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

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

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

The Tifo team discuss the off-field, controversial issues surrounding the tournament, as well as Gianni Infantino's press conference on the eve the World Cup's opening day. Then, attention turns to Qatar's opening game with Ecuador. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tifo speaks to football author David Goldblatt about the controversy around the World Cup in Qatar. Why is it controversial? How is it different to other tournaments? And what might be the response? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. The World Cup enforced pause in the Premier League has begun so the boys look back on their highlights, lowlights and delights of the season so far.  Gerard Pique has been speaking about how football needs to evolve to keep the kids interested.  We talk about why it’s seemingly so difficult to make changes in football and, to forewarn you, Joe gets ranty.  Plus, we discuss the difficult position footballers are sometimes put in by decisions they didn’t make. Yes, it’s a chat about the World Cup… The Tifo football podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The use of data in football is now commonplace. But the use of data in the sport isn't without its pitfalls.  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Dan Pelchen, founder of Traits Insights, to talk about how football clubs can use data in such a way as to benefit their operations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. The show was recorded as news broke that FSG were looking to sell Liverpool.  Southampton have sacked Ralph Hasenhüttl. A special guest gives us a brief summary of their thoughts… We look back on the group stages of this year’s Champions League as the last 16 draw is made. And react LIVE to the mouthwatering prospect of Manchester United and Barcelona facing off in the Europa League. Plus Arsenal won again to further enhance their credentials as title contenders. The Tifo football podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tactical orthodoxy within the modern game is undeniably Eurocentric. The ideas being used within the upper echelons of the game have been developed in Europe usually by Europeans. In this episode, Jon Mackenzie is joined by Jamie Hamilton (@stirling_j), a UEFA A licence holder and academy coach, to talk about what we can learn about tactics outside of Europe.  Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://www.theathletic.com/tifo Produced by Sean Thorne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some spooky football. Roberto De Zerbi gets his first win as Brighton manager against new Chelsea boss and old Brighton gaffer Graham Potter. Leeds have better underlying numbers than their overlying results currently show. Apart from their most recent overlying result, which was a win over Liverpool. We discuss Unai Emery’s appointment at Aston Villa. Is he a top, top manager, or just a top manager or just a… manager?    English TV provision has really gotten on Joe’s nerves in a way that’s completely reasonable. Juventus are out of the Champions League and in some trouble, relative to their usually lofty station…  Plus Lionel Messi is being linked with Inter Miami. He’s playing out of his skin for PSG right now so is a move to MLS too soon?  The Tifo football podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Tifo team meet Humphrey Kerr, comedian, actor, and Executive Director of Wrexham AFC. Humphrey introduced Rob Mcelhenney to football whilst working together on a TV show, and the rest is history. Today, the Tifo team talk to Humphrey about his role, Rob and Ryan, and what the future holds for Wrexham - in this episode of Tifo Talks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Bailey, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. Newcastle United beat Spurs at the Tottenham stadium to boost their top four credentials. Chelsea and Man Utd played to a draw with last minute drama as their new managers start to settle in. At Elland Road, has Jesse Marsch’s Red Bull revolution ground to a halt at Leeds? Managerless Aston Villa came alive by putting four past Brentford.  Arsenal draw their first game of the season as a strong start is followed up a a resurgent Southampton taking a point at St Mary’s. Nottingham Forest beat a Liverpool side who are clearly in a moment of uncomfortable transition. The Tifo football podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://www.theathletic.com/tifo Julian Nagelsmann is now in his second season at Bayern Munich. But the difference in approach between these two seasons couldn't have been starker. Jon Mackenzie is joined by Justin Kraft (@JustinKraft_) to look at the managerial context at Bayern Munich before turning to assess Nagelsmann's two seasons at the club from a tactical point of view. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor are here to talk about some football. At Anfield, Liverpool beat Man City to… well we discuss what it all means. It partly means that Arsenal are now four points clear at the top after beating Leeds.  They can’t… Can they? At Craven Cottage, AFC Bournemouth drew 2-2 with Fulham. The Cherries haven’t lost in the Premier League since their 9-0 humbling to Liverpool and currently sit tenth.  