Gouffran for France Espoirs!
By: Jennifer |
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(I’ve successfully avoided posting about the loss to Lille. Let’s just say that it isn’t the best result.)
Good news is that Gouffran found his mark against Malta with France Espoirs. Bad news is that he was later expelled for kicking the Maltan captain Clayton Failla.
As well, you might already have noticed, but I won’t be quite as active now, since school started ):
At least until about March, I’ll be busy with scholarships & university applications, and school in general, so don’t expect too much from me! There might be only one to two posts a week, depending on my workload, so don’t freak out 
Champions League Draw
By: Jennifer | 4 Comments
You know, I had my hands (fingers) crossed for an easy group, but don’t everyone?
| Group A | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| CFR | 0 | 0 |
| Chelsea | 0 | 0 |
| Bordeaux | 0 | 0 |
| Roma | 0 | 0 |
The only good thing about this group is the possibility that the ties might be on TV. Despite my negative reaction to the draw, Bordeaux actually has a pretty decent chance at getting through to knockouts (25-30%?)
Blanc’s reaction isn’t too positive either.
I don’t know much about Chelsea or the EPL, but getting in the finals last year must mean something right? As for Roma, they are pretty damn formidