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Team Focus: Miserly Monaco Claw Their Way Back Up in Ligue 1

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Jan 19 2015 15:11
Team Focus: Miserly Monaco Claw Their Way Back Up in Ligue 1 The harsh reality of winter may not have bitten Ligue 1 just yet, with the division’s top scorers Lyon and Marseille still occupying the top two places and making the public dream that they can still give Paris Saint-Germain a run for their money in the title race. Still, pragmatism is making ...
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League Focus: Does Anybody Have the Nerve to Win Ligue 1?

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Jan 12 2015 16:56
League Focus: Does Anybody Have the Nerve to Win Ligue 1? Finally, in the penultimate match of Ligue 1’s first weekend of 2015, we had a title contender that looked like one. Lyon’s authoritative 3-0 win over Toulouse on Sunday afternoon saw Hubert Fournier’s side sweep to the top of the table, after the other two teams comprising the win...
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League Focus: What Worked and What Didn’t in the First Half of the Bundesliga Season

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Jan 6 2015 12:16
League Focus: What Worked and What Didn’t in the First Half of the Bundesliga Season Bayern's all round threatThat Bayern Munich are in a league of their own is simultaneously the headline of the Bundesliga’s first half, and no news at all of course. With 17 games gone, Pep Guardiola’s side are top scorers (41), have the best defence (4 conceded) and are yet to lose, hav...
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League Focus: What We Know at the Halfway Point in Ligue 1 2014/15

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Dec 22 2014 11:46
League Focus: What We Know at the Halfway Point in Ligue 1 2014/15 Transfers are overratedChampions Paris Saint-Germain’s taste for eye-catching transfers in recent years has given Ligue 1 a new dimension. For a while, Monaco were joining in, counting high-end additions such as Radamel Falcao, James Rodríguez and João Moutinho as promotion prese...
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Team Focus: Lens Refuse to Lie Down and Accept Fate

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Dec 15 2014 17:17
Team Focus: Lens Refuse to Lie Down and Accept Fate It’s not often that a team waking up in 19th place in Ligue 1 on a mid-December morning can feel pleased with itself, but Racing Club de Lens is an exception. One of the more evocative names in the French game have been a welcome re-addition to the top-flight since their promotion; all the mor...
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Match Focus: Coach Courbis Resurrects Old Magic to Undo In-form Rennes

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Dec 8 2014 12:40
Match Focus: Coach Courbis Resurrects Old Magic to Undo In-form Rennes “When you don't respect certain principles of effort and technique, football is brutal, and it’s brought us back to reality.” Philippe Montanier's summary of the abrupt end to Rennes' 8-match unbeaten run on Saturday night - with a surprise 4-0 home defeat to Montpellier - was in k...
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League Focus: Who Would Best Help Repair France's European Standing?

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Dec 1 2014 16:37
League Focus: Who Would Best Help Repair France's European Standing? When the final round of Champions League group fixtures comes around next week, the attentions of Ligue 1 fans are likely to have drifted from the Camp Nou, where Paris Saint-Germain take on Barcelona in a blue riband fixture as they bid to cement top spot in Group F. Instead, many will be occupied ...
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Player Focus: A Month to Remember for Lorient's Guerreiro

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Nov 24 2014 17:30
Player Focus: A Month to Remember for Lorient's Guerreiro It came from nothing, in the words of Argentina coach Tata Martino. Portuguese sports daily O Jogo, meanwhile, remarked that it was headed in by the shortest player in the team and would mark history. Raphael Guerreiro's last-gasp winner for Portugal against Argentina is a moment that he will never ...
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Match Focus: England on Alert as France Production Line Keeps Rolling

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Nov 17 2014 12:03
Match Focus: England on Alert as France Production Line Keeps Rolling It has been an encouraging month or so for England's under-21s, following up qualification for Euro 2015 with Friday night's convincing win over Portugal. As an opponent that failed to make it to the Czech Republic comes into focus, it is important to retrain the thoughts on what the representative ...
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Team Focus: Nantes' Unlikely Climb Continues Due to Mastery of the Basics

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Nov 10 2014 16:11
Team Focus: Nantes' Unlikely Climb Continues Due to Mastery of the Basics The curious, yet established practice of match-in-progress interviews in Ligue 1 continues to yield interesting results. Nantes midfielder Jordan Veretout was pulled aside for a quick word as he trudged off the field for a half-time breather after a taxing first 45 minutes at Caen on Saturday night,...
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