On this Patron-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Gabe Lezra discussed:

- Individual vs schematic observations against Numancia

- Stand-outs in the draw

- What do we take away from a match like this?

- The midfield trio of Marcos Llorente, Mateo Kovacic, and Dani Ceballos

- Borja Mayoral’s performance

- Familiarity issues, and other important things to consider when evaluating the kids

- Toni Kroos defensive questions

- Zinedine Zidane’s subs against Numancia, and his explanations after the match

- Real Madrid’s general tactical plan

- Questions about Eden Hazard and Harry Kane

- And more!

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Gabe Lezra (@ElEzrah)