Omar Chaudhuri: From Blogger to Boardroom
- Joshua Schneider-Weiler
- Aug 20, 2017
- 2 min read
The Football Autobiography Show is dedicated to taking you on a football journey with football’s most interesting players, coaches, trainers, staff and journalists. Think of these as mini-football autobiographies.
Each guest will show you how they got to where they are now, reveal their techniques for success and what they’ve learned along the way.
Today we go inside football data analytics, one of the newest driving forces behind why football is changing so quickly. If you want a progressive and intellectual look at the game then this episode is for you.
Our guest is Head of Football Intelligence at 21st Club, Omar Chaudhuri. Chaudhuri is responsible for consulting clubs in the Premier league to help them gain a competitive advantage and build sustainable success.
He helps them with everything from choosing the right manager to identifying undervalued transfer targets. Previously he worked at Prozone where he carried out statistical analysis. He regularly writes on 21st Club's blog and was the founder of a previous blog called 5addedminutes.
In this episode he discusses growing up in Singapore, how he would calculate wins above replacement in football, the biggest mistakes clubs make when hiring managers and how he transitioned from amateur blogger to professional analyst. Without further ado, sit back and enjoy the episode.
You can follow him on Twitter here @OmarChaudhuri
Timeline
He talks about growing up in Singapore 2:10
His inspiration for his blog and some of his earliest influences 8:15
What he learned at Decision Technology and Prozone 15:35
An example of all the considerations in stats like passing 20:54
How he relays complex information to his clients 23:05
The most valuable skill in his profession 31:30
His typical day 34:10
How he would calculate wins above replacement in football 39:40
Who he recommends people should read 48:05
What teams could do to hire managers better 52:05
His views on the diminishing importance of managers 56:58
References
The Think Tank column in The Times
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