

Tifo Football Podcast
The Athletic
In-depth tactical, historical & geopolitical breakdowns of the beautiful game. From the team behind the Tifo Football YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 30, 2018 • 42min
Palace's Fluid Front Four & Relegation Review
Joe Devine & Alex Stewart discuss Crystal Palace's 5-0 thrashing of Leicester City; their fluid front line (minus Benteke) and Hodgson's impressive revival. Also under the microscope is Southampton, who secured a much needed victory of South Coast rivals Bournemouth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 23, 2018 • 45min
Arsene Wenger, Tactical Retrospective
Alex and Joe take a look back over the career of Arsene Wenger, with special interest in his tactical evolution at Arsenal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 16, 2018 • 43min
City Champions, Tactical Identities & Rafa Benitez
Alex and Joe discuss Manchester City in the wake of their securingof the Premier League title. They also discuss Manchester United andNewcastle's victory over Arsenal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 9, 2018 • 43min
Tifo Tactics - Manchester Derby & Chelsea Without Luiz
Joe Devine is joined by Alex Stewart to discuss the weekend of football just passed. The pair take a tactical glance at the Manchester derby, Southampton's trials at Arsenal, and life at Chelsea without David Luiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 2, 2018 • 58min
Exploring Turkish Football with Patrick Keddie
Today we will be the exploring the world of Turkish football with writer Patrick Keddie. Keddie is a freelance journalist, whose work has appeared in Delayed Gratification, Feminist Times, the Guardian, the Huffington Post and Al Jeezera English. He is based in Turkey and is the author of the new book, The Passion: Football and the Story of Modern Turkey which you can find on Amazon. It is the first book to focus exclusively on Turkish football.In this episode we talk about match-fixing in Turkey and why it's been so prevalent in its history, the Gezi protests and football activism, fan groups and their relationship with hooliganism, how the government uses football as a political tool and the reasons why Turkey has some of the most passionate fans in the world.Get ready for 100 years of Turkish football, condensed into 1 hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 2018 • 33min
Championship Top 4
Joe Devine & Alex Stewart take a look at the Championship teams most likely to be joining the Premier League next season, including Cardiff, Wolves and Fulham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 18, 2018 • 43min
Champions League Quarters - Tactical Preview
Joe Devine is joined by Simon Harrison and Alex Stewart to discuss the upcoming Quarter Final round of this season's Champions League. The three discuss each fixture from a tactical perspective and attempt to predict the outcomes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 11, 2018 • 54min
Responding to your Comments
Joe Devine & Alex Stewart read through some recent comments from viewers & listeners and respond. Please feel free to leave more questions down below and let us know if you'd like us to do this more often! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 4, 2018 • 50min
Chat with Tony Evans
Today we're joined by author Tony Evans about his book Two Tribes: Liverpool, Everton and a City on the Brink which comes out March 22. A little bit about Tony, he has written several books about Liverpool and was previously the football editor of The Times. He now regularly contributes to ESPNFC and the Evening Standard. In this episode, he examines the dark days of the 80's through the lens of Heysel and the 1985-1986 season. Specifically, we discuss hooliganism, TV blackouts, and how football reflected the political culture of the time.The book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Tribes-Liverpool-Everton-Brink/dp/0593075927/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1514988541&sr=1-10&refinements=p_n_publication_date%3A182243031 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 26, 2018 • 44min
The Future of Stats: xG, xA
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.


