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Quite Unique FC - finding Europe's unicorn players

Quite Unique FC - finding Europe's unicorn players

FromThe Athletic Football Tactics Podcast


Quite Unique FC - finding Europe's unicorn players

FromThe Athletic Football Tactics Podcast

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Mar 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell set out to select an XI from across Europe's top five leagues consisting of players who are unique in their positions - whether it be a curious tactical style, strangely high or low stats compared to what you'd expect, or just the fact that they are ridiculously tall, this is Quite Unique FC
See if you can guess who we've picked from these clues:

A veteran keeper who keeps it simple and is the best cheerleader around

A right-back who would be more at home in 1992 than 2021

A young Premier League centre-back who doesn't really tackle but also doesn't pass

A ball-playing centre-half from Serie A who loves to use his weaker foot

An all-action left-back from Berlin who loves to surge forward

A decorated defensive mid who has quietly turned into an attacking midfielder

An Italian midfielder who plays like a young David Silva

The most tactically diverse midfielder in Europe

A prolific Argentinean who has never scored for Argentina

A 6ft7 striker with elegant feet on a hot streak

A sleep-loving Spanish winger whose mother named her dog after her son's famous night on Merseyside


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Released:
Mar 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Michael Cox is The Athletic's football tactics writer, Mark Carey is The Athletic's football analytics writer, and along with host Ali Maxwell they break down the tactical and technical details of football each week - looking at trends, systems, players, managers and all manner of statistics in order to give you a deeper look at the matches and moments that define football.