The Athletic’s Bournemouth reporter Ahmed Shooble joins us to give the lowdown on what’s happening on that part of England’s South Coast. The Union Berlin dream carries on as a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund means they are also four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. PSG won Le Classique contre Marseille and Serie A has a surprise set of clubs at the top in Napoli and Atalanta. The Tifo football podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://www.theathletic.com/tifo James Montague's classic When Friday Comes has been rereleased with added material ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. Travelling to every country in the Middle East and meeting fans, players, workers and campaigners, James paints an unforgettable picture of football in a controversial, vibrant and surprising new world. In this episode of Tifo Talks, Jon Mackenzie chats to James about the book and how he came to write it before focusing on two Middle Eastern countries in particular, Iran and Qatar. Produced by Sean Thorne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor are here to talk about some football. In North London, Arsenal secured a statement victory against a faltering Liverpool. At Goodison Park, Manchester United secured a win over Everton despite not playing that well. Juventus continued their underwhelming start to this Serie A season as reigning Scudetto holders AC Milan beat them 2-0. And Bayern didn’t win again as Borussia Dortmund secured a dramatic draw.  Tony Jameson, the new presenter of The Football Manager Show, joined Joe to tell us about the show returning just in time for Football Manager 2023. The Tifo football podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. “Iker Casillas, Carles Puyol and the ‘I’m gay’ tweet that covered no one in glory” by Alex Kay-Jelksi - https://theathletic.com/3673401/2022/10/10/casillas-puyol-gay-tweet?source=user-shared-article  “The story of the Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy.” by Adam Leventhal - https://theathletic.com/3651851/2022/10/08/indonesia-stadium-tragedy-disaster/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last few years have seen a tactical renaissance in the women's game. Jon Mackenzie is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys to talk about the relationship between the tactics of the men's and women's games, the role of tactics at the Euros last summer, and what to look forward to in the upcoming WSL season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Seb Stafford-Bloor are here to talk about some of the derbies. In Manchester, the sky is blue for City but have the storm clouds returned for United?   In North London, Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur but could things have easily been different?  Liverpool dropped more points, this time against the continuously impressive Brighton. Is it too late for them to get back into title contention? We explain what xG actually is after Newcastle United recorded a really high one against Fulham.  And we do our bit to promote the beautiful Scottish village of Oldmeldrum… PLUS… Tifo has a book coming out! It’s called “How To Watch Football” and you can pre-order it here - https://t.co/U3XBmpVAXZ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://www.theathletic.com/tifoirl In the first episode of a new podcast Tifo Talks, Jon Mackenzie sits down with author Jonathan Wilson to look back on his ground-breaking book Inverting the Pyramid.  Viewed by many as one of the most important books in football literature and actually used on UEFA coaching courses, the two talk through just how the book helped shaped football thinking for the modern era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Bailey steps into Joe's big shoes and is joined by Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor for this weeks football chat. Are Bayern struggling in the Bundesliga? Upcoming derbies and Serie A are amongst the topics discussed. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:03:15 Are Bayern struggling? 00:18:15 Union Berlin 00:19:30 Josh Sargent crowbarred in 00:19:40 back to Union 00:21:40 The Elephant NOT in the room 00:22:40 International chat 00:25:30 Nations League (and another Norwich crowbar) 00:28:40 The England Squad and sitting on the Southgate fence 00:30:10 USA Japan 00:32:25 Break 00:32:40 Premier league 00:36:30 How to stop Haaland 00:40:00 Arsenal Spurs 00:46:10 Break 00:46:20 Serie A 00:52:45 Watford have sacked Rob Edwards 00:54:00 A bit more Norwich 00:55:20 Jon's Podcast plug Getty Image Reference : Marco Luzzani / Stringer / Getty Images Sport / Via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine and Jon Mackenzie are joined by Nathan A. Clark from The Extra Inch podcast to talk all things Tottenham Hotspur. After an excellent 21/22 season (after Nuno left), heavy squad investment and a proper Conte pre-season, Spurs were expected to fly this season. Seven league matches later, they are joint second with Manchester City and only one point behind league leaders, Arsenal. However, the performances haven't been promising and Kane & Son haven't been firing as usual. What should we expect from Tottenham Hotspur this year? The guys also talk about De Zerbi's exciting move to Brighton, Juventus' disappointing season with Allegri, Brendan Rodgers hitting rock bottom with Leicester and Bayern Munich not living up to expectations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, Jon Mackenzie and Liam Twomey are here to talk about football. Will Graham Potter work at Chelsea?  