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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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….