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    [Laurie Whitwell] Manchester United hire ex-Tottenham scout to talent spot under-21 market for first team
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    [Laurie Whitwell] Manchester United hire ex-Tottenham scout to talent spot under-21 market for first team

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    1. nearly_headless_nic on

      **Key points:**

      – United have hired Ian Broomfield as a casual scout covering the under-21 market.

      **-** He has been brought in **to help United target players emerging at first-team level.**

      **-** He has excellent reputation for spotting talent after 30+ yrs doing so.

      – **Ayden Heaven is an example of the type of player he will be targeting.**

    2. frogfoot420 on

      Someone’s going to rag on this – Tottenham have always ID’d good talent, they just throw the recommendations into the bin.

    4. yungfinnigus on

       Reddit comedians are going to flood this thread momentarily but Tottenham have always had a great eye for young talent 

    6. Hugglester on

      He’s the eye test scout. Go look at a player in person and see if what the data is telling us is actually legit in person

    7. LongLiveNeechi on

      It is always good to have someone who has a lot of experience in a specific field. People should understand that data is valuable, but there also needs to be some subjective analysis, especially when identifying talent on the pitch. There is a term that is often used when a scout feels that a player is good enough, it is called ‘passing the eye test’. It is important not to get too carried away with data alone and instead to be data-informed, not data-driven.