Mike Goodman and the future of football analytics; Real Madrid mailbag with Kiyan and Lucas

This episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast is in two parts. Part one (Kiyan Sobhani, Mike Goodman) What is the StatsBomb conference? What is the 'right pass' in football from any given part of the pitch Statistically, the best way to score a goal Defensive setups -- how to break down low blocks New metric: 'expected threat' The eye-test / stats debate, and Kevin Durant logging on to Twitter to talk about 'feel' Valuing the art of pressing Where does Real Madrid rank among the best pressing teams? Fatigue and its correlation with press And more Part two (Kiyan Sobhani, Lucas Navarette) Clasico updates From a footballing perspective, is it better for Real Madrid to play this game in October or December? How worried should we be about Eden Hazard Dani Ceballos's development The "Ronaldo effect" and how to replace it What's the starting XI if everyone is healthy and available (including the loanees) Decisions decisions -- so many this summer Where does Zidane see James and Isco if everyone is healthy? Chances of winning the league Jovic and Mariano playing time Links with these midfielders: Fabian Ruiz, Christian Eriksen, Donny van de Beek Should we be looking at these names or promoting from within What is Martin Odegaard's best role? Kiyan spoke with one of Odegaard's coaches about this And more Did you enjoy this podcast? Please consider supporting us through Patreon: Patreon.com/ManagingMadrid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices