Natasha Patel: Innovating in New York and Southampton (Training Ground Guru Podcast)

Natasha Patel is Assistant Academy Director at Southampton and one of the most experienced women working in men's professional football.

Patel joined Saints' embryonic analysis department in 2011, going on to lead it as Head of Performance Analysis. In 2019 she left to take up the same role with New York Red Bulls in the MLS.

At the end of 2022, Patel got the chance to return to her beloved Saints as Assistant Academy Director. In Episode #64 of the TGG Podcast, in association with Hudl, she outlined her journey in football, how analysis has evolved and her experiences on either side of the Atlantic.

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