The Twelfth Man Academy
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Season 2: Episode 9 - Season finale
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of Season 2, we take a comprehensive look at the campaign and discuss what a manager must analyze at the season's end. What key a...
Season 2: Episode 8 - Goalkeepers
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we cover one of the most isolated positions in depth, the goalkeeper. We talk in detail about the evolution of the position, the play...
Season 2: Episode 7 - Derbies
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we delve into the psychology of football derbies from three perspectives: a player, a coach, and a fan. How do all three deal with th...
Season 2: Episode 6 - Managers' mental health and unspoken pressures
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this eye-opening episode, Gus Poyet guides us into the pressures and challenges faced by football managers, a side of the sport rarely seen by fans...
Season 2: Episode 5 - What type of fan are you?
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gus, Steven, and Mariano focus on fans - their interests and passions. They explore the different types of football fans today, their...
Season 2: Episode 4, Insights on Psychology and Coaching in Youth Football Development
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our new episode, Kristopher O'Hare, our first guest in the podcast, alongside Gus Poyet, Steven and Mariano, explores the intricate blend of sp...
16. Referees
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this insightful episode, we will be exploring the complex dynamics that exist between football managers and referees. We will delve deep into the m...
15. Players' Responsibilities
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Players' Responsibilities, we explore the vital obligations that football players undertake. From their unwavering dedication t...
14. Managers and the sack
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following a topsy-turvy week for managers this week, we spoke about the Antonio Conte, Brendan Rodgers and Graham Potter's latest sackings and discuss...
Season 2: Episode 3, Insights on Manager-Player Communication
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a thought-provoking podcast episode that delves into the significance of effective communication between football managers and players. Ex...
Season 2: Episode 2, Ins & outs of international week
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we delve deep to shed light on the fascinating dynamics of international football, the challenges of international management, the sig...
Season 2: Episode 1, The Fashionable Number 6
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After three games of the 2023/2024 Premier League season, Gus Steven and Mariano explore the importance of the number 6 position in the Man City, Arse...
13. Club discipline and the Media
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Player Discipline is not far from a fan’s lips, but what do they really know about what goes on behind closed doors at a club? Gus gives  ...
12. Set pieces: The Anatomy of a Free kick (Bend It Like Beckham)
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Free kicks win matches, how does a manager work on the training ground to utilise the opportunity a dead ball gives a team. We discover the &nbs...
11. Set pieces Part 1: To Delap or not to Delap?
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s an important part of football and something that is being trained more than ever at clubs, the Set-piece. Historically through football &...
10. Manager's styles & player Characteristics: How do they work?
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve learnt that player characteristics play an important role in create a team’s identity, but what are these characteristics, what is neede...
9. Formations, Systems and Styles
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we learn that fans should not discuss systems anymore. Gus explains it is about how a team plays the game within various ...
8. Can managers play in their own team & Country Identity
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is a lot of talk in modern football about a team’s identity, but what exactly is it. Gus takes us on the journey of creating a team’s ...
7. Club Identities: Man City vs Liverpool
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the difference between the team identities of Manchester City and Liverpool. In this episode we learn what these are and how it they &nb...
6. Team Identity: How to win matches
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Each coach has an identity and needs to imprint this on their teams. Gus explains, how important it is to each team to have a team identity &nbs...
5. Captains
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How important are Captains in the Modern Game? In this episode, we look at the ins and outs of captaincy and the importance of the role for the ...
4. Is there a Plan B?
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does your Club Manager have a plan B? When are things not happening for your team on the pitch do you tear up everything you worked on in ...
3. Are you a Coach or Manager? Part 2
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was a question that needed two episodes, Are you a Coach or a Manager? In this second part we look at two of the most successful manage...
2. Are you a Coach or Manager? Part 1
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode, Steven asks Gus Poyet the big question, “Are you a Coach or a Manager?” With the introduction of more football directors in the B...
1. The What, the How and the Why we talk about football
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk football, with an emphasis on learning. In this episode we aim to close the gap between football fans and the football manager, by answering t...