Ep 2.146: World Cup 2022 group draw, City/Liverpool preview + chat w/ ex-pro & agent Cody Laurendi

Sam's Army

Samuel Army

Soccer, Sports

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2022

⏱️ 134 minutes

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Summary

HEADLINES: breakdown of USMNT's Group B draw for WC22, including serious concerns about FIFA's handling of situation (gasp!), as well as debate on Group of Death and which favorite is most likely to crash out at the group stage. WWI: which game at WC22 would your #1 choice to attend. PREMIER LEAGUE [30:00]: are Chelsea's top 4 hopes in jeopardy, are United's top 4 hopes dead, and impact of Arsenal/Spurs results on North London top 4 daerby; Power Rankings and preview of this week's massive City/Liverpool and Burnley/Everton fixtures. REST OF WORLD [1:05:15]: Champions League primer. STOPPAGE TIME [1:08:45]: Best Bets and GOAWs.

Next up Cody Laurendi [1:16:40] discusses his transition from GK at Oklahoma City Energy in USL-C to soccer agent, what a day in his life is like, how cut-throat player recruitment is, biggest misnomers about the industry and shadiest dealings he has experienced thus far.

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0:00.0	All right boys and girls welcome back Sam's army episode 2.146 and we get a lot to talk
0:12.0	about this week.
0:13.0	So we're going to start with headlines.
0:14.0	I'm going to be about World Cup 2022 and the group stage draw that just took place.
0:20.0	We'll do a quick weekly what if also World Cup 2022 related.
0:26.0	Primarily a lot of top four hopes dreams aspirations goals nightmares talk.
0:33.0	Rest of the world we'll keep it brief.
0:36.0	We'll do Champions League like you guys know what's going on there but skip over some of the other stuff since Mr. Hidden quit is not here this week.
0:42.0	And then stopage time featuring best bets and of course everyone's favorite segment.
0:47.0	Go wise.
0:49.0	But after all that we're not done stay tuned for a fun.
0:52.0	And I would call very illuminating chat with Corey Cody Landy.
0:56.0	Formerly a goalkeeper with Oklahoma City energy in the USLC.
1:01.0	And now a soccer agent so we talk all about sort of his transition to becoming an agent.
1:08.0	Some of the misnomers about being an agent.
1:11.0	Just basically what being you know an agent is all about.
1:14.0	I thought it was fascinating conversations hopefully you guys enjoy it too.
1:18.0	So stay tuned for that.
1:19.0	Cody already a great guy.
1:21.0	But now time to welcome in these beauties here with me this week bit of a skeleton crew.
1:26.0	Arsenal gets it's ass handed to it and people you know fall like flies left and right but weird I'll just say that right now.
1:34.0	But we do have a good cast here.
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