The Big Tactical Premier League Season Preview - Part One

Host Ali Maxwell is joined by The Athletic's Mark Carey, Liam Tharme, Ahmed Walid and Thom Harris, to preview the new Premier League season - and the big tactical dilemmas facing each team... In part one, the panel debate; How quickly the Spurs players can adapt to new manager Ange Postecoglu's principles If Brighton can 'evolve' before they're worked out Why Brentford can cope without Ivan Toney for the first six months What Newcastle will have learnt about Anthony Gordon from his success with Englands U21s If Vincent Kompany's Burnley will have to adjust their playing style in the Premier League How Arsenal's efforts to become more versatile will help them challenge for the title again If Liverpool will still suffer from the same defensive achilles heel Why Fulham must improve their record against the 'big teams' Why Manchester United have to get better at attacking set-pieces And why Luton are going to be a lot of fun to watch Produced by Adonis Pratsides Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hosted by Ali Maxwell, 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.