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The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast
Hosted by Ali Maxwell, revered football tactics writer Michael Cox is joined by more of The Athletic's brightest tactics and data analytics writers to break down the tactical and technical details behind the biggest footballing stories each week - assessing the latest trends, systems, players, manag
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Why were there so many goals this season?
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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May 23 2024 44m
Alternative Team of the Season 2023/24
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox and Mark...
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May 16 2024 42m
Champions League semi final review and final preview
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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May 9 2024 52m
How well set up are Liverpool for life after Klopp?
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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May 2 2024 41m
What's the most competitive league in Europe?
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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Apr 25 2024 50m
Champions League review & how Leverkusen won the Bundesliga
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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Apr 18 2024 45m
Champions League quarter finals first leg review
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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Apr 11 2024 54m
Where will the Premier League contenders slip up?
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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Apr 4 2024 49m
The rise of specialist coaches
In this episode, The Athletic’s Jay Harris, Mark Car...
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Mar 28 2024 46m
How Inter are dominating Serie A
In this episode, The Athletic’s Mark Carey, Liam Tha...
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Mar 21 2024 49m
Champions League notebook: Is the tournament about to come alive?
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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Mar 14 2024 46m
Klopp vs Guardiola: an era-defining rivalry
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Duncan ...
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Mar 7 2024 46m
Breaking Down The Three Horse Title Race
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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Feb 29 2024 37m
Do teams want superstars anymore?
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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Feb 22 2024 41m
The Champions League knockouts: A deep dive
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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Feb 15 2024 45m
How To Beat Elite Teams
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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Feb 8 2024 45m
The evolution of Klopp's Liverpool tactics
In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Ca...
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Feb 1 2024 49m
Premier League Stat Attack
In this episode, the Tactics Pod team launch a load ...
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Jan 25 2024 48m
Has modern football left Mourinho behind?
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Thar...
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Jan 18 2024 39m
Does Arsenal's 'dream striker' really exist?
Since Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup, the pre...
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Jan 11 2024 48m
Tactical Trends 2023
In this episode, we discuss the tactical trends of 2...
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Dec 21 2023 47m
Game changers: Do you still need a Plan B?
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Liam Tharme and Mark Car...
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Dec 14 2023 41m
The art of taking a penalty
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Thar...
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Dec 7 2023 47m
Is Bernardo Silva the best player in the Premier League?
In this episode, we discuss Michael Cox’s argument t...
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Nov 29 2023 39m
Ten Hag, Wiegman & Dutch tactical identity
Both Manchester United and England's Lionesses face ...
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Nov 23 2023 45m