Tifo Football Podcast

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 named new Villa manager? Why did Emery and Villa click so immediately? Going into the summer, where were the areas Villa needed to improve based on the previous season? Can Villa be genuine top 4 contenders? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast...

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 United's financial future? Why were Juventus banned by UEFA? Why are Barcelona still pulling financial levers? Why are wages more important than transfer fees these days? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced...

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 the league this season? What was he looking to do with the team at Charlton this season? How different was it from what he did last season? What does improvement look like for an out of work coach? What does the process of looking for new opportunit...

Jon Mackenzie is joined by performance manager Callum Walsh to talk about the problems associated with player fitness. What does an average week look like for a fitness and conditioning professional in a football club? How much of an influence does the team’s game model have on the strength and conditioning process? How many games is too many games, and what is a reasonable recovery time between m...

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 after he was announced? Before the season started, what were the expectations? How bad has the Christopher Nkunku injury impacted Chelsea’s season? What can Chelsea achieve this season? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Macke...

Jon Mackenzie is joined by Abel Meszaros to talk about the two biggest surprises in the Bundesliga — Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart. Were there signs last season that Alonso would have Leverkusen in a title challenge this season? What have we learned so far about Alonso’s managerial style?  Who is Sebastian Hoeness? How sustainable is Stuttgart’s challenge for top of the Bundesliga? This episo...

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 of club does it want to be? Why is he influenced by Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho? Is there an ambition to one day make the journey to Europe? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. *...

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 galacticos era to the identity of the club? Is there still an extent to which the fans expect elite signings every window? How does Mbappe fit into the club’s narrative? How has Jude Bellingham changed the way Real Madrid play? This episode of the Tifo...

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 Kane give the club a chance to reinvent itself? Tactically, what has Angeball looked like for Spurs so far? Where could problems arise for Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs? Postecoglou has spoken about building a perennially winning team. Is that a real po...

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. Serie A has had the most diverse group of title winners across the last few seasons. Why is that the case? Why has there been so much change at Napoli? Has Inter underperformed in the league the past few seasons? Is this make or break season for manager S...

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 attitude towards lower league football in England? Promotion races and relegation battles. Do TV revenue deals impact the quality of football? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Hosted...

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 Fernandez influence the value of “Number 6s” recently? What skillset does an elite Number 6 have? How scarce is that skillset? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. *** Grab your EXCLUSIVE Nord...

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 season? How have they attempted to fix it this summer? What have we learned so far from this preseason/season? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. *** This episode is sponsored by BetterHe...

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 Brentford’s recruitment so good? Will Brentford continue to be as successful in the top tier per transfers? Listen to Access All Areas: Brentford: https://t.co/T1qJgMH0j2 This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, prod...

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 future. What is a box midfield… and what are they for? What are the roles of an inverted full back? How will teams respond to box midfields? Plus, some teams to look out for! This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produce...

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 a football club? Why are the Glazers selling Manchester United now? Where did the financial troubles begin at Barcelona? Why have Chelsea brought in so many players? How can Arsenal afford their summer signings? This episode of the Tifo Football Pod...

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 Bayern’s season unfolded? What went wrong for Julian Nagelsmann at Bayern? Are Leipzig set up to challenge Bayern? Is the 50+1 rule holding back German teams in the Champions League? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie...

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 2022/23 season. Manchester United’s out of possession improvement. Any room for another Ten Hag twist in the market? What does a successful season look like for Manchester United next season? Check out Devils in the Details: https://open.spotify.com/sho...

Jon Mackenzie, Chloe Morgan and Jessy Parker Humphreys are here to preview the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Tournament overview: Australia/New Zealand time difference, logistics, media coverage England’s injury issues and expectations. Are the USA de facto favourites? Predictions: Winner, biggest disappointment, bold predictions This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, p...

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? Declan Rice’s role in the Arsenal midfield. Liverpool’s 3-box-3 experiment. How should West Ham spend their £105 million? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Jon Mackenzie, JJ Bull and Reuben Pinder are here to talk to sensible transfers. Newcastle strengthens for a Champions League campaign. Spurs moving from a back three, to a back four. What does Mauricio Pochettino need to succeed at Chelsea? Manchester United’s biggest need: goalkeeper or striker? This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mike Zimmermann....

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 story did he want to tell in “That Peter Crouch Film”? Word association: Wayne Rooney, Luka Modrić, Gareth Bale Plus, a tease of what’s to come… This episode of the Tifo Football Podcast is presented by Joe Devine and Jon Mackenzie, produced by Mi...

Joe and Seb talk to Ryan & Musa from the Stadio podcast. The conversation includes incredibly interesting and laborious podcast process chatter, self-indulgent waffle, and a little bit of football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 podcast was recorded at the Leicester Square Theatre in fair old London town. We discussed the upcoming Champions League final, who our Premier League manager of the season is and some other bits about the campaign.  In the second half we take some, heavil...

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 Football podcast in this format and therefore we spent a massive part of it talking about… Spurs. Ange Postecoglu is being heavily linked to taking the reins at Tottenham and we chat about how his Spurs team may look.  We also talk about the Europa Leag...