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Managing Madrid Podcast: Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution

Kiyan interviews Ryan O’Hanlon about his new book

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On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Ryan O’Hanlon discuss:

  • Why you need to know who Charles Reep is.
  • Why you need to know who Luke Bornn is.
  • Why there is a challenge for top clubs to use advanced analytics
  • Are Real Madrid using analytics?
  • The case that signings younger players is the right way to go
  • Is Real Madrid mentally superior to other teams of the past 15 years?
  • Measuring psychological differences between Real Madrid and their UCL opponents
  • Who is Javier Fernandez?
  • Ralf Ragnick’s football philosophy
  • And much more.

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Ryan O’Hanlon (@Rwohan)

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