A Tactical Preview Of Xabi Alonso’s First Season At Real Madrid

On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse do a thorough tactical preview of Xabi Alonso's upcoming debut season at Real Madrid:

• Formations
• On-ball build-up
• Pressing structure
• Personnel and starting XI
• Set pieces
• Trent Alexander-Arnold's role
• Can Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr co-exist?
• Alvaro Carreras vs Fran Garcia
• Dean Huijsen
• Arda Güler -- can he be the deep lying playmaker? What about his defense?
• Much more.

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Matt Wiltse (@Matt_MM)

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