CHELSEA boss Thomas Tuchel plans to install new Big Brother-style cameras at the club’s training ground
The meticulous German will take attention to detail to the next level by having EIGHT pole-mounted cameras to film training sessions.
The Blues have applied for planning permission for the “player analysis” technology at their Cobham base so that they can monitor the first team, women’s team and youth teams.
Tuchel has transformed Chelsea into Champions League winners with his meticulous approach to preparation.
Now the club wants to go even further by giving Tuchel and fellow coaches and analysts the ability to see how players are training and give feedback in real time.
In papers filed at the local council, planning agent Nancy Stuart says: “The club is now seeking to enhance its facilities through installing cameras around several of the pitches, which will enable coaches to provide more thorough feedback.
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“Technology has been playing a bigger role in coaching in a wide range of sports in recent years
“Installing cameras at Cobham will allow training sessions to be recorded from a range of angles and heights.
“It is considered that this solution is preferable to the use of drones.
“The scheme will use leading camera and software technology to route back into the office for immediate analysis.”
Chelsea, who already have CCTV security at Cobham, need permission for the cameras as the site is on green belt land.
Elmbridge Council planners are expected to make a decision later this month.
Tuchel is not the first Chelsea manager to place such emphasis on video analysis.
Antonio Conte said in 2017 that it had taken him a while to persuade the players to buy into his extensive use of clips.
Conte said: “My players are not used to it.
“At the start we found a bit of difficulty, because after five, 10 minutes they got bored.
“But then we started to see it in the right way.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
