

matches
Thinking Positive Thoughts
By: Martha |More of this, please.
Squad list for Lyon:
Gardiens: Letizi, Ospina
Défenseurs: Apam, Diakité, Hognon, Jeunechamp, Kanté, Rool
Milieux: Coulibaly, Echouafni, Faé, Hellebuyck, Sablé, Traoré
Attaquants: Adeilson, Bamogo, Ben Saada, Rémy
Choix de l’entraîneur: Barul, Moussilou, Ozokwo, J.Moreau, Modeste, Mouloungui, Cid, K.Adu, Quansah
As promised, Antonetti is ringing the changes (as much as he can, without a particularly large squad): Modeste and [...]
CdL Stuff + Schedule News
By: Martha |Old man’s still got it.
I won’t bore you with a long report on the Le Havre match, but I watched it this morning and, in general, was pretty impressed. Nice dominated the first half, thanks in part to a massive performance by Faé, and Modeste played the best 45 minutes I’ve ever seen out of [...]
Nice 1-0 Le Havre
By: Martha |Doesn’t matter how late the goal [video here] came or who the opponent was — what matters is that Nice are into the semis. Hell yes.
(Report when I can find and watch the match, probably Thursday.)
Arras + Adeilson
By: Martha |There’s allegedly football being played in the first part of this clip. I have my doubts.
Arras 1 – 3 Nice
Buts: Bellatrêche (52è) pour Arras; Ben Saada (48è), Modeste (110è), Bamogo (113è pen) pour Nice
Arras: Lambenne – De Barros, Daval, Lombard, Delépine – Bellatrêche (c), Duchateau (Diarra, 99è), Luyssen (Lamourette, 109è), Hadjal – Catelet (Bellaredj, 63è), [...]
Nice-Grenoble: Never Mind.
By: Martha |Singin’ in the rain.
Conditions were so bad that the match was postponed yesterday, and then put off again today. For what it’s worth, here’s the lineup that would have taken the field — for the second match in a row, Rémy was in the squad but didn’t even made the bench. By next weekend, one [...]
Squad List for Grenoble (And Not Much More)
By: Martha |“So this is snow, huh? I don’t get it.”
Gardiens: Moreau, Ospina
Défenseurs: Apam, Cid, Diakité, Hognon, Kanté, Rool
Milieux: Coulibaly, Echouafni, Faé, Hellebuyck, Jeunechamp, Traoré
Attaquants: Bamogo, Ben Saada, Modeste, Mouloungui, Rémy
Absents: Letizi, Ozokwo (blessés), Adu, Barul, Gace, Moussilou, Quansah (choix de l’entraîneur)
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Sorry I’ve not been around this week — travel, family and Thanksgiving seriously cut [...]
ASSE 0-1 Nice + Some Editorializing
By: Martha |Who does he think he is, Gerd Müller?
ASSE 0-1 Nice
But: Echouafni (20è) pour Nice
St Etienne: Janot – Andreu, Benalouane, Varrault, Sauget – Machado, Hautcoeur, Dernis (Payet, 73è) – Ilan (c), Gomis (Gigliotti, 82è), Mirallas (Matsui, 64è)
Nice: Letizi – Diakité, Apam, Kanté, Rool – Echouafni (c), Coulibaly (Jeunechamp, 73è), Faé, Hellebuyck – Bamogo (Modeste, 58è), Mouloungui [...]
ASSE: Sorta a Preview
By: Martha |My squad is how big? No shit!
For the first time since Frédéric Antonetti was a svelt 20-year-old, he’s got a full squad to choose from: No suspension, no injuries, no personal crises, no nothing. Everyone is fit and ready to go — what luxury!
Gardiens: Letizi, Ospina
Défenseurs: Apam, Cid, Diakité, Hognon, Kanté, Rool
Milieux: Coulibaly, Echouafni, Faé, [...]
Nice 2-1 Nantes
By: Martha |“With my head, bi- boss! I scored with my head!”
Buts: Bamogo (20è), Mouloungui (80è) pour Nice ; N’Daw (8è) pour Nantes
Nice: Letizi – Diakité (Jeunechamp 83è), Apam, Kanté, Rool – Echouafni (c), Faé, Hellebuyck – Bamogo (Coulibaly, 86è), Modeste (Ben Saada, 73è), Mouloungui
Nantes: Alonzo – Pierre, Moullec, Mareval, Gravgaard – N’Daw, Capoue (Keseru, 83è), Da [...]
More on Créteil + Bit of News
By: Martha |“This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”
I managed to find the Créteil match and, while I’ll spare you a full report (I can hear the sighs of relief from here), I’ve still got some reactions to offer on a handful of newbies/youngsters/Habibs.
•Ospina reads the game really well — he’s almost never surprised by [...]






