6 star ratings in France Football mag ******

Trying to spot the players who were awarded a 6 in FF, by checking the images posted over Footnostalgie.

FF use numbers since the 1982/1983 season. They used asterisks prior, since the 1959-1960 season.
From the 1956-1957 season to the 1958-1959 season, although FF already award the Etoile d'Or, they don't make their ratings public, only have a list of the best players in a last column after the short game reports.

Possibly, they listed the players who received the grade of 6 at one point though and for sure, as we will see, they talked about it in some longer game reports or articles.

In those late 50's, thanks to one article that was posted, I could spot one player who received the grade of 6.
It is no less than Kees Rijvers, the first Etoile d'Or recipient who was rated 6 in a game Lens against Saint-Etienne, in January '57 (0-2, goals scored by Njo Léa).

In this article entitled "Rijvers, better than ever", Gabriel Hanot praise the Dutchman : 'outstanding amongst the 22 actors of this game, including Mekhloufi... his covering of the ground was admirable in the offensive aspect but also when it came about preserving the score... was applauded by the local public who secretely dreamt about a win for their team but who could only admired his wrong-foots, how he turned around the game... his quick starts in spite of an icy pitch, in brief the total insensibilty to imbalance from the international little Dutch CF'.
'His lucidity, his positioning, his feints with a teammate, that provides a great variety to his game, make that Rijvers deserves to be awarded with this maximum grade of 6, which is very rarely awarded in the France Football rankings'.
As a conclusion, Hanot underlines Rijvers' conscientiousness, telling that he passed an easy Cup game and forget the prime that goes with, in order to prepare himself the best to this "capital league game of last sunday, against the Lensois".

Lens (3rd at this moment) would be the vice-champions behind Saint-Etienne who dominated the whole league season.

Next, it will be about checking the 1979-1989 period.

 

Checking the league ratings.

Except omission on my part :

1979/1980 (15 times, 14 players)

Day #3 : Jean-Luc Ettori, Nantes, v Monaco, 0-0 (Monaco GK)
"how many chances Nantes would have needed to finally beat Ettori? We can ask ourselves, since they putted so much efforts in taking no advantage from the ones they created, the biggest one being a pk [...] a flabby shot by Rio"

Day #3 : Pierrick Hiard, Bastia v Strasbourg, 2-1 (Bastia GK)

Day #3 : Philippe Bergeroo, Lille v Nîmes, 4-0 (Lille GK)

Day #4 : Olivier Rouyer, Nancy v Marseille, 5-0 (2 goals)

Day #5 : Omar Sahnoun, Bordeaux v Nice, 3-0

Day #12 : Yannick Stopyra, Bordeaux v Sochaux, 2-3 (came in at the 63rd minute and scored a hat-trick : 68', 85', 87')

Day #15 : Loïc Amisse, Nantes v Nice, 5-0 (1 goal)

Day #24 : Merry Krimau, Bastia v Nice, 3-0 (1 goal; him and Papi,5, created many chances)

Day #26 : Drago Vabec, Brest v Nancy, 3-3 (1 goal, the equalizer. A pleasing game for the spectators)

Day #26 : Nambatingue Toko, Marseille v Valenciennes, 3-6 (3 goals)
"This time Marseille hit rock bottom [...] had the misfortune to find on their way a Toko in state of grace who had an exceptional game, scoring three goals and participating in the three others". [Marseille 19th. Trésor, who's usually well-rated in spite of the poor results of his team, missed this game.

Day #27 : Patrick Bas, Valenciennes v Nantes, 1-0 (Valenciennes GK). "Nantes played like at home, attacking all the way [...], VA preserved their victory [early goal] thanks to their astonishing keeper, Bas, but also their 'seasoned' but so excellent Wrazy, true chief and tower of defense and more simply leader of this team, who has an exemplary season". Wrazy : 5.

Day #31 : Ivan Curkovic, Saint-Etienne v Monaco, 2-1

Day #32 : Abdelmajid Bourebbou, Laval v Bastia, 3-0 (2 goals)

Day #34 : Pierrick Hiard (2), Brest v Bastia, 3-0. "the Corsicans were already on holidays, but Hiard, the little devil, stopped every tries from the Bretons. Thus, we had to wait until the 82nd min. to see Letemahulu to finally beat Hiard thanks to a superb bicycle-kick. This goal started the blood bath. Letemahulu on a pass from Honorine, then Honorine on a pass from Letemahulu, crucified the Corsican keeper". [Hiard is a Breton actually]

Day #36 : Delio Onnis, Monaco v Lyon, 4-0 (3 goals) (the first goal, the opener is a pk scored in two times. He also scored "a goal of anthology")


5 games on Day #32 as well as a couple of delayed games are missing (broken links).

