{"id":964,"date":"2026-01-15T17:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbscouting.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T09:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T09:48:53","slug":"chi-sono","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mbscouting.com\/en\/chi-sono\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mggb08vi-j4f2o9\"\tstyle=\"overflow: visible; --spectra-background-color: #0a1f44;\" class=\"spectra-is-root-container alignfull spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow spectra-background-color wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\"\t>\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-ba3795d1-08e8-4892-933a-8b9970cee7d2\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n\t<h1 data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mggb24t7-lb8s2r\" style=\"--spectra-text-color: white\" class=\"has-text-color has-link-color spectra-text-color 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class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mgg3v9vw-qspxn1\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7dfd79445293fde6c017ae78b07bdced\" style=\"color:#0a1f44;margin-left:100px\">My Scouting Process<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f6f4d469f5eeb0ccd96bd96b4f2f2d07\" style=\"color:#0a1f44;margin-right:170px;margin-left:100px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.6\">Every assessment is based on in-depth match analysis and repeated observations over time. <br><br>I analyse each player in context, taking into account their role, tactical system and level of competition.<br><br>My aim is not simply to describe a player, but to assess how effectively they perform their 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has-link-color wp-elements-ae6c6a5931f248b7a9f60c328d335487\" style=\"margin-right:500px;margin-left:500px;font-size:16px\">This approach ensures independence, objectivity and reliability in my assessments<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mki56rua-a5t0c1\"\tstyle=\"overflow: visible;\" class=\"spectra-is-root-container alignfull spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\"\t>\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fa83fec31f428d01f03a73c4488a6d00\" style=\"color:#0a1f44\">Who My Reports Are For<\/h2>\n\n\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mki58yyk-08rnyv\" style=\"overflow: visible\" class=\"spectra-overlay-color spectra-overflow wp-block-spectra-container\" data-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\n<div data-spectra-id=\"spectra-mki597mj-8ectdy\" style=\"overflow: visible;--spectra-background-color: #0a1f44;--spectra-box-shadow: 0px 0px 0px 0px transparent\" 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