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Podcast: Managing Madrid Podcast
Episode: Real Deal Pods: Positionism vs Relationism: Carlo Ancelotti, Xabi Alonso & The Real Madrid Way
Description: On this episode we bring on an extremely intelligent guest in Clarissa Barcala to discuss the managerial styles of positionism (attacking via position-driven movements that require rehearsal and coordinated positioning) and relationism (attacking more spontaneously by allowing individual players’ actions to dictate how the team attacks space).Clarissa makes a compelling case for why Carlo Ancelotti is the ideal coach for Real Madrid.Tune in to hear the crew explore a variety of topics: where do Xabi Alonso, Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane fall on this spectrum? Does strict positional play get too predictable and fa...