What it takes to work as a PREMIER LEAGUE analyst - Josh Kirk #87This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Josh Kirk is the head of analysis at Premier League football club, Brentford FC.Before joining the Bees, he worked in a similar position at Sheffield United, experiencing both a promotion, and relegation.In this conversion we learn more about Josh's journey in professional football, and also talk about the skills needed to work as an analyst at that level. Josh also describes what he gets up to and gives some advice too.If you enjoy hearing from people working in football, just like Josh, be sure to subscribe and follow along for more episodes just like this!0:00 - Introduction2:24 - Josh Kirk joins, the early days, interning8:51 - The role that luck plays when finding a job10:14 - Joining Sheffield Utd and working with the first team17:47 - Differences between academy and first team21:31 - The highs and lows at Sheffield United27:25 - Joining Brentford FC31:33 - Josh describes a new role within the analysis department34:44 - Current roles and responsibilities Josh has39:20 - Sharing an office with the clubs other analysts42:06 - Communication skills (and working in sales)50:05 - Match days in the Premier League53:38 - How the analyst role has changed (and continues to do so)56:04 - Josh gives some advice for analysts1:01:13 - Book recommendation, summary and wrap up◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/downloadPAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ Track Name: Killers In The Jungle

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