Episodes
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Total Football Analysis Podcast: Departing message from Adam
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Host Adam Scully will be stepping down from his duties at Total Football Analysis and will no longer host the podcast going forward. In this final episode, Adam says his goodbyes to the wonderful audience who have listened to and supported the podcast throughout the past year.
The podcast will not by disappearing completely, but merely taking a hiatus while we scour the data to find an astute replacement to take the show forward.
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Friday Jun 02, 2023
Edward Still: From video analyst to head coach
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
In the latest episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is delighted to be joined by Edward Still, the former head coach of Charleroi and KAS Eupen, in his first-ever interview with English media.
Edward spoke about his journey from becoming a video analyst to a head coach in Belgium’s top-flight within a matter of years, his relationship with his former boss Ivan Leko, how to create a game model, how to develop your tactical mind, creating analysis processes and KPIs, working in different cultures, and so much more that you won’t want to miss.
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Friday May 26, 2023
TFA Podcast: Top Five Breakout Stars of the 2022/23 Season
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
In the latest episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by TFA Alumni and Velez CF Chief Scout Lee Scott to look at our top five picks of players who have had breakout seasons over the course of the 2022/23 campaign.
From Evan Ferguson to Johan Bakayoko, the 2022/23 season has had some incredible talents make a name for themselves, with a few even receiving their first cap as international players. Find out who we’ve picked in this episode.
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Friday May 19, 2023
TFA Podcast: How to identify individual tactics in modern tactical systems
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
In the latest episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by the ever-wonderful Caio Miguel to discuss what role individual tactics play in modern football and tactical analysis.
We look at what individual tactics are, why they are so important to consider when analysing a match, how they can create patterns on the pitch, the benefits and drawbacks of individual tactics, how managers can use individual tactics to create their own system, why balance is so important in the modern game as well as how players can improve their own game intelligence, and much, much more. You don’t want to miss this one!
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Thursday May 11, 2023
Luke Chadwick: Learning from Sir Alex Ferguson and Roy Keane
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
In the latest episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by Premier League winner Luke Chadwick, formerly of Manchester United, Cambridge United, Burnley, Reading and MK Dons.
Luke discusses his time at Manchester United, learning from Sir Alex Ferguson, Roy Keane and Paul McGuinness, while also chatting about the importance of feeder clubs for development, the academy system in England and its flaws, his love of the game, working with the Football Fun Factory, doing his coaching badges, and how he changed his playing style as he got older.
You don’t want to miss this one!
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Monday May 01, 2023
TFA Scouted: The next Lisandro Martínez
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
On this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by his co-host Bryant Marques as the duo analyse a player with a very similar profile to Manchester United star Lisandro Martínez.
In this verbal scout report, the duo discusses the style of play, strengths and weaknesses of Royal Antwerp Gastón Ávila, formerly of Boca Juniors, while also predicting the Argentine defender’s potential and where his future may lie.
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Monday Apr 10, 2023
TFA Scouted: Cedric Itten’s redemption arc in Switzerland – podcast
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
In this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by his regular co-host Bryant Marques as the duo analyse BSC Young Boys’ Cedric Itten who is having a redemption arc back in his native Switzerland.
In this verbal scout report, we dissect Itten’s strengths, weaknesses and his role in a split-striker system while also discussing what went wrong for him at Rangers and in the Bundesliga.
Finally, Adam and Bryant offer insight into clubs Itten could potentially move to should he make another attempt to move to a top-five league.
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Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
TFA Scouted: The prolific Nigerian ripping it up in Belgium
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
On this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully and co-host Bryant Marques discuss the rising Nigerian star Victor Boniface who has had a sensational season with Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium.
In the verbal scout report, we analyse Boniface’s strengths and weaknesses, his role in USG’s tactics and have a discussion surrounding which clubs the 22-year-old could move to in the summer, with AC Milan already reportedly interested in securing his signature.
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Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
TFA Scouted: Morocco and Genk’s rising star Bilal El Khannous
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
On this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully and co-host Bryant Marques mull over one of the brightest young African talents in Europe right now – Bilal El Khannous.
In this verbal scout report, the duo analyse his strengths and weaknesses, as well as look at his role in Genk’s league-leading tactical set-up while also discussing potential future clubs for the youngster.
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Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
In this podcast, Adam Scully sat down with Ben Jackson from the Belgian Football Podcast to discuss all things football in the Belgian Pro League, from Alfred Schreuder’s appointment at Ajax and Vincent Kompany’s eyebrow-raising move to Burnley, all the way to Belgium’s prospects in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. You won’t want to miss this one!