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In-depth tactical, historical & geopolitical breakdowns of the beautiful game. From the team behind the Tifo Football YouTube channel.

In-depth tactical, historical & geopolitical breakdowns of the beautiful game. From the team behind the Tifo Football YouTube channel.

 

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#487

Man City concerns, Scott McTominay balling in Naples, and Which Dinosaur is most like your football ...

Should Manchester City be concerned about a season without Rodri in the aftermath of a tricky weekend game? How is Scott McTominay getting on out in Italy? Why Monaco deserve to be top of Serie A! Did Crystal Palace get it wrong in the transfer window? And if your football team was a dinosaur... you get the idea. All this and more, in this week's Tifo Football podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

08 Oct 2024

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:45

08 Oct 2024

#486

Manchester United, Bayern Munich & Ghost Ships

The Tifo team turn their attention to Manchester United, who - after a horrid defeat to Tottenham over the weekend - look as bad as ever. Bayern Munich held firm in a big game with Leverkusen; Munich remain top of the table and look impressive under coach Vincent Kompany. And ghost ships: are they still ghost ships once you get on board? All of this and more on this week's episode of the Tifo Football podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

02 Oct 2024

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:15

02 Oct 2024

#485

West Ham's Transition, Arsenal's Dark Arts & Eggs

The Tifo team discuss West Ham's complicated start to the season with new head coach Julen Lopetegui, the nature of transitional seasons, Arsenal's eggy game with Manchester City, plus points are still bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

25 Sep 2024

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:32

25 Sep 2024

#484

Arsenal Embrace Underdog Football & Nottingham Forest’s Surprising Start

In the wake of the North London Derby, the Tifo team are back to discuss how Arsenal beat their rivals and why it is that they seem to be able to swing these sorts of knife-edge games. The team are joined by Nick Miller who talks them through Nottingham Forest’s start to the season - a start that may have surprised people outside of Nottingham but came as no real shock to the fans themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

17 Sep 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:51

17 Sep 2024

#483

Manchester United, Tottenham's Frustration & Points Are Bad

After Manchester United's difficult 3-0 loss to Liverpool at the weekend, the Tifo team take a step back and ask: did anyone expect anything different? But it's not all as negative as it sounds. Also, Tottenham frustrated against Newcastle; an inspection of Ange Postecoglu & the team is on the cards in today's episode. Plus, Points Are Bad, the Midway Game and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

04 Sep 2024

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:15

04 Sep 2024

#482

Premier League Round-up & The Bundesliga Kicks Off!

Arsenal's title credentials, Liverpool's player quality differentiation, Manchester United's true squad strength, Brighton's new look, and the Bundesliga begins a new season - plus loads more, on this instalment of The Tifo Football Podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

28 Aug 2024

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:09

28 Aug 2024

#481

The football is back! (And it’s good again)

The Tifo team remain undaunted in their pursuit of talking about football and work their way through a remarkable number of topics, including: a new-look Liverpool under Arne Slot, what Ipswich are up to, Chelsea’s many, many players, Manchester City looking ominous again, Brighton as the adults in the room, Spurs… more like Spursy…, and what our resident fans make of Crystal Palace and Aberdeen respectively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

21 Aug 2024

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:00

21 Aug 2024

#480

Tifo's Season Preview (of sorts...)

The Tifo team jaunt through a variety of topics on the eve of a new season of European football, including: Expectations and realities for Manchester City & Manchester United, Dominic Solanke's move to Spurs, Pedro Neto's to Chelsea, the summer window in Spain, and the hopes and dreams of the Premier League's promoted teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

14 Aug 2024

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:52

14 Aug 2024

#479

We're back

A short announcement for our upcoming season on the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

07 Aug 2024

04 MINS

04:40

07 Aug 2024

#478

What did we learn from the 23/24 season?

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Liam Tharme to give an overview of some of the most interesting tactical trends from the season… Why were there a lot more goals in the Premier League? How has Xabi Alonso balanced stale but safe possession vs more direct but risky approach? Were Manchester City worse this season? Are we entering an age where promoted teams are going to struggle to stay up? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

22 May 2024

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:17

22 May 2024

#477

Should football clubs be better at developing individuals?

