Harrison Crow from American Soccer Analysis

On this episode of the Union Pitchside Podcast, we take a deep
dive into innovative ideas in soccer. Our big interview is with
Harrison Crow of AmericanSoccerAnalysis.com. Harrison and his
colleagues have been trailblazers in statistical analysis of
Major League Soccer, and he tells us about how Ale Bedoya was a
surprise pick for his personal All-Star team. We also get into
why it's difficult to analyze defenders and more interesting
Union numbers.


Our opening and closing segments try to address listener
questions about how the Union identify talent. Technical Director
Chris Albright talks about utilizing a variety of mechanisms to
put together a competitive first team, then the academy's
Director of Talent Identification, Jon Scheer, tells us about the
process of finding top young players to continually improve
already strong Union academy program. It's all here in the latest
Union Pitchside Pod!