Allez Alé - Bedoya at Nantes

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  1. comoesa

    comoesa Member+

    Aug 13, 2010
    Christen Press's armpit
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I hate this chant.:confused:
     
  2. banbaseball

    banbaseball Member

    Oct 10, 2000
    East of the Bay
    Oh shush, anything's better than U...S...A..U...S...A... :eek:
     
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  3. Sup Bro

    Sup Bro Member+

    Oct 26, 2012
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Disagree here. That's one of the greatest chants of all time and fits nicely into almost any situation.
     
  4. warned2820

    warned2820 Member

    Nov 27, 2008
  5. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    For the French, it's exotic.
     
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  6. Hobo

    Hobo Member+

    Apr 29, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Agreed
     
  7. Bart1986

    Bart1986 Member

    Jul 11, 2012
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    It actually is, but it's also mostly a way to celebrate our first american player. His season has been quite solid, he scored some important goals and I can't wait to see him back next year. Just hope he doesn't come back too tired from the World Cup.
     
  8. Dirt McGirt

    Dirt McGirt Member+

    Jun 20, 2005
    Phoenix, AZ
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  9. Elgrancerdo

    Elgrancerdo New Member

    Feb 13, 2014
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
  10. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    Dude made a great decision with heading back to Sweden 2 years ago.
     
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  11. ckl26

    ckl26 Member+

    Jul 21, 2012
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Ale is gaining interest from several Ligue 1 sides but Nantes want him to sign a contract extension
    EliteFC ‏@UVEliteFC 6m
    American Exports: Nantes look to secure USMNT's Alejandro Bedoya amid growing interest from rivals http://ift.tt/1qoB0hP
     
  12. Maitreya

    Maitreya Member+

    Apr 30, 2007
    Providence, RI
    Bedoya apparently made L'Equipe's worst eleven for Ligue 1.


    I can see the French press/public not being impressed if they thought of Bedoya as a winger, as the worst 11 formation has him. Bedoya doesn't have the one-on-one ability that I think a lot of people expect from a winger. Or it's possible that L'equipe just does a poor job of evaluation in general.
     
  13. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    I'd go for the latter. By most estimates, he's done a good job for the club. He started a bunch of games and scored a good assortment of goals and the club wasn't relegated. Success.
     
  14. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    WhoScored had Bedoya at a reasonable, but not exciting 6.68. They had Cvitanich at 6.26.

    In a different (better) league, Michael Bradley was rated at 6.5 with Roma, albeit in limited appearances.

    L'Equipe ratings are subjective, I believe, not based on any statistics.
     
  15. LouisZ

    LouisZ Member+

    Oct 14, 2010
    Southern California-USA
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't think you are looking at Bedoya like they do, they see hims as a ACM not necessarily a winger.
     
  16. ckl26

    ckl26 Member+

    Jul 21, 2012
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Yeah I remember BeIn ran on article with his HC I think near Winter Break and he gave tons of praise to Bedoya. Add in the fact that other Ligue 1 clubs could be looking at him and he helped Nantes finish mid-table...I'd say solid season. A scout from a Ligue 1 side had some nice things to say too last week:
    http://americansoccernow.com/articles/european-scouts-evaluate-the-u-s-world-cup-squad
     
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  17. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    but still why would they even list him? He didn't flop by any measure.
    5 goals, 1 assist in 31 matches. He was Nantes' 2nd top scorer. He didn't cost the club much. In fact cost under a million euros.
     
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  18. Bolivianfuego

    Bolivianfuego Your favorite Bolivian

    Apr 12, 2004
    Fairfax, Va
    Club:
    Bolivar La Paz
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
    Ahhhh the irony. Cvitanich left Boca to play in Europe again when he was refinding his form that he once had when he tore things up for Banfield.

    Now he's just 'average' in France. Love it.
     
  19. Bart1986

    Bart1986 Member

    Jul 11, 2012
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    #544 Bart1986, Jun 10, 2014
    Last edited: Jun 10, 2014
    Bedoya did a fine season, L'Equipe has just no clue, I sometime wonder if they're eve watching the games... For him to be in this "worst team" make just no sense...

    I've followed Bedoya all season and for a new player in a foreign country, he did a good job, playing mostly as a ACM. To have a more accurate vision, you would have to ask local journalists that are actually following the FC Nantes, and not only when they're playing the PSG.

    Can't wait to see him in the World Cup. I also hope the Yankees can make a surprise in this tournament. Not gonna be easy though with Portugal, Ghana and Germany in their group.
     
  20. Tom Collingsworth

    Jun 14, 2011
    North Carolina
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #545 Tom Collingsworth, Jun 10, 2014
    Last edited: Jun 10, 2014
    Clearly this.

    From my own observations, to the views of the Nantes supporters I've seen here and elsewhere, the general sentiment was that Ale was slightly above average for a team and a squad that was average within Ligue 1.

    In no way does a slightly above average player on an average team correlate to worst XI in Ligue 1. It's absolutely laughable. I will never take L'equipe's so called punditry seriously as a result.
     
  21. FlipsLikeAPancake

    Jul 6, 2010
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Doesn't Nantes have a transfer ban? If so, I can't imagine they would want to let any of their starters go, since it would be impossible to replace them.
    That's 189th out of 283 ranked players. Not worst 11 worthy, but yeah...not exciting.
     
  22. Bart1986

    Bart1986 Member

    Jul 11, 2012
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Not that impossible. We do have a lot of players in our youth system, and some of the most promising are playing the same position that Bedoya. Also, Nantes in the same "affairs" have been fined a lot of money (around 5 millions I think), so we will need money.

    But I think they'll try to keep him either way. We have more valuable assets to sell if needed, he's been convincing on the field (especially at the end of the season) and more importantly he seems to have a very good mentality. He works for the team at a high rate, he's committed. I hope he get extended after the world cup.
     
  23. aquablue

    aquablue Member

    Jun 30, 2009
    I still can't believe they brought Bedoya over a guy like Donovan. Bedoya is an average player and will do nothing in the world cup. Shea would have been a better pick, at least he can make something happen in the final third.
     
  24. Tom Collingsworth

    Jun 14, 2011
    North Carolina
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    this is Yanks Abroad, a place meant for the discussion of a player's club career. Please take all national team talk to the US Men's forum.
     
  25. aquablue

    aquablue Member

    Jun 30, 2009
    Pardon me. I thought the world cup would have something to do with his future club career. Anyway, carry on.
     

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