Managing Madrid Podcast

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you Moxy South Beach Hotel, where you should be booking your stay when you come see us for our live podcast in Miami in January. Tickets to the event can be purchased here. On this episode, Kiyan Sobhani, Euan McTear, and Om Arvind discuss: The gap between Real Madrid and Athletic Club Comparing this game to the last two previous matchups between these two teams Are we surprised Real Madrid didn't play deeper? Ferland Mendy's performance The lack of synergy between Mendy and Vinicius Luka Modric and Toni Kroos Should Marcelino have started Nico Williams and Raul Garcia? Mendy, the demoralizer Athletic's press Should Rodrygo be the #1 right winger? Athletic's flurry in the final 20 minutes Going over the referee's decision Post-game celebrations and shenangians Why do we have a connection with Rangers? Will the SuperCopa be played in other countries in the future? The Saudia Arabia experience And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Ple

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you Moxy South Beach Hotel, where you should be booking your stay when you come see us for our live podcast in Miami in January. Tickets to the event can be purchased here. On this episode, Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, and Om Arvind discuss: Valencia's shocking performance Marco Asensio's performance What's his role exactly? Best player comp? Luka Modric's performance How to juggle Modric and Karim Benzema's contracts to end their careers Toni Kroos's performance Best way to defeat Real Madrid David Alaba and Eder Militao Vinicius Jr's performance Ferland Mendy's performance Casemiro's performance Was it a penalty? The greatness of Vinicius's first goal Where does Vinicius rank among the most entertaining Real Madrid players of the past 30 years? Carlo Ancelotti's subs Eduardo Camavinga's role as the 6 Dani Ceballos's cameo And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Join us for more bonus content over on Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid Book

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by The Guild. — proud sponsors of the Managing Madrid Podcast World Tour! On this episode, Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse discuss: Alcoyano's press The performances of Casemiro, Marcelo, Fede Valverde, Eden Hazard The burden on Eduardo Camavinga Should we have seen Antonio Blanco, Sergio Arribas, Peter? Should Isco / Ceballos have started? Andriy Lunin's performance Carlo Ancelotti's post-game quotes The hilariousness of the last two goals And more Did you enjoy this podcast? Please consider supporting us through Patreon for more bonus content: Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid. Book your tickets to these cities on the Managing Madrid Podcast world tour: Miami, January London, February Washington DC, March Chicago, April Mumbai, May Managing Madrid is a hub for all Madridistas with updated news, op-eds, tactical analyses, artwork, and of course, podcasts. It also serves as a means for Real Madrid fans to connect and discuss the team. We would l

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by The Guild. -- proud sponsors of the Managing Madrid Podcast World Tour! This episode comes in two parts. Part One, Getafe Post-game with Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse Listing all the factors that contributed to Real Madrid's loss to Getafe Where there any good standout players? Casemiro's performance Luka Modric's performance Carlo Ancelotti's subs Eder Militao's mistake What could Carlo have done differently? Marcelo's impact Would Dani Ceballos have been a good fit in this game? Peter Thoughts on Rudiger's salary demands And a ton more Part two (1:00:00), Castilla Corner with Sam Sharpe with Kristofer McCormack The season so far Peter Federico’s debut with the first team Was it merited? His future. Reinier Jesus Will Raul leave at the end of the season Did you enjoy this podcast? Please consider supporting us through Patreon for more bonus content: Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid. Book your tickets to these cities on the M

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by Hotel Riu Plaza New York Times Square, On this episode, Kiyan Sobhani answered these questions: Will Zidane coach Real Madrid again? Would Jonathan David be a good back-up Real Madrid striker? How would Mbappe - Benzema - Vinicius - Haaland fit together? Are teams learning how to defend Vinicius? Favourite vacation destinations BBC vs KCM if only one trio could be chosen Why are we putting out a podcast over the Holidays? Pressing vs counter-pressing And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Please consider supporting us through Patreon: Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid. Book your tickets to these cities on the Managing Madrid Podcast world tour: New York, December Miami, January London, February Washington DC, March Chicago, April Mumbai, May Managing Madrid is a hub for all Madridistas with updated news, op-eds, tactical analyses, artwork, and of course, podcasts. It also serves as a means for Real Madrid fans to connect and discuss the te

