Churros y Tácticas

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Churros y Tácticas episodes

August 28, 2017 Andrew Gaffney on Asensio, Valencia's leap, Barcelona's future, and more.
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Andrew Gaffney of Yahoo Sports UK joined Kiyan Sobhani to discuss:
- The game of the weekend: Real Madrid 2-2 Valencia
- What Valencia need to do to continue their trajectory
- Real Sociedad’s blitzing start, Villarreal’s problems
- Where Bilbao would be if their transfer policy was different
- Nacho Monreal's place in the national team
- Marco Asensio, and where he compares to other players hyped at his age
- Rooting for non Real Madrid / Tottenham teams in Europe
- Barcelona's future
- City's ties with Girona -- is it a good thing?
- And More!
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1 hr 9 min
August 21, 2017 David Cartlidge on La Liga's opening weekend, the Diego Costa mess, and predictions for the season
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and David Cartlidge discussed:
- How an Andone / Lucas Perez partnership will look
- Betis' strong start before having their backs broken in the Camp Nou
- Semedo debut, and contributions from Deulofeu and Sergi Roberto
- The infinite talent that Barcelona is oblivious to
- The rise of Muniain; the levelling-off of Iñaki
- The messy Diego Costa / Atletico / Chelsea situation
- Valencia comeback!
- Carlos Soler -- this year's superstar
- Las Palmas drama
- Will Sevilla be better than last season?
- La Liga predictions
- And more!
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53 min
August 14, 2017 El Clasico Mailbag with Barca Blaugranes
This was a quick-hitter. Diego Llorijn of Barca Blaugranes joined Kiyan Sobhani to take a few questions from fans to ultimately discuss:
- What the hell Barcelona is going through right now
- Difference in squad depth between the two clubs
- Paulinho's place in Valverde's scheme
- How the 2nd leg might unfold
- And more!
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19 min
August 11, 2017 SuperCopa preview, Coutinho, Dembele, Mbappe
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Llorijn of Barca Blaugranes discussed:
- The Dembele / Coutinho sagas
- Mbappe's demands
- Real Madrid and Barcelona's ability to keep with BPL / PSG financial muscle
- The lack of British players in La Liga
- Newcomers Girona
- The Spanish Super Cup on Sunday -- Modric's replacement, Iniesta missing training
- Projecting Real Betis' placement in the standings
- And more!
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1 hr 3 min
July 27, 2017 Jonathan Johnson on Neymar, Mbappe, and more
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Jonathan Johnson of ESPNCF joined Kiyan Sobhani to discuss:
- Today's report from Le Parisien regarding Barcelona's sudden interest in Mbappe
- Whether Mbappe is worth the record price tag or not
- Statisticlal comparisons between Mbappe, and 18 year old Cristiano, Messi, and OG Ronaldo
- Pique's voice on Neymar / PSG
- Neymar's rise in star-power should he decide to move away from Messi's shadow
- Churros and croissants
- La Lia's all-time Brazilian XI
- And more!
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37 min
July 19, 2017 Breaking down the Morata / Danilo deals + Barca's wonky summer
This episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast is two parts.
Part One: Diego Llorijn of Barca Blaugranes
- Neymar's 24-hour saga
- Barcelona's scouting this summer
- La Masia
- Busquets vs Llorente
- Top 5 La Liga destinations (non Real Madrid / Barcelona)
- Cristiano Ronaldo
Part Two (39:51): Ondra Paul of Managing Madrid
- Breaking down Morata and Danilo's sale
- Who, if anyone, replaces them?
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58 min
July 13, 2017 1) Jamie Kemp on Vitolo Saga; 2) John Dillon -- James transfer from the perspective of Bayern Munich
This episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast two parts:
Part 1: Jamie Kemp of Opta Sports
- How Vitolo's transfer affects Sevilla
- The ethics behind his decision
- How the rental will work out for Las Palmas
Part 2 (18:00): John Dillon of Bavarian Football Works
- The combined Real Madrid / Bayern Munich XI
- James' playing time this season
- Who won the deal
- The relationship between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich
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51 min
July 08, 2017 Atletico's 'shady' summer, La Liga spreading themselves thin, and more
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Jeremy Beren of SB Nation's 'Into The Calderon' joined Kiyan Sobhani to discuss:
- Atletico's 'shady' summer which includes signing Vitolo and loaning him out to Las Palmas for half a year. Other moves: Diego Costa, Fernando Torres, Luciano Vietto, and Theo Hernandez's sale
- Real Betis' excellent summer transfer window
- The striker dominoes: Morata, Lacazette, Lukaku, Diego Costa
- La Liga getting gutted, losing: Sandro, Musacchio, Roque Mesa, Iborra
- Celades' judgement in the U21 Euros
- Our favourite La Liga campaigns since the turn of the century
- La Liga's marketing muscle in the United States
- And much more!
49 min
June 29, 2017 David Cartlidge on Ceballos / Llorente's future, silly Sandro rumours, Spain U21, and more
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, David Cartlidge joined Kiyan Sobhani for an impromptu and brief discussion on:
- Dani Ceballos turning heads, where his own head is, and where his future lies
- 'The Sandro Ramirez to Real Madrid' rumour
- More transfers: Eric Garcia to City, Ever Banega back to Sevilla, Enzo Perez to River Plate
- The top 20 historically big teams in La Liga
- And much more
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20 min
June 23, 2017 David Cartlidge on the Llorente-Vallejo dyad, the identity of the Spanish U-21 side, and more
On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, David Cartlidge of BeIn Sports joined Kiyan Sobhani to talk about:
- The things Spain need to improve on (yes, we nitpicked this blitzing Spain team)
- What Jonny and Ceballos brought to the first team
- Why Deulofeu is a starter
- The identity of this Spain team, and why it plays with a different style than its predecessors
- Llorente and Vallejo's commanding presence
- Possible shake-ups against Serbia (Mayoral sighting!), and what the Once de Gala is in the knockout stages
- Sandro Ramirez off to Everton, and Mariano potentially replacing him
- Federico Valverde's playing-time at Depor next season
- And much more!
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35 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,…