Managing Madrid Podcast: Elche Post-game

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

• Zinedine Zidane’s starting XI vs Elche
• Elche’s tactical setup
• What changed at half-time?
• Why Elche were so impressive
• Real Madrid’s offensive game plan
• Karim Benzema’s performance
• Marco Asensio’s performance
• Zidane’s mistakes
• Luka Modric’s performance
• Zidane’s justifications for second half late subs
• Why didn’t we see Martin Odegaard?
• Why Odegaard should be a starter
• Referee decisions
• Real Madrid players in history who we rooted for but didn’t pan out
• Revisiting the career arcs of Jese Rodriguez, Fernando Gago, Kaka, and Arjen Robben
• And more

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Om Arvind (@OmVASports)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)