{"id":1230777,"date":"2021-11-04T16:58:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1230777"},"modified":"2022-12-19T08:39:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T08:39:09","slug":"aaron-ramsdale-scouting-data-andy-howe-bournemouth","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/aaron-ramsdale-scouting-data-andy-howe-bournemouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Bournemouth scout Andy Howe explains Aaron Ramsdale discovery & football’s data explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having been involved in AFC Bournemouth’s scouting department for over 10 years, Andy Howe is better placed than most to track the development of recruitment in football.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Howe has been in love with the game all his life and, since joining the Cherries in 2012, he’s seen his role change dramatically. Starting out as a voluntary coach, the 27-year-old quickly moved into the club’s recruitment department. At the time, that was a team of just two people, but it’s since grown exponentially to the point where Howe now oversees the entire domestic scouting department.<\/p>\n

“I’d say the industry has evolved so much even in the period of time that I’ve been in the job,” Howe told Squawka<\/em>. “When I first joined, we were needing to move everything onto an online database, because before everything was printed out and put into filing cabinets. <\/span><\/p>\n

“And now everything is online. Data and stats have evolved and progressed so much. I’d say even in the last five years, it’s really, really kicked on.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The explosion of data in football has allowed the scouting process to become far more detailed but although it seems like things have advanced at a rapid pace, the transition within the game has been “seamless”, according to Howe.<\/p>\n

“When it comes to player presentations, you’re seeing a lot more data added, and that data is always tailored to that player’s position,” he continued. “Before, it was very much purely scouting with the eye, but now it’s a healthy 50-50 mix.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s been a drastic change, but it’s also been a seamless transition. The best way to describe it is that it’s naturally evolved year upon year.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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