Liam Tharme

London

Football Tactics Writer at The Athletic

Graduate @ucfb (BA) & @chiuni (MSc) / Football Tactics Writer @TheAthleticFC ⚽️ 2:48 Marathoner and Ligue 1 enjoyer / formerly @officialbhafc @cufcgoalkeepers

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Articles

Thomas Frank deserves more credit for making Bryan Mbeumo and Yoanne Wissa Brentford's post-Ivan Toney solution

4 days ago | nytimes.com | Liam Tharme

Even Thomas Frank won't give himself enough credit. After a Bryan Mbeumo brace and a Yoanne Wissa goal fired Brentford to a 4-2 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion, the Brentford head coach was asked about his strike partnership. Frank said that their 34 combined goals this term (18 for Mbeumo, 16 for Wissa) is an "incredible achievement. All the praise to them and of course to my staff, and I think a little bit about the way we play".
How Luis Enrique coached PSG into a regain machine

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Liam Tharme

Three minutes in against Aston Villa last week, Paris Saint-Germain showed that Luis Enrique has coached them into one of the most aggressive pressing sides on the continent. Ousmane Dembele, positioned on the edge of the box, took off too early as he tried to shut down Pau Torres at a Villa goal-kick during the Champions League quarter-final first leg. The referee pulled him back for encroachment.
Arsenal are becoming devastating in transition

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Liam Tharme

For a manager whose offensive principles are so focused around preventing opposition counter-attacks, the past 12 days ought to serve as a reminder to Mikel Arteta that his Arsenal side are capable of being devastating in transition themselves. For the third Premier League game running - pun intended - Arsenal scored from a fast break on Saturday, which is a first in their five and a half years under Arteta.
Arsenal 1 Brentford 1

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Liam Tharme

Arsenal were unable to reproduce their midweek form against Real Madrid as they were held to a disappointing draw by Brentford. Manager Mikel Arteta rotated heavily, with Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Jurrien Timber among the players left on the bench. Arsenal created little in a drab first half - Kieran Tierney had a goal ruled out for offside - but were more of a threat after the break and opened the scoring when Thomas Partey finished off a rapid counter-attack.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr to race 1,500m at London Diamond League in July

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Liam Tharme

UK Athletics have confirmed Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr will race the 1,500m at the London Diamond League meet on July 19. It is currently scheduled to be their second race against each other since the Paris Olympics, where Ingebrigtsen led for most of the 1,500m final, but was outkicked by Kerr who finished second, either side of US duo Yared Nuguse (bronze) and Cole Hocker (gold).
Bayern Munich 1 Inter 2

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Stuart James |Liam Tharme

Anyone who doubted Inter were serious contenders to win this competition will think again now. Simone Inzaghi's side might have been deflated by Thomas Muller's equaliser five minutes from the end, the kind of goal that seemed scripted for the veteran following confirmation that he has begun his farewell tour at Bayern Munich. But this Inter team kept their concentration and, within moments, substitute Davide Frattesi reclaimed a lead to take back to San Siro next week.
Nottingham Forest are great at 1-0 up, but struggle at 1-0 down. They need to add layers next season

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Liam Tharme

It takes conscious hypercriticism to find fault with Nottingham Forest this season. Nuno Espirito Santo's side are on track for their best top-flight finish for three decades (since coming third, in 1994-95), just three years after being promoted from the Championship. The question is no longer if they will be playing European football next season. Rather, it has become a case of which tournament?
What is it and how does it work?

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Liam Tharme

Athletics has changed considerably over the past decade. Advancements in shoe technology have seen road-running records smashed while the combination of 'super spikes' and improvements to synthetic tracks are having similar results for middle-distance racing. In Paris last summer, athletics became the first Olympic sport to offer prize money ($50,000/£38,000) to gold medallists.
My Golds In My Words

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Liam Tharme

Even as a European champion, Jeremiah Azu is relatively unknown. In the pre-event press conference for the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, earlier this month, one reporter asked Azu if he was indeed the "fastest accountant in the world". They had confused him with fellow British sprinter Eugene Amo-Dadzie. "Wrong guy," Azu responded. The 23-year-old arrived in Nanjing in fine form.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the Olympic champion who will testify against the father he accuses of abuse

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Liam Tharme

On Sunday, Olympic champion and world record-holder Jakob Ingebrigtsen won two gold medals over 1,500m and 3,000m at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. This week, back at home in Norway, he will testify for a day and a half against his father, Gjert, who goes on trial for charges of abuse in close relationships against two of his seven children.