Tifo Football Podcast

Alex Stewart joins Joe Devine to discuss statistics in football. Most notable xG & xA, and the future of these metrics. What is xG? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSaeaFcm1SY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The World Cup Final may be 5 months away but it's not to early to look forward to it. This week, we speak to photographer Michael Donald about his book, Goal!: Intimate portraits and interviews with every living FIFA World Cup™ Final scorer. Some topics we discuss are: How 1986 was a turning point in football Post-world cup fame Unsung World Cup final goalscorers Marco Tardelli's goal and celebrat...

Joe is away on holiday and Josh Schneider-Weiler from Tifo's This Football Life fills in and talks to David Bulchover about his book, The Greatest Comeback, which chronicles the career and life of legendary manager Béla Guttmann. As a manager, Guttmann won titles in Hungary, Brazil, and Portugal. He is most famous for winning back-to-back European Cups with Benfica in 1961 & 1962. He was a coa...

Joe Devine is joined by Conor Kelly to discuss the career of ex-Manchester United youth prodigy, Ravel Morrison. Watch our YouTube video on the player here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix9cwGWMsR0&t=4s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine was joined by James Montague to talk about Malcolm Glazer and Manchester United. The pair discuss how Glazer managed to get a city in America to institute a new tax to pay for his new stadium, and they explain the Leveraged Buy-Out - the financial instrument - that Glazer used to purchase Manchester United. Watch our YouTube video on the Glazer's here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI...

Joe Devine is joined by Seb Stafford-Bloor, content editor of Tifo's editorial site, to discuss four recent Tifo articles. Topics include Alexis Sanchez and why Chelsea was never a destination on the cards, Eden Hazard and his future at or away from Chelsea, Jordon Ibe & Eddie Howe at the Bournemouth project, and Richard Jolly's take on the rise of Trumpism in football. Article links: 'Conspir...

Joe is joined by Nick Miller to discuss the careers of Emile Heskey and Tony Adams. Nick wrote pieces on both of these players for videos on our YouTube channel. You can find the links to both videos below. Emile Heskey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHsVmcHrI7c Tony Adams - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWkYC15qOX8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by journalist Simon Harrison to discuss the tactics of the La Liga teams we've covered recently on the channel: Barcelona, Valencia, Real Betis & Villarreal. Simon also gives us a promo of our next Tactics Explained video, released later this week, on Las Palmas, the team currently bottom of La Liga. All videos can be accessed by clicking the below links. Barcelona - https...

Joe Devine is joined by Alex Stewart to review the Premier League season at its halfway point. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine speaks with Alex Stewart about our recent pieces on Eden Hazard and Wayne Rooney. Eden Hazard Tactical Profile - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwPjUArVu7I&t= Wayne Rooney Tactical Profile - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj4B-GQ1OFU&t= Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by Seb Stafford-Bloor to discuss Dimitar Berbatov in the wake of an article written by Seb for TifoFootball.com . The pair discuss Berbatov's legacy and how they think he will be remembered in the years to come. Joe Also speaks to Josh Schneider-Weiler about Tifo's upcoming 'This Football Life' podcast, due to launch in January 2018. You can access the Berbatov article by clic...

Joe Devine is joined by Alex Stewart to discuss Liverpool football club; primarily their defensive players. Liverpools Defence - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL0FpZS8Goo&t=2s Is Van Dijk a Good Signing for Liverpool - https://youtu.be/FSf0prB9rAM Liverpool's Incredible Counter-Attack - https://youtu.be/5iraZhfpsPo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine speaks to Dermot Kavanagh, the author of Different Class: Football, Fashion & Funk - The Story of Laurie Cunningham. You can find a copy of this book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Class-Football-Fashion-Cunningham/dp/1783523778 To view our short video on Laurie Cunningham, click - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz6V9KA3sxU&t= This episode is sponsored by www.can...

Joe Devine is joined by James Montague to discuss the history of Davids Gold & Sullivan, West Ham's future, and the Olympic Stadium. Who Owns West Ham? Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElXoviGUflc&t= Who Owns West Ham? Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkkZT1Uddzk&t= Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by Alex Stewart to discuss Sean Dyche's tactical setup at Burnley, amidst a surprisingly successful campaign for the Clarets. Sean Dyche and the Low Block - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKHwUVYH4hU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by Alex Stewart to discuss David Moyes' new appointment at West Ham United. The pair also discuss the managerial merry-go-round, as they see it. David Moyes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaMRLpSnD_E&t= Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by Paul Ansorge to discuss Sir Alex Ferguson's relationship with the Glazers, his iconic status, and the ambiguity surrounding his character. The pair also touch on Robin Van Persie, Wayne Rooney, and, of course, David Moyes. The Rock of Gibraltar & Sir Alex Ferguson - https://youtu.be/1BBYb3uDcXs Ferguson's Last Season at Manchester United - https://youtu.be/IgJEVRvW2fU H...

Joe Devine is joined by James Montague to talk about Chinese investment in European football. The pair centre on Gao Jisheng, Southampton's new owner, and discuss the potential future of both Southampton and Chinese investment generally. Who owns Southampton? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MdXiEEbmg4&t= Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Roberts, writer of 'Gunshots & Goalposts: The Story of Northern Irish Football' joins Joe Devine to talk about the history of football in Northern Ireland, the impact of the troubles, and little old ladies flicking embers. To view the entire focus piece on our website, click https://www.tifofootball.com/focus/gunshots-and-goalposts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Joe Devine is joined by Alex Stewart to talk tactics, Marouane Fellaini & Kevin de Bruyne. Marouane Fellaini: A Key Player - https://youtu.be/wFb1pzA_l6o Kevin de Bruyne | Tactical Profile - https://youtu.be/VmF6YZr8HbM Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode in split in two halves; in part one Seb & Joe discussed Alexis Sanchez at Arsenal off the back of a recent article Seb wrote for tifofootball.com . Part 2 in a new segment we'll be introducing into the show whenever Seb makes an appearance. Seb is the sub editor of the Tifo Football editorial site, so part 2 sees Seb & Joe briefly discuss the top 5 performing articles of the l...

Joe Devine is joined by Alex Stewart. The pair set out to discuss Swansea's tactics, in partciular, how they managed a goalless draw with Tottenham a couple of weeks back. Though they did tangent rather abruptly into discussing the two Manchester clubs, who currently seem to be the front runners for the league at this early stage. How Swansea stopped Tottenham - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uD...

Joe Devine is joined by Seb Stafford-Bloor to discuss the footballing world post-Lionel Messi. https://www.tifofootball.com/features/what-happens-when-lionel-messi-is-gone/ Messi's Genius - https://youtu.be/Htzgoa27F_0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by James Montague to discuss the Meet The Billionaires mini-series released on the uMAXit Football YouTube channel. The series details the histories of the Premier League's Billionaire owners, including Roman Abramovich, Sheikh Mansour and Stan Kroenke. The videos were created in association with the release of James' latest book The Billionaires Club. Meet The Owners Playlist...

Joe Devine was joined by James Montague for the final instalment of our nostalgia series. James is a incredibly well-travelled writer and journalist, covering football from Essex to the middle east. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.