Writer and presenter at The Athletic. Noticer. Possession is nine tenths of the lore. Buy my book, The Spectre of Pep, here: https://geni.us/TheSpectreOfPep
Jon Mackenzie
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Only just got round to this. A great summation of the season from Jon.
The nature of the tactical shift has seen technical players de-valued across most teams in the league. I’d like to see more teams take an approach that re-establishes that value in these challenging conditions next season.
Enjoyed going on @distancecovered.bsky.social podcast to talk about Andoni Iraola at Liverpool and how he might scale up. You can listen here (£):
substack.com/@distancecov...
Stoked for this book. Just finished the @stadio.football interview with Jon. Fascinating stuff.
A very nice tactical explainer of the USMNT by @jonmackenzie.bsky.social
youtu.be/uUrtEGKOvyI
Jon Mackenzie
bumping our World Cup guide ahead of day today's matches (CAN 🇨🇦 - BIH 🇧🇦, USA 🇺🇸 - PAR 🇵🇾) feat. myself, @jonmackenzie.bsky.social, @jendo.bsky.social & pals
peruse within to learn everything about everything, including why each of today's matches has a peculiar connection to the state of Wisconsin:
BlueSky doesn't have an Iraola gif but when you search Iraola, Alfred Molina comes up...
Really enjoying Ali Howarth's videos on what to expect from each of the 10 African nations competing at the World Cup this summer.
Here's the first one - on South Africa - to get you in the mood:
youtu.be/mpjb8ej38UA?...
City Tactics
Every major intl tournament, my pals and I prepare to cover it by making a massive Google Sheet guide to all the teams - players, fun facts, tactics - everything you need to know. If you think that sounds good, then you can find it here:
Jon Mackenzie
New podcast up on the free feed, featuring a section from each of the recent episodes with @jonmackenzie.bsky.social and @knoxharrington.bsky.social!
Search for 'Stadio: A football podcast' wherever you get your podcasts, or get access to the full episodes at patreon.com/stadio
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A section of this episode, plus a section of last week's Patreon episode with @jonmackenzie.bsky.social will go up on the free feed tomorrow as a short episode.
