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Assessing the promoted teams' survival chances
This week, we’re focusing on the promoted sides in the Premier League.
Where are their structural shortcomings, what is the plan that secures surviva…
2 years ago
Can managers succeed without a team of stars?
This week, we’re focusing on Bundesliga title rivals Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich.
The evolution of these two sides under the coaching of Xabi …
2 years ago
Mailbag: Angeball 2.0, the new No.10s & tactical revolutions
This week, we bring you our first, long-awaited listener mailbag! You’ve been sending in some excellent questions and ideas since we came back for th…
2 years ago
Has data’s impact on football been overstated?
This week, we’re focusing on the world of football data and whether it’s had the profound impact on the game — on and off the pitch — that everyone t…
2 years ago
Salah the elite creator: how players evolve over time
This week, Michael Cox’s excellent article on the evolution of Mohamed Salah into a creative force got our minds whirring.
How do elite players alter …
2 years, 1 month ago
How to build a Premier League squad
Chelsea’s somewhat chaotic attempt at squad building got us thinking about how best to actually go about assembling a Premier League squad.
Matt Davie…
2 years, 1 month ago
What the Premier League's opening weekend didn't tell us
One week into 2024/25, we’re attempting to circumnavigate the knee-jerk and catch the tactical teething problems.
We look at how the top teams fared a…
2 years, 1 month ago
Tactical Premier League preview - part two
It’s part two of our own Premier League preview ahead of the 2024-25 season — where we look at the tactical conundrums facing each team in the Englis…
2 years, 2 months ago
Tactical Premier League preview - part one
On this first episode of the new season, we are previewing the upcoming 2024/2025 Premier League campaign - with a particular focus on the tactical c…
2 years, 2 months ago
Why were there so many goals this season?
In 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 unbe…
2 years, 4 months ago