Goodbye Bielsa, FIFA sanctions for Russia, and Joe learns about energy drinks | The Tifo Football Po

[@danthemaninthetrashcan]

JJ is thinking of Aragog, the big spider in Harry Potter, not Lord of the Rings. But what a brilliant, terrible metaphor, nice work, Joe.

[@Peaches4Rent]

Aragog is based on shelob tho

[@eazyollie9370]

Football fans have too much knowledge of Harry Potter LoL.

[@willywonka7812]

@@Peaches4Rent and the goblin bankers are based on antisemitic stereotypes. Harry Potter is a collection of stolen ideas strung together by a childishly prejudiced plotline

[@theflyingdonkeypunch]

@@willywonka7812 dude this isn't twitter

[@theflyingdonkeypunch]

@@willywonka7812 angry boi

[@adrano_]

Question for Joe: Where was Gondor when the Westfold fell?

[@P0UTY1]

Second question for Joe: Where was Gondor when our enemies closed in around us?

[@JamailvanWestering]

Third question: Where was Gondor when we didn’t have our second breakfast

[@erdnasiul87]

At Ralph's, meat section

[@agoosefaeglasgae479]

The old red lion theatre

[@mohammadsaqib713]

Imagine if the tifo cast went on a road trip, Absolute chaos but it would be hilarious to watch.

[@mrbismarck]

To Mordor.

[@Jordan-el5yz]

@@mrbismarck So Slough?

[@rory4605]

It'd be great if they did a kind of 'match vlog' but with a Tifo spin. The danger is them conforming too closely to what other, more popular (that's not necessarily a jab) football channels do. Tifo's the unicorn of football KZbin. But yeah, If they went to the Champions League final as a group, that'd be amazing.

[@peterm17]

I feel like it would just end with Joe being too drunk every night and having to be brought home by the others

[@Emperortyping]

I would occasionally pass Bielsa as he walked to work, just a regular guy walking down a country lane in Yorkshire, he'd wave as I ran past, like he was just out for a stroll

[@jamespires3383]

That’s unbelievable, almost like he was a normal person eh

[@robovac3557]

But wasn't that exactly what he was doing tho, out for a stroll?

[@danielsax2593]

I want a show where Joe explains movie plots to a clueless Seb

[@MsZeeZed]

Spotter’s guide to a Russian Oligarch who has facilitated Putin’s regime: 1) they are alive 2) they are not in prison 3) they are still rich

[@j10ant]

Seb completely forgot about it being the carling cup. Spent 30 seconds shouting carling at my screen.

[@uriustosh]

By the end of the Third Age, Sauron has retaken physical form, at least it's hinted at in the books. We don't see him physically so it's kinda one of those up for debate fan things but it's likely he was capable of manifesting physically again.

[@amolmehrotra1296]

In one of the hobbit movies they even show him in a weak fragile ghostly shape

[@TheJoet1987]

Recommendation - Tolkien Untangled

[@TheJoet1987]

Awesome channel

[@adrano_]

Loved that bit on LOTR by Joe. So disappointed neither Seb nor JJ knew anything about LOTR😞

[@amolmehrotra1296]

Football nerds should read more

[@555ticklemeelmo]

Well Joe called Gondor a city...

[@PatJDelaney]

Kepa has won 3 penalty shootouts for Chelsea, including ones that he was subbed on for. Kepa saves ~37% of penalties and Mendy 13% (In domestic leagues). The decision totally makes sense and unfortunately for Chelsea it didn't work out

[@UnapologeticRed]

0/11 might’ve changed those numbers slightly

[@PatJDelaney]

@@UnapologeticRed I wish FBref had penalty shootouts included in their penalty save numbers. Would certainly add a lot more info

[@littleninj0r]

It only made sense statistically...that doesn't account for the quality of mendys game and confidence during the game

[@thedislikebutton163]

I just come here for the innovative ways Joe plugs in The Athletic.

[@andrewmitchell2685]

Great pod as always.Long live JJ Bull the Bullard.