Etoile d'Or : Pierrick Hiard (S.E.C Bastia goalkeeper)

 

1980/1981 (6 times, 6 players)


Day #8 : Dominique Baratelli, Nantes v PSG, 1-1

Day #11 : Jean-Marc Desrousseaux, Metz v Lille, 1-0 (Metz GK). "[..]the hero of the match [...] but the Lillois also helped him a lot, showing their clumsiness since the very first minutes of the game. Something's definitevely wrong at Lille these times".

Day #22 : Serge Chiesa, Lyon v Nîmes, 4-2 (2 goals). "a crazy game[...] Chiesa scored the last goal in the last second, a fair reward for the king of the pitch"

Day #28 : Dominique Dropsy, Strasbourg v Lens, 1-0. "In the second half, Dropsy used the whole range of his skills to keep a clean sheet"

Day #29 : Alain Giresse, Bordeaux v Lyon, 3-2 (1 goal, 75', the winner, "a magnificient volley goal")

Day #38 : Daniel Leclercq, Lens v Sochaux, 5-1 (midfielder). Sochaux equalized at the 58th min. then Lens reacted immediately, 2-1, and 5-1 in the end.


5 games missing on Day #1 as well as on Day #4 and Day #7.

Etoile d'Or : Dominique Dropsy (RC Strasbourg goalkeeper).

 

1981/1982 (10 times, 9 players)

Day #2 : Dragan Pantelic, Nice v Bordeaux, 2-2
"Nice was leading 2-nil at half-time then had 2 or 3 chances to make the break but failed and it was 2-1 then 2-2 with a bit of luck to Bordeaux"

Day #5 : Eric Pécout, Monaco v Auxerre, 7-1 (4 goals, 1 pk)

Day #12 : Alain Fiard, Bastia v Strasbourg 1-0 (midfielder)

Day #19 : Michel Platini, Saint-Etienne v Valenciennes, 5-1 (4 goals)

Day #21 : Bruno Bellone, Sochaux v Monaco, 1-4 (3 goals)
Day #21 : Loïc Amisse, Nantes v Montpellier, 7-0 (2 goals)
"The author of two goals, Amisse glided above this game, participating in almost every other goals"

Day #23 : Andrzej Szarmach, Auxerre v Monaco, 2-0 (2 goals)

Day #32 : Michel Platini (2), Saint-Etienne v Bordeaux, 5-0 (1 goal) [+ 2 assists]

Day #34 : Richard Honorine, Brest v Nice, 1-0 (LB)

Day #36 : Drago Vabec, Brest v Bordeaux, 3-1 (3 goals)


Missing (broken link) : 5 games on Day #2.

Etoile d'Or : Pierrick Hiard (2), S.E.C Bastia goalkeeper.

 

1982/1983 (11 times, 11 players)

Day #2 : Daniel Bernard, Saint-Etienne v Brest, 0-0 (Brest GK)
"it's not the strikers of Saint-Etienne who were maladroit, but it's about the obturateness and talent of Bernard"

Day #6 : François Brisson, Lens v PSG, 4-0 (1 pk, at the origin of the three other goals on counter-attacks)

Day #8 : Laurent Roussey, Saint-Etienne v Metz, 3-1 (2 goals)

Day #10 : Dieter Müller, Bordeaux v Lyon, 5-1 (4 goals)

Day #11 : Dominique Dropsy, Strasbourg v Lens, 2-1
Day #11 : Drago Vabec, Brest v Paris SG, 3-1 (1 goal, 1 assist)

Day #17 : Jean-Pierre Tempet, Toulouse v Laval, 0-1 (Laval GK, ofc)

Day #21 : Loïc Amisse, Nantes v Bordeaux, 4-0 (2 goals)

Day #22 : Roger Milla, Bastia v Lens, 4-0 (2 goals)
Day #22 : Safet Susic, Paris SG v Saint-Etienne, 4-1 (1 goal)

Day #33 : Jean-Marc Desrousseaux, Nantes v Tours, 2-1 (2 pk saves)


Missing reports (broken link)
Day #2 : Monaco v PSG (1-1), Tours v Metz (3-2)

Etoile d'Or : Maxime Bossis, FC Nantes defender (2)

 

1983/1984 (14 times, 12 players)

Day #5 : Daniel Bravo, Monaco v Metz, 4-0 (2 goals)

Day #6 : Gérard Lanthier, Auxerre v Brest, 5-0 (2 goals)

Day #7 : Jean-François Beltramini, Rouen v Nancy, 7-1 (5 goals)
Day #7 : Joël Bats, Metz v Auxerre, 1-2

Day #9 : Joël Bats (2), Monaco v Auxerre, 1-1

Day #12 : Jean-Pierre Mottet, Lille v Monaco, 1-1 (Lille gk)

Day #13 : François Brisson, Lens v Nancy, 3-1 (1 goal, 2 assists)

