Why your football data NEEDS context! - Robert Rogers #64

Why your football data NEEDS context! - Robert Rogers #64 Robert Rogers is the Head of English Football Operations for German based data company, Impect. Impect are known for their 'packing' data that essentially measures the number of opponents that are passed through with a specific action, such as a pass or dribble. In this conversation we talk about how important context is to football data, the changing role of the analyst and Rob even shares his screen to give a little insight into packing data. 0:00 - Introduction 1:48 - Rob joins and gives background 5:18 - Work experience at Blackpool FC 11:01 - The role of the analyst, how it has changed 16:45 - Impect & Packing Data 25:49 - Use cases and the amount of the data 29:42 - Different data providers, reliability 33:31 - Expected Threat 36:33 - The importance of context, screen share 46:29 - Set Plays 49:28 - Looking ahead in sports analytics 42:07 - Advice for working in sport 55:32 - Book recommendations, summary, can Rob speak German? Related Episodes Liam Henshaw: https://youtu.be/Wbd_BmceRJs Rob Suddaby: https://youtu.be/_92Y5fXwP-Q Tim Keech: https://youtu.be/v4FIxTP4sWU Stuart Reid: https://youtu.be/L26gDkvcCY0 Books Mentioned Inverting the Pyramid: https://amzn.to/3YVUZw7 How to win the Premier League: https://amzn.to/48GcLrp Check out Impect: https://www.impect.com/en/ueber-uns/ ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ USEFUL LINKS 💻 Video Analysis Software (Tag your videos, add drawings, create playlists) - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals 🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with DataCamp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA FREE RESOURCES 📋 CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download 📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/download MY OTHER SOCIALS 🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com 🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk