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On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, and Om Arvind discuss:
Zinedine Zidane's starting XI vs Elche
Elche's tactical setup
What changed at half-time?
Why Elche were so impressive
Real Madrid's offensive game plan
Karim Benzema's performance
Marco Asensio's performance
Zidane's mistakes
Luka Modric's performance
Zidane's justifications for second half late subs
Why didn't we see Martin Odegaard?
Why Odegaard should be a starter
Referee decisions
Real Madrid players in history who we rooted for but didn't pan out
Revisiting the career arcs of Jese Rodriguez, Fernando Gago, Kaka, and Arjen Robben
And more
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89 min
802
The Future Of Real Madrid
On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Jose Perez, Siddharth Ramsundar, and Om Arvind discuss:
How Zidane turned things around from the brink of disaster
Is Zidane's approach sustainable?
Whether the current squad is good enough or whether it need significant retooling
Pandemic financials reality check
Why Haaland should be the target if Mbappé is too expensive
Can Haaland fit in Zidane's current tactical set-up?
Can Zidane build a new formula for Madrid's offense?
How the pandemic-based decline in pressing makes coaching alternatives to Zidane less viable
Siddharth goes to bat for Thomas Tuchel
Eduardo Camavinga and the future of Real Madrid's defensive midfield position
Why buying Reguilón back is a no-brainer
Explaining Hazard's constant injury problems
Final projections for Real Madrid in the next decade
And much much more
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103 min
803
Eibar Post-game, Dec 20
On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Om Arvind, and Matt Wiltse discuss:
Parallels to the Manchester United vs Leeds game
Eibar's high press
Real Madrid's passing
Should Eibar have been less aggressive with their press?
Is it easy to shape-shift tactics game-to-game?
Dani Carvajal + Lucas Vazquez tandem
Sergio Ramos's performance
Luka Modric's performance
Bryan Gil
What happened in the second half?
Sergio Ramos's handball
Did Zinedine Zidane fix the team's issues?
Upcoming rotations
And more
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99 min
804
Real Madrid Femenino vs Atletico Post-game
On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Om Arvind and Grant Little discuss:
Thoughts on the starting eleven
Thaisa vs. Teresa Abelleira
Analyzing Atlético Madrid's high press
Real Madrid's documented problems under pressure
Babett Peter's, Marta Corredera's, and Thaisa's struggles on the ball
Praising Real Madrid's good open play defense
Criticizing the poor defending on the conceded goal
The handball/s and the poor refereeing
Assessing Aznar's second half subs
Should Claudia Florentino have come on for Peter for build-up reasons?
Taking note of Las Blancas' passion on the field
Real Madrid TV's disgraceful coverage of the game
Explaining why Real looked better in the last 10 minutes
The one weakness in Atléti's defensive set-up
How the race for the Champions League spots is shaping up
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69 min
805
Atletico Post-game, Dec 12
On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Om Arvind, and Matt Wiltse discuss:
Real Madrid's starting XI
The Vazquez + Carvajal tandem
Zinedine Zidane's pressing scheme
Ferland Mendy vs Marcos Llorente
Toni Kroos masterclass
Raphael Varane and Sergio Ramos
An interesting xG map
Ferland Mendy's performance
Real Madrid's upcoming schedule and rotations
Diego Simeone's subs at half-time
Zidane's subs
Do the players trust Vinicius Jr?
Has Vinicius improved over the past two seasons?
Which players will retire at Real Madrid?
Real Madrid players we don't like
Hardcore Arbeloa fans
And more.
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92 min
806
Sevilla Post-game; Las Blancas Win
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts.
Part One (Sevilla post-game show with Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, Om Arvind)
Real Madrid's starting XI
The good and bad of the first half
Sevilla's issues
Was Real's xG inflated?
How difficult was the Vinicius chance?
A breakdown of the goal
Vinicius's performance
The team's passing
The difference in the team's press from the first to the second half
Real Madrid's defensive performance
Nacho Fernandez's performance
Lucas Vazquez's performance
Raphael Varane's performance
Ferland Mendy's performance
Is Julen Lopetegui assessment of Sevilla's performance correct?
