The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast
Episodes
Why Liverpool's success is built on their defence
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Michael Cox and Tom Worville join Ali Maxwell to examine why Liverpool's imperious defence has been the driving force behind their outs...
How Ajax have adjusted to life after De Ligt & De Jong
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Michael Cox & Ali Maxwell are joined by Dutch football expert Priya Ramesh to look at how Ajax have adjusted to life after losing t...
Sean Dyche's Burnley - It's a long 'PASS' not a long 'BALL'
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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How Ancelotti has transformed Everton
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Michael Cox & Ali Maxwell are joined by our resident Everton expert Patrick Boyland to look at the tactical changes Carlo Ancelotti...
Away Goals DON'T Count Double!
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Was Gary Lineker right when he famously announced that NO goal should be of greater value than another? It's the debate you never knew you felt so str...
How has the new goal kick rule changed the game?
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Does it really make sense to play out from the back or are you better off hoofing it down the field? The Athletic's new Football Analytics writer, Tom...
Can PSG & THE FANTASTIC 4 win the Champions League?
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why do they keep coming up short? - 3:30 2. Tuchel vs Emery - 11:303. Neymar and Les 4 Fantastiques! - 15:304. Cavani the outcast - 16:305. The im...
How Arteta has changed Arsenal
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Michael Cox & Ali Maxwell analyse the key tactical features of Mikel Arteta's Arsenal so far during his first 10 games in charge - ...
The Makelele Role
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Michael Cox & Liam Twomey join Ali Maxwell to reflect upon the career of a player so good they named a position after him - Claude ...
Goalscoring goalkeepers
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Ali Maxwell and Jack Lang take a closer look at the goalkeepers who made a career out of doing the business at the other...
Assessing Frank Lampard's tactical nous
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Michael Cox & Ali Maxwell are joined by our Chelsea writer Liam Twomey to analyse the tactical approach Frank Lampard has taken so ...
Harry Kane’s evolution and how Spurs cope without him
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Michael Cox and Ali Maxwell are joined by our Spurs writer Charlie Eccleshare for an in-depth look at Harry Kane and how his game has c...
Rafa Benitez on why Colombia's Francisco Maturana is his hero
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rafa Benitez once cited the relatively little-known Colombian coach Francisco Maturana as one of his biggest influences, but who is he and what's his ...
How did the 7-1 affect Brazilian football?
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Michael Cox & Ali Maxwell are joined by The Athletic's Brazilian football writer Jack Lang to examine how the 7-1 humiliation at th...
The tactical evolution of Jurgen Klopp
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Michael Cox and Ali Maxwell are joined by The Athletic's resident German football writer Raphael Honigstein for a look at the manageria...
Is Ljungberg the answer for Arsenal?
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Michael Cox and Ali Maxwell are joined by Swedish football journalist Frida Fagerlund for an in-depth look at both the playing and coac...
Is Jose Mourinho actually a defensive manager?
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Ali Maxwell and Liam Twomey examine Jose Mourinho's career from Porto, through Chelsea, Inter, Real Madrid, right up to Ma...