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Ligue 1's Most Fearsome Full-Backs

by Andrew Gibney at Friday, Dec 9 2011 17:17
Ligue 1's Most Fearsome Full-Backs After last week’s look at the most creative players in Ligue 1, it seems only fair to look a little further down the pitch to the players that not only bring a defensive presence to their team, but glide down the flanks to provide extra support.In modern day football the full back is one of th...
Categories: League Focus | Player Focus

Ligue 1's Most Creative Stars

by Andrew Gibney at Tuesday, Dec 6 2011 12:18
Ligue 1's Most Creative Stars Ligue 1 may not have the blood and thunder of the Premier League or the superstars of La Liga but it is the perfect place to develop your talents. From the likes of Zinedine Zidane and Michel Platini in the past to Samir Nasri and Juninho Pernambucano in the last few years, France is becoming the pe...
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Player Focus: The Speeding Bulot

by Andrew Gibney at Thursday, Nov 24 2011 14:06
Player Focus: The Speeding Bulot Monaco’s relegation to Ligue 2 started a fire sale of their best assets. Stephane Ruffier moved to Saint-Etienne for a cut-price deal, Nicolas Nkoulou moved across to Marseille and the impressive Benjamin Moukandjo swapped the principality for Tomblaine and AS Nancy.One player who moved withou...
Categories: Player Focus

Team Focus: Saint Etienne Praying for Goals

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Nov 16 2011 13:30
Team Focus: Saint Etienne Praying for Goals If there was ever a word to describe Saint-Etienne’s season so far then “mediocre” couldn’t be further from the truth. Sitting smack bang in the middle of the table with a record of four wins, four defeats and five draws. There was hope that this season was going to promise s...
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Player Focus: A Chance he will not Giroud

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Nov 9 2011 10:34
Player Focus: A Chance he will not Giroud In preparation for this weekend’s International friendlies the press gathered at Les Bleus Clairefontaine training complex to the normal rounds of questioning. For Montpellier forward Olivier Giroud this was a whole new experience; an experience that has been three years in the making.Montpell...
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Team Focus: Could this be the Valenciennd?

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Nov 2 2011 11:15
Team Focus: Could this be the Valenciennd? You watch as your team dominates at home to your local rivals, hitting the woodwork three times, and are denied by two world class saves from the opposition ‘keeper. Holding the Champions of France to a spirited 0-0 draw, surely this team must be riding high in Ligue 1? 18th! Anyone tuning in ...
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Player Focus: Guillermo Ochoa

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Oct 26 2011 11:57
Player Focus: Guillermo Ochoa Even the most loyal of AC Ajaccio fans would have known this season would be tough. Despite their excellent home record in Ligue 2 it took a double from Jean-Francois Riviere against Nimes for the Corsican side to secure promotion back to France’s top flight. The battle had only begun.Manager ...
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Ligue 1 Team Focus: Set Up Not Toulouse!

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Oct 19 2011 11:09
Ligue 1 Team Focus: Set Up Not Toulouse! Times are changing in Toulouse. Last season their style of play wasn’t very pleasing on the eye. Too often the strikers were left isolated and the negative game plan was painful for the Téfécé faithful to watch. What a difference a few months and a change of philosophy can...
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Player Focus: Hazard Perception Test

by Andrew Gibney at Friday, Sep 30 2011 14:36
Player Focus: Hazard Perception Test You may not be able to tell by the recent heat-wave but September is drawing to a close and with eight games played in Ligue 1 the table is starting to take shape. PSG, Lyon, Rennes and Lille are in the top six and all four are likely to stay there for the rest of the season.Champions Lille have str...
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A Lille Less Conversation, a Lille More Action Please

by Andrew Gibney at Wednesday, Sep 14 2011 11:15
A Lille Less Conversation, a Lille More Action Please When Lille won Le Championnat last season it brought about a great amount of pressure and expectation onto the Champions. Before they even had time to celebrate their success many sceptics questioned how they could possibly follow up such a dominant season. Losing Gervinho, Yohan Cabaye and Adil Ram...
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