How Arbeloa Has Gotten Real Madrid Back On Track

About this episode

The episode discusses Alvaro Arbeloa's impact on Real Madrid's recent performance and various strategic decisions made by the club.

On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse discuss: Has Florentino Perez been vindicated for his decisions in the coaching / player market? Alvaro Arbeloa’s belief in the academy players What happens now that Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe are back? Arbeloa’s tactical philosophy in the past four games and what it means moving forward And more. Did you enjoy this podcast? Get a ton of bonus content over on Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid. Managing Madrid is a hub for all Madridistas with updated news, op-eds, tactical analyses, artwork, and of course, podcasts. It also serves as a means for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Real Madrid⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ fans to connect and discuss the team. We would like your support so that we can continue to produce podcasts for you. The site is run by a small team that works tirelessly around the clock to make it into what it is today. Your contributions will allow us to continue to have a real and full-time presence in keeping this website, and it’s podcasts, going. Hosts this week: Kiyan Sobhani (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@KiyanSo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Matt Wiltse (⁠⁠⁠@Matt_MM⁠⁠⁠) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hosts: Kiyan Sobhani, Matt Wiltse

Topics covered

• Real Madrid
• coaching decisions
• tactical analysis
• academy players
• football strategy
• player market

Keywords

• Real Madrid
• Alvaro Arbeloa
• Florentino Perez
• Jude Bellingham
• Kylian Mbappe
• tactical philosophy
• academy players

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Organizations: Real Madrid

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