In recent years, the development of technology has led soccer to make use of it to try to improve team and individual player performance. Thus was born the Match Analysis, or the discipline that analyzes every tactical and technical aspect concerning a soccer match. Theorized in the 1950s by an English coach, with the growth of technology and the beginning of TV broadcasts of soccer matches it has become increasingly important, becoming a valuable aid to coaches.
Matches very often, in fact, are resolved by details, exactly those that a Match Analyst (the figure who is precisely in charge of studying performance) must scout in order to prepare for a match and take advantages over their opponents.
La Match Analysis falls into two categories:
- Video analysis
- Statistical analysis
Match Analysis: the video analysis
This category involves the study of the performance of one's own team, that of opponents as well as each individual player, and is done through the viewing of video footage. It is a job that highlights the strengths and weaknesses of teams and athletes and is done on a daily basis by coaches, athletic directors, scouts, and prosecutors.
Match Analysis: the statistical analysis
This type of analysis has been developing more in recent years and involves, thanks to precise software, the extrapolation of raw data subsequently transformed into graphs. The information used usually involves technical-tactical analysis such as the number of shots on goal, corners, saves, etc.
In addition, with the use of GPS, players' physical-athletic data are also analyzed to more specifically assess their performance and better care for the weekly training phases as well.
To carry out its task, the Match Analyst It expounds three main actions:
- Remark: match viewing for data collection on the individual or collective.
- Processing: analysis of the information and data collected in order to produce a paper report explaining the relevant game situations.
- Application: The data produced are used to produce strategies or correctives on one's team's performance.
Sport Business Academy organizes the course for Match Analyst, making use of experienced professionals in the field who can provide students with all the tools they need to establish themselves in this field.
In the following video, an example of Match Analysis carried out by the former footballer Daniele Adani, now a technical commentator for Sky.
