Managing Madrid Podcast

On this episode of Las Blancas podcast, hosts Om Arvind, Yash Thakur, and Kani Froh discuss Real Madrid’s 4-0 loss to Barcelona. Talking points: 0:40: Big podcast announcement 5:05: Who should’ve started and who shouldn’t have 14:50: Why Ivana isn’t being selected 17:40: How Barcelona won the game in the opening minutes 22:15: Why our possession work matters for our defense vs. Barça 24:30: Why the Champions League Clásico in the Di Stéfano was different from this one 26:15: How Barcelona adapted their press to suffocate Real Madrid 30:55: Barcelona’s special press on goal kicks 40:15: Critiquing Madrid’s defending on the first two goals 46:15: How Las Blancas set up on corners 53:05: Dissecting Barcelona’s third goal 57:45: The case for Nahikari as a free-kick taker 1:03:55: Misa’s unreal performance 1:14:30: Misa’s strengths and weaknesses and her overall impact as a keeper 1:18:55: How much great box defense actually matters 1:30:00: Analyzing the fourth goal 1:22:15: The “Vilda quédate” c