The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

How To Beat Elite Teams

In this episode, The Athletic’s Michael Cox, Mark Carey and Liam Tharme join Ali Maxwell to discuss how to take on the elite teams.

Should teams adapt their style against the big boys to try and get a result, or try to play the way they want to regardless of opposition?

Who has been most effective against the elite teams in the Premier League this season?

And what about when elite teams play each other?

Produced by Steve Hankey.
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Hosted by Michael Bailey, revered football tactics writer Michael Cox is joined by more of The Athletic's brightest tactics and data analytics writers 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.