Tifo Football Podcast

Tifo Football Podcast


Latest Episodes

Will French football ever find its identity?
May 07, 2024

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?

Should football clubs be better at substitutions?
April 30, 2024

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Sammy Lander to explore the idea of a substitution coach and the general concept of substitutes.What does the day in a life of a substitution coach look like?What are the edges that can be found in coaching substitutes?Why

Spain's Up-and-Coming Coaches
April 23, 2024

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Thom Harris to explore some of the under-the-radar coaches in La Liga and discuss their eventual career pathwaysHow does Michels fluidity at Girona work?Who are the players Girona brought in to make the difference?Can Ga

Bonus: Interview with Alessandro Del Piero
April 18, 2024

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 the United St

How we got Man United so wrong this season
April 16, 2024

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 seasonHow would you tell the story of Man United this season to so

The Story of Liverpool's Analytics Revolution
April 09, 2024

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Josh Williams to explore the role that data has played in Liverpools revolution under owners FSG and to think about what the future of the club looks like from a data POV.How much of the success of the last decade doesnt com

The Art of Analysing Up-and-Coming Coaches
April 02, 2024

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* or not… What is Will Still’s tactical approac

Patience, Positional Play and the Future of Football Tactics
March 26, 2024

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 future of Postecoglou's Spurs
March 20, 2024

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Nathan Clark to reflect back on the last 6 months of Ange Postecoglous Spurs and look forward to the future.What has happened in the first six months of the Postecoglou era?Has anything changed with Ange Postecoglous tacti

How to develop footballers in the 21st century
March 12, 2024

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’r