Episodes
Friday Apr 28, 2023
João Nuno Fonseca: Coaching in a top five league
Friday Apr 28, 2023
Friday Apr 28, 2023
On this episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by the former assistant coach of Stade de Reims, Nantes and Benfica’s U23s, João Nuno Fonseca.
João discusses his time coaching at the highest level, the importance of being flexible as a coach, coaching different tactical styles, his tenure working with the City Group, the influence of Jose Mourinho on his career, how an analyst can improve their eye for the game, why the human element of football is easily forgotten and so much more. You don’t want to miss this one!
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Friday Apr 14, 2023
TFA Podcast: How do international tournaments affect club football?
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
In this episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by TFA analyst Scott Martin to discuss his recent article for the TFA Magazine titled: “Fact or Fiction: The truth around international tournament-induced slumps”.
Today, the duo dissects the effects that international tournaments have on the top-five European leagues with a particular focus on how the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar has had on some of the biggest teams in football right now – and it’s crazy!
We also take a close look at the 2021 Euros + Copa America, as well as the 2014 and 2018 World Cups to see if there is a common trend among all the post-international tournament league seasons. This is a must-listen episode!
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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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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 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 Apr 20, 2021
Total Football Analysis EPL Podcast #36
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Matchday 32 was a ho hum Premier League week while the Champions League semi finals and FA Cup weekend were alright. Not so fast, on Sunday the big, big news emerged of the European Super League, which swallowed the Spur’s sacking of Mourinho. We found one person crazy enough to advocate for the ESL, or at least to make a “fair and balanced” conversation. We unpack the ESL and discuss why Mou was sent packing.
We are sponsored by the Premier League Guide. Moneyball for football. Opposition Analysis + Eye Candy. The current update available at www.thinkingfanmedia.com and on Amazon. Please subscribe to Thinking Fan Football Club on Youtube and your favourite podcast platform.
Chris Mumford(@clmum), a Professor of Innovation at UNC Chapel Hill, is joined by Soccer Analyst Harshal Patel(@harshalp93) and Professional Player Dre Fortune (@drefo_8)
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Total Football Analysis EPL Podcast #35
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Matchday 28 was a week where the Man City cruised and Man United squeaked by? Leicester thumps Sheffield United while Chelsea draws against relentless Leeds. Was the North London derby a thud or solid V for Arsenal? Was West Ham justified with its park-the-bus gambit? We preview Premier League odds and ends while chatting about UCL and Europa. This and more on the pod.
We are sponsored by the Premier League Guide. Moneyball for football. Opposition Analysis + Eye Candy. The current update available at www.thinkingfanmedia.com and on Amazon. Please subscribe to Thinking Fan Football Club on Youtube and your favourite podcast platform.
Chris Mumford(@clmum), a Professor of Innovation at UNC Chapel Hill, is joined by Soccer Analyst Harshal Patel(@harshalp93) and Coach David Seymour (@davidseymour_).
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
In our last episode of the 2019/20 TFA Champions League and Europa League podcast, we break down the CL final that saw Bayern Munich going past PSG and lifting their sixth big-ears cup (2:00), with emphasis on the situation that led to Kingsley Coman’s goal (16:30), Neymar’s performance (25:20), and the work of Hansi Flick at FCB (29:15). Similarly, we unpack the EL final between Inter and Sevilla (37:00), a match that saw four out of five goals being scored from set-piece situations and Romelu Lukaku equalising Ronaldo’s 34-goal tally in a debut season for Inter... Before netting a devastating own goal!
Daniele Proch (@ProchDaniele) is joined by EPL podcast host Chris Mumford (@CLMum), La Liga podcast host Alex Comsia (@AlexComsia), and football analyst Scott Martin (@CoachScottCopy).
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Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
In our special edition of the TFA Champions League and Europa League podcast, we look at the CL semi-final results between PSG and RB Leipzig (2:00) and Bayern Munich-Lyon (17:00) as well as provide a tactical preview of the highly-anticipated final, PSG-Bayern Munich (28:20). We also analyse what happened in the EL semi-final rounds, Manchester United-Sevilla (40:40) and Inter-Shakhtar (50:35), and use the tactical trends from these games to discuss what to expect in the final between Inter and Sevilla on Friday, August 21st.
Daniele Proch (@ProchDaniele) is joined by EPL podcast host Chris Mumford (@CLMum), La Liga podcast host Alex Comsia (@AlexComsia) and football analyst Scott Martin (@CoachScottCopy).
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Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Total Football Analysis Champions League and and Europa League Podcast: Quarter Finals
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
In our special edition of the TFA Champions League and Europa League podcast, we analyse what happened between Man City and Real Madrid (1:00), Barcelona-Napoli (11:30), and Juventus-Lyon (24:20), including the sacking of Maurizio Sarri and the shocking hiring of Andrea Pirlo as the bianconeri’s new manager. We then preview (40:00) the Champions League quarter-final match-ups, precisely Atalanta-PSG, RB Leipzig-Atlético Madrid, Bayern Munich-Barcelona and Man City-Lyon. We also discuss the Europa League fixtures, with Inter and Manchester United having already qualified for the semi-finals and awaiting to know their rivals (57:25).
Daniele Proch (@ProchDaniele) is joined by EPL podcast host Chris Mumford (@CLMum), La Liga podcast host Alex Comsia (@AlexComsia), and football analysts Steve Coleman (@SteveC1986) and Scott Martin (@CoachScottCopy). Please visit https://totalfootballanalysis.com, the largest open-source community of soccer analysts. Insta: totalfootballanalysis. Twitter: @TotalAnalysis. Facebook: Total Football Analysis Magazine Football + Soccer.