

The Chris Gill Podcast
Chris Gill
Sports analysis, scouting and recruitment.
Hear from football analysts, scouts and sporting directors to learn what goes on behind the scenes of a professional sports club. We cover video and data analysis, squad building, coaching and much more.
Hear from football analysts, scouts and sporting directors to learn what goes on behind the scenes of a professional sports club. We cover video and data analysis, squad building, coaching and much more.
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Oct 7, 2024 • 1h 17min
Football data analyst & scout at Hearts FC - Liam Henshaw #60
Football data analyst & scout at Hearts FC - Liam Henshaw #60This 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/scouts?fpr=chrisgill_ukUse code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Liam Henshaw joins for his second appearance on the podcast to chat all things data analysis and scouting within football.Liam currently works at Hearts FC and actually got that job partly due to his prominent portfolio of work and online presence within the world of football analysis.Liam shares what he gets up to in his current role, and provides some great advice for those looking to get started. Any questions, leave a comment below!0:00 - Introduction2:01 - Liam joins and gives some background4:24 - Getting the job at Hearts FC10:14 - An average week for Liam 16:14 - Who makes up the recruitment department?19:20 - Video scouting, increased reach & work permits29:19 - Squad building (positions, planning, playing styles)39:54 - Working with a smaller budget and utilising loan players51:20 - Types of data, what is still to come?55:24 - Advice for those starting out1:09:34 - Networking and connecting with others1:11:47 - What's next for Liam1:14:14 - Wrap up, useful links, book recommendationsCheck out the last time Liam came on the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG_i0XHCZPw Liam’s website: https://www.liamhenshaw.com/ Books MentionedIntensity: https://amzn.to/4gQlcUP Share your Work: https://amzn.to/3XVIgsB Build the Invisible: https://amzn.to/4gMWB3n #heartsfc #hearts #scouting #talentid #dataanalysis #sportsanalysis ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk⚽️ 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

Sep 16, 2024 • 1h 18min
Premier League ANALYST to university lecturer - Tom Corden #59
Premier League ANALYST to university lecturer - Tom Corden #59This 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?fpr=chrisgill_ukUse code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Tom Corden is currently a lecturer in performance analysis at the university of Worcester. Before that, he spent 7 years working as an analyst at Nottingham Forest FC.What started as an internship with the youth teams ended up with several promotions to U18s analyst, head of academy analyst and eventually roles with the first team. Tom was involved in the promotion campaign to the Premier League and has worked under various managers during his time at the City Ground.A very experienced analyst, now passing his expertise to the next generation of analysts. A great chat covering Tom's journey and some great bits of advice for those looking create a career for themselves within sports analysis.0:00 - Introduction1:51 - Tom joins, background and winning at Wembley5:24 - Background in sports coaching9:15 - Interning, being pro-active & unpaid work21:19 - Progressing through roles Nottingham Forest25:56 - The differences between academy and first team28:48 - Doing a Masters whilst working full time35:47 - Moving up to the first team47:10 - Pre-season for an analyst50:23 - Making the most of your software/data53:51 - The coach analyst role57:42 - Work/Life balance as an analyst1:02:24 - Leaving the role of an analyst1:06:23 - Teaching the next crop of analysts1:12:14 - Networking, more advice1:15:47 - Book recommendations, wrap upRelated VideosCraig Innes (Leaving the role of an analyst): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGE2oaM-2rABooks MentionedLegacy: https://amzn.to/3zkpL90Eleven Rings: https://amzn.to/3z8waUO#forest #nottinghamforest #sportsanalysis #premierleague ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk⚽️ 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/WqBZGAIntro Music"Ashes" by Cold CinemaLink: https://bit.ly/3VPl3WZ

Sep 2, 2024 • 46min
Data Scientist at Norwich City FC - Sam Radford #58
Data Scientist at Norwich City FC - Sam Radford #58 This 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?fpr=chrisgill_ukUse code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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 ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ 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💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk⚽️ 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