Thoughts on Zinedine Zidane only using one sub.
And more.
Part Two -- 1:00:38 -- (Las Blancas Post-game with Grant Little and Om Arvind)
- Asllani's uncharacteristically bad finishing on the day
- Sevilla's terrible defensive shape
- Olga Carmona's impressive performance at left back
- How Real Madrid's possession game improved
- Claudia Florentino's dribbling from the center back position
- Breaking down all the goals
- The importance of switches
- Marta Cardona's genius
- The weird substitutions
- Misa's good distribution and quickness off her line
- Complimenting Kaci
- And more
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118 min
807
Alaves Post-game, Nov 28
On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Om Arvind, and Matt Wiltse discuss:
Real Madrid's starting XI
A discussion on Zinedine Zidane's rotations
Marcelo's decline
What would Martin Odegaard have changed had he started?
The Casemiro conundrum
Eden Hazard's performance and injury
Mariano Diaz's performance
Isco and Odegaard's performance off the bench
Thibaut Courtois's performance
Referee decisions
Vinicius Jr's performance
Which current loanee, if any, would help Real Madrid the most?
And more.
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84 min
808
Matteo Bonetti and John Carlin: Inter Preview a...
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts.
Part One (Matteo Bonetti of ESPN and Kiyan Sobhani preview the Inter game)
How surprising is Inter's season?
Antonio Conte's rigidity
How much of a difference will Romelu Lukaku make?
Inter's weak links
Achraf Hakimi vs Ferland Mendy
Arturo Vidal vs Real Madrid
Sandro Tonali
And more.
Part Two (Matt Wiltse interviews John Carlin on his Real Madrid book 'White Angels')
- Who was David Beckham as a man?
- Real Madrid’s negotiations for Beckham with Manchester United
- Jose Angel Sanchez phone call to Florentino
- Jose Angel Sanchez personality
- Why did Florentino and Jose Angel Sanchez trust John?
- Clubs catching on to the power of a brand
- Advice to Florentino when competing with clubs with unlimited financial resources
- Florentino’s adoration for Zidane
- Why has Zidane the coach been so successful?
- Favorite Real Madrid players’ to interview
- Florentino Perez’s personality
- And more.
John Carlin’s book on the Galatico era, White Angels, is a fun look back on the Galactico era and his exposure to the team, Florentino, and the club overall was second to none.
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76 min
809
Villarreal Post-game, November 21
On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse discuss:
Real Madrid's starting XI vs Villarreal
What were the takeaways from the first-half?
How the midfield trio of Luka Modric, Martin Odegaard, and Toni Kroos functioned together
The team's defensive issues at Ceramica
The performances of Raphael Varane and Nacho Fernandez
The lack of offensive creation
Ferland Mendy's performance
Mariano Diaz's performance
Was Mariano's goal legal?
Villarreal's improvements over the course of the season
Unai Emery's subs
What happened in the second half?
Post-game quotes
Lucas Vazquez's contract
And more.
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67 min
810
Castilla Corner Rises
On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kristofer McCormack and Ruben Skjerping discuss:
Israel Salazar
Youth football and COVID
The 11-0 win over Atleti U-16s
Alvaro Arbeloa
Manu Fernandez
The losses against Rayo and Getafe
The league table
Whats going right, what is going wrong
Miguel Gutierrez
Some season predictions after 3 games
And more.
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47 min
811
Guti Partidazo (Historical Segment); Las Blanca...
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts.
Part One (A review of Real Madrid's 3 - 2 win over Sevilla in the '06/07 season with Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse)
A background of the 2006 / 2007 season
Sergio Ramos - Fabio Cannavaro partnership
The banishment of David Beckham in 2006
Fabio Capello's brand of football
Mahamadou Diarra - Emerson double pivot
David Beckham, the last of his kind
Casemiro's ancient role
An analysis of Robinho
Fabio Cannavaro masterclass
Young Ramos
Cicinho and Miguel Torres
Raul's performance
David Beckham's performance
Guti masterclass
Santiago Bernabeu atmosphere.
