Wolverhampton Wanderers analyst Diogo Camacho has this week taken part at the World Scouting Congress in Portugal, and had a lot to say about his work at Molineux.
Record covered the event and highlighted that despite being only 23-years-of-age, the analyst already has ‘big responsibility’ at Wolves, as he gives huge help to club manager Bruno Lage.
Camacho started by explaining how the job of analysing the Wolves squad and opponents is shared among the staff, showing the support he gives to the boss.
“At Wolverhampton we have two analysts, which shows the attention that Bruno Lage gives to analysis. I’m more focused on analysing the team itself, while Jhony Conceição is more responsible for analysing the opponents. There are also analysts of the club’s structure, so there are five of us helping the main team. One works with the academy, one with the stats, one with the set pieces and goalkeepers, and then Jhony and I. Our goal is to get the message across as clearly as possible,” said Diogo Camacho (via Record).
“The analyst consumes a lot of games, the coaching staff has other concerns, like thinking about the game process and guiding the players’ minds. I’ve never been part of a coaching team, I’ve always worked with structures. This will be my eighth coaching team in four years and a half and the most important thing is to know the game. Then we just have to adjust details. I think this is a fundamental area to start the journey in football to understand what the trends of the game are. I think it’s essential to have mentors.”
Following the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City last weekend, Bruno Lage and the Wolves squad now use the international break to rest and prepare for the upcoming challenges in the Premier League. The Molineux side are having a poor campaign so far, with only one win in seven fixtures, and stand 17th place in the table.
They’re back in action on October 1st, in a match against West Ham United. Since the Hammers are just one position below them, it’s crucial for Wolves to win that match, as in case of a defeat, the pressure will only rise further.
