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The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

Hosted by Michael Bailey, revered football tactics writer Michael Cox is joined by Mark Carey, Liam Tharme and more of The Athletic"s brightest tactics and data department to break down the tactical and technical details behind the biggest footballing stories each week - assessing the latest trends, systems, players, managers and all manner of statistics in order to give you a deeper understanding of the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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54:21

Champions League quarter finals first leg review

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/04/11

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to reflect on the halfway point of the Champions League quarter finals; and what to look out for when those ties conclude next week.First up, it’s Arsenal and Bayern Munich sharing the first leg spoils by drawing 2-2 in North London. We then head to Madrid and rule the rule over the incredible 3-3 draw between Real Madrid and reigning European champions Manchester City. Our third stop is Paris to decide who

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49:25

Where will the Premier League contenders slip up?

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/04/04

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to take a look at where the Premier League title contenders may drop precious points.Firstly, we run the rule over the final clash between the pretenders to the crown this season. Was Man City vs Arsenal just really boring or were there some “tactically intriguing” aspects? The title race remains as tight as it was when we last cast our eye over it in detail five episodes ago. But what’s changed since

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46:10

Where will the Premier League contenders slip up?

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/04/04

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to take a look at where the Premier League title contenders may drop precious points.Firstly, we run the rule over the final clash between the pretenders to the crown this season. Was Man City vs Arsenal just really boring or were there some “tactically intriguing” aspects?The title race remains as tight as it was when we last cast our eye over it in detail five episodes ago. But what’s changed since then that

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46:46

The rise of specialist coaches

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/03/28

In this episode, The Athletic’s Jay Harris, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to take a look at specialist coaches.From set pieces to subs to sleep and scran, elite football teams are constantly on the lookout for ways to make improvements. One thing you will learn is why they’re NOT making marginal gains… So which specialist coaching jobs have gone from niche to mainstream? How do you measure success when a coaching role is completely brand new? And what role may be the next to

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43:31

The rise of specialist coaches

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/03/28

In this episode, The Athletic’s Jay Harris, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to take a look at specialist coaches.From set pieces to subs to sleep and scran, elite football teams are constantly on the lookout for ways to make improvements.One thing you will learn is why they’re NOT making marginal gains…So which specialist coaching jobs have gone from niche to mainstream? How do you measure success when a coaching role is completely brand new?And what role may be the next to evolve from

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49:10

How Inter are dominating Serie A

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/03/21

In this episode, The Athletic’s Mark Carey, Liam Tharme and Jon Mackenzie join Ali Maxwell to do a deep dive into Internazionale.Simone Inzaghi’s side are dominating Serie A in every sense of the word. They have a bigger lead at this stage of the season than runaway leaders Napoli had last time out and at time of recording they have the best defensive record of any team in Europe’s top five leagues. So what makes them so good? What do they do that very few, if any, other teams do at the elite

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46:25

How Inter are dominating Serie A

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/03/21

In this episode, The Athletic’s Mark Carey, Liam Tharme and Jon Mackenzie join Ali Maxwell to do a deep dive into Internazionale.Simone Inzaghi’s side are dominating Serie A in every sense of the word. They have a bigger lead at this stage of the season than runaway leaders Napoli had last time out and at time of recording they have the best defensive record of any team in Europe’s top five leagues.So what makes them so good?What do they do that very few, if any, other teams do at the elite level of

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46:53

Champions League notebook: Is the tournament about to...

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/03/14

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to reflect on the Champions League last 16.Manchester City, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, PSG, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund make up the 2024 Champions League quarter finals. So what shape are the last eight in Europe’s elite competition in? Which individual players shone in the last 16? And how has the first knockout round changed who we think the favourites are to win the whole

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44:08

Champions League notebook: Is the tournament about to...

