The Chris Gill Podcast

Head of Goalkeeping - Alessandro Barcherini (Sunderland) #30This 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_uk Use code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Initially born in Italy, Allesandro moved to the UK at a young age and had to learn the language. After playing academy football, he eventually turned to coaching and has had some great experiences so far in his career.After spending a lot of time in University sport, he spent time at some different academies, and then ended up at Leeds United working with Marcelo Bielsa.After gaining promotion and eventually seeing Bielsa sacked, Allesandro moved on to Sunderland where he currently overseas the whole GK department.He discuss the use of video, how he prepares for games and much more in between. He even tells us his 3 favourite goalkeepers of all time!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction2:33 - Sandro joins and gives background4:18 - Sandro's playing career6:54 - University, plan to work in sport, intro to coaching8:37 - Video Analysis and how he uses that now12:11 - Working in University Sport15:16 - Moving to Stoke City16:28 - Coaching Role Models18:42 - Leeds United & Marcelo Bielsa24:00 - Joining Sunderland and Sandro's current department28:06 - GKs going out on loan30:34 - Match prep & set plays33:58 - An average working week39:53 - Working at big clubs, fan bases42:02 - Best GKs of all-time44:23 - Quick fire Sunderland questions46:18 - Book RecommendationsBooks that Alessandro spoke about:Sports Gene - https://amzn.to/3XUDnQ5Bounce - https://amzn.to/3JZ8l42◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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

George Delves, Chief Operating Officer at Rochdale AFC, shares his remarkable journey from academy roles to managing a professional football club. He dives into the financial challenges of supporting a community-owned club and the myth of sustainability in football. Delves reveals insights on recruitment strategies using data partnerships, the impact of budget constraints on performance, and the intricacies of matchday operations. He also offers valuable advice for aspiring sports professionals navigating the football industry.

The Secrets of Football Manager! (FM) - Tom Elliott (FM Researcher) #28This 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_uk Use code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Something a little bit different for this one as I welcome Tom Elliott who is a research co-ordinator at SI Games, the maker of the world famous Football Manager Game.Knowing a lot of my viewers and connections play the game (and are even included in the game database), I thought this would be a fun one to have. Tom didn't disappoint, sharing some cool facts about the data that is collected and stored, the game simulation and much more in between.Really enjoyed this and I must admit I was surprised at how realist the game has become since I was a regular player many years ago!Thanks again to Tom for his time and for SI games for making this happen.Do you play, or are you a part of the game? Drop a comment below!Ypu can also check out the game in more detail here - https://www.footballmanager.com/ And don't forget to subscribe for more videos like this!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:45 - Tom joins and gives some background6:00 - The research team hierarchy and coverage9:30 - Toms role12:14 - Submitting the data, error checking, and potential ability19:50 - Attributes, player likes, languages22:16 - Ben Brereton Diaz24:00 - Wonder kids27:40 - Players complaining, game realism32:32 - How real life meets simulation, long games36:05 - How can someone become a researcher?◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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

Working as an Academy Analyst - Matty Owen #27This 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_uk Use code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Despite having many analyst related guests on the channel so far, Matty is the first that is currently working as an academy analyst.Heading up the academy department at Middlesbrough, Matty tells me about his journey from interning at Leeds, undertaking a Masters degree and ending up at Middlesbrough.Since joining Boro, Matty has worked up the age groups and currently. spends a lot of his time working with the U21s.Thanks for watching!You can check out the rugby analysis channel that he mentions at the end, here - https://www.youtube.com/c/SquidgeRugby◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:56 - Matty joins and gives background3:16 - Back to uni, choosing the analysis pathway, interning6:44 - Masters Degree10:48 - Joining Boro13:04 - The role of an academy analyst25:35 - Working relationships29:38 - Average working week36:35 - Interns, and the hiring process and advice47:11 - Looking ahead49:02 - Recommendations◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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

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?fpr=chrisgill_uk Use code GILL20 for 20% 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💻 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

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?fpr=chrisgill_uk Use code GILL20 for 20% 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💻 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

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?fpr=chrisgill_uk Use code GILL20 for 20% 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💻 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

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?fpr=chrisgill_uk Use code GILL20 for 20% 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💻 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

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?fpr=chrisgill_uk Use code GILL20 for 20% 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💻 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

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?fpr=chrisgill_uk Use code GILL20 for 20% 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💻 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