On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Lucas Navarrete discuss: The latest updates since Sunday night The nonsensical “Vinicius provokes” accusation Super Deporte and horrible reporting Can there be point deductions for Valencia? Will the players refuse to play in the remaining games? Semantic arguments to justify racism The transcript from the Valencia game between the referee and the players How different media outlets have formed different narratives  Does Vinicius Jr want to leave? And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Get a ton of bonus content exclusiv ..read more

Hosts Yash Thakur and Kanita analyze Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad in the last league match of the season. Talking points: Story of seven lost minutes of the game Bad quality of the stream Toril’s lineup switch-up since the international break Nahikari and Lucía against their former club Real Sociedad’s topsy turvy season and attacking patterns Real Sociedad’s dominant first half Las Blancas’ lack of synergy from back to front Poor off-ball work from attacking duo of Nahikari-Møller La Real’s counter-press and movements from the forward line Strange triple change at half-time N ..read more

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast comes in two parts, hosted by Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse, Ruben Skjerping, Hridyam Arora. Part One: Valencia post-game More racist abuse in La Liga not being dealt with Hugo Duro not getting any punishment for his chokehold on Vinicius J The VAR failure Comert kicking the ball at Vinicius during open play Some of the performances of the Real Madrid players Ferland Mendy Journalist tension with Carlo Ancelotti Ancelotti’s post-game quotes And more. Part Two: Castilla post-game Castilla losing out on the possibility of a direct promotion Another ..read more

This was a small clip from this week’s Managing Madrid Post-game live Zoom podcast (Manchester City 4 - 0 Real Madrid) which went up exclusively over on Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid. The full episode, two and a half hours long, discussed the performances of several players, tactical set-ups of both teams, and a ton more, including after match (transfers, coach, evolution) and a Q&A at the end. We’ve cut out a free video clip (below) for those who haven’t become Patrons yet. In this clip, Kiyan Sobhani, Euan McTear, Mehedi Hassan, Eduardo Alvarez, Matt Wiltse, Siddharth Ramsundar, and Ruben S ..read more

On this week’s world famous Real Madrid mailbag that goes up every week exclusively for Managing Madrid Patrons, Kiyan Sobhani and Lucas Navarrete spent an entire episode answering questions from fans. Topics this week included: How important is the Bernabeu’s atmosphere? Would Ivan Fresneda be a good signing? Who fits better, Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe? And a ton more. The clip we’ve uploaded for free on YouTube this week is a question asking us to give our thoughts on where Eduardo Camavinga ranks among the world’s best left-backs. Kiyan and Lucas also discuss the upcoming 2nd ..read more

On this Patron-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Mehedi Hassan discuss: Eduardo Camavinga’s injury Carlo Ancelotti’s lineups and subs vs Getafe Getafe’s aggressive nature  Why Vinicius Jr played Eden Hazard’s performance Ferland Mendy’s performance Will Antonio Rudiger start on Wednesday? Is it worth starting David Alaba at left-back vs Manchester City if it means benching Rodrygo Goes? Aurelien Tchouameni’s performance Marco Asensio’s best statistical season A rant against Vinicius haters Eurovision The football schedule And more. Did you enjoy this podca ..read more

On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Ruben Skjerping and Hridyam Arora discuss: Another loss, meaning that the fight for direct promotion could be over Does the team lack experience? Does the club need to recruit older players in order to get Castilla promoted? The wing-back situation Is Álvaro ready to be the first team’s backup striker on a permanent basis? The state of the refereeing in Spain What would be better for Arbeloa: coaching Castilla, or being Ancelotti’s assistant? And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Get a ton of bonus content exclusively on Patreon.com/ManagingM ..read more

This was a small clip from this week’s Managing Madrid Post-game live Zoom podcast (Real Madrid 1 - 1 Manchester City) which went up exclusively over on Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid. The full episode, two hours long, discussed the performances of several players, tactical set-ups of both teams, and a ton more, including video break down and a Q&A at the end. We’ve cut out a free video clip (below) for those who haven’t become Patrons yet. In this clip, Kiyan Sobhani, Euan McTear and Ruben Skjerping discuss the performances of Toni Kroos, Eduardo Camavinga, Antonio Rudiger, Dani Carvajal ..read more

On this episode of Castilla Corner, Ruben and Hridyam discuss: 3-0 loss against a relegation side – what went wrong? Raúl’s decision to go with three centre backs Does Vinícius Tobias get treated differently for being Brazilian? What is Castilla’s best starting eleven? Endrick’s situation at Palmeiras, and whether he should be moved to a different position Arbeloa and Juvenil A continue to break all kinds of records We digress and go on a long discussion where we disagree on whether the first team’s league campaign has been as bad as everyone thinks  And more Did you enjoy this podcas ..read more

Hosts Yash Thakur and Kanita analyze Real Madrid’s 0-2 win over Sevilla in matchday 28 of Liga F. Talking points: Toril’s approach to the league and lineup changes against Sevilla Moller’s rise in minutes recently Las Blancas’ crossing strategy and the role of Olga and Weir Excellent combination play between Toletti, Caicedo and Olga for the first goal Improved performance after the goal Martin-Prieto’s introduction in the game and Sevilla’s ascendency Martin-Prieto and Sousa duel, Prieto completely dominating Sousa; Sousa’s injury Athenea and Esther’s minute management Excellent counter-atta ..read more