[@jacksersha9032]

I thought it was the bullet

[@jacksersha9032]

Jj bull the bullet

[@jonathanelliott4431]

You literally can't have listened to he whole pod on KZbin yet. This comment is meaningless

[@eoinfitzsimons]

@@jacksersha9032 he's the Mallard now

[@andrewmitchell2685]

@@jonathanelliott4431 released 6 hours ago as a pod

[@roberthaforsson9687]

I want more LOTR talk! It was brilliant!

[@dennischen5367]

The fact the it was AI*G* which sponsored the Rooney Era Man Utd, but not AI*A* (which currently sponsors Tottenham), speaks volumes about how effective (both) sponsorships are.

[@noahboswell1274]

Are there rules on length of sleeves of football kits. Might teams start designing kits with longer sleeves to take advantage of the handball rule and drawing VAR lines from the bottom of the sleeve

[@hb3393]

Never seen Joe so passionate about something as LOTR 🤣

[@jameslancefield9810]

god the lord of the rings section is classic tifo podcast. complete nonsense kinda related to football. also the podcast is great, its the first video i look for on a wednesday.

[@tedvickers1005]

Minas Tirith is the city, Gondor is the region/kingdom

[@iwantgoals1566]

Love the LOTR tangent you went on Joe 😂!

[@peterkingsford8516]

the scottish lad has the best take on Bielsa i've heard so far

[@nickp.3806]

I watch this podcast for the digressions and side stories

[@gentleken7864]

Which means we also don't get to see Andres Clavijo anymore. I liked seeing him translate for Bielsa because I'm sure he toned down a fair bit of it.

[@glennstartin8575]

The bit where Seb has crises of confidence and Jo talks him up again 🥹 Just such a nice bunch of lads

[@robwadsworth882]

I don't think I've seen anyone go in on the word Mordor as hard as Joe did (10.12)

[@njdfan14172526]

Nothing emphasizes the little value of sponsorship deals with Tottenham's sponsor AIA being mixed up with Man United sponsors AIG or Aon.

[@celtic69]

Dropped the weight in the gym at the seamen joke, thanks for that Joe.

[@robertsurbrook5546]

I'm 45 seconds into Joe explaining Sauron and I badly want Joe desperately trying to explain some pop culture reference to be a recurring segment somehow

[@Pinchodeingles]

I want the intro to be my morning alarm, with the little delightful tune at the beginning with Joe Bemine saying Heellloooo and welcome to your next day, may your day be bright just like the athletic.......have to put a plug in there 🤣

[@ImmortalTreknique]

Respect to your LOTR knowledge👊

[@lllPA94lll]

Fun fact for Joe: Shelob's name comes from the old English word for Spider, which was Lob. Shelob is a female spider (a she-spider) or a "She-lob."

[@dhineshraj7286]

The three of you could talk about anything and it would be gold content

[@mrdeanojw]

The Lotr segment was the best moment iv seen on tifo!!

[@eliandthatsit]

Thanks for the Ghost Song time stamp. Need that

[@QazwerDave]

The psychological point Seb brings up around Mendy is the strongest one in this for me

[@rory4605]

Talking about using celebrities for commercial reasons, I love what Rob Brydon says in 'The Trip to Italy' when talking about Al Pacino doing an advert for coffee. "Celebrities endorsing products they genuinely love". I think that's (mostly) an ethical way to look at it. I have my doubts as to whether Thierry Henry genuinely loves Cadbury, or whether Gary Lineker loves Walker's, maybe they do, but you've got to respect Muller & Schweinsteiger for endorsing more local brands.

[@rory4605]

As a 23 year-old, i'll always automatically remember it as the Carling Cup, my Dad calls it the Milk Cup, we should all call it the League Cup, because it is the League Cup, just like the FA Cup is the FA Cup, not the 'Emirates FA Cup'.

[@matthewmcneany]

Comments are a quite weird mix of people who: - Really care about the football. - Really care about the geo-politics stuff. - Really care about the Lord of the Rings stuff.

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

- Really care about Carling

[@Daniel-ko4mg]

Gonna miss pasting Leeds twice a year and listening to the pundits talk about how well they played. Bielsa was the best manager they ever had in my view.

[@michaelconroy5668]

Joe, is defo the evil boss/ dictator type of Tifo isn’t he? Give us two winks JJ if you need help getting out?

