Latest Football history Podcast Episodes
Why were there so many goals this season?
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - May 23, 2024 15:45 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to talk about why this Premier League season has had an unbelievable number of goals. The number of goals being scored in the top division of English men’s football is at its highest rate since the 1960s. B...
Alternative Team of the Season 2023/24
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - May 16, 2024 15:57 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox and Mark Carey join Ali Maxwell to put together an alternative team of the season from the 23/24 Premier League. Mark and Michael are allowed to choose one player from each of the teams in the bottom half of the Premier League to make up their side. T...
Champions League semi final review and final preview
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - May 09, 2024 15:39 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to discuss the final stages of this season’s Champions League in men’s football. Real Madrid came from behind in the dying minutes to knock out Bayern Munich and further cement their pedigree in this competi...
How well set up are Liverpool for life after Klopp?
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - May 02, 2024 15:40 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to discuss how Liverpool can ensure a smooth succession from Arne Slot to Jurgen Klopp. We look at how well suited his style of play and personality are for taking on one of the biggest jobs in club football...
What's the most competitive league in Europe?
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - April 25, 2024 16:07 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to discuss which leagues are the most competitive in Europe. We cast our eyes across Europe’s top five leagues, and then beyond them into the top twenty leagues across the continent, including some second ti...
Champions League review & how Leverkusen won the Bundesliga
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - April 18, 2024 16:22 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to reflect on the Champions League quarter finals; which concluded this week. First up, Bayern Munich let their experience show by knocking out Arsenal 3-2 on aggregate at the Allianz Arena. We then head to...
Champions League quarter finals first leg review
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - April 11, 2024 16:17 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn 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 d...
Where will the Premier League contenders slip up?
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - April 04, 2024 14:56 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn 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 ...
The rise of specialist coaches
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - March 28, 2024 18:03 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn 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...
How Inter are dominating Serie A
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - March 21, 2024 16:02 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn 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 ti...
Champions League notebook: Is the tournament about to come alive?
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - March 14, 2024 16:23 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn 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 w...
Klopp vs Guardiola: an era-defining rivalry
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - March 07, 2024 16:44 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn 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 indivi...
Breaking Down The Three Horse Title Race
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - February 29, 2024 16:34 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn 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 t...
Do teams want superstars anymore?
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - February 22, 2024 16:34 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn 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 To...
The Champions League knockouts: A deep dive
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - February 15, 2024 17:31 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn 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 favourit...
How To Beat Elite Teams
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - February 08, 2024 16:34 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn 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 effect...
The evolution of Klopp's Liverpool tactics
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - February 01, 2024 16:20 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn 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 curr...
Premier League Stat Attack
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - January 25, 2024 16:03 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn this episode, the Tactics Pod team launch a load of stats into your ears, so strap in. The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Thom Harris and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to sift through forty five minutes of figures, including… Who is the fouliest footballer in the Premier League so far this season? ...
Has modern football left Mourinho behind?
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - January 18, 2024 16:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsThe Athletic's Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join host Ali Maxwell, to reflect on Jose Mourinho's fall from grace - 20 years on from winning the Champions League with Porto. Has modern club football left Mourinho behind. Do a younger generation of footballers tire of his methods too qui...
Does Arsenal's 'dream striker' really exist?
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - January 11, 2024 16:17 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsSince Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup, the prevailing 'narrative' has been their desperate need to sign a more clinical goalscorer in the January transfer window... But does a number 9 who could fulfil all the requirements of an Arsenal striker even exist? Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The ...
The tactical trends of 2023
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - December 21, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss the tactical trends of 2023. The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to explore… First up, full backs and defenders moving into midfield. Inversions, actions and equal & opposite reactions are all covered here. Did the back three become ...
Game changers: Do you still need a Plan B?
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - December 14, 2023 16:20 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsThe Athletic's Michael Cox, Liam Tharme and Mark Carey join host Ali Maxwell to try and work out the best way to 'chase' a football match... Has modern football moved away from the stereotypical 'plan B' of earlier Premier League eras and how do teams like Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle keep fi...
The art of taking a penalty
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - December 07, 2023 17:40 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsThe Athletic's Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join host Ali Maxwell to discuss penalties in football... Are there too many, are they too big a reward in the VAR era, or, is it in fact becoming more difficult to score? Plus, the best player in the Premier League at winning penalties, who ...
Is Bernardo Silva the best player in the Premier League?
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - November 29, 2023 16:35 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIn this episode, we discuss Michael Cox’s argument that Bernardo Silva is the best player in the Premier League. The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to explore… First up, there’s a discussion and reflection on the managerial career of Terry Venables. The fo...
Ten Hag, Wiegman & Dutch tactical identity
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - November 23, 2023 18:05 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsBoth Manchester United and England's Lionesses face a crucial fortnight ahead under their respective Dutch coaches Erik ten Hag and Sarina Wiegman. To compare and contrast their styles Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Michael Cox, Liam Tharme and Charlotte Harpur to discuss their similar c...
Leverkusen, Girona and surprise league leaders
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - November 16, 2023 19:58 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsA collection of Europe’s major leagues have had surprise league leaders topping the tables this season. The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Thom Harris join Ali Maxwell to explore… Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen. What do they do in and out of possession, how have their new signings settled...
How to play with 10 (or 9) men
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - November 09, 2023 17:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsAfter Spurs and Man United suffered defeats in big games this week, where a red card (or two) was a big factor - The Athletic's Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join host Ali Maxwell to debate the best ways for a manager to deal tactically with a sending off... Did Big Ange's surprisingly ...
Where have all the dribblers gone?
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - November 02, 2023 17:35 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsAs Michael informs us - in the beginning - the beautiful game almost completely revolved around the art of 'dribbling'. So, as football continues to evolve tactically, how and why did we reach a point where many commentators are now asking: "Where have all the dribblers gone?" The Athletic's Mich...
Ronaldo, Diego Costa, Benzema: When does a striker peak?
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - October 26, 2023 14:34 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsAli Maxwell is alongside The Athletic’s Liam Thame, Mark Carey and Michael Cox to explore the varying ‘peak’ performance of strikers, and whether it’s changing over time. From Robbie Fowler who ‘peaked’ aged 20, to Fabio Quagliarella who saved his best ’til 35, the panel dissect why players hit ...
How to build the perfect footballer
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast - October 19, 2023 20:35 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsJude Bellingham's been described as a player 'who can do everything', so Ali Maxwell, challenged The Athletic's Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme to build the 'perfect' player... A left foot from Messi? As strong as Van Dijk? With Bernardo Silva's brain? Agree or disagree with our selection...
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