Tifo Football Podcast

Man City concerns, Scott McTominay balling in Naples, and Which Dinosaur is most like your football team?

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Should Manchester City be concerned about a season without Rodri in the aftermath of a tricky weekend game? How is Scott McTominay getting on out in I...

Manchester United, Bayern Munich & Ghost Ships

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Tifo team turn their attention to Manchester United, who - after a horrid defeat to Tottenham over the weekend - look as bad as ever. Bayern Munic...

West Ham's Transition, Arsenal's Dark Arts & Eggs

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Tifo team discuss West Ham's complicated start to the season with new head coach Julen Lopetegui, the nature of transitional seasons, Arsenal's eg...

Arsenal Embrace Underdog Football & Nottingham Forest’s Surprising Start

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the wake of the North London Derby, the Tifo team are back to discuss how Arsenal beat their rivals and why it is that they seem to be able to swin...

Manchester United, Tottenham's Frustration & Points Are Bad

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After Manchester United's difficult 3-0 loss to Liverpool at the weekend, the Tifo team take a step back and ask: did anyone expect anything different...

Premier League Round-up & The Bundesliga Kicks Off!

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Arsenal's title credentials, Liverpool's player quality differentiation, Manchester United's true squad strength, Brighton's new look, and the Bundesl...

The football is back! (And it’s good again)

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Tifo team remain undaunted in their pursuit of talking about football and work their way through a remarkable number of topics, including: a new-l...

Tifo's Season Preview (of sorts...)

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Tifo team jaunt through a variety of topics on the eve of a new season of European football, including: Expectations and realities for Manchester ...

We're back

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A short announcement for our upcoming season on the podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What did we learn from the 23/24 season?

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Liam Tharme to give an overview of some of the most interesting tactical trends from the season…Why were there a lot more...

Should football clubs be better at developing individuals?

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Harry Brooks to explore what it is that individual coaches do and if clubs could get more upside from using them…Why did ...

Will French football ever find its identity?

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Should football clubs be better at substitutions?

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Spain's Up-and-Coming Coaches

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Thom Harris to explore some of the under-the-radar coaches in La Liga and discuss their eventual career pathways…How does...

Bonus: Interview with Alessandro Del Piero

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Juvent...

How we got Man United so wrong this season

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 me...

The Story of Liverpool's Analytics Revolution

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Josh Williams to explore the role that data has played in Liverpool’s revolution under owners FSG and to think about what...

The Art of Analysing Up-and-Coming Coaches

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Patience, Positional Play and the Future of Football Tactics

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Martin Rafelt to explore the idea of patience as a category within football, particularly in relation to positional play - ...

The future of Postecoglou's Spurs

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Nathan Clark to reflect back on the last 6 months of Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs and look forward to the future.What has hap...

How to develop footballers in the 21st century

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

The football coach as psychologist (w. Kris O'Hare)

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Kris O’Hare to explore the role that psychology plays in coaching and find out more about some of Kris’s methodologies ...

Why throw-ins are more important than you think (with Thomas Gronnemark)

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

What would Xabi Alonso's Liverpool actually look like?

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 hi...

From Essex to Atletico: A Unique Journey into Coaching (w. Simon Goodey)

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 it’s...

Erling Haaland and the Qualities of an Elite Striker

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Can a midtable team really progress?

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 p...

How set pieces are changing the modern game

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 te...

What does a sports psychologist actually do? (w. Alex Stoyel)

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Alex Stoyel to give the audience a better understanding of what it is that a sports psychologist does.What is the differenc...

Everything you need to know about AFCON 2023

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Maher Mezahi and Alasdair Howorth to preview the upcoming AFCON tournament.Why is it called AFCON 2023 if it’s in 2024?Wh...

Why is everyone talking about rest defence? (w. Stephen Russell)

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Stephen Russell to discuss the most important aspects of rest defence.What is rest defence?Why is it important? Why do coac...

What does a performance analyst actually do? (w. Carlon Carpenter, Head Video Analyst at Houston Dynamo)

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Carlon Carpenter to discuss what a performance analyst does.How did he get his foot in the door at University of Virginia?W...

The England Team's Cultural Revolution

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine is joined by James Graham, writer of “Dear England”, to discuss the cultural revolution under Gareth Southgate.How has Gareth Southgate...

The Making of Liverpool 2.0

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Josh Williams to explore the recently-emerged Liverpool 2.0 that we’re seeing - Klopp’s rebuilt team.Looking back in hi...

Ligue 1's Tactical Revolution

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Liam Tharme and Alex Barker to introduce the tactical revolution taking place within Ligue 1 and explore some of the reason...

The Tactics of Barcelona

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Jaleel Tapper-Gray, of The Football Purist, to discuss the evolution of tactics of Barcelona under Xavi.To what extent does...

How Unai Emery turned Aston Villa around

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Sam Tighe to discuss how Unai Emery has turned things around at Aston Villa.What were the initial feelings when Emery was n...

The Man Utd takeover and Juve's European Ban: Football Finance with Abhishek Raj

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Abhishek Raj to discuss the biggest financial topics in world football.What would a Jim Ratcliffe takeover mean for Man Uni...

What do managers do between jobs? Interview with Dean Holden

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Dean Holden to discuss what managers do when they are between jobs.How surprised was he to be sacked after just 5 games in ...

Is too much football causing injuries?

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by performance manager Callum Walsh to talk about the problems associated with player fitness.What does an average week look l...

Chelsea in the Pochettino Era

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Sam from London is Blue Podcast to talk about Chelsea in the Pochettino Era.What were the early opinions on Pochettino afte...

The Bundesliga's Surprise Packages

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Abel Meszaros to talk about the two biggest surprises in the Bundesliga — Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart.Were there s...

Shoe Shine and Piano: Interview with Rulani Mokwena, Head Coach of Mamelodi Sundowns

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena.How did Rulani make the step into coaching?What is the club like and what kind ...

Real Madrid: The next chapter

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie, Dermot Corrigan and Jose Perez are here to discuss the next chapter in the illustrious history of Real Madrid.How important is the gala...

Tottenham Hotspur: A New Dawn?

24 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie, Charlie Eccleshare and Nathan A Clark are here to discuss the new era of Spurs football under Ange Postecoglou.How did the departure of...

The Serie A Title Race: Who are the challengers?

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie and James Horncastle are here to discuss why Italy’s title race is so open and which teams are involved in the Scudetto challenge.Seri...

Beyond the Premier League: What's going on in England's lower leagues?

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie, Ali Maxwell and George Elek are here to discuss the clubs of the English Championship, League One and League Two.What is the general at...

Why are deep-lying midfielders getting more expensive?

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie, Stuart James and Mark Carey are here to discuss why deep-lying midfielders becoming so expensive.How much did the sale of Enzo Fernande...

Have Arsenal fixed their problems?

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie, Alex Collings and Lorcan Rees are here to discuss the direction that Arsenal are going in the 2023/24 season.What went wrong last seaso...

Introducing Brentford’s recruitment strategy

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie and Jay Harris are here to discuss the inside details of how Thomas Frank and Brentford operate.Who are Brentford?What is it that makes ...

The tactical trends of the upcoming season

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie and Liam Tharme are here to discuss the tactical trends of the last few seasons and anticipating these trends evolving in the near futur...

Inside the finances of football

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie and Abhishek Raj are here to discuss the inner-workings of finance in football.What matters most when assessing the financial health of ...

The future of German football with Raphael Honigstein

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie is here to talk about the future of German football with Raphael Honigstein.How much of Dortmund’s season was down to the way that Bay...

Erik ten Hag's Manchester United one year on

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie, Kees van Hemmen and Aaron Moniz are here to evaluate Manchester United one year through the Erik ten Hag era.Rating Erik ten Hag’s 20...

Women's World Cup 2023 Preview

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie, Chloe Morgan and Jessy Parker Humphreys are here to preview the 2023 Women’s World Cup.Tournament overview: Australia/New Zealand tim...

Declan Rice at Arsenal, Liverpool’s big rebuild | Sensible Transfers: Part 2

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie, JJ Bull and Reuben Pinder are here to talk to sensible transfers.How does Mason Mount fit into Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United?Decla...

Chelsea's transfer strategy, Manchester United's goalkeeper plan | Sensible Transfers: Part 1

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Mackenzie, JJ Bull and Reuben Pinder are here to talk to sensible transfers.Newcastle strengthens for a Champions League campaign.Spurs moving fro...

Peter Crouch on his career adversity

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine and Reuben Pinder are here to talk to Peter Crouch.Peter Crouch talks about the adversity and challenges throughout his career.What kind of...

Tifo x Stadio Crossover

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe and Seb talk to Ryan & Musa from the Stadio podcast. The conversation includes incredibly interesting and laborious podcast process chatter, ...

The Tifo Football podcast LIVE

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor are here to talk about some football. This special live episode of the Tifo Football podcas...

It’s The End Of The Pod As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Michael Bailey and Reuben Pinder are here to talk about some football.It’s the final Tifo Fo...

Newcastle’s tactics, Chelsea under Pochettino and Leeds & Leicester relegated

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Reuben Pinder are here to talk about some football.Newcastle United were the surprise package in the top four this season. ...

Man City are champions, Bundesliga title race and Premier League relegation

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, Jon Mackenzie and JJ Bull are here to talk about some football.Man City have won their fifth title in six seasons. But do the ongoing alle...

Brighton beat Arsenal, Man City march on, Southampton go down

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, Jon Mackenzie, JJ Bull and Seb Stafford-Bloor are here to talk about some football.Arsenal’s title challenge is basically over after the...

Arsenal beat Newcastle, Man Utd and Liverpool’s top four hopes and Champions League preview

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, Jon Mackenzie and Reuben Pinder are here to talk about some football.The race for the top four is hotting up, but which two of Manchester ...

Liverpool Spurs madness, changes at Leeds Utd and Leicester City draw with Everton

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, Jon Mackenzie and Reuben Pinder are here to talk about some football.We talk about the potential sackings of Javi Gracia and Victor Orta a...

Newcastle hammer Tottenham, Arsenal fail to win again and a big announcement

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Reuben Pinder are here to talk about some football.Before we, eventually, get into the show proper. We have a bit of an announ...

Aston Villa vanquish Newcastle, West Ham trip up Arsenal, Champions League quarter finals

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, Jon Mackenzie and JJ Bull are here to talk about some football.Aston Villa made surprisingly easy work of an in-form Newcastle United side...

Liverpool Arsenal madness, Lampard back at Chelsea, Newcastle United ownership

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, Jon Mackenzie, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Reuben Pinder are here to talk about some football.We tried to make sense of a mental game at Anfiel...

Chelsea and Leicester sackings, Man City humble Liverpool and race for top four

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Reuben Pinder are here to talk about some football.There was a surfeit of sackings in the Premier League over the weekend, ...

Bayern Munich manager swap, Conte out at Tottenham and lots of What Ifs…

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Bailey, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football.The chaps gives us a precis on who Julian Nagelsmann is, what kind of f...

Why Crystal Palace sacked Patrick Vieira, Champions League last eight, Barcelona pull away in La Liga

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Reuben Pinder are here to talk about some football.The boys look at why Crystal Palace made the decision to rel...

Arsenal cruise past Fulham, Man Utd try Jadon Sancho at 10 and Premier League relegation candidates

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Bailey, Joe Bull, and JJ Mackenzie are here to talk about some football.Arsenal have a lovely day against Fulham on the banks of the Thames wi...

Liverpool decimate Man Utd, late drama at Arsenal and will someone beat Bayern to the Bundesliga?

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football.Liverpool put seven, yes SEVEN, past Manchester United ...

Man Utd win the League Cup, Celtic beat Rangers to silverware, Chelsea & Liverpool win nothing

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Manchester United ended their five year trophy drought by beating Newcastle United in the League Cup final.We discuss if this is the symbolic start of...

Arsenal’s late comeback, Man City’s dropped points and Barcelona’s La Liga lead

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Bailey, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football.Arsenal ended their winless streak by beating Aston Villa very, very la...

Man Utd finding their feet, Man City are angry and Chelsea are in between

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor are here to talk about some football.Manchester United are looking like they’re starting to dance to E...