[@CezrDaPleazr]

Liverpool vs Chelsea was one of the greatest games I've ever watched, absolutely tremendous

[@devinlittle4698]

Quote of the pod: I'd build a campaign around Seamen.

[@ronanfitzpatrick1261]

Agree with Seb. Bielsa is an absolute legend. Knew his name for years but didn't think I'd ever watched his teams until I checked his CV when Leeds announced him (try and figure out had he took a team that far down the pyramid on before) and realised both my favourite spells of Argentina and Chile were under him. No offense to the Leeds players or plans, but I feel like if he had of taken over a mid table Premier League team he could have had them title challenging. I know he likes to keep his first 11 but a deeper squad and some of those scorelines probably don't happen. TLDR I'll be sad to see him go. He's such an interesting human being, and thinker

[@kieranriches1089]

The LOTR section was hilarious we need more of that

[@MsZeeZed]

Caoimhin Kelleher looked so cool & confident in goal on Sunday, but little did Kepa know his true weakness is Karaoke. When interviewed by LFCTV live after the shootout and told the team would likely require him to stand-up & sing on the journey back, his immediate response was “Oh F**k!”

[@rageeth]

Thank you thank you. Finally someone who understands the real reason for Leeds performing badly.

[@777jimothy]

I enjoyed the Bielsa talk, very fair , very smart 👏🏻

[@Coliflorez]

im confused. do they actually take breaks? just look at 28:26 did they take a break? joe scares me

[@jamesleiper6399]

As a leeds fan it's a shame I never managed to get to any of Bielsas games Almost impossible to get them ahead of time And turning up on match day is only gonna get you in oh you get there very early, which wouldn't happen when I was working Saturday mornings

[@TheHalcyonShow]

And here's me thinking that I was going to hear a live rendition of JJs Ghosttwat lol Also I'd give anything to hear Sebs unfiltered thoughts on the Russian sanctions.

[@m.e1891]

can you make a tactical analysis of maurizio sarri's lazio rome team please

[@erdnasiul87]

"Is like after dinner time I am on the couch..." *"YES!"*

[@FanofAslan]

If you holiday in Kent again, I'll treat you to a cuppa. I know that Tonbridge golf place very well. Surprised you didn't opt for footgolf there instead!

[@360grant]

Another inconsistency with the handball rule only this weekend was that the Rodri "handball" was not given yet with the Lukaku "offside" the line was drawn from the exact same part of his arm. So how can one be given but not the other?

[@tedvandross1984]

No that would make sense, as they're saying it's a valid part to use

[@dhineshraj7286]

Another brilliant episode from the best podcast on the planet

[@pahakuutti]

Bialsa sacking was inevitable. Was clear already a couple seasons ago that Bielsa's Leeds will really struggle with injuries to key players. He doesn't coach the system to very many players because it takes so much time to drill in. Its then impossible to fix and there's no back up plan.

[@mzamogagaimzeeza9055]

The breaks are hilarious if you aren’t on Spotify or orhe podcast streams

[@danwhite7410]

Too few football podcasts will go on a deep dive on lord of the rings lore and a tenuous link to Chelsea. Bravo lads!

[@szabochristophe107]

Joe Devine is the Rich Evans of Tifo. Both are national treasures.

[@devangg]

Seb really looks like Luke Shaw

[@nathanbarnard7896]

Joe learning about energy drinks sounds dangerous

[@SayanSarkar99]

Great to see Seb back!

[@mzamogagaimzeeza9055]

I wish i could spend a week with the 4 of you to understand your working relationship

[@acidbronson9712]

Just read the transcript of the Bielsa spy gate tactical analysis conference and it is incredible. The ending is maybe the best part though. "I give this explanation to make you understand why I think I am not cheating, I am not doing something that is not legal. I know I am not trying to get an advantage. Because I already have the information I need. And I repeat again: Why do I do that? I think because I’m stupid. This is all, I thank you for you patience."

[@hanningtonmorgan8609]

Can you guys do a clip on your thoughts on Fulham?

[@denizifran3676]

oh yes. 11 minutes in for my weekly football podcast and lotr has been talked about.

