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The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

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 Hosted by Michael Bailey, revered football tactics writer Michael Cox is joined by Mark Carey, Liam Tharme and more of The Athletic's brightest tactics and data department to break down the tactical and technical details behind the biggest footballing stories each week - assessing the latest trends, systems, players, managers and all manner of statistics in order to give you a deeper understanding of the game.

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2019 - The Athletic
Episodios
  • How Belgium marched to world number one

    How Belgium marched to world number one
    Jul 10 2025

    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 about how they established a footballing DNA, and created a team of legendary players such as Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, and many more.


    Every episode will also have a written piece on the website, which we will link below.


    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6445749/2025/07/10/football-architects-inside-belgium-rise-world-number-one/


    Host: Michael Bailey

    With: Jacob Whitehead and Liam Tharme

    Producer: Mike Stavrou



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    54 m
  • How Cruyff inspired Ajax's rebirth

    How Cruyff inspired Ajax's rebirth
    Jul 3 2025

    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 footballing nations and clubs, speaking to the unsung heroes who changed history.


    Today’s episode is focused on Ajax’s rebirth and how the club was rebuilt in the image of legendary figure Johan Cruyff.


    Host Michael Bailey will be joined by The Athletic’s Jacob Whitehead and a number of our tactics writers. We’ll also be hearing excerpts of Jacob's interviews with key figures who were at the forefront of these projects.


    On this episode, we hear from Ruben Jongkind, former head of talent development at Ajax, and the club’s former head talent recruitment, Jasper van Leeuwen.


    Every episode will also have a written piece on the website, which we will link below.


    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6445365/2025/07/03/football-architects-rebuilding-ajax-johan-cruyff/


    Host: Michael Bailey

    With: Jacob Whitehead and Liam Tharme

    Producer: Mike Stavrou

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    45 m
  • Are strikerless formations the future?

    Are strikerless formations the future?
    Jun 5 2025

    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-backs and much, much more.


    Host: Michael Bailey

    With: Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme

    Producer: Mike Stavrou


    On behalf of the entire Tactics team, thank you for all of your entries and your support this season. Please complete our listener survey: https://forms.gle/atPcQnohDvRWQG2M7

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    25 m
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