Player Focus: Fierce Competition as Deschamps Decides France’s Midfield Preferences
by Andy Brassell
at Monday, Mar 3 2014 17:27
After the Lord Mayor’s Show, it’s normal to have the comedown. Still, reflecting on Samir Nasri’s sumptuous finish for Manchester City in Sunday’s Capital One Cup final win over Sunderland will leave plenty perplexed at why the former Marseille player is absent from Didier De...
League Focus: Four Conclusions from the Ligue 1 Season So Far
by Andy Brassell
at Tuesday, Dec 24 2013 09:30
1) Paris Saint-Germain are far stronger for having a fit Thiago MottaMuch has changed for PSG in the last 12 months. At the beginning of the season, Laurent Blanc outlined his hope that PSG would become more of a dominant team, bossing possession and always looking to attack. That has come to pass. ...
Ligue 1 Top 10 Key Passers
by Paul McKinnon
at Wednesday, Jul 6 2011 10:06
We round off the series of top ten key passers articles by taking a look at Ligue 1. Six of the top seven clubs were represented here, with Rennes the only club to miss out. Some great performances lower down the division have already resulted in some of our featured ten being snapped up by teams fu...