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.

  1. Analyst for THOMAS FRANK at Brentford & Spurs! - Joe Newton #105

    Jun 15

    Analyst for THOMAS FRANK at Brentford & Spurs! - Joe Newton #105

    Analyst for THOMAS FRANK at Brentford & Spurs! - Joe Newton #105 Keep updated and connect with me via my website 👉🏼 https://www.chris-gill.comThis episode is sponsored by SMART Technologies and the SMART Board Mini — a compact interactive display designed for coaches and performance analysts.Find out more here 👉🏼 https://go.smarttech.com/ChrisGill◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️As always, this podcast is also 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!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Joe Newton is a professional football analyst that has worked in the Premier League for the last 5-6 years, all alongside Thomas Frank.This conversation covers what it is like working with Thomas, the life of a coach analyst, and how hard it can be in football when things aren't going your way!0:00 - Introduction2:27 - Joe joins and gives some background7:21 - Work experience with the Welsh FA and Masters Degree12:57 - European experience with The New Saints15:00 - Unpaid work as an analyst18:16 - Joining Brentford FC26:31 - The role of a coach analyst?35:52 - Joining Tottenham with Thomas Frank46:02 - Being at Spurs when things weren't going well56:41 - Delivering analysis in coaching meetings1:03:40 - Delivering analysis to professional players1:07:59 - Using data1:12:05 - Tactical trends and set plays1:19:38 - Match days in the Premier League, half time adjustments1:23:18 - Advice for other analysts1:27:54 - What's next for analysis, and for Joe?1:33:22 - Summary, wrap up, books/podcastsRelated EpisodesJosh Kirk: https://youtu.be/7G9JwBJiRtw Luke Stopforth: https://youtu.be/D4pmksraFGA Tom Green: https://youtu.be/qpVLbyur1XQ Books MentionedHow to win the Premier League: https://amzn.to/4g39ecn ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️PAID RESOURCES 💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk 📊 Learn data skills with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

    1h 37m
  2. Football ANALYST for the Croatian National Team! - Marc Rochon #103

    May 18

    Football ANALYST for the Croatian National Team! - Marc Rochon #103

    Football ANALYST for the Croatian National Team! - Marc Rochon #103 Keep updated and connect with me via my website 👉🏼 https://www.chris-gill.comThis episode is sponsored by SMART Technologies and the SMART Board Mini — a compact interactive display designed for coaches and performance analysts.Find out more here 👉🏼 https://go.smarttech.com/ChrisGill◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️As always, this podcast is also 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!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Marc Rochon is currently the analyst for the Croatian National Football team as well as heading up the analysis department at Scottish football club, Aberdeen FC.In this conversation we speak about Marc's journey so far, some career highlights and we find out what it's really like going to a World Cup as an analyst. Marc should know, he's about the go to his 3rd!0:00 - Introduction2:17 - Marc joins and gives background4:12 - The early days of Marc's career9:55 - Internships and student experience14:09 - Moving to and working in the Middle East (Al Ain)21:28 - Zlatko Dalić, and joining the Croatian National Team28:11 - The analysis department with the National Team31:43 - Juggling Aberdeen with Croatia34:06 - Other National team staff36:20 - Life as an analyst at a major tournament 42:00 - Game schedule and never switching off46:00 - Playing more 'unknown' teams51:54 - Relationships with players and the 'Croatian Family'59:25 - Joining West Ham as post match analyst1:04:21 - Heading up the analysis department at Aberdeen FC1:09:57 - An average week in the SPL1:15:04 - Career highlights so far1:19:09 - Advice for other analysts and book recommendationsRelated EpisodesJamie Osman: https://youtu.be/WsiH3KFKz8Y Mark Warburton: https://youtu.be/X4RcYZAO-iY Books MentionedBelonging: https://amzn.to/4fjJN5V Thinking fast and slow: https://amzn.to/436bCay Believe Us: https://amzn.to/4fistOKInverting the pyramid: https://amzn.to/3PAKxcB Talent Code: https://amzn.to/48VRITd Ego is the enemy: https://amzn.to/4uSBpiF Legacy: https://amzn.to/4eLGrsi Quiet leadership: https://amzn.to/4uHCFVy Atomic habits: https://amzn.to/4uLHH3i ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️PAID RESOURCES 💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk 📊 Learn data skills with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

