Seb Stafford-Bloor
Seb Stafford-Bloor is a football writer at Tifo Football and member of the Football Writers' Association. He was formerly a regularly columnist for the FourFourTwo website, covering all aspects of the game, including tactical analysis, reaction pieces, longer-term trends and critiquing the increasingly shady business of football's financial side and authorities' decision-making.
Latest articles by Seb Stafford-Bloor

A day in the life of a non-league club – learning not to waste a second with Weymouth FC
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Weymouth Seb Stafford-Bloor spends a day at non-league Weymouth, who are chasing a second successive promotion

Granit Xhaka may have played his last game for Arsenal – but how much of this saga could have been avoided?
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Arsenal The midfielder has been stripped of the captaincy and will leave under a cloud of vitriol. And when the scale of abuse he suffered became clear, the tone of the discussion didn't change

Man City 2-2 Tottenham: Spurs leave with a point despite being knocked out
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Manchester City Seb Stafford-Bloor analyses Manchester City's draw with Tottenham and discusses the problems facing Pep Guardiola

FFT100 2018: No.10, Harry Kane (Tottenham)
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FFT100 Bettering his Premier League goal tally for the fourth season running prefaced a Golden Boot-winning World Cup where England reached the semi-finals. Another year, greater heights for the Spurs talisman

Lithuanian club think they've signed 'prolific' ex-QPR forward because of inflated Wiki profile
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
In Other News... We must have missed his incendiary goalscoring form at Loftus Road...

Watch: Cerro Porteno player produces outrageous piece of skill before scoring
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In Other News... And Jerome Boateng thought he had it bad with Leo Messi in 2015...

Remember the Greek Superleague's armed pitch invader? He's now a billionaire...
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
In Other News... The name Ivan Savvidi might not ring a bell – until you recall the story of his gun-wielding protest last week. Well, things are looking up for the world's most notorious pitch invader...

The 10 best Premier League signings of the summer transfer window
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Premier League Fulham’s continental coup, Leicester's brilliant bargain and Chelsea’s game-changer: Seb Stafford-Bloor picks out the premier purchases of this summer

England's senior side may be struggling but the Under-21s show that the future is bright
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England Seb Stafford-Bloor was at St Marys to watch the Young Lions' 3-2 defeat of Italy, a game in which they demonstrated that progress is at least being made at youth level

Chelsea's win over Tottenham was more than just a tactical victory for Frank Lampard over Mourinho
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Chelsea The Blues boss was able to work out the strategy that would be successful – but it was implementing it that was really impressive

Bournemouth 2 Arsenal 1: Observations from the Vitality Stadium
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Premier League Seb Stafford-Bloor was at Dean Court on Sunday to watch Arsenal overcome by a spirited Bournemouth.

Saturday FA Cup fourth round wrap: The things you might have missed
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FA Cup FFT's round-up of Saturday's FA Cup action, as Liverpool exit to West Brom while Newport come close to upsetting Tottenham

The League Cup has a strength that the FA Cup doesn't – an ability to adapt to survive. Here's how to save it
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
EFL Cup A new European competition could cause problems for the EFL Cup's delicate popularity. So what reforms could be brought in?

Forget the defence for a minute: England's midfield is the real concern right now
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
England The backline can be improved by personnel, but there are systematic worries elsewhere preventing the Three Lions from fulfilling their potential beyond the likes of Bulgaria

Swansea 0-1 Brighton: Conclusions from the Liberty Stadium
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Premier League Seb Stafford-Bloor was at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday to watch Swansea continue their plunge in form

Chesterfield completely ignore Football League relegation, celebrate local cup win instead
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
In Other News... Well, that's one way to cope with it: the Spireites were doomed to the drop on Tuesday night – but hoped their fans wouldn't notice

Why 2018 really is the biggest year in Tottenham's history
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Tottenham Hotspur With a superb manager, a fine team and a new stadium on the way, things look rosy for Spurs – but lessons must be learned or things could quickly go wrong, explains Seb Stafford-Bloor

Watch: Gremio defends finds top corner from 30 yards... with weaker foot
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
In Other News... The Brazilian side just can't stop scoring beautiful goals at the moment...

Saturday Premier League wrap: The things you might have missed
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Premier League FFT's round-up of all the Saturday action, with Huddersfield driving a nail into Alan Pardew's coffin and Liverpool hammering West Ham at Anfield.

Analysed: Winks' maturity shows great promise for Spurs
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Premier League Spurs left it late to come from behind against West Ham - but their newest young star was quick off the mark. Seb Stafford-Bloor was in the White Hart Lane press-box analysing it with our FREE Stats Zone app

Leicester are acting like a big club without the entitlement – and that's perfect for Brendan Rodgers
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Leicester City Signing a new long-term contract despite interest from Arsenal shows that Rodgers has learned the right lessons from Liverpool and Celtic

Analysed: The impressive evolution of Victor Moses – more than just a working part for Chelsea
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Stats Zone The Blues’ Nigerian wideman has struggled to find his place since his first season at Chelsea in 2012/13 – but not now, writes Seb Stafford-Bloor

Why Premier League clubs are right to close the transfer window earlier
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Premier League If a proposed rule change comes into effect, domestic business will have to be concluded before the action gets underway in 2018/19. Seb Stafford-Bloor explains why it's a wise move

Tottenham 4 Everton 0: Observations from Wembley
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Premier League Seb Stafford-Bloor was at Wembley to watch Tottenham humble Everton and return to the top of their form.

Jadon Sancho will leave Borussia Dortmund this summer – but he shouldn't come back to England
By Seb Stafford-Bloor published
Jadon Sancho Plenty of us would like to see the prodigious 19-year-old ply his trade in the Premier League – but that wouldn't necessarily be the best thing for his development
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