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Harry Brooks to explore what it is that individual coaches do and if clubs could get more upside from using them… Why did Harry make the decision to work with individuals? What does prep look like for Harry’s sessions? Do clubs refuse players to work with individual coaches? Should clubs hire / implement coaches with technical specialism more? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

15 May 2024

58 MINS

58:45

15 May 2024

#476

Will French football ever find its identity?

Jon Mackenzie and Alex Barker are joined by Tom Williams to explore “modern” French football through the narrative of Va Va Voom, Tom’s new book… What prompted Tom to write the book? What was his process? What is the “modern history” of French football? Is Paris Saint-Germain good or bad for French football? What impact did financial crisis have on the league and its identity? [Va-Va-Voom: The Modern History of French Football] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Va-Va-Voom-Modern-History-French-Football/dp/1399403958/) This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie and Alex Barker, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

08 May 2024

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:13

08 May 2024

#475

Should football clubs be better at substitutions?

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Sammy Lander to explore the idea of a substitution coach and the general concept of substitutes. What does the day in a life of a substitution coach look like? What are the edges that can be found in coaching substitutes? Why do certain players succeed as substitutes? What are the things that make coaches good at making substitutes? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

01 May 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:10

01 May 2024

#474

Spain's Up-and-Coming Coaches

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Thom Harris to explore some of the under-the-radar coaches in La Liga and discuss their eventual career pathways… How does Michel’s fluidity at Girona work? Who are the players Girona brought in to make the difference? Can Garcia Pimienta make it at the elite level after Las Palmas? How has Ernesto Valverde’s time at Barcelona influenced people’s ideas of him? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

24 Apr 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:56

24 Apr 2024

#473

Bonus: Interview with Alessandro Del Piero

On this bonus episode of the Tifo Football Podcast, Mike Zimmermann is joined by Alessandro De Piero. What is the most memorable moment from his Juventus career? Reliving the World Cup triumph in 2006. How is he helping to grow Serie A in the United States? What are the expectations for Italy heading into Euro 2024? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

19 Apr 2024

24 MINS

24:50

19 Apr 2024

#472

How we got Man United so wrong this season

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Aaron Moniz and Kees van Hemmen to revisit this season from a Manchester United perspective and explore what it was that meant we got Man United so wrong this season… How would you tell the story of Man United this season to someone who hasn’t followed it? What is the tactical reason that this season has gone so horribly wrong? Once things started going wrong… was there any feasible solution? So where does the club go from here? Follow Aaron: @amonizfootball Follow Kees: @HemmenKees This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

17 Apr 2024

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:25

17 Apr 2024

#471

The Story of Liverpool's Analytics Revolution

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Josh Williams to explore the role that data has played in Liverpool’s revolution under owners FSG and to think about what the future of the club looks like from a data POV. How much of the success of the last decade doesn’t come without FSG’s purchase of Liverpool? When FSG arrived at the club, what were their intentions with regards using data? Why is Michael Edwards so pivotal of a figure in this history? How will Liverpool use data when appointing a new manager? Get "Data Game: The Story of Liverpool FC's Analytics Revolution": [https://www.amazon.com/Data-Game-Liverpool-Analytics-Revolution/dp/1801506930] (https://www.amazon.com/Data-Game-Liverpool-Analytics-Revolution/dp/1801506930) This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

10 Apr 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:18

10 Apr 2024

#470

The Art of Analysing Up-and-Coming Coaches

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Mark Carey and Liam Tharme to explore the ideas of some up and coming managers (Still, Motta, Fonseca) and to dig into the deeper question of how do we decide if a manager is *good* or not… What is Will Still’s tactical approach? What is the correlation between Thiago Motta’s deep build up with strong defensive numbers?  Why is Paolo Fonseca’s Lille so good on the ball? Which of these coaches are going to succeed? Football’s best up-and-coming managers: https://theathletic.com/5339076/2024/03/25/thiago-motta-up-and-coming-managers/ This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

03 Apr 2024

57 MINS

57:26

03 Apr 2024

#469

Patience, Positional Play and the Future of Football Tactics

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Martin Rafelt to explore the idea of patience as a category within football, particularly in relation to positional play - before then digging deeper into where football tactics is right now. What is positional play? Exploring the contradiction between “winning mentality” and “positional play”. How can impatience be bad for teams who rely on intense counter-pressing and direct attacking? Is there an approach that is perhaps riskier, but has better output overall and is quicker and less of a test of patience? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

27 Mar 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:35

27 Mar 2024

#468

The future of Postecoglou's Spurs

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Nathan Clark to reflect back on the last 6 months of Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs and look forward to the future. What has happened in the first six months of the Postecoglou era? Has anything changed with Ange Postecoglou’s tactical approach? What are the tactical weaknesses in Postecoglou’s system in the Premier League? Can Postecoglou get Spurs competing for the Premier League title? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

20 Mar 2024

59 MINS

59:16

20 Mar 2024

#467

How to develop footballers in the 21st century

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Stephen Ganavas and Llew Davies to explore what youth development looks like in the 21st Century and to give some examples of exciting up-and-coming talents in various age groups. What is the purpose of youth development? We’re seeing teams letting promising youngsters go. How bad is this for the development of players? What is Scouted Football? Most exciting players: U-17, U-19, U-21, U-23? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

13 Mar 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:24

13 Mar 2024

#466

The football coach as psychologist (w. Kris O'Hare)

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Kris O’Hare to explore the role that psychology plays in coaching and find out more about some of Kris’s methodologies in his role as a coach/psychologist hybrid at Villarreal. How did he end up in football coaching? How many teams use this sort of approach in their coaching structure? Is it becoming more popular? What are the benefits of this approach? Are Spanish clubs are more open to this sort of approach to coaching than in the UK? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

06 Mar 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:34

06 Mar 2024

#465

Why throw-ins are more important than you think (with Thomas Gronnemark)

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Thomas Gronnemark to trace his career trajectory and get a better understanding of the role of throw ins within the modern game. Where did his focus on throw ins come from? How did he end up working with Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool? What does a training session look like? Where are teams lacking the most in terms of their approach to throw ins? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

28 Feb 2024

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:03

28 Feb 2024

#464

What would Xabi Alonso's Liverpool actually look like?

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Abel Meszaros and Danny Corcoran to explore the idea of Xabi Alonso as Liverpool manager, looking back at his managerial history, what Liverpool need from a manager right now, and looking forward to speculate what Xabipool would look like. Who is Xabi Alonso, the coach? What do Liverpool need from their next manager? Is the Liverpool job a bit too early in the timeline for him? Where would Trent Alexander-Arnold play? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

21 Feb 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:30

21 Feb 2024

#463

From Essex to Atletico: A Unique Journey into Coaching (w. Simon Goodey)

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Simon Goodey to give the audience a better understanding of what the coaching pathway looks like and a sense of what it’s like to coach in Spain. What do the early doors of a coaching pathway look like? Are there obvious differences between the way that coaching sessions are structured in each country? How important is it to talk to players about tactics in training contexts? What advice would Simon give to people who want to get onto the coaching pathway? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

14 Feb 2024

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:49

14 Feb 2024

#462

Erling Haaland and the Qualities of an Elite Striker

Joe Devine is joined by Jon Mackenzie to explain the data gathering process Jon has been undertaking with Premier League strikers. Jon decided to log a bunch of data about PL strikers… why? Did Jon learn anything about players from timing? Why is Haaland a high volume finisher? Which players get their shots off the quickest? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Joe Devine and Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

05 Feb 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:39

05 Feb 2024

#461

Can a midtable team really progress?

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Jack Elderton and Cal Goodall to explore the idea of a midtable club and the potential progress they can make through the perspective of West Ham. Are West Ham a midtable side? Have West Ham dropped the ball in the last few seasons? What should or even could West Ham do to break into the elite group of Premier League teams? What does the future look like? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

29 Jan 2024

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:51

29 Jan 2024