Managing Madrid Podcast: Benzema Buries Elche (Post-game); Castilla Corner Monitors Arribas and Raul

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

Part One (Elche Post-game with Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, and Om Arvind)

• Deja deja vu vu
• The timing of Casemiro’s onslaught
• Apparent lack of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos
• Fede Valverde and Isco’s performances
• Runs we didn’t take advantage of
• Karim Benzema’s missed chance and his overall performance
• Real Madrid’s press
• What were the needed adjustments at half-time?
• Eden Hazard’s performance
• Weird sequence of events leading to Elche’s goal
• Raphael Varane’s defense
• Funny Casemiro things
• Karim Benzema’s two goals
• Formation change in the second half
• Rodrygo’s cameo and what he brings to the table
• Karim Benzema’s numbers
• Theoretical Ronaldo - Haaland - Benzema attacking trio
• And more

Part Two — 1:07:33 — (Castilla Corner with Sam Sharpe and Kristofer McCormack)

• What Castilla have left to get to the promotion phase
• Raul’s season
• The MiPs from this season
• Arribas and Park’s first team minutes
• The pessimistic outlook for cantera players in the first team
• Zidane
• Preview of the mini-derby
• Vinicius
• Is it better to stay at Castilla or go out on loan.
• And more.

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Om Arvind (@OmVAsports)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)

Sam Sharpe (@CastillasStats)

Kristofer McCorMack (@CastillaCorner)