Analysis in football

There is a lot of technology available to football clubs in the modern day which allows them to analyse their players in depth to see what they are doing well and what they need to do to improve. For example things such as Heat maps allow teams to see were each player spends their time on the pitch and how much of the pitch they cover, here is an example. 

Another way that technology can help clubs analyse their players is fitting their kits with gps devices. For example the gps vests that teams such as liverpool wear during training track the players movements and heart rates so they can create training sessions and fitness programmes specifically for them. You can also directly compare two players and ultimately decide who should play in the real game based on these stats.

Also the media use new technology in analysing the live games they show on television. For example on Sky Sports 'Monday night football' the pundits use the 'Skypad' to provide a more in depth analysis of football matches. This allows them to highlight players and move them on the virtual pitch and also draw arrows etc. to show where players are and where they should be.