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Football recruitment
analysis guides.
Practical explanations for analysts, scouts and recruitment teams who want to use player data with better context.
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Better questions.
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Each guide connects statistical analysis to the real recruitment workflow. Use the principles with any suitable dataset, or apply them directly inside Talent DNA.
How to analyse Wyscout player data for recruitment
Turn a large export into a fair cohort, an evidence-led shortlist and better questions for video or live scouting.
- Cohorts
- Recruitment brief
- Shortlisting
Football player percentiles explained
Understand what percentile ranks measure, why cohorts change the result and how to avoid misleading player comparisons.
- Percentiles
- Raw values
- Radar charts
How to create and read football player radar charts
Choose role-relevant axes, build a fair comparison and interpret the shape without losing the football context.
- Radar charts
- Metric selection
- Visual comparison
How to compare football players with data
Use one fair cohort, role-specific evidence and several comparison methods to explain the trade-offs between candidates.
- Player comparison
- Scatter plots
- Decision records
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