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May 23
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Digging Through Analytics To Spot Talent...

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Rog is joined by Ludonautics founder and CEO Dr. Ian Graham to discuss the rise of using analytics to identify football talent across the globe, building the first in-house analytics team in the Premier League with Liverpool in 2012, working with Jurgen Klopp to help spot undervalued players in the market and his quite magnificent book, “How To Win The Premier League.”

“Running the Game” is a series from Men in Blazers where we speak to the brightest minds working behind-the-scenes at some of the biggest clubs in the world. We go deep on the business of football, boardroom strategy and culture to learn all it takes to run an elite football club today. 



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