Team Focus: Who Will Replace The Injured Gignac at Marseille?
by Andrew Gibney
at Alhamisi, Okt 25 2012 10:18
After starting the season with six straight wins, Marseille’s 4-1 defeat to Valenciennes was something of a reality check for Elie Baup’s side, and defeat this weekend away at Troyes saw reality strike with an almighty crash, or possibly more a crack - the crack of Andre-Pierre Gignac&rs...
Match Focus: The Corsican Derby - Ajaccio vs Bastia
by Andrew Gibney
at Alhamisi, Okt 18 2012 15:29
League Focus: Ligue 1 Goals
by Andrew Gibney
at Ijumaa, Okt 5 2012 10:47
In Ligue 1 the teams that end up on top are unsurprisingly the most clinical. Its one thing to create chances (ask Lille), while it's another thing to put them away. Too often chances are wasted and teams struggle, reputations are made, and many are broken. Take Valenciennes' excellent 4-1 win over ...
Team Focus: Bordeaux's Unbeaten Streak
by Andrew Gibney
at Ijumaa, Sep 28 2012 11:00
After their awful performances in the league last season, most of the early praise this year has been directed towards Elie Baup's league leaders Marseille. However over in the Burgundy region the locals are raising a glass of red wine to their own unbeaten side.Although disappointed to concede a la...
Team Focus: What's Wrong with Montpellier?
by Andrew Gibney
at Ijumaa, Sep 21 2012 12:38
Player Focus: Rio Mavuba (Lille)
by Andrew Gibney
at Alhamisi, Sep 13 2012 12:09
Team Focus: Lyon's Midfield Changes
by Andrew Gibney
at Alhamisi, Sep 6 2012 12:36
It would be easy for the city of Lyon to have slumped into a fit of depression of late. Four games into the current season, Les Gones sit second in the table behind the impressive Marseille, however off the pitch it has been nothing but despair. No less than 11 first team players departed the Stade ...
Player Focus: Andre-Pierre Gignac (Marseille)
by Andrew Gibney
at Ijumaa, Ago 31 2012 12:51
As his right foot shot beat Geoffrey Jourdren into the near corner Andre-Pierre Gignac peeled away in celebration, ecstatic to have scored his second league goal in three games, but this was more than just a game winner for the French striker, this questionably was the return of one of Ligue 1&rsquo...
League Focus: Four Hot Prospects in Ligue 1
by Andrew Gibney
at Alhamisi, Ago 23 2012 17:34
Ligue 1 is possibly one of the best leagues in Europe for new and emerging players to burst onto the scene each season. Some you can predict, others seem to come from nowhere. Last season names like Renaud Cohade, Lossemy Karaboue or Adrien Regattin impressed anyone who managed to see them play most...
Team Focus: A Chink in PSG's Expensive Armour?
by Andrew Gibney
at Alhamisi, Ago 16 2012 15:58