A three part, fifty minute plus podcastão this week because we can’t stop talking about Portuguese football in English, or soccer, or futebol, or whatever.
In part 1 we concentrate on the teams who played games with new managers last weekend, there were 5 games in total in which managers served their debuts for their new teams. Our favourite game involved Manuel Fernandes, moving from Leiria to Setúbal where his new team beat Leixões 1-0 in a highly entertaining game. His old team, Leiria are now managed by Lito Vidigal and they beat Naval 2-0. Marítimo played against Paços, a game featuring two new managers which the home side won 3-1. Ex-Paços manager Paulo Sergio’s new team, Guimarães, played well in a 1-1 draw with Sporting who are looking severely lacklustre. Finally we analyse André Vilas Boas’ debut in charge Acádemica, who put in a fine performance but lost 3-2 away at Porto, who are being described as the worst Porto team in a decade.
Part 2 is dedicated to teams with more stable management structures, Braga dropped points for the first time away at Rio Ave and Benfica thrash their opposition yet again, this time Nacional 6-1. The game had a fantastic performance from Fábio Coentrão in the unconventional position of left-back, leaving observers to wonder just what his future holds if he decides to maintain this position permanently.
Finally, in part 3 we talk about Portugal’s strange ticketing procedure for the World Cup play-off game, the Taça de Portugal draw and we invite listeners to help us form the Makers of Electrical Appliances 11. We’ve got Jean Sony of Leixões playing on the right flank and Cassio of Paços between the sticks, are there any other players from the world of football to complete the team?
Please keep the comments coming, give your electrical appliance maker suggestions and we hope you enjoy the podcast.
Steve and Phil
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