Hand Of Pod Sam Kelly
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Hand Of Pod covers the world of Argentine football, from the domestic league to the national team. Sam Kelly and a rotating cast of friends give weekly updates during the season on what's happening on and off the pitch.
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Episode 489: The Copa de la Liga quarterfinals are upon us
This week Sam, English Dan and Chris review an entertaining end to Group B in the Copa de la Liga and a really thrilling climax to Group A. They also look ahead to this weekend's quarterfinals, which include a superclásico between Group A winners River Plate and Group B fourth-placers Boca Juniors on Sunday.
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Episode 488: previewing the last round of Copa de la Liga group games
The Copa de la Liga group stage ends this weeke— well, in the first half of next week, actually, and Sam, English Dan, Santi and Chris are here to run down which teams need which results to make it into the quarterfinals, with only runaway Group B winners Godoy Cruz already knowing which position they'll finish in. We also look at the first couple of rounds of Copa Libertadores group games and have a bumper postbag of listeners' questions.
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Episode 487: Garnacho's first Argentina start and more
This week Sam, English Dan, Andrés and Santi look back on Argentina's two comfortable friendly wins over El Salvador and Costa Rica in the United States, which included Alejandro Garnacho's first start – a performance Sam has some thoughts about. There have been a bunch of Copa Argentina games since we last recorded, and listeners' questions include who's playing in this year's edition and how the very bottom league of the pyramid has gone so far.
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Episode 486: The Copa de la Liga takes a week off
This week's pod was delayed by two days due to rain, so Sam, English Dan, Andrés, Chris and Santi met up on Friday evening to talk about last weekend's Copa de la Liga matches – including a win for River Plate, defeat for Independiente and not much else of real note – and to have a look at Argentina's squad for their friendlies against El Salvador (played right after we finished recording) and Costa Rica, as well as the Copa Libertadores group stage draw.
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Episode 485: Delusional Demichelis and tactical Tevez
This week Sam, English Dan, Chris, Andrés and Santi look back on a Copa de la Liga weekend that saw an awful lot of draws, including one between Independiente and River Plate that gives us a chance to discuss both managers' 2024s so far. Wednesday evening saw River claim another (minor) trophy, and we also discuss national team news, including new kits and Lionel Scaloni's decision to call up Lisandro Martínez even though he's not back from injury yet.
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Episode 484: Godoy Cruz finally lose and a lower-league roundup
This week Sam, Dan and Andrés round up the last couple of rounds of Copa de la Liga action, which saw Godoy Cruz lose for the first time (domestically) this year, leaving River Plate – who ended a run of four straight draws by beating Independiente Rivadavia on Wednesday – as the last unbeaten side in the competition. Boca Juniors aren't much good, Carlos Tevez is a conspiracy theorist and we have a short roundup of the lower leagues so far, now that they've mostly kicked off.
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Best coverage for Argentine football.
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The coverage of the Primera División of Argentina is perfct in this podcast! With in-depth analysis of every team in Argentina these guys provide so much content for fans of every team. It is especially helpful in keeping me tuned in to Argentine football while living in the US.
Interesting view on the world of Argentine football
The guys do a great job of highlighting the wild storylines surrounding the Primera. For example, the latets episode featured talk of : car accidents, referee training, concerts causing issues with the pitch, scheduling and fighting within Racing's barras.
They focus on all results along with the national team and Liberatadores and Copa Sudamerica. Can be a little disorganized at times and can include background sounds of horns honking etc, but adds to the feel of talking about the matches with friedns at a local bar of cafe. Also refreshing that is is not over-produced like a lot of pods about the Premiere Leage.