Managing Madrid Podcast: Matteo Bonetti and John Carlin: Inter Preview and White Angels

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

Part One (Matteo Bonetti of ESPN and Kiyan Sobhani preview the Inter game)

• How surprising is Inter’s season?
• Antonio Conte’s rigidity
• How much of a difference will Romelu Lukaku make?
• Inter’s weak links
• Achraf Hakimi vs Ferland Mendy
• Arturo Vidal vs Real Madrid
• Sandro Tonali
• And more.

Part Two (Matt Wiltse interviews John Carlin on his Real Madrid book ‘White Angels’)

• Who was David Beckham as a man?
• Real Madrid’s negotiations for Beckham with Manchester United
• Jose Angel Sanchez phone call to Florentino
• Jose Angel Sanchez personality
• Why did Florentino and Jose Angel Sanchez trust John?
• Clubs catching on to the power of a brand
• Advice to Florentino when competing with clubs with unlimited financial resources
• Florentino’s adoration for Zidane
• Why has Zidane the coach been so successful?
• Favorite Real Madrid players’ to interview
• Florentino Perez’s personality
• And more.

John Carlin’s book on the Galatico era, White Angels, is a fun look back on the Galactico era and his exposure to the team, Florentino, and the club overall was second to none:

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Matteo Bonetti (@BonettiESPN)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)

John Carlin