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The Scottish Football ShowAuf Wiedersehen, We’re Off To Germany // EURO 2024 PreviewWe’re the famous Tartan Army and we’re off to Germany.The wait is finally over. The bags are packed. The time has come. We’re going to EURO 2024.Andrew Slaven, Laura Brannan and John Blaesdale warm up for the big one, looking at the changes to the final squad, the fans that are making the journey over and who should start the opening game of the tournament.They also look at the opposition, chatting to Archie Rhind-Tutt on Germany, Craig King on Switzerland and Abel Meszaros on Hungary. RUNNING ORDER:
2024-06-111h 08The Scottish Football ShowScotland v Hungary Preview with Abel MeszarosIn the third of our four special episodes building up to EURO 2024, we turn our attentions to Hungary.They will be the final team lying in the path of qualification from the group stages to the knockout rounds for the first time in Scotland's history. Laura Brannan catches up with Hungarian analyst and reporter Abel Meszaros for the lowdown on the opposition. GET IN TOUCH:• Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tsfspodcast• Follow Laura Brannan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_LauraBrannan• Follow Abel Meszaros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bundesab
2024-06-1016 min
The Pot Shot Podcast#64: The Thing About Arsenal: A Neutral's Perspective (feat. Abel Meszaros)Towells & Seb welcome writer Abel Meszaros to discuss what Arsenal's in-posession issues have looked like to a neutral onlooker.Thanks so much to Abel for coming on this episode! You can find him on Twitter @BundesAbel, and you can read his article here: https://medium.com/@abelmeszaros/the-thing-about-arsenal-and-public-analysis-8277df1bd13fPlease subscribe to the pod to never miss an episode, tell your friends to listen if you like it, and leave us a review to let us know what you think! It really helps us out.If you want...
2024-01-301h 07
2. Bundesliga Podcast2. Bundesliga Podcast 2023/24: Matchday 4 ReviewMany were left seeing red in what was an aggressive and tense Matchday 4. Matthew is joined by German football expert and consultant Ábel Mészáros to review all of the action from another thrilling weekend in the 2. Bundesliga. The duo discuss the fallout in Schalke as their start to the season continues to stall, 10-men Hamburg squeezing past Hannover whilst Hertha got off the mark with a resounding victory over Greuther Fürth. We also chat St. Pauli, Paderborn and much more!
Schalke 0:2 Kiel (2:05)
Hannover 0:1 Hamburg (17:29)
Hertha BSC 5:0 Fürth (28:42)
Paderborn 1:2 Kaiserslautern (37:45)
Rostock 2:1 Osnabrück (50:37)
Nürnberg 2:1 Wiesbaden (5...
2023-08-291h 24
Bundesliga Bulletin Newsletter6 Burning Questions answered - solo podIn lieu of a long recap with lots of pictures and analysis that might be obsolote tomorrow (Champions League, etc) I’ve decided to record a solo pod answering 6 burning questions:1.How will Bayern’s squad\injury\Covid management? 2. Dortmund’s defense giving them a shot at the title but can they find a second scorer next to Haaland?3. Has the Nagelsmann magic spell been broken?4. Have the Foals been holding back?5. Bosz and B04 attack breaking out?6. Who is the best of the rest: FCA wi...
2020-11-0236 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterPreviewing Leipzig with Jack Brace of Red Bull HubRB Leipzig’s project had a wild season with Julian Nagelsmann at the helm, leading the Bundesliga midway through, before fading to 3rd place. However, RBL made a great run in the UCL into the semifinals. We assess that first campaign, discuss the offseason moves and figure out where Leipzig are heading into 2020\21 with a man who follows RB football. Introducing Jack Brace the founder of Red Bull Hub who helps me break down the following topics:* Hee-chan Hwang’s role in helping to replace Timo Werner and how others can help* improvement in d...
2020-09-1951 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterWerder Bremen with Flo Reinecke of Talking FussballToday’s team in our Bundesliga 2020\21 season preview is Werder Bremen. The Green and Whites’ nightmare season last time around ended with barely staying in the league against Heidenheim in the relegation playoffs. In spite of that, Bremen stuck with Florian Kohfeldt and brought him some help in the staff, as well as making a number of transfer moves. We discuss all this and more SVW with the excellent Florian Reinecke, who covers Bremen for a number of outlets, and follows/supports the club religiously. Topics we cover in order:-making sense of last season and...
2020-09-1545 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterBundesliga Previews 1. Inside Dortmund with Luca GierlIn this season preview episode, I am joined by the world’s number one Tobias Raschl fan and Dortmund insider, Luca Gierl to break down the summer at BVB and how Lucien Favre’s team is getting ready for the new Bundesliga campaign. Here is what we discussed:-Why people within the club are even more impressed with Jude Bellingham. Could he start right away?-How good is Youssoufa Moukoko, why he’s similar to Sergio Aguer and how much playing time will he get? -Reinier’s role-Favre’s “Berlusc...
2020-09-0443 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterBundesliga and big 5 GKs with Aidan ReaghThe guest for this podcast is American performance analyst Aidan Reagh, who focuses on goalkeepers and is known to appear on Bundesliga podcasts, as well as this newsletter:You can and should follow him on Twitter and check out his chart on Bundesliga and big 5 GK’s comparing Post Shot xG and average distance from goal:On the episode we spend the first 30 minutes discussing and evaluating some of the Bundesliga’s best performing goalkeepers, figure out what makes them elite. We also touch on some of the not so great seasons from a GK pers...
2020-07-1853 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterCOVID 19 in historical context and how it affects the Bundesliga - with Constantin EcknerHello! Rather than talking about Bundesliga tactics, which we might have to get back to at some point in time, we discussed a number of topics with Spielverlagerung Editor in Chief, Constantin Eckner.-The discussion starts with a feuilleton, Constantin, who is a historian, wrote for Neue Zürcher Zeitung on the “Spanish” flu of 1918 and the differences to COVID19-at about the 7 minute mark, we discuss the financial and other implications on German football as the initial responses by the powers that be (Watzke, Rummenigge, Seifert) as well as the fans-around 20 minut...
2020-03-2056 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterMD 18 solo podHey, Bundesliga, thanks for coming back!After a winter break filled with lots of player scouting and transfer stories, I’ve immersed myself by watching 6 full matches on MD18 (started Köln - Wolfsburg as well, but time is the great enemy) and in the interest of time, I thought I would share my observations/analysis in a podcast format. The schedule:* Augsburg - Dortmund* Schalke - Gladbach* Hertha - Bayern* TSG - Frankfurt* Leipzig - Union* Köln - Wolfsburg - first 15 minutes...
2020-01-2349 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterBVB-Paderborn and all things SCP07 with Mr.PaderballThis is a teaser of the podcast with Jan Gabriel Hartel of Paderball.com, to hear the whole episode (72 minutes) https://bundesligabulletin.substack.com/p/bvb-paderborn-and-all-things-scp0711 Freunde: Zur Mitte der Hinrunde, nach dem 4:4 gegen den SC Paderborn, schrieb der »Paderball«… Tim Walter Oh, der Text war toll. Den habe ich gern gelesen. 11F: In the middle of the Hinrunde, after the 4:4 against Paderborn, a blog called Paderball wrote….TW (then Holstein Kiel coach): Yes, that was a great post, really enjoyed it!When a 2. Bundesliga head coach as innovative as Tim Walt...
2019-11-2509 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterPart 2 of matchday 6 podcastAnother solo pod breaks down the remaining four fixtures including:The Union Berlin- Eintracht Frankfurt Friday night special, focusing on Union’s buildup issues, SGE’s use of Gelson Fernandes and their CBs in playing out of the backThen it’s on to Cologne, where Hertha won by 4 goals, but why did I not like Ante Covic’s game plan?Mainz-Wolfsburg had a shots statline of 15 to 4, yet both teams around around 1XG. How did that happen and why does Mainz’s 4-3-3 look...
2019-10-0135 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterMatchday 6 solo pod - feat your questionsDiscussing RBL-Schalke, Bayern - Paderborn, BVB-Werder and the underrated TSG-Gladbachlinks to Schalke piece for Statsbomb:https://statsbomb.com/2019/09/wagner-hits-all-the-right-notes-how-schalkes-new-manager-is-conducting-a-soaring-rise-for-last-years-biggest-bundesliga-disappointers/Freiburg for Sport TV (Hungarian) :http://www.sport1tv.hu/sztori/85231/meglepetescsapat-a-fekete-erdobol/and some tactical boards Bayern-PaderbornDortmund’s set up vs the presumed 5 defenders, which turned out to be 4 + Sahin for Werder (thanks, Herr Kohfeldt)Werder’s ball progression on the right wing via diagonal long balls and flick onsHoffenheim’s 3-1-4-2 vs Gladbach’s 4-3-3 and then...
2019-10-0144 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterDiscussing the post-Dárdai era at Hertha with Marc SchwitzkyThe Pál Dárdai era after four and a half years as coach is sort of over at Hertha BSC, though the Hungarian legend who played 15 years in Berlin will still work in the youth system. With the founder of https://herthabase.com/ , Marc Schwitzky we discuss the end of Dárdai and the beginning of the Ante Covic era at BSC. In the 50 minute conversation, we start out by dissecting what the Lars Windhorst purchase (I dare not call it a windfall), detailed in great depth by the excellent Nik Wildhagen of the Bundesliga Fanatic here, ) means for...
2019-08-1649 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterDiscussing Dortmund with LucaFirst, I just want to thank all of you for the continued support, there are nearly 500 readers of this newsletter. I’m thrilled and honored by all of the positive feedback and thanks to all of you for reading\sharing\retweeting this project! You guys rock! AbelSecond: it was my pleasure to chat with one of the most knowledgeable and funniest Dortmund fan\Twitter accounts in Luca Gierl, whose observations and insights are only matched by his wit. If you don’t know Luca, first of all you’re missing out, he’s been a content creator fo...
2019-08-0712 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterTalking Bayern with Justin KraftHey there guys,first off I just wanted to say that I’m really excited with the responses to the newsletter so far, I’m beyond thankful for all the love. It’s really nice to get so much positive vibes and great feedback and I’m grateful for all of you reaching out and spreading the word about this project. I hope that the Bundesliga Bulletin will continue to grow and evolve, as we get closer to the season.With that in mind, we have a SuperCup to watch on Saturday, and since I’m still on...
2019-08-0306 min
Bundesliga Bulletin NewsletterA podcast: Bayern deep dive with Justin KraftIn honor of Hansi Flick and Bayern winning the treble, I’ve decided to rerelease this for everyone.Cheers, AbelHey there guys, first off I just wanted to say that I’m really excited with the responses to the newsletter so far, I’m beyond thankful for all the love. It’s really nice to get so much positive vibes and great feedback and I’m grateful for all of you reaching out and spreading the word about this project. I hope that the Bundesliga Bulletin will continue to grow and evolve...
2019-08-0250 min