Data and tracking technology 'very important' for young coaches like Nagelsmann
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17/05/2021 - 19:44
Nagelsmann will leave Leipzig at the end of the season to take over at Bayern Jan WOITAS POOL/AFP/File
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Paris (AFP)
Player tracking and live data in football offer tactical boosts to coaches, with incoming Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann saying modern technology is "very important".
Teams are using technology which transmits data immediately to a computer screen with players' positions shown by coloured dots, much like fans would have seen on television coverage.
Coaches and club staff can see different live data, including by using a microchip inside the ball, to discover the distance of passes played, the speed of passes, and size of the average gap between defenders.