The Value of Statistics in Football

[coache]

I am wondering if the National Coaches or any of the Coaches in Trinidad and Tobago make use of statistics. In the modern game, the use of statistics is the principal driver in player selection. It would be very easy to gather pertinent statistics on the player pool of say.. the Pro League in Trinidad as a way to determine through measurement, the quality of players that you have and to make selections in an unbiased way. Can anyone shed light on this?

[Cocorite]

Good question. I've wondered about the level of sophistication in the national set-up.

But when I hear man saying that they don't even scout the opposition on a regular basis. I think I got my answer.
 

[Tallman]

If dey cyar even get pay, I eh see how dey would be provided wit de tools tuh even gather de pertinent statistics.

[Deeks]

stats has its place in sports for evaluation up to a point. It is not always the final verdict. But as money is being poured into the game, the donors want value for their bucks. So to come to a conclusion in order to buy or trade, stats appears to play a part in the final decision.

[amwood]

There are ways that you can assess players using statistics even in training that allows them to see whether or not they are performing at optimum levels, we did it outside all the time...it takes a coach who is somewhat detailed oriented and someone with the patience to sit down with players to individually review their performances. What it means ultimately is that you have players who are constantly trying to surpass previous benchmarks as opposed to players simply showing up to train. More goal oriented players thus a more goal oriented teams...

[coache]

Gentlemen..I am happy to hear that you all agree that stats have great value ..Amwood especially has first hand knowledge of the benefits of its use.