The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

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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...

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Spurs vs Aston Villa + the importance of pressing contributed by Lukas · 10h ago
Arsenal vs Chelsea + how to rebuild a squad contributed by Lukas · 14 days ago
Villa vs Arsenal + who has had a quietly good transfer window? contributed by Lukas · 21 days ago
Newcastle vs Liverpool + early season tactical trends contributed by Lukas · 28 days ago
Canada at the World Cup: Can their tactics spring a surprise? contributed by Lukas · Jun 9
The World Cup's most tactically interesting teams contributed by Lukas · Jun 4
2025/26 Tactical learnings & set piece takeaways contributed by Lukas · May 28
How Pep Guardiola transformed the Premier League contributed by Lukas · May 21
Alternative Team of the Season contributed by Lukas · May 14
PSG’s brilliance & Arsenal’s immense defence contributed by Lukas · May 7
Where have all the goalscorers gone? contributed by Lukas · Apr 30
Bruno Fernandes: Creative genius contributed by Lukas · Apr 23
Man City vs Arsenal: The lowest quality title decider in years? contributed by Lukas · Apr 16
Who has the best attack in Europe? contributed by Lukas · Apr 9
Man United & England: How to build a complete midfield contributed by Lukas · Apr 2
The impact of football’s relentless schedule contributed by Lukas · Mar 26
Have Premier League clubs really struggled in Europe? contributed by Lukas · Mar 19
Varying fortunes of recent managerial hires contributed by Lukas · Mar 12
Are football's new laws overcomplicating the game? contributed by Lukas · Mar 5
The evolution of wingers, club DNA & tactical fouls contributed by Lukas · Feb 26
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Charts

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🇨🇱 #5 · 🇰🇷 #12 · 🇵🇭 #14 · 🇵🇱 #16 · 🇦🇷 #26 · 🇮🇳 #36 · 🇲🇽 #38 · 🇿🇦 #46 · 🇮🇩 #48 · 🇨🇴 #66 · +19 more

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Activity

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4 episodes · last 30 days

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Episodes per week over the last six months.

About

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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...

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Rankings

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As of 2026-08-30, The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast ranks #180 on Apple Podcasts in Chile, and appears on charts in 1 country.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇨🇱 Chile as of 2026-09-15

🇨🇱 Chile #180 Sports #199 Apple
Chart records
First charted2025-08-21
Best ever#89 on Apple Podcasts (Finland) · 2025-08-29
Days on chart5
Countries now1
CategoriesSports