Ligue 1

Egert

Egert

Estonian Culé
Lyon is a club I really like, good that they are going in the right direction. Want Lacazette to stay for another season, we will see how he develops and maybe snap him up in 2016?
 
Bertus

Bertus

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Egert said:
Lyon is a club I really like, good that they are going in the right direction. Want Lacazette to stay for another season, we will see how he develops and maybe snap him up in 2016?
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Lacazette won't join us to be benched behind MSN.
 
Blaugrana Bull

Blaugrana Bull

HiiiPoWeR
I was not being serious with my post. I hope Lacazette stays in Lyon along with Fekir etc. and they become a powerhouse again. The Ligue 1 title this year would be nice.
 
Jair Ventura

Jair Ventura

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St. Etienne drops a match to Bastia, keeping Marseille's continental aspirations alive. The two sides, Marseille and Saint Etienne, are tied in 4th but the former gets the nod on point differential, setting up a huge tie next weekend between Monaco and Marseille. The latter must win or draw to stay ahead of St. Etienne who matches up against Nice, while on the other hand Monaco needs points to keep themselves in the last UCL spot.
 
Vlom

Vlom

Previously known as Mehssi
Bojan said:
I am. Well, on-off. 0-2 Matuidi from Ibra assist
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Motta too has been doing pretty well for them lately. From the looks of it, he was one key piece missing for PSG against us.

Is he still rumoured to leave ? I remember at some point it was almost certain he was leaving at the end of the season.

Haha, Verratti suspended for next game for excessive YC.
 
Jair Ventura

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Mehssi said:
No one is watching PSG - Nantes ?
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I did. Paris started off really strong in the opening half only to close up shop in the second, I'm assuming because they play again Friday. I wish Blanc would go back to playing Lucas, his flair is missed. Pastore and Matuidi were awesome per usual, Cavani appears to be recovering from his lapse in form, and Ibra was Ibra. Oh, and Douchez played better than Sirigu has all season.

In other Ligue 1 related news, Monaco's youngsters are really coming into their own, particularly Bernardo Silva and Anthony Martial. So long as Rybolovlev stays true to his investment and continues furnishing the youth ranks while wisely playing the transfer market(James & Falcao departures, additions of Benardo Silva & Abdennour) Monaco is going to be awesome going forward. Between Kondogbia, Martial, Kurzawa, Fabinho, Silva, Carrasco, Bakayoko, and Wallace I'm not sure there's anyone in Europe with more young talent outside of Real, Lyon, or Paris -- and Leonardo Jardim is a gem himself. Didn't expect them to be this successful this season after losing their two best players, but I'm pleasantly surprised. Hats off to the Principality.

Which brings something to mind I've been thinking about recently. While it has always been the choice country for African immigrants, of the big 5 leagues Ligue 1 ranks third in terms of minutes played by Brazilian footballers, and 4th for Argentine footballers. The leagues leading in those demographics are La Liga and Serie A, and while I foresee no change in the former for obvious reasons, I'm curious how the swift fall of the Italian league counter to the rise of the French league will impact the flow of South American footballers into their respective clubs and countries.

Youngsters are generally inspired by the stars of their nations, and while Brazilian's followed the Kaka's, Cafu's, and Ronaldinho's to Serie A throughout the last generation, the iconic footballers of Brazil's current generation seem split between Spain: Neymar, Alves, Marcelo, Miranda, Lucas Silva - and France: Thiago Silva, Luiz, Marquinhos, Lucas, Doria, Fabinho. I'm interested in seeing if Ligue 1 will be able to continue to capitalize on the international stardom of their Brazilian nationals, and also, if that will bleed into other south american countries via players such as Cavani and Pastore. Creating a steady pipeline of south american youth to an already potent french system could reap huge benefits going forward.
 
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Bertus

Bertus

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There's sadly good chances PSG could lose the title in an unbelievable way.

If RC Lens doesn't find 7M euros by June 30, all games against them will be erased in the league datas.

Meaning Lyon will get +3 points back compared to PSG losing -3 points.

Lyon would then win because they have a better goals difference +30, compared to +24 PSG.

Aulas, Lyon's president, is pushing hard for Lens's downfall even ignoring the fact that Martel, RC Lens' president is (was right now) a friend of him. Using every means to win the title even the ugliest.

Aulas is also trying to file a complaint so that PSG would lose another 3 points in the league. Hired an army of lawyers to make it happens.
 
Jair Ventura

Jair Ventura

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Bertus said:
There's sadly good chances PSG could lose the title in an unbelievable way.

If RC Lens doesn't find 7M euros by June 30, all games against them will be erased in the league datas.

Meaning Lyon will get +3 points back compared to PSG losing -3 points.

Lyon would then win because they have a better goals difference +30, compared to +24 PSG.

Aulas, Lyon's president, is pushing hard for Lens's downfall even ignoring the fact that Martel, RC Lens' president is (was right now) a friend of him. Using every means to win the title even the ugliest.

Aulas is also trying to file a complaint so that PSG would lose another 3 points in the league. Hired an army of lawyers to make it happens.
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Well, competition is alive and well in France.
 
Jair Ventura

Jair Ventura

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Lyon intends to hold onto their young, star studded trio up front:

"There is the Euro in 2016, they have to be there. They also know that we will take into account their status. I do not imagine for a moment that does not keep to the stadium." Jean-Michel Aulas has reiterated there a few days he has been saying for months: he wants absolutely keep its best talents, Alexandre Lacazette, Nabil Fekir or Clinton Njie, for next season. But the Lyon boss has taken a step in his speech today. Where he expressed a wish until now it has indeed been adamant about the future of its three players in micro Téléfoot .

JMA and declared them non-transferable. "We will not only do what it takes to keep them, but we will also refuse all proposals that will happen", he said... "It's not in their interest to leave with the arrival of the new stadium."
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http://www.footmercato.net/ligue1/t...fekir-et-njie-du-marche-des-transferts_153033

Perhaps Bertus can provide a proper translation when he finds the time.
 
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