Day #18 : Philippe Vercruysse, Lens v Toulon, 5-1 (3 goals)

Day #22 : Alain Giresse Bordeaux v Lille, 5-2 (1 goal)

Day #23 : Joël Bats (3), Auxerre v Lens, 4-0

Day #31 : Philippe Lucas, Sochaux v Paris SG, 2-2 (midfielder)

Day #35 : Philippe Anziani, Sochaux v Toulon, 8-2 (5 goals, 1 pk)

Day #36 : Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, Auxerre v Bordeaux, 1-4 (1 goal, RB)

Dat #37 : Tony Kurbos, Nîmes v Metz, 3-7 (6 goals)


Etoile d'Or : Pascal Olmeta (SEC Bastia goalkeeper).

 

Since the 1984/85 season, the sum-ups are replaced with the descriptions of the goals and biggest chances. Thus, it becomes systematic and it will get more and more precise over time, until the end of the decade.


1984/1985 (15 times, 14 players)

Day #3 : Joël Bats, Auxerre v Monaco, 2-0

Day #6 : Daniel Bravo, Monaco v Sochaux, 2-0 (1 goal)
Day #6 : Bruno Martini, Nancy v Metz, 2-1

Day #7 : René Girard, Bordeaux v Paris SG, 3-1 (1 goal, DM)

Day #13 : Abdallah Liégeon, Monaco v Nancy, 1-0 (1 goal, DF)

Day #15 : Chérif Oudjani, Lens v Tours, 6-1 (3 goals)

Day #25 : Albert Emon, Toulon v Auxerre, 2-0 (1 goal, 1 assist)
Day #25 : Bernard Pardo, Brest v Bastia 4-2

Day #27 : Jean Tigana, Bordeaux v Bastia, 4-0 (2 assists : 1 deflection with the head from a ck, 1 from a ck he took himself)
Day #27 : Fabrice Henry, Brest v Auxerre, 2-0

Day #28 : Philippe Vercruysse, Lens v Nantes, 0-1

Day #29 : Alain Giresse, Bordeaux v Auxerre, 6-1 (1 goal, 1 pre-assist)

Day #30 : Bruno Bellone, Monaco v Lille, 6-1 (3 goals, 1 pk, 1 direct ck)

Day #33 : Ruben Umpierrez, Nancy v Marseille, 3-1 (2 goals, 1 pk)

Day #37 : Philippe Vercruysse (2), Lens v Sochaux, 3-1 (1 goal)


One delayed game is missing in the posted reports.

Etoile d'Or : Ruben Umpierrez (AS Nancy Lorraine #10, Uruguayan).

 

1985/1986 (9 times, 9 players)

Day #2 : Philippe Vercruysse & Venancio Ramos, Lens v Bastia, 6-0,
Vercruysse 1 goal then 1 assist to Ramos with "a lifted pass" and also another 'assist' to Ramos who wins a pk in a duel with Mlynarczyk and transforms the pk himself. 2 goals in all by Ramos.

Day #7 : Gérald Passi, Toulouse v Toulon, 4-0 (1 goal, 1 assist).

Day #15 : Luis Fernandez, PSG v Nantes, 2-1. Scored the second goal starting the action from the middle of the field after winning the ball, going through the middle, giving to Rocheteau on the right and being at the reception of the cross.

Day #16 : Bruno Martini, Bordeaux v Auxerre, 0-0 with three times " his magic hand" on a close shot and on a close header + also noticeably, a save on a 16 yards powerful shot.

Day #17 : Merry Krimau, Le Havre v Toulon, 4-3 (4 goals, it was 4-2 then 4-3).

Day #26 : Franck Silvestre, Marseille v Sochaux, 1-2 (CB).

Day #27 : Bernard Genghini, Monaco v Bordeaux, 9-0 (4 goals : deft ball before the gk, header after a deflection with the head on a ck, half-volley at the entry of the box after a bad clearance on a ck, diving header on a cross). No red cards.

Day #35 : Carmelo Micchiche, Metz v Brest, 3-1 (2 goals, 1 assist : "shot in the top corner, superb work on the left flank and cross to Bocandé, solo feat on the right then beats the gk with the left").


Etoile d'Or : Luis Fernandez (PSG midfielder).

 

1986/1987 (6 times, 6 players)


Day #4 : Blaz Sliskovic, RC Paris v Marseille, 0-1 (1 goal)

Day #6 : Richard Honorine, Brest v Monaco, 1-0 (midfielder in this game)
Day #6 : Erwin Vandenbergh, Lille v Sochaux, 4-3 (1 goal, 1 pk won)

Day #7 : Zlatko Vujovic, Bordeaux v Rennes, 4-1 (1 goal, involved in all goals incl. 2 pk's : one pk won and one 'pk assist')

Day #8 : Bruno Martini, Brest v Auxerre, 0-0

Day #31 : Carmelo Micchiche, Metz v Toulouse, 2-0 (1 goal)


Missing : Metz v Nice (1-1), Lens v Le Havre (0-0) on Day #15.

