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

Part 1: Kiyan Sobhani and Siddharth Ramsundar on World Cup Final aftermath:

• How much was Karim Benzema missed in the World Cup final?
• French politics
• Argentina’s tactics
• Kylian Mbappe - Emiliano Martinez beef
• France’s injuries finally taking a toll
• Eduardo Camavinga at left-back
• Did our evaluation of Camavinga go up after this tournament?
• Does Zinedine Zidane improve this French team?
• Antoine Griezmann’s issue with Benzema
• Mbappe’s greatness
• The Mbappe doll
• Salt Bae
• How does the 2nd half of the season unfold?
• Enzo Fernandez or Jude Bellingham?
• And more.

Part 2 (~48:30): Kiyan is joined by fans in Toronto, as well as special guest Kristian Jack:

• The greatest president in Real Madrid history
• The Qatar experience
• The evolution of footballers
• Vinicius’s performance at the World Cup
• And more.

Part 3 (1:16:00): Castilla Corner with Ruben Skjerping and Kristofer McCormack:

• Another impressive comeback
• The value of a good squad
• Do we need a backup for Benzema? How far away is Álvaro from being good enough?
• One point behind the top of the table – how optimistic should we be?
• The importance of young players in the current market
• Arbeloa’s record-breaking Juvenil A
• Marcelo’s son standing out for Infantil A
• Enzo and Theo Zidane playing against each other

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Hosts this week:

Kristofer McCormack (@CastillaConer)

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Siddharth Ramsundar (@tacticalfouling)

Ruben Skjerping (@RubenPMN)