Tifo Football Podcast

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://www.theathletic.com/tifoJames 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://www.theathletic.com/tifoirlIn 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Introductions00:03:15 Are Bayern struggling?00:18:15 Union Berlin00:19:30 Josh Sargent crowbarred in00:19:40 back to Union00:21:40 The Elephant NOT in the room00:22:40 International chat00:25:30 Nations League (and another Norwich crowbar)00:28:40 The England Squad and sitting on the Southgate fence00:30:10 USA Japan00:32:25 Break00:32:40 Premier league00:36:30 How to stop Haaland00:40:00 Arsenal Spurs00:46:10 Break00:46:20 Serie A00:52:45 Watford have sacked Rob Edwards00:54:00 A bit more Norwich00:55:20 Jon's Podcast plugGetty Image Reference : Marco Luzzani / Stringer / Getty Images Sport / Via Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.