Which players will benefit and who should be sad? All of these questions are answered to at least a minimum level of competence… For Thomas Tuchel, where next for, depending on your definition, an “elite” manager? It could be Juventus, who are struggling to recapture old glories under Max Allegri. Who should Brighton appoint as their next canny coaching hire? And should Ivan Toney be heading to Qatar with England? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Jon Mackenzie and JJ Bull are here to talk about all of the football. The V.A.R. ruined everyone’s weekend, but what to do about it? Manchester United beat league leaders Arsenal, but is there such a thing as a good defeat? The Merseyside derby served up a rejuvenated Everton and a Liverpool who are still a bit less good than last season.  Celtic put four past Rangers in the lead up to both teams playing in the Champions League group stages. But will feasting at Europe’s top table just make both Glasgow giants even more unreachable for other Scottish clubs? And Leicester have one point from a possible eighteen in the Premier League. Has the love gone between The Foxes and Brendan? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 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

Joe Devine, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Jon Mackenzie are joined by Amitai Winehouse from The Athletic to have a little chat about the football. Brighton have made yet another great start to a Premier League season, but what exactly makes them so good? Liverpool have not started as well as most thought they would, and do they need to overhaul their midfield earlier than they expected? Are Manchester City leaky at the back and, if they are, does it really matter when they score a bazillion goals?  We discuss how Southampton’s risky pressing very nearly worked against Manchester United.  Plus how many Freddos would potential United signing Antony be worth? Turns out, it’s a lot… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JJ Bull, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Jon Mackenzie are joined by special guest Tim Spiers from The Athletic to have a little chat about the football. Did Newcastle set out a blueprint for teams to stifle Man City in their 3-3 draw at St James Park? Or do they just have Alain Saint-Maximin… Leeds pressed Chelsea so much that they cracked in a 3-0 defeat at Elland Road. We have a substantial splash into Serie A to talk about who may seize this season’s Scudetto. PSG pumped Lille 7-1 and are looking really, really good under Christophe Galtier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JJ Bull, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Jon Mackenzie are joined by special guest Amitai Winehouse from The Athletic to have a little chat about the football. Proper Premier League drama returns with a strong handshake between Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte after a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. Manchester United were battered by Brentford and it doesn't look like there are any signs of improvement.  Is Hasenhüttl a Schrödinger's manager, caught in a superposition between being an amazing manager and being sacked next week? How will Dortmund ever challenge for the Bundesliga again?  How are Barcelona still thinking about signing players? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie discuss the beginning of the Premier League 22/23! Arsenal took All, not Nothing, from Crystal Palace in the first game of the season.  There’s the slightest sniff of discontent at Leicester. Haaland scored for Manchester City because, well fate is inexorable and Manchester United are still a hot, expensive mess.   Many more leagues have also begun and we discuss… some of them. Mainly Nice and their lovely new signings in Ligue 1 and how Bayern are somehow even more terrifying for the Bundesliga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor talk about England's Euro triumph, Liverpool's win over Man City, speculations around Ronaldo, Kounde to Barca, Cucurella to Man City (or not), Dwight Mcneil to Everton, the Torino backroom issues, a bit of Bundesliga - and visit from the FPL General himself! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Iain Macintosh and Mark Carey join Tifo Football Podcast veteran Seb Stafford-Bloor in discussing Barcelona's remarkable transfer window, where should Zinchenko play for Arsenal and the atmosphere of hope and optimism for England in the Euros. Also stay for a passionate monologue about Southend United and the state of non-league football from our resident tragedian. If that's what you're into. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie discuss the latest transfer news including Robert Lewandowski's move to Barcelona, Matthijs de Ligt's transfer from Juventus to German giants Bayern Munich, and will Frenkie de Jong ever complete his move to Manchester United. Plus what should we make of Wayne Rooney's move to the states, and HMRC's investigation into tax-avoiding footballers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor (a Tifo full house!) review the exciting Women's EURO 2022 so far. JJ Bull is put on the spot for his expert opinion on Pogba's return to Juventus. Then they try to unravel the mysteries of Barcelona's endless incoming transfers and what a team captain actually does (and why Harry Maguire staying on as captain of Manchester United is a good thing). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor discuss the latest football all the most recent football news, including Cristiano Ronaldo wanting to leave Manchester United, Mo Salah becoming the highest paid Liverpool player in history, the Women's Euro's kicking off this week, and the players that contracts run out in summer 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor come together to discuss Gabriel Jesus' transfer to Arsenal, whether Kalvin Phillips is worth his reported fee at Man City, the curious case of Martin Hinteregger's early retirement, and some interesting football club presidential races. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Joe Devine, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor discuss the latest football transfers and rumours including Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich and Raheem Sterling to Chelsea. They also tackle the already infamous Pogmentary and whether its deserving of its reviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and a refreshed Seb Stafford-Bloor discuss the exciting flurry of transfers and rumours that happened over the past week including Ryan Gravenberch to Bayern Munich, Darwin Nunez to Liverpool and Erling Haaland to Man City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

William Saliba is reportedly returning to Arsenal, Paul Pogba is leaving Manchester United, and Jon Mackenzie joins the Tifo team for his debut podcast appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Seb Stafford-Bloor discuss the champions League final - on and off the pitch. They also talk about Ivan Perisic joining Spurs, Diego Carlos to Aston Villa, Sadio Mane leaving Liverpool, Ralf Rangnick's departure from Manchester United, and they're joined by The Athletic's Nick Miller to discuss Nottingham Forest's Promotion. Plus Joe challenges JJ to a running race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Alex Stewart chat about the Premier League's final day, pitch invasions, and why it's a bit like Game of Thrones under the sea. Also, Alex has a big announcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Seb Stafford-Bloor discuss Liverpool's win over Chelsea, West Ham v Manchester City, Tottenham v Burnley, Everton v Brentford, Christian Eriksen, The Bundesliga and the films Joe watched during his holidays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spurs V Liverpool, Manchester United get battered by Brighton, Leicester V Everton, A bit of Bundesliga, Alien metaphors and nobody mentions The Terminator. JJ Bull, Alex Stewart and Seb Stafford Bloor have a lovely chat about all that and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to an all remote bank holiday edition of the Tifo Football Podcast. Join JJ Bull, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Alex Stewart as they review a lovely weekend of football. Liverpool are still at the top of their game even with rotations, Burnley might be clawing their way out of relegation and somehow Everton just beat Chelsea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erik Ten Hag & Man United are in trouble, Chelsea & West Ham, Tottenham & Brentford, Liverpool & Everton.  Bayern Munich win the Bundesliga (again). Transfer rumours. The government. Meat. Joe Devine, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Alex Stewart discuss the above and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Dyche leaves Burnley, Arsenal & Tottenham both stumble, Liverpool fly past Manchester City to meet Chelsea in the final of the FA Cup, and Real Madrid provide a memorable night's entertainment in Seville. Joe Devine, Alex Stewart and Seb Stafford-Bloor discuss the above and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp duked it out (tactically) this past Sunday, producing a 90 minute spectacle of elite, entertaining football for all. Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Seb Stafford-Bloor had a lovely time. The gang also go through Chelsea's 6-0 thrashing of Southampton and how Everton stunned Manchester United. But also many, many tangents. All good though Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Devine returns to host the Tifo Football Podcast with Seb Stafford-Bloor and JJ Bull. The gang discuss the ongoing title race between Manchester City and Liverpool, as well as what the run-in means for the top 4 contenders and relegation candidates. Also, the World Cup draw happened... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode of the Tifo Football Podcast, we have a new host! Iain Macintosh, Lord of the Games, and JJ Bull discuss all the drama surrounding last week’s World Cup Qualifiers, Gareth Bale’s future, TikTok, Time Travel, and what would you do if you bought a football club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices