Tifo Football Podcast

Tifo Football Podcast episodes:

• 04.24.2024

  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...

  
• 04.19.2024

  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...

  
• 04.17.2024

  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...

  
• 04.10.2024

  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...

  
• 04.03.2024

  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*...

  
• 03.27.2024

  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...

  
• 03.20.2024

  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...

  
• 03.13.2024

  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...

  
• 03.06.2024

  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...

  
• 02.28.2024

  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...

  
• 02.21.2024

  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...

  
• 02.14.2024

  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...

  
• 02.05.2024

  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...

  
• 01.29.2024

  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...

  
• 01.22.2024

  How set pieces are changing the modern game

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Stuart Reid to discuss what a set piece analyst and specialist does. Why should people be excited about set pieces? How do teams communicate around set pieces? How important is squad composition to set piece success? How does complexity...

  
• 01.15.2024

  What does a sports psychologist actually do? (w. Alex Stoyel)

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Alex Stoyel to give the audience a better understanding of what it is that a sports psychologist does. What is the difference between other psychologists and sports psychologists? What role can psychologists play in regard to helping...

  
• 01.08.2024

  Everything you need to know about AFCON 2023

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Maher Mezahi and Alasdair Howorth to preview the upcoming AFCON tournament. Why is it called AFCON 2023 if it’s in 2024? Why should people be watching this tournament? The tournament is being played in Cote d’Ivoire. How will...

  
• 01.02.2024

  Why is everyone talking about rest defence? (w. Stephen Russell)

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Stephen Russell to discuss the most important aspects of rest defence. What is rest defence? Why is it important? Why do coaches worry about it? What tactical shifts have prompted this? What are the two key variables of rest...

  
• 12.26.2023

  What does a performance analyst actually do? (w. Carlon Carpenter, Head Video Analyst at Houston Dynamo)

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Carlon Carpenter to discuss what a performance analyst does. How did he get his foot in the door at University of Virginia? What are the biggest differences between the analysis processes at the different levels? Are preconceived biases...

  
• 12.18.2023

  The England Team's Cultural Revolution

  Joe Devine is joined by James Graham, writer of “Dear England”, to discuss the cultural revolution under Gareth Southgate. How has Gareth Southgate changed the character of the England squad and the sport? Are results really the most important thing? What is it...

  
• 12.11.2023

  The Making of Liverpool 2.0

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Josh Williams to explore the recently-emerged Liverpool 2.0 that we’re seeing - Klopp’s rebuilt team. Looking back in hindsight, what was it that actually went wrong? What was the summer transfer strategy? What have been the good aspects...

  
• 12.04.2023

  Ligue 1's Tactical Revolution

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Liam Tharme and Alex Barker to introduce the tactical revolution taking place within Ligue 1 and explore some of the reasons why it might be happening. Is youth development the reason why the league wasn’t exactly...

  
• 11.26.2023

  The Tactics of Barcelona

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Jaleel Tapper-Gray, of The Football Purist, to discuss the evolution of tactics of Barcelona under Xavi. To what extent does the conversation about Barcelona still find itself situated in the context of the Pep Guardiola era? What...

  
• 11.20.2023

  How Unai Emery turned Aston Villa around

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Sam Tighe to discuss how Unai Emery has turned things around at Aston Villa. What were the initial feelings when Emery was named new Villa manager? Why did Emery and Villa click so immediately? Going into the summer,...

  
• 11.13.2023

  The Man Utd takeover and Juve's European Ban: Football Finance with Abhishek Raj

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Abhishek Raj to discuss the biggest financial topics in world football. What would a Jim Ratcliffe takeover mean for Man United's financial future? Why were Juventus banned by UEFA? Why are Barcelona still pulling financial levers? Why are wages...

  
• 11.06.2023

  What do managers do between jobs? Interview with Dean Holden

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Dean Holden to discuss what managers do when they are between jobs. How surprised was he to be sacked after just 5 games in the league this season? What was he looking to do with the team...

  
• 10.30.2023

  Is too much football causing injuries?

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by performance manager Callum Walsh to talk about the problems associated with player fitness. What does an average week look like for a fitness and conditioning professional in a football club? How much of an influence does the...

  
• 10.23.2023

  Chelsea in the Pochettino Era

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Sam from London is Blue Podcast to talk about Chelsea in the Pochettino Era. What were the early opinions on Pochettino after he was announced? Before the season started, what were the expectations? How bad has the Christopher...

  
• 10.16.2023

  The Bundesliga's Surprise Packages

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Abel Meszaros to talk about the two biggest surprises in the Bundesliga — Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart. Were there signs last season that Alonso would have Leverkusen in a title challenge this season? What have we...

  
• 10.09.2023

  Shoe Shine and Piano: Interview with Rulani Mokwena, Head Coach of Mamelodi Sundowns

  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena. How did Rulani make the step into coaching? What is the club like and what kind of club does it want to be? Why is he influenced by Pep Guardiola and Jose...

  
• 10.02.2023

  Real Madrid: The next chapter

  Jon Mackenzie, Dermot Corrigan and Jose Perez are here to discuss the next chapter in the illustrious history of Real Madrid. How important is the galacticos era to the identity of the club? Is there still an extent to which the fans...

  
• 09.24.2023

  Tottenham Hotspur: A New Dawn?

  Jon Mackenzie, Charlie Eccleshare and Nathan A Clark are here to discuss the new era of Spurs football under Ange Postecoglou. How did the departure of Kane give the club a chance to reinvent itself? Tactically, what has Angeball looked like for...

