The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

The Athletic

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.

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327 episodes
Updated June 9

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Jul 14, 2021 · 37 min
Euros Notebook - breaking down the final and where England went wrong
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell open the Euros notebook for the last time in order to reflect on the final between England and Italy and work out how the game was won and lost.
Jul 8, 2021 · 38 min
England v Italy tactical preview
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell open the Euros notebook for the penultimate time as they look back at two contrasting but equally thrilling semi-finals and then look ahead to Sunday's final of England against Italy
Jul 5, 2021 · 36 min
Euros Notebook - semi-final preview
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell open the Euros notebook once again for a look back at the key tactical moments from the quarter-finals and look ahead to the semi-finals
Jun 30, 2021 · 38 min
Euros Notebook - How the round of 16 was won and lost + Quarter-Final preview
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell are here with the latest edition of our Euros Notebook, picking out the key tactical observations that tell us how the round of 16 games were won and lost
Jun 24, 2021 · 40 min
Euros Notebook - Pogba impressing, Spain improving, England v Germany tactical preview
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville an Ali Maxwell open the Euros notebook once again to share their insights on the final round of group games and look ahead to the round of 16
Jun 21, 2021 · 32 min
Euros Notebook - Cautious England, woeful Turkey and galloping Gosens
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell are back with another Euros tactical notebook, picking out a variety of interesting things from across the second batch of group stage games.
Jun 16, 2021 · 34 min
The Zonal Marking Euros Notebook - what we've noticed so far
The Athletic's Micheal Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell have been hard at work watching every second of Euro 2020 so far and have been noting down anything and everything they consider to be interesting enough to bring to your attention.
Jun 9, 2021 · 49 min
Euro 2020 Preview - Groups D, E and F
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell are back with the second of our big Euro 2020 previews and this time we cover the second side of the draw with groups D, E and F
Jun 8, 2021 · 57 min
Euro 2020 Preview - Groups A, B and C
The Athletic's Michael Cox and Tom Worville join Ali Maxwell for the first of our big Euro 2020 preview pods and we kick things off with groups A, B and C.
Jun 1, 2021 · 50 min
Bonus Pod - England at the 2018 World Cup
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell travel back to summer 2018, to the hazy days of waistcoats and wasted pints, as Gareth Southgate's England came within twenty minutes of a World Cup final. We all remember the penalty shoot-out and the Trippier free-kick, but were England actually any good in that tournament?
May 26, 2021 · 37 min
Pep v Tuchel - Champions League final tactical preview
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Carey and Ali Maxwell look ahead to Saturday's Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea from a tactical and analytical perspective.
May 19, 2021 · 47 min
The Alternative Team of the Season
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell gather to offer their distinctive take on football's traditional end of season awards
May 12, 2021 · 42 min
How Guardiola made Man City champions again
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell look at the tactics, the numbers, the key performances & performers to get to the bottom of Man City's Premier League title-winning campaign
May 5, 2021 · 52 min
What went wrong for Fulham, West Brom and Sheffield Utd?
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell have called time on Fulham and West Brom's stay in the Premier League and all but consigned them to the Championship for next season, so barring a miracle, what went wrong for them this season?
Apr 28, 2021 · 43 min
The defensive glossary - half-backs, sweeper keepers, the libero and beyond
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell complete their quest to classify every possible position and role on a football pitch with the third and final edition of the ZM pod footballing glossary, this time focusing on defenders and goalkeepers.
Apr 21, 2021 · 31 min
We need to talk about crossing...
This week's Zonal Marking pod is a European Super League Free Zone, come shelter from the storm with The Athletic's Michael Cox and Tom Worville as they take a deep dive into that most quintessential part of the English game - crossing.
Apr 14, 2021 · 43 min
The race for the Champions League - analysis & predictions
The race to qualify for the Champions League looks set to be the most exciting thing about the run-in as we approach the end of the Premier League season. Leicester, West Ham, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and Everton are all still in contention with eight games remaining The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell have studied the form and the data to give you their considered take on each team's chances of making it into those sought-after top 4 spots
Apr 7, 2021 · 46 min
What makes an entertaining football match?
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell pick five games from the Premier League this season with the highest and most evenly balanced xG they could find to see whether they can crack the code and determine the key ingredients needed for the ideal crowd-pleasing game.
Mar 31, 2021 · 58 min
The Championship Run-In Rundown - stats and players to watch for every club
When Michael Cox is away... The Athletic's Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell will delve into the Championship and pick out the most interesting stats and best players to watch from each of the 24 teams as we prepare to head full-steam into the business end of the season
Mar 24, 2021 · 49 min
How good were England at the 2018 World Cup?
With the international break upon us The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell thought it would be the ideal time to cast their minds back to summer 2018, to the hazy days of waistcoats and wasted pints, as Gareth Southgate's England came within twenty minutes of a World Cup final. We all remember the penalty shoot-out and the Trippier free-kick, but were England actually any good in that tournament?

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

Euros Notebook - breaking down the final and where England went wrong

England v Italy tactical preview

Euros Notebook - semi-final preview

Euros Notebook - How the round of 16 was won and lost + Quarter-Final preview

Euros Notebook - Pogba impressing, Spain improving, England v Germany tactical preview

Euros Notebook - Cautious England, woeful Turkey and galloping Gosens

The Zonal Marking Euros Notebook - what we've noticed so far

Euro 2020 Preview - Groups D, E and F

Euro 2020 Preview - Groups A, B and C

Bonus Pod - England at the 2018 World Cup

Pep v Tuchel - Champions League final tactical preview

The Alternative Team of the Season

How Guardiola made Man City champions again

What went wrong for Fulham, West Brom and Sheffield Utd?

The defensive glossary - half-backs, sweeper keepers, the libero and beyond

We need to talk about crossing...

The race for the Champions League - analysis & predictions

What makes an entertaining football match?

The Championship Run-In Rundown - stats and players to watch for every club

How good were England at the 2018 World Cup?