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FOCUS Sports Education

  • Joined: April 26, 2023
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The Transformation of Scouting | Jose Chieira

Jose explained about the transformation of scouting, how it became popular and important after the 2000s, and the impact of data on scouting and club experiences. Jose Chieira is one of Europe’s best-known scouts. He has been working as a scout since 1994. He actively lived all the times when football and scouting evolved. In parallel with his 20 years of club experience, of which only 12 years were spent in Porto and Sporting, he simultaneously spent 24 years as the lead researcher of Football Manager in Portugal.

Applying a Game Model to Recruitment Analysis

In recruitment, we may find a player may be terrific in one team, but he could join a team and no longer be successful. To ignore potential factors such as climate adjustment or even missing teammates, we can also consider the fact that the player just simply does not fit the new team system.

Creating Your Opportunity and Success: AZ Alkmaar

AZ is on a long-term mission of carrying the team to a championship winner level by 2025. Marjin Beuker who served as the Director of Development and Coordinator of Talent Management of the team for around fourteen years defines their approach to the game saying, “We don’t buy success, we create it. We believe in making the difference through vision, programs, facts, knowledge, and capable staff.” Making this difference is a long-term endeavor that AZ has undertaken for quite a long time now.