The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast

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The Athletic Football Tactics Podcastinactive

Publisher |: The Athletic

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Professional Sports,; Soccer,; Sports & Recreation

Categories Via RSS |: Football,; Soccer,; Sports

Michael Cox is The Athletic's football tactics writer, Mark Carey is The Athletic's football analytics writer, and along with host Ali Maxwell they break down the tactical and technical details of football each week - looking at trends, systems, players, managers and all manner of statistics in order to give you a deeper look at the matches and moments that define football.

People |: Mark Carey (@markcarey93),; Michael Cox (@zonal_marking),; Ali Maxwell (@alimaxwell_)
Country Of Origin |: United Kingdom
Produced In |: London, England
Premiere Date |: 2019-11-19
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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184 Available Episodes (184 Total) / Average duration: 00:47:21

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184 Available Episodes (184 Total)Average duration: 00:47:21

Apr 22, 2023

00:29:30

Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Michael Cox and Charlotte Harpur to assess the final four teams in the Women's Champions League, as Chelsea face Barcelona and Arsenal meet Wolfsburg, without Leah Williamson...

The panel reflect on how mounting injury lists for both English teams will affect the balance of the games, how England Euro 2022 star Keira Walsh is adapting to life in Barcelona and discuss the WSL title run-in too.

Produced by Adonis Pratsides

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Apr 20, 2023

00:45:17

Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme to dissect and appreciate Manchester City's physicality, Real Madrid's insane semi-final record, Inter's defence and Milan's secret weapon...

Plus, why Liam loves Vini Jr, Michael's defence of Lampard's tactics and the pleasure of still being able to watch Giroud doing what he does best.

Produced by Adonis Pratsides

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Apr 14, 2023

00:46:18

From Philipp Lahm at the base of a midfield, to Eto'o the winger, Zinchenko the inverted full-back, Kevin de Bruyne the crossing no.8 and Gundogan the goalscorer; Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Michael Cox, Mark Carey and John 'Big Ticket' Muller, to explore the brief history of Pep Guardiola's constantly evolving tactics...

Why Grealish and Bernardo Silva offer Man City more defensive protection, the Messi 'false 9' falsehood and how he might try to tweak the tactics next.

Produced by Adonis Pratsides

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Apr 06, 2023

00:40:39

Is mastering the art of winning 'without playing well' something that all great sides need to learn? Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Michael Cox, Mark Carey & Liam Tharme to investigate...

What do Ancelotti's Real Madrid and Fergie's Manchester United have in common, what does 'playing well' even mean and why Champions must know how to "suffer".

Produced by Adonis Pratsides

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Mar 31, 2023

00:57:42

Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme to reflect on Mesut Ozil's retirement and the 'death of the luxury no.10'...

Was Ozil a specific case or has does the game no longer have any room for 'specialists', where else on the pitch have the guys noticed significant change and how have the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Mason Mount, Kieran Tierney and more been affected.

Plus, find out more about 'the last of the sweepers', Salvatore Fresi.

Produced by Adonis Pratsides

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Mar 30, 2023

00:15:24

Ali, Mark and Liam reconvene for another bonus tactics podcast to examine Southgate's use of 'data' in his alarming recent comments about decreasing Premier League minutes for English youngsters...

Did his interpretation of the statistics lack context, how does English football compare with other major European footballing nations and is the U21 job as 'utterly impossible' as previous head coaches have suggested?

Produced by Adonis Pratsides

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Mar 23, 2023

00:53:42

Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Mark Carey and Liam Tharme to explore Liam's favourite subject, Brighton...

Has Roberto de Zerbi actually improved them since Graham Potter was poached by Chelsea and has Brighton's goalscoring form also laid bare Potter's coaching blindspot? How well-suited would De Zerbi be to succeeding Antonio Conte at Spurs?

RDZ's use of wingers such as Mitoma and March, swapping Robert Sanchez for Jason Steele in goal and the revival of the good old' through ball! Plus, completely buying into a data-led recruitment strategy, how easy a model it is for their Premier League rivals to replicate and the '3 things Brighton do better than your favourite team'.

Produced by Adonis Pratsides

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Mar 16, 2023

00:49:43

Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Michael Cox, Liam Tharme and Ahmed Walid to explore Napoli's marvellous season and discuss whether or not they can go onto to win this year's Champions League, as well as, a first Serie A title since 1989/90...

Does head coach Luciano Spalletti get enough credit for continuing to innovate at 64 years old? Is star-striker Victor Osimhen destined for a Premier League move to Manchester United or Chelsea and which of Kvaratskhelia's many nicknames is your favourite?

Plus, does the 'perfect UCL play-style' exist and how to effectively rank all the remaining sides who safely made it through to the Champions League quarter-finals this week.

Produced by Adonis Pratsides

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Mar 10, 2023

01:04:27

In part two of our investigation into the state of PL management, Ali, Michael, Mark and Liam ask how important is a manager and if we can ever prove definitively whether a manager is good or bad?

The Athletic's tactics team explore the evolution of the manager's position from arranging the team's transportation to setting pressing traps! How much can a Premier League manager impact a team and are we able to actually predict whether a new manager will be a 'good fit' for a particular football club using A.I.?

Plus, the panel embark on some myth-busting involving the 'new manager bounce' and if every manager simply deserves 'more time'.

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Mar 09, 2023

00:20:39

Despite huge disappointment for both Kylian Mbappe and Marcus Rashford this week, host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Mark Carey & Liam Tharme for a bonus episode to dissect the frighteningly good numbers the pair have posted already this season...

Has Rashford found his best position and how much credit does Benni McCarthy deserve for his resurgence? What is Mbappe hilariously bad at and does he thrive despite the tactical flaws at PSG? How Rashford has matured as a footballer and why Mbappe to Real Madrid is problematic.

Produced by Adonis Pratsides

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Apr 22 | 00:29:30

Women's Champions League Semi-Final Preview

Apr 20 | 00:45:17

Champions League Quarter-Final breakdown

Apr 14 | 00:46:18

Pep Guardiola’s never-ending tactical evolution

Apr 06 | 00:40:39

The Art of winning 'without playing well'

Mar 31 | 00:57:42

Why football left Mesut Ozil & 'the specialists' behind

Mar 30 | 00:15:24

Was Southgate right about the supply line of English talent?

Mar 23 | 00:53:42

Brighton's Super-strengths: De Zerbi v Potter, Scouting Mitoma & The race for Europe

Mar 16 | 00:49:43

Osimhen, Kvara & Why Spalletti's Napoli CAN win the Champions League

Mar 10 | 01:04:27

PART TWO: Potter, Conte & A New Manager Bounce - How important is the manager?

Mar 09 | 00:20:39

Rashford x Mbappe: Goals, super-strengths & how to stop them

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