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Managing Madrid Podcast: Jamie Kemp, Editor of Opta Sports

Kiyan and Jamie preview the Las Palmas - Real Madrid match

Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images

On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Jamie Kemp discuss:

  • The Las Palmas roller-coaster in the past two seasons
  • The sadness of seeing Jonathan Viera go
  • Minor positives amid this season of disaster
  • The entire Paco Jemez experience -- high-line, post-game gold and all
  • The Vitolo rental
  • How the careers of Halilovic and Kovacic have unfolded
  • Predictions and tactics of this weekend’s match in Gran Canaria
  • Why was Lemos loaned out?
  • Interesting stats heading into this match
  • ’Possession-lost’ statistics, and the proper context needed
  • And more

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Jamie Kemp (@JamieMKemp)

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