Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Do Arsenal have a problem with the 'big games' in the WSL?
The Athletic's Michael Cox and Ali Maxwell are joined by our women's football writer Katie Whyatt to look at why Arsenal are struggling in the big WS…
5 years, 10 months ago
Why have Arsenal become obsessed with crossing the ball?
When Mikel Arteta recently referred to Arsenal putting in 33 crosses in one game as "pure maths" it piqued the interest of The Athletic's resident an…
5 years, 10 months ago
What kind of player is 2020 Cristiano Ronaldo?
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell take an almighty leap into the stats to work out what sort of player Cristiano Ronaldo is ri…
5 years, 10 months ago
Half-backs, inverted centre-backs and more unusual positions we're seeing this season
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell are back with another tactical masterclass, this week casting their eye on some of the more …
5 years, 10 months ago
Javier Mascherano: the accidental centre-back
The Athletic's Michael Cox and Ali Maxwell are joined by Argentinean football expert Rupert Fryer to celebrate the career of Javier Mascherano as he …
5 years, 11 months ago
The top five overachievers across Europe this season
The Athletic's Michael Cox and Tom Worville join Ali Maxwell for a whistle-stop tour across Europe to look at five unheralded teams who have found th…
5 years, 11 months ago
Surviving the difficult second season in the Premier League
The Athletic's Michael Cox and Tom Worville join Ali Maxwell for the second part of our series looking at the challenges of staying up after being pr…
5 years, 11 months ago
How to survive your first season in the Premier League
The Athletic's Michael Cox and Tom Worville join Ali Maxwell to debate the various 'do's and dont's' for a maiden season in the top flight of English…
5 years, 11 months ago
Bad Stats - where we are all getting it wrong when talking about football
The Athletic's Michael Cox and Tom Worville join Ali Maxwell to get a few things off their chests about the use of statistics in the general conversa…
5 years, 11 months ago
How does Guardiola get Man City back on top?
The Athletic's Michael Cox and Sam Lee join Ali Maxwell to look at Manchester City's start to the season and assess the ways Pep Guardiola's side hav…
6 years ago