Could the current Liverpool team beat the heroes of Istanbul? Part 2: The Final

[@sanryzleck655]

I can't even imagine the horror of Caoimhe going from a normal sports journalist, to all of a sudden finding herself in Tifo Land.

[@Dz73zxxx]

and met Joe...no, facing Joe on some football manager sim

[@samuel96860]

Don't worry, she's used to all the nonsense on the Liverpool podcasts 😂

[@Bagster321]

Tifo please keep forcing Joe to do these. He's absolutely hilarious XD.

[@ryan5752]

Agreed. Blackmail him if you have to hes an absolute gem

[@haimainjauo242]

& we will only accept that camera angle when he "speaks" from now on

[@thedislikebutton163]

"Which one is Joe, the one who doesn't know football?" "No, the massive one" Alex violated

[@GeniusLad32]

If you're taking suggestions, I'd personally love another fantasy draft challenge, maybe for a different league. A Spanish or Italian one. Hell, mix it up and do a Scottish one with a £50m budget or something.

[@samwatters1652]

Ajax would be cool

[@Interlinkedczar]

Ditto

[@dreadful_name2924]

There needs to be a tournament with the worst PL teams ever. Derby 08 vs Sunderland 06 and Huddersfield 19 vs Villa 16.

[@harrymcmullen2227]

Quite simply the best content on the Internet. Liverpool with Caoimhe is as good as it gets, but I'd love to see a similar format covering Manchester United with Carl "anyone can get it" Anka, Arsenal with Art de Roché, a Serie A edition with James Horncastle...maybe even Dermot Corrigan as Real Madrid manager to play against JJ's Aberdeen in the 1983 Cup Winners' Cup Final (I always forget who won that one.)

[@royvandermarel3953]

If only JJ talked about that 1983 Aberdeen a bit more often...

[@CallumRSU30]

JJ: "Where do you want to put him (D. Cissé) Caoimhe, Actual Journalist for The Athletic for Anything and Everthing Liverpool, O'Neill: "Anywhere".

[@kieronparr3403]

She was probably 2 when he played

[@Supermac97451]

@@kieronparr3403 definitely not 😂

[@nabri-nfg3262]

@@Supermac97451 yeal at 10 to that 2

[@AeolianMusica]

Iain Macintosh embracing Tifo quirk is the greatest hero arc of the 21st Century.

[@joshbailey872]

"JJ because Alex scares me a little bit" hahahaha speaking truths

[@djalland1]

Me at the start of this challenge: The 04/05 team don't belong anywhere near this, despite Istanbul! Me at the end of this challenge: I know nothing.

[@sidequest22]

Alex bringing "teenager at family gathering" vibes warms my soul.

[@Bagster321]

Absolutely love Caoimhe! She's great!

[@shredmaster2000]

Man I loved this series. Caoimhe is so funny and looked like she enjoyed herself. Would love to see a series of either of the Milan sides, Barcelona, or maybe Ajax could be fun as well.

[@jasneetsingh5142]

Alex is very clearly at fault here. Had he got the tea, the current liverpool squad would have won.

[@chiss22]

A competition between the 4 last treble winning teams would be great. 99' Man United, 10' Inter, 15' Barca, and 20' Bayern.

[@SKa-tt9nm]

With current players? Or with the original players from the treble winning season?

[@chiss22]

@@SKa-tt9nm the original treble winning players

[@Joy_49]

Oh the slow meltdown was my favourite part, had me in bits 🤣🤣

[@bentn13]

Joe started getting invested the minute he started losing and noticed how much he had messed up. That's beautiful.

[@parapluie000]

I love the constant subtle roasts of Joe.

[@andrewdhughes1993]

Please definitely continue to make these. They are 'drop everything and watch' levels of good!

[@Juju25118]

Do this with Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona!

[@kyleismaybemyname]

Not really enough Chelsea teams, but the others for sure. Also clubs like Milan would be awesome to see

[@Juju25118]

@@kyleismaybemyname true but I'm a Chelsea fan and I'd love to see it 😭

[@areebsiddiqui758]

@@kyleismaybemyname 1955 Chelsea, 1970 that legendary FA cup win, 04-05 arguably the greatest Premier League team of all time, 09-10 Ancelotti played some beautiful football, 16-17 Conte system masterclass and the current European Champions under Tuchel.

