Hull City will be represented in the England team when the World Cup kicks off next week, thanks to analyst Laurence Stewart. Stewart may be one of the lesser known cogs at the KC Stadium, but his skills have not gone unnoticed by England manager Roy Hodgson. In his role as Head of Technical Analysis at City, Stewart sits in the stands at every game and uses video technology to compile a first-half stats and clips package to aid boss Steve Bruce in his half-time team talk. Now, the 29-year-old will fulfil exactly the same role in Brazil as England hope to overcome the odds and lift the World Cup. He is one of two video analysis experts on the FA's support staff, alongside Andy Scoulding from Liverpool, who will work with first-team coach Gary Neville to give Hodgson's men statistical feedback. His work could even help if England end up going to a dreaded penalty shoot-out. Well thought of at the Tigers, Stewart was first brought to the KC in 2009 under Phil Brown's reign and he has since worked with Nigel Pearson, Nick Barmby and Bruce, who views his input as a key decision-making tool. A graduate of the Liverpool John Moores University, he boasts a BSc in Science and Football and it is not the first time he has been head-hunted for an international position. He has previously worked in a consultancy role for the RFL as a Performance Analyst in Steve McNamara's England team ahead of their World Cup campaign. At City, much of his pre-match work involves looking at opponents to work out ways of breaking down teams and pinpointing weaknesses. But his main matchday priority is to record a feed of the game directly onto his laptop, to allow him to tag incidents during the play. He then regularly keeps in touch with other members of the coaching staff on the touchline to inform them of any areas of opposition weakness and stress what is working well for the Tigers. The advent of ProZone and its use within football is well known, but the Tigers rely on a system called SportsCode to analyse specific incidents, using a wide angle view to bring added perspective. Stewart, who is assisted by Dean Hughes, then makes up individual DVDs of every player's performance, ready for them to review on a Monday morning. http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull...rt-plotting/story-21203723-detail/story.html?
They could have had the bloke who sits near me for free, he has a degree in knowing what Steve Bruce or any other City manager should be doing. It must feed back to the players as he always shouts "get him off" just before the same player scores or does a brilliant save off the line.
I'm surprised they bother. Why not just log onto here for all the advice from the seasoned experts who post?
