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On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Siddharth Ramsundar, and Ali Elfakharany of StatsBomb discuss:

• Is this a full blown crisis?
• The Ferland Mendy and Dani Carvajal conundrum
• “Ball receives in space” — a new stat
• Antonio Rudiger’s acquisition and form
• The numbers behind Vinicius Jr and Karim Benzema’s form
• Are Real Madrid fans overreacting?
• The defensive reliance on Thibaut Courtois’s heroics
• Aurelien Tchouameni vs Casemiro
• A nuanced discussion on Carvajal
• The tactical deficiencies of Carlo Ancelotti and what can change
• Was Fede Valerde at RW really ever a solution?
• The case that this season’s Real Madrid is actually better than last season
• Barca’s improvement
• Future coaching options
• Xabi Alonso and Mikel Arteta
• Fine margins, what ifs
• What Erik Ten Hag has done at Manchester United.
• La Liga woes
• Toni Kroos’s season
• Eduardo Camavinga’s playing time
• And much more

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Siddharth Ramsundar (@tacticalfouling)

Ali Elfakharany (@alifakharany)