[@kyleismaybemyname]

@@areebsiddiqui758 1955 is so wildly different to football today that it's pointless, 1970 sure if you really wanted to force 4 teams but it's kind of a stretch. Mourinho chelsea for sure, modern team sure but even with the others it feels forced. Liverpool had a 4 clear and obvious eras of great teams (04-05 being a slight exception). I think United, Madrid, Milan, Barca etc have more options and would be more recobnizable

[@areebsiddiqui758]

@@kyleismaybemyname Mate, the 1970 FA cup final between Chelsea and Leeds is one of the greatest and most historic games in English football history. The 55 team had some outstanding players who are quite well known even in today's times. Of course Real, Milan and United would probably be the best ones to do. With Barca there's the Cruyff team from the 70s and the 90s Champions League winners but Guardiola's side blows them and anyone else out of the water so a pretty pointless video to do.

[@kiria1975]

Would love to see this with collections of great sides from other teams.

[@freshmarex3538]

With clubs like Liverpool, Real, Bayern, Ajax and the like, you could make whole FM tournaments featuring only their historic teams. Would love to see Alex making a Rinus Michels impression.

[@flatbat8571]

A cool challenge could be the "big four" circa 2007. Back when any one of Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool had a reasonable chance of winning the league

[@safebans1369]

This

[@Dz73zxxx]

also the 2009 era

[@DanielGiuseppeDiNiro]

As an Inter fan, I can't help myself rooting for the heroes of Istanbul. What a lovely night it was

[@NuclearAtoms]

I've been waiting for this for a week, I've already watched the previous one 3 time already. I love these Football Manager videos 😂👏

[@ashwin3667]

Don't worry Joe, you'll always have your incredible pogs collection

[@TheRahewitt]

Thought this was a GENUINE TIFO stats based video.. and I thought… YES, yes they could

[@miistercrayon]

I love the finalists are those who were least engaged with FM.

[@noahwillett23]

Adam Leventhal bobbing around in the corner in his coat is just so good.

[@louienicolet2810]

Great video guys & Gals!!! I'd love to see more of these FM videos for sure. Next team Chelsea I'm sure there's alot of fun to be had using the Chel's.

[@chaseedwards7024]

I would watch this series with any/every club team in the world.

[@dhruvholla9090]

I havent watched this and i already know Bryan Gil scores a last minute goal

[@sususegar]

Caoimhe's voice sounds like someone I'd would chill and have a spliff with. So relaxed and chilled at all times.

[@lewiskirdale]

Do one for Man United, Arsenal and Chelsea and then have the winners face each other in a MEGATOURNAMENT. Great video 👍👍👍

[@amlan7502]

Absolutely loved this new idea ... I would love to see such a series of teams with rich history like Manchester united , Real Madrid , Barcelona , AC milan ...etc... Also please keep Joe Devine in ... Maybe his redemption arc is about to unveil 🙃🙃🙃

[@LaShoju]

Big cameo from Harry Maguire around 10:30

[@dhruvholla9090]

This is the greatest tifo series

[@Sach6251]

Add prime Gerrard Alonso and Carragher in the current team, how impressive that will be🤪🔥

[@safebans1369]

Carra and Matip would be a close run in

[@girijathesaviour9290]

No Carra please. He was slow and will be counterproductive to our style of play.

[@andrejristic4956]

Gerrard Alonso and Hypia

[@nigelsexhammer]

Gotta love it when joe goes big brain mode lmao

[@JuT11]

I love the detail of Adam wearing a big coat while doing commentary as if he really was at the stadium

[@mclark8857]

Joe: "shoot on sight" Joe: no, no! Why are they shooting on sight?

[@HussM96]

Please do one of these on Man Utd with Carl Anka. It would be amazing

[@daviebananas1735]

How is this even a question? The Liverpool team that won the CL in Istanbul are amongst the worst to ever do so. It was a triumph of tenacity mixed with quite a bit of luck. The current Liverpool team is amongst their best ever.

[@whtwht]

this all day!

