It seems that Manchester United coach Eric Ten Hag leaves nothing to chance, and relies on science and an army of experts and analysts to win his matches in the Premier League and the European League, especially the Barcelona match tonight.
And a picture spread on the communication sites of a team of experts and analysts who were sitting at the top of the stands of the “Camp Nou” with the price of the European League final going, looking for any gap in the competitor or any addition they would offer to this Dutch coach.
The picture shows coach Darren Fletcher, goalkeeper coach Richard Hartis, and analyst Kevin Keggie, who worked with Ten Hag at Ajax Amsterdam, as the team collects videos and data during the match to transmit information to the Dutch coach and his assistants on the field.
Barcelona ile Manchester United'ın Camp Nou'da 2-2 berabere kaldığı karşılaşmayı Erik ten Hag'ın analiz ekibi sekiz kişi ile takip etmiş.
Veriler ve analizler anlık olarak kulübeye ve soyunma odasına gönderiliyor.
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- Burak Özdemir (@burakozdemr) February 23, 2023
This information is also kept in a central database at United's headquarters in Carrington and overseen by the club's first team analysis chief Paul Brand, so it can be used by Ten Hag to prepare his players for future matches.
United's director of football, John Murtaugh, made it a top priority to develop the analytics department after the club lagged behind Premier League rivals such as Liverpool and Manchester City in this area.
A number of new analysts have been appointed - which explains their heavy presence in Spain last week - and United have strengthened their data science department, led by manager Dominic Jordan, which is more focused on scouting for talent and signing players.
Yesterday, Wednesday, a drone flew over the United training ground to film the team's players training before tonight's return match against Barcelona.
Drones are a regular sight in Carrington these days, providing aerial coverage not readily available to analysts.
Al-Maneo will host its guest, Al-Barca, in the second leg of the European League final.
Note that the first leg ended in a 2-2 draw.