Scouting Report Item 1: Match Performance -

If you look at it literally, it is to look at Ding Yue's performance in each game, and add some data, you can intuitively see what kind of state this player is in and what contributions he has made to the team in a certain period of time.

But in reality, unlike the average fan who always follows the ball when they watch the game, scouts must keep an eye on the players they are ready to watch at all times during the game, whether they have the ball or the ball, attack or defense.

For example, when observing Ding Yue, scouts should not only pay attention to his dribbling and running speed, one-on-one success rate, crosses, shots and other highlights like a fan, but more importantly, pay attention to how he stands when the team is attacking, whether he is decisive in grasping fleeting opportunities, and how involved he is in defense when defending on his own side, etc., which cannot be seen in the TV picture or the unemployment of the live audience.

"Six games, two substitutes and four starts, five wins and one draw for the team! Nine goals, three assists and two penalties won. ”

Seeing this, Sven Mislintat couldn't help but nod every time, in fact, no matter who it is, in this time period, it is not easy to play this kind of consistent and stable performance in a row. Even if it is short-lived, it must have considerable strength..... or, against the sky.

'The speed is amazing, in terms of dribbling speed alone, maybe a little bit faster than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang that we've been watching [better with man and ball)."

Sven Mislintat also has an African lad in his hands, and that is a transfer candidate that he has finalized early on. But....better than Aubameyang....sure?you know, Sven Mislintat has even been to see Aubameyang twice, and that speed is not comparable to ordinary people.

"Excellent dribbling... The height is not short, but the center of gravity is very low, and it is most commonly used to quickly change direction, but the instantaneous speed and small skills to get rid of the passing are also quite level.. (Video clip attached)"

Sven Mislintat has also seen the video highlights, but the highlights are not accurate, and the highlights of many players make it seem like he is the next king of the ball. It is necessary to go to the site to make the most objective impression, to score, to investigate, to make a decision.

"Wide field of vision....three assists speak for themselves... There is a kick cross (at the moment, the right foot is mostly crossed, and the backfoot is used less)"

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Second, on and off the pitch......

After years of scouting work, Sven Mislintat has learned that as a scout, you need to pay attention to more than just the performance of the players on the field.

There are many factors on and off the pitch that determine whether a player is successful or not and whether he or she is able to fit into a new team and environment.

"Doing my best in daily training and being very serious about the pre-race warm-up (five-star performance)... Concentrate and observe on the bench (good performance on both bench appearances)....Actively learn French, communication is no longer a problem..... relationship with the manager and teammates is steadily increasing..... this comprehensive assessment (excellent)...

The third is private life

Admittedly, football scouts are certainly not as pervasive as the gossip reporters of The Sun, but it is still necessary to observe the character and habits of the players in their private lives. Whether you prefer to stay at home or go crazy on your days off, whether all-night parties are too frequent, what kind of comments you make in the media, and even what you buy when you get a high salary for the first time are all things that scouts will pay attention to in their long-term investigations.

The famous coach Alex Ferguson once revealed in his autobiography that he had considered signing Balotelli, who was still at Inter at the time. But after asking Italian insiders and scouts about the Ba God's habits of life, the lord quickly dismissed this idea.

Sven Mislintat, of course, has to take those off-field factors into account.

Then, I saw another "excellent".

…… Throwing the report on the table, Sven Mislintat decided to fly to France this weekend.

It's better to be famous than to meet and inspect it yourself, which is better than a report of 10 million words.

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Meanwhile, Saint-Etienne, Galtier, was also staring at the computer screen in the room.

That's the player stats sent to him by the assistant..... different from the bright and obvious stats of just goals and assists. Galtier looked at a heat map of the player's runs, as well as data that showed the details of each player's performance on the pitch, such as distance runs, number of passes, pass completion rate, number of tackles, shot conversion rate, etc.

It looks like almost all of the players are the same, with similar heat maps and data.

But....Ding Yue's heat map for each game seems to be different.

Supposedly, there is still room for improvement among young people under the age of 23, and in layman's terms..., these players are not yet finalized.

How do you improve players whose skills are not yet set? It's as simple as finding the best position for a player by asking the coach to try out different positions in the youth team or in the development team.

After finding a suitable position for a player, the head coach or assistant or even individual coach will give them special guidance for the corresponding position. Take Payette as an example, how to mobilize the center of gravity of the defender, when to choose to force the attack, when to choose to cooperate with teammates to achieve advancement, how to run to the gap of the opponent's defense when his teammates in the middle of the field have the ball, and how to expand his horizons when he has the ball, are all things that Galtier needs to mention to Payette. After all, young players don't have to do this every time as a beginner.

It's just that Ding Yue ....... these games, and his position is actually unpredictable, and it is precisely because of this that he has achieved wonderful results and data.

From past experience, for a young player to be able to play, it is not only the player's own talent and physical fitness, but also the coaches who give them the opportunity to play and give them space to show their talents. The most important thing is to be patient with them. If a player is in good form, he can play, but you can't always think that he should perform like he did in the Academy team, because the intensity of the game and the level of attention are completely different. In the first team, players receive a level of attention that is not comparable to that of a player in the Academy or the development team.

In the reserves, the opponent will not be very serious about analysing a player through the video, but in the top league, the opponent will even find a way to prevent the player by measuring the frequency of his movements.

So, young players are under a lot of pressure in the professional game, with tens of thousands of spectators watching you and tens of thousands of people watching on TV, so to speak....... Adjusting your mindset is also a big key.

It's just, Ding Yue......

Galtier scratched his head, what these so-called young players need to pay attention to....this kid doesn't have any!

What can you teach him?

Damn it!

It seems that there is nothing to say about himself except to send him on the field?

It's scary, and Galtier himself realizes it, it's scary!

This could well mean that he will soon lose the player.