In the final part of our look at the best bits of 2011 we have some fantastic clips to show you. Gary Linton starts us off, and Gary is an example of what we were looking to achieve here at French Football Weekly.
“It was the first full Ligue1 match I’ve watched and from that moment on I continued to watch as I thought to myself. Hey this is a pretty damn good game. From then on FFW has just got me so much into French football and I’m now a follower of Ligue 1.”
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Kicking off the next selection of favourite moments we return to the “Nouveau Riche” Paris St Germain. With the new millions in the bank the capital club bought the services of Argentine Javier Pastore and Ross Mackiewicz from the 1970 PSG blog purrs over “El Flaco’s” skills.
“For me, it has to be the superior football orchestrated by Javier Pastore throughout September and October. He lit up Ligue 1 significantly and his goal against Montpellier in particular demonstrated his technical superiority.
Also, his opener against Lyon which shook the Parc des Princes on its very foundations due to the euphoria from the Parisian faithful who celebrated it as if it was the winning goal in a cup final. That night proved PSG were well and truly back at the forefront of French football.”
Our friend Martin, @polyesterfreak on twitter also agrees with PSG being the main talking point of the year.
“The Qatari take-over of Paris is a defining moment for French soccer. Big names, salaries on par with the other major leagues and a renewed attractiveness of the league. “
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Resident PSG fan Jonathan Johnson, like most PSG fans has enjoyed the latter part of 2011. The money invested by QSI has created a new force in French football and nothing showed that more than the 2-0 victory over Lyon at the Parc des Princes.
“The Lyon match itself was a pretty special occasion and not just for PSG. Probably the best build up to a game and atmosphere this season so far. The Lyon game had it all!”
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Here we are the last day of 2011. It has been a fantastic year for French Football Weekly and Ligue 1. Today we are going to be reminiscing some of the best moments of the year.
To start us of Andrew Gibney picks his moment of 2011:
“It has to be Eden Hazard’s goal against Marseille in the Stade Velodrome back in March. Obviously both teams going for the title. This is the goal that started Lille’s charge to Le Championnat. This gave the side the belief to go on and lift their first title in over 50 years.”
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What better time for French Football Weekly to pick our team of the season than during the winter break. 2012 is upon us and it has been a fascinating time in Ligue 1. The newly rich PSG lead the way, Montpellier surprised everyone and are deservedly second at this stage. The relegation battle is going to go to the wire again.
The French Football Weekly team got together to decide the best XI of the season so far. 22 players received nominations but only 11 would make the cut. Players from all over the league made the cut, eight teams represented and only one from the league leaders.
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A- Ajaccio have had the least amount of shots on target so far this season, averaging just 3.2 per game.
B- Brest foul the opposition more times in a game than any other team, averaging 18 fouls per match.
C- Aurélien Chedjou from Lille has completed 536 out of 607 passes this season, meaning he’s the highest in percentage of completed passes, with 88.3%
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A jam packed podcast to end the year. Andrew and Jon go through some of the big stories in the last few weeks and cover quite a lot of ground. PSG, Lille, Montpellier, Lyon, Rennes, St-Etienne, Bordeaux, Evian, Ajaccio, Sochaux and Marseille all come over the FFW spotlight.
During the show the boys also answer questions from twitter and there is the latest on the Carlo Ancelotti to PSG rumours.
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Reports this morning have suggested that Antoine Kombouaré, manager of Paris Saint-Germain, has been told that his services are no longer required at the club. Kombouaré, who has been managing the club since 2009, is seemingly not favoured by the new owners, with Director of Football Leonardo looking to replace the Frenchman with a bigger name. A source close to the club has told AFP:
“Antoine was informed that he was being sacked today by Leonardo.”
Last night, PSG moved back to the top of the Ligue 1 table following a 1-0 away win over in-form St Etienne. Names such as Rafa Benitez, Carlo Ancelotti and Frank Rijkaard are now being linked with the role at the club though Claude Makélélé could take over on an interim basis. Read the rest of this entry »
Despite media outlets exploding last night with the news that David Beckham had agreed a move to Paris Saint-Germain, a spokesperson for the Beckhams has denied that any deal has been made:
“No agreement with any football club has been reached. Any talk of a deal is premature. David is presently considering his options.”
It had been reported that the 36 year-old Englishman had agreed an 18-month deal with the capital city club, though these reports have now been denied by Beckham’s representatives. Several clubs are rumoured to be interested in signing the player though PSG remain favourites. Read the rest of this entry »
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