Managing Madrid: for Real Madrid fans SB Nation

On this episode of Las Blancas podcast, Om Arvind, Grant Little, and Yash Thakur preview Real Madrid Femenino’s 2022/23 season and discuss:

The biggest takeaways from preseason

The offensive value of the high press

A shift to a 4-3-3?

Teresa arguably being the best player in preseason

Maite’s quality vs. Sparta Praha

The performances of the academy players: Carla Camacho, Paula Partido, Pichi, and Sofía Fuente

The criticism of Møller and Svava

Olga being primed to have a breakout season

Watching Olga live vs. England

Analyzing the new signings: Weir, Toletti, Feller, and Sousa.

Weir’s value as a late box runner

Toletti eliminating the need to sacrifice offense for defense

Feller’s clever movement

Debates around Sousa’s level

The incredible versatility in our midfield

The El Confidencial article on Ariana Arias’ allegations against Real Madrid

Explaining the power struggle between the RFEF and the LPFF — why it took so long to schedule a draw, the issue of non-EU slots, and the lack of a broadcasting deal

Whiffs of a player strike

Improvements to realmadrid.com and availability of femenino kits

Scouting our UWCL opponent: Sturm Graz


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Hosts this week:
Om Arvind (@OmVAsports)
Grant Little (@grantlittle09)
Yash Thakur (@Odriozolite)
Las Blancas (@Las_Blancas)
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This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts.
Part One, El dîa despues with Kiyan and Lucas:

An assessment of Aurelien Tchouameni's performance vs Almeria

How well will he be able to compete with Casemiro?

The Antonio Rudiger and Nacho partnership

Will there be a gala XI vs Celta Vigo?

What would peak Marcelo and Vinicius Jr look like as a left-wing combo?

The Mario Asensio situation

Is the Sergio Arribas dream dead?

Hot take on Dani Ceballos

And more.


Part Two (34:10) Castilla Corner with Kris and Ruben:

Castilla's win over Baleares

Miguel Gutierrez leaving

Iker Bravo

A lot more


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Hosts this week:
Kristofer McCormack (@CastillaCorner)
Ruben Skjerping (@RubenPMN)
Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)
Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)
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On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse discuss:

Thoughts on tonight’s rotations

Karim Benzema's half-time speech

The performances of Antonio Rudiger and Aurelien Tchouameni 

Lucas Vazquez’s offside goal

Toni Kroos’s performance

Vinicius Jr and Ferland Mendy on the left wing

Breaking down the goal conceded

How did Real Madrid eventually grow into the game?

Nacho Fernandez vs Umar Sadiq

The bench mob and where Dani Ceballos fits into it. 

Eden Hazard’s performance

Carlo Ancelotti’s explanation of why Davide Ancelotti rushed David Alaba to take the freekick

Freak offensive stats

Fede Valverde's shoot on site policy

How the Kroos - Tchouameni - Camavinga trio would play out if they form rhythm

Rudiger’s passing range

Fede’s ball carrying

And more.


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This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in three parts.

Part one with Kiyan Sobhani and Jose Perez (Almeria preview)

What do we need to know about Almeria?

The brief Guti era

How will their style of play change from Segunda to Primera?

How will they lineup this weekend?

Almeria’s issues registering players

Umar Sadiq: How good he is and how much Almeria will get from him. 

Fernando Pacheco

Their transfer window

And more.


Part two with Kiyan Sobhani and Siddharth Ramsundar (15:00)


Three possible outcomes for this season

What’s the floor of this team?

Where Real Madrid have an edge over other teams

The intelligence of the players, staff, and board

Karim Benzema and the revolution of longevity

How Real Madrid deal with the World Cup mid-season

The importance of Toni Kroos and Eduardo Camavinga in the backend of the season

And more.


Part three: Bonus clip with Ray Hudson on Florentino Perez's vision (46:00)

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On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Lucas Navarrete discuss:

The wild fact that this is the first official match between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt since the since 7-3 in the 1960 European Cup Final

Frankfurt’s form after the Bayern Munich debacle

Takeaways from the Bayern loss

Carlo Ancelotti’s explanation on the Super Cup lineup being the same as the Champions League gala XI from last season

How can we improve defensively this season?

And more.


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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 continue to produce podcasts for you.
The site is run by a small team that works tirelessly around the clock to make it into what it is today. Your contributions will allow us to continue to have a real and full-time presence in keeping this website, and it’s podcasts, going.

Hosts this week:
Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)
Lucas Navarrete (@LucasNavarrete)
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On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kristofer McCormack and Ruben Skjerping discuss:


Are Real Madrid prioritizing Castilla more ahead of this season?

The reasons behind establishing a C team

Why didn't Miguel Gutierrez get more opportunities?

The departures of Mario Gila and Borja Mayoral

Our terrible predictions from previous years

Castilla's striker situation

Antonio Blanco's progression

New signings

Pre-season results

And more.


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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 continue to produce podcasts for you.
The site is run by a small team that works tirelessly around the clock to make it into what it is today. Your contributions will allow us to continue to have a real and full-time presence in keeping this website, and it’s podcasts, going.

Hosts this week:
Kristofer McCormack (@CastillaCorner)
Ruben Skjerping (@RubenPMN)
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