Why did Man City sign Semenyo? | How football clubs use data | Corridor of Uncertainty 7

Welcome to the Corridor of Uncertainty, a new podcast at the intersection of maths & sport. Hosted by Dr Jess Hargreaves & Dr Rich Bingham, two mathematicians at the University of York. Football clubs often describe using analytics to guide their new signings, but what does this actually involve? Here Jess goes through some of the maths that clubs use to guide their decisions, focussing on Man City's recent signing of Antoine Semenyo. #football #analytics #mancity #semenyo #maths #stats #sports #pca #bournemouth #epl #transfers #premierleague BBC article on Semenyo https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/... Premier League article on Semenyo https://www.premierleague.com/en/news... 9:08 Event data vs summary statistics. 11:48 Brenden Aaronson is number one? The data we used. 16:46 Principal Component Analysis explained. 26:56 All PL midfielders clustered. 32:25 Semenyo does stand out! 38:40 Who should Bournemouth sign now?