French Football End of Season Awards

[gaijin]

Welcome to the very first BigSoccer French Footballing Oscars. I must say that everyone has scubbed up nice. The champagne is on ice and the after party DJ is getting his vinyl together...

If you like to take part in this prestigous ocassion then you must cast your vote, to determine who is your winner and who egts your vote for this season.

Remember, one per section and not any more. I'm sorry if I missed someone out, bu that is why we have the Fan's choice award.....

et bon....

Here are ze nominations....

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Team of the year

1. Olympique Lyonnais
2. Caen
3. Lille
4. Auxerre
5. Strasbourg

Goalkeeper of the year

1. Charles Itandje - RC Lens
2. Tony Sylva - Lille
3. Christophe Revault - Toulouse
4. Lionel Letizi - Paris Saint Germain
5. Gregory Coupet - Olympique Lyonnais
6. Phillipe Cool - Auxerre
7. Jeremy Janot - St-Etienne
8. Stephane Cassard - Strasbourg
9. Teddy Richert - Sochaux
10. Flavio Roma - Monaco

Defender of the year

1. Rene Bolf - Auxerre
2. Anthony Reveillere - Olympique Lyonnais
3. Aliou Diarra - RC Lens
4. Eric Abidal - Olympique Lyonnais
5. Gregory Tafforeau - Lille
6. Gael Givet - Monaco
7. Mario Yepes - Paris Saint Germain
6. Cris - Olympique Lyonnais
7. Hilton - RC Lens
8. Jeremy Toulalan - Nantes
9. Lamine Diatta - Olympique Lyonnais
10. Habib Beye - Olympique Marseille

Midfielder of the year

1. Juninho Pernambucano - Olympique Lyonnais
2. Mickael Essien - Olympique Lyonnais
3. Bonaventure Kalou - Auxerre
4. Mathieu Bodmer - Lille
5. Florent Malouda - Olympique Lyonnais
6. Achile Emana - Toulouse
7. Phillipe Brunel - Lille
8. Mahamadou Diarra - Olympique Lyonnais
9. Teemu Tainio - Auxerre
10. Jean Makoun - Lille

Striker of the year

1. Matt Mousillou - Lille
2. Alexander Frei - Rennes
3. Mickael Pagis - Strasbourg
4. Sylvain Wiltord - Olympique Lyonnais
5. Daniel Moreira - Toulouse
6. Benjani Mwaruwari - Auxerre
7. Pascal Feindouno - St-Etienne
8. Jean Utaka - RC Lens
9. Mamadou Niang - Strasbourg
10. Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor - Monaco

Rookie of the year

1. Bryan Bergougnoux - Olympique Lyonnais
2. Gilles Yapi-Yapo - Nantes
3. Marouane Chamakh - Bordeaux
4. Jeremy Menez - Sochaux
5. Lucien Aubey - Toulouse
6. Jeremy Berthod - Olympique Lyonnais
7. Mathieu Debuchy - Lille
8. Nicolas Favergue - Lille
9. Jeremy Toulalan - Nantes
10. Benjamin Psaume - Toulouse

Revelation of the year *

1. David Gigliotti - AS Monaco
2. Luigi Pieroni - AJ Auxerre
3. Ilan - Sochaux
4. Claudiu Keseru - Nantes
5. Jeremy Menez - Sochaux
6. Samir Nasri - Olympique Marseille
7. Lucien Aubey - Toulouse
8. Benoit Angbwa - Lille

Overall Player of the year (MUST be ONE selection in one of the above catergories.) #

Manager of the year

1. Guy Roux - AJ Auxerre
2. Paul Le Guen - Olympique Lyonnais
3. Didier Deschamps - AS Monaco
4. Claude Puel - Lille
5. Jacky Dugueperoux - Strasbourg
6. Laszlo Boloni - Rennes

Lower League team of the year

1. Troyes (Ligue 2)
2. Nancy (Ligue 2)
3. Valciennes (National)
4. Nimes (National)
5. Boulogne-sur-mer (CFA)
6. Le Mans (Ligue 2)
7. Sedan (Ligue 2)
8. Valence (National)

Fans Choice Award

Anyone you like, but please if you can give a reason...

* Just to explain, the Revelation award is a player, maybe not who has come from the youth ranks to take the league by storm, but also an unheard of older player...Basically a player who has come from nothing or perhaps relative obscurity to be a shining star of the league.

# You can vote for the Overall player of the year from any player selected for any various award. Your Overall player can be different from your other choices. You don't have to select one from YOUR choices, only the nominees listed.

[gaijin]

Team of the year -

Goalkeeper of the year -

Defender of the year -

Midfielder of the year -

Striker of the year -

Rookie of the year -

Revelation of the year -

Overall Player of the year -

Manager of the year -

Lower League team of the year -

Fans Choice Award -

[gaijin]

My Votes.....

Team of the year - Olympique Lyonnais

Goalkeeper of the year - Lionel Letizi - Paris Saint Germain

Defender of the year - Rene Bolf - Auxerre

Midfielder of the year - Juninho Pernambucano - Olympique Lyonnais

Striker of the year - Alexander Frei - Rennes

Rookie of the year - Jeremy Menez - Sochaux

Revelation of the year - Ilan - Sochaux

Overall Player of the year - Juninho Pernambucano - Olympique Lyonnais

Manager of the year - Claude Puel - Lille

Lower League team of the year - Nimes (National)

Fans Choice Award - Mario Yepes (PSG) - I think he has turned his performances around and has shown his class after Christmas, for this - he gets my vote.

[cass75]

Humm,my votes are:

Team of the year - Olympique Lyonnais

Goalkeeper of the year - Tony Sylva - Lille ( best and worst one )


Defender of the year - Cris - Olympique Lyonnais

Midfielder of the year - Mickael Essien - Olympique Lyonnais

Striker of the year - Alexander Frei - Rennes

Rookie of the year - Jeremy Toulalan - Nantes


Revelation of the year - Ilan - Sochaux

Overall Player of the year - Bonaventure Kalou - Auxerre

Manager of the year - Claude Puel - Lille

Lower League team of the year - Nimes (National)

Fans Choice Award - Mario Yepes (PSG) - The PSG fans won't miss Gaby Heinze anymore.He's the most popular with JR around the Parc.

[jambon-beurre]

Team of the year - Lyon

Goalkeeper of the year - Tony Sylva

Defender of the year - Cris

Midfielder of the year - Bonaventure Kalou

Striker of the year - Alex Frei

Rookie of the year - Samir Nasri

Revelation of the year - Michael Essien (nobody thought he could progress that much)

Overall Player of the year - Michael Essien

Manager of the year - Paul Le Guen and Claude Puel ex-aequo

Lower League team of the year - Valenciennes

Fans Choice Award - Bonaventure Kalou, absolute torrific player with such a creative mind : the Zidane from Côte d'Ivoire !

[Forgeron]

Team of the year - Olympique Lyonnais

Goalkeeper of the year - Christophe Revault - Toulouse

Defender of the year - Eric Abidal - Olympique Lyonnais

Midfielder of the year - Mickael Essien - Olympique Lyonnais

Striker of the year - Alexander Frei - Rennes

Rookie of the year - Mathieu Debuchy - Lille

Revelation of the year - Ilan - Sochaux

Overall Player of the year - Mickael Essien - Olympique Lyonnais

Manager of the year - Claude Puel - Lille

Lower League team of the year - Nimes (National)

Fans Choice Award - Pagis from Strasbourg, a fantastic player.

[blackjack]

Team of the year - Olympique Lyonnais

Goalkeeper of the year - Itandje

Defender of the year - Reveillere

Midfielder of the year - Kalou

Striker of the year - Frei

Rookie of the year - Toulalan

Revelation of the year - Moussillou

Overall Player of the year - Essien

Manager of the year - Claude Puel

Lower League team of the year - Nancy

Fans Choice Award - Moreira of Toulouse -- his performances have helped turn a mid-table (at best) side into one that's challenging for Europe.

[SportBoy333]

Team of the year - Lille

Goalkeeper of the year - Christophe Revault

Defender of the year - Cris

Midfielder of the year - Juninho

Striker of the year - Mickael Pagis

Rookie of the year - Marouane Chamakh

Revelation of the year - Ilan

Overall Player of the year - Juninho

Manager of the year - Claude Peul

Lower League team of the year - Nancy

Fans Choice Award - Gael Givet. My favorite French player. Very popular with his team mates and Monaco's fans. Firmly established as one of France's best defenders. Great player and a all around nice likable guy.

[sl7vk]

Team of the year - Istres

Goalkeeper of the year - Itanje

Defender of the year - Phillipe Mexes, oh wait...... Diarra

Midfielder of the year - Kalou

Striker of the year - Kallon

Rookie of the year - Chamakh

Revelation of the year - Nasri (no questions at all)

Overall Player of the year - Kalou

Manager of the year - PLG

Lower League team of the year - Nancy, who else?

Fans Choice Award - Wiltord

[gaijin]

Team of the year - Istres


:rolleyes:

Stop being a smart arse....I'll put ya down as Lyon. Seeing as you gave PLG the gaffers award.

