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

Part One (Loan-tracker with Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse)

• Romelo Lukaku vs Zlatan Ibrahimovic
• Brahim Diaz vs Inter Milan and Atalanta
• Atalanta performance review
• How will Zinedine Zidane defend Ilicic?
• Borja Mayoral’s performance
• Takefusa Kubo vs Athletic Club and Huesca
• Jesus Vallejo as a DM
• Luka Jovic cameos and quotes today
• Jorge Valdano’s quotes about Martin Odegaard
• In defense of Ø

Part 2 (Las Blancas with Om Arvind and Grant Little)

• The recurrence of common tactical issues
• The philosophy behind judging the quality of a team’s performance
• The one-dimensional nature of the attack
• Sofia Jakobsson’s great individual quality against the odds
• Olga Carmona’s inside movements being wasted
• Reviewing Real Madrid Femenino’s best chances
• Thomas Tuchel on what it means to be a good coach
• “Optimization” as the key word of the day
• David Aznar’s bewildering use of Marta Corredera off the bench
• Corredera’s differing roles in the 1st and 2nd halves
• Thaisa’s positive cameo
• Should Kosovare Asllani have come off?
• Why moving to a 4-4-2 was the right decision
• Las Blancas’ whacky offensive structure to end the game
• Lorena Navarro’s impact
• Looking ahead to El Clásico on the weekend
• Paying attention to FC Barcelona’s threat on set-pieces
• The importance of keeping expectations in check
• And much more

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Om Arvind (@OmVAsports)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)

Grant Little (@grantlittle09)

Las Blancas (@Las_Blancas)