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by Royal Sonesta Washington DC, where you should be booking your stay when you come to the live show we’re doing in DC! Tickets here. This episode comes in two parts. Part One: Ahtletic Post-game, Kiyan Sobhani and Mehedi Hassan discuss: Was this the best possible starting XI from Carlo Ancelotti? Eden Hazard’s performance The case for Peter Federico Ancelotti’s post-game quotes about Hazard Benzema’s goals The Toni Kroos, Fede Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga midfield Camavinga’s perforamnce The lack of Luka Modric The Eder Militao / Nacho pairing What went wrong after Benzema’s goals? Subs and last minute chaos And more. Part Two (52:43): Las Blancas Podcast, Om Arvind and Yash Thakur discuss: Contrasts between the first and second halves Real Madrid’s tendency to start games slowly The need to swap Babs and Ivana The strange spacing between the wide center-backs and Madrid’s transitional build-up structure Sporting Huelva’s key

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by The Guild. Use code ManagingMadrid for at 15% discount upon checkout! This episode comes in two parts. Part One: Cadiz Post-game, hosted by Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse Real Madrid's struggles vs low blocks Issues in the first half -- what were we doing wrong? The symmetrical 4-3-3 with Hazard on the right Ferland Mendy's role Why was Hazard better in the 2nd half? Carlo Ancelotti's pre-game quotes about Hazard Would Carlo have started Luka Modric if he was healthy? Casemiro's tackle which resulted in a yellow card Thoughts on VAR Lineup vs Athletic Club on Wednesday A midfield trio of Fede Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Tonit Kroos Lucas Vazquez's crosses Luka Jovic's cameo off the bench And more. Part Two (54:00): Las Blancas Podcast, Om Arvind and Grant Little discuss: Grant correctly predicting how most of the game would play out Toril’s change in offensive approach vs. Madrid CFF What kind of effect the turf pitch actu

On this episode of Las Blancas Podcast, Om Arvind and Grant Little discuss: The craziness in the rest of the UWCL matches Why the squad list came out so late Toril’s emphasis on managing Asllani’s minutes Nahikari on the importance of the fans The reason Ivana was taken out of the starting lineup Clarifying (or introducing more confusion to) the whole Ivana at LCB situation Kharkiv’s defensive tactics shutting down Asllani Toril’s use of his wingers Real Madrid’s struggles in open play Maite’s and Teresa’s performances Who the POTM was Our potent offensive set-piece strategy Cardona being dangerous despite being nowhere near her best The DAZN commentator saying ‘Flash Cardona’ and showing us that he did his research How Real Madrid created Maite’s golazo Why Asllani came off at the half and what Toril had to say about it Problems with the Møller-Corredera pairing Møller’s best position Møller reacting to the fans chanting her name Toril’s thoughts on where Møller should play Toril wanting

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by The Guild. Use code ManagingMadrid for at 15% discount upon checkout! This episode comes in two parts. Part One: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Post-game Santiago Bernabeu atmosphere Luka Modric’s performance and ability to feed the crowd Atletico’s defense on the wings Vinicius Jr vs Marco Llorente Why the first goal was so good and incredibly important Llorente’s fitness / physical attributes Kieran Trippier’s absence Our build up structure Did Diego Simeone get his lineup right? Lahoz things Breaking down the 2nd half Kondogbia as CB Carlo Ancelotti’s post game quotes and comparison in 2015 More rotations talk Part Two (50:30): Real Madrid Femenino vs Barcelona Post-game The return of Real Madrid’s fighting spirit Surprises in the lineup Why Cardona not starting might’ve been justified Shoutout to Miri and her very audible megaphone Alberto Toril maybe not knowing his squad yet The problem with playing Ivana Andrés at

On this episode of Las Blancas podcast, Om Arvind and Grant Little discuss: Some of the drama prior to this game Why it’s hard to take much away this early on Asllani’s brilliance How Asllani makes Esther better Tactical differences between Toril and Aznar The Asllani-Athenea partnership Putting Athenea’s inefficient dribbling stats vs. Breidablik in context Møller’s performance and her value as a winger vs. as a striker Hyper-analyzing Møller’s dribbling Whether Møller still has a relevant role with Asllani and Cardona back Why Real Madrid were way worse in the second half Building up vs. the press Maite and Cardona reviving the team off the bench The motivational lift from Cardona returning Maite’s passing vs. Teresa’s and Zornoza’s When we might need to have a discussion about Nahikari’s form Why Nahikari might continue to struggle to get back to her best Being content with whatever happens in the knockouts Sam Kerr decking a pitch invader Fans needing to respect boundaries with athlete

