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Scott Twine is only 24 years of age, but already, analytics have played a pivotal role in his fledgling career.
The attacking midfielder's agency, Momentum Sports Management, have previously gone into detail over how data helps them vet any prospective transfers for their clients to sharpen the decision-making process.
Data was a driving factor in his switch to MK Dons in the summer of 2021: a career move that led to a blockbuster transfer to Burnley last summer. However, the prospect of working with Liam Rosenior ultimately convinced Twine that Hull City was the place to be.
Rosenior has quickly emerged as one of the Championship's most impressive young coaches since his appointment last November. And Twine believes there are striking similarities between Rosenior and Burnley manager Vincent Kompany.
"The way [Rosenior] speaks to players and handles them is brilliant," Twine tells Mirror Football . "That's one of the reasons I came here. I think there are a lot of similarities between the two managers."
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Kompany guided Burnley back to the Premier League last season at the first time of asking after the Clarets slipped through the top-flight trapdoor a year earlier. After an indifferent start, the former Belgium international and Manchester City icon's masterplan cultivated in Burnley winning the league at a canter.
Twine was blown away by the detail that Kompany delved into following his transfer from Burnley. His Hull City career is very much still in its infancy, but he reveals Rosenior has a meticulous approach too.
"The details they give are very similar in terms of training and positions on a matchday. They've got different personalities but on the pitch they're both very detail-orientated.
"The little details [Kompany] highlights are often things I've not even thought of before. I look at Hull and I look at Burnley and if you look at us when we press and attack, it's very similar."
Twine sees similarities between Hull City head coach Liam Rosenior and Burnley boss Vincent Kompany (Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA)Twine plundered 20 goals in a single season for MK Dons in League Two, sparking a mad scramble for his signature last year. It was his prodigious form for the Dons that convinced a horde of Championship clubs to register their interest in him once it became clear Burnley were willing to sanction a temporary exit in the summer.
Shortly recovering from an injury in pre-season last year, Twine was sidelined again and could only watch on as Burnley slowly began to stamp their mark on the Championship.
Having been restricted to just 14 league appearances, Twine is eager to make up for lost time at Hull, who have aspirations of challenging in the upper echelons of the division after being reinvigorated by Rosenior.
"I think I learnt more last season than I have in my entire career. Being injured and in and out of the team taught me a lot and I'm thankful for that.
Scott Twine (Alex Dodd/CameraSport)"That's the first proper injury I've had. There were loads of setbacks with the injury too so it was really frustrating. I missed a lot of football and by the time I came back Burnley were top of the league and doing well, so it was really tough to get back in the team.
"It's hard to say whether the Championship was what I expected or not; I didn't know what to expect. Obviously the teams are better than League One and tactically it's another level. Also, just the demands of being a professional footballer; the higher up you go, the more demanding it is. The game is quicker and you have to be more intelligent."
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In Hull, Twine has joined a club very much on the up under Rosenior.
It's been a frenetic summer at the MKM; 11 new faces have come through the door including marquee signing Jaden Philogene, a £5million purchase from Aston Villa. Aaron Connolly also rejoined the club on a permanent deal, while loan signing Liam Delap has hit the ground running after an underwhelming stint at Preston last season.
Wednesday night's Yorkshire derby against Leeds will be a good marker for Hull in the wake of their impressive start to the campaign; Daniel Farke's side are heavily fancied to make an instant return to the Premier League and romped to a 3-0 win at Millwall on Sunday.
It's Hull, though, who are currently in the play-off picture after losing just one of their first six games.
"It's been good," Twine adds of Hull's impressive start to the campaign. "We know we need to improve on things and that we can't afford to get complacent, but we're in a good position.
"I think these games are the best type of ones to play in. The atmosphere gives everyone an extra 10 per cent. I think it can [be a marker] but at the same time it is a long season and we're only six games, so there's a long way to go.
"We had a really mixed start at Burnley last year and there was a bit of frustration, but Vincent Kompany cooled us down. When you're building something it's not going to happen overnight and we know that here; the season won't be won or lost in the first two months."
Twine was blown away by Kompany's meticulous approach last season (Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)After injuries robbed him of a prominent role in Burnley's promotion campaign last term, Twine is determined to channel the lessons from the past 12 months into further success.
This time around, though, he is determined to play a starring role.
"I feel like I'm a much better player now than I was 18 months ago and hopefully there's things I can take from being involved in a winning team, like how everyone was bang at it all the time in training, and use that here.
"I feel like I've got a point to prove. Last year was a very good season but it was frustrating, too. When I look back in 20 or 30 years I'm sure I'll look back and think it was a brilliant season, but it's mixed [at the moment]. I feel like I've got a point to prove; I want to show people what I can properly do at this level."