[@houseoflouie]

Tifo, my favorite lord of the rings podcast

[@tobysharpe2868]

The Pogmole. "Lord Of The Rings"

[@smithysbadtackle]

I really just want to be friends with Joe after his LOTR explanations. What is A Sauron? was incredible.

[@mynameisfatmike6742]

"Is Aragorn the spider?" nearly made me spit my drink at my laptop screen

[@erdnasiul87]

Fun fact: JJ is not really a bull

[@smokealotofpotamous1864]

How can I work for TIFO?

[@fordy423]

Love the detour about Lord of the Rings, haven't seen Joe so engaged since the skeleton videos

[@waitwhothat]

Where is Jacque!?

[@paddy1198]

That tangent about lord of the rings was hilarious

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

To bring it right back round, the band JJ mentioned, Caribou, have a song called Odessa, which is a city in Ukraine

[@sbonelomsibi2955]

Joe’s Lord of the Rings bit was heartwarming lol

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

Imagine Russia vs Hungary for the next world cup final, with Belarus vs China for third place

[@bentn13]

David Seaman talking about double glazing?

[@10MHIbrahim]

Another banger from Tifo

[@1dmartini]

Get 'Ghost Boy' to #1 in the charts

[@tomsyme8282]

"His mown is lawn" - Seb Stafford-Bloor, 2022

[@amirahmadazhieh2510]

I'm also like Joe!!! Only learned what Carabao is during the final!!

[@andytc4840]

Please get a specialist GK analyst for GK things.

[@grumpycat7293]

Time to watch seb get bullied for 50mins while he bravely plows on to make a point.

[@mumuderler6148]

Joe Divine, he is such a character

[@n0body550]

This where my humour lies: Joe said “you really needed to poo” eluding to being 37 and squatting

[@willywonka7812]

*alluding. Pretty usual mistake that

[@n0body550]

@@willywonka7812 It doesn’t help when auto-correct is like “👍🏼 my guy, poifect”

[@rageeth]

It's a fact that Leeds have a mediocre squad with a lot of Championship players. The magic of Bielsa is that , with that squad he still decides to go full throttle and almost won the first game against Liverpool last season Shouldn't all managers aspire to do that ? Play to win ? To score goals and entertain?

[@eazyollie9370]

Well yeah and he did that and I'm sure Leeds fans loved it. Need to be a little more pragmatic when you're in this situation like they are and especially with the injuries they have.

[@effingright3045]

Keppa won the Club World Cup coming off the bench for the penalty shot out. He is better than Mendy at PKs. Tuchel was hailed as a genius for making that change a few weeks ago. It didn't work out this time. But he had ever reason to make the change. It wasn't disruptive. It's what Chelsea does. Keppa is our PK specialist. Had they kept Mendy on and left Keppa, our KP specialist on the bench, and we lost, everyone would have raged he didn't make the change. It's a no-win hindsight debate.

[@bassfaceinspace]

That’s what football analysis needs, more Lord of The Rings references. To be clear I am 💯 serious.

[@Chris-tc7gk]

Carabao is a Filipino domesticated water buffalo. The skull of which you can see a picture on in the energy drink that bears its name.

[@QazwerDave]

Until Abramovic sells stakes in the club, he hasn't done anything at all

[@caseywilliams1331]

Really enjoy the content but would love to see TIFO divest from gambling ads if possible

[@RUSHLAD98]

Pochetino had a translator for a while until he was fully comfortable

[@MrIknowyoudont]

AIGs sponsorship of United more devalued here than their 2008 debt meltdown.

[@RickSanchez-st3mj]

very surprised joe did not hit seb with the standard ah guten tag herr stafford bloor

[@matthewmcneany]

I feel like the Monday Tifo show might be a place to follow up on the role of branding ands sponsorship in football. If only I could think of some way of phrasing that as a question - Alas.

[@bluecheese20401]

For experts the idea that Rodrigo has done well sorta shows a lack of understanding of Leeds United. Rodrigo has been very very poor.

[@seanlynch2422]

Joe LOTR podcast when ??

[@MrAndyShea]

I don't know if I can continue supporting Tifo now that I'm aware of Sebs lack of awareness of LotR

[@danyosuna7276]

Ghost boy, living in the studio

[@bentn13]

I'd build a campaign around Seaman, sure 🤣🤣