The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast
By The Athletic
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.
Latest episode
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Why football left Mesut Ozil & 'the specialists' behind
Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's tactics team to explore the evolution of various player roles and the impact of some of the Premier League's brightest stars... -
Was Southgate right about the supply line of English talent?
Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Mark Carey and Liam Tharme to explore Southgate's recent comments about an alarming decrease in Premier League minutes for England's next generation... -
Brighton's Super-strengths: De Zerbi v Potter, Scouting Mitoma & The race for Europe
Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Mark Carey and Liam Tharme to discuss the secrets to Brighton's success... -
Osimhen, Kvara & Why Spalletti's Napoli CAN win the Champions League
Ali Maxwell & The Athletic's tactics and data team assess Napoli's extraordinary season, their break-out stars in every department and their chances of actually winning the Champions League too... -
PART TWO: Potter, Conte & A New Manager Bounce - How important is the manager?
Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme to discuss how much the job of the Premier League manager actually matters... -
Rashford x Mbappe: Goals, super-strengths & how to stop them
Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Mark Carey and Liam Tharme to put two of the most in-form forwards in world football under the microscope... -
PART ONE: What constitutes success for a Premier League manager?
In the first of a two-part investigation into the state of modern-day Premier League management, Ali Maxwell and The Athletic's tactics and data team attempt to explain why the number of Premier League managerial sackings has grown exponentially over… -
Red Bull Football: What makes an 'RB player' & Does it work in the Premier League?
Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletics tactics and data analysts to debate the strengths and weaknesses of the Red Bull footballing philosophy; The players who thrived, the coaching tree and how effective it is in the Premier League... -
How Man City beat Arsenal, Mbappe's 30-minute masterclass & Goal-shy Chelsea
Were Arsenal unlucky to lose against Manchester City, how many players do you need to leave back when you get a corner & how good is Mbappe when he's not even 100% fit? All the midweek action reviewed by Ali Maxwell and The Athletic's tactics and dat… -
What does the data say about your favourite PL team?
Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's tactics and data analytics squad to explore what your Premier League team is the best (or worst) at...