Part Two (Las Blancas with Grant Little and Om Arvind)
The positive effects of Aznar's move to the midfield three
The sharp individual performances of Kaci, Maite Oroz, and Teresa
The tactical differences between the 4-4-2 and 4-3-3
Om eating his own words???
How to make a false nine work
Why the 4-3-3 is the best compromise solution
The issues with Athletic Bilbao's defensive structure
Erika Vázquez's poor defensive performance
Analyzing the goal
Why Madrid couldn't create many chances
Real Madrid's unwillingness/inability to switch play & Kenti Robles' strange positioning
The increased relevance of high pressing in the modern age
Ivana Andrés' great defensive & passing performance
Sofia Jakobsson's bounceback game
Praising Marta Cardona
Miscommunication between Misa and the back line
Why the 2nd half became more even
Lamenting the incorrect substitution graphics
And more
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121 min
812
Valencia Post-game; Las Blancas Win
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts.
Part One (Valencia post-game with Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse)
Real Madrid's first 20-30 minutes of play
Their offensive gameplan
Starting XI
Marcelo's performance
A thorough breakdown of all goals conceded
Marco Asensio's performance
The upcoming schedule
Karim Benzema injury update
Zinedine Zidane's subs
Mariano Diaz and Luka Jovic off the bench
Martin Odegaard and Rodrygo Goes's performances
Odegaard's ceiling
Thibaut Courtois's performance
Isco's place in the team
And more.
Part Two (Las Blancas with Grant Little and Om Arvind)
How good Eibar have been despite being newly promoted
Real Madrid's inability to control the game
Troubles against high pressure
The one-dimensionality of our attack
How we created a few dangerous sequences to end the half
The effectiveness of David Aznar's odd substitution
Kosovare Asllani's goal record
Olga Carmona's unorthodox movements
Whether Teresa Abelleira should've started or at least been subbed on
The unfortunate nature of the penalties
How Eibar got back into the game through their substitutions
The underutilization of Marta Corredera as an inverted fullback
The extremely physical nature of women's football
And much more
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143 min
813
Real Madrid Femenino vs Deportivo Post-game
On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Om Arvind and Grant Little discuss:
Why have Deportivo La Coruña collapsed?
Depor's disconnect between their build-up tactics, middle third play, and overall execution
Is Kosovare Asllani a subpar finisher?
Real Madrid's questionable pressing structure
Can Olga Carmona work at left back?
Whether Teresa Abelleira should start alongside Maite Oroz instead of Kaci
Sofia Jakobsson and how difficult is to be consistently effective with dribbling as your main weapon
Jessica Martínez's "quiet" game
Is Marta Cardona better on the left?
Asllani can still be used better
Misa's risky sweeper keeping actions
Why Chioma Ubogagu will be important even though her role has diminished
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80 min
814
Huesca Post-game, Oct 31
On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse discuss:
Real Madrid's starting XI
Huesca's shape on and off the ball
What was Real Madrid's offensive gameplan?
Eden Hazard's goal and performance
Real Madrid's defense
Marcelo and Militao's performance
Breaking down the goal conceded
Zidane's subs
Fede Valverde's goal and performance
Can Fede be a a reliable goalscorer?
Marco Asensio's performance
The benefit of the 5-subs rule
Zidane's post-game quotes
Will Hazard start against Inter?
And more.
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56 min
815
Borussia Mönchengladbach Post-game; Las Blancas
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts.
Part One (Borussia Mönchengladbach Post-game with Kiyan Sobhani and Om Arvind)
Real Madrid's qualification chances
Zinedine Zidane's starting XI
The quality vs the quantity of chances for both side
Breaking down the goals conceded
Real Madrid's defense as a whole
Vinicius Jr's performance
Marco Asensio's performance
Lucas Vazquez's performance
Fede Valverde's performance
Karim Benzema's performance
Zidane's subs
Is Vinicius a Real Madrid starter?
