way he approaches his role at Arsenal, the differences between academy and first team football from an analyst perspective as well as sharing further insight on the Arsenal-StatDNA relationship.

The latest episode of Three At The Back focuses on Scout7 becoming part of OptaPro. Hosted by Ryan Bahia, Head of OptaPro Ben Mackriell and Scout7 MD Lee Jamison discuss recruitment across the professional football landscape as well as exploring how this industry may evolve in the future.

Host Ryan Bahia is joined by Ben Mackriell (head of OptaPro) and Tom Worville (data scientist, OptaPro) for this episode. The two guests share how data can be integrated into playing philosophies, and each selects an XI where their decisions have been informed by data.

Host Tom Worville is joined by fellow OptaPro data scientists Johannes Harkins and Sam Gregory to discuss the new possessions framework, share insight on the process behind creating it and showcase examples and applications of the model in action, with specific reference to RB Leipzig and Mohamed Salah. Read the first article introducing this work: http://www.optasportspro.com/about/optapro-blog/posts/2016/blog-introducing-a-possessions-framework/ Watch OptaPro’s analytical film on Borussia Dortmund that is underpinned by this possessions framework: http://www.optasportspro.com/about/optapro-blog/posts/2017/film-a-statistical-analysis-of-borussia-dortmund/ Show intro music can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/jckdvnprt/i-s-f-p

Host Ryan Bahia is joined by Ben Mackriell and Simon Farrant, who makes his Three At the Back debut. Simon, now VP marketing at Perform Group, was part of the core OptaPro team when it founded in 2012. This episode reflects on not only OptaPro’s past five years, but a wider look at the analytics industry – both inside and outside of the professional game.

Host Ryan Bahia is joined by Ben Mackriell and Three At The Back debutant, Philipp Obloch. Philipp is the OptaPro lead in Germany and led last week’s first OptaPro football analytics conference in Germany, which is the focus of this episode. Presentations from the day will soon be made available.

Host Ryan Bahia is joined by Ben Mackriell (Head of OptaPro) and Sam Gregory (Data Scientist) for a discussion on the January transfer window. Ben discusses his own experiences and club processes and Sam leads the talk on previous players to have moved in the first calendar month of the year. Intro music "ISFP" by jckdvnprt can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/jckdvnprt/i-s-f-p

Ryan Bahia hosts this episode in which Steve Head (Chief Scout, Charlton Athletic) and Ben Mackriell (Head of OptaPro) discuss the use of data at different levels of the game, and how roles have changed since data has become more widespread in professional football. Intro music "ISFP" by jckdvnprt can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/jckdvnprt/i-s-f-p

Ryan Bahia hosts this episode focusing on the OptaPro Analytics Forum and is joined by Sam Gregory, a former presenter at the event, and Johannes Harkins, an OptaPro Forum judge. More information on the forum: http://www.optasportspro.com/about/optapro-blog/posts/2016/news-2017-optapro-analytics-forum-accepting-proposals/ Intro music "ISFP" by jckdvnprt can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/jckdvnprt/i-s-f-p

This episode focuses on data analysis on the other side of the Atlantic. Brendan Kent of MLS’ Portland Timbers and Andrew Puopolo of New York Cosmos (NASL) join OptaPro’s Tom Worville, discussing their respective roles in recruitment and match analysis. Intro music "ISFP" by jckdvnprt can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/jckdvnprt/i-s-f-p

This episode of Three at the Back looks at the work of analysts during pre-season and discusses how summer transfers can integrate into new sides, focusing on Idrissa Gueye’s move to Everton. Features Ben Mackriell (Head of OptaPro), Sam Gregory and Tom Worville (Data Scientists). Relevant Links: Johannes Harkins on grouping teams by their style of play: http://www.optasportspro.com/about/optapro-blog/posts/2016/blog-grouping-team-styles/ Michiel Jongsma on defensive involvement in the Eredivisie: http://www.optasportspro.com/about/optapro-blog/posts/2016/blog-visualising-defensive-involvement-in-the-eredivisie/ Sam Gregory on players adapting to new leagues: http://www.optasportspro.com/about/optapro-blog/posts/2016/blog-%E2%80%9Ccan-he-adapt-to-our-league%E2%80%9D/ Intro music "ISFP" by jckdvnprt can be found here: https://soundcloud.com/jckdvnprt/i-s-f-p

Discussion, analysis and conversation from OptaPro on data analysis and analytics within professional football.

Episode 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/blog/espn-fc-united/68/post/2626868/football-coverage-is-more-intellectual) and the sacking of Brentford's manager Marinus Dijkhuizen. Is this analytics 'fad' finally over?! Have the Moneyball men finally been defeated?! Tune in to find out! 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. --------------- Ryan Bahia is @ RyanBahia and you can find the OptaPro blog here: http://www.optasportspro.com/about/optapro-blog/ Tom Worville is @ Worville
 Sam Gregory is @ GregorydSam analyticsfcpodcast@gmail.com for any comments and questions! --------------- Intro music is MMHHMM by LiamLRY
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