Comments on: Lyon, Champions League and The French Game http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html France - World Cup - South Africa 2010 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:50:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: sandrahn http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-52455 sandrahn Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:08:53 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html#comment-52455 Laurie, I'm still depressed. True, Arsenal has some wonderful young players and the future looks bright -- but at the moment it's all dark and gloom for me. I adore Wenger but he's just not a great tactician, it pains me to say that. Look at the CL now -- nearly all the good attacking teams have been eliminated by boring defensive sides. The only ones left who are worth watching are Milan and ManU. It's the world cup all over again, and it's the plague of the modern game: open, positive, attacking football is dying a slow death. Laurie, I’m still depressed. True, Arsenal has some wonderful young players and the future looks bright — but at the moment it’s all dark and gloom for me. I adore Wenger but he’s just not a great tactician, it pains me to say that.

Look at the CL now — nearly all the good attacking teams have been eliminated by boring defensive sides. The only ones left who are worth watching are Milan and ManU. It’s the world cup all over again, and it’s the plague of the modern game: open, positive, attacking football is dying a slow death.

]]> By: Pedro P http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-52442 Pedro P Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:18:56 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html#comment-52442 You're gonna hate me, Laurie, but I must back Luis here... One of these days people might also start saying "they" are/were called the brazillians of Europe... ;-) http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/football/features/newsid_3691000/3691419.stm http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/18/sports/web.0618WCport.iran.php Anyway, I was also hoping Lyon would go through, but they didn't... I imagine also the problem with Lyon is that they still haven't got the "tradition" in these competitions, so they have the quality but not the experience. I'm talking as a club, a structure, etc... But, I imagine their dominion of french foot will last a couple of years more, so there's more Champs next year... ;-) Martinis do work wonders... You’re gonna hate me, Laurie, but I must back Luis here… One of these days people might also start saying “they” are/were called the brazillians of Europe… ;-)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/football/features/newsid_3691000/3691419.stm
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/18/sports/web.0618WCport.iran.php

Anyway, I was also hoping Lyon would go through, but they didn’t… I imagine also the problem with Lyon is that they still haven’t got the “tradition” in these competitions, so they have the quality but not the experience. I’m talking as a club, a structure, etc… But, I imagine their dominion of french foot will last a couple of years more, so there’s more Champs next year… ;-) Martinis do work wonders…

]]> By: Luis http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-52436 Luis Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:02:24 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html#comment-52436 Laurie - that "France style of play" was once called the "Portugal style of play" - all flare and grace but no results. Thankfully PT is getting results these days too. Have a martini, it will pass. :-) Laurie – that “France style of play” was once called the “Portugal style of play” – all flare and grace but no results. Thankfully PT is getting results these days too. Have a martini, it will pass. :-)

]]> By: Laurie http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-52385 Laurie Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:57:04 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html#comment-52385 Sandra, I so feel for you!! I was thinking of my "France style of play" post throughout the entire Arsenal game. (I was bouncing back and forth between Munich-Madrid and Arsenal-PSV, and Arsenal was by FAR the best team of the four.) The one thing you have in your favor is that so many of the Arsenal players are so young. Imagine Clichy, Denilson and Adebayor in three or four years. Boggles the mind, doesn't it? Sandra, I so feel for you!! I was thinking of my “France style of play” post throughout the entire Arsenal game. (I was bouncing back and forth between Munich-Madrid and Arsenal-PSV, and Arsenal was by FAR the best team of the four.)

The one thing you have in your favor is that so many of the Arsenal players are so young. Imagine Clichy, Denilson and Adebayor in three or four years.

Boggles the mind, doesn’t it?

]]> By: Laurie http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-52383 Laurie Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:53:17 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html#comment-52383 JB: "I hate to make you jealous." Oh, yeah, right. You're thriving on my jealousy right now, aren't you? My husband owes me a trip to Paris. Seriously, we had it planned, and then his work interfered. So now he OWES me. (Ask his sister, his secretary, and all the other women in his life.) We won't get there till next season, but i'm thinking I deserve a soccer tour of the country. Lyon, PSG, Marseille, etc. etc. etc. (He doesn't even like soccer.) What do you think? JB: “I hate to make you jealous.”

Oh, yeah, right. You’re thriving on my jealousy right now, aren’t you?

My husband owes me a trip to Paris. Seriously, we had it planned, and then his work interfered. So now he OWES me. (Ask his sister, his secretary, and all the other women in his life.) We won’t get there till next season, but i’m thinking I deserve a soccer tour of the country. Lyon, PSG, Marseille, etc. etc. etc. (He doesn’t even like soccer.)

What do you think?

]]> By: Jersey_bleus http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-52377 Jersey_bleus Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:01:31 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html#comment-52377 Laurie, I hate to make you jealous, but I will have an update on Lyon playing style, as I procured Lyon-Nancy tickets for the 17th! I can't even express in words my joy. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures, talk to locals and try to convey the entire atmosphere of a Ligue 1 game. A+, Spring Breaking L'Américain Laurie,

I hate to make you jealous, but I will have an update on Lyon playing style, as I procured Lyon-Nancy tickets for the 17th! I can’t even express in words my joy. I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures, talk to locals and try to convey the entire atmosphere of a Ligue 1 game.

A+,

Spring Breaking L’Américain

]]> By: sandrahn http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html/comment-page-1#comment-52359 sandrahn Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:11:25 +0000 http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/lyon-champions-league-and-the-french-game.html#comment-52359 Arsenal just lost to PSV because of the exact same reason - Arsenal's entire season has been characterized by the same qualities you describe about the French game. Mind you, Arsenal DID at least score -- but not enuf to qualify for the next round of the Champions League. My other 2 favorite clubs--Barca & Lyon--were also eliminated. I don't know. It's incredibly frustrating. Yet in past seasons Arsenal and Wenger did play the beautiful game and STILL have that killer instinct for goals -- they had guys like Bergkamp, Vieira and Pires. With the loss of those guys, Arsenal has lost its bite. It's all incredibly frustrating. Arsenal just lost to PSV because of the exact same reason – Arsenal’s entire season has been characterized by the same qualities you describe about the French game. Mind you, Arsenal DID at least score — but not enuf to qualify for the next round of the Champions League. My other 2 favorite clubs–Barca & Lyon–were also eliminated. I don’t know. It’s incredibly frustrating.

Yet in past seasons Arsenal and Wenger did play the beautiful game and STILL have that killer instinct for goals — they had guys like Bergkamp, Vieira and Pires. With the loss of those guys, Arsenal has lost its bite.

It’s all incredibly frustrating.

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