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Team Focus: Arribagé Puts the Fight Back in Toulouse

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Team Focus: Arribagé Puts the Fight Back in Toulouse It was, fittingly, an emotional end to an emotional week in Haute-Garonne, Toulouse. After coach Alain Casanova’s near-seven-year spell as coach was brought to an end on Monday with Téfécé mired in the bottom three, the feeling was clear. If they couldn’t react after...

Player Focus: Last Man Standing Ben Yedder on Road Back

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Player Focus: Last Man Standing Ben Yedder on Road Back And then there was one. Twelve months on from the fallout that saw La Fédération Française de Football (FFF) expel a clutch of their young hopefuls from the national side, Wissam Ben Yedder of Toulouse is the sole member of the group still in Ligue 1. Yann M’Vila and Chris...

Player Focus: Lack of Interest in Ben Yedder is Baffling

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Player Focus: Lack of Interest in Ben Yedder is Baffling Franck Tabanou may have left, with talismanic captain Etienne Capoue expected to follow, but if Toulouse can keep hold of young forward Wissam Ben Yedder, who was a revelation in his breakthrough campaign with le Tefece, then they will still hold out hope for a productive season.The renewal of full-...

Player Focus: Suitors Must Act Fast in the Race for Capoue

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Player Focus: Suitors Must Act Fast in the Race for Capoue Although a whole host of teams across Europe have been credited with an interest in Toulouse midfielder Étienne Capoue over the last few years, it finally seems as though the Frenchman's future will lie away from the Stadium Municipal next season.While there is no doubt that long-term manager...

League Focus: Ligue 1 Goals

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League Focus: Ligue 1 Goals 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 ...

Player Focus: Etienne Capoue (Toulouse)

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Player Focus: Etienne Capoue (Toulouse) In the aftermath of France’s 2-1 victory over Germany last week in Bremen the stories coming out of the France camp were that, realistically, 20 places for Les Bleus Euro 2012 squad have already been filled. One guaranteed pick is that of 21-year old Yann M’Vila as Laurent Blanc seems se...

Match Analysis: Bologna & Toulouse Record Overdue Away Wins

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Match Analysis: Bologna & Toulouse Record Overdue Away Wins WhoScored’s weekly round-up of those significant streaks that have come to an end across Europe’s elite leagues focuses on Serie A and Ligue 1 this time round. Over in Italy, Inter’s season continues to disappoint, as Bologna swept aside Claudio Ranieri’s side 3-0 at the San ...

Team Focus: Europe's Youngest Squads

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Team Focus: Europe's Youngest Squads We at WhoScored have decided to investigate the clubs in Europe's top 5 leagues who are most willing to rely on their younger stars by accumulating the average age of each squad. Only players to have played a part in at least 5 league games were considered to filter out the odd sub appearance from a...

Ligue 1 Team Focus: Set Up Not Toulouse!

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Ligue 1 Team Focus: Set Up Not Toulouse! Times are changing in Toulouse. Last season their style of play wasn’t very pleasing on the eye. Too often the strikers were left isolated and the negative game plan was painful for the Téfécé faithful to watch. What a difference a few months and a change of philosophy can...