SportBoy333
14 Sep 2004, 11:44 PM
Ok we have 2 big games today where the French teams actually have a good chance of gaining some points unlike PSG. We have Monaco at Liverpool and Manchester Utd. at Lyon. Here are the 18 who will be going for Lyon:
Coupet, Puydebois - Réveillère, Cacapa, Cries, Abidal, Berthod, Diatta, Juninho, Essien, Clement, Ben Arfa, Malouda, Frau, Govou, Wiltord, Nilmar, Bergougnoux.
Lots of offensive firepower available with Juninho. Ben Arfa, Frau, Govou, Wiltord and Nilmar. We'll see what lineup Le Guen decides to put out. I firmly believe Lyon will score some goals in this one especially since its at home and with MU's defensive problems they currently have. Lyon have the edge in goal with Coupet over Tim Howard. Guys like Cries, Abidal and Diatta all just got there so it will take some time for them to play well together so that might be worrysome. I have a feeling they might leak some goals in this one. I predict a 3-2 victory for OL. Lyon at home with their great attack will score some goals against a shaky MU defense and Howard in goal doesnt scare me at all.
Now Monaco at Liverpool is an interesting matchup. Monaco will be missing some great offensive players in Saviola, Chevanton, Plasil and Nonda which may force them to play more defensive. Here is the Monegasque group:
Roma, Audard, Biancarelli - Evra, Modesto, Lescure, Maicon, Squillaci, J.Rodriguez, Givet - D.Perez, Zikos, Juan, P.Farnerud, El Fakiri - Gr.Lacombe, Kallon, Adebayor, So.Camara
This could be their logical lineup:
--------------------------------Roma
--------------Squillaci-------Rodriguez--------Givet
Maicon-----------------------------------------------------Evra
------------------------------Zikos
--------------Pérez---------------------Farnerud
--------------------Kallon----------Adebayor
A 5-3-2 seems to make the most sense here due to the lack of attackers available. Squillaci, Givet and Evra in the back is so solid all those guys are French internationals. Rodriguez was also there last year only Maicon is new. That experience will help them greatly. I don't see them making a lot of mistakes. I predict a 1-1 score.
Coupet, Puydebois - Réveillère, Cacapa, Cries, Abidal, Berthod, Diatta, Juninho, Essien, Clement, Ben Arfa, Malouda, Frau, Govou, Wiltord, Nilmar, Bergougnoux.
Lots of offensive firepower available with Juninho. Ben Arfa, Frau, Govou, Wiltord and Nilmar. We'll see what lineup Le Guen decides to put out. I firmly believe Lyon will score some goals in this one especially since its at home and with MU's defensive problems they currently have. Lyon have the edge in goal with Coupet over Tim Howard. Guys like Cries, Abidal and Diatta all just got there so it will take some time for them to play well together so that might be worrysome. I have a feeling they might leak some goals in this one. I predict a 3-2 victory for OL. Lyon at home with their great attack will score some goals against a shaky MU defense and Howard in goal doesnt scare me at all.
Now Monaco at Liverpool is an interesting matchup. Monaco will be missing some great offensive players in Saviola, Chevanton, Plasil and Nonda which may force them to play more defensive. Here is the Monegasque group:
Roma, Audard, Biancarelli - Evra, Modesto, Lescure, Maicon, Squillaci, J.Rodriguez, Givet - D.Perez, Zikos, Juan, P.Farnerud, El Fakiri - Gr.Lacombe, Kallon, Adebayor, So.Camara
This could be their logical lineup:
--------------------------------Roma
--------------Squillaci-------Rodriguez--------Givet
Maicon-----------------------------------------------------Evra
------------------------------Zikos
--------------Pérez---------------------Farnerud
--------------------Kallon----------Adebayor
A 5-3-2 seems to make the most sense here due to the lack of attackers available. Squillaci, Givet and Evra in the back is so solid all those guys are French internationals. Rodriguez was also there last year only Maicon is new. That experience will help them greatly. I don't see them making a lot of mistakes. I predict a 1-1 score.