Managing Madrid Podcast: Siddharth and I discuss who will partner Rudiger vs Bayern, how to mark Kane, Bayern's strengths / weaknesses, Hoeneß / Tuchel drama, incredible Mendy stats, and more, including: is it better to get Davies now or 2025?

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Toni Kroos: Long Range Passing Demon.

A Master Of His Craft:

'Why is it only Vinicius?' is the biggest myth / lie / lazy take

It can’t be understated how badly Real Madrid needed Iker Casillas during that first decade of his career especially. Some of the more defensively-secure teams in the modern era, such as Zidane’s pandemic low block, Jose Mourinho’s counter-attack blitzing team, or Fabio Capello’s…

Hard to know what to make of this Bayern. Underwhelming domestically relative to their normal pedigree. Not as aggressive as they were under Nagelsmann. But their ceiling in a 2-leg cup tie is probably higher than what they've shown this season. Arsenal games prove their ability…

What is Güler's impact-to-minute ratio? Impressive.

New Churros y Tácticas Podcast Podcast: Diego Lorijn and I are back to have a much anticipated fight. We both have black eyes. It was bad. The time apart only increased the tension.

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It can’t be understated how badly Real Madrid needed Iker Casillas during that first decade of his career especially. Some of the more defensively-secure teams in the modern era, such as Zidane’s pandemic low block, Jose Mourinho’s counter-attack blitzing team, or Fabio Capello’s…

incredible scenes

Managing Madrid Podcast: Sam Leveridge, Yash, Hridyam and I discuss Tebas's quotes this week (mostly bad), the pros of cons of La Liga games in the US, and a ton more, including line-ups against Bayern: managingmadrid.com/2024/4/26/2414…

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Jude Belinham’s game winner against Barca was the icing on the cake. Heroic. Poetic. (Via @kiyanso on the Managing Madrid podcast)

Managing Madrid Podcast: Lucas Navarrete and I discuss Bayern's tactical approach under Tuchel, Barcelona embarrassing themselves, TAA, what it looks like with Mbappe next season, and a ton more:

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Clasico Tifo

Managing Madrid Podcast: LeahRevelle and I discuss how great Real Madrid's squad building has been in the past 15 years, excessive amounts of copium being drunk by Barcelona, an early look at Bayern, and a ton more. What a week:

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As a Real Madrid fan I want Barcelona to have more Xavi's and less Gundogan's.

Said Bellingham shouldn't be measured in just goals and assists. If you take away his game-winner today, he was brilliant. Incredible defensive work, creative play, dribbling. The goal was the icing on the cake. Perfectly scripted. Literally put a sword through Barcelona.

As a Real Madrid fan I want Barcelona to have more Xavi's and less Gundogan's.