Football analytics is ‘the emperor’s new clothes’ – The Journos #analytics #football #soccer

Football analytics is ‘the emperor’s new clothes’ – The Journos react to Ryan Steenson’s Daily Record column on data analytics, and argue that clubs like Celtic, Rangers and Manchester United have always used scouts and trusted eyes rather than magic databases, pointing to Derek McInnes at Hearts and Stephen Robinson’s own scouting contact as proof. They also reference the Mourinho documentary and dismiss set piece coaches as more of the same bluff...