The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast

Loads of thoughtful stuff here. Properly geeky data. Wish they would not take sponsorships from betting companies. Destroying the game.

Great ep lads. Just on something that came up in the latest episode: the Scottish championship might be the best league in Europe for competition. Everything that is said about the English champ about competition and exciting is also true of the Scottish champ, but for the opposite reason. My team, Morton, finished two points off of 2nd and 6 off first. We didn’t even finish in the playoffs… The games might not have an incredible standard, but they’re always exciting, full of scraps and competition. There’s also some of the best awaydays you can get in the country, which only adds to the charm.

Please no more shows dedicated to individual players.

Just a brilliant podcast. Helps to explain so many analytical models and then sit back and laugh at the likes of Chris Sutton because he can’t understand them when Rory Smith brings them up on 5Live. So much more understanding of tactical structures etc. and considering I’ve spent the last year doing a masters in football coaching, it’s impressive the way it is delivered to such a high level!!