PSG v. Caen

[mpeabody]

http://www.frenchleague.com/images/logoClub/50/500247.gif vs.http://www.frenchleague.com/images/logoClub/50/500075.gif

Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 20:00
PARC DES PRINCES

We really need to get this one after the loss to Nice.


Caen's Last 5

W Bordeaux 5 - 0
L Caen 3 - 0
W Le Mans 3 - 2
L Lyon 1 - 3
D Monaco - Caen 0-0

[N. Platini]

Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 20:00
PARC DES PRINCES

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2-0 loss .

[mpeabody]

Are you trying to say we can't win a game at home?:D

[N. Platini]

No never !! :D

I mean we've only played 8 games at Parc des Princes and won .... 0 ;)

[Gotham PSG]

Sursaut d'orgueil et victoire 3-0


S'ils ne gagnent pas, Paris sera en D2 la saison prochaine a jouer contre Livourne, Guingamp et Perpete les Oies
Et s'ils perdent encore au Parc, il faudra leur mettre dans le contrat 10 coup de fouet a chaque defaite a ces tarlouzes, et ca fera bouger ces mauviettes

[Carefree 95]

Did anybody read l'equipe on wednesday? Apparantly if we lose this one Le Guen could be out of his job!

[mpeabody]

I really don't think it's PLG's fault. No one's going to turn this team around in 6 months. We really need to back him and let him build a squad his way. Then if he doesn't perform with his guys we can let him go. The musical managers game never does anyone any good.

[Carefree 95]

I really don't think it's PLG's fault. No one's going to turn this team around in 6 months. We really need to back him and let him build a squad his way. Then if he doesn't perform with his guys we can let him go. The musical managers game never does anyone any good.

It saved us from relegation last season.

[mpeabody]

It saved us from relegation last season.

Changing managers can do a lot. Changing managers every 6 months can hamstring a team for years. I believe we should give him at least another year or possibly two, but if things don't get better after that we should look at replacing him.

I'm always in favor of giving a manager a fair amount of time to get his players in. Having said that, I never did think Lacombe was the right man for the job so I didn't mind seeing him go. I still believe PLG will come good.

[SuperSebGrimaldi]

I think PLG is in a tough situation due to his commitment to youth, which to his credit, has improved a lot in his tenure, against the certain need to win immediately to avoid relegation. In other words, I think he's struggling between the long-term plan vs. the short-term need, and he's been erring on the side of the long term considering what the lineups have looked like. Consequently, though, it's arguably costing the team points in the league, at the cost benefit of being able to develop the youth more quickly. Ideally, the youth could come in and emerge as stars immediately (similar to what Arsenal are doing), but the harsh reality in all this could be that N'Gog/Sankharé/Ngoyi aren't exactly Toulalan/Benzema/Ben Arfa. If that is the case, then obviously PLG has a tough task on his hands, though taking a glance at the schedule, it's important to note that PSG have already gone against arguably the hardest teams on paper (they'd be OL, ASM, OM, Bordeaux and Rennes arguably), as well as some of the top performers (Nancy). The games in weeks ahead are against Caen, Auxerre, Toulouse, Saint-Etienne, Lens, Lorient, Metz, Lille and Le Mans. Considering that it's likely the team will develop as they roll along, the majority of those games are winnable even if PLG sticks with the Sakhos and N'Gogs.

In any event, I wouldn't fire PLG. Have to see how the upcoming weeks will play out.

[mpeabody]

I can never find a stream for French games. I'm watching the simulcast on Zapfoot right now, but it keeps switching between games.

What do you guys think of this website?
http://www.frenchleague.com/indexSite.asp

[N. Platini]

Oh dear oh dear .. :rolleyes:

[mpeabody]

Ceara just falls over his own feet and lets Florentin basically walk it in.

[SuperSebGrimaldi]

That was sad. It's hard to blame anyone but Ceará for that loss, though I've been hearing he had been playing well in other matches. Although a mistake like that in a game such as this is inexcusable.

[kommienzuspadt]

oh my god, i honestly could not stomach watching ceara's mistake. being a PSG fan is an emotionally dangerous occupation.

[Inara]

There is something fishy about PSG. Every club goes through bad periods and phases of bad luck, but that's the case with PSG 24/7, seven days a week, and 365 days a year!

Maybe someone should check and see if the Parc de Princes is over an Indian burial ground or something. I hear those things are cursed.

[N. Platini]

We're use to it now , every game we lose isn't a suprise . :)