French clubs in Europe 2012/2013

Discussion in 'France' started by Tsigalko, Jul 20, 2012.

  1. SportBoy333

    SportBoy333 Member+

    Jun 27, 2003
    All 3 Europa League teams are still in a good position to qualify. No one is lower than 2nd. Good thing for us that Europa League and Champions Leagues gives you the same amount of points.
     
  2. Tsigalko

    Tsigalko Member

    Jun 14, 2006
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    Sweden
    Time for some Europa action again

    Tuesday
    Paris SG - Dinamo Zagreb 20:45 @ Parc des Princes, Paris
    Olympiakos - Montpellier 20:45 @Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

    Wednesday
    FC Bayern - Lille 20:45 @ Allianz Arena, Munich

    Thursday
    Marseille - M'gladbach 19:00 @ Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
    Bordeaux - Martimo 19:00 @ Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
    Athletic Bilbao - Lyon 21:05 @ San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

    Three home victories would put PSG/OM/Bordeaux all in a good position to make the knock-out stage.
     
  3. SportBoy333

    SportBoy333 Member+

    Jun 27, 2003
    PSG, has to win, should win.
    Montpellier, dont really care about them anymore but it would be nice to win this one since its definately winnable. If I had to pick only one of those games to watch it would be PSG-Zagreb.
     
  4. N. Platini

    N. Platini Member

    Jan 31, 2006
    Londres
    Club:
    Paris Saint Germain FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Montpellier are out and Lille will join them tomorrow . Or are they out already ? These two teams have only managed 1 point between them ( 7 games :ROFLMAO: ) They won't even finish in a EL place either

    This is so sad . I thought Olympiakos would atleast be on the same level as Montpellier but it looks like the greek champions are stronger than the french champions
     
  5. ligue1fan

    ligue1fan New Member

    Nov 5, 2012
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    If they lose (or tie even?) Lille are indeed finished. And I expected much better from Montpellier too, they've been surprising this year, I don't know what's going on over there. Fingers crossed for OM, Diawara possibly back?
     
  6. Samora

    Samora Moderator
    Staff Member

    Inter Milan
    United States
    Mar 27, 2008
    San Diego!
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    even if lille win this game or the next game they could still not get anything out of it
    the moment giroud left mhsc I knew they were going to struggle, its hard to replace a 20+ goalscorer and one of the centerpieces of the squad with herrera who has only managed 2 league goals in 10 appearances, or the other supposed replacement;charbonnier (0 goals)

    mhsc have youth depth, but not quality in depth something needed to manage CL+ ligue 1 + cups successfully
     
  7. SportBoy333

    SportBoy333 Member+

    Jun 27, 2003
    Emanuel Herrera is one of the biggest flops of the summer. They probably would have been better off signing someone like Brandao instead. They wanted to invest in the future instead of the right now and for Champions League that is bad.
     
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  8. ligue1fan

    ligue1fan New Member

    Nov 5, 2012
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Agreed. Concerning Giroud, he was always going to be hard to replace, but I figured Girard knew what he was doing, especially with Charbonnier and his performances in the past 2 seasons in Ligue 2, he looked promising. As SportBoy said though, a signing for the future.. Dommage for them! I predicted a Europa League spot for next season, maybe top 10 might look a little more accurate but it's still early, we'll see how things shape up.
     
  9. NicolasN.

    NicolasN. Member

    Oct 25, 2007
    France
    Club:
    Paris Saint Germain FC
    Zagreb > Zilina > Pink Floyd de Montpellier > Lille :ROFLMAO:
     
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  10. N. Platini

    N. Platini Member

    Jan 31, 2006
    Londres
    Club:
    Paris Saint Germain FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    :laugh: French football is horrible
     
  11. lefutur

    lefutur Member+

    Sep 2, 2004
    Brooklyn, NY US
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Dont worry they will come back in the second half!
     
  12. SportBoy333

    SportBoy333 Member+

    Jun 27, 2003
    I dont care if the Lille metropolitan area is one of the largest in France or if their stadium is one of the best in France, their actual team isnt very large. They arent going to learn their lesson either. When Rudi Garcia leaves he's just gonna be replaced with a manager like Francois Gillot from Bordeaux. They wont go out and hire the best manager possible like the real big clubs do (PSG and Monaco.)
     
  13. Samora

    Samora Moderator
    Staff Member

    Inter Milan
    United States
    Mar 27, 2008
    San Diego!
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    its hard to pick names that are not french, have expressed interest in coaching a ligue 1 team and are "good enough", and also available or willing to part for lille(which is purely opinion/speculation)
    guardiola? dont see that as feasible
    allegri(if he gets the boot)? ehh...
    martin jol? more feasible
    pelligrini? he probably stay in spain
    roberto martinez? possible but he likes england
    you look at the top 50 managers or so and I just don't see someone who would part from their club and join lille's project
     
  14. StarrMatthieu

    StarrMatthieu Member+

    Dec 15, 2007
    USA/FRANCE
    Club:
    Paris Saint Germain FC
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    hahaha you might be right !
    Frank Rijkaard for me would be prefect for LOSC
     
  15. SportBoy333

    SportBoy333 Member+

    Jun 27, 2003
    It doesnt matter because if you got the cash they will come. See PSG and Monaco (Ancellotti and Ranieri.)
     
