Zonal Marking - A show about football tactics

48:57 | Oct 29th, 2020

The Athletic's Michael Cox and Tom Worville join Ali Maxwell to debate the various 'do's and dont's' for a maiden season in the top flight of English football...  Is it better to sack or stick with th...Show More

45:31 | Oct 22nd, 2020

The Athletic's Michael Cox and Tom Worville join Ali Maxwell to get a few things off their chests about the use of statistics in the general conversation around football. Do assists really tell us any...Show More

52:58 | Oct 15th, 2020

The Athletic's Michael Cox and Sam Lee join Ali Maxwell to look at Manchester City's start to the season and assess the ways Pep Guardiola's side have changed their tactical approach since they last w...Show More

32:49 | Oct 8th, 2020

The Athletic's Michael Cox joins Ali Maxwell to assess what has been a goal-tastic start to the season in the Premier League as we head into the international break. They look at the numbers and the ...Show More

44:35 | Sep 30th, 2020

The Athletic's Michael Cox and James Horncastle join Ali Maxwell for an in-depth look at one of the most iconic clubs in world football: AC Milan. Taking the lead from James recent behind-the-scenes p...Show More

52:34 | Sep 23rd, 2020

The Athletic's Michael Cox and Tom Worville join Ali Maxwell to profile every Premier League squad by average age, depth of quality and numerous other quirks along the way. Who is well-stocked across ...Show More

34:36 | Sep 16th, 2020

Right now we're offering listeners of this show the opportunity to try out The Athletic for just £1 a month You can enjoy all of Michael's great tactical analysis, including a recent article on how Bi...Show More

30:50 | Aug 27th, 2020

Right now we're offering listeners of this show the opportunity to try out The Athletic for FREE.  You can enjoy all of Michael's great tactical analysis, including a recent article on how Pep's decis...Show More