Articles by: Ross

Chelsea loanee turning heads in Ligue 1

Chelsea loanee turning heads in Ligue 1

by Sam Crocker As you may or may not know, Chelsea fans, Gael Kakuta has spent the second half of this season not in your reserves but in fact in Ligue 1, as part of the Dijon squad which are currently trying to battle their way towards top flight safety, [...]

Monaco’s Resurgent Form Continues

Monaco’s Resurgent Form Continues

by Ross Mackiewicz AS Monaco’s turn in fortune has been nothing short of miraculous and their renaissance continued over an old foe in FC Nantes at the weekend with a 2-1 win. Prior to the game, Marco Simone’s men had been on a seven game unbeaten run, accumulating five victories [...]

Amiens close to the drop

Amiens close to the drop

by Ross Mackiewicz Amiens SC are on the cusp of relegation, rooted to the foot of Ligue 2 and seven points away from safety. Tonight they host another relegation contender in the form of AC Arles-Avignon knowing that anything less than three points may all but end their survival prospects. [...]

Bastia lead the way at the top of Ligue 2

Bastia lead the way at the top of Ligue 2

by Ross Mackiewicz SC Bastia have sprung to the top of Ligue 2 and opened up a four point lead over Reims after beating them by a solitary goal on Friday night. With the game seemingly drawing to a stalemate, Wahbi Khazri’s 90th minute winner sent the Stade Armand Cesari [...]

Will PSG suffer a case of deja-vu against Dijon

Will PSG suffer a case of deja-vu against Dijon

by Ross Mackiewicz Paris Saint-Germain take on Dijon FCO tonight in the rearranged Coupe France clash that was scheduled for last week. Due to the cold snap that has engulfed France in recent weeks – leading to all but three Ligue 2 matches being postponed last weekend – the pitch [...]

Parisiens are dancing to Nene’s samba beat

Parisiens are dancing to Nene’s samba beat

by Ross Mackiewicz from @1970_PSG Paris Saint-Germain’s surge to the summit of Ligue 1 can be explained by culmination of factors but no more so than the form of a modest Brazilian by the name of Nene. The 30-year-old has been instrumental for his club this season, pivotal to the [...]

The Return of Stade de Reims

The Return of Stade de Reims

by Ross Mackiewicz Clermont’s indifferent form has finally caught up on them after their latest defeat has resulted in them slipping from the summit of Ligue 2 with Stade de Reims taking their place. Michel Der Zakarian’s team have somewhat hit the buffers since the back end of December when [...]

Lens stage comeback to shock Monaco

Lens stage comeback to shock Monaco

by Ross Mackiewicz AS Monaco squandered a two goal lead at home to Lens to deny them a third consecutive victory in their bid for Ligue 2 survival. Julien Toudic’s stoppage time equaliser left Marco Simone’s men contemplating what might have been after sailing into a 2-0 lead after the [...]