Managing Madrid Podcast: Valencia Preview With David Garrido

On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani was joined by David Garrido of Sky Sports to discuss:

• The bitter rivalry between Real Madrid and Valencia
• The Gaizka Mendieta ‘what if’ in 2001
• Valencia’s backline, and lack of center backs for this weekend
• Valencia’s form this season, including their recent slump
• Marcelino’s blitzing counter-attack, and Real Madrid’s worrying transition defense
• The upside of Carlos Soler
• Maksimovic, Santi Mina, Francis Coquelin and Valencia’s depth
• The discipline required to buy into Marcelino’s blueprint
• Developments on ‘Nou Mestalla’
• Real Madrid’s identity
• The blame -- where does it lie?
• The upside of Dani Ceballos
• And more!

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

David Garrido (@SkySportsDavid)