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Managing Madrid Podcast: Chelsea Post-game Therapy

Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, and Om Arvind break down Real Madrid’s Champions League exit — 3 hours of content

Chelsea v Real Madrid - UEFA Champions League Semi Final: Leg Two Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images

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

- A rant from each of the hosts

- Why was this a 3-5-2 instead of a 4-3-3?

- Om’s tactical clips

- Real Madrid’s build-up issues

- Issues with spacing

- Why did Eden Hazard play almost 90 minutes?

- The black hole on the right side

- What happens if you swap Mason Mount and Eden Hazard today?

- Hazard’s performance

- A breakdown of the defensive collapse during Timo Werner’s goal

- N’golo Kante’s performance

- The shocking lack of adjustments from Zidane

- Why didn’t we send Casemiro and Ramos into the box?

- Chelsea’s ability to limit our crosses

- Zidane’s subs

- Casemiro’s shocking defensive stats

- Big picture discussion: What’s next? Should Zidane continue? Realistic changes for next season, etc

- Do we need a sporting director?

- Zidane’s post-game quotes

- Is this the worst performance from Zidane ever?

- And more.

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Hosts this week:

Om Arvind (@OmVAsports)

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)

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