Tifo Football Podcast

How best to understand a team’s form using stats and science, what tempo actually means in football and how much two-footedness gives players an advantage were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by JJ Bull, features Kaya Kaynak & Mark Carey and is produced by Steve Hankey.

00:00 - an intro full of rage

02:38 - what is form? What science says

09:20 - who is in surprising form?

15:50 - where is the nugget of knowledge to be found?

19:24 - what is tempo?

22:16 - which are the slowest and fastest leagues?

25:21 - how has the Premier League changed in recent years?

28:00 - have you ever seen a ghost?

30:42 - possession volumes and who is more and less direct

34:30 - The Tifo Football Music podcast

37:47 - should football have a stop clock?

39:545 - high tempo positions on the pitch

41:42 - breaking up the tempo

41:44 - is it better for players to have two good feet or not?

47:11 - are left footed players more precious?

49:29 - should conventional wingers come back?

52:45 - Mark’s foot game

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Yet another Premier League defeat for Liverpool, this time against Brentford. Yet another victory for Manchester United, this time against Brighton. And yet another surprise victory for Sunderland, this time over Chelsea, were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by JJ Bull, features Kaya Kaynak, Amitai Winehouse & Luke Bosher and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - an impresario intro

03:41 - Liverpool lose to Brentford’s long throws & long balls

12:12 - would all of this have been solved with Marc Guehi?

16:00 - awe inspiring Brentford

20:28 - Jordan Henderson and other characters

24:57 - momentum builds for Manchester United

29:50 - how Benjamin Šeško suits what Amorim needs

33:53 - Seagulls & Streets Of Rage

37:08 - The Separation Game part 1

37:58 - JJ gives us a break

38:01 - The Separation Game part 2

42:51 - how do Chelsea fans feel about life under Enzo Maresca?

46:33 - the limitations of Robert Sanchez

50:26 - what were Chelsea and what are they now?

53:17 - is Cole Palmer actually Chelsea’s most important player?

56:20 - what should the minimum expectation of Chelsea be this season?

59:42 - how a data revolution has propelled Hearts to top in Scotland

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A second season of the new Champions League format, the role of full backs at Arsenal and the potential promise of Manchester United’s new goalkeeper were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie & Kaya Kaynak and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - a pinging intro

04:20 - Celebrity Traitors…

08:39 - loads of goals in the Champions League!

25:18 - Arsenal’s left backs live in the pocket

38:40 - Joe thinks Arsenal will surely win the Premier League

42:26 - a break

42:28 - how good will Senne Lammens be for Manchester United?

44:30 - Why post shot expected goals matter for goalkeepers

48:20 - Lammens can kick it long

51:20 - Joe and Jon have been playing a new video game

52:14 - who are the post shot XG kings so far this season?

54:42 - Sean Dyche in at Nottingham Forest, so we talk about Robin Hood

57:20 - and then castles…

1:00:20 - and back to Nottingham Forest

1:03:31 - a brief Premier League relegation prediction

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