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by The Guild. Use code ManagingMadrid for at 15% discount upon checkout! On this episode, Kiyan Sobhani, Om Arvind, and Gabe Lezra discuss: Vinicius Jr's performance vs Real Sociedad Eder Militao's performance Real Madrid's defense Luka Jovic’s performance Offensive scheme The Casemiro / Camavinga sub David Alaba’s role Eden Hazard as false 9 Winter transfers Lineups without Casemiro  And more Did you enjoy this podcast? Please consider supporting us through Patreon for more bonus content: Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid Book your tickets to these cities on the Managing Madrid Podcast world tour: New York, December Miami, January London, February Washington DC, March Chicago, April Mumbai, May Managing Madrid is a hub for all Madridistas with updated news, op-eds, tactical analyses, artwork, and of course, podcasts. It also serves as a means for Real Madrid fans to connect and discuss the team. We would like your support so that we can c

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by The Guild. Use code ManagingMadrid for at 15% discount upon checkout! On this episode of Las Blancas Podcast, Om Arvind and Grant Little discuss: The David Aznar dismissal blindsiding almost everyone, including Aznar himself and the players Ana Rossell’s position possibly being under threat Our reactions to the news Chiringuito breaking it first The final straw on the camel’s back for the board Why now and not before Alberto Toril’s lack of experience in women’s football Whether the length of Toril’s contract means anything Why assistant coach Irene Ferreras wasn’t appointed as manager Toril’s CV, coaching history, and accomplishments What Castilla followers think of Toril Toril’s tactics with Castilla and Elche Toril’s tactics vs. Aznar’s How Toril’s tactics might fit Real Madrid’s players When we’ll be able to have an idea of Toril’s vision for the team What Toril’s biggest positive effect will be in the short term Aznar’s le

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by Bisha Hotel Toronto. Book your stay with Bisha and used code SOCIAL upon checkout. On this episode, Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse discuss: The absolute greatness of the Vinicius Jr goal Why Sevilla were the better team in the 1st half Casemiro's performance Sevilla’s build-up Real Madrid's press and counter press Marco Asensio’s performance Eder Militao’s performance Dani Carvajal’s performance Eduardo Camavinga and Fede Valverde's performance off the bench Carlo Ancelotti's rotations and the team's fatigue Karim Benzema vs Thierry Henry Vinicius Jr vs Phil Foden And more. Book your tickets to these cities on the Managing Madrid Podcast world tour: Los Angeles, September Toronto, October Dallas, November New York, December Miami, January London, February Washington DC, March Chicago, April Mumbai, May Managing Madrid is a hub for all Madridistas with updated news, op-eds, tactical analyses, artwork, and of course, podcasts. It als

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by Hotel Riu Plaza New York Times Square, which is where you should be booking your stay when you come see us for the Managing Madrid Podcast LIVE in New York City in December. Tickets to the New York podcast are here. On this episode of Las Blancas Podcast, Om Arvind and Grant Little discuss: Whether this is the most frustrating Real Madrid Femenino game we’ve ever watched The Freja Olofsson transfer rumors The actual attractiveness of Madrid as a project Optimism on the starting eleven The true lineup fiasco Aznar — yes, Aznar — scoring Being tired What Alavés did well tactically Positive vs. negative criticism How the diamond started to work The only way Nahikari García scores Real, actual dominance The most inexplicable set of substitutions you’ll ever see The insane drop off in performance after the changes The complete lack of process-oriented thinking and decision-making Tactical inconsistency over the course of the season

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by Bisha Hotel Toronto, where you should book your stay when you come see us in Toronto in October (Clasico weekend). Book your tickets here. On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse discuss: David Alaba’s performance Casemiro’s performance The interchangeability of the center backs and Casemiro Granada's defense Toni Kroos’s performance Marco Asensio’s performance Karim Benzema’s performance Vinicius Jr's performances Our set piece routines Breaking down the goals we scored, as well as the one we conceded Luka Modric’s performance Can Vinicius sustain this all season? And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Please consider supporting us for more bonus content: Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid. Book your tickets to these cities on the Managing Madrid Podcast world tour: Los Angeles, September Toronto, October Dallas, November New York, December Miami, January London, February Washington DC, March Chicag

