Morocco's 'England' Blueprint & The Perfect Penalty Shoot-Out: World Cup Semi-Final Preview
Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Michael Cox and Mark Carey to assess the World Cup final 4...What tactical lessons might Morocco learn from England's plan for Kylian Mbappe?Could Argentin...
12 Dec 202245min
The tactics behind Tite's 'Joga Bonito' Brazil
Host Ali Maxwell returns and joins The Athletic's Michael Cox and Mark Carey to explore the tactical system behind Brazil's beautiful football...The similarities with both Manchester City and Arsenal,...
7 Dec 202242min
Aussie xG, Ziyech's Quality & Blame it on Lukaku: World Cup Notebook - Round 3
The Athletic's Mark Carey, Michael Cox and Ahmed Walid pause to reflect on the conclusion of the World Cup group stages... The panel discuss the strength of England's last-16 opponents Senegal, as wel...
2 Dec 202234min
Replacing Neymar, Onana's Goal-kicks & Asymmetric Full-Backs: World Cup Notebook - Round Two
Mark Carey is joined by The Athletic's Michael Cox and Liam Tharme to reflect on the most interesting tactical trends and data insights from the second round of World Cup matches...A distinct lack of ...
29 Nov 202236min
How Japan Beat Germany, 100+ Mins Injury Time & Spanish Attacking Rotations: World Cup Notebook - Round One
Mark Carey hosts in Ali's absence as The Athletic's tactics writers, Michael Cox and Ahmed Walid, reflect on the key takeaways and trends from the opening round of World Cup group games...How did Japa...
25 Nov 202231min
England's Control, Beating Messi’s Argentina & The Real ‘Dark Horses’: The Big World Cup Preview Pt. 2
In part two of The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast’s World Cup preview, host Ali Maxwell is once again joined by Michael Cox, Liam Tharme and Mark Carey to run through the rest of teams competing at...
18 Nov 202259min
Uruguay's Last Dance, Neymar's 'Favourites' & The Group of Wonder-kids: The Big World Cup Preview Pt. 1
Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Michael Cox, Liam Tharme and Mark Carey to breakdown the data and the tactical trends behind every World Cup nation set to compete in Qatar next week...In ...
17 Nov 20221h 2min
How To Win The World Cup
Host Ali Maxwell and The Athletic's Michael Cox delve into World Cup data from every tournament since 1998 in an attempt to establish the anatomy of a World Cup-winning team...How good do you actually...
10 Nov 202251min
