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.
Please leave a five-star rating on the podcast if you enjoyed the podcast over the last 12 months!
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
TFA Scouted: Newcastle United’s future star attacker
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
In this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by his co-host Bryant Marques to discuss a future star bagged by Newcastle United this transfer window - Yankuba Minteh.
In this verbal scout report, the duo discuss Minteh’s star potential, his strengths, weaknesses and style of play while also discussing the reasons behind Newcastle United’s purchase and whether a loan to Feyenoord will be beneficial to his career.
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Sunday Jun 04, 2023
TFA Scouted: Thomas Frank’s future pressing machine – podcast
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
On this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, Adam Scully is joined by Bryant Marques to discuss Brentford’s young midfielder Mads Bidstrup who has spent the last 18 months out on loan with Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland.
In this verbal scout report, the duo look at Bidstrup’s role at Nordsjælland and compare it to his time with the Bees, while also dissecting his abilities in possession and why he is a pressing and counterpressing machine out of possession. There is also a section dedicated to looking ahead at Brentford’s squad for next season and whether Bidstrup could fit a potential tactical shift under Thomas Frank in the 2023/24 campaign.
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Monday May 29, 2023
TFA Scouted: Pep Guardiola’s future centre-back?
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
In the latest episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by his co-host Bryant Marques to discuss one of England’s up-and-coming central defenders, Callum Doyle.
Having helped steer Sunderland to promotion last season and playing a part in Coventry City’s battle for promotion to the Premier League this time around, this verbal scout report looks at the young defender’s strengths, weaknesses and style of play while the lads also discuss where his future may lie.
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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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Monday Apr 03, 2023
TFA Scouted: The best youngster in Sweden right now?
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
On this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully and co-host Bryant Marques discuss IFK Göteborg’s highly-rated young attacker Hussein Carneil who is undoubtedly one of the best talents in Swedish football right now.
In this verbal scout report, the duo analyse Carneil’s style of play, his strengths and weaknesses and debate where the playmaker can go to further his development in the future.
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Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
TFA Scouted: The Championship’s best player right now
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
On this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully and co-host Bryant Marques discuss one of the Championship’s best talents this season, Iliman Ndiaye, who is killing it with Sheffield United.
In the verbal scout report, we analyse what makes the Senegal international so good, his weaknesses and whether he should stay with the Blades in the Premier League or seek a move elsewhere and potential clubs he could switch to.
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Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Paul Simpson: The importance of tactical flexibility as a manager
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
On this week’s podcast episode, host Adam Scully sits down with Carlisle United manager Paul Simpson who also led England’s U20s to World Cup glory in 2017.
Paul was a wonderful guest who spoke to Adam about how he managed to turn Carlisle from certain relegation fodder into playoff contenders in League Two, coaching with Steve McClaren in the Premier League, being a progressive coach, the importance of self-reflection and tactical flexibility as a manager, and much, much more.
You don’t want to miss this one!
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Dean Holden: Empathy and the need for instant results as a manager
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
On this week’s podcast episode, host Adam Scully sits down with Dean Holden, the former manager of Bristol City and Oldham Athletic.
Dean spoke so openly about the world of football management, giving us an insight into how to build a good team environment, the importance of being an empathetic leader, how to get instant results as a caretaker boss, dealing with dismissal, his coaching philosophy, his brushes with Guardiola and Mourinho and a whole host of other topics.
This is a must-listen for any football fan!
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Sammy Lander: The substitute analyst
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
On this week’s podcast episode, host Adam Scully sits down with Sammy Lander, who spent last season at AFC Wimbledon as a Substitutions Coach, potentially the most niche role in football right now.
Sammy spoke about the role, how and why it works, his successes with Wimbledon, its reception in the football world, the importance of substitutes, and his future as a Substitutions Consultant.
You don’t want to miss this!