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Managing Madrid Podcast: Real Betis Post-game

Kiyan Sobhani and Om Arvind break down the draw against Betis

Real Madrid CF vs Real Betis Balompie : La Liga Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Om Arvind discuss:

  • The overall takeaways from this game
  • Real Betis’s performance
  • Real Madrid’s press
  • The way Rubi had Betis’s build-up structured
  • Luka Modric showing signs of physical decline
  • Rodrygo Goes and Eden Hazard’s performance on the wings
  • How Vinicius Jr changed the game
  • The difference between him and Rodrygo
  • The xG spike after his entrance
  • Does he feel the pressure being compared to Rodrygo?
  • Ferland Mendy’s ball-carrying ability and overall performance
  • Casemiro’s performance
  • Zinedine Zidane’s subs
  • Marcelo’s defense throughout his career
  • Why Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, and Pepe have had the toughest defensive assignments among elite defenders in football
  • Zidane’s talent evaluation
  • And more.

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Om Arvind (@OmVArvind)

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