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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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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Friday Jun 23, 2023
Friday Jun 23, 2023
In this episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by Rangers Academy analyst Caio Miguel as the pair discuss the role of defenders in possession since the great Pep Guardiola revolution of 2009.
The duo take a look at goalkeepers, fullbacks and central defenders, speaking about the development of each position, the player profiles needed to fulfil each function, why functionality at the back is so important for positional play, the purpose of functionality with the backline, what the future holds for each position and how this all relates to relationism too.
You don’t want to miss this tactics-filled episode.
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Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
TFA Scouted: The heir to Sergio Busquets’ throne at Barcelona
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
In this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by co-host Bryant Marques as the duo discuss a young Argentine midfielder who could be the heir to Sergio Busquets’ throne at Barcelona.
In this verbal scout report, Adam and Bryant analyse Federico Redondo’s strengths, weaknesses, style of play and his role in Gabriel Milito’s tactics at Argentinos Juniors while also having a discussion about whether or not Redondo can actually fill the colossal shoes of Busquets at the Camp Nou.
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Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
TFA Scouted: The Gambian superstar heading to Europe
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 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 the best teenage African talents in the world – Adama Bojang, who has been linked with top European clubs such as Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Napoli, among others.
Adam and Bryant analyse the striker’s strengths, weaknesses and his role for Gambia at the U20s World Cup as well as the AFCON U20s tournaments, while also have a debate on his whether a Premier League move is really the right course for his development.
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Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
TFA Preview: How Inter can stop Pep from making history yet again - podcast
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
On this episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by Lucas Mondelo, David Astill and Bryant Marques to tactically preview the upcoming UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan.
The gang analyse how they expect the game to go while discussing the key tactical battles throughout the match, how to stop Erling Haaland, how Inter can nullify Pep Guardiola’s greatest strengths, whether this Man City side are better than Pep’s Barcelona and why Simone Inzaghi’s men are more suited to knockout competitions compared to under his predecessor.
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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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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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