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

- Initial reactions to the Lionel Messi news

- Going over all the dominoes of this situation

- Should Messi have been sold last season?

- Should we be happy he’s gone?

- Should we be worried about La Liga?

- Carlo Ancelotti tactical discussion

- Casemiros in a double pivot

- 2 up front?

- Explaining Real Madrid’s debt

- Are we too pessimistic about the team’s youngsters?

- Are we a top-5 squad?

- And more.

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Hosts this week:

Om Arvind (@OmVAsports)

Kiyan Sobhani (@kiyanSo)