This Patron-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts.

Part 1 (Kiyan Sobhani, Eduardo Alvarez)

- Atmosphere at the Bernabeu against Betis and against Galatasaray

- A analysis on Vinicius Jr

- Rodrygo Goes’s composure in the box

- What should happen when Gareth Bale comes back?

- Is Fede Valverde a starter in big games if everyone is healthy?

- Pumping the breaks on the overall excitement right now

- What has Isco done wrong?

- Most polarizing Real Madrid players of the last 20 years

- Eduardo’s pessimism with Guti at Almeria

- Guti’s charachter

- And more

Part 2 (Kiyan Sobhani, Lucas Navarette)

- Fans doing the whole Vinicius vs Rodrygo thing

- Long-sleeve vs short-sleeve jerseys

- Eden Hazard’s performance

- Who should take direct free-kicks?

- Can Luka Modric be a back-up to Casemiro if needed?

- Again.. Pump the breaks.

- The upcoming schedule

- Is Karim Benzema the best central forward in the world right now?

- The team’s ceiling this season

- Our ideal midfield trio

- And more.

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Hosts this week:

Eduardo Alvarez (@Alvarez)

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Lucas Navarrete (@LucasNavarreteM)