The Three-Field Approach

At the heart of anthropology lies a simple premise: that no single dimension of a human being can be understood in isolation. To understand what a person does, you must first understand who they are.

This tradition, in anthropology, is embodied by the Four-Field Approach, and is the direct inspiration to my scouting practice. This stayed with me as I began to develop my own approach to scouting football players.

The Three-Field Approach explores Character, Athletics, and Cognition together, as interconnected fields within a complete human study that always return to one question:

What kind of person is this and how does that person express itself on a football pitch?

From there, a standard evaluation follows across four dimensions; Physical, Mental, Offensive, and Defensive with the three fields serving as a quiet but constant reference point throughout. Nothing is read in isolation. Each dimension is considered in light of the human study that precedes it.

About the author, studies and scouting. 

Disclaimer: Players featured in Três Campos are selected independently and do not reflect active professional engagements.

The studies published here are an expansion of my professional practice. They are a written expression of the human layer that lives underneath and informs my standard player evaluations. Naturally, these areas are designed to work together. 

The Three-Field Approach, is a method that I like to apply at live matches. The studies published in Três Campos attempt to compliment standard evaluation and objective data analysis by providing a crucial subjective and observational dimension. This marriage of subjective and objective, in my scouting, is what produces the most complete picture of a player before the recruitment phase begins.

The subjects studied in Três Campos remain anonymous to allow the method to breath its own air. Each study is offered as a serious contribution to how football talent can be understood at the human level. This is for scouts, analysts, fans, and any engaged observer of the beautiful game.

Viva Portugal e um grande abraço para si.