[Marsiglia29]

Team of the year - Olympique Lyonnais

Goalkeeper of the year - Jeremy Janot - St-Etienne

Defender of the year - Cris - Olympique Lyonnais

Midfielder of the year - Mickael Essien - Olympique Lyonnais

Striker of the year - Alexander Frei - Rennes

Rookie of the year - Samir Nasri - Marseille

Revelation of the year - Ilan - Sochaux

Overall Player of the year - Mahamadou Diarra - Olympique Lyonnais

Manager of the year - Laszlo Boloni - Rennes

Lower League team of the year - Nîmes (National)

[sl7vk]

:rolleyes:

Stop being a smart arse....I'll put ya down as Lyon. Seeing as you gave PLG the gaffers award.

Smart arse? Moi?
Lyon is fine.

[guignol]

Team of the year - Olympique Lyonnais

Goalkeeper of the year - Gregory Coupet - Olympique Lyonnais

Defender of the year - Cris - Olympique Lyonnais

Midfielder of the year - Mahamadou Diarra - Olympique Lyonnais

Striker of the year - Alexander Frei - Rennes

Rookie of the year - Jeremy Toulalan - Nantes

Revelation of the year - Ilan - Sochaux

Overall Player of the year - Juninho Pernambucano - Olympique Lyonnais

Manager of the year - Claude Puel - Lille

Lower League team of the year - Nimes (National)

largely based on équipe ratings

[SportBoy333]

How could anyone have Essien instead of Juninho for player of the year ?! Juninho led his team in scoring and he's not even a striker. That's quite an accomplishment for a player on the #1 top team in the league.. He's the most important player on that team not Essien. He's the engine that makes everything go and work. Heck, Juninho should win player of the year just for his free kick taking ability alone. I see some people here also picked Diarra and Kalou for player of the year but Im sorry I think Juninho is the clear cut winner no ifs ands or buts about it. Just watch the macthes and you'll see. I noticed that ganu and me were the only 2 people to pick him for midfielder of the year and player of the year. Hmmmm brilliant minds think alike ?

[sl7vk]

How could anyone have Essien instead of Juninho for player of the year ?! Juninho led his team in scoring and he's not even a striker. That's quite an accomplishment for a player on the #1 top team in the league.. He's the most important player on that team not Essien. He's the engine that makes everything go and work. Heck, Juninho should win player of the year just for his free kick taking ability alone. I see some people here also picked Diarra and Kalou for player of the year but Im sorry I think Juninho is the clear cut winner no ifs ands or buts about it. Just watch the macthes and you'll see.

Kalou has been excellent this year.... Auxurre has no business being where they are in the table, and he and Benjani are the reason why.
http://www.sporever.fr/mediastore/foot/photos_football365/ligue_1/auxerre/AUXERRE_KALOU_210804.jpg

[SportBoy333]

If you wanna argue for Kalou being midfielder of the year then fine but player of the year no I dont think so. Auxerre are always in the upper half of the table year after year even after losing guys. They lose Kalou next year they'll get somene else and they'll still be in the upper half. Where was Kalou when they lost to CSKA Moscow

[sl7vk]

If you wanna argue for Kalou being midfielder of the year then fine but player of the year no I dont think so. Auxerre are always in the upper half of the table year after year even after losing guys. They lose Kalou next year they'll get somene else and they'll still be in the upper half. Where was Kalou when they lost to CSKA Moscow

Well I guess you missed his goal in the 78th minute at home... Anyways. The guy can't defend, play keeper, midfeilder and striker all at the same time.

[SportBoy333]

Yeah but Juninho can do 2 of those things really well. Lyon's strikers were bad this season and Juninho had to pick up their slack in the goal scoring department and he did it well.

[guignol]

i picked juninho for POTY even if i picked diarra for best midfielder. because even if diarra is imo the best at controlling the midfield, juninho influence goes so much farther. the free kicks for example. not only do they count as goals, they double the penalty area as far as opposing defenders are concerned. and he runs gerland. if the fans aren't making enough noise, he lets us know it.

he runs the team too.

tactically: lyon runs the ball up both sides and down the middle, every which way. if so many players have scored, it's because OL never comes at the opponent the same way twice. but if it starts to get too slow, too fast, disjointed or sloppy, juni steps in and gets things back on track.


psychologically: OL never gives up because he never does. when OL beat monaco in stoppages time, clement headed in the goal, but juni scored it. the last 20 minutes OL ran at them like wild men... we dare you to foul us!! he held 10 men together with spit, glue and hope until finally ASM cracked and OL won. and not for the first time, oh no...

[SportBoy333]

Essien is replaceable Juninho is not replaceable. Essien leaves the team will go on Juninho leaves the team will sink. There's plenty of Essien type players available I mean they got him from Bastia for like 5 million. Where are you gonna find another Juninho ? You've gonna have to scour Brazil and hope you get lucky. A guy like Steven Gerrard is someone I'd compare to Juninho and theres no way you are getting him so you'd better hope Juninho retires at Lyon.