Tifo Football Podcast

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

The Manchester Derby, Southampton's Fate & The Spinning Wheel

The Tifo team get to grips with the Manchester Derby, what next for Southampton, and let a spinning wheel dictate a few topic choices in this last episode of 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12-18
01:00:36

Chelsea's Title Race, Barcelona's Levers & Manchester United's Departure

Are Chelsea in a title race? What's going on in Barcelona this season? And what happened with Dan Ashworth's departure from Manchester United? Abhishek Raj joins the Tifo gang to discuss the above and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12-11
01:08:10

More Pep, do Arsenal & Chelsea have a chance? And ball magnetism in video games

Liverpool convincingly beat Pep Guardiola's Manchester City over the weekend, so the team gang gather to discuss the latest, do Arsenal and Chelsea have a chance or have Liverpool got it all locked up already? Why Rocket League is actually more like real football than other football simulation video games, what made Mr Blobby so entertaining, and a whole bunch of topics that didn't quite make it onto the docket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12-04
01:07:47

Pep Guardiola's Struggles, Ruben Amorim's first game & Why do Southampton keep conceding?

What's going wrong for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City? How will Ruben Amorim feel about the challenge ahead at Manchester United after his first game in charge? And why do Southampton keep conceding goals? Joe Devine is joined by JJ Bull and Alex Barker to discuss above, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11-27
01:04:37

West Ham's Identity, Tottenham's Expectations & I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR

West Ham under Julen Lopetegui have played some pretty bad football so far this season. What is the team's current identity? What is possible for the club? And which supermarket are they most like? The Tifo team are joined by Daisy Christodoulou to discuss this, plus: Should Tottenham be further ahead? And why Daisy can't stop thinking about VAR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11-20
01:19:22

Edu, Forest & Marinakis, Bournemouth's Rise, and Who Owns Football?

Edu is leaving Arsenal to take a role with Marinakis' multi-club network. What does this mean for Arsenal? And what about Forest's fabulous start to the Premier League season? The Tifo team also take aim at another superb contender in AFC Bournemouth; how has Iraola done it? Plus, the gang are joined by The Athletic's Nick Miller to discuss his new book Who Owns Football? Find out the answer that question and plenty more in today's episode of the Tifo Football Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11-06
01:18:59

Manchester United, Rúben Amorim & the Ballon d'Or!

Manchester United have dismissed Erik Ten Hag and - as reported by David Ornstein & Adam Crafton for The Athletic - are attempting to put together a deal for Rúben Amorim to replace him. The Tifo team take this all in their stride during a busy news week, as well as making time to chat about Rodri's victory at the Ballon d'Or. All of this and more on this episode of the Tifo Football Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-30
01:09:00

Liverpool as contenders, Real Madrid's close record, and the TV show Lost!

Are Arne Slot's Liverpool title contenders yet? Which record could Real Madrid snatch out of Barcelona's hands? And why should you watch the TV show Lost in this year of twenty twenty-four? All of this and more on this week's edition of the Tifo Football Podcast, in which Joe Devine is joined by regulars JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie, and special guest from The Athletic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10-23
01:13:16

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

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

10-08
01:11:47

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

10-02
01:16:35

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

09-25
01:07:09

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

09-17
01:09:39

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

09-04
01:21:27

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

08-28
01:04:29

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

08-21
01:17:28

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

08-14
01:12:01

We're back

A short announcement for our upcoming season on the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

08-07
03:18

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

05-22
01:11:14

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

05-15
56:20

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 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

05-08
01:12:32

Allan Sørensen

YEEEES! My friends are back! Joooooeeee! finally - missed you so much!

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M S

LFG

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Steve C

guys it's a football podcast you're not comedians. less attempts at being funny and meaningless waffle would be great.

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Daniel Anticich

000m9jb

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Steve C

a much better podcast without patronising joe

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