  
• 09.18.2023

  The Serie A Title Race: Who are the challengers?

  Jon Mackenzie and James Horncastle are here to discuss why Italy’s title race is so open and which teams are involved in the Scudetto challenge. Serie A has had the most diverse group of title winners across the last few seasons....

  
• 09.11.2023

  Beyond the Premier League: What's going on in England's lower leagues?

  Jon Mackenzie, Ali Maxwell and George Elek are here to discuss the clubs of the English Championship, League One and League Two. What is the general attitude towards lower league football in England? Promotion races and relegation battles. Do TV revenue deals impact...

  
• 09.04.2023

  Why are deep-lying midfielders getting more expensive?

  Jon Mackenzie, Stuart James and Mark Carey are here to discuss why deep-lying midfielders becoming so expensive. How much did the sale of Enzo Fernandez influence the value of “Number 6s” recently? What skillset does an elite Number 6 have? How scarce is...

  
• 08.28.2023

  Have Arsenal fixed their problems?

  Jon Mackenzie, Alex Collings and Lorcan Rees are here to discuss the direction that Arsenal are going in the 2023/24 season. What went wrong last season? How have they attempted to fix it this summer? What have we learned so far from this...

  
• 08.21.2023

  Introducing Brentford’s recruitment strategy

  Jon Mackenzie and Jay Harris are here to discuss the inside details of how Thomas Frank and Brentford operate. Who are Brentford? What is it that makes Brentford’s recruitment so good? Will Brentford continue to be as successful in the top tier per...

  
• 08.14.2023

  The tactical trends of the upcoming season

  Jon Mackenzie and Liam Tharme are here to discuss the tactical trends of the last few seasons and anticipating these trends evolving in the near future. What is a box midfield… and what are they for? What are the roles of an...

  
• 08.07.2023

  Inside the finances of football

  Jon Mackenzie and Abhishek Raj are here to discuss the inner-workings of finance in football. What matters most when assessing the financial health of a football club? Why are the Glazers selling Manchester United now? Where did the financial troubles begin at Barcelona? Why...

  
• 07.31.2023

  The future of German football with Raphael Honigstein

  Jon Mackenzie is here to talk about the future of German football with Raphael Honigstein. How much of Dortmund’s season was down to the way that Bayern’s season unfolded? What went wrong for Julian Nagelsmann at Bayern? Are Leipzig set up to challenge...

  
• 07.24.2023

  Erik ten Hag's Manchester United one year on

  Jon Mackenzie, Kees van Hemmen and Aaron Moniz are here to evaluate Manchester United one year through the Erik ten Hag era. Rating Erik ten Hag’s 2022/23 season. Manchester United’s out of possession improvement. Any room for another Ten Hag twist in the...

  
• 07.17.2023

  Women's World Cup 2023 Preview

  Jon Mackenzie, Chloe Morgan and Jessy Parker Humphreys are here to preview the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Tournament overview: Australia/New Zealand time difference, logistics, media coverage England’s injury issues and expectations. Are the USA de facto favourites? Predictions: Winner, biggest disappointment, bold predictions This episode...

  
• 07.10.2023

  Declan Rice at Arsenal, Liverpool’s big rebuild | Sensible Transfers: Part 2

  Jon Mackenzie, JJ Bull and Reuben Pinder are here to talk to sensible transfers. How does Mason Mount fit into Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United? Declan Rice’s role in the Arsenal midfield. Liverpool’s 3-box-3 experiment. How should West Ham spend their £105 million? This episode...

  
• 07.03.2023

  Chelsea's transfer strategy, Manchester United's goalkeeper plan | Sensible Transfers: Part 1

  Jon Mackenzie, JJ Bull and Reuben Pinder are here to talk to sensible transfers. Newcastle strengthens for a Champions League campaign. Spurs moving from a back three, to a back four. What does Mauricio Pochettino need to succeed at Chelsea? Manchester United’s biggest need:...

  
• 06.26.2023

  Peter Crouch on his career adversity

  Joe Devine and Reuben Pinder are here to talk to Peter Crouch. Peter Crouch talks about the adversity and challenges throughout his career. What kind of story did he want to tell in “That Peter Crouch Film”? Word association: Wayne Rooney, Luka Modrić,...

  
• 06.15.2023

  Tifo x Stadio Crossover

  Joe and Seb talk to Ryan & Musa from the Stadio podcast. The conversation includes incredibly interesting and laborious podcast process chatter, self-indulgent waffle, and a little bit of football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  
• 06.09.2023

  The Tifo Football podcast LIVE

  Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor are here to talk about some football.  This special live episode of the Tifo Football podcast was recorded at the Leicester Square Theatre in fair old London town. We discussed the upcoming Champions...

  
• 06.06.2023

  It’s The End Of The Pod As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

  Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Michael Bailey and Reuben Pinder are here to talk about some football. It’s the final Tifo Football podcast in this format and therefore we spent a massive part of it talking about… Spurs. Ange...

  
• 05.30.2023

  Newcastle’s tactics, Chelsea under Pochettino and Leeds & Leicester relegated

  JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Reuben Pinder are here to talk about some football. Newcastle United were the surprise package in the top four this season. But how will they evolve tactically?  We react LIVE to the news that Mauricio Pochettino has...

  
• 05.23.2023

  Man City are champions, Bundesliga title race and Premier League relegation

  Joe Devine, Jon Mackenzie and JJ Bull are here to talk about some football. Man City have won their fifth title in six seasons. But do the ongoing allegations hanging over them mean that their achievements come with an asterisk? We also...