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by Hotel Riu Plaza New York Times Square, where you should book your stay when you come see in New York in December for the live podcast. On this episode of Las Blancas Podcast, hosts Om Arvind and Grant Little discuss: What prompted Real Madrid to open the Di Stéfano stadium to the general public Story time with Om Differences between press conferences with the men’s and women’s teams David Aznar living up to his pre-match words Trying to predict the formation beforehand What the formation actually was The pros to Aznar’s tactics The cons to Aznar’s tactics The impact of the fans Maite Oroz’s incredible performance on the ball Claudia Zornoza’s noteworthy contributions This PSG not being the same team we faced last time out The trend with away teams in the Champions League Madrid’s key defensive change The impact of the loss vs. Lyon on PSG Set-pieces, set-pieces, set-pieces Whether Athenea del Castillo should’ve come on earlier

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by Hotel Riu Plaza New York Times Square, which is where you should be booking your stay when you come see us for the Managing Madrid Podcast LIVE in New York City in December. Tickets to the New York podcast are here. On this episode, Kiyan Sobhani, Jose Perez, and Mehedi Hassan discuss: Spain vs Sweden Alvaro Morata's goal, Sweden's counter, Zlatan's act of aggressive, Gavi's prformance No Brahim Diaz cameos Serbia's late game-winner over Portugal Luka Modric vs Russia His reported contract renewal How to get the best out of Eden Hazard His role with Belgium Gareth Bale as a striker Will Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe coexist on the field? Vinicius vs Colombia Karim Benzema's role with the French National Team His synergy with Kylian Mbappe And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Get more bonus content over on Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid. Book your tickets to these cities on the Managing Madrid Podcast world tour: Dallas, November Ne

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is brought to you by Hotel Riu Plaza New York Times Square, which is where you should be booking your stay when you come see us for the Managing Madrid Podcast LIVE in New York City in December. Tickets to the New York podcast are here. On this episode, Kiyan Sobhani and Euan McTear discuss: Carlo Ancelotti's public promise to listen to the fans who whistled Real Madrid's X's and O's Rayo Vallecano's press The performances of literally everyone on an individual level A fun, defense-less 2nd half Camavinga's sample size in a Real Madrid shirt Falcao's cameo How would a team of 11 Alaba's do? And so much more. 1h of analysis Did you enjoy this podcast? Please consider supporting us through Patreon for more bonus content: Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid. Book your tickets to these cities on the Managing Madrid Podcast world tour: Dallas, November New York, December Miami, January London, February Washington DC, March Chicago, April Mumbai, May Learn more about

On this episode of Las Blancas Podcast, Om Arvind and Grant Little discuss: Why Rayo’s players protested for 30 seconds at the start of the match (more info: here and here) How Rayo created defensive overloaded in every key zone Real Madrid’s tactical issues in the first half Things not happening for Nahikari García The Esther-Nahikari tandem getting better David Aznar’s adjustment that changed the game in our favor The build up to the goal Whether Aznar should’ve made subs a lot earlier Teresa Abelleira as the pivot in possession Madrid almost throwing the result away Ivana Andrés not being suited to the left side of defense Olga Carmona’s impact Caroline Møller Hansen’s impressive versatility The need for reasonable patience The different animal that is PSG Did you enjoy this podcast? Please consider supporting us through Patreon for more bonus content: Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid Book your tickets to these cities on the Managing Madrid Podcast world tour: Dallas, November New York, Decemb

Today’s episode of Las Blancas Podcast comes in two parts: Part I: Real Madrid Femenino’s 2-1 victory over Valencia Why Misa, Ivana Andrés, and Athenea del Castillo were unavailable Whether the back three could be David Aznar’s long-term solution How Lucía Rodríguez looked at right center-back The horrible weather conditions Real Madrid’s lack of offensive organization Maite Oroz helping Claudia Zornoza back to form The unexploited potential of the 5-2-1-2 How to tell when tactics are non-existent Some key adjustments that Esther González made on the night “Mayte Oroz,” “Rokio,” Athenua,” “Tajón,” “Kenti Rodríguez,” “Piña” Olga Carmona’s positive performance after suffering a horrendous challenge Whether Las Blancas will ever learn how to defend set-pieces The issues with our defensive structure Grant’s praise for Rocío Gálvez Part II: Romper el silencio — a comprehensive summary of the abuse Spain’s WNT endured under coach Ignacio (Nacho) Quereda from 1988-2015 Resources: the original documen