Tifo Football Podcast
Latest Episodes
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 future of Postecoglou's Spurs
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
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
The football coach as psychologist (w. Kris O'Hare)
Jon Mackenzie is joined by Kris OHare to explore the role that psychology plays in coaching and find out more about some of Kriss methodologies in his role as a coach/psychologist hybrid at Villarreal.How did he end up in football coaching?How many
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 with Jurgen Klopp and Liver
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 Xabipool would
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 its like to coach in Spain.What do the early doors of a coaching pathway look like?Are there obvious diffe
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 Haala
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 ball in the last few se
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 doe