Spurs allege Manchester City are crap, Arsenal stumble against Everton and animals in space?

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Jon Mackenzie and Seb Stafford-Bloor (briefly) are here to talk about some football.Seb Stafford-Bloor walks us through the alleg...

Brighton’s team building, Sean Dyche in at Everton and Anthony Gordon out to Newcastle

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football.Arsenal and Manchester City played each other for the first time in this mo...

Arsenal march on, Chelsea sign on and Everton move on

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football.Arsenal continued their best ever start to a top flight season with a 3-2 w...

The day (weekend) of derbies

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football.Events in London and Manchester are the first focus for the fellas in this ...

We’re Back Baby!

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football.For the first show of 2023 the boys start, unexpectedly, with Southampton.T...

Argentina and Messi win the World Cup

18 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Argentina and France played out one of the most thrilling World Cup finals in history. Messi won his first World Cup and Mbappe scored a hat trick. Th...

Who's going to win the World Cup?

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we move towards the final of the 2022 World Cup, another historic event has taken place: the Totally x Tifo crossover! JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie ar...

Morocco are out! France make the final

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

France beat Morocco in today’s semifinal en route to meet Argentina in the final on Sunday. The Tifo team discuss the game, along with a few quiz ro...

Is Messi the greatest of all time?

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Argentina cruise past Croatia on their way to the 2022 World Cup final, to face France or Morocco. Messi inspired another victory, but it was Julian A...

England and Portugal are out! France and Morocco to meet.

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

England's tournament comes to an end with the quarter-finals. Morocco do it again to send Portugal packing. The Tifo team discuss Southgate, Deschamps...

Brazil fall, Argentina Progress

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Croatia took Brazil to penalties and misery, and the Netherlands very nearly repeated the day's earlier surprise against Argentina. The Tifo team disc...

Portugal Demolish Switzerland and Morocco Upset Spain with Penalties!

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The round of 16 wraps up as Portugal thrive without Ronaldo and Morocco hold steady through 120 minutes before kicking Spain out of the tournament. Th...

Brazil score 4, and Penalties!

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brazil looked the real deal against Korea Republic and Japan fall to penalties against Croatia. Day 16 of the World Cup is over, and the tifo team dis...

England will face France, Poland and Senegal are out

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

England fairly comfortably passed Senegal on their way to the quarter finals, where they will meet France, who dispatched Poland in today’s round of...

Argentina will face Netherlands and USA are Out

03 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Messi inspired Argentina to victory over Australia, and Netherlands passed USA to setup a fascinating QF tie. The tifo team discuss the above and more...

Korea Republic and Switzerland through! Plus emotional football moments

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Group Stage finished with Korea Republic, Switzerland, Portugal and Brazil progressing to the knockouts. The tifo team cover the above, plus emoti...

Japan stun Group E, Germany are out!

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Japan achieved the unexpected, on day 12 of the World Cup, beating Spain to secure top spot in Group E and consigning Germany to back-to-back group st...

Argentina will meet Australia in the next round

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In a thrilling day of football, Australia qualify from Group C, along with France. Argentina and Poland play out a 2-0 fixture, but both teams progres...

England and the USA advance, and reflections on Qatar’s aims

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

England and the USA advance from Group B, to faces the victors - The Netherlands and Senegal - from Group A. The tifo team are joined by Chris Kamrani...

Ghana impress, Brazil secure qualification without Neymar, and the Juventus board resigns

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Carl Anka joins the Tifo team to discuss day 9 of the World Cup, including brilliant games between Ghana & South Korea, and Cameroon and Serbia. B...

Germany survive, Canada are out, and Messi walks

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Germany and Spain play out an exciting draw, Canada are eliminated despite good performances, and why Morocco’s victory over Belgium was not a surpr...

Lewandowski scores, Messi drives Argentina forwards, and Mbappe impresses.

27 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There was plenty of fun on day 7 of the World Cup. Including goals from Messi, Mbappe and a first at the World Cup for Lewandowski. Australia enjoyed ...

USA hold England, Iran beat Wales, and Qatar are out

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The USA held England to a scoreless draw on day 6 of the World Cup, but did so with an impressive performance. England on the other hand… Wales also...