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Las Blancas Podcast: To be or not to be a right-back?

Hosts Yash Thakur and Kanita discuss Real Madrid’s 1-2 loss to Levante.

Real Madrid v Levante UD - Liga F Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images,

Hosts Yash Thakur and Kanita discuss Real Madrid’s 1-2 loss to Levante in matchday 6 of Liga F.

Talking points:

  • Weird lineup choices from Toril
  • To play or not to play a right back?
  • Problems in buildup due to lineup choices
  • Struggles in finding midfielders in build-up
  • The root cause of problems in pressing
  • Levante’s success in disrupting our play
  • Toletti’s influence in the game
  • Zornoza’s role in the team
  • Lack of minutes of Maite
  • Sousa’s poor defending and marking on the goals
  • Set-piece defending continues to be poor
  • Lack of proper use of the squad
  • What happens when performances catch up with the results?

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Hosts this week:

Yash Thakur (@Odriozolite)

Kanita (@KaniFroh)

Las Blancas (@Las_Blancas)

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