Unbearable defeat
Really it can’t get worse.
France 0-1 Belarus in the Stade de France.
I’m not going to talk about tactics or players. My testosterone is balled up in a fit of anger.
I have been writing a lot for the France WCB lately, but my consistency may cease a little. Not because of this, but because I am moving to Auxerre, France next week, wish me luck!
Please feel free to release your frustrations below.
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Euro 2012 Qualification, Game 1: France vs Belarus
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Belarus Preview
It’s almost time for Blanc’s first competitive match as coach of France. I’m sure he didn’t imagine it would be this way, France is riddled with injuries and suspensions to their key players. At least we have someone competent who can piece together a squad of misfits. To add to Blanc’s woes, this morning Karim Benzema was ruled out of ... [read more]
Blanc encourages players to sing La Marseillaise
Now this is a good idea. I was worried that making the players watch a video with a bunch of Zidane close-ups was a little ham-fisted, but singing La Marseillaise is just good for the soul.
I’ve taken these Laurent Blanc quotes from Reuters:
“It’s a quite sensitive issue here and I’ve personally prompted the players to sing La Marseillaise tomorrow,” ... [read more]
Zidane returns to Clairefontaine
There are only two days before France’s decisive match against Belarus. From what I’ve seen, Laurent Blanc is keeping a positive atmosphere at Les Bleus’ headquarters. To reinforce the optimism, Le President invited Zinedine Zidane to Clairefontaine to spend the day with the team. This was a huge confidence boost for the team as a whole. The morale was very ... [read more]
Squad Update
There have been some squad updates since Sarah’s post on Thursday. Yesterday some very concerning news was released that Lassana Diarra may not be fit to play for France, again…
Apparently he picked up a hamstring strain during his match against Mallorca.
This morning the FFF’s official website announced two new names to be added to the French Squad that will ... [read more]
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Club Football News
THE LAST SIGNING AND END OF THE MERCATO
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Match Day 4: Bordeaux vs. Marseille Liveblog
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Ligue 1, Matchday 4: Bordeaux vs Marseille Liveblog
Can Marseille improve upon the the good result they picked up last week by beating Bordeaux? Will Remy & Gignac prove they are worth the stack of cash OM payed for them? We'll chat about that and more... ...
FC Lorient 2 - 0 Olympique Lyonnais : Curse in Brittany
After a hectic week that saw crowd-pleasing Yoann Gourcuff finally join Lyon, welcomed by 12.000 supporters, a fresh wind of hope seemed to blow on the club. From Aulas (presenting this transfer as one in a president's career) to Lisandro (with the morale at an all time low due to ...
Matchday: Lens-St. Etienne (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard )
A lengthy trip to the land of bicycles and Jules Massenet awaits Jean-Guy Wallemme's hardy troops this weekend. After a fine performance against Monaco last Saturday at the Stade Félix Bollaert, the Lensois must now turn their attention to the Loire and the resurgent les verts. It is not for nothing ...
Toifilou Maoulida: "Realistically, I think this is my last season at Lens"
Translated from the interview with La Voix de Sports Lens' top scorer for the past two seasons wants to leave it all on the pitch as his career winds down. At age 31, with only a year remaining in his contract with Lens the goal poacher from Mayotte wants to "give ...
Happy Birthday Azpi!
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LORIENT vs. LYON
Ligue 1 - Week 4 Saturday, August 28, 2010 Stade du Moustoir, Lorient 19:00CET, 18:00GMT Saturday, Lyon head up to Britanny in the north-west France to take on Les Merlus on what has been favorable ground for OL. After getting back on their feet following a rocky start by OL standards, Les Gonnes have ...
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