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Managing Madrid Podcast: Phil Ball on Martin Odegaard + Copa Preview; Loan Tracker; Castilla Corner

A mega podcast. Kiyan Sobhani, Phil Ball, Sam Sharpe, Matt Wiltse, Ruben Skjerping, and Kristofer McCormack collectively cover the loanees, Castilla, Odegaard’s season, and the upcoming Copa game

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad - La Liga Santander Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images

This Patron-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in three parts:

Part One ( Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse)

- Is Achraf less involved now with Haaland in the team?

- Borussia Dortmund’s ridiculous front-three

- Achraf’s performance on the weekend and visible frustration

- Oscar vs Odegaard sweepstakes

- Aguirre’s post-game quote about Oscar

- Sergio Reguilon vs Alaves

- Kubo vs Valladolid

- Lucas Zidane and Andriy Lunin’s performances this weekend

- Alvaro Odriozola vs Ivan Perisis

- Borja Mayoral vs Barcelona

- And more.

Part Two (Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, Phil Ball)

- How Real Sociedad fans feel about Martin Odegaard and Imanol Alguacil

- Should Odegaard start at La Real for one more year?

- Why Phil was wrong about Odegaard

- Does Odegaard break into Real’s midfield?

- What’s Sociedad’s goal this season?

- Their depth chart

- How does Odegaard rank among the most talented Real Sociedad players ever?

- Spanish media’s portrayal of Odegaard

- A preview for Thursday’s game

- And more.

Part Three (Kristofer McCormack, Sam Sharpe, Ruben Sk͏j͏e͏r͏p͏i͏n͏g

  • The 1-1 draw with Langreo.
  • Marc Gual transfer
  • Ivan Morante transfer
  • The table
  • More on Reinier Jesus and his potential debut
  • Who is getting dropped when Reinier comes
  • Who could break into the first team
  • The Copa del Rey format change and Zidane’s mentality about it
  • Enzo Zidane
  • Israel Salazar game v Complutense Alcalá
  • Where he will be next season
  • Good players in the Cantera
  • Retro Castilla players

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)

Sam Sharpe (@CastillaStats)

Kristofer McCormack (@K_mc06)

Ruben Skjerping (@RubenPMN)

Phil Ball (@PhilBallTweets)

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