Head of PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS at FC Dallas - Dan Miller #73
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Daniel Miller is the head of performance analysis at MLS side, FC Dallas.
Dan’s journey into soccer analysis is different to most, and after a totally non-related degree, he bagged himself an internship with New York City FC.
After working with the first team and academy teams, he made the move over to FC Dallas to head up the department there. I ask Dan about some of his roles and responsibilities, and he explains what an average week and match day is really like as an analyst in the MLS.
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0:00 – Introduction
2:05 – Dan joins and gives background
7:26 – Starting out with an internship
13:43 – Roles and responsibilities at New York City
22:59 – Academy and first team analysis, the differences
31:31 – Joining (and moving to) Dallas
37:50 – Scouting opposition
44:47 – An average week for Dan
50:56 – Match days
54:01 – Travelling to fixtures
56:28 – Combining tracking with video
58:54 – Video analysis working group
1:01:56 – New trends, USL promotion/relegation
1:06:18 – Book recommendation, wrap up
Book mentioned
The quality of madness (Bielsa): https://amzn.to/4lf5hBB
Related Episodes
John Elsenblast (Seattle Sounders):
Sam Gregory (US Soccer): https://youtu.be/x-aDJXkYOOE
Harry Jamieson (San Diego): https://youtu.be/_r0u-jZmkps
Scott Madle (Cincinnati): https://youtu.be/N0pNiRmPUPw
Sam Green (LA Galaxy): https://youtu.be/WLKPLpTmtMc
Lucy Rushton (DC United): https://youtu.be/9tPdnQJ-Vl8
Alessandro Barcherini (Working with Bielsa): https://youtu.be/qPS41V84Lc4
Check out the APFA ‘Jobs in Football webinar that Dan was a part of: https://apfa.io/jobs-in-analysis-2024-12-12/
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