Football State of Mind

On this episode of FSoM we discuss the Socceroos 3-0 win over Palestine, explain why Ange's 3 at the back had nothing to do with 3 at the back, find a place for Jackson Irvine out wide then break down the Victory's recent midweek loss and weekend win.

On this episode of FSoM we deconstruct the Socceroos problematic loss to Jordan, call for the Mariners ownership to give up their license, talk inside wingers, the elbow and how body shape can engage the defenders around you.

On this episode of FSoM we describe how Victory emerged from a series of rough fouls to control the midfield tempo against the Roar, explain how cooking a pot roast relates to football, talk patterns of movement and positioning of fullbacks.

On this episode of FSoM we talk Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide, breakdown Marco Kurz's football philosophy and investigate the positivity of Ola's forward movement with the ball.

On this episode of FSoM we look back at the Victory's comfortable win over Western Sydney, talk about the markers for Melbourne's success, explain how Keisuke Honda can elevate the play of those around him and throw our two cents into the Bruno Fornaroli conversation.

On this episode of FSoM we break down Victory's tight win over Sydney, explain how different formations can cancel each other out, strikers dropping into the midfield to open up space behind, margins of error and praise Leigh Broxham influence on the Vuck.

On this episode of FSoM we talk all things Socceroos, analyse our immediate pressing, the space between the initial press and the centre backs, Mat Ryan's starting position, rotatable front threes and why Andrew Nabbout and Martin Boyle are the key to unlocking the Socceroos success.

On this episode of FSoM we analyse Melbourne Victory's comfortable win at home to Central Coast, talk about on field relationships, fluent vs fluid, location and starting position and over react to Ola Toivonen's 10 minutes of A-League football.

On this episode of FSoM we analyse Sydney's dominate win over City, look at Victory's flawed win in Newcastle, question the position of Wellington in the competition and talk about the thoroughly enjoyable FFA Cup Final, Neymar going full Michael Jordan Mode, being a gamer and of course Craig Goodwin.

On this weeks podcast we review Perth's 3-2 win over Victory in Melbourne, talk midfield zones against 5 at the back, Arsène Wenger vs Lucien Favre, the 2012 DFB Cup Final and Adam le Fondre's goal scoring.

The A-League is back and we break down the VAR (Very Annoying Refereeing) and delve deep into the tactics from each game of the opening round. From midfield diamonds to creative midfielders out wide and Perth's counter attacking 3-4-3.

Football State of Mind's tactical review of Graham Arnold's first game in charge of the Socceroos', a 4-0 friendly win over Kuwait, and a look forward to how we see the national team progressing under his leadership.