With precious little traditional data to rely on, clubs must get creative to make sure they are targeting the best prospects
, showed that the team were the third-highest in Europe’s top five leagues for total distance covered , high-speed running and sprint distance . By demonstrating their talent in such a physically demanding team, the trio of players provided reassurance to recruitment teams across Europe, who could see from the data that they would likely be able to cope with the intensity of higher-level football.
The scouting process can be rigorous, even in the case of very young players. Before Manchester United attempted to sign 17-year-oldin the summer of 2020 , United had viewed him 47 times from the age of 11 upwards, which left them in no doubt of his potential. In Hojlund’s case, United say they have monitored him since his period at Copenhagen, which included 15 goals in 22 appearances in the under-19 team in the 2020-21 season but then only four senior starts and no full 90 minutes completed.
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