Guardiola masterclass? Arsenal wobble and Spurs relegation looms

Football

Year2026

Duration1h 7m

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Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://theathletic.com/tifofootball 📗 Tifo's new book, "How to Watch Football" is now available internationally: https://linktr.ee/tifobook Pep Guardiola’s tactical tweak to ensure victory for Man City over Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal in the League Cup final, Tottenham’s hugely significant defeat to Nottingham Forest and how the Premier League relegation battle now looks after such a significant setback for Spurs were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, Thom Harris & Kaya Kaynak and is produced by Steve Hankey. GLYN KIRK / Contributor / AFP via GettyImages-2267438772 Alex Livesey / Stringer / Getty Images Europe via GettyImages-2266829710 Join the Tifo Discord Server -   / discord   00:00 - a not so safe space intro 03:44 - Man City win the League Cup 09:30 - The tactical job City did on Arsenal 13:50 - hybrid or man marking 18:50 - Arteta’s cautiousness? 22:30 - the importance of Rodri 25:00 - What say this for the title race? 31:10 - Ben White returns to the England squad! 32:15 - THE RONDO 37:25 - a break 37:27 - Tottenham lose to Forest 46:01 - does relegation loom for Spurs?? We play a game 51:45 - Joe’s horrendous historical leaders quiz 56:05 - Kaya’s review of The Shining 1:01:40 - Points Are Bad Follow Tifo Football by The Athletic: Facebook:   / tifofootball   Instagram:   / tifofootball_   TikTok:   / tifofootball_   X: https://x.com/TifoFootball_ Listen to the Tifo Football podcast: The Athletic UK: http://bit.ly/TifoPodChannel Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/TifoFootPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/06QIGhq... YouTube:    • Tifo Football Podcast   Watch more Tifo: Tifo Football Podcast:    • Tifo Football Podcast   Tifo Sports by The Athletic:    / @tifosports   About Tifo Football by The Athletic: Tifo loves football. We create In-depth tactical, historical and geopolitical breakdowns of the beautiful game. We know