Churros y Tácticas

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Churros y Tácticas episodes

December 26, 2017 Tactical Breakdown of El Clasico with Diego Lloirjn
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani was joined by Diego Lorijn to discuss:
- Christmas bingeing: tactics, strategy, damage control, etc
- Reaction to El Clasico from both a Real Madrid and Barcelona perspective
- Tactical and mental shift from the first to second halves
- Barcelona's board stumbling into some luck
- The 'strategic' timing of Real Madrid's press
- A breakdown of Real Madrid's first goal conceded, and throwing Kovacic a hand among all the criticism
- Toni Kroos's positional problem
- The eye - test / stats when analyzing Lionel Messis' influence in el Clasico
- Man-marking Messi, and the overall reactionary scheme from Zinedine Zidane
- Sergi Roberto
- Real Madrid's ideal lineup
- Karim Benzema
- Iago Aspas / Spain's choices up top for the World Cup
- And a ton more
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1 hr 6 min
December 18, 2017 The Dark Arts of Luis Suarez, an analysis of Real Madrid's gears, Mariano for Spain, and more
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani was joined by Robbie Dunne to discuss:
- The humdrum of the weekend: A dud in the Basque derby, and Robbie freezing as Atletico scrape by Alaves
- Luis Suarez throwing elbows unnoticed
- Sergi Roberto winning his place over Semedo
- A case for Lopetegui to call up Mariano Diaz
- The cooling of Valencia
- Robbie's theory of Real Madrid's calm mental state despite being 11-points back
- 8TH PLACE EIBAR
- Expectations for Espanyol
- And a ton more!
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1 hr 11 min
December 12, 2017 Nail-biting Champions League draws
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani was joined by Diego Llorijn to discuss:
- UCL draw reaction
- Barcelona's need to take Hazard out of the game
- Potential weaknesses for both teams to exploit
- Ditto Real Madrid vs PSG
- Villarreal really missing Fornals on the weekend
- The Messi / Alba connection
- And a ton more.
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35 min
December 04, 2017 Working Class Heroes, Real Madrid's striking options, Jonathan Viera show, and more
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani was joined by Robbie Dunne (Madrid-based journalist working for AS) to discuss:
- Robbie's new book about Rayo Vallecano: Working Class Heroes
- The culture of Vallecas
- The top 5 strikers in the World, and realistic fit / options for Real Madrid
- Zidane's options agains Sevilla without Casemiro, Ramos, and Carvajal
- A debate between Vallejo and Achraf
- Las Palmas totally dominating Real Betis
- Jonathan Viera's crazy-good performance
- Indirect free-kick strategies
- Inui's innocence
- The Angel / Molino duo, and generally impressive things from Getafe
- Valencia's weaknesses as of late
- Celta always having a go; Aspas, Sisto, Maxi, and Wass all fantastic
- Concern for Spanish teams in Europe
- And a ton more
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1 hr 11 min
November 27, 2017 A complete gong show at the Mestalla
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani was joined by Diego Lorijn to discuss:
- A match to remember at the Mestalla
- Crazy, crazy referee decisions
- Rodrigo's celebration
- Messi's assist, and Alba copying Raul's goal in 1998
- The sharp contrast from the first half (Barca counter-press, Valencia paralyzed), the that of the second half (Valencia hounding, better decision-making)
- The redemption of Dani Perejo
- Guedes and Zaza causing chaos
- The drop in form of Semedo and Deulofeu
- Luis Suarez non-surgery
- Looking for signs of life from Real Madrid
- Crazy stats
- And a ton more in this jam-packed, entertaining weekend of La Liga
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45 min
November 20, 2017 Post-Derby Discussion
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Jeremy Beren (Into The Calderon) joined Kiyan Sobhani to discuss:
- The dent from the derby: state of both teams, how it affected the teams, how Real Madrid performed, standouts, bad apples, and everything in between.
- Valencia's title run, potential weaknesses, and a preview of their match against Barca
- La Liga's desperate need for VAR
- Umtiti, Varane, and the league's best defenders
- Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid's title aspirations
- Las Palmas... My God Las Palmas
- Levante!
- And much more..
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51 min
November 13, 2017 Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid preview with Into the Calderon
On this Madrid-Derbi preview edition of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Jeremy Beren (@JBBeren) of Into the Calderon joined Kiyan Sobhani to discuss:
- Italy's collapse against Sweden
- Atletico's huge problems this season
- The impact of not having Koke and Carrasco
- Diego Simeone's motivation waning
- Not having Gareth Bale, sucks (for Real Madrid, not Jeremy)
- Real Madrid's possible lineups at the Wanda
- What would Theo's reception be like?
- Biggest surprises in La Liga this season
- And more!
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39 min
November 07, 2017 Whistles for Suarez and Benzema
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Llorijn discussed:
- The unnecessary controversy surrounding the new Spanish kit
- Luis Suarez's form
- Paco Alcacer reminding us why he was a promising Spanish striker not long ago
- Sevilla shooting themselves in the foot both tactically and individually
- Semedo's influence
- Valverde's presence amid the distractions
- Karim Benzema's form (also, like Suarez, not good)
- Cristiano Ronaldo's perceived sadness
- Zaza's perceived sadness
- Some vulnerabilities Valencia might have
- The corpse of Atletico and Griezmann
- And a ton more!
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37 min
November 02, 2017 La Liga wounded: Someone zapped Madrid's powers, Barca's tough schedule, and Sevilla clinging
On this bonus edition of the Churros y Tácticas podcast, two wounded men -- one less wounded than the other -- got together for some therapy. Topics discussed:
- The city of Madrid having its powers zapped: Both teams looking like shadows of themselves
- Atletico looking terrified against Qarabag
- The internal dynamic of the locker-room
- Cristiano Ronaldo's post-game comments
- Trust issues that Valverde and Zidane both seem to have
- November schedule for Barca and Real Madrid
- Diego's silver linings from the trip to Olympiakos
- And a ton more
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47 min
October 30, 2017 Questions about Cristiano, Neymar's visit to Barcelona, and Spanish coffee
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani was joined by Diego Lorijn to discuss:
- Coffee in Spain
- Political climate
- Diego's usual interrogation about Real Madrid, this time about Girona, Real Madrid's form, and everything else that's related
- Barcelona's blitzing stats still not convincing Diego
- Valencia's place in the title race
- Cristiano Ronaldo's form, and questions about the BBC that need to be asked in the spring time
- Neymar visting Barcaelona
- Incredible part at La Rosaleda as Malaga fight for Michel
- And a ton more
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1 hr 7 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,…