Friday Football Podcast Round-Up Sept 2-8
- Josh Schneider-Weiler
- Sep 8, 2017
- 4 min read
Every Friday I will be recaping 4-5 shows in the wide world of football podcasts so that you can discover new football episodes to listen to. Explore new topics and learn more about the game you already love. I don't intend to critique the show or the hosts of the show. Instead, I want to give you an array of samples, like a man holding 4 trays at a mall food court. Sample and see what you want to invest your precious time in.
Please note: I will not be including shows that focus on game results but instead on shows >50% on non-game result based discussion. This is because, as it is a round-up, most people don't want to listen to people talk about game result based discussion 6+ days after the said games.
Summary:
The players have been struggling to adapt to the drastic change in footballing style which has been brought about by Frank De Boer.
Alex Stewart discusses the roles of Wayne Hennessey and Tomothy Fosu-Mensah and how they’re vital for the team.
Stewart talks about how the new risk averse system is not beneficial for Wilfried Zaha, Palace’s best player.
Stewart then examines what key criteria club directors should look at when hiring new managers.
He looks at Swansea and Southampton as examples to follow for Crystal Palace.
Interesting Moments:
The squirrely nature of James Puncheon.
Quotes: “I think if you’re looking for a continental manager to come in and try something new, you’d probably want someone in the vein of Pocchettino or Bielsa school of thinking, rather than someone who-maybe this is a bit harsh of me to say- that ball retention style to be flogging a dead dog.”- Joe Devine
“It seems odd that you can infer from a number of Premier League appointments that they’ve either put their hand in the bowl of English managers and pulled one car key out or it’s the biggest name, continental coach who happens to be out of a job.” –Alex Stewart
You should listen to this episode if….you want silky, soothing voices whispering sweet nothings about the tactics of a bottom table team.
You can watch their tactical breakdown of Crystal Palace and DeBoer here.
Summary:
Aaron Wolfe, podcaster of First Time Long Time, talks about his battle with anxiety which started with his brother who had cerebral palsy.
This anxiety over the problems associated with his brother’s disability which he released in sports, at first baseball and then football.
He talks about his whirlwind love affair with Tottenham and how one Tottenham was when he discovered something about himself.
Interesting Moments:
He talks about his first time watching football at a crummy dive bar and falling in love.
Quotes:
“Right away, just the level of attention that was being paid. The hook had already gotten into me. Here were 200-300 people in this terrible bar that smelt like underwear, cigarettes and stale beer. They were just 100% laser focused on these TV screens.”- Aaron Wolfe
“We shared this vision of what it meant to be a sports fan, what it meant to support a team and experience a game. Finding that is what pulled me out of my wallowing depression.” - Aaron Wolfe
You should listen to this episode if….you like short personal stories, the Moth podcast, reasons we are fans and love the game, want to hear an uplifting story.
You can listen to the show here
Summary:
A U-9 coach asks how he should identify and develop a style of play.
Dan Wright says developing a state of play is good for creating a consistency amongst the age groups.
Style of play give the players greater clarity week to week, month to month.
It was discussed on how a playing philosophy isn’t dependent on formation or team shape.
Interesting Moments:
Talks about challenges that teams and players that don’t play under uniform style have.
Quotes:
“One of the main things you need to think about is tearing this apart occasionally…so maybe at Christmas time or at the end of the season you’ve got to be brave enough to reflect. First of all, are we living this style of play…”
You should listen to this episode if….you are interested in the role of having a club philosophy.
Summary:
Tom Sura begins the show by talking about importance of taking trips with your club and at what point in the season to do it.
He then talks about slide tackling and why he doesn’t teach it.
He brings up his favorite passing exercises and ones he doesn’t like, including diamonds, rondos etc…
He goes into pattern play and how he relays it to his players.
He discusses the specific drills he uses in his training, using descriptive language to relay exactly how listeners can apply it to their teams.
Interesting Moments:
He draws out how to teach pattern play with 7 v 7 and 9 v 9. He provides a passing exercise with numerous variations.
Quotes:
On players seeing the ball and where it will go, “Look both ways.”
“Once they understand, once they’re doing the technique correct, you’ve got to add speed.”
You should listen to this episode if….you like heavy analysis on training ground drills and exercises, are interested in how to teach passing.
If you want to listen to this episode click here.
ICYMI
This week Hong Kong FA CEO Mark Sutcliffe appeared on the Football Autobiography Show to talk about how to build a football culture in a country that hardly has any football pitches and doesn't have a football culture.
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