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The Chris Gill Podcast

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.

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00:23:28

How will AI change the role of the football analyst? #82

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2025/10/13

How will AI change the role of the football analyst? #82◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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 Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️A lot is said about how AI may replace certain jobs, and so I wanted to discuss how it may impact the role of the analyst, and even the sporting director, within professional football.Keen

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01:10:18

Professional Goalkeeper Analyst (Football) - Adam...

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2025/10/06

Professional Goalkeeper Analyst (Football) - Adam O'Rourke #81Adam O'Rourke is a goalkeeper analyst currently working with Huddersfield Town AFC. His role looks to support the GKs when it comes to their development and match preparation. In this conversation we dive into some of Adam's roles and responsibilities and learn more about how to goalkeeper might analyse their performance. We touch on GK specific stats, positioning, and much more. 0:00 - Introduction 2:12 - Adam joins and gives background

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00:31:21

10+ different ANALYSIS jobs within professional...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2025/09/29

10+ different ANALYSIS jobs within professional football! #80In this episode I give an overview of many different analysis jobs that professional clubs are currently hiring for, covering both video, data, coaching and recruitment.Lots to choose from with varying skillsets!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️USEFUL LINKS💻 Video Analysis Software (Tag your videos, add drawings, create playlists) - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis –

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01:34:22

Ex MAN CITY data analyst shares secrets! - Lee Mooney...

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2025/09/22

Ex MAN CITY data analyst shares secrets! - Lee Mooney #79Lee Mooney is a football-financial strategist, data scientist and entrepreneur. Currently the founder of a very interesting sports data start-up, MUD Analytics, he previously spent several years working in, and leading, the analytics and insights team at Manchester City.Lee shares some really interesting points about football recruitment, building squads, and managing budgets. We also speak about forecasting, AI in football and much more. One

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00:24:03

Coaching, job security & getting SACKED - The Chris...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2025/09/15

Coaching, job security & getting SACKED - The Chris Gill Podcast #78- Should analysts have coaching qualifications?- How secure is an analyst job?- Do analysts have contacts like mangers when they get sacked?- The logistics of moving for a new job◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️USEFUL LINKS💻 Video Analysis Software (Tag your videos, add drawings, create playlists) - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis –

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01:12:16

The role of the Coach analyst - George Lawtey #77

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2025/09/08

The role of the Coach analyst - George Lawtey #777 Check out cloud-based video analysis software, In-Play Online, right here: https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individualsThe role of the coach analyst is becoming more popular within professional football with more clubs looking to add this position to an ever growing backroom staff.In this episode, I sat down with George Lawtey who has worked in the coach analyst role over the past several years, at clubs such as Swansea, Notts County and

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00:14:00

Podcast UPDATE - Sports Analysis & Scouting - The...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2025/09/01

Podcast UPDATE - Sports Analysis & Scouting - The Chris Gill Podcast #76Quick update on what is to come with the podcast!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️USEFUL LINKS💻 Video Analysis Software (Tag your videos, add drawings, create playlists) - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/📊

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01:34:03

Premier League Football Analyst - Jamie Osman #75

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2025/06/30

Premier League Football Analyst - Jamie Osman #75 Check out cloud-based video analysis software, In-Play Online, right here: https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals Jamie Osman was most previously the head of analysis at Ipswich Town for their Premier League campaign. Before that, he spent 13 years at West Ham United. During his time at West Ham he quickly moved from working with the academy, to heading up the whole analysis department working alongside many different managers and

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01:00:01

Director of Football Development at Burnley FC – Paul...

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2025/05/05

Director of Football Development at Burnley FC – Paul Jenkins #74Check out cloud-based video analysis software, In-Play Online, right here: https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individualsThis episode welcomes Paul Jenkins, the current director of football development at Burnley FC. Paul spent over 20 years working at Middlesbrough FC coaching pretty much every academy age group as well as the first. After that, and a shirt spell as assistant manager at Hartlepool FC, Paul got involved with ALK,

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01:08:22

Head of PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS at FC Dallas - Dan...