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/03/14

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to reflect on the Champions League last 16.Manchester City, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, PSG, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund make up the 2024 Champions League quarter finals.So what shape are the last eight in Europe’s elite competition in? Which individual players shone in the last 16?And how has the first knockout round changed who we think the favourites are to win the whole

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46:02

Klopp vs Guardiola: an era-defining rivalry

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/03/07

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to reflect on one of the Premier League’s great managerial rivalries.Pep Guardiola's final tactical tussle with Jurgen Klopp, in the Premier League at least, is this weekend. We look at their individual influences on the English game since they arrived and how they’ve influenced each other too. But who has struggled the most against the other: Pep vs Klopp, or vice versa? And will we ever see the

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43:17

Klopp vs Guardiola: an era-defining rivalry

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/03/07

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to reflect on one of the Premier League’s great managerial rivalries.Pep Guardiola's final tactical tussle with Jurgen Klopp, in the Premier League at least, is this weekend. We look at their individual influences on the English game since they arrived and how they’ve influenced each other too.But who has struggled the most against the other: Pep vs Klopp, or vice versa?And will we ever see the like of

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37:21

Breaking Down The Three Horse Title Race

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/02/29

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell break down what is potentially the most exciting title race for years.At time of recording, two points separate three teams at the top of the Premier League. We’ve scoured over the three title contenders to see if we can scientifically suss out who’ll be crowned Premier League champions in May. Will it be Man City, Liverpool or Arsenal? And which small details could cause delight or downfall for each

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34:36

Breaking Down The Three Horse Title Race

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/02/29

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell break down what is potentially the most exciting title race for years.At time of recording, two points separate three teams at the top of the Premier League.We’ve scoured over the three title contenders to see if we can scientifically suss out who’ll be crowned Premier League champions in May.Will it be Man City, Liverpool or Arsenal?And which small details could cause delight or downfall for each side?Produced

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38:44

Do teams want superstars anymore?

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/02/22

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to ask whether modern football teams actually want superstars anymore?Kylian Mbappé is leaving Paris Saint-Germain in the summer but, whisper it quietly; will they be a better team without him?How have Tottenham Hotspur adapted to the loss of their star man Harry Kane? And how Have Bayern Munich had to adapt to having him?Also, is tournament football, at club and international level; the last bastion for the

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41:29

Do teams want superstars anymore?

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/02/22

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to ask whether modern football teams actually want superstars anymore?Kylian Mbappé is leaving Paris Saint-Germain in the summer but, whisper it quietly; will they be a better team without him? How have Tottenham Hotspur adapted to the loss of their star man Harry Kane? And how Have Bayern Munich had to adapt to having him? Also, is tournament football, at club and international level; the last bastion for

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42:25

The Champions League knockouts: A deep dive

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/02/15

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to give an overview of the runners and riders as the Champions League enters the last 16.Will anyone be able to stop Manchester City from retaining their crown?Should Bayern Munich be amongst the favourites considering their recent blunders in the Bundesliga?And is a dark horse going to ride to glory in this year’s competition?Produced by Steve Hankey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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45:10

The Champions League knockouts: A deep dive

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/02/15

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to give an overview of the runners and riders as the Champions League enters the last 16. Will anyone be able to stop Manchester City from retaining their crown? Should Bayern Munich be amongst the favourites considering their recent blunders in the Bundesliga? And is a dark horse going to ride to glory in this year’s competition? Produced by Steve Hankey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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45:45

How To Beat Elite Teams

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/02/08

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to discuss how to take on the elite teams. Should teams adapt their style against the big boys to try and get a result, or try to play the way they want to regardless of opposition? Who has been most effective against the elite teams in the Premier League this season? And what about when elite teams play each other? Produced by Steve Hankey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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43:00

How To Beat Elite Teams

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/02/08

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to discuss how to take on the elite teams.Should teams adapt their style against the big boys to try and get a result, or try to play the way they want to regardless of opposition?Who has been most effective against the elite teams in the Premier League this season?And what about when elite teams play each other?Produced by Steve Hankey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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49:13

The evolution of Klopp's Liverpool tactics

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ·

2024/02/01

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to discuss the tactical differences between the two eras of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool tenure. We’re broadly speaking splitting Klopp’s teams into the 2019 - 21 side as “Liverpool 1.0” and looking at this current iteration as “Liverpool 2.0” What were peak Klopp Liverpool tactically? What has and hasn’t changed in the transition to this new team? And what kind of a squad is he leaving for whoever Liverpool’s

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