[@stennostenno1346]

The editing is madness, awesome

[@tomwantshelp]

Think the only teams this could work for are Barcelona and Real Madrid. Maybe Man United - 56/57, 67/68, 98/99, and 08/09. Other than that, maybe the “all time” teams that Alex, JJ and Seb recently created could go head-to-head with another person’s selections. Or you could do something based on national teams.

[@habibgetoh2907]

this is the best video I've seen this year

[@leskipbayless3280]

It’s not even close. The 05/06 side finished below Everton in the league and nearly 40 points behind Chelsea! A league is a better indicator of who is the better team as there are more games to limit the variance of luck. Also, football has evolved from individuals to systems. The Gegenpress would leave any team in that era dumbfounded especially when you combine it with effectiveness of Mane and Salah in that system.

[@iv0rysh0es39]

Finally more gaming content! I'd really love a long form weekly series where the Tifo fam play out there own champions league, possible inviting special guests to fill in an occasional opponent.

[@rojogaming3871]

More of this style video please!!! Very entertaining

[@jakekelly8542]

this Liverpool team would absolutely wipe the floor with the 2005 side.

[@ishteerashid5458]

Absolutely bro

[@MsZeeZed]

Not if Joe’s their manager 🙀

[@TheHorseBurger]

Do more of these!!! Often!!!!!

[@rory4605]

Caoimhe destroying Alex is the perfect way to ingratiate yourself to the Tifo faithful. It's like a contestant on The Apprentice immediately vanquishing Lord Sugar with a longsword.

[@joaosimoes4342]

International football might be an interesting one for another one of these challenges. Recreate the best international teams you can remember and battle it out, or, if possible, some sort of simulation of the upcoming Word Cup, in which you simulate the tournament until the semis, and then take charge of one of those four team each (while pretending it is not taking place in Qatar but in a nice place that has any respect for human rights, like a Polynesian island in the middle of the Pacific, or nice village in Canada).

[@MrDast140]

Idea: another football manager series except its Joe versus a bunch of kids.

[@cannsawv2]

how about an England version with '66, 1990/1996 (can't decide between the two), the 'golden generation' of the mid 2000s and the current era?

[@CarlinConnolly]

Austrian Wunderteam, Magical Magyars, 1970 Brazil and 2010 Spain? this has endless possibilities

[@LukeBraithwaite]

Yesss keep doing videos like this , another great video

[@Darko_Milosevski03]

Iain Macintosh changed a lot since I last time I saw him

[@lucioledizerot196]

Every press conference should start with "I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU PRESS MAN"

[@shanegraf1065]

Last 4 teams to win a continental treble. (Not using same club twice) Barca ‘09 or ‘15, Bayern ‘13 or ‘20, Inter ‘10, Manchester United ‘99.

[@connergoetz574]

guys I love your vids but you need to mix the audio better, the intro is consistently 20%-30% louder than the rest of the video and it startles me every time one of your vids comes up in a playlist

[@imad4922]

please do this with various barca teams!! It would be soo good

[@890nunu]

doing one for AC Milan would be awesome! And maybe also barcelona? (but that would clearly be either the 08/09 or 10/11 teams and maybe that would be too similar to reasonably face off)

[@asaltedpeanut2138]

6:50 yess my eyes

[@liamdevine8063]

Caoimhe in the TIFO metaverse is hilarious.

[@has199]

Can we have Caoimhe back for more challenges

[@SamSepiol1909]

Joe: banished Alex to the shadow realm. Also Joe: Alex!

[@wmyates17]

A challenge where you do the four worst teams in premier league history would be interesting

[@jakeboz7588]

Do 'Greatest PL teams'. Narrowing down to 4 may be tough though!

[@PTG44]

Should had brought on Origi

[@freshmarex3538]

Brilliant episode, keep it up!

[@JaculaDudek]

1000000% they could, don't get me wrong, i loved that team, it was the greatest final ever, but Klopp's team would beat them 99/100 times

[@jdog2597]

I was laughing so much I kept waking my girlfriend up last night. No fun activities for me tonight. Keep it up Tifo, it was totally worth it! Great editing!!!😂

[@josephwalker8757]

How did the late 80’s team not get picked over pretty much all the teams in this challenge.

