Tifo Football Podcast

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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