03-01-2018, 02:32 PM
Pallotta's got a big mouth, but he does come up with some interesting ideas:
https://www.football-italia.net/117905/p...i%E2%80%99
Working in IT in a technical role, the idea definitely has my interest. I'm not sure of the feasibility of what he's proposing, but given there are technologies out there to capture player data during the course of match such as what Opta uses, the possibility of capturing the information isn't technically impossible.
However, this is much easier said than done and based on what Palotta's saying, I'm not fully convinced he totally undestands the scope of what he's suggesting to undertake, as he seems to be randomly pulling people together for a possible project.
There are a number of challenges to overcome too. First and foremost is sourcing the data, as he'd need to run whatever analytics software they build on match videos (assuming he can get access to what he needs) from matches all over the world. Processing power aside, I'd be interested in understand how long it takes to capture all the information he wants.
However, that still doesn't factor the limits of current technology. Opta, who are the source of many official football stats for matches, employ analysts for every game they provide stats for. Football Manager has 1300+ scouts worldwide to capture their data based on what I've read. For a club to effectively replace that level of scouting with some software isn't exactly a small task.
Big dreams, but for Roma, a very unlikely reality from what I can understand.
https://www.football-italia.net/117905/p...i%E2%80%99
Working in IT in a technical role, the idea definitely has my interest. I'm not sure of the feasibility of what he's proposing, but given there are technologies out there to capture player data during the course of match such as what Opta uses, the possibility of capturing the information isn't technically impossible.
However, this is much easier said than done and based on what Palotta's saying, I'm not fully convinced he totally undestands the scope of what he's suggesting to undertake, as he seems to be randomly pulling people together for a possible project.
There are a number of challenges to overcome too. First and foremost is sourcing the data, as he'd need to run whatever analytics software they build on match videos (assuming he can get access to what he needs) from matches all over the world. Processing power aside, I'd be interested in understand how long it takes to capture all the information he wants.
However, that still doesn't factor the limits of current technology. Opta, who are the source of many official football stats for matches, employ analysts for every game they provide stats for. Football Manager has 1300+ scouts worldwide to capture their data based on what I've read. For a club to effectively replace that level of scouting with some software isn't exactly a small task.
Big dreams, but for Roma, a very unlikely reality from what I can understand.