http://psg.theoffside.com News from Paris St Germain French football team Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:52:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Chantome In this friendly further proof was given of what many of us already knew, that Clement Chantome is a quality player. Hopefully this stellar performance will convince Kombouare to start him in the Ligue. Anyway, this was a great opportunity to gain momentum against quite a good side, one ... http://psg.theoffside.com/competitions/friendlies/psg-3-1-braga.html We've slipped further down the table, players are failing to score, Antoine Kombouare is still employed, and Sylvain Armand has become one of the 15 most capped PSG players ever. I'll report on the international break for PSG as it concludes, along with the upcoming friendly against Braga. http://psg.theoffside.com/competitions/friendlies/psg-0-1-nice-whoever-invented-the-crossbar-challenge-owes-us-an-apology.html (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 ... http://psg.theoffside.com/team-news/sochaux-1-4-psg-top-half-of-the-table.html 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. ... http://psg.theoffside.com/team-news/matchday-12-sochaux-vs-psg-or-can-it-possibly-get-worse.html 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 ... http://psg.theoffside.com/team-news/matchday-10-marseille-vs-psg-le-classiqueol.html 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 ... http://psg.theoffside.com/team-news/matchday-9-toulouse-vs-psg.html Just for fun, watch Les Bleus beat Austria. highlights - MyVideo 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 ... http://psg.theoffside.com/team-news/parisian-internationals.html 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 ... http://psg.theoffside.com/team-news/matchday-8-psg-vs-asnl.html 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": ... http://psg.theoffside.com/team-news/a-quick-post-before-nancy.html 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: (Nice video, no?) Yeah, so basically we drew Lorient. And we were outplayed ... http://psg.theoffside.com/team-news/lorient-1-1-psg.html