Chris McLaughlin is a teacher, Uefa B license coach, and increasingly, a football analyst.

With a variety of coaching experience -  including work as an academy coach, club development officer and women’s assistant manager - and time spent at the Scottish FA and Celtic, Chris set about integrating analysis into his skillset to improve his tactical understanding.

A role as first-team scout and opposition analyst at East Fife FC allowed Chris to put his analysis skills into practice.

Now living and working in Malaysia, he continues to share his thoughts and ideas about games on social media.

SCW caught up with Chris to talk about what he enjoys about analysis, how it helps his coaching, and how other coaches can get started…