Sochaux 1-4 PSG: Top Half of the Table!
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(unfortunately the first three goals of the match are unavailable for free on the internet)
A few quick thoughts while you enjoy that beautiful Luyindula goal and lament the fact that you can’t watch Chantome’s perfect lob over and over again.
- Chantome needs to be starting every game, even if that means leaving Maka on the bench. He was simply fantastic, contributing as much defensively as Makelele does (at least as he’s done this season) and he’s a stupendous attacker as well. The positioning he has offensively as well as his composure are remarkable for someone of his age.
- Scoring a goal the week after swine flu is no problem for someone as awesome as Jeremy Clement.
- Making a penalty against your former side is tough.
- Choosing Erding to take a penalty against Sochaux is just unintelligent.
- Peguy Luyindula has flashes of brilliance (see his goal, along with a brilliant little overhead juggle he pulled off in the first half) but mostly he’s just not very good. And if I wasn’t a PSG fan I would eternally hate him for that dive that resulted in the penalty.
- Antoine Kombouare’s job is safe, at least for another week.
- It seems that Erding really is the difference maker with this team. We’ve won all our games with him on the pitch, and haven’t won without him. I really hope this is just chance and not a total reliance.
Category: Antoine Kombouare, Claude Makelele, Competitions, Ligue 1, Mevlut Erding, PSG Video, Peguy Luyindula, Players, Reviews, Team NewsMatchday 12: Sochaux vs. PSG or “Can it possibly get worse?”
By: Thomas | 9 Comments
As I’m sure you all know, last weeks Classico was postponed because Mamadou Sakho, Ludovic Giuly, Jeremy Clement, and Loris Arnaud contracted swine flu. The new date is November 20th and all four of them have gotten over it, although the entire squad is on Tamaflu as a precaution. Anyway, we’re traveling to Montbelliard today still searching for those three points that have eluded us since August. We’re in 13th place, however we have played two fewer games than everyone else, so we could theoretically be in 6th. Positives exist. Other positives include the return of Zoumana Camara and Mevlut Erding, who are both likely to feature, and the news that the four players who had swine flu will be able to play in the match.
Matchday 10: Marseille vs. PSG, Le Classique POSTPONED
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EDIT: The Classico has been postponed at the LFP’s recommendation.
The panel had initially given the Ligue 1 ‘clasico’ the green light on Saturday, despite confirmation that two PSG players had contracted swine flu.
“However, an official LFP statement said the commission had reversed the decision at Sunday lunchtime and placed the PSG squad and staff in a 72-hour quarantine to ‘prevent any risk of infection, including among the opposing team, and to avoid any serious medical complications that could occur among players if the match were to go ahead.’
‘I would like to apologise in the name of the LFP to the public, to the clubs, to the supporters and the TV broadcasters,’ said LFP President Mr Frédéric Thiriez. ‘It’s clear that the players’ health should be our main priority.’
The date of the rescheduled match has yet to be decided.”
From the LFP Official Wesite
It just can’t get any worse for this club, can it? Two of our players have been diagnosed with H1N1. Yeah, that’s swine flu, the virus that’s been deemed a national emergency by President Obama. It is believed that the players are Mamadou Sakho and Ludovic Giuly, and rumor has it that Jeremy Clement may have been effected as well, which is just wonderful considering the injuries we’re already dealing with. Anyway, tomorrow we take on Olympique de Marseille in the French Classico, the North vs. South derby, the fake rivalry created by Canal+ that has taken on a life of it’s own. Read the rest of this entry »
Category: Claude Makelele, Competitions, Gregory Coupet, Guillaume Hoarau, Ligue 1, Ludovic Giuly, Mamadou Sakho, Mevlut Erding, PSG Video, Peguy Luyindula, Players, Previews, Stephane Sessegnon, Team News
Tags: Canal+, classico, Claude Makélélé, Claude Makelele, Competitions, Gabriel Heinze, Gregory Coupet, Guillaume Hoarau, Jérémy Clément, Le Classique, ligue 1, Liveblog, Ludovic Giuly, Mamadou Sakho, Mevlut Erding, Olympique de Marseille, Péguy Luyindula, Peguy Luyindula, Players, Previews, PSG Video, Stéphane Sessegnon, Stephane Sessegnon, Swine Flu, Team News, Willy Grondin, Zoumana CamaraMatchday 9: Toulouse vs. PSG
By: Thomas | 6 Comments
So, in case you’ve been living under a rock/aren’t a Ligue 1 fan (which actually is technically living under a rock, but that’s another topic for another post) PSG are in a bit of a rut. Let’s just say we haven’t won in the Ligue since Matchday 4, when we beat Lille on August 30th. For a team with plans to improve on last season’s sixth, that’s what I’d call a failure. Yes, since August, my beloved PSG have been failures. Well, guess what? Tomorrow at 21:00 CET we get to play last season’s fourth place finishers, Toulouse. TFC have arguably the best French player, Andre-Pierre Gignac. They also have more French internationals than we do (although considering the fact that all of PSG’s players could potentially be Scorpio’s, this might not be saying anything). However, despite these factors, Toulouse are in 16th place and tied on points with 19th place Nice. Read the rest of this entry »
Category: Claude Makelele, Competitions, Guillaume Hoarau, Ligue 1, Mevlut Erding, Peguy Luyindula, Players, Previews, Team News Tags: Andre-Pierre Gignac, Antoine Devaux, Claude Makélélé, Claude Makelele, Competitions, Etienne Didot, Fode Mansare, Guillaume Hoarau, ligue 1, LOSC Lille, Mauro Cetto, Mevlut Erding, Mohamed Fofana, OGC Nice, Pantxi Sirieix, Paris Saint-Germain, Péguy Luyindula, Peguy Luyindula, Players, Previews, Scorpio, Team News, Toulouse FC, Zoumana CamaraParisian Internationals
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Just for fun, watch Les Bleus beat Austria.
