Managing Madrid Podcast

On this episode of Las Blancas podcast, Om Arvind and Grant Little discuss: Putting Barcelona’s dominance into perspective Whether Madridistas’ reactions to losing “only” 1-0 to Barca at home were over the top The poor logic behind dropping players vs. Atlético in preparation for this game The Atleti rivalry being much more important than the non-existent one vs. Barca right now Why qualifying for the UWCL is so incredibly vital for reasons we might not even realize Madrid’s marginal improvements on the ball vs. Barca Whether Kaci is the right type of midfielder for these encounters What good defending actually is A quick overview of Barcelona’s offensive structure and the structural contrasts between right and left Madrid’s disappointing breakdown on the second goal How to pronounce Sofie Svava’s name correctly What can be taken away from Maite playing in the double pivot instead of Kaci in the second half The scoreline not mattering in these games and how to productively assess our performances