Avoiding the Description Trap when Scouting (or Analyzing)
Public analysis tends to elevate description to the level of insight, occasionally veering into fiction. How avoid that pitfall?
Topic
Scouting
A collection of 18 issues
More Non-Trivial Scouting Cues
I share more non-trivial scouting cues: on set-pieces, why reputation matters for strikers, and young players who feature in dysfunctional teams.
Non-Trivial Scouting Cues
I share some non-trivial scouting cues I've acquired over the past two years. Most, I learned from conversations and immersion. Few, I stumbled upon. Others, I inferred from adjacent domains – and have found them applicable here.
Archiving as a Scouting Tool
This blog is an archive. What does this mean for you, the reader? What does that means for me, the writer?
Deducing a Player's Fit From Their Tackling Mechanics
Background
Coaches and scouts project players’ skillset and how they might align with their specific game model. While discussions abound on player statistics, potential, and performance, the biomechanics behind these attributes often go unnoticed in public discourse, take tackling for instance.
Methodology
To understand how a player’s tackling mechanics
Projections: Manchester United's Amad Diallo
Blitz report and projections on Manchester United's Amad Diallo.
Developing A Framework to Assess and Fine-Tune Dribbling in Football
Culmination of a year-long immersion into football.
Projections: Maxi Oyedele
Salford-born Maxi Oyedele is one of the recent beneficiaries of Manchester United’s innovative loan scheme for academy players. Under the setup, the 18-year-old joined National League club Altrincham FC on loan – gaining match-day experience while still training with United’s development and first team.
United’s website reads, “This