Every International break I am reminded how few of our players represent their countries. In fact, often those playing at an Under 21 level are the standout performers.
Malta U-21 0-2 France U-21
Both Mamadou Sakho and Younousse Sankhare started the match, Sakho wearing the captains armband and Sankhare the number ten shirt. Sankhare was replaced in the 58th minute by Steven Nzonzi.
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Category: Antoine Kombouare, Competitions, Guillaume Hoarau, International Matches, Interviews, Mamadou Sakho, Mevlut Erding, PSG Video, Players, Stephane Sessegnon, Team News, Transfers Tags: Antoine Kombouare, Austria, Belgium U-21, Benin, Competitions, David Trézéguet, france, France U-21, Ghana, Guillaume Hoarau, International Matches, Interviews, Jérôme Alonzo, Malta U-21, Mamadou Sakho, Mevlut Erding, Mohamed Aoudou, Players, PSG Video, Ricardo Faty, Stéphane Sessegnon, Stephane Sessegnon, Steven Nzonzi, Team News, Transfers, Willy Grondin, Younousse SankharéMatchday 8: PSG vs. ASNL
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In a matter of hours, PSG will take on AS Nancy-Lorraine in our last match before the international break. PSG have gotten two points from the last three games and are sliding down the table–we need a win from this game, but it’ll be hard to come by.
Nancy: are in 9th place, with three wins, a draw, and three losses. They have been impressive so far with their high-scoring play and should provide for an entertaining match at the Parc des Princes. Their main scoring threats are Paul Alo’o Efoulou and Youssouf Hadji, with three goals apiece in Ligue 1 play Read the rest of this entry »
A Quick Post Before Nancy
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Well hello again PSG Offsiders, the latest news is that our official 09/10 team photo has come out!
Pretty nice looking. Anyway, tomorrow we take on Nancy at the Parc, but more on that later when the preview gets up. Some new while you wait…
- Kombouare is “Looking for revenge”:
“We’re looking for revenge. The players know they didn’t play well against Lorient. We had a disastrous first half. The second half was only marginally better, but we still could have won. Apparently we didn’t do enough though. So we’re feeling like we want a bit of revenge and we want to start with a win against Nancy Read the rest of this entry »
Category: Antoine Kombouare, Claude Makelele, Competitions, Interviews, Ligue 1, Links, Mevlut Erding, PSG Video, Players, Team NewsLorient 1-1 PSG
By: Thomas | 5 Comments
Well, I guess it’s a positive that Hoarau finally scored, that Sessegnon is back, and that we didn’t drop in the table thanks to Monaco’s awfulness. But apart from that, I’m hardly pleased. Take a look at the highlights: Read the rest of this entry »
Matchday 7: Lorient vs. PSG
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It’s going to have to be a bit of a lame preview today, as I’m really busy again, but here goes.
Le Groupe Parisien: ARMAND Sylvain, ARNAUD Loris, CEARA Marcos, CHANTÔME Clément, CLEMENT Jérémy, COUPET Grégory, GIULY Ludovic, GRONDIN Willy, HOARAU Guillaume, JALLET Christophe, LUYINDULA Péguy, MAKELELE Claude, MAURICE Jean-Eudes, NGOYI Granddi, SAKHO Mamadou, SANKHARE Younousse, SESSEGNON Stéphane, TRAORE Sammy.
Le Groupe Lorientais: Audard, Cappone – Baca, Genton, Koscielny, Le Lan, Marchal, Morel, Sosa – Amalfitano, Diarra, Ducasse, Fanchone, Monterrubio, Mvuemba, Peñalba – Gameiro, Vahirua.
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Match Report: PSG 1-1 Lyon
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Report:
We really just can’t deal with those last five minutes, can we? Lyon traveled to Paris on Sunday in an extremely important match, one that could have been vital to the seasons of both clubs. PSG dominated from the outset, testing Hugo Lloris numerous times, and the Lyon team looked a bit lethargic. PSG finally took the lead in the 29th minute when Ludovic Giuly tapped the ball into the net after some wonderful passing inside the OL box. Les Rouges et Bleus continued to dominate and it was a combination of poor finnishing (looking at you Monsieur Hoarau) and some brilliant goalkeeping from Hugo Lloris to keep the score at one nil. Then, in the 85th minute, Clement Chantome was fouled just outside the PSG box by Ederson. The PSG players paused, expecting a whistle, but none came, and Lyon’s attack continued. Aly Cissokho crossed to Lisandro Lopez, who flicked it on to a miles offside Bafetimbi Gomis. Tap-in, goal. The match finished 1-1. Read a more complete report here, courtesy of the brilliant PSG official site. For live commentary on the match, replay the liveblog in this post.
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