  16. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    the cases of MHSC and LOSC are much different. montpellier is not destined to remain at the top of the heap for long; their title will be the high point of their history and that will be OK with them, their prez and their fans. lille on the other hand really intends to become a perennial major player and both the means at their disposal and the way they put the pieces together to become champions shows that's no utopia. but when you put that destiny in the hands of tocards like payet and roux, just what can you expect?

    i predict that valenciennes will finish ahead of them this season.
     
  17. SportBoy333

    SportBoy333 Member+

    Jun 27, 2003
    By the way, theres a reason why PSG doesnt want to recruit French players. If they did they'd end up with guys like Marvin Martin and Dimitri Payet. :sick:
     
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  18. SportBoy333

    SportBoy333 Member+

    Jun 27, 2003
  19. Tsigalko

    Tsigalko Member

    Jun 14, 2006
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    Sweden
    Ultimately it's the fault of Marseille and Lyon for giving them the opportunity to be in the champions league in the first place.

    The "ideal" situation in terms of league ranking is obviously would be PSG/OM/Lyon/Bordeaux/Monaco as the teams representing us in Europe year after year with a few surprise teams like Saint-Etienne mixed in. Of course one could hope or think that Lille would become a more stable performer in Europe with more experience but they seem to regress in terms of their European play, I mean even Auxerre got a point in a much tougher group.
     
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  20. Samora

    Samora Moderator
    Staff Member

    Inter Milan
    United States
    Mar 27, 2008
    San Diego!
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    didnt several teams have the cash but opted to go for a domestic coach instead?
     
  21. SportBoy333

    SportBoy333 Member+

    Jun 27, 2003
    Hmmm I'm not sure. I know before Marseille hired Baup there were rumors of them hiring the Borussia Monchengladbach coach who isnt French. Also Fabrizio Ravenilli was rumored. Doesnt seem like there's any French teams that have the cash anymore other than the ones I mentioned who got bought by foreigners. The French team with the richest French owner is probably Rennes but he will never spend big on football. You could say this is all nonsense since Bate Borisov have 6 pts and they dont have a big name manager or a big budget and yet they still smoked Lille.

    I look at it this way. Bate Borisov is low profile and plays in a league that isnt heavily scouted and raided by other clubs so its easier for them to build a great team. Ligue 1 is heavily scouted and raided by other clubs so any team that has success (Lille, Montpellier) will lose key players thus its harder to build a great team. Thats the advantage Bate Borisov has over Lille.
     
  22. Tsigalko

    Tsigalko Member

    Jun 14, 2006
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    Sweden
    Tuesday
    BATE Borisov - Lille 0-2

    Wednesday
    Dinamo Kiev - Paris SG 20:45 @ Olympic Stadium, Kiev
    Arsenal - Montpellier 20:45 @ Emirates Stadium, London

    Thursday
    Sparta Prague - Lyon 19:00 @ Generali Arena, Prague
    Marseille - Fenerbache 21:05 @ Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
    Club Brugge - Bordeaux 21:05 @ Jan Dreydel Stadium Bruges

    So Lille reclaimed some honor finally winning a game, too little too late though unfortunately as BATE will have a better h2h record even if Lille beat Valencia in the last game. Important night for PSG, one point will be enough to qualify. Make or break time for Marseille while Bordeaux needs a draw in Belgium to qualify.
     
  23. SportBoy333

    SportBoy333 Member+

    Jun 27, 2003
    Marseille - Fenerbache I really want to see that one but dont think Ill be able to because of the holiday. Really a black cloud going around that club right now. MLD not selling anytime soon, no Drogba coming, and the Ayew brothers saying they'd have no problems going to West Ham.:eek: They really need a big win here to restore some good feelings to the club. No need to care about the other games since OL are already in and Bordeaux are playing a weaker team who they should beat or draw.

    Champions League I havent had much interest in since PSG was in a weak group and Lille and Montpellier were too weak themselves.
     
  24. Samora

    Samora Moderator
    Staff Member

    Inter Milan
    United States
    Mar 27, 2008
    San Diego!
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    draw for lyon but they already qualified, OM losing 0-1, bordeaux up 2-0! bordeaux might be able to snatch 1st place from newcastle when they play them at home
     
  25. Samora

    Samora Moderator
    Staff Member

    Inter Milan
    United States
    Mar 27, 2008
    San Diego!
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    bordeaux qualificatio & 1st! a draw or win and we can avoid a CL team

    elsewhere OM lost and have to rely on fener to beat gladbach while improving their goal difference in order to get 2nd
    mixed week for france
    PSG & Lille win in CL, montpellier lose
    Bordeaux win, OL draw, and OM lose in EL
     

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