Tifo Football Podcast

Tifo welcomes Ali Maxwell & George Elek from the brilliant Not The Top 20 podcast (https://soundcloud.com/ntt20pod) to talk us through sensible transfers for Aston Villa, Norwich City and Sheffield United.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sensible Transfers: You suggest a team and a position on the pitch, and we suggest new players for those roles.Player Names: Manchester City: Cucho Hernandez, Nabil Touaizi, Julian Alvarez, Lautauro Martinez, Arkadiusz Milik, Sergio Camello -   Everton: Wissam Ben Yedder, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Salmon Rondon, Neil Maupay, Josh Sergeant, Clement Depres -  Crystal Palace: Reece James, Pol Lirola, Neal Maupay, Oussama Idrissi, Fabio Depaoli, Alexis Saelemaekers -  Roma: Stanislav Lobotka, Jose Cifunetes -  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do Newcastle replace Rondon and find a new central midfielder? Now Ribery and Robben's reign is over, how do Bayern find new wingers? Who should Spurs replace Eriksen with if he leaves? And who's ideal for Wolves back-line? All this and more in today's Sensible Transfers edition of the Tifo Football Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Pogba right for Real? Should Neymar return to Barcelona? How do Atleti replace Griezmann? Tifo is joined by Simon Harrison to discuss the above and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alastair Campbell joined Joe Devine to discuss the political problems facing football, the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Brexit and Burnley.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Sensible Transfers. In this episode, we take a question like "Manchester United - Central Midfielder" and pose various solutions in the form of player transfers. The answers are based on the statistics of individual players, and their ability to play in various tactical setups.Player list:Manchester United – GK: Jan Oblak, Kevin TrappManchester United – CM: Florian Grillitsch, Erick Pulgar, Teji SavanierLiverpool – LB: Angelino, Jose AngelWest Ham – CF: Habibou Diallo, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Ezequiel PonceWatford – CB: Yeray Alvarez, Marc-Oliver KempfLyon – CB: Benoit Badiashile, Felix Eboa EboaAC Milan – CM: Kento Misao, Sasa ZdjelarDortmund: Kenny Tete, Nicholas Luchinger, Lazaros Rota, Fabien Centonze Arsenal – CB: Jule Kounde, Malang Sarr  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a number of players reaching the end of their contracts, how will Aston Villa cope next season in the Premier League? Who are the ideal summer transfer candidates? And how will their ownership structure effect the team. The Tifo gang explores the above questions and more to find out - what's going on at Aston Villa? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We explain and discuss the controversial issues surrounding the two European finals in Baku and Madrid. With inflated ticket prices, flights, hotel rooms and not enough beds – there’s plenty to be confused about regarding UEFA’s decision with Baku, in particular, as a final host. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We answer your questions about Trent Alexander-Arnold, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, captains, international v club football tactics and more.Alex's Football Manager Moneyball series for The Set Pieces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How has Manuel Pellegrini evolved West Ham's team? What are the owners doing? And where do you go from here? Tifo analyses West Ham United's season, answering the above questions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How good is Chris Wilder? What are Sheffield United's chances next season? What's the situation with the club's ownership? The Tifo team tackles these questions and a few more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stand-in host Alex Stewart is joined by freelance writer Jon Mackenzie, author of a forthcoming book on Marcelo Bielsa, to discuss the Argentine manager's footballing philosophy, career, and what legacy he might leave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did he write 'Inverting The Pyramid' in nine months? What does his desktop look like? Who's the most influential tactician of all time? Jonathan Wilson joins Tifo to answer all of these questions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Chinese owners, and Jorge Mendes (somewhere), three-at-the-back and a goalkeeper for a coach, Wolverhampton Wanderers are doing pretty well. The Tifo team explores why this is the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Brighton be relegated? And if not, what should Chris Hughton do in the summer? The team discuss the above and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ole Gunnar Solskjær's permanent appointment at Manchester United is now official. We talk about his tactics, his relationships and his future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Montague talks through the scandals exposed by the Football Leaks organisation, including the alleged cheating of Manchester City & PSG - and how FIFA are embroiled in an alleged plot to force Qatar to share the 2022 World Cup by means of an expansion. It's the greatest football story out there currently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football commentator Peter Drury joins Seb Stafford-Bloor to discuss his career, commentating for Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) and the landscape of football broadcasting generally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is Southampton's new boss Ralph Hasenhuttl doing? What happened to all the brilliant young players they developed? And what about Gao Jisheng, Southampton's Chinese majority owner? The Tifo team looks at the above topics and more in this week's podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is success for Leicester City? How will Brendan Rodgers set the team up? And how can their cohort of excellent youth players be utilised? The Tifo team discusses all of the above and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices