The tortured artist of the number 10 shirt is a so-what tired cliché at this point in the 21st century. The image projected by these magical players has changed dramatically since the days of the solitary artists of bygone years. The likes of Iniesta, Ozil and David Silva are no [...]
After his preview of France v Spain, Harvey Kelly is back to evaluate how the tie panned out tactically. France (4-1-4-1): Lloris; Evra, Koscielny, Varane, Jallet; Pogba; Ribery, Matuidi, Cabaye, Valbuena; Benzema. Spain (4-2-3-1): Valdes; Monreal, Ramos, Pique, Arbeloa; Alonso, Busquets; Iniesta, Xavi, Pedro; Villa. Deschamps returned to the defensive [...]
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New to French Football Weekly, Harvey Kelly details the potential tactical battle between France and Spain. His aim? To look at the salient features of the game the two sides played in Spain in October, and how they might feature in the return fixture in Paris on Tuesday. At the [...]
Although France still have 5 of 8 qualifiers to play, their finishing spot in the group is likely to be determined over the next week as they host Georgia and then Spain at the Stade de France. Win both and Les Bleus are in the driver’s seat for automatic qualification. [...]
Sochaux are not doing very well. Their last silverware was the Coupe de France in 2007, and after finishing fifth in 2010/11 and qualifying for the Europa League preliminaries, manager Francis Gillot left, Metalist Kharkiv turned them over 4-0 at home, and they spent games 19 to 35 of the [...]
With the European Championships not far away, France are testing themselves against some quality opposition in the build-up. After comfortably securing qualification, topping their group with eight wins out of eight, they lined up friendly matches against England, and Germany home and away. This week, while the other national teams [...]