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2025/04/21

Head of PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS at FC Dallas - Dan Miller #73 Check out cloud-based video analysis software, In-Play Online, right here: https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals Daniel Miller is the head of performance analysis at MLS side, FC Dallas. Dan’s journey into soccer analysis is different to most, and after a totally non-related degree, he bagged himself an internship with New York City FC. After working with the first team and academy teams, he made the move over to FC Dallas to

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01:11:05

Head of VIDEO ANALYSIS at Seattle Sounders FC -...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2025/04/07

Head of VIDEO ANALYSIS at Seattle Sounders FC - Elsenbast #72Check out cloud-based video analysis software, In-Play Online, right here: https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individualsJohn Elsenbast is the head of video analysis at MLS side, Seattle Sounders. In this conversation I ask John about his route into analysis, but then we dive deeper into his daily roles and responsibilities. This includes pre-match preparations, presenting analysis to coaches and players, and how a match day really

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01:42:10

Sports Analytics & working with BILLY BEANE...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2025/03/24

In-Play Online - Video Analysis Software (Tag your videos, add drawings, create playlists) - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individualsSports Analytics & working with BILLY BEANE (Moneyball!) - Bill Gerrard #71Bill Gerrard has been involved in sports analytics for about as long as I have been alive and so it was a real pleasure to welcome him onto the channel for a chat.Originally from an economics background, Bill has gone on to be a teaching professor and spend time working in elite

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00:57:05

Football set piece coach (R.S.C Anderlecht) - Yannick...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2025/03/10

Football set piece coach (R.S.C Anderlecht) - Yannick Euvrard #70For this episode we are joined by Anderlecht set piece coach, Yannick Euvrard. Yannick was a player and then spent time as both a coach and analyst.After working as a data consultant, he then went on to work with the Belgian FA before joining Anderlecht. In this conversation we speak about how Yannick thinks about attacking and defensive strategies, the experiences he had with the Belgian FA, and what an average week and match day

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01:42:32

What it's REALLY like being a football scout &...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2025/02/10

What it's REALLY like being a football scout & sporting director - Joe Savage #69For this episode we are joined by Joe Savage for a deep dive into the role of the sporting director in football and all things scouting and recruitment.Joe's last role was sporting director at Scottish football club Hearts, and before that he was head of recruitment at Preston North End, and chief scout at Norwich City.We discuss Joe's journey in football, some of his experiences when it comes to

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01:35:34

Setting up a data department at Sunderland AFC -...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2025/01/27

Setting up a data department at Sunderland AFC - James Young #68James Young is currently head of sports partnerships and data and tech company, Genius Sports. Before that, he was recruited by Sunderland AFC to set up and manage a new data analytics department. Starting with a degree in mechanical engineering, James always had the goal of working in sport. From biomechanics, to publishing, he then headed up the Performance Analytics division at Deloitte which is where he eventually left for

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01:05:22

Head of Football @ Right to Dream (Scouting in...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2025/01/13

Mads Davidsen has vast experiences when it comes to working in football. He is currently the Group Head of Football at Right to Dream.Right to Dream started out as a single academy in Ghana, founded by ex-Manchester Utd scout Tom Vernon. Over 25 years later it is much more than that, and continues to impact so many lives in a positive way. Mads explains how RTD recruit players, how they measure success and how RTD has even expanded to the MLS. Towards the end, we then dive into the role of the

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00:58:01

Injuries are costing Premier League clubs MILLIONS! -...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2024/12/30

Injuries are costing Premier League clubs MILLIONS! - Jason McKenna Jason McKenna is a Premier League injury and performance analyst. He has worked in the media and consulted with various clubs and organisations on all things injuries. I found this to be a really interesting conversation where we dived into the true cost of injuries, what injury trends Jason is seeing from his data, AI and much more! Timestamps below for your convenience, and please subscribe and give the video a like if you

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01:14:03

From INTERN at Scunthorpe Utd, to working in the MLS...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2024/12/16

From INTERN at Scunthorpe Utd, to working in the MLS - Harry Jamieson #65 Harry Jamieson is currently head of player development at new MLS side, San Diego FC. Harry started his analysis career, back in the UK, as an intern at Scunthorpe United. After becoming head of analysis there, and spending 7 years at the club, he moved onto Rotherham United who were in the Championship at the time. From Rotherham, he made his big move to the MLS, firstly to Toronto FC, before joining his current club, San

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01:00:16

Why your football data NEEDS context! - Robert Rogers...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2024/12/02

Why your football data NEEDS context! - Robert Rogers #64Robert Rogers is the Head of English Football Operations for German based data company, Impect. Impect are known for their 'packing' data that essentially measures the number of opponents that are passed through with a specific action, such as a pass or dribble. In this conversation we talk about how important context is to football data, the changing role of the analyst and Rob even shares his screen to give a little insight into packing

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01:01:24

How to create the BEST data visualisations! - Andy...

The Chris Gill Podcast ·

2024/11/18

How to create the BEST data visualisations! - Andy Kirk #63Andy Kirk is an expert when it comes to data visualisations. He has consulted with many sports teams, organisations, and businesses in order to improve the standard of their data visualisations. Within sports analytics, we see a lot of visuals, some much better than others. In this conversation we talk about what makes a good visual, common mistakes, and Andy shares some great insights from his career so far. 0:00 - Introduction 1:53 -

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