On Day #18 : alerted by their syndicates, FF gave no ratings as a sign of protest against the degradation in the relationships between football and the press, after the intervention of Bordeaux president. (it was all low scoring games btw, except one 2-2)

Etoile d'Or : Bruno Martini (AJ Auxerre goalkeeper).

 

1987/1988 (10 times, 10 players)

Day #2 : Patrick Delamontagne & Jean-Pierre Papin, Marseille v Cannes, 3-0 (1 goal and 1 assist, 2 goals)

Day #5 : Mark Hateley, Monaco v Toulouse, 5-1 (2 goals, 1 assist, a deflection after a ctrl, from a pass by Hoddle)

Day #6 : Azzedine Amanallah, Niort v Saint-Etienne, 2-1

Say #7 : Marc Pascal, Brest v Lens, 4-1 (4 goals)

Day #10 : Gérard Bernardet, Montpellier v Racing Paris, 6-1 (1 goal, fk)

Day #14 : Klaus Allofs, Lens v Marseille, 2-4 (the 2 first goals came from two of his ck's and he scored the other 2)

Day #27 : Eric Dewilder, Lens v Saint-Etienne, 1-0 (midfielder)

Day #36 : Pascal Rousseau, Laval v Brest, 0-0 (Laval GK)

Day #38 : Alain Giresse, Marseille v Monaco, 2-0 (Hoddle, Hateley, Allofs, did not play)


Etoile d'Or : Bernard Pardo (SC Toulon midfielder).

 

1988/1989 (12 times, 12 players)

Day #5 : Karlheinz Förster & Jean-Pierre Papin, Marseille v Nice, 3-2 (Papin scored twice including a powerful long-range shot and initiated several offensives).

Day #8 : Thierno Youm, Montpellier v Nantes, 1-4 (1 goal, 2 pk's won)

Day #12 : Pascal Rousseau, Laval v Bordeaux, 1-0 (Laval GK)

Day #14 : Jean-Marc Rodolphe, Marseille v Metz, 3-2 (Metz GK)

Day #19 : Basile Boli, Auxerre v Marseille, 1-0 (Auxerre CB)

Day #27 : Philippe Montanier, Lille v Caen, 1-1 (Caen GK, 1 pk conceded then double-save on another pk, and another pk save, and several interventions to prevent R. Boli and A. Pelé to score)

Day #28 : Albert Rust, Laval v Montpellier, 0-1 (Montpellier GK, "miraculous save at the far post on a header"... save on a long-range shot, and a double save)

Day #33 : Fabrice Henry, Sochaux v Toulon, 2-1 (1 goal, 1 assist)

Day #37 : Glenn Hoddle, Metz v Monaco, 0-3 (1 goal, 1 fk assist to Amoros, 1 no-goal, "seemed that the ball crossed the line".

Day #38 : Abedi Pelé, Lille v Laval, 8-0 (3 assists, 1 pk won)
Day #38 : Brian Stein, Caen v Cannes, 3-0 (came in at the 21st minute and scored a hat-trick)


5 games reports are missing on Day #26, feat. OM, PSG, Auxerre, Sochaux, Nantes... the best ranked teams : it was Nantes v Montpellier (2-1), OM v Strasbourg (3-1), PSG v Toulon (0-0), Caen v Auxerre (1-0), Metz v Sochaux (1-0).

Etoile d'Or : Basile Boli (Auxerre defender).

 

Recap' over the 1979/1989 period.

4 : Bats, Vercruysse, Giresse
3 : Amisse, Vabec, Martini
2 : Hiard, Desrousseaux, Dropsy, Platini, Bellone, Brisson, Bravo, Krimau, Honorine, Papin, P. Rousseau, Henry, Micchiche
1 : Ettori, Bergeroo, Rouyer, Sahnoun, Stopyra, Toko, Bas, Curkovic, Bourebbou, Onnis, Baratelli, Chiesa, Leclercq, D. Pantelic, Pécout, Fiard, Szarmach, D. Bernard, Roussey, D. Müller, Tempet, Milla, Susic, Lanthier, Beltramini, Mottet, Ph. Lucas, Anziani, Thouvenel, Kurbos, Girard, Liégeon, Oudjani, Emon, Tigana, Umpierrez, Pardo, Ven. Ramos, G. Passi, L. Fernandez, F. Silvestre, Genghini, Sliskovic, Vandenbergh, Zl. Vujovic, P. Delamontagne, Hateley, Amanallah, M. Pascal, Bernardet, Allofs, Dewilder, Förster, Youm, Rodolphe, B. Boli, Montanier, Rust, Hoddle, Ab. Pelé, Stein


I'm thinking about checking the 90's now, before going back to the 70's a bit later and doing the 60's maybe one day (there are more missing reports for the 60's).