Aug 19, 2024 • 59min
How football clubs are using VIRTUAL REALITY - Dr Ben Greenhough #57
How football clubs are using VIRTUAL REALITY - Dr Ben Greenhough #57 This 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?fpr=chrisgill_ukUse code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️In 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 background7:41 - Ben's roles within football clubs (sport science, S&C)12:31 - The differences between virtual, augmented, mixed and extended reality17:42 - The headset, other equipment/devices23:24 - Where does VR fit into a football club?27:24 - Which sports are leading the way in VR?31:40 - Combining VR with tracking data35:08 - The 3 main benefits of using VR in football38:25 - Injury Rehabilitation43:05 - The Rezzil Index, reviewing footage in 'point of view'47:51 - Bens thoughts on future developments in VR55:01 - Books, podcasts, places to learn moreCheck out Rezzil: https://rezzil.com/why-rezzil/ Other episodes mentionedDave Carolan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pWeqNF0k2c◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk⚽️ 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

Aug 5, 2024 • 1h 6min
Football data (recruitment, player rankings & league comparisons) - Aurel Nazmiu #56
Aurel Nazmiu, a Senior Data Scientist at The Twenty First Group, dives into the fascinating world of football analytics. He shares his journey from blogging to building complex recruitment models. Aurel discusses the importance of measuring key performance metrics and how human factors influence player transfers. He also reveals insights from working with Team Europe at the Ryder Cup, and how live simulation models can project league outcomes. Additionally, he speculates on the future of analytics in sports, emphasizing the role of AI and new tracking technologies.

Jul 22, 2024 • 1h 19min
Football ANALYST talks tracking data! - Craig Inness #55
Football ANALYST talks tracking data! - Craig Inness #55This 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?fpr=chrisgill_ukUse code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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 VideosTom Worville: https://youtu.be/F9z-V4g3dh8Sarah Rudd: https://youtu.be/oDMbRuYEEQcSam Gregory: https://youtu.be/x-aDJXkYOOEEwan Sharp Tactical Breakdwn: https://youtu.be/gw9-cqEYKIQ Phill Hudson: https://youtu.be/KZ2tlAmhmaU Books MentionedThe Data Game: https://amzn.to/4cZV72UHow to win the Premier League: https://youtu.be/gw9-cqEYKIQThe smell of football: https://amzn.to/3zS648d◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk⚽️ 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

Jul 1, 2024 • 1h 8min
Director of Analytics at US Soccer - Sam Gregory #54
Director of Analytics at US Soccer - Sam Gregory #54This 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?fpr=chrisgill_ukUse code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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=en◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk ⚽️ 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

Jun 24, 2024 • 1h 2min
Pioneering football analytics (Arsenal FC) - Sarah Rudd #53
Pioneering football analytics (Arsenal FC) - Sarah Rudd #53This 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?fpr=chrisgill_ukUse code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️The 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 - Introduction1:55 - Sarah joins and gives background4:36 - Working at Microsoft6:49 - Breaking into football, expected threat, Sarah's initial paper16:23 - The American Soccer Insights Summit, online analytics23:01 - Secrecy within clubs, sharing ideas26:16 - Working at Arsenal31:11 - Collecting Data, scouts39:02 - Off the ball data, tracking41:40 - Different sports, who is better at analytics?47:28 - SRC Ftbl51:33 - Looking ahead, future of analytics55:16 - More Advice59:49 - Book recommendations, wrap upUseful LinksFollow Sarah on Twitter/X: https://x.com/srudd_ok?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorAmerican 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTqT-PeuDYk ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk⚽️ 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

Jun 10, 2024 • 1h 16min
Currency trader to professional football manager! - Mark Warburton #52
Currency trader to professional football manager! - Mark Warburton #52This 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?fpr=chrisgill_ukUse code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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!0:00 - Introduction2:54 - Mark joins and gives background4:41 - A bit more on Mark's trading background13:57 - Transferable skills from trading to coaching18:53 - Long hours, balancing workload, getting coaching qualifications24:57 - Learning from other coaches, CPD, travelling Europe31:05 - Becoming academy manager (Watford)36:54 - Next Gen Series43:11 - Matthew Benham, Brentford, becoming sporting director52:18 - Managing Brentford, adopting a style of play, bonuses59:22 - The process of getting a managers job & the first day1:10:44 - Match day as a manager1:12:57 - Book recommendations, whats next, wrap upBooks MentionedUnreasonable Hospitality: https://amzn.to/3KA95fHThe Splendid & the Vile: https://amzn.to/3x6PaC0#forex #currencytrading #trading #qpr #rangers #forest #brentford #footballcoach #footballcoaching #markwarburton◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk⚽️ 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

May 27, 2024 • 1h 28min
Building a career in football analytics - Tom Worville #51
Building a career in football analytics - Tom Worville #51This 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?fpr=chrisgill_ukUse code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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/◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk ⚽️ 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


