

Tifo Football Podcast
The Athletic
In-depth tactical, historical & geopolitical breakdowns of the beautiful game. From the team behind the Tifo Football YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 12, 2021 • 51min
Van de Beek, Subbing Subs, Richarlison & Chewing Gum
The Tifo Podcast is game relevant again! Joe, Seb and Alex discuss why it looks like Donny Van de Beek’s teammates don't like passing to him, Richarlison’s best position, the ignominy of a substitute being substituted, and Joe’s dislike of chewing gum! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 9, 2021 • 1h 5min
Phil Foden, Wet Weather, 'Neto Stark' & Transfers Post-Brexit
The Tifo Podcast is game relevant! Joe, Seb and Alex discuss broad footballing themes relevant to the games from the weekend... Liverpool vs Man City including Guardiola’s handling of Phil Foden and goalkeeping confidence. Newcastle vs Southampton, Man United vs Everton, and Wolves vs Leicester. Plus Alex speaks to Reece Chambers from Sci Sports about what a 'GBE' is and how it will impact clubs signing overseas players post-Brexit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 4, 2021 • 40min
Changing The Rules & Free Kick Walls
The Tifo team discuss the trend for lying down behind the wall on free kicks. Why does it happen? Is it effective? Shall we call it a “draft excluder”? Plus, purely hypothetically, Joe, Seb and Alex decide which rules they would change to make football better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 2, 2021 • 38min
Football Dependencies: Centre-Forwards, Wing-backs and Goalkeepers
Picking up from our last podcast, Joe Alex and Seb discuss what effect missing centre-forwards, wing-backs and goalkeepers can have on a team, and what are the consequences. They discuss players such as Harry Kane for Spurs, Vardy for Leicester, Robertson for Liverpool and whether or not a first-choice goalkeeper is actually the most difficult player to replace? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 28, 2021 • 59min
Football Dependencies: Van Dijk, De Bruyne & Fernandes
With Virgil van Dijk and Kevin De Bruyne ruled out for long periods, Joe, Alex and Seb discuss the butterfly effect of missing players and how wide ranging the consequences can be. In Part Two, Jonathan Harding joins us to talk about chaos at Hertha Berlin and Thomas Tuchel's prospects at Chelsea." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 26, 2021 • 53min
European Super League & Tifo Predictions: Maddison, Euros, Full-Backs
Tifo Predictions! We asked you to make some short, and long term predictions - now Joe, Seb and Alex debate and make a few of their own. Plus, following FIFA’s statement on a potential European Super League, the Tifo team discuss what a closed league would look like, and what FIFA’s stance is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 21, 2021 • 1h 28min
Sensible Transfers: Camavinga, Upamecano, and Ornstein on being Ornstein
David Ornstein talks to the Tifo team about scooping exclusives, the process behind being a football journalist during the transfer window, and offers some advice to budding journos. And Joe, Seb and Alex discuss where wonder-kid Eduardo Camavinga might go, where Upamecano could fit, and if not United, where would Sancho go? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 19, 2021 • 59min
Sensible Transfers: Pogba, Haaland, MLS talent and Pirlo’s Juventus
James Horncastle speaks to the Tifo team about the Italian tax law that is bringing the top talent back to Serie A, how Serie A avoided a TV deal with MediaPro and what’s going on with Pirlo’s Juve. And Joe, Seb and Alex discuss what the future holds for Paul Pogba, Erling Haaland and some MLS talent in our Sensible Transfers segment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 14, 2021 • 46min
Dybala, Isco, Diaby and how the Trippier ban could change sport betting
More sensible transfers, this time Joe Seb and Alex pick up Dybala, Isco and Diaby and suggest where they might fit. Plus Jack Pitt-Brooke talks to the team about the Trippier betting ban - who reported the betting offence? Why? And what precedent does this set for betting in sport? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 12, 2021 • 1h 27min
Sensible Transfers: Free agents, Wijnaldum, Alaba & the Burnley takeover
Free agents are the focus of sensible transfers this time... Joe Seb and Alex chat about players that are nearing the end of their contracts - Wijnaldum, David Alaba and Lionel Messi are among those mentioned. Plus, the team speak to Matt Slater about how the Burnley takeover may not be what it seems, and Gregg Evans about Aston Villa’s dramatic upturn in Premier League form this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.