Churros y Tácticas

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Churros y Tácticas episodes

March 18, 2019 Zidane, Messi, More
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss:
- La Liga's upcoming condensed schedule after the international break
- The relegation battle, and specifically the one between Celta Vigo and Villarreal
- Lionel Messi's hat-trick
- Discussing the top-8 players of all time, and the ones with the most powerful presence
- Luis Suarez's rank among Barcelona strikers
- The Zinedine Zidane party, and whether or not it was over the top
- Keylor Navas's professionalism
- Our favourite players of all-time
- Revisiting Luka Modric's Balon D'or
- Diego's continued Barcelona pessimism
- And more
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56 min
March 11, 2019 Zidane
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss:
- The growing rumours of Zidane's return
- What's changed for Zizou? Why return? Is this a mutually beneficial scenario?
- Does bringing Zidane in now mean that aren't better options in the summer time?
- Zidane's previous tenure not long ago
- Club identity
- And much, much more.
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1 hr 1 min
March 04, 2019 A lot of Real Madrid and Barcelona talk
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss:
- All the non-Clasico stories in Spanish football this weekend (and there were a lot)
- What does a European run look like for Getafe if they get into the Champions League next season?
- Alvaro Benito's sacking, and a discussion on what you should and shouldn't say while working for the club
- Were Barca actually that good over the last two matches?
- The difference in Vinicius's mentality from the Copa game to the League one
- What is Vinicius's ceiling? Does he have to be a prolific goalscorer?
- A discussion on Toni Kroos
- Why we should bring forward the discussion on a Real Madrid mass-exodus
- Quote bombs from today: Luka Modric, Santiago Solari, and Jonathan Barnett
- Barcelona's upcoming schedule
- Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez's performances
- Sergio Ramos suspension, and how that affects the Ajax tie
- The unfortunate case of Sergi Samper
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1 hr 23 min
February 25, 2019 Calm before the Clasico storm (Part 2)
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss:
- Napuccinos
- Counting down the days to Lionel Messi's retirement
- Which Clasico to prioritize for both sets of managers?
- Angry Bale
- VAR and it's effect on La Liga in general
- Real Madrid's press department not taking questions from Levante journalists
- Have Clasicos become more 'peaceful'?
- Ernesto Valverde's renewal
- Jupp Heynckes not being able to work with 'sons of bitches' at Real Madrid in 1998
- Revisiting the embarrassing Camacho coaching stints.
- And more.
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46 min
February 18, 2019 The Top-3 No Es Bueno
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On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss:
- Kick-off times in Spain
- Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid all playing below-par
- Great defensive contributions for Valladolid from Mohamed, Michel, and Masip
- Barca's issues against Valladolid
- Previewing Barca's gave against Lyon
- Revisiting Real Madrid vs Ajax
- Explaining Marco Asensio's celebration in Amsterdam
- The tital race
- Real's performance against Girona
- The Morata - Diego Costa partnership, and other Atletico Madrid things -- including their performance against Rayo, Kiyan's article about them for StatsBomb, and their matchup against Juventus
- Most notable La Liga moments from the weekend
- Diego becoming a dad for the 2nd time
- Jasper Cillessen vs Keylor Navas
- Barcelona's identity, and how it's measured
- Who should be Barcelona's next coach
- Ajax 1996 vs current Ajax
- Madridismo
- And more
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1 hr 9 min
February 11, 2019 Madrid Derby; Barca wounded
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss:
- The difficulty of playing in San Mames
- Does Diego feel vindicated, or just angry?
- .... Followed by a rant
- Diego not being surprised with the Derby result
- Why we should and shouldn't be worried about Barca
- How much does fatigue factor in at this stage of the season?
- Ernesto Valverde's lineup selections
- All kinds of praise for Asier Garitano, Iñaki Willians, Yeray Alvarez, Iñigo Martinez, Iker Muniain, Susaeta
- The upcoming schedule
- Real Madrid's mental fortitude in the derby, and the form of the team and individual players
- What to Atletico need to do to turn their season around?
- Griezmann being alone offensively
- Are either Barca or Madrid good enough to face the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool, Dortmund, or Juve?
- Rayo Vallecano running out of steam late in games
- The ridiculous Eibar collapse at Sanchez PIzjuan
- The Europa League race
- Diego answering for his post-game comments (after Clasico) about Arthur
- And more
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1 hr 3 min
February 04, 2019 The calm before the Clasico storm
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On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss:
- The biggest stories from the weekend in Spanish football
- A head start on Clasico banter
- Alvaro Morata's performance against Real Betis
- Breaking down the 2-2 draw between Barcelona and Valencia
- A 'hat's off' to Marcelinho
- An assessment of Dani Parejo
- Real Betis's promising signing Diego Lainez
- The Mariano Diaz experience
- Vinicius Jr's accelerated devleopment
- Diego's worry about defending Vinicius
- The relegation battle
- And much more.
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59 min
January 31, 2019 A wild night of football
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On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss:
- A completely mad night of football in all three major leagues
- Reaction to Machin's lineup selection
- Soriano's astronomical mistakes
- Arthur's passing
- Where does Cilessen rank among the world's best back-up goalkeepers?
- Real Betis getting the job done against Espanyol
- Is Coutinho 'back'?
- Mario Hermoso, and likelihood of him returning to Real Madrid
- Kevin Prince Boateng's positioning
- Alvaro Morata's return to La Liga
- Real Betis signing Jese Rodriguez
- Making sense of Javier Calleja returning to Villarreal
- A discussion about Real Madrid and Barcelona's academies
- And more
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1 hr 16 min
January 24, 2019 Barca Keep Spending
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss:
- Diego's thoughts on Barcelona's lineup at the Sanchez Pizjuan
- What's wrong with Coutinho, and what's his true position?
- Barcelona's wage bill
- Denis Suarez getting shunned
- What Real Madrid and Barcelona's lineups will look like in five years
- Why aren't Real Madrid spending money when they need to?
- The dominoes of De Jong's signing
- Muriel's Serie A return
- Why Solari dropped Marcelo against Sevilla, and his comments about competition within the squad
- And much, much more.
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1 hr 8 min
January 14, 2019 A dialogue on identity
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss:
- Iñaki's brace, including his second goal reminding us of vintage... (listen to find out)
- An unbelievably tight mid-table / relegation race
- Villarreal's absurd collapse against Getafe
- Do we overrate certain teams after seeing them play against big teams?
- Real Madrid's possession stats. Was there an overreaction?
- Setien surprised by Solari's tactics
- Justifying Solari's first half tactics
- A debate about identity, and what it means, and whether Real Madrid have it or not
- Was Zidane accurately rated as a coach?
- Diego's article (and monolog) about Barcelona losing their identity
- And more.
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1 hr 1 min

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Co-host and chief editor of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, along with Diego Lorijn -- Barca TV, VIVA La Liga TV host, delve into La Liga's hottest topics. We scrutinize the biggest games,…