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Long throws & tall No.9s: The Premier League goes old school
One week of the Premier League season down, 37 to go.
And today we’re asking whether the English top flight has gone old school… with more long throw-…
1 year, 1 month ago
New-look Liverpool & pragmatic Spurs: Premier League preview
Welcome back to The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast.
We’re kickstarting the new season with our big Premier League preview show.
We’ll analyse the key tac…
1 year, 2 months ago
Creating the England DNA
On episode five of Football Architects we look at how England changed their fortunes from tournament failures to final makers - and in the women's ca…
1 year, 2 months ago
The secrets behind football's data pioneers
On episode four of Football Architects, we hear from the architects of the data world, who have worked for the biggest football clubs in England.
Ever…
1 year, 2 months ago
Forging Croatia's Golden Generation
On episode three of Football Architects, we’re focusing on international football's great over-performers, Croatia.
We’ll hear from Romeo Jozak, the f…
1 year, 3 months ago
How Belgium marched to world number one
On episode two of Football Architects, we’re focusing on the rise that took a stagnant Belgium to number one in FIFA’s world rankings.
We’ll hear abou…
1 year, 3 months ago
How Cruyff inspired Ajax's rebirth
Welcome to Football Architects - a summer series for The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast.
Over the next five weeks, we’ll tell the stories of esteemed fo…
1 year, 3 months ago
Are strikerless formations the future?
On this final show of the season, we’re bringing you the eagerly anticipated listener mailbag.
We’ll focus on strikerless systems, wing-backs vs full-…
1 year, 4 months ago
Was the 2024/25 Premier League season boring?
On this week’s show, we’re reviewing the 2024-25 season - looking at statistical trends across the Premier League.
We’ll also focus on the teams who …
1 year, 4 months ago
Champions League final preview
In this special edition of The Athletic FC Tactics podcast - Duncan Alexander, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme preview the Champions League final between …
1 year, 4 months ago