 

1989/1990 (2 times, 2 players)

Day #4 : Guy Mengual, Cannes v Lille, 3-0 (3 goals)

Day #29 : Jacky Colin, Lyon v Brest, 4-0 (2 fk assists then 1 goal, "a superb shot". Midfielder.)


5 games are missing on Day #25 : Bordeaux v caen (2-1), OM v RCP (4-1), Auxerre v Sochaux (1-1), Monaco v Toulon (2-1), Toulouse v Nice (0-1).

(a 5, yes, that's all what Papin earned when he scored 4 goals against Sochaux).

Etoile d'Or : Jean-Luc Ettori (Monaco goalkeeper). 2nd : Philippe Périlleux (Lille midfielder). 3rd : Philippe Montanier (Caen goalkeeper).


1990/1991 (5 times, 5 players)

Day #5 : David Ginola, Brest v Nice, 4-0 (first an assist : "stroke of genius by Ginola on the right wing, who then perfectly crosses the ball with the left foot on Salaün's head". And goal #3 : "this time, it's Salaün who crosses the ball from the right wing on Ginola's head"). Salaün : 5.

Day #6 : Aljosa Asanovic, Metz v Saint-Etienne, 3-1 (Three fk's stopped by Ceccarelli at the 17', 20', 44' then 1 goal from the pk spot at the 57'. 1 direct ck is poached in by a teammate, Romano, also helped by Cyprien of Saint-Etienne, for the 3rd goal, 84'). Aliocha.

Day #14 : Jean-Marc Ferreri, Bordeaux v Nancy, 5-0 (2 goals. Main animator of the game durng the first hour of play. 1 solo goal, "eliminating several opponents", 83', 1 goal on a cross from Lizarazu, 88').

Day #15 : Pierrick Hiard, Rennes v Bordeaux, 2-1. Two brilliant actions are mentioned. It is the 3rd time that the 35-36 years old and twice recipient of the Etoile d'Or earns a 6 in career.

Day #27 : Enzo Scifo, Auxerre v Sochaux, 4-1 (delayed after Day #29). 3 goals and a back-pass assist to Prunier.


It looks like there's a little bit more of goals, and not only from the OM's attack (from Auxerre too). But it only could be better compared to the last season.
Note : there's a typo for Zidane (of Cannes); Zidaine. A couple of times, against Bordeaux (3, 1-1) and Marseille (4, 1-0 win in Marseille). Curiously, FF' s hand was shaking as for Platini's beginnings too (Plantini).

Etoile d'Or : Bruno Martini, Auxerre goalkeeper (2).

 

Thanks.
No, I can't see them, they were not posted. I have 1994-1998 only (+ a couple of them in the 2000's probably).

 

1991/1992 (7 times, 7 players)

Day #4 : Philippe Chanlot, Metz v Toulouse, 4-0 (1 goal : back to the goals, he juggled the ball above two defenders before rotating and shooting in the top corner. 3-0, 53')

Day #7 : Marcel Desailly, Nantes v Metz, 4-1 (2 goals : header on a ck, jumping very high and after a rebound, dribbling a last defender).

Day #15 : Amara Simba, PSG v Nîmes, 2-0 (came in for the second half and scored a brace : first goal is "an extraordinary acrobatical bicycle-kick") [Amara Simba TM]

Day #29 : Bernard Lama, Lens v Marseille, 2-1 (saved a Waddle attempt from free-kick that went in the top corner)
Day #29 : Michel Rio, Caen v Cannes, 3-1 (2 goals : scored the opener after 8 seconds. Then scored for the 2-1. Each time served by Görter).

Day #35 : Ryszard Tarasiewicz, Le Havre v Nancy, 1-2 (1 assist. One of the two Nancy's #10's with Zavarov. Both played together but there's only one striker in Vairelles, who scored on that assist by Tarasiewicz)

Day #38 : Oleksandr Zavarov, Cannes v Nancy, 1-1 (pre-assist : diagonal pass. Tarasiewicz did not play in this game but there was two strikers instead with Zitelli, the author of the assist to Vairelles)


5 games are missing on Day #35, day #36 and Day #37 (including the best ranked teams each time) and one delayed game is missing in March.

Etoile d'Or : Fabien Piveteau (Le Havre goalkeeper)

 

1992/1993 (7 times, 6 players)

Day #16 : Jürgen Klinsmann, Monaco v Paris SG, 3-1 (1 goal : header, 21'. 1 assist to Djorkaeff, 87')
[Klinsmann was supposed to be signed by PSG at first, before they finally opted for Weah, so Monaco could sign him. Weah got injured/ hurt himself in this match at the 51st minute]

Day #20 : Jürgen Klinsmann (2), Monaco v Auxerre, 4-0 (4 goals, including a "one man show of Klinsmann, who toys with the defenders before to beat Martini")
[Monaco were leading the league at this point. They'll do until Day #30]


Day #27 : Jean-Luc Ettori, Monaco v Marseille, 1-0.

Day #28 : Gaëtan Huard, Marseille v Bordeaux, 0-0 (saved a fk taken by Sauzée and a header at point blank range from Völler)

Day #34 : Bernard Lama, Paris SG v Monaco, 1-0 ("save on a header by Thuram who thought he had just scored". Ettori, 5, is the author of a feat too, even double-feat when he wins a duel against Weah then on the same action saves a lobbed shot from Ginola)

Day #35 : Franck Sauzée, Marseille v Lille, 4-1 (1 goal scored; at the origin of two other goals)

Day #38 : Jean-Philippe Séchet, Metz v Nantes, 4-0, (at the origin of the three first goals, he scores "the most beautiful goal of the night" at the 51st minute : "control with the chest on a long ball followed by a 25 meters half-volley shot", 4-0)


5 games are missing on Day # 12 : Bordeaux v Sochaux (3-0), Lens v Caen (0-3), Lyon v Metz (1-1), Le Havre v Lille (1-0), Nîmes v Valenciennes (2-1)

Etoile d'Or : Jean-Pierre Cyprien (AS Saint-Etienne defender) and Luc Borrelli (SC Toulon goalkeeper).

Since the 1992/1993 season, there are two different rankings, one for the outfield players and one for the goalkeepers.

 

I had to check that goal with the head by Desailly (in 91-92) and... he did not jump that high but attacked the ball aggressively, coming like a cannonball. It's more like this. It's a bit the same on his second goal and again, it's better to watch : in the second half, since 5:50 for the goals www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGdJH9vTOr8 since 4:04 for the beautiful second half of Nantes.


1993/1994 (6 times, 6 players)

Day #6 : Gérald Baticle, Auxerre v Lyon, 3-2 (3 goals incl. two headers, one of them being a diving header, more precisely)

Day #14 : Enzo Scifo, Monaco v Martigues, 7-0 (2 goals, the two first : a header and a lobbed goal. 3 assists incl. a ck assist to Klinsmann with the head. The two others to Djorkaeff).

Day #14 : Franck Lebœuf, Strasbourg v Caen, 3-0 (3 goals, 2 pk's. 1 'pk assist' on the second goal. The 3rd goal comes in the following of a penalty miss from Baills, who had obtained it)

Day #15 : François Lemasson, Auxerre v Cannes, 0-0 (Cannes GK, 5 actions are noticed. In no order : a save on his line, a "lightning intervention in the feet", a save on a long-range shot... in sum, a variety of actions)

Day #23 : Nicolas Ouédec, Nantes v Bordeaux, 4-1 (1 goal, involved in another one when the GK released the ball on one of his shots)

Day #34 : Bruno N'Gotty, Lyon v Bordeaux, 4-2 (DM. 2 goals. 1-1 : after having recovered the ball at midfield he takes support on two partners to find the way of the goals. 2-1 : Gava scores after the GK released the ball on a 25 meters powerful shot by N'Gotty. 3-1 : he's at the reception of a ck clearance, at the 25 meters, and scores from there)


Etoile d'Or : Franck Durix (AS Cannes midfielder) and Fabien Piveteau for the second time (Le Havre goalkeeper).

 

1994/1995 (5 times, 5 players)

Day #5 : Christian Karembeu, Nantes v PSG, 1-0 (CB)

Day #10 : François Lemasson, Lens v Cannes, 0-2 (Cannes GK. One action is mentioned : "crisp shot from Laigle. Lemasson saves it, another time")

Day #14 : Ali Benarbia, Martigues v Caen, 4-1 (2 goals : 1 pk and 1 header for the goals #3 and #4)

Day #17 : Kennet Andersson, Caen v Bordeaux, 4-2 (3 goals incl. 1 pk and the assist on goal #4, to Simba)

Day #30 : Sonny Anderson, Monaco v Bordeaux, 6-3 (4 goals and 1 assist on goal #6, to Petersen)


Etoile d'Or : Jean-Guy Wallemme (RC Lens defender) and Christophe Revault (Le Havre AC goalkeeper)

 

1995/1996 (1 time, 1 player)

Day #31 : Bruno Valencony, Bastia v Montpellier, 1-0 (Bastia GK. 1 save is mentioned, 70')

8 games missing on Day #26, 7 on Day #27, 5 on Day #34 + 1 delayed game (broken links).

Etoile d'Or : Sonny Anderson (AS Monaco striker) and Christophe Revault (Le Havre AC goalkeeper).


