Modern Soccer Coach Podcast

James Tippett - The Expected Goals Philosophy

01.08.2020 - By Gary CurneenPlay

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Gary is joined by James Tippett, football analyst and author of "The Expected Goals Philosophy". He discusses the new book and the increased role of data and analytics in the game at the moment, including the following topics:

- What exactly is Expected Goals?

- How can it help coaches?

- Can we use data from training?

- Why is change so hard to implement in the game?

- How do teams use xG for scouting?

- How does a coach avoid "getting lost in the numbers"?

And much more!

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