Okay so I gotta break down Celtic’s big game for the channel. Match stats are important, right? Especially for a team like Celtic. But honestly? Actually doing the analysis? Pain in the ass sometimes. Tried a bunch of stuff and finally found something that clicked. Here’s how it went down.
The Starting Point: Feeling Stuck
First off, after that result, I knew I needed to dive deep. Tried the usual stuff.
- Opened up my laptop.
- Stared at Excel. Seriously, spreadsheets suck for this quick gut feel stuff.
- Tried scribbling notes by hand, but it looked like chicken scratch. Hard to see the patterns.
- Clicked around on a couple of fancy analyst websites. Overwhelmed. Stats, stats, and more stats flying everywhere.
Felt lost. Needed something simpler, faster. Didn’t want a second job just figuring out Celtic’s midfield shape. Waste of time.
The Tinkering Phase: Trying Stuff That Broke
Okay, so maybe I could build a tool? Don’t laugh. I almost went down the whole programmer route.
- Downloaded Python. Again. Thought, “Yeah, scrape some data, make a cool graph.”
- Spent three hours. Code crashed. Kept throwing errors I didn’t understand.
- Felt like banging my head on the keyboard. Wasted time.
- Found some browser extensions folks recommended. Installed one. Slowed my whole computer to a crawl. Uninstalled.
Way too much hassle. Felt worse than before. Back to square one. Maybe simpler tools? Pen and paper? But messy.
The Lightbulb Moment: Stupid Simple Wins
Finally got sick of the complexity. Remembered an old habit from way back.
- Grabbed a piece of paper. Folded it into quarters.
- Labeled each box: Attacks, Defense Gaps, Key Players, WTF Moments. Real basic stuff.
- Rewatched the first half. Paused whenever something popped.
- Just jotted short notes. “Crossbar hit min 22“, “Left flank open constantly“, “McGregor bossing it“.
- Did the same for the second half on the back.
Then, the key step: Laid the paper flat. Started connecting dots with arrows. Highlighted patterns with a yellow marker. Suddenly, the big picture stuff jumped out.
What Happened?
Realized I wasn’t building a space rocket. Didn’t need all that noise. Simplest possible tool:
- My eyes
- Some replay controls
- A pen
- A piece of paper folded up
Cut out the tech crap that kept breaking. Focused purely on the important stuff impacting the resultado del Celtic. Found their attacking patterns clearer, saw where the defense wobbled much faster. Took maybe 45 minutes total after the replay. Easy. Analysis made easy? Pretty much.
