In Episode 13 of the Analytics FC Podcast we are joined by Michael Cox (writer at Zonal Marking, The Guardian and ESPN FC among others) to talk about the origins of Zonal Marking (the blog), the combination of tactics and analytics and the future of analytical football writing. Michael also gives some tips on how to break into football journalism. You can read Michael's blog at http://www.zonalmarking.net Another plug for Intopress, if you're an aspiring young writer and want to get started in the football journalism industry check it out: www.intopress.co.uk/ Also a reminder to apply for the Opta Pro Forum here. The deadline is this Sunday (October 18th): www.optasportspro.com/about/optapro-blog/ Please take the time to give us a rating on iTunes here: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/analy…id991610009?mt=2. It really helps us grow the audience for this podcast and get new people involved. --------------- The guys can be found on Twitter: Michael Cox is @ Zonal_Marking Analytics FC is @ Analytics_FC Tom Worville is @ Worville Sam Gregory is @ GregorydSam [email protected] for any comments and questions! --------------- Intro music is MMHHMM by LiamLRY Logo created by Erik Wagner from the Noun Project.
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