His take-on numbers
Mesut Ozil's contract situation
And more.
Part Two (Las Blancas with Om Arvind and Grant Little)
Quick overview of Sweden's 7-0 demolition of Latvia
Marta Corredera's good performance at right back and left back vs. the Czech Republic
Marta Cardona being a little less impressive but still good
How the Iceland-Sweden game dynamics changed from last time (or didn't)
Iceland's good defensive structure
Iceland's critical weakness
Kosovare Asllani's performance
The interesting tactical direction of "weaker" teams
Sofia Jakobsson's performance
Why wont Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson sub Asllani and Jakobsson off?
And more
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111 min
816
El Clasico Post-game
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts.
Part One (Immediate Reaction pod with Kiyan Sobhani and Eduardo Alvarez):
Why we're not surprised with this result
Why the Clasico is not the ultimate measuring stick
The difference between Ronald Koeman and Zinedine Zidane
Lucas Vazquez's performance
Nacho Fernandez's performance
Marco Asensio's performance
Vinicius Jr's performance
Toni Kroos's performance
Real Madrid's defensive shape
Luka Modric's goal
Lionel Messi's performance
And more.
Part Two -- 42:17 -- (Tactical breakdown with Om Arvind and Siddharth Ramsundar):
Thoughts on the starting lineups
Real Madrid's offensive structure
Ferland Mendy as an inverted fullback
Inefficiencies in using Valverde and Vinícius as runners
Barcelona's defensive structure
How Koeman changed Barca's offense for El Clásico
Messi's evolving role over the course of the season
Pedri's performance
Was the Asensio criticism to start the first half fair?
Why Barca started the 2nd half better
Evaluating Real Madrid's sporadic pressing
Why Barcelona miss Suárez
Koeman's awful substitutions
Frenkie de Jong not tracking Modrić
Casemiro vs. Kroos
Lucas' bright cameo
Patron questions
And much more
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154 min
817
Castilla and Real Madrid Femenino Grab Their Fi...
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts.
Part One (Castilla Corner with Sam Sharpe and Ruben Skjerping):
- Where to watch Castilla this season
- Hugo Duro and Miguel Gutiérrez’ goals
- Raúl’s surprising lineup
- Castilla’s away curse
- Ramón playing left back and getting sent off
- Hugo Duro’s influence
- Breakthrough for Víctor Chust?
- The battle for the goalkeeper spot
Part Two -- 51:54 -- (Las Blancas with Om Arvind and Grant Little)
Why this was Rayo's first game of the season
The disallowed goals
Real Madrid TV calling Real Madrid Femenino "RM Castilla"
Assessing Real Madrid's squad improvement
Thoughts on the starting lineup
Opinions on Marta Corredera playing out of position at left back
The Corredera-Cardona connection vs. the Vinícius-Marcelo connection
Marta Cardona's sparkling performance
Maite Oroz's player of the match candidacy
The problems with Aurélie Kaci's extremely aggressive positioning
Why we're still not maximizing Kosovare Asllani well enough
Discussing some slight defensive frailties vs. Rayo
The mental lapse on the conceded goal
Sofia Jakobsson's style of dribbling
Kenti Robles being an offensive genius
Jessica Martínez's underrated value
The substitutes' performances
And more
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114 min
818
Cadiz Post-game
On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, and Om Arvind discuss:
Is this a lineup or a tactical issue?
The decision to start Lucas Vazquez
The team's prolific giveaways
The team's defensive issues
Marcelo's performance
Isco's performance
Why Ferland Mendy would've helped
Should fans be worried?
Luka Jovic's performance in limited minutes
And more.
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79 min
819
Di Stefano's Greatness; Castilla Corner; Real M...
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in three parts.
