Ludovic Giuly?
Paris St Germain —
... La Ville lumière seems to be gathering steam as a litany of reports are heralding the return of Ludovic Giuly to France. The diminutive winger, who split ten seasons between Monaco and ...
a very good day
Paris St Germain —
... And did I forget the Mickaël Landreau walling-up the PSG goal and taking a role as a stern leader. If Paul Le Guen entered the match looking for a spark, he found it, If he was hoped confidence and team unity, it was there. Now he must continue to mold this team like fine clay, build its confidence, sharpen the tactical edge to a fine point and push the creative envelope. This was a very good day.
On Wednesday they face Roulers (Roeselare) Belgium with Monaco and the start of the campaign only two weeks from today.
Jérémy Clément to Monaco?
Paris St Germain —
... and return to France, the role of Jérémy Clément is being questioning in media circles. The word on the street is that various squads on jockeying for position, most notably Monaco and as you would expect, ...
Blogging in a Black Hole
Portugal Football League —
... Benfica loan Adu to AS Monaco — If he stands to get more burn, then all parties involved have a positive result. Freddy’s effectiveness for the États-Unis d’Amérique national team is going to be directly proportional to meaningful playing time abroad. ...
getting closer to Ricardo Oliveira
Paris St Germain —
... (€8.5m just doesn’t go very far these days, does it?). To counter-act this and given the lack of teams who can or will go higher in the picture, Monaco’s Fréderic Piquionne is ...
Louis Saha?
Paris St Germain —
... the problem relates to its crumbling relationship with the youth in France. Considering some long-term plans and old fences being mended with “King Eric” as well as the need for veteran support, Sir Alex isn’t about to let Mr. Saha leave without a fight, much less a hearty price which is more likely to come in the form of talented young players than a few million Euros.
Is it possible that Mr. Saha could be heading to another club? Certainly, maybe a trip to Monaco or Nice, given he likes the Côte d’Azur (can anyone disagree?) are possible ...
the future of Fabrice Pancrate
Paris St Germain —
This deal is not complete as there still are a number of areas to conclude but in-demand Midfielder/Striker Fabrice Pancrate is possibly headed to Hull City of the Premier League. While there are other suitors (Monaco, Rennais and Grenoble apparently) in Ligue 1, the Hull City situation is apparently most likely.
I will update as additional information becomes available.
Pape Malickou Diakhaté?
Paris St Germain —
The Sénégalaise news agency (APS) is reporting that twenty-four year-old Centre-back Pape Malickou Diakhaté, who plays his club ball for Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League, is interested in returning to Ligue 1. A Senegal International he enjoyed success at Nancy and prior to his move last summer to Kyiv, he was reputedly courted by numerous top flight clubs. While unconfirmed by club officials, France Football is noting PSG, Stade Rennais and Monaco would be most likely candidates although I think a number of clubs would definitely come to the ...
a clever ploy
Paris St Germain —
... Maybe I’m giving Paul Le Guen a trace too-much credit for using the media to stir-up Monaco’s preparation but today after commenting that he is does not know if Ludovic Giuly and Claude Makélélé will be able to play on Saturday in the opening match of the season, the media feeding frenzy went into overdrive. While it true the dynamic duo have been set back with modest injuries, there has been no reason to believe they are so serious that it would take nearly three weeks to recover. The pulse of this situation seems more like a wily move within coaching tactics then ...
Monaco squad listing
Paris St Germain —
Heading into today’s match Ricardo Gomes announced the following roster for AS Monaco:
Flavio Roma, Stéphane Ruffier, Cédric Mongongu, Adriano, François Modesto, Nikola Pokrivač,Leandro Cufré, Vincent Muratori, Thomas Mangani, Diego Pérez, Jean-Jacques Gosso, Jerko Leko, Distel Zola, Malaury Martin, Alejandro Alonso, Kevin Diaz, Camel Meriem, Nenê, Juan Pablo Pino, Alexandre Licata, Jérémy Menez, Frédéric Nimani
Preview to follow.
