On this Members-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Siddharth Ramsundar and Ali Elfakharany of Statsbomb discuss the state of the top of La Liga & Real Madrid:
La Liga is looking weak, though that may change when the European knockout ties come around.
Will Real Madrid have a floor of ‘good enough’ to win the Champions League?
Is Hansi Flick’s style still Barcelona’s best bet at winning La Liga?
Mbappe for years has been someone who wants the ball to feet, even if it isn’t good for the team. Ali draws parallels to stories he heard about Wayne Rooney not being happy with his touches despite scoring after Ronaldo left Manchester United.
French World Cup teams have always built around Mbappe, perhaps building on his bad habits.
Cristiano Ronaldo always played to his strengths
Players love playing under Carlo Ancelotti: he’s a top offensive coach, just not a great defensive coach
A lot of mismatch between expectations and reality at Real Madrid considering the team wasn’t as great as results suggested last season?
Statsbomb’s new passing model in development: notes on Rodrygo, Valverde and others
Lastly, in a closing segment, we provide some short commentary on the NBA season using the same parameters and evaluation models we apply to football during the episode.
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Hosts this week:
Siddharth Ramsundar (@tacticalfouling)
Ali Elfakharany (@alifakharany)