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Ligue 1 Roundup: Week 12
In many ways, week 12 of Ligue 1 was a preview for bigger things to come next week. With the showdown between PSG and Olympic Marseille next Sunday, the cards had to be shuffled and organized in such a way for one of the most important games in the 2014-2015 Ligue 1 season. With that…
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Ligue 1 Data Dumping: Vol 1
11 weeks have past by in Ligue 1 (if you missed week 11, here’s our customary roundup: https://everydayiszlatanday.com/2014/10/28/ligue-1-roundup-week-11-2/) . Marseille are still atop the table, but for the first time their potential title quest is being questioned. Lyon have been the most in-form side in Ligue 1 and are back in a Champions League spot…
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Ligue 1 Roundup: Week 10
The second international break has passed us by, which means that we’re back to discuss the actions and controversies that occurred in week 10 for Ligue 1. The first week back has delivered 23 goals from the 10 games, with four of them coming in the Friday matchup between Lens and PSG. 3 red…
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The Edinson Cavani Dilemma
His transfer fee in the summer of 2013 cost €64 million, but you wouldn’t have guessed it if you watched Edinson Cavani’s performance last Sunday at the Parc de Princes. The man affectionately called “El Matador” has looked out of sorts since the heel injury to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Four games have passed since Zlatan’s last…
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Ligue 1 Roundup: Week 8
Another week, another edition of the Ligue 1 roundup. We’re eight games into the 2014-15 Ligue 1 season and Olympic Marseille are still atop the French first division following a 2-1 victory over Saint Etienne. In comparison to the demolitions they’ve produced in their last five games, this was a much more tense affair, an…
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Olympique Marseille: Ligue 1’s Hottest Commodity
Around a month ago, I wrote a piece on Marcelo Bielsa and his two year tenure as a domestic manager with Athletic Bilbao. Within that I touched upon the positives that occurred during his time with the Chilean National Team and the 2-3 games Marseille had already played. If you didn’t read the article, I…
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PSG 1 Lyon 1: The 4-3-3 Conundrum
It’s been no secret that the two sides involve in this match have had disappointing starts to the French domestic season. PSG as it stands right now are sitting out of a European spot (I know, only six games in, but still) and Lyon have been at times like a house of horrors. While Monaco…
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Ligue 1 Roundup: Week 5
We’re back after a two week hiatus courtesy of the international break to talk some scintillating football from the French first division. The big matchup from the fixture list in Week 5 was Lyon’s tilt versus struggling AS Monaco. Lyon emerged victorious 2-1 on a 73′ goal by Corentin Tolisso. Another game, another loss for…
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Arsenal 2 Manchester City 2: The Return of the 4-2-3-1
Manchester City last season played the majority of their season in a 4-4-2 formation with two of Dzeko/Negredo/Aguero up top, sometimes even deviating into a 4-4-1-1 formation when Aguero was fit for the beginning of the season. Under Roberto Mancini, City also experimented at times with a 4-2-3-1 formation with Aguero playing as one of the three…
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Ligue 1 Roundup: Week 4
We kick off this week’s edition of the Ligue 1 roundup with Olympic Lyonnais’ 2-1 defeat to newly promoted side Metz. Lyon only have 3 points in their first four games which, you know… is a bit of a problem. This is a team that’s supposed to be making a charge for a European spot…
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