week five ahead
Paris St Germain —
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Coupe de la Ligue v Monaco
Paris St Germain —
... I am expecting Paul Le Guen to use tomorrows opening Coupe de la Ligue match against Monaco as a opportunity to see some of the younger players on the pitch. This will not only be very valuable playing time for them and an exciting look at the future for supporters but will also ensure the first-team is fully recovered to face Grenoble in Ligue 1 this weekend. If Paul Le Guen takes this approach we are likely to see Apoula Edima Bete Edel handle the ‘keeping duties as well as Yannick Boli ...
week 7: PSG v Grenoble match preview
Paris St Germain —
... visit Parc des Princes to face PSG. Promotion to Ligue 1 for the club from the Rhône-Alpes region has brought extraordinary success as they have shown tactical precision and disciplined play. While they quite possibly have one of the thinnest squads in the upper-tier of Football in France, I very much doubt you can find a group as unified in play, coaching and intent at this stage of the season. In the first six matches of the young season they have defeated both Monaco and ...
PSG travels to the Côte d’Azur to face Nice
Paris St Germain —
... Nice, like PSG, is locked in the mid-table of Ligue 1 but showing signs of extreme promise in a very balanced team. They are riding a four match unbeaten streak, including a victory over les Rouge et Blanc and a stunning draw against ...
PSG v Valenciennes match preview
Paris St Germain —
... Following this weeks outstanding victory against PSG, Paul Le Guen sends his forces against troubled Valenciennes. Sitting near the bottom of the table Antoine Kombouaré’s club went through some difficult times in the early part of the campaign but have responded recently with brilliant play. Last weeks 3-1 victory over Monaco, capped a three-match bounce that started with a draw to ...
Weekend Quiz Answers: Those Seven Stadiums Named
The Offside —
... while Lansdowne Road gets a makeover. [image] Stade Louis II , Monaco. Home of AS Monaco . [image] Nissan Stadium (aka International Stadium of Yokohama) , Yokohama, Japan. Home of Yokohama F. Marinos, and ...
Valenciennes match review
Paris St Germain —
... Paul Le Guen’s forces were held to a 2-2 draw by troubled Ligue 1 club Valenciennes at Parc des Press. As noted in the preview Antoine Kombouaré’s club has been surging of late and after Monaco last week 3-1 they fought back to draw the Parisians. PSG took the lead four minutes before the half hour mark as Ceara’s cross found Guillaume Hoarau, who subsequently volleyed the ball to the back of the net. Rudy Meyer tied the match for Valenciennes a minutes after the break on a uncharacteristic defensive lapse Sylvain Armand allowed a cross to come into ...
Sani Kaita loaned to FC Kuban from Monaco
Russian Football Federation Blog —
... AS Monaco of France’s Ligue 1 announced the loan of Nigerian capped midfielder Sani Kaita to FC Kuban through the end of 2009, without an option to purchase. Led by long-term Lokomotiv Moscow ‘keeper and ...
You Can’t Win ‘Em All!
Manchester United —
... So we’re out of the FA Cup at the Semi-Final stage, and the ‘dreams’ of a clean sweep are over, even though strictly speaking the clean sweep ‘dreams’ ended in Monaco against ...
International Roundup
Paris St Germain —
... Ah International week. First off, I am delighted to report that none of our three players on duty came back injured, which is completely spectacular. The reasons for the unusually small amount of PSG players representing their countries are:
1) Stephane Sessegnon was suspended from international duty.
2) Mevlut Erding is undergoing surgery for a shoulder problem, which also takes him out of the Monaco game.
3) In case you just came out from under your rock, Raymond Domenech coaches the French national ...
Matchday 5: AS Monaco vs. PSG
Paris St Germain —
... Today at 21:00 CET (That’s 9AM Eastern, Noon Pacific) PSG take on AS Monaco at the Stade Louis II in the principality. Expect a closer match than any so far for us, as we have yet to face as strong an opponent. ...
Matchday 6: PSG vs. Lyon
Paris St Germain —
... This is one of the biggest matches of the season regardless of circumstances, but our current predicament brings it to a whole new level. The season started strongly, very strongly in fact, with the only disappointment coming with the draw in Montpellier. Last week PSG suffered a cruel loss to AS Monaco in which we conceded two goals and had a player, a vital one at that, sent off in the last five minutes. Very disappointing. This means that a negative result in this game could put us way out of the title chase, and possibly out of the European spots. However, ...
