Café de Saint-Germain (Vol. III)

[gaijin]

Baptism of fire for Fournier
Sunday, 13 February 2005

By Chris Burke

Paris Saint-Germain FC's new coach Laurent Fournier is thrown in at the deep end this Sunday when his side face FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the French Cup round of 32.

PSG pressure
"We'll be playing for our whole season this weekend," said PSG president Francis Graille, and though Fournier has only been in charge since Tuesday, the pressure is on. Defending the French Cup is the capital club's sole chance of glory and their only remaining route to Europe, having been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League and dropped to 12th in Ligue 1.

Fournier optimistic
Nevertheless, former player Fournier is confident he can turn things around. "I'll do everything I can to remotivate these players because they just need to find their soul again," he said. Visitors Bordeaux, in eighth place, are in a slightly less precarious position, and coach Michel Pavon insists PSG's problems won't distract them. "We have to forget what's going on there and focus on what we're doing," he said.

Lyon tie
In Sunday's other tie, Toulouse FC take on reigning league champions Olympique Lyonnais.

[cass75]

JR won't play tonight,his ankle hurts him again...

[cass75]

The winner of this game will play Auxerre at l'Abbé Deschamps for the next round.

[gaijin]

JR won't play tonight,his ankle hurts him again...

Yes I just got the news....... :mad:

Well, i suppose we can kiss this cup goodbye. Got no chance at Auxerre, even if we can and try to beat Bordeaux.

[cass75]

Hi Ganu.I've just finish to read your adventures with england66 :D

I'm agree with you for Auxerre but I prefer to play them at l'A.D , it's better for our players.

[Catfish]

Well, i suppose we can kiss this cup goodbye. Got no chance at Auxerre, even if we can and try to beat Bordeaux.
Nothing like ganu spittin in your face to brighten your afternoon. The definition of positive thinking says see Ganu. May be that is why I still like PSG, remind me of being a Chicago sports fan.
So much hope and tons of disappointment.

[gaijin]

Nothing like ganu spittin in your face to brighten your afternoon. The definition of positive thinking says see Ganu. May be that is why I still like PSG, remind me of being a Chicago sports fan.
So much hope and tons of disappointment.

When you support PSG expect a win when you stare at defeat and a defeat when your'e wondering how many we will score against this pub-side.

We should beat Bordeaux at home, we always do. But as for Auxerre, they are on fire at the minute. And I never like going to that foggy marsh of a town.

But if we can get to 3 succesive cup-finals that would be unreal for us.

[Mel Brennan]

...But if we can get to 3 succesive cup-finals that would be unreal for us.

I have to agree with that.

0-0 in the 10th minute.

[Catfish]

But if we can get to 3 succesive cup-finals that would be unreal for us.

How many French Cups have PSG won? Where do they fall compared to the club with the most French Cup Trophies?

[Catfish]

I have to agree with that.

0-0 in the 10th minute.

Where is the match at now?

[Catfish]

DAMN! PSG is losing in the 2nd half.......1-0....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[Schapes]

DAMN! PSG is losing in the 2nd half.......1-0....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.


What has happened to the young Vedad Ibisevic?

Is he still with the team? I saw him play in the states for Saint Louis University.

[fishbiproduct]

4 mn. to go and PSG finaly scores a goal (Yepes)
1-1
(Bordeaux has been playing at 10 since the 40th mn....
their goal-scorer, Chamakh, got a yellow right after
scoring for taking off his shirt and that was his second
one.)

this is going into extra-time, it seems.

[fishbiproduct]

Ok, extra-time coming up.
How many chances has PSG missed??? Geeee.....
Ramé has got to be the MOM for Bordeaux, no?

[cass75]

How many French Cups have PSG won? Where do they fall compared to the club with the most French Cup Trophies?

6.
Marseille won 10 ( half before WWII),Saint-Etienne and Nantes won a lot...

[cass75]