Part One (Castilla Corner with Sam Sharpe, Kristofer McCormack, and Ruben Skjerping)
The massive changes in Segunda B this season
Why its potentially the most important season in Castilla history
Our expectations for the season
Thoughts on the squad list and the weak points
Raul as first team coach
Who is in the first team in three years time.
And more.
Part Two -- 1:03:40 -- (Historical Segment with Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse)
Benfica 5 - 3 Real Madrid, 1962 European Cup Final
Real Madrid's '3rd leg' vs Juventus, and their run to the final
The classic 3-2-5
An entire Alfredo di Stefano swoon segment.
Has there been a player like him since?
Francisco Gento, arriving from 2020 in a time machine
Ferenc Puskas with yet another hat-trick in a final
Eusebio's greatness
Pachin's performance
Miguel Muñoz's success
Johan Cruyff, the ball boy
Broadcast things
And more
Part Three -- 1:54:32 -- (Las Blancas with Grant Little)
Grant breaks down the match that no one could watch
Kenti Robles and Sofia Jakobsson’s good performances
The dilemma of starting our best players out of position
Aznar’s interesting substitutions
Standouts and Best 11
Overall takeaways from the first two matches
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135 min
820
Bonus Journalism Corner Episode: Why We Do 'Imm...
Special 'bonus' episode of the Managing Madrid podcast:
Why we never miss an 'immediate reaction' despite it being so challenging to churn out
How to keep journalism exciting, no matter what stage of the process you're in
When you should be hitting your peak
How to have fun, while having a healthy intentional dose of challenges
Why our podcasts are informal and fun
Find your challenge
And more.
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25 min
821
Levante Post-game; Real Madrid Femenino vs Barc...
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in three parts.
Part One (Levante post-game with Kiyan Sobhani and Om Arvind)
Zidane's starting XI
Should we be worried about the team's performances?
Why Real Madrid don't 'get up' for big games
Kiyan and Om's altering views of how the first half unfolded
Vinicius Jr's missed chances
Real Madrid's press
What happened in the second half?
Ferland Mendy's performance
What's Mendy's offensive ceiling?
The offensive structure of the team
Zidane's subs
Zidane's decision on not sign Kepa
Levante's cut-backs
Premier League results (insane)
Andriy Lunin's development
Would Raul be a good A-team coach?
Part Two -- 1:43:33 -- (Las Blancas with Om Arvind, Jess Houwen, Grant Little)
The craziness of Sunday's football
Quickly reviewing the Primera Iberdrola results
Real Madrid's social media vs. Barcelona's
Las Blancas' positive defensive start
Marta Corredera at left back
Misa's incredible first half performance
How Barcelona began to exploit Madrid's defensive structure
Madrid not tracking Barca's late runs into the box
Asllani's wrongly disallowed goal
Kenti Robles' dribbling
Why Barcelona became even more dominant in the 2nd half
Torrejón's outlier importance as a fullback
Whether Sofia Jakobsson should've started or not
Marta Cardona looking better on the left
Will Aznar learn how to use Asllani well?
Breaking down Barcelona's high press
And more
Part Three -- 2:48:30 -- (Castilla Corner with Kristofer McCormack, Ruben Skjerping, Sam Sharpe)
Pablo Rodriguez to Lecce
The friendly lost to Real Valladolid B
Scoreline vs performance
Victor Chust making it to senior team
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200 min
822
Real Betis Post-game; Las Blancas; Castilla Corner
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in three parts.
Part One (Real Betis post-game with Kiyan, Om, and Matt)
Our thoughts on the starting lineup
The difference between Martin Odegaard and Isco in the diamond
Three main issues of the diamond
The lack of control from the team
Sergio Ramos’s performance
Casemiro’s performance
A fair assessment of Luka Jovic’s performance
Luka Modric’s performance
Offensive issues
Real Betis’s shape
Why we should keep playing Jovic
Karim Benzema’s performance
And more.
