Their Pitch

Frida Maanum was once described as one of Norways biggest talents.Maanum joins us for the seventh episode of Their Pitch. We talk about everything from her development as a defensive midfielder, her journey from Toppserien in Norway to Arsenal in the Women’s Super League in England. That and as usual, a lot of tactical analysis.

Elisabet Gunnarsdottir is the Icelandic coach who has been in damallsvenskan and Kristianstad over 10 seasons. On this episode she talks about her career and future as well as tactical analysis. That and much more. 

Joe Montemurro is the head coach for Juventus women.  The Australian has many years of experience in the women’s game, and he has been coaching in Australia and England and, in June 2021, he was appointed head coach for Juventus Women. In this episode Montemurro speaks about coaching in different leagues and clubs such as speaking about philosophy, tactics and analysis. Happy listening!

Bianca Rech is the sporting director of FC Bayern München's women's team. In this week's episode, she shares her story, both on and off the pitch. Her career as a professional footballer, why she decided that coaching was not for her and what a day as a sporting director can offer. What is the profile of an FC Bayern München player, and how do the biggest club in Germany work with their girl's and women's academy to add quality to German football? Director of publication: Alexander Rosenlund

This week's guest is Catarina Macario, who plays as a midfielder for multiple French champions Olympique Lyonnais and the US national team.   In this episode, she shares the story behind coming to America, why she opted to play for the USA instead of Brazil and why she looks at herself as a hybrid between a number 9 and a number 10 out on the pitch.  Macario also reveals why she chose to go to Europe to play football and why Lyon was the place to go. We hope you will enjoy this episode of Their pitch, participating in Catarina Macario’s story. If you like it, feel free to leave a review and subscribe for more stories to be told from the pitch in women’s football!

Jessie Davis is the FC Nordsjaelland captain who might be doing her last professional season. The american tells us about her long break from football, coming back to the professional life and as usual a lot of tactical analysis.