    1h 24m
  3. The FIRST head of AI in English Football! - Stuart Fenton #101

    May 4

    The FIRST head of AI in English Football! - Stuart Fenton #101

    The FIRST head of AI in English Football! - Stuart Fenton #101 Keep updated and connect with me via my website 👉🏼 https://www.chris-gill.comThis episode is sponsored by SMART Technologies and the SMART Board Mini — a compact interactive display designed for coaches and performance analysts.Find out more here 👉🏼 https://go.smarttech.com/ChrisGill◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️As always, this podcast is also 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!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Stuart Fenton is the Head of AI at Reading FC, which makes him the first head of AI in English football!In this episode we learn a little about Stuart's background, how he got the job, and get his thoughts on how AI is being used within football0:00 - Introduction1:57 - Stuart joins and gives some background9:05 - Different types of AI (LLMs, computer vision etc.)19:09 - What is the current bottleneck for AI in football?22:58 - Where does Stuart 'fit' at Reading FC?27:48 - Partnering with AI companies32:20 - How Stuart has been received at the club38:15 - What would be a success for Stuart?40:54 - An average week for Stuart46:30 - The OpenAI project with Wolfsburg FC54:07 - Predictive analysis58:29 - What AI can't replace & job displacement1:02:57 - Will AI begin to make decisions?1:09:04 - How to get started with AI in football1:15:19 - Summary, idea for a part 2?OpenAI and Wolfsburg article: https://openai.com/index/vfl-wolfsburg/ Book MentionedHow to win the Premier League: https://amzn.to/4tdTRkA◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️PAID RESOURCES 💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk 📊 Learn data skills with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ Track Name: Killers In The Jungle AI in English Football! - Stuart Fenton #101

    1h 19m
  4. UEFA (& ex-Man Utd) football ANALYST talks tactics! - Paul Brand #99

    Mar 23

    UEFA (& ex-Man Utd) football ANALYST talks tactics! - Paul Brand #99

    UEFA (& ex-Man Utd) football ANALYST talks tactics! - Paul Brand #99nightintheforest Keep updated and connect with me via my website 👉🏼 https://www.chris-gill.comThis episode is sponsored by SMART Technologies and the SMART Board Mini — a compact interactive display designed for coaches and performance analysts.Find out more here 👉🏼 https://go.smarttech.com/ChrisGill◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️As always, this podcast is also 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/coaches?fpr=chrisgill_ukUse code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Paul Brand is currently Football Intelligence Lead at UEFA. He took up that position after over 12 years at Manchester Utd where he joined as an analyst, and eventually ran the whole department.Thee roles allow him to operate at the highest level of the game and work alongside elite players and coaches. In this episode, we learn a bit more about what Paul gets up to at UEFA, but he also shares some great tactical insights including a fascinating screen share that covers a tactical change made by Hansi Flick for Barcelona, in the Champions League.So much to learn from this episode and so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.Thanks for watching and don't forget to like, share and subscribe!0:00 - Introduction2:44 - Paul joins and gives some background6:21 - What is Paul's role at UEFA?13:37 - Deadlines and working around fixtures, and UEFA resources19:20 - Man-marking tactical breakdown29:31 - The relationship between analysis and coaching sessions33:46 - Tactical trends across Europe39:48 - The importance of telestrations and tracking data49:28 - How to succeed at the highest level55:10 - Screen share - Barcelona Tactical breakdown1:06:34 - Learning from and gaining trust from top coaches1:18:31 - Changes Paul has seen over time within analysis1:23:59 - Advice for newer analysts1:30:10 - Highlights in Pauls career so far, summary, wrap upRelated episodesTom Green (ex-Man Utd analyst): https://youtu.be/qpVLbyur1XQEwan Sharp (ex-Man Utd coach/analyst): https://youtu.be/8aC01wQ_x-0Carlon Carpenter (Man Utd Women Analyst): https://youtu.be/d56H-fT-16ECheck out the man-marking article we spoke about from UEFA: https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/02a1-1fceb8b0716e-5ad137580ad0-1000--champions-league-performance-insights-finding-solutions-to-manmarking/ #uefa #tactics #footballanalysis #championsleague #videoanalysis◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️PAID RESOURCES 💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk 📊 Learn data skills with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ Track Name: Killers In The Jungle

    1h 33m

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