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In-depth tactical, historical & geopolitical breakdowns of the beautiful game. From the team behind the Tifo Football YouTube channel.

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In-depth tactical, historical & geopolitical breakdowns of the beautiful game. From the team behind the Tifo Football YouTube channel.

    Patience, Positional Play and the Future of Football Tactics

    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 contradiction between “winning mentality” and “positional play”.

    How can impatience be bad for teams who rely on intense counter-pressing and direct attacking?

    Is there an approach that is perhaps riskier, but has better output overall and is quicker and less of a test of patience?

    This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann.
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    The future of Postecoglou's Spurs

    The future of Postecoglou's Spurs

    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 happened in the first six months of the Postecoglou era?

    Has anything changed with Ange Postecoglou’s tactical approach?

    What are the tactical weaknesses in Postecoglou’s system in the Premier League?

    Can Postecoglou get Spurs competing for the Premier League title?

    This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann.
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    • 57 min
    How to develop footballers in the 21st century

    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’re seeing teams letting promising youngsters go. How bad is this for the development of players?

    What is Scouted Football?

    Most exciting players: U-17, U-19, U-21, U-23?

    This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann.
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    • 1 hr 4 min
    The football coach as psychologist (w. Kris O'Hare)

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

    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 in his role as a coach/psychologist hybrid at Villarreal.

    How did he end up in football coaching?

    How many teams use this sort of approach in their coaching structure? Is it becoming more popular?

    What are the benefits of this approach?

    Are Spanish clubs are more open to this sort of approach to coaching than in the UK?

    This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann.
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Why throw-ins are more important than you think (with Thomas Gronnemark)

    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 Liverpool?

    What does a training session look like?

    Where are teams lacking the most in terms of their approach to throw ins?

    This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann.
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    • 1 hr 7 min
    What would Xabi Alonso's Liverpool actually look like?

    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 look like.

    Who is Xabi Alonso, the coach?

    What do Liverpool need from their next manager?

    Is the Liverpool job a bit too early in the timeline for him?

    Where would Trent Alexander-Arnold play?

    This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann.
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    • 1 hr 5 min

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