The Debrief · Media Diet
Media I consumed this october
Every pick from the October list, in one place. Each podcast opens on Apple Podcasts, or the show on Spotify.
By Harry Lowe · 29 Oct 2026
See the list →
Start
The pick of the month
Podcast · 8 Oct · 24 min
The Brighton Blueprint: How to Compete with Football’s Giants
Football Daily, BBC Radio 5 Live
Brighton’s sporting director Mike Cave on how data drives their recruitment, loans and sales.
01
Podcasts
Coaching · 21 Sep · 50 min
Why Technical Development Still Matters, Tony Colbert
Modern Soccer Coach Podcast
Twenty years alongside Arsène Wenger at Arsenal, on the technical foundations modern coaching can neglect.
Data · 20 Aug
Reed Shaffner: Football’s AI moment, promise and pitfalls
Training Ground Guru
Where AI already helps clubs, and where it falls short.
The match reaction · 20 Sep
Arsecast Extra Episode 713
Arseblog
Why Arsenal could not cope with Brighton’s press.
02
Books
Tactics
The Spectre of Pep
Jon Mackenzie · 2026
How Guardiola shaped modern tactics, and what might come after him.
Data
Game Theory
Christoph Biermann · 2026
How much luck decides matches, and how clubs use analytics around it.
03
Watch
Film · England app
Reflections: England’s World Cup Journey
Thomas Tuchel with Daniel Sturridge
England’s World Cup, game by game, with the head coach.
04
The match
Premier League · 19 Sep 2026 · Amex Stadium
Brighton3–0Arsenal
Watch the first half for Brighton’s man-for-man press: every back pass was a trigger, and they won the ball nine times in the final third.
05 · Send it on
Know someone who wants to improve their football knowledge? Send them this.
More every week on Instagram: @thefootballanalysisguy (opens in a new tab)
The Debrief · Media Diet
Media I consumed this october
Every pick from the October list, in one place. Each podcast opens on Apple Podcasts, or the show on Spotify.
By Harry Lowe · 29 Oct 2026
See the list →Start
The pick of the month
Podcast · 8 Oct · 24 min
The Brighton Blueprint: How to Compete with Football’s Giants
Football Daily, BBC Radio 5 Live
Brighton’s sporting director Mike Cave on how data drives their recruitment, loans and sales.
01
Podcasts
Coaching · 21 Sep · 50 min
Why Technical Development Still Matters, Tony Colbert
Modern Soccer Coach Podcast
Twenty years alongside Arsène Wenger at Arsenal, on the technical foundations modern coaching can neglect.
Data · 20 Aug
Reed Shaffner: Football’s AI moment, promise and pitfalls
Training Ground Guru
Where AI already helps clubs, and where it falls short.
The match reaction · 20 Sep
Arsecast Extra Episode 713
Arseblog
Why Arsenal could not cope with Brighton’s press.
02
Books
Tactics
The Spectre of Pep
Jon Mackenzie · 2026
How Guardiola shaped modern tactics, and what might come after him.
Data
Game Theory
Christoph Biermann · 2026
How much luck decides matches, and how clubs use analytics around it.
03
Watch
Film · England app
Reflections: England’s World Cup Journey
Thomas Tuchel with Daniel Sturridge
England’s World Cup, game by game, with the head coach.
04
The match
Premier League · 19 Sep 2026 · Amex Stadium
Brighton3–0Arsenal
Watch the first half for Brighton’s man-for-man press: every back pass was a trigger, and they won the ball nine times in the final third.
05 · Send it on
Know someone who wants to improve their football knowledge? Send them this.
More every week on Instagram: @thefootballanalysisguy (opens in a new tab)