Part Two — 1:45:50 — (Las Blancas with Om Arvind, Grant Little, and Gabe Lezra)
- Real Madrid’s friendly vs. Madrid CFF
- A second friendly that may be in the works
- Explaining the terrible COVID-19 regulations and how it could affect the league
- Sexism in women’s football
- Recapping Spain’s 9-0 demolition of Moldova
- Marta Corredera’s impressive performance
- The tactics of the Sweden-Iceland game
- Sofia Jakobsson’s bounce-back
- Kosovare Asllani’s more subdued game
- And more
Part Three — 2:43:00 — (Castilla Corner with Sam, Sharpe, Kristofer McCormack, and Ruben Skjerping)
Castilla debuts in the first team
Marvin Park
Blanco’s first team chances
The friendly win v Pozuelo
Theo Zidane
Peter Fedrico
Kenneth Soler’s bad debut
Playing at the Valdebebas vs the Di Stefano
The major departures (Fran Garcia,Javier Belman, Rodrigo Rodrigues etc).
Will Sergio Lopez reach his potential?
How many canteranos gets a debut this season?
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222 min
823
Real Sociedad Post-game; Las Blancas; Journalis...
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in three parts.
Part One (Real Sociedad post-game with Kiyan Sobhani, Om Arvind, and Matt Wiltse)
Why didn't Luka Jovic play?
Positive takeaways from the draw
The defensive performance
Martin Odegaard's performance
Why we don't need to worry about his passing accuracy so much
Ferland Mendy's performance
Is there a path to score more goals this season?
Going over the bad defensive sequences
Managing Madrid's behind-the-scenes experience with the Real Madrid press department
And more.
Part Two -- 1:37:43 -- (Las Blancas Season Preview with Om Arvind and Grant Little)
- Primera Iberdrola is back!
- Misa Rodríguez called up to the Spanish national team
- New signing Claudia Florentino scouting report
- Real Madrid Femenino's transfer strategy
- Criticizing the way Real Madrid have handled the announcement of transfers
- Sweden's tactics vs. Hungary
- Why was Asllani so good for Sweden but not for CD Tacón?
- Tactical recommendations for David Aznar
- Spotlighting Sweden's ingenious set-piece routines
- Sofia Jakobsson's performance
- & more
Part Three -- 2:28:58 -- (Journalism Corner with Kiyan Sobhani)
How to set goals and smash them
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157 min
824
Real Madrid Season Preview; Las Blancas Podcast...
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in three parts.
Part One (Season Preview with Kiyan Sobhani and Euan McTear)
Will Kubo get significant minutes with Villarreal?
What do Real Madrid need to fix heading into next season?
Can Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic be more significant?
Is Eden Hazard's issue a recurring one?
Is Jovic better off being loaned? How many minutes does he get if he stays?
Real Madrid's profit this season
Banana peels on the schedule
Predictions for: Unsung Hero, MIP, MVP
FFP discussion
And more
Part Two -- 55:05 -- (Las Blancas Mailbag with Jess Houwen, Grant Little, Om Arvind)
-Break down of the Femenino youth structure
-Address Toña rumors and if she may be better equip to coach the team than Aznar
-How Grant, Jess, and Om would promote Femenino
-Which USWNT star would we want to play for RM Femenino
-How long will Aznar last at RM
-Grant rants about how the NWSL is NOT declining
-Ariana Arias
-4-4-2 vs. 4–4-2 Diamond
Part Three -- 2:09;12 -- (Journalism Corner)
Kiyan talks about how you can put yourself in positions to get lucky.
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143 min
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The Rise Of Tifo Football; Castilla Corner; Las...
This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in three parts:
Journalism Corner: The rise of Tifo Football with Kiyan Sobhani and Joe Devine
Castilla Corner: Kristofer McCormack, Sam Sharpe, Ruben Skjerping, Kiyan Sobhani discuss some epic stories, along with usual Castilla / football things
Las Blancas: Om Arvind, Gabe Lezra, Jess Houwen, and Grant Little preview Real Betis, Espanyol, and Santa Teresa, and close talking about Madridistas in Euro qualifiers and the importance of consuming women’s sports content
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