1917-1918 Olympique de Pantin
1918-1919 C.A. de la Société Générale (Paris)
1919-1920 C.A. Paris
1920-1921 Red Star
1921-1922 Red Star
1922-1923 Red Star
1923-1924 Olympique de Marseille
1924-1925 C.A. Sports Généraux Paris
1925-1926 Olympique de Marseille
1926-1927 Olympique de Marseille
1927-1928 Red Star
1928-1929 S.O. Montpelliérains
1929-1930 F.C. Sète
1930-1931 Club Français
1931-1932 A.S. Cannes
1932-1933 Excelsior A.C.
1933-1934 F.C. Sète
1934-1935 Olympique de Marseille
1935-1936 R.C. Paris
1936-1937 F.C. Sochaux-Montbéliard
1937-1938 Olympique de Marseille
1938-1939 R.C. Paris
1939-1940 R.C. Paris
1940-1941 Girondins A.S.P.
1941-1942 Red Star
1942-1943 Olympique de Marseille
1943-1944 Nancy-Lorraine
1944-1945 R.C. Paris
1945-1946 Lille O.S.C.
1946-1947 Lille O.S.C.
1947-1948 Lille O.S.C.
1948-1949 R.C. Paris
1949-1950 Stade de Reims
1950-1951 R.C. Strasbourg
1951-1952 O.G.C. Nice
1952-1953 Lille O.S.C.
1953-1954 O.G.C. Nice
1954-1955 Lille O.S.C.
1955-1956 U.A. Sedan Torcy
1956-1957 Toulouse F.C.
1957-1958 Stade de Reims
1958-1959 Le Havre A.C.
1959-1960 A.S. Monaco
1960-1961 U.A. Sedan Torcy
1961-1962 A.S. Saint-Etienne
1962-1963 A.S. Monaco
1963-1964 Olympique Lyonnais
1964-1965 Stade Rennais
1965-1966 R.C. Strasbourg
1966-1967 Olympique Lyonnais
1967-1968 A.S. Saint-Etienne
1968-1969 Olympique de Marseille
1969-1970 A.S. Saint-Etienne
1970-1971 Stade Rennais
1971-1972 Olympique de Marseille
1972-1973 Olympique Lyonnais
1973-1974 A.S. Saint-Etienne
1974-1975 A.S. Saint-Etienne
1975-1976 Olympique de Marseille
1976-1977 A.S. Saint-Etienne
1977-1978 A.S. Nancy-Lorraine
1978-1979 F.C. Nantes
1979-1980 A.S. Monaco
1980-1981 S.E.C. Bastia
1981-1982 Paris-Saint-Germain
1982-1983 Paris-Saint-Germain
1983-1984 F.C. Metz
1984-1985 A.S. Monaco
1985-1986 Girondins de Bordeaux
1986-1987 Girondins de Bordeaux
1987-1988 F.C. Metz
1988-1989 Olympique de Marseille
1989-1990 Montpellier-Hérault
1990-1991 A.S. Monaco
1991-1992 Finale non jouée
1992-1993 Paris-Saint-Germain
1993-1994 A.J. Auxerre
1994-1995 Paris-Saint-Germain
1995-1996 A.J. Auxerre
1996-1997 O.G.C. Nice
1997-1998 Paris-Saint-Germain
1998-1999 F.C. Nantes
1999-2000 F.C. Nantes
2000-2001 R.C. Strasbourg
2001-2002 F.C. Lorient
2002-2003 AJ Auxerre

2003-2004 Paris-SG

Not too bad for a young club...

[gaijin]

Get in! :D

Well it was only against ten men, but still…..

Well a moment of utter stupidity by Chamakh cost them the game. Had he kept his shirt on, they probably would have won. They passed it better and looked far better than us. Francia blasted the ball in from deep and Chamakh got the deft headed touch to send it past Alonzo.

Even with the ten men, I thought that Bordeaux out-passed us for large chunks of the game. But thanks to sheer persistence we go the break-through, and after that it was going to be one winner. Few points..

* Reinaldo…..wtf does he do? He is a supposed striker and yet he was contrived to play “let’s see who can miss the best chances” award. Should have settled the game at the last minute and had tons of chances to score. The moment Ljubo comes back he will take the position Semak played and Semak will play were Reinaldo did.

* Work-rate. It just appears that some players aren’t working hard enough. Pauleta was working his socks off and other players were simply not trying hard enough as the others. I get the impression that there are players covering up for others.

* PFF - get him out now. He’s a joke. Even if Chamakh had missed the header, it would have been penalty because this so-called defender tried to grab his shirt. Also could have cost us in extra-time for a seemingly winning position. Why the hell he has the armband, I’ll never know.

* Pancrate - outstanding, nuff said.

* I want our ultras back…..Graille get lost so they can get on with what they do best.

* Have to be more deadly in other games. Those missed chances thankfully didn’t cost us any league points. This is a good win, but PSG still need to improve in key areas, especially upfront and defending crosses and set-pieces.

[cass75]

* Pancrate - outstanding, nuff said.

* I want our ultras back…..Graille get lost so they can get on with what they do best.

True.I liked SuperMario as well.
And I miss the songs from Boulogne & Auteuil ( I'm fed up with "Graille,Larrue démission!" and "J.P Larrue est une salope" chants.

[gaijin]

True.I liked SuperMario as well.
And I miss the songs from Boulogne & Auteuil ( I'm fed up with "Graille,Larrue démission!" and "J.P Larrue est une salope" chants.

lol. hehe. :D It was funny at first but kinda sad. All the banners have gone, except the large Demission banner over the Auteuil.

Its like being at the velodrome.

And yes Mario did have a good game, PFF is just shocking though.

[cass75]

Larrue denied the access to the offices in the PDP where the ultras store the banners,flags,drums,flares,smoking pots and everything they need to prepare tifos.