Churros y Tácticas

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Will Carlo Ancelotti make any necessary changes? Ancelotti’s record in finals Diego’s viral tweet Gavi Barca’s young players Xavi’s starting XI and how unprepared Real Madrid were for it. Can Barca do this against other teams not named Real Madrid? What will happen against Manchester United? Would Marcelo Br...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Joao Felix's loan to Chelsea Thomas Tuchel at Atletico Madrid? A prediction on how La Liga will eventually catch up to the English Premier League Real Madrid’s deal with Sixth Street Florentino Perez and Joan Laporta’s media appearances Zinedine Zidane / La Graet Barcelona's stadium renovations Memphis Depay...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Simon Hanley tribute Barcelona vs Espanyol Robert Lewandowski’s ban and appeal, as well as ensuing confusion Ansu Fati's health and future Should Luis Enrique have played him more? Has Xavi Hernandez done better than Ronald Koeman? Lahoz antics Proposed rule changes from Patrick Ittrich Atletico Madrid's fir...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: What’s it like for Diego to have his team face Lionel Messi Netherlands criticism Why you need to know the name “Peter Murphy” Why the Netherlands were talking trash during the penalty shootout Teams winning playing defensive football Why it’s harder than ever to break down low blocks Who's going play more de...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: The Group E rollercoaster Spain’s performance vs Japan Luis Enrique's starting XI and changes Spain’s good and bad come to the forefront Germany vs Costa Rica Knockout stage predictions Did you enjoy these Churros? Get a more raw version once per week over on Patreon.com/ChurrosyTacticas Co-host and chief ed...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and and Diego Lorijn discuss: Luis Enrique's starting XI Spain Sergio Busquets vs Barca Sergio Busquets How much does this demolition have to do with Costa Rica being bad? How screwed are Germany? Ridiculous amounts of extra time in the World Cup Main takeaways from the tournament so far Herve Renard and a story about Zinedine Zidane...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Luis Enrique's Spain squad Spain’s starting XI How far will this team go? Iran’s world cup chances and what's happening inside the country Who will overachieve and underachieve in the World Cup?  Cristiano Ronaldo's interview with Piers Morgan Zlatan Ibrahimovic's career arc And more. Did you enjoy these Chu...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: The comments from both Real Madrid and Barcelona about referees this season The title race A hellish October for Barcelona World Cup and injuries Whether or not Barcelona's 'football philosophy' is actually real or more a product of PR How their philosophy handicaps them in big games against the best opponen...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Real Madrid and Barcelona cruising Barca’s best XI Sergi Roberto’s injury The gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona and the rest Athletic Club’s approach at Camp Nou Big ‘what if’: Antoine Griezmann going to Barca Pedri vs Fede Valverde And more Did you enjoy these Churros? Get a more raw version once per we...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Are Real Madrid actually better than Barcelona? Xavi Hernandez's ideologies Where Barca’s goals come from Joan Laporta and referees Is Xavi cognizant of the correct problems his team has? Real Madrid’s defense Barca’s injuries Barca’s woe’s in big games And a ton more Did you enjoy these Churros? Get a more...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Kylian Mbappe's reasoning for wanting to leave Paris Saint-Germain Why Real Madrid fans don’t want Mbappe Will Real Madrid try to sign him? The baggage that follows him His demands and naivety How expensive will he be? His trip to Madrid tomorrow And more. Did you enjoy these Churros? Get a more raw version...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Xavi Hernandez's quote about La Liga being a more 'just' competition than the UEFA Champions League The full context of what Lionel Messi was saying about Real Madrid A big UCL vs La Liga debate Barca vs Inter and why are Barca are not in a good spot Barca’s crosses and tactical issues vs Inter Their economi...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Ronald Araujo’s injury Barcelona without Jules Kounde and Araujo for El Clasico Are Barca fans more forgiving of Luis Figo after the doc? Diego’s famous Figo article which got banned from Barca Blaugranes Why Rivaldo should’ve been mentioned in the doc Could Barcelona have prevented Figo from leaving? Ronald...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Will Barcelona and Real Madrid get to 95 points?  Atletico Madrid's tactical issues Monkey chants inside the stadium during the Madrid Derby Overall atmosphere Why football is a subplot to racism Why Josep Pederol’s explanation isn’t going down well Why we need to JUST LISTEN P. Diddy’s support Vinny And a t...

On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Barcelona's new white jerseys Barca’s moral victory Did Barca really dominate Bayern Munich? Is Barca’s defense underrated? Will Barca get out of the group? Real Madrid - Leipzig Wild stories from Real Madrid's DNA And more. Did you enjoy these Churros? Get a more raw version once a week exclusively over on Pat...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Barcelona and Real Madrid beating up on vs Celtic and Viktoria Plzen in the UEFA Youth League Rangers - Real Madrid alliance Scottish Football Twitter Barcelona fans vs Chelsea fans The most accurate description of fan accounts on Twitter Shoutout to Pat Stays Sevilla’s problems Reflecting on Barca’s perform...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: The Ibiza experience What it’s like working remotely Barcelona's true form is...? Their group of death Conspiracy theories The Antoine Griezmann situation Premier League spending Mariano Diaz, Marco Asensio, Eden Hazard Martin Braithwaite, latest updates Samuel Umtiti getting emotional Reflecting on Casemiro...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Sam Leveridge discuss: The crazy Aleksander Isak transfer His lack of production last season Raul de Tomas What are Newcastle doing? What other options Real Sociedad could pursue Is Antoine Griezmann realistic? Would he fit? Are Atletico Madrid weaker or stronger than last season? Alvaro Morata What’s Diego Simeone's best XI? The...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: What if Barcelona sell Aubameyang and Frenkie de Jong now? Right-back Ronald Araujo Barca’s ‘lack of urgency’ Raphinha efficiency Ousmane Dembele What Xavi Hernandez can and can’t be blamed for Barcelona's predictable offense Balde Xavi’s quotes about Nico David Alaba’s free kick Real Madrid’s comebacks Whic...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Old (fake) Jose Mourinho quotes Transfer hysteria exhaustion Robert Lewandowski’s dance A massive debate on the Frenkie de Jong situation Thoughts on El Chiringuito Carlo Ancelotti and Finnish football Xavi Hernandez's quote about Barcelona being in the best team in the world Are Real Madrid better next seas...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Kiyan’s story from Barcelona’s training session in Las Vegas Ambiance of Barcelona and Real Madrid fans created in Vegas Will Barca have to active the 4th lever? The raging war Barcelona fans are having with everyone Real Madrid's reaction to everything Barca is doing And a ton more. Did you enjoy these Chur...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Diego’s crazy work hours during Barcelona's pre season Bartomeu burning everything to the ground Explaining Barca’s finances and the risks involved The Frenkie de Jong situation More Gavi and Eduardo Camavinga discussion And more. Did you enjoy these Churros? Get a more raw version every week exclusively ove...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: Barcelona selling assets Is signing Raphinha good business of 75m? What was the alternative? Would he have been a good signing for Real Madrid? La Liga's name change Pep Guardiola getting chased down in the streets for a picture And more Did you enjoy these Churros? Get a more raw version weekly, exclusively...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: The Neymar situation Should teams take a gamble on him? The Frenkie de Jong situation The difference between Ronald Koeman and Zinedine Zidane What if Barca lose both Frenkie and Robert Lewandowski? Pablo Torre Roma pulling out of the Gamper trophy Where should Cristiano Ronaldo go? And more. Did you enjoy t...

On this episode of the Churros y Tácticas Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Diego Lorijn discuss: What it’s like being a parent of two young kids Barcelona's financial situation Robert Lewandowski vs Bayern Munich updates How likely will it be Lewa will play for Barca next season What happens with Ousmane Dembele? Why we should eliminated agent fees Looking back on our prediction on how Neymar will age a...