1996/1997 (9 times, 9 players)

Day #3 : David Garcion, Lille v Rennes, 3-0 (header shot on the crossbar 39', assist 46', eliminates a defender the shoots but great save)

Day #4 : Robert Pirès, Metz v Strasbourg, 3-1 (3 goals : tap-in, 18 m. volley goal on a bad clearance, on a back-pass)

Day #5 : Jean-Philippe Durand, Marseille v Rennes 3-0 (midfielder, 3 goals : individual feat, elminating a first opponent, lobbing the second and scoring with a half-volley goal plus two volley goals on a bad clearance)

Day #7 : Bernard Lama, Cannes v PSG, 0-0 (2 saves are first mentioned. He got injured at the 85' after a pk save. He's not subbed out but he'll be missing the 6 next match days)

Day #20 : Grégory Wimbée, Nancy v Lens, 1-0 (Nancy GK. 90' : on the ultimate ck, Wimbée, who's present in the box, scores in a pivotal move)

Day #24 : Christophe Revault, Nantes v Le Havre, 1-1 (Le Havre GK. 2 saves are mentioned incl. one with the foot after he deflected a cross in direction of an opponent who volleyed the ball)

Day #25 : Mickaël Landreau, Metz v Nantes, 0-1 (Nantes GK. "89' : a new feat by Landreau on a curved shot from Pirès)

Day #34 : Patrice Loko, Paris SG v Nice, 5-0 (4 goals. Solo goal for goal #5)
Day #34 : Pascal Nouma, Montpellier v Strasbourg, 1-4 (4 goals. 2 headers)


1 delayed game is missing (in April).

Etoile d'Or : Ali Benarbia (AS Monaco midfielder) and Christophe Revault (Le Havre AC goalkeeper)

 

1997/1998 (5 times, 5 players)

Day #11 : Ferdinand Coly, Châteauroux v Strasbourg, 2-0

Day #19 : Martin Djetou, Monaco v Lyon, 2-1 (DM. Scored the equalizer, after a ck)

Day #30 : Marco Simone, Paris SG v Lyon, 3-0 (2 goals and 1 assist in between).

Day #31 : Marc-Vivien Foé, Lens v Rennes, 3-0

Day #33 : Tony Vairelles, Lens v Bastia, 5-1 (3 goals : header, solo goal and after a throw-in 'prolonged' by Foé)

7 games missing on Day #17 + 1 delayed game (in Janaury)

Etoile d'Or : Vikash Dhorasoo (La Havre AC midfielder) and Fabien Barthez (AS Monaco)

"Lens, a brand new champion".


1998/1999 (6 times, 6 players)

Day #7 : Tony Vairelles, Lens v Nantes, 2-4 (2 goals for Lens, 2 headers)

Day #11 : Stéphane Cassard, Lyon v Le Havre (Le Havre GK. First saved by his post on shot from Dhorasso he then has several great saves : a save against Grassi, a superb reflex on a pivotal shot from Job, a pk save vs Kanouté, a fk save vs Violeau, a save on a point blank header from Cocard)

Day #12 : Bruno Rodriguez, Metz v Lyon, 3-2 (2 goals : 21', 29', a curved shot in the top corner)

Day #16 : Vladan Lukic, Metz v Montpellier, 3-1 (2 goals : on a back-pass, 2-1, after a 40 meters breakthrough 3-1. Assisted the opener with a deflection with the head to Rodriguez.

Day #20 : Lilian Laslandes, Bordeaux v Metz, 6-0 (3 goals : ctrl with the chest then the right foot then left footed shot, deflection with the head, deft ball in a face to face with the GK)

Day #28 : Sébastien Hamel, Lens v Le Havre, 0-1 (Le Havre GK; the replacement for Cassard who joined Montpellier during the winter market. The short report don't indicate any peculiar action from him. This short report is really short)


3 games are missing on Day #15 and 1 delayed game in May.

Etoile d'Or : Néstor Fabbri (FC Nantes defender) and Alexander Vencel (RC Strasbourg goalkeeper)

 

Recap 1989-1999

3 : Lama
2 : Klinsmann, Scifo, Lemasson, Vairelles
1 : Mengual, Colin, Ginola, Asanovic, Ferreri, Hiard, Chanlot, Desailly, Simba, M. Rio, Tarasiewicz, Zavarov, Ettori, Huard, Sauzée, Séchet, Baticle, Lebœuf, Ouédec, N'Gotty, Karembeu, Benarbia, K. Andersson, S. Anderson, Valencony, Garcion, Pirès, J-Ph. Durand, Wimbée, Revault, Landreau, Loko, Nouma, Coly, Djetou, Simone, Foé, Cassard, B. Rodriguez, Lukic, Laslandes, Hamel

+1 after the 80's : Hiard and Ettori.


