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Managing Madrid Podcast: Re-doing Real Madrid’s transfers; PLUS a devastating Castilla loss

Kiyan and Matt discuss what Real Madrid could’ve done differently since the summer of 2018 before Ruben and Hridyam break down Castilla’s brutal elimination.

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

Part One: Re-doing Real Madrid’s transfer with Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse

  • Quick thoughts on Castilla loss
  • Raul Gonzalez’s mistakes
  • Standouts and poor performers
  • Zinedine Zidane’s quote about the evolution of football
  • Should Antonio Rudiger have been signed?
  • Should Alvaro Odriozola have been brought back from Fiorentina?
  • Was Reece James attainable last summer?
  • Should we have signed Mazraoui?
  • Should we have taken a gamble on Joao Cancelo?
  • Reflecting on the Martin Odegaard sale
  • A crazy exodus in 2020 - 2021
  • Should we have kept Achraf Hakimi?
  • Sergio Reguilon
  • The absolutely ridiculous summer of 2019 - 2020
  • Theo Hernandez
  • Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Gareth Bale
  • And so much more.

Part Two: Castilla Corner with Ruben Skjerping and Hridyam Arora

  • Explaining why Castilla were eliminated with a draw
  • The importance of conceding just before half time
  • Another Arribas tribute
  • Obrador’s fantastic first half
  • The number of free kicks without yellow cards
  • Álvaro’s performance
  • Óscar Aranda
  • How happy should we be with Raúl’s work?
  • What to expect from Castilla next season
  • Trying to look at the positives – are there any advantages to not being promoted?
  • And more.

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)

(@CastillaCorner)

Ruben Skjerping (@RubenPMN)

Hridyam Arora (@hridarora22)

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