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What makes an entertaining football match?

What makes an entertaining football match?

FromThe Athletic Football Tactics Podcast


What makes an entertaining football match?

FromThe Athletic Football Tactics Podcast

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Apr 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What makes an entertaining football match? Loads of goals? Tactical battles? Tension?
The Athletic's Michael Cox, Tom Worville and Ali Maxwell pick five games from the Premier League this season with the highest and most evenly balanced xG they could find to see whether they can crack the code and determine the key ingredients needed for the ideal crowd-pleasing game.

Game 1 - Arsenal 3 - 1 Chelsea

Game 2 - Leeds 1 - 4 Leicester

Game 3 - Manchester United 6 - 2 Leeds

Game 4 - Liverpool 3 - 0 Leicester

Game 5 - Newcastle 2 - 2 Tottenham


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Released:
Apr 7, 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.