Recap 1979-1999

4 : Bats, Vercruysse, Giresse
3 : Amisse, Vabec, Martini, Hiard, Lama
2 : Desrousseaux, Dropsy, Platini, Bellone, Brisson, Bravo, Krimau, Honorine, Papin, P. Rousseau, F. Henry, Micchiche, Klinsmann, Ettori, Scifo, Lemasson, Vairelles
1 : Bergeroo, Rouyer, Sahnoun, Stopyra, Toko, Bas, Curkovic, Bourebbou, Onnis, Baratelli, Chiesa, Leclercq, D. Pantelic, Pécout, Fiard, Szarmach, D. Bernard, Roussey, D. Müller, Tempet, Milla, Susic, Lanthier, Beltramini, Mottet, Ph. Lucas, Anziani, Thouvenel, Kurbos, Girard, Liégeon, Oudjani, Emon, Tigana, Umpierrez, Pardo, Ven. Ramos, G. Passi, L. Fernandez, F. Silvestre, Genghini, Sliskovic, Vandenbergh, Zl. Vujovic, P. Delamontagne, Hateley, Amanallah, M. Pascal, Bernardet, Allofs, Dewilder, Förster, Youm, Rodolphe, B. Boli, Montanier, Rust, Hoddle, Ab. Pelé, Stein, Mengual, Colin, Ginola, Asanovic, Ferreri, Chanlot, Desailly, Simba, M. Rio, Tarasiewicz, Zavarov, Huard, Sauzée, Séchet, Baticle, Lebœuf, Ouédec, N'Gotty, Karembeu, Benarbia, K. Andersson, S. Anderson, Valencony, Garcion, Pirès, J-Ph. Durand, Wimbée, Revault, Landreau, Loko, Nouma, Coly, Djetou, Simone, Foé, Cassard, B. Rodriguez, Lukic, Laslandes, Hamel

 

To make it clearer on Zavarov/ Tarasiewicz, Tarasiewicz played upfront at times, like in this match, but was not a forward primarly. that's what I meant.

 

Thanks for the appreciation.

Now, it's the 70's.

1969/1970 (24 times, 18 players)

Day #4 : Hervé Revelli, Saint-Etienne v Rennes, 8-2 (4 goals)
Day #4 : José Farias, Nîmes v Red Star, 1-3 (Red Star Argentine #10)
Day #4 : Roger Magnusson, Valenciennes v Marseille, 0-2

Day #5 : Salif Keita, Marseille v Saint-Etienne, 2-3 (2 goals). Match stopped at the 75th minute.

Day #6 : Salif Keita (2), Saint-Etienne v Strasbourg, 3-0 (1 goal)
Day #6 : Jean-Paul Gaidoz, Valenciennes v Bastia, 2-0 (Valenciennes IR in a 4-2-4)

Day #7 : Claude Dubaële, Angers v Bordeaux, 3-1 (1 goal, Angers midfielder)

Day #8 : Bernard Blanchet, Nantes v Lyon, 5-2 (2 goals, Nantes RW)

Day #9 : Georges Lech, Sochaux v Valenciennes, 6-1 (1 goal, pk. IL)

Day #10 : Georges Bereta, Saint-Etienne v Sedan, 3-1 (LW)

Day #11 : Georges Lech (2), Sochaux v Saint-Etienne, 3-3 (1 goal)

Day #12 : André Coustillet, Valenciennes v Nîmes, 0-2 (Valenciennes midfielder)

Day #16 : Joseph Magiera, Saint-Etienne v Valenciennes, 1-0 (Valenciennes GK)
Day #16 : Jean-Pierre Serra, Marseille v Bastia, 2-3 (2 goals. Bastia LW)

Day #22 : Jean-Michel Fouché, Rennes v Nantes, 1-2 (Nantes GK)

Day #25 : Salif Keita (3), Saint-Etienne v Lyon, 6-0 (1 goal)

Day #20 : Marc Molitor, Strasbourg v Bordeaux, 3-1 (2 goals. Delayed game)

Day #30 : René Gallina, Angoulême v Angers, 1-1 (Angers GK)

Day #31 : Eric Edwige, Angers v Strasbourg, 4-2 (1 goal. IL)

Day #32 : Salif Keita (4) and Bernard Bosquier, Saint-Etienne v Rouen, 5-0 (Keita : 2 goals, 1 pk. Bosquier : 1 goal.)

Day #33 : Fleury Di Nallo, Lyon v Bastia, 2-1 (2 goals, IL)

Day #34 : Bernard Bosquier (2), Saint-Etienne v Angers, 1-2
Day #34 : René Gallina (2), Saint-Etienne v Angers, 1-2. Last matchday.


Etoile d'Or : Bernard Bosquier (AS Saint-Etienne defender) and Mohamed Salem (CS Sedan defender, former forward) ex-aequo.