[@iainmacintosh1087]

The late 80s team is my favourite team, but we decided to spread it out with one from the 70s, one from the 80s (83/84, see previous episode) we wisely skipped the 90s and went direct to 2005.

[@DawryMike]

@@iainmacintosh1087 Holy balls it's the man himself

[@Hasankhalifa123]

I would love another fantasy draft challenge maybe a ‘what is the best barcelona team of all time‘ one

[@CarlinConnolly]

Fergies's other great teams: 1999, 2008 obviously, but i'm not sure if i would put the 1994 team ahead of the 2011 team or the 03 team of peak Van Nistelrooy? or even the 97 team - Class of 92 plus Eric and a dodgy semi away from winning the CL. Nostalgia say 1997 to me...

[@liamhumphries29]

Joe: Shoot on sight Also Joe: NO DONT SHOOT

[@fortnajt]

This is a very interesting topic. But I have always wanted another comparison. I have always wanted to compare Liverpool of 2009 with the one in 2019. After all Liverpool in 2009 was better on paper than Liverpool of 2005.

[@chiss22]

The Joe head enlargement gets me every time lmaoooo

[@philipthomas8928]

This is such a fun series, do Manchester United and Arsenal next

[@zacozzie1984]

Would be cool seeing this being done with Man Utd sides from over the years !

[@CarlinConnolly]

great idea - Fergie's greatest teams anyone? obviously one of them being Aberdeen c.1983 JJ!

[@iceteabreak]

idea? which is the best between juventus 30th scudetto 'calciopoli' team and the official 30th scudetto team

[@akshadchavan5528]

That Liverpool side needed a last minute winner against Olympiakos to get into the knockout stages, this Liverpool team wins 6 out of 6. Easy answer: Yes

[@nikhilpratapsingh6631]

Do something like Jose, Carlo, Zidane' Madrid or something like Carlo's Milan Sacchi's Milan type thing

[@themadscientistfm]

This is highly entertaining

[@adamkokus4972]

Tifo I have a match up for the ages. Square off against Ranks FC and make Dean Jones and Joe go at each other. It will be pure entertainment.

[@ivanajvan]

Next time maybe try Inter, Helenio Herrera generation, Inter cup winners 1997/98 with original Ronaldo, Mourinho's Inter from 2010 and Conte's Inter from last year

[@GrammerSmosh]

Alex looking disinterested is my favourite bit that i dont think is a bit

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

Spurs? Lots of great teams historically (despite not winning much in the past few years): Hoddle, Bale, Modric, Kane, Jennings, Greaves, Sheringham, Klinsmann, Lineker, Ginola, Clemence, Walker, Son, Lloris, Vertonghen, King, Shivers, Crouch, Gascoigne, Jones, White, Blanchflower, Waddle, Hazard, Ardiles, Villa, Aldeweireld, Allen, Gilzean, Mackay, Berbatov, Keane, Anderton, Dembele, Alli, etc etc...

[@TheAnfieldLark]

Deserved winner! 🔴

[@shree5studios298]

The best best is Caoimhe doing the Hendo Suffle 🥰🤩😂

[@eshwarsubramaniam4288]

No concession speech from Joe?! I was waiting for that from minute one xD

[@tolaniojo]

Please do more teams 😭

[@biggerinofudge]

please do more of these please

[@solankijimmy]

12:58 reminded me of that Carragher voice crack/moan xD Brilliant stuff BTW so fun

[@TchockyPuritan]

Awesome video even though my man Joe lost.

[@KT-ki6gz]

Do Manchester United next with Joe managing the present team as Dr. Richter

[@Takerfanatic]

These shows are, pun intended, absolutely Devine 👍🏽 may be do Manchester United all time sides or a foreign league? I want Devine managing Real Madrid.

[@Jay-in6dl]

Without a doubt. That Istanbul team was relatively mid, bar a couple of players.

[@bbqR0ADK1LL]

Maybe put a week between games the next time🤣 If you have the editor, you can set all players to full fitness. It might make it a slightly fairer competition.

[@iainmacintosh1087]

This is absolutely true and I can assure you that lessons have been learned.