Chapter 838: Saint's Black Technology

"Mr. Reid, do you do all your technical analysis of game videos manually?"

Alexander Otto's family is engaged in e-commerce, which is somewhat related to this kind of data analysis, so he was also shocked, because he couldn't imagine how this could be done?

The big data of Internet companies collects user behavior through the background.

But Southampton is currently using game videos. If you really use manual viewing, it’s just Southampton’s games and players. There is no way to collect such a huge amount of data, isn't it?

"No, Mr. Otto, we have a set of specialized analysis algorithms, and after the accumulation and improvement of the past few years, the accuracy is not lost to data companies such as Opta."

Alexander Otto was stunned.

This is too outrageous, right?

In the past few years, data analysis in professional football has become popular, and companies including Opta have followed suit.

But although these companies have their own supporting software, it is more of an auxiliary.

Their most important means of analysis, in the final analysis, still rely on human labor.

But Southampton can rely on a computer to analyze the game video through a set of special analysis algorithms, which is incredible.

"Speaking of which, this has a lot to do with Master Huan's game company."

Les Reed was afraid that everyone would not believe it, so he explained it.

"Master Huan vigorously promoted data analysis in the game company back then. For this reason, he also developed a set of algorithms to capture every movement of the characters in the game and every behavior of the user, and analyze it."

This was originally used to make money. For example, to study under which circumstances users have the most urge to recharge and spend money to buy props, and then design props based on this, or provide other supporting services for game users.

Later, after Southampton's data analysis developed to a certain level, it encountered a bottleneck.

Because, as Alexander Otto said, humans will never be able to undertake such a huge workload.

Yang Huan remembered the game company's algorithm,

Therefore, I asked someone to study to see if I could go a step further on the basis of this set of algorithms and develop a set of algorithms that can automatically analyze game video data.

Later, the well-known artificial intelligence expert Demis Hassabis and his team also joined it, and recruited experts in statistics and machine learning from all over the world to form a research and development team.

After two years, spending an unknown amount of money, and investing an unknown amount of manpower, financial and material resources, we finally have the data analysis and research system that Southampton has today.

But the harvest is also very rich, that is, Demis Hassabis's research on artificial intelligence has also made breakthrough progress during this period of time.

For example, the test he shocked the world not long ago.

He uses a piece of software developed by himself to play games, including some very unpopular but relatively simple games.

At first, the software performed poorly, but after a few failures, the software got better and better, and finally even got the highest score of 100, which shocked everyone.

Because they discovered that this set of software can learn and improve by itself.

This also means that they have made a major breakthrough in artificial intelligence.

And Demis Hassabis also applied this set of algorithms to Southampton's data analysis and research system.

The final result is reflected in the data report in front of Alexander Otto.

They didn't just drill down to the precision of Fabregas's passes.

The so-called accuracy refers to whether Fabregas's pass is exactly on the teammate's dominant foot and step point, so that the teammate can directly proceed to the next move without adjustment.

At the same time, relevant data such as the error rate will be given.

This is just crazy!

Scroll down, and you can see even more incredible analysis.

For example, the system will analyze the route of each pass of Fabregas, is it consistent with the running intention of his teammates? Does it match the team's advancement and intentions in this offense? Is this pass the best choice?

The analyzed data is so rich and in-depth, not to mention a pass or an offense, even the entire game can be divided into countless extremely small processes, and then a player's progress in the entire process can be constructed The route, and the team's overall advancement process.

According to outsiders, Southampton was able to deduce the game before the game, and the accuracy of the results was very high.

Before, Alexander Otto thought it was media hype, but now, after seeing Southampton's analysis system with his own eyes, he had to admit that it was indeed quite possible.

Moreover, it is entirely foreseeable that with the continuous improvement and upgrading of Southampton's system, the performance will definitely get better and better, the accuracy rate will get higher and higher, and even completely predict the result and process of the game.

This is outrageous!

But Les Reed's task is to keep talking without surprising people, and keep throwing Southampton's black technology at the people in front of him.

In Yang Huan's words, they don't have to worry about Kuhn and others revealing their secrets.

Because these people are rich and famous, even if they say a few words in an interview with the media, they must be endorsing the saints. They don't know how the system works, what can they leak?

"The role of this system is not only in the first team games, but also in the usual training."

Les Reed pointed to the opposite side of the office. There were many rooms similar to the CT of the hospital. The doors are now closed, and each door has a number plate on it.

"There is our virtual training ground. We will analyze the characteristics of the players through the game and training data collected on weekdays, and then let them go to the virtual training ground for special training to help them recover as soon as possible, or It is to integrate into the team, or even to improve one's own shortcomings and enhance one's own strength."

"And the equipment used in it is all tailor-made for us by WeChat, and the materials also come from real game scenes, so as to make the players feel like they are there!"

WeChat's virtual reality and augmented reality technologies are well-known all over the world.

Previously, the mass-produced developer version has been sold, which has caused a frenzy all over the world, and it is said that the effect is lifelike.

The mass-produced version can achieve this level, and it is conceivable that the tailor-made version will definitely be even better.

Kuhn, Otto and others are no longer shocked.

Because they are starting to get a little numb.

They found that the Southampton training base had a lot of black technology.

There are so many that they are a little unbelievable.

They even wondered how much manpower, material and financial resources Yang Huan had invested in this team and this training base in the past four years?

Adding it all up, I'm afraid it should be a rather astonishing number, right?

He is simply a madman!

I'm afraid he is the only one in the world who can do this!

Of course, he is probably the only one in the world who makes money as easily as he does!

Les Reed waited until everyone laughed at what he said just now, smiled slightly, and led everyone to the second floor.

But this time, Kuhn and others finally met a player.

It turned out to be the Argentine player who just switched from Real Madrid to Southampton this season, Di Maria!

Looking in from the window of a room on the second floor, Di Maria was talking with a middle-aged British inside. It seemed that the atmosphere was very good, and the Argentine couldn't stop laughing.

"That's our sports psychology area, which is Dan Abraham, a famous European sports psychology expert."

Les Reid introduced with a smile.

"Di Maria is somewhat resistant to joining the Premier League, mainly because he is worried that his physical condition will not be able to adapt to the Premier League. Therefore, after Dan Abraham conducted a psychological assessment of Di Maria, he believes that he does not yet have the mental quality to play and needs further training. psychological counseling."

"Oh!" Everyone suddenly realized.

No wonder Di Maria is no longer seen in the Community Shield.

It turned out that it wasn't the so-called being refrigerated by Bielsa, or having conflicts with the team, but that the psychological quality was not good enough.

"But, Rice, how can you be sure that Di Maria's mental quality is not up to standard?" Otto asked curiously.

is not that right?

Even if it is an inquiry, the player can completely lie.

Les Reed nodded and said: "Yes, you are right, this is indeed a problem, and in fact, when Dan Abraham talked to Di Maria for the first time, he noticed that he was very wary .”

"A brand new environment, a family with no English, and a strange city that you can't integrate into at all will make people fear and lack a sense of security. Inevitable."

Everyone also nodded in unison, it is indeed such a truth.

"Although Di Maria was reluctant to admit it at first, after several exchanges with Dan, he was persuaded, and from his open letter to Real Madrid fans, clarifying that he did not leave the team voluntarily, it is not difficult to see that he has a strong interest in Real Madrid. Madrid has deep feelings, perhaps, that is his dream, and it is also the dream of many South American players."

Everyone nodded again.

South American players like Barcelona and Real Madrid very much because of their similar culture and language.

"In the same case, we studied Ozil at Arsenal."

Having said that, Les Reed smiled awkwardly.

"Although it has been a season since Ozil joined Arsenal, we still believe that he has not played his true level at all. The main reason is not physical, but psychological."

"So, we are not in a hurry to let Di Maria play. Although we need a player of his level, we pay more attention to whether he can get rid of his demons and show his highest level in our Glory Stadium."

When Les Reid said this, Kuhn, Otto and others were full of admiration.

They have seen many teams, even giants like Bayern Munich, but when it comes to truly emphasizing talents and putting people first, only Southampton can truly admire them.

Yang Huan once said in an interview with the media that the most important thing for Southampton is to gather a group of talents.

The same is true of the management, and so are the players.

From Yang Huan's philosophy of running Southampton, it is not difficult to understand why Les Reed, Bielsa, Andris Junker and others are willing to stay in Southampton.

There is also a group of players in the first team. Although the competition is so fierce, they are still willing to stay in Southampton, and some even gave up the high salaries of other teams.

In the final analysis, it is because in Southampton, there are some things they are willing to sacrifice money in exchange for.

For example, the club's attention and help to them from top to bottom.

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