{"podcast":{"title":"The Lowdown","slug":"the-lowdown-1381121","podcast_index_feed_id":1381121,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thelowdown/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thelowdown","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thelowdown/20231215_041224_7739adb6610cd729232da8422a865dd2.jpg","author":"Conor Walsh","episode_count":201,"summary":"The Lowdown is a football podcast giving listeners unprecedented access to the minds shaping the modern game. Each week, we sit down with the people driving football forward — from club owners and technical directors to academy heads, coaches, and broadcasters — to uncover the lessons, challenges, and stories behind their journeys. Whether you’re a young coach, a player chasing the next step, or simply fascinated by what happens behind the scenes, The Lowdown offers honest insights to inspire the next generation of football professionals . Get in touch; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/ LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-walsh-847b08127/ YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T00:19:29.055993+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lowdown-1381121"},"episode":{"title":"#179 - Two versus One w/ Andreas Schumacher","slug":"179-two-versus-one-w-andreas-schumacher","published_at":"2025-09-29T15:07:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lowdown-1381121/179-two-versus-one-w-andreas-schumacher","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lowdown-1381121","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thelowdown/2241105","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/32751/2241105/thelowdown/2025_09_29_15_07_38_50a4b4df-6e4f-48ba-b184-756928eb526f.mp3","summary":"It’s not every day that your book earns acclaim from Hansi Flick, Julian Nagelsmann, and Jürgen Klinsmann — but that’s exactly what Andreas Schumacher can attest to with his new book Two Versus One, co-authored with Bernhard Peters. Having worked in the youth setups of clubs such as Stuttgart and Hamburg, Schumacher has seen first-hand how alignment between academies, first teams, and leadership can shape long-term player development. Two Versus One is a thought-provoking work that challenges conventional thinking on attacking play, progression, and finishing. If you’re passionate about player development, creative attacking football, and innovative coaching, this episode will push you to rethink how the game is taught and played. Listen to find out more including; - Why 2v1 is more than just a numbers advantage—and how it transforms attacking play ? - Why the most difficult part of football—scoring goals—is often the least trained? - The surprising influence of hockey on football coaching. - Why Andreas believes “there’s no such thing as a 1v1 in football” ? - Where youth development needs to evolve in the next 5–10 years ? Get in touch; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conorwalsh1995/ YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@TheLowdownPod Email: cwalsh95@outlook.ie","meta_description":"It’s not every day that your book earns acclaim from Hansi Flick, Julian Nagelsmann, and Jürgen Klinsmann — but that’s exactly what Andreas Schumacher can…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2747,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lowdown-1381121/episodes/179-two-versus-one-w-andreas-schumacher/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lowdown-1381121/179-two-versus-one-w-andreas-schumacher.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}