Las Blancas Podcast: Don’t judge a game by its scoreline

On this episode of Las Blancas podcast, hosts Yash Thakur and Kanita discuss Real Madrid’s 1-0 win against Sporting Huelva.

Talking points:

• Lineups and the need of developing synergy
• Real Madrid’s total dominance in terms of underlying numbers
• Sporting Huelva’s 4-4-2 approach
• Las Blancas playing around Huelva’s block
• Crossing and some more crossing
• Set patterns of chance creation
• The rise and rise of Toletti
• Athenea and Olga dynamic on the left
• Importance of synergy in the squad
• Esther to Maite sub changing the dynamics of the lineup
• Weir through the middle
• Late runs from midfielders in the box
• Regathenea
• Møller’s central presence and the ability to optimize squad usage
• Game management and assessing a game beyond the results
• Standout rivals
• International break

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Hosts this week:

Yash Thakur (@Odriozolite)

Kanita (@KaniFroh)

Las Blancas (@Las_Blancas)