Jon Mackenzie
@jonmackenzie
Writer and presenter at The Athletic. Noticer. Possession is nine tenths of the lore. Buy my book, The Spectre of Pep, here:
Here's the link in the description: www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Spect...
If you're interested in coming along to this event in Bermondsey in London on the 15th of September, you'll need to make sure you sign up for a FREE ticket from the link below: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-spectr...
We've got the first of a double header episode of Ring for Analysis dropping for you today where we go through James McNicholas's excellent piece on how Arsenal engineered their title win this season. LINK BELOW
Spent a wonderful hour-and-a-half chatting to James Allcott on The Ripple Effect. We talked all about my book, The Spectre of Pep, and the influence Guardiola has had on football's history of ideas. LINK BELOW
You can pre-order my book, The Spectre of Pep, now by clicking this link: geni.us/TheSpectreOf...
Some news: I've written a book about how football has evolved over the last fifteen years or so. It's called The Spectre of Pep: How Guardiola haunts modern football tactics. It's out in August and you can pre-order it right now from this link: geni.us/TheSpectreOf...
This week's Did You Notice video is all about how Chelsea tried to stop Nico O'Reilly but in the end it didn't work...
Just realised that James Blunt's You're Beautiful was preceded by over 150 years by John Keats' To a Woman Seen for a few Moments at Vauxhall
Today's #DidYouNotice is on the USMNT's game against Belgium and how Jeremy Doku caused them a lot of problems from set pieces...
Here's this week's Did You Notice? video looking at how Manchester City took apart Eddie Howe's Newcastle. Enjoy!
As my good pal Carl Anka is apt to remind us all, there is no substitute for getting outside and touching grass
This has been getting mid reviews in the theatre media but I saw it today and loved it so if you're in London and fancy a Shakespeare, check and see if there are any tickets left?
Have just become aware of the existence of this scientific paper...
I made a video about how Spurs are too timid under Thomas Frank...
I'm off work this week but I still found time to write a script about the Chelsea-Arsenal game from yesterday which Reuben delivered excellently. Enjoy!
Enjoy the NLD? #DidYouNotice how Arsenal completely dismantled the Spurs back five...?
Today's video is all about how Man United destabilise teams by playing direct. Enjoy!
Today on @theathleticfc.bsky.social's The Week in Football show we once and for all put to bed the notion that system = formation by exploring the differences between Glasner's Palace and Amorim's Man United. @aakinwo.bsky.social, JJ Bull and I are joined by Carl Anka. Link below
Yesterday's Did You Notice was all about how Arne Slot made a half time tweak to bring Liverpool back into the game in the second half
