Champions League Special
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20 Aug 202036min
Lionel Messi - how many things is he the best in the world at?
Sign up to The Athletic now for access to Michael Cox's tactical musings and Tom Worville's statistical masterpieces - including recent pieces breaking down the tactics that lead Arteta's Arsenal to t...
12 Aug 202045min
The Big Champions League & Europa League Preview
The Athletic's Raphael Honigstein, James Horncastle and Dermot Corrigan join Ali Maxwell for a comprehensive look ahead to the return of the Champions League - looking at every single game on the sche...
4 Aug 202056min
Evaluating the managerial changes in the Premier League last season
There were seven managerial changes in the Premier League last season, three of them at Watford, but did Tottenham, Arsenal, West Ham, Everton and the Hornets make the right calls in sacking their man...
30 Jul 202055min
The resurgence of the three-man defence
The Athletic's Michael Cox joins Ali Maxwell for a look at the tactical increasingly fashionable trend of playing a back three this season after Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea all used the system last w...
23 Jul 202039min
Judging Sarri's impact on Juventus and Ronaldo
The Athletic's Michael Cox and James Horncastle join Ali Maxwell to assess Maurizio Sarri's first season at Juventus. On the verge of leading Juve to their ninth straight Serie A title, we look at how...
15 Jul 202040min
The tactics behind Manchester United's resurgence
The Athletic's Michael Cox & Laurie Whitwell join Ali Maxwell to look at Manchester United's recent transformation from a struggling mid-table outfit into the Premier League's form side with attacking...
8 Jul 202041min
Liverpool's underappreciated passing game
The Athletic's Michael Cox & Tom Worville join Ali Maxwell to look at a perhaps underappreciated aspect of this all conquering Liverpool side - their possession game. We dive into the data to analyse...
1 Jul 202030min
