While Richard gets prepared for his next preseason game against Coastal Carolina, I'm getting ready to for week 1 at MLS in New York. Something new from MLS this year is their deal with Opta, an England based data analysis company. With Opta running at full speed tomorrow, all MLS games will be analyzed to the extreme. The live game-analysis and technology behind Opta is extraordinary stuff and it will revolutionize the way we view players for years to come. If you are unfamiliar with Opta, check out their website. As of now, it looks like my main priority will be RSL, but I'll probably be responsible for Chicago, LA and Chivas when needed.
Opta takes data analysis to another level. Not only do they breakdown every single ball touch, recovery, aerial, tackle, foul, thrown-in, pass, goal kick, corner, shot and goal, they also record the outcome. We all know the importance of a pass won or a pass lost, a tackle won or a tackle lost, a take on won or a take on lost and an aerial won or an aerial lost. The information Opta analysts gather over the course of a game can be very useful with regards to player scouting and tactics. I did the Galaxy vs. Sounders game on Tuesday, and when it was all said and done, we had entered roughly 1600 events. After each match is over, Opta does a post game-analysis assuring everything entered or missed is correct. All data gathered over the course of the season will be available for purchase. The picture shown above (on the right) is the final product distributed to buyers. It is mind-blowing to say the least!
Doing a little training before First Kick on Saturday
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Looks like a cool job dude.
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