Mike Halford

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41,725 appearances 179 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 6 Jul

Mike Halford’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 179 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 69.

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Halford & Brough in the Morning · The Best of Halford and Brough 7/3/26 · 3 Jul 2026 podcast

And there were often times where... voice-verified

Croatia would defend, defend, defend. voice-verified

And then when they got the ball and they possessed, they didn't go racing forward to try and counterattack with pace. voice-verified

They methodically moved forward, but were content to relieve what pressure Portugal was having while in attack, if that makes any sense. voice-verified

It was like an attack to kind of take Portugal's foot off the gas. voice-verified

Yeah, and it's an older... It was super hot in Toronto, too. voice-verified

Sure, and it's an older side. voice-verified

So there was a caginess to it that I appreciated in the first half. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

I don't even necessarily know if it needs to be quickly, but scoring first is such a big thing. voice-verified

That's what South Africa's plan was against Canada. voice-verified

Okay, well, there's one thing that we have to be abundantly clear about, and I'll paraphrase what Jesse Marsh was saying during his pre-match day media availability. voice-verified

He's like, you don't play a match with one particular style. voice-verified

You change things up and there's, you know, an evolution of a match where sometimes you press in a 4-2-3-1 and then sometimes you lay off in a 4-4-2 and sometimes you revert to a low block. voice-verified

The tactics and the formations can change quite dramatically when you're at this level and you've got this quality of player. voice-verified

You can really do a lot of different things within the match, especially with the hydration breaks and everything. voice-verified

Oh, right. voice-verified

So I don't know how many people have been paying attention to Switzerland, even though they basically called Vancouver home for the last 10 days. voice-verified

The Swiss, if you've watched their matches... voice-verified

They've almost figured, like, unlocked the key to the four quarters thing because they come out of breaks with a real focus. voice-verified

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