Today is a very special moment for all of us at TFA – it is the launch day of our 100th-ever magazine!
When we published Issue #1 all the way back in November 2018, 100 was just a dream – today, it feels good.
Working on an average of 15 articles per magazine (it’s probably way more as some of the earlier ones were books more than magazines!) that’s 1500 magazine articles alone written by our team of writers over the years.
To put this special edition together, I asked some of the leadership team to come up with the best six articles in each category – this is what you get to enjoy today from some of our current and former analysts.
Player Analysis
Domagoj Kostanjšak – Jude Bellingham: Birmingham’s prodigy
Adam Scully – Davide Frattesi: How close to a perfect box-to-box midfielder is he? – scout report
Jack Manship – James Ward-Prowse: More than just a free-kick specialist
Toni Bilandžić – Joško Gvardiol – GNK Dinamo Zagreb (on loan from RB Leipzig)
Sathish Prasad – Valentín Castellanos: Analysing his successful season at New York City FC
Felix Pichler – Dominik Szoboszlai: Is he ready for the next big move?
Coach / Team Analysis
Abdullah Abdullah – Olympique Lyonnais Féminin: The defensive philosophy
Fintan O’Reilly – Mamelodi Sundowns: South Africa’s most dominant team
David Selini – Arne Slot
Lorihanna Balabanova – Roberto De Zerbi: Sassuolo
David Astill – Sarina Wiegman: What will her England setup look like?
Fintan O’Reilly – Abel Ferreira: The tactics behind back-to-back Copa Libertadores
General Analysis
Scott Martin – Scout Reports: How to effectively scout your opposition
David Seymour – Tactical Analysis: Coaching breaking lines
Cam Meighan – Set-Piece Analysis: A comprehensive guide to zonal marking from corners
Lee Scott – Theory – Using inverted fullbacks to control the centre
Beth Limb – La Pausa: Why this Spanish passing style is so effective
Marcel Seifeddine – Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza: Their ever-changing set plays
When I look back over the writers chosen for this magazine, I have a lot of pride – 12 are still very much part of the team (Lee is now a scout for Sport Republic and Southampton, Scott a Head Coach at a uni in the States, Toni Head Scout at Valerenga in Norway) and others are working full-time in professional football (Cam is first-team analyst at Chelsea Women, Seymour is coaching in the US, Sellini has just moved to Hammarby as Assistant first-team coach, Felix is scouting at Salzburg, Adam works for one of the biggest football media companies in the world). Others are well on their way!
And of course, Jamie Brackpool – the man behind the designs. He chooses some of his favourite covers so far!
If you do not have an all-access membership yet (you’ll need one to download this magazine) you can get 50% off until New Year’s Day by using the discount code TFA100 when subscribing here.
If you are already an all-access member, download your magazine here.
Enjoy and thank you, as ever, for your support!
Chris // Founder TFA
