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hello welcome in Hello and welcome into the latest edition of ESPNFC, K. Moritz,

Stevie Nicol, who's raised his seat a little today, because he didn't like being called Lil Stevie the other day.

All right, let's kick things off then by talking

about Real Madrid's managerial role which we expect to be available this summer

with Alvaro Abelow expected to be replaced these are some of the names in the mix

Jose Marino at the top of that list followed by Juergen Kopparab Below is still there. Pocetiano, Didier de Cholone, Lionel Scaloni, Max Allegri, and Unai Emery. Yes, Jose Marino, some reports say that he is top choice. So let's bring in Alex Kirkland, Dejana Gafjaf. This came up on the show the other day, Alex, but we do want to get a journalist's opinion on this

Marini O' talk and whether he could be coming back to Real Madrid. Yeah, of course, there was this report this week,

that he's Florentino Perez's first choice, preferred choice, to be the next coach. But that is not

our understanding at ESPN. Our understanding is there's kind of a list of possible names. You've just mentioned a lot of them that are being discussed behind the scenes at Real Madrid sort of weighing up the pros and the cons, a lot of factors to consider availability, for example, because some of the names that you mention on that list would be available, you know, pretty much straight away or as soon as the season ends.

Other names wouldn't be because they're involved at the World Cup, for example, could pretend, you know, wait for a coach to take over after the World Cup. So that's our understanding of where the situation is, that these potential candidates are being discussed and assessed. It's quite a wide-ranging list. it's fair to say, like, you get the impression

like a really clear profile of what kind of coach they want. and assessed, it's quite a wide-ranging list. It's fair to say, like, you get the impression

like a really clear profile of what kind of coach they want. That isn't the place that Magidara

out, because really different coaches here in terms of their style and their experience and all

that kind of thing. But we're not at a point yet where they're saying, this is the guy. Has there

been some kind of informal contact with Marino? Well, our understanding is yes. And even in terms of Marino, getting in touch with one or two people behind the scenes at Madrid to sort of try and assess what the situation is like actually at the club, we think that's happened as well. But we're not at a point where it's Marino, he's the guy. There's quite a long way to go on this yet, I think.

So the club are not under too much pressure right now, Alex, given that it's going to be a trophyless season once again to get that appointment made. Well, there's huge pressure. Of course there is. You know that. There's always pressure around you, and you're right. It doesn't happen at Madrid

where you go two years in a row

without a major trophy.

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