Scouting Time: Thiago Almada
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is Vélez Sarsfield’s attacking midfielder Thiago Almada. — — Virtually every article on Argentinian football’s ‘next big thing’ Thiago Almada has focused on his…
A Guide to the Next Transfer Window for Players, Clubs and Intermediaries
Football has been significantly affected by the health and economic crisis caused by Covid-19. Competitions have been suspended almost everywhere and, since football is naturally international, the situation was made even more complicated by the fact that the pandemic affected countries in different periods and…
Scouting Time: Robin Tihi
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is AIK’ centre-back Robin Tihi. — — The mighty AIK are in the midst of a transition period at the moment. After winning the title…
Scouting Time: Edmond Tapsoba
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents in the football world. Next up is Bayer Leverkusen’s Burkinabé centre-back Edmond Tapsoba. — — While looking at him leading Bayer Leverkusen’s defence with absolute ease, it’s impressive to think…
Scouting Time: Calvin Stengs
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in the football world. Next up is AZ Alkmaar’s right-winger Calvin Stengs. — — As part of Arne Slot’s tactically sophisticated and entertaining AZ Alkmaar team, Calvin Stengs has been a revelation….
Totti Turns His Hand to the Scouting Game
After reaching immortality in a legendary career with AS Roma and the Azzurri, Francesco Totti has now turned his hand to another area of the beautiful game. — — Francesco Totti played a glittering career on a full international scale. As one of the world’s…
Scouting Time: Tanguy Kouassi
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in the football world. Next up is PSG’s French center-back Tanguy Kouassi. — — Tanguy Kouassi played his first game for Paris Saint-Germain in early December, in the match against Montpellier….
(Remote) Scouting Time: Adolfo Gaich
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in the football world. Next up is San Lorenzo’s striker Adolfo Gaich. — — This summer’s Olympic Games should have been the breakthrough moment for Adolfo Gaich, with the 21-year-old poised…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Donyell Malen
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in the football world, that’s ready to start (or re-start) the 2020 season after the COVID-19 crisis. Next up is PSV’s winger Donyell Malen. —- Courtesy of his superb form for PSV…
Generate Accurate Football Predictions by Training Your Algorithms with Wyscout Data
Train your prediction algorithms with the largest football dataset: data and videos from 300+ leagues globally to boost the accuracy of your predictions. —- Wyscout’s football data offering: 2,000 new matches every week with 2,000 events documented in every match. That adds up to…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Niklas Castro
In this series, brought to you by Just Football, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in Scandinavian football, that’s ready to start the 2020 season after the COVID-19 crisis. Next up is Aalesund’s striker Niklas Castro. — — Castro started off…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Jens Petter Hauge
In this series, brought to you by Just Football, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in Scandinavian football, that’s ready to start the 2020 season after the COVID-19 crisis. Next up is Bodø / Glimt’s winger Jens Petter Hauge. — — He…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Marash Kumbulla
When looking for the most interesting young talents in world football, we couldn’t help but think of one of Serie A’s most surprising breakthroughs: Hellas Verona’s center-back Marash Kumbulla. — — Only two players born after 2000 have played consistently in Serie A: Matthijs de…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Emil Bohinen
In this series, brought to you by Just Football, we take a look at some of the most interesting talents in Scandinavian football, that’s ready to start the 2020 season after the COVID-19 crisis. Next up is Stabæk’s defensive midfielder Emil Bohinen. — — Emil Bohinen…
How Has COVID-19 Impacted Football in Europe?
In the third and final part of this series: Sevilla director of football Monchi shares his expert insight on how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected football in Europe, as well as sharing ideas on how leagues could resume play again. — Football leagues around the…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Aron Dönnum
Earmarked at a young age to become a potential star, Vålerenga’s winger Aron Dönnum broke through in 2019 with 6 goals and 4 assists in 25 appearances. Prior to that, he had made some fleeting, albeit very promising appearances for VIF in both league and cup…
How Monchi and Sevilla FC Use Data in Scouting
In part two of this three-part series, Sevilla director of football Monchi talks us through scouting profiles for potential transfer targets and also the impact of data on scouting processes. — A successful director of football such as Monchi hangs his hat on the quality…
The Scouting Philosophy of Monchi
In the first part of this three-part series, Sevilla director of football Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo, better known as Monchi, outlines his philosophy behind setting up FC Sevilla’s sporting direction and his key theory of concentric circles for scouting players. — In 2000, after Sevilla were…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Benoit Badiashile
When trying to present to you some of the most interesting young talents in football, our focus was lured by a talented French center-back, AS Monaco’s Benoit Badiashile. Benoit Badiashile has yet to turn 19, but he can already count 50 games in Ligue 1…
(Remote) Scouting Time: Ferran Torres
Unquestionably one of the finest prospects in European football, it’s understandable why Ferran Torres is attracting interest from so many prestigious clubs. Having come through the Valencia academy that he joined aged six and made his full debut back in 2017, Torres’ rise has been…
La Nouvelle Vague: Imran Louza & Boubacar Kamara
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents playing in Ligue 1. This edition features Imran Louza of FC Nantes and Olympique Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara. Imran Louza, 1999, Nantes – U21 France by Marco D’Ottavi Imran Louza…
Wyscout: The Remote Working Solution for Burnley FC’s Scouting Team
Burnley’s Turf Moor and Barnfield Training Centre are closed during the Covid-19 pandemic, but as the transfer market never sleeps, club scouting processes must go on. Here’s how this Premier League mainstay use Wyscout to continue scouting operations while working remotely. Burnley FC technical director…
Wyscout Talks: Wolves’ Head of Recruitment, John Marshall
During the last edition of Wyscout Forum, held in the beautiful rooms of the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, we had the chance to get insights about the world of scouting and recruitment directly from two prominent persons of English football. After hearing from Leeds…
La Nouvelle Vague: Rayan Cherki & Victor Osimhen
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents playing in Ligue 1. This time, we talk about two strikers: Olympique Lyonnais’ Rayan Cherki and Lille’s Victor Osimhen. Rayan Cherki, Olympique Lyonnais – Morocco U21, 2003 by Daniele Manusia Last…
Wyscout Talks: Leeds United’s Director of Football, Victor Orta
A few months ago, while we were in the beautiful Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam for the 2019 edition of Wyscout Forum, we had the chance to spend some time with one of our conference speakers: Leeds United Director of Football, Victor Orta. During his…
PSG v BVB | Will Tuchel send in the attackers to turn things around?
Having lost the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 clash with Borussia Dortmund, the pressure is on PSG to turn around the 2-1 deficit. With Thomas Tuchel changing to a 3421 from his usual 442/4222 formation that he’s deployed for large chunks of…
La Nouvelle Vague: Mounir Chouiar & Hichem Boudaoui
In this series, we take a look at some of the most interesting young talents playing in Ligue 1. First up are Dijon’s 21-year-old winger Mounir Chouiar and Nice’s box-to-box midfielder Hichem Boudaoui. Mounir Chouiar, Dijon – U23 France, 1999 By Federico Aqué At…
Atlético v Liverpool: a clash of styles
Atletico Madrid‘s Champions League Round of 16 contest with Liverpool’s looms as a captivating clash of styles. With Liverpool in absolutely dominant form and brushing aside just about everyone, Jürgen Klopp’s taken his team to another level this season. So hard to beat, masters at…
40 prospects to follow in 2020
2020 is the start of a new decade, 12 months to discover new talents and choose which ones are our favorites, those to fall in love with and watch for the next 10 years. In this article, we gathered 40 wonderkids that we’re going to…
Montpellier HSC: Michel Der Zakarian’s unique and successful approach
While Michel Der Zakarian’s Montpellier side might not be the most aesthetically pleasing outfit to watch in Ligue 1, they deserve to be admired for their unique, successful approach. Often favouring directness over methodical build-up play, Der Zakarian’s effectively instilled his philosophy into his team,…
Four defining tactical features of 2019
As another fascinating year of football draws to a close, this provides us with a great opportunity to look back on some of the key tactical features from 2019. With innovation always on the mind and coaches on the lookout to devise new ways to…
Combined Allsvenskan and Eliteserien Team of the Season 2019
It’s been a quite remarkable season in Scandinavia, with drama all the way to the end. In Allsvenskan, a three-way title battle went all the way to the last day of the season as Djurgarden came from 2-0 down on the final day to draw 2-2…
Players no longer third-parties: everything you need to know
On 8 May 2019, FIFA published its 2019 Edition of the “Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players” (“the FIFA Regulations” or “FIFA RSTP”) which, having entered into force on 1 June 2019¹, amended the definition of ‘third-party’ in relation to art. 18-ter of…
The four best dribblers in the Premier League
Dribbling is a very important component of football. Truth to be told, apart from scoring goals – which clearly is the most entertaining aspect of all – dribbling is the action that most makes supporter jump on their feet, leaving defenders in the dust and…
Cagliari, from relegation contender to must-watch team in Serie A
Playing some of the most entertaining football in Europe while getting all-important results, watching Rolando Maran’s Cagliari has been a joy this season. Undefeated in their last 10 league matches, the high flying Sardinians currently occupy equal third on the Serie A table courtesy of…
Erling Håland – the rise of potential world-class talent from Norway
Sunday 1st July 2018 will go down as the day that Erling Braut Håland truly burst onto the scene. Before then he had long been earmarked as an exceptional young talent, but his performance away against Brann that day sent shockwaves around Norway’s Eliteserien and…
The ‘Speed-dating of Football’ is back in Amsterdam
We’re thrilled to announce that the next edition of Wyscout Forum – the world’s leading event for football transfer negotiations and global scouting of players – will be held at the Johan Cruijff ArenA, in Amsterdam (NL), on November 13-14, 2019. Strategically settled during the…
How Real Sociedad is becoming one of the most exciting teams in LaLiga
Currently sitting fifth in the La Liga table with some pretty impressive numbers and playing some very exciting football, Real Sociedad made a promising start to the season. Boasting the youngest average squad in La Liga on 25.1, Imanol Alguacil certainly deserves credit for getting…
5 wonderkids to follow in the European tournaments
After the first two gamedays of this season’s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, there have already been discussions about who can become “the next big thing” of European football. So, we asked our friends at L’Ultimo Uomo to pick their 5 most exciting…
How Djurgarden shocked Sweden to become unlikely title contender
With just four games left of what has been a thrilling season in Allsvenskan, Djurgarden is the surprise league leaders in Sweden. Last year the Stockholm club finished seventh, a full 19 points behind major city rivals and reigning champions AIK. But as we enter…
How Jorge Jesus turned Flamengo into a title contender
In little over three months of work, Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus can safely say that he has won the hearts of the fans of the Brazilian team with the largest following. At the helm of a Flamengo that’s a semi-finalist in the Copa Libertadores and…
Mauro Icardi to PSG, the most underrated signing of the summer?
With Mauro Icardi not considered a part of Antonio Conte’s plans at Inter Milan, the Argentine striker was forced to look elsewhere to get minutes away from the club he used to captain. Recognising the opportunity to snap up one of the most clinical goalscorers…
Andrea Maldera – the match analysis evolution and working with ‘Sheva’ in Ukraine
Have you noticed one emerging national team in the European landscape recently? Of course, we’re talking about Ukraine, that has won the U20 FIFA World Cup last June and that is currently leading the European qualifiers’ Group B. A few months ago, we had the…
The five most-interesting transfers so far, part II
With a few days left on the football summer transfer market, we already had some very interesting signings all across Europe. After analysing some of them thanks to our contributor Edward Stratmann, we realize that 5 of them weren’t enough to appreciate some of the…
Serie A revolution
Approaching the first Serie A gameday in more than two months, we realized that the Italian league faced an unprecedented twist – tactically speaking – this summer. Four Serie A top clubs – Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Roma – appointed new managers and…
5 talents that may leave (or already left) Eliteserien this summer
With just more than a week left before the end of the Norwegian Eliteserien transfer window, our friends at Just Football introduce us to some of the most interesting talents that may leave the league this summer… or that have already done that! Håkon Evjen…
A message from Matteo Campodonico
With the largest database of global football video and data now connected to Hudl’s end-to-end analysis platform, it’s easier than ever to find talent, share content and collaborate. Following yesterday’s announcement that Wyscout would be joining Hudl, the industry-leading performance analysis platform, I wanted…
Five possible transfers as the window opens in Sweden’s Allsvenskan
Benjamin Nygren is gone (Genk), Daniel Sundgren is off (Aris), so too are Linus Hallenius (APOEL) and Carl Starfelt (Rubin Kazan). The transfer window in Sweden has only just opened but already several done deals have seen some of the Allsvenskan top players depart for…
12 stand-out tactical players in the Copa América
The Copa América ended with Brazil winning the title last Sunday in a packed Maracanã. This title for the team managed by Tite was the first in the project that started in 2016 and should give the coach more security in one of the highest…
The five most-interesting football transfers so far
We definitely are in the hottest season of the year, not only for the warm and sunny days of summer but also for all the rumours and excitement around the football transfer market season. And even if transfers and signings will continue at least for…
Everything you need to know about the Copa América quarter-finals
After the end of the Copa América group stage, the quarter-finals were set and ready to begin on Thursday (the night between Thursday and Friday in Europe). Wyscout contributor Rodrigo Coutinho analyzed the four matchups, contextualizing data in order to foresee what can be the…
The best talents at the 2019 U-21 European Championship
Yes, we know is almost summertime, but this doesn’t mean we have to give up on watching football all day long, right? Luckily, we don’t have to, as there are plenty of tournaments to watch these days. So, after presenting to you the most interesting…
2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup: group stage preview
The group stage of the 2019 Women’s World Cup will feature twenty-four teams across six groups of four teams each. There will not be the higher level of drama associated with typical group stages like the Champions League in which only two of four teams…
Rosenborg BK: losing their grip on the Eliteserien?
To most casual football fans the first club that springs to mind when the subject of Norwegian football comes around is Rosenborg. Based in Trondheim, ‘RBK’ has won a mammoth 26 Eliteserien titles, nearly three times more than next on the list Fredrikstad. Many out…
Kai Havertz: das Wunderkind
Bayer Leverkusen’s exceptionally talented 19-year-old Kai Havertz is unquestionably one of the premier youngsters in world football. Having just finished his third season at the professional level, he reached new heights in the 2018/2019 campaign, where he was an integral component towards Die Werkself qualifying…
The best players at the 2019 U-20 World Cup
In case you missed it, the 2019 U-20 World Cup started a couple of days ago and we already had the chance to see some pretty interesting talent on the pitch. In order not to miss the most exciting ones, we asked L’Ultimo Uomo to…
Wyscout Talks: Andoni Zubizarreta & Albert Valentin
Through the Wyscout blog, in the last few months, we have taken a look at the inner workings of the football world, showing you some of the things that take place away from the TV cameras. We have heard what the head scout of a…
4 teams that will debut at the next Women’s World Cup
The 2019 Women’s World Cup in France will see twenty-four teams compete for the trophy this summer. Of that group, seven nations will enter their women into an 8th consecutive World cup and maintain their streak of appearing in every edition of the competition. That…
How Atalanta has become one of the most enjoyable teams in Europe
Atalanta‘s remarkable form this season has been one of the most enjoyable stories in European football. Currently sitting fourth in Serie A and having made it all the way to the Coppa Italia final, where they’ll face Lazio after amazingly ousting Juventus 3-0 along the…
Benjamin Nygren: a star in the making
The season in Sweden may only be a month old but already there’s no doubt who the early star of the show is. Benjamin Nygren is just seventeen years old, but the young talent has been a revelation. With four goals and three assists in…
How Djené Dakonam has become vital for Getafe UCL qualification race
One of the big talking points from this season’s LaLiga crusade has been the magnificence of Getafe. Currently sitting in fifth place and running for a coveted Champions League qualification spot, Jose Bordalas’ supremely organised and dogged side’s defensive solidity has unquestionably been the cornerstone…
Wyscout Talks: ProEleven
Among all type of professionals working in the football world, one of the less known, more misunderstood and less described – if not from a very superficial point of view – is the football agent. We are talking about a critical role of the Beautiful…
5 players to watch in the 2019 Norwegian Eliteserien
Wyscout always commits to offering the best insights and analysis to our Wyscout Blog readers, exploring all the leagues and footballers of the Beautiful Game worldwide. To do that, we recently teamed up with Just Football, one of the longest running and most well-respected football…
5 outstanding defensive midfielders in football
As football continues to evolve year after year, there is a certain position that is becoming more and more critical regardless of the tactic used by managers: the defensive midfielder. Or better, as said by our friends at L’Ultimo Uomo, the “midfielder that plays ahead…
Interview with Columbus Morfaw, Player Relations & Competition at MLS
In the last few years, the Major League Soccer has made some massive steps ahead in the mission of achieving the goal it has set for itself: to be ranked among the world’s best leagues by 2022. Thanks to the development of the academies to…
Road to Women’s World Cup: USWNT warms up at SheBelieves Cup
Since 2016, the US Women’s National Team has hosted an early spring tournament called SheBelieves Cup. The purposes of this tournament for the US is to provide them with high-level competition outside of official FIFA competitions like the World Cup and the Olympics (women’s football uses…
Wyscout Talks: Fabio Papagni, Scouting Coordinator at UC Sampdoria
It’s not a mystery how in football attention is focused on what happens on the “main stage”: the football pitch. Results, performances, tactics, everything is analyzed with maniacal meticulousness, taking up the first pages of newspapers, sports channels and even the bar talks. Only a…
Juventus v Atlético Madrid: building a comeback
Having lost the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 ties 2-0 to Atlético Madrid, Juventus will need to produce a flawless display at home if they’re to have any chance of progressing. Even though Juventus have still been raking up the points…
Serie B most promising talents
After presenting the 40 prospects to follow in 2019, L’Ultimo Uomo introduces us to the five most promising young footballers from Italian second tier, Serie B. After moving their first steps in professional football, they’re all having their breakthrough season in the league and we…
Stats Corner: Expected Goals
In a football world stuffed with technology and big data, it can be hard to untangle from the impressive amount of stats, indexes, and algorithms that nowadays represent the basis for the study and analysis of games, training, and players. In fact, in the last…
United’s star man: how Paul Pogba has been revitalized by Ole Solskjaer
Ahead of Manchester United‘s colossal Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain, we look at their masterful midfielder Paul Pogba and why he’s such a key figure for the Red Devils. Given much greater freedom and scope to express himself, Paul Pogba’s been superb since Ole…
Wyscout on ZDF: the work of a talent scout explained
Among the many aspects that are part of life in the world of football, the talent scout profession is certainly one of the less well-defined for most people. Of course, any enthusiast or insider could perfectly explain what a scout does in details, but not…
40 prospects to follow in 2019
This article was originally published in Italian on L’Ultimo Uomo website, on January 8, 2019. 2019 will be another year for finding new talents and staying in love with the younger ones. In this article, Ultimo Uomo gathered the 40 wonderkids that you must watch…
Discover the brand new Wyscout App
Wyscout is the world leading football scouting company with thousands of player profiles, hundreds of matches analyzed every weekend and a multitude of tools dedicated to the game’s professionals. These tools will be now available on mobile phones and tablets thanks to the new-look Wyscout…
Tactical analysis of Unai Emery’s early reign at Arsenal
Although Unai Emery‘s tenure at Arsenal hasn’t all been plain sailing, his impact since replacing the legendary Arsène Wenger in the summer has been overwhelmingly positive. The Spanish tactician’s wasted little time on stamping his mark on the Gunners, as he’s added some much-needed intensity,…
Transfers and Agents regulations: FIFA reform’s proposal explained
Introduction The present article examines more in-depth the arguments discussed at the roundtable on “The FIFA reform proposals on transfer and agents regulations: latest developments and discussion” held at the 2018 Wyscout Forum at the Johann Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, moderated by the author of this…
Wyscout’s Teams of the Season so far
In every self-respecting season in history, the last days of the year are always the best time to sum up what has happened so far, even if several leagues – historically the Premier League and from this year Serie A as well – won’t even…
True and ‘False’ Nines in football
The role of “False Nine” has a place of honor in the recent history of football and tactics and is inextricably linked in our imagination to the figure of Leo Messi. Actually, there have been other footballers with their own version of the False Nine,…
Wyscout Forum 2018, another record-breaking edition
They say records are made to be broken, and that’s probably why, for the second year in a row, Wyscout Forum has made history. The 2018 edition of the “Speed-date of Football” has once again been a record-breaking one, outdoing last year’s event at Stamford…
5 MLS wonderkids you should know something about
Alphonso Davies, 17 years old, Vancouver Whitecaps By Fabrizio Gabrielli Alphonso Davies’s story – from being the son of refugees to become the youngest footballer to ever debut with the National Canadian Team – isn’t just a beautiful tale of integration. It’s also an…
Wyscout Forum 2018 Conferences: the schedule
In less than two weeks, hundreds of football professionals will meet once again, this time for the 2018 edition of Wyscout Forum. This year’s event, held at the beautiful Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam on November 19-20, will provide two days of networking and transfer negotiations…
Wyscout Forum 2018 to be held at Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam
In less than twenty days, hundreds of clubs representatives, agents, scouts, media, guests, and VIPs will fill the beautiful areas of the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, for the 2018 edition of the Wyscout Forum. Since its very first edition in 2011, Wyscout Forum has…
Stats, videos and ‘Sheva’: Wyscout meets Ukraine’s Taras Stepanenko
We are in the lobby of the Savoia Hotel in Genoa, Italy. We are a few hours ahead of the friendly match between the Azzurri and Ukraine (ended with a 1-1 draw) and we’re waiting to meet Shakhtar Donetsk’s central midfielder Taras Stepanenko. When he meets us in…
Wyscout officially announces the partnership with Liga MX
An important cooperation, with one of the most prestigious and passionate leagues in the world. Wyscout is happy to officially announce the partnership with Liga MX, that will bring the sports technology world leading platform to all the clubs of the Mexican championship, Liga de Ascenso…
Penalties aren’t a lottery anymore
If there’s an aspect of football that has always had a feature of unpredictability, that has to be the penalty kick. Whether is kicked during a World Cup final or a youth tournament, penalties have always been considered some sort of random lotto and that’s why…
Wyscout meets Stephen Constantine, the most travelled coach in the world
We’ve talked to Stephen Constantine, India National Team Head Coach, to find out more on his amazing experience and trade secrets.
How to become Sports Director? Wyscout meets Marseille’s Albert Valentin
Albert Valentin, Deputy Sports Manager at Olympique de Marseille and FC Barcelona‘s former Technical Secretary, talks with Wyscout to explain how he started his career and how he has become one of the most influential personality in the football environment. Valentin gives us a rich…
Scouting time: 4 U21 players to follow in English football
Ryan Sessegnon, 18 May 2000, Fulham by Daniele V. Morrone Not yet of legal age, Ryan Sessegnon already has a cult player following and with Fulham he has amazed even those who did not know his name because they do not follow international youth tournaments. To the tune of…
5 key steps when you find a new talent by Richard Bredice
Richard Bredice is first-team opposition analyst at Manchester City. He has been at the Premier League club for five years. Richard’s current focus is on full-team analysis rather than individual players but he has a good grounding in talent identification and highlights the importance of…
3 reasons why you should discover the potential of the new Wyscout stats
Studying stats has never been so easy with Wyscout. Here you have 3 good reasons why you should discover the potential of the new Wyscout stats. They are accessible, intuitive and clear. With this new setup, you can study each match or the entire season, just a…
5 key steps when you find a new talent by Bruno Costa
Bruno Costa is head of scouting at San Jose Earthquakes. The Brazilian joined the MLS side in the beginning of 2017 and has almost 20-years experience of scouting and as Academy Director for Fluminense FC and Figueirense FC, in the Brazilian top flight (Série A), and…
Why should journalists use Wyscout platform?
Wyscout as a research tool by Daniele Manusia It is a generally accepted opinion that this is the age of football on YouTube. A new footballer arrives on a team and the fans go to YouTube to look for skills&goals videos. This is normal. But…
Wyscout intervista mister Gasperini
Siamo andati a Zingonia, nel centro sportivo dell’Atalanta, per parlare di calcio con Gian Piero Gasperini. Con il tecnico nerazzurro abbiamo parlato di temi cari alla figura dell’allenatore: dalla formazione, passando per la preparazione e la gestione di un gruppo. Per trasmettere ai lettori del…
Wyscout meets coach Gasperini
An open conversation with the Serie A coach Gian Piero Gasperini on coaching, training and team management in order to share invaluable advice with Wyscout Blog readers. – CLICCA QUI PER LEGGERE L’INTERVISTA IN ITALIANO – Let’s start with beginning a career as a coach. How…
The effects of football business on football performance
When it comes to evaluating and comparing football players, teams, clubs, or even leagues, there will always be different criteria and an infinity of opinions that can be used to try and determine which is “best”. In recent decades, due to the tremendous globalization and…
December massive fixture scheduling: pros and cons
The relentless fixture schedule across English football this festive season has unquestionably been a hot topic of contention, with many managers voicing their frustration about the grueling period. The likes of Pep Guardiola, Antonio Conte, Arsene Wenger and Alan Pardew have all complained about it,…
5 rules (with examples) you must not forget when you are closing a new transfer deal
Many of the readers of this blog are active protagonists of the football transfer market that opened last week in several countries. As our readers thus know, a transfer of a football player is a complex transaction, which requires the perfect combination of multiple different…
Scouting time: 4 U21 players to follow in Bundesliga
Leon Bailey By Dario Saltari Leon Bailey seems like a very determined lad. Despite being just twenty years old, he talks like an adult, with a rhetoric in Cristiano Ronaldo style (“Hard work and dedication lets you achieve your goals“), and there are various rumours…
Set pieces: the best way to study your opponent’s free kicks
Studying your opponent’s set pieces has never been so easy. In fact, with Set Pieces, a product on the Wyscout platform, players, managers and video analysts have access to the entire archive of set pieces, for and against the team that they want to analyse….