Managing Madrid Podcast: How Real Madrid Should Have Set Up vs. PSG; Brahim vs Inter

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

Part One: PSG 4-0 Real Madrid Femenino

• Why Om and Grant expected Real Madrid to get smashed once the lineups came out
• All the reasons Las Blancas should’ve been braver
• The stark contrast in how we approached Manchester City vs. PSG
• How the lineup selection made everything worse
• The parts of PSG’s game we failed to exploit
• What Madrid’s formation should’ve been
• Esther González being isolated
• The efficacy of our low-block defending
• What PSG did well offensively
• Why a deep block does not necessitate passivity
• The PSG players that stood out
• Whether Méline Gérard was responsible for the first goal conceded
• David Aznar trolling us with the set-pieces talk
• The way in which PSG’s second goal reflected the flaws in our defensive strategy
• Rocío Gálvez’s own goal
• Aznar appearing to give up at halftime
• The performances of the subs
• PSG’s domination reflected in the stats
• Ivana Andrés being the one defender who did kinda well
• The amazing atmosphere at Le Parc des Princes and Madrid needing to replicate that
• What’s actually frustrating about the team’s current situation and why that isn’t even necessarily related to the loss

Part Two (53:35): Loan-tracker

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Hosts this week:

Om Arvind (@OmVAsports)

Grant Little (@grantlittle09)

Las Blancas (@Las_Blancas)

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)

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