Lee Scott

Data Analysis

Better for Barca: Using xGOLD to find 4 alternatives to Ferran Torres

It is still unclear just how busy the January transfer window is going to be. With COVID-19 still continuing to have an…

December 23, 2021

Scout Report: Five midfielders to watch in 2022

In the second of this series of articles looking at young players to watch in 2022, we will turn our attention towards…

December 18, 2021

Scout Report: Five defenders to watch in 2022

This is the first of a series of articles for this magazine that will look ahead to the 2022/23 season with a…

December 18, 2021

Scout Report: The best stars to look out for in Eastern Europe

I remember a point when I was growing up when football in Eastern Europe had a genuine sense of mystique. The UEFA…

November 21, 2021

Mohamed Camara: RB Salzburg’s young defensive midfielder

Erling Haaland, Naby Keïta, Sadio Mané, Dayot Upamecano, Enock Mwepu, Patson Daka, Dominik Szoboszlai. The list of players who have been signed…

November 21, 2021

Data Analysis

Data Analysis: Scouting Liga Nos

Portugal remains a goldmine of footballing talent. While the likes of Benfica, Porto and Sporting Lisbon remain the giants of the game…

November 11, 2021

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Data Analysis: Scouting the Belgian Pro League

While the top-5 European leagues have been relatively set in stone for some time, although Portugal has this season been challenging France…

November 4, 2021

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Data Analysis: Scouting Serie B

In football, there are some nations that excel when it comes to the development of young footballers. Whether this is due to…

October 26, 2021

Edward Chilufya: A ‘Tiger’ tearing it up in the the Allsvenskan

When we think of leagues that specialise in identifying and recruiting young talent from Africa, there are a couple of nations that…

October 25, 2021

Scout Report: The best stars to look out for in South America

This year has seen the change in regulations for work permits in Britain, the latest consequence of a poorly thought out Brexit…

October 25, 2021

Data Analysis

Data Analysis: Scouting the Slovenian PrvaLiga

I am back again with the next instalment of my scouting series. This time I will be using data analysis techniques and…

October 19, 2021

Allsvenskan

Data Analysis: Scouting the Allsvenskan

It is time for the next instalment of my series in which we use data analysis to identify interesting players in certain…

October 14, 2021

Data Analysis

Data Analysis: Scouting Ligue 2

The domestic French market has long been considered amongst the most talent-rich in the footballing world. French clubs have a reputation for…

October 5, 2021

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Data Analysis: Scouting the Ekstraklasa

The Polish domestic market is one of my favourites to scout in. There is an interesting mix of teams with some being…

September 28, 2021

Arsen Zakharyan: Dynamo Moscow’s versatile 18-year-old

For football fans from around the globe, one of the most exciting moments of any given season is that in which a…

September 27, 2021

Scout Report: Scandinavian stars to look out for

Recruitment within football, and in a European context, is not constrained purely to the two transfer windows. Instead, it is a year-round…

September 27, 2021

Data Analysis

Data Analysis: Scouting the Eerste Divisie

We are creeping ever closer to the point in which people within football can approach recruitment questions in the 2021/22 season without…

September 22, 2021

Data Analysis

Recruitment analysis: Early season scouting

The use of data in football recruitment is incredibly important. Data is something that I use extensively in order to cut through…

September 13, 2021

Recruitment Analysis

Data Analysis: Four players who are similar to Sevilla’s Jules Kounde

This is the fifth part in a series of articles looking at the use of data profiles in identifying potential recruitment targets…

September 22, 2021

Aston Villa: How they are replacing Jack Grealish’s output

Squad building within football is a part of the game that has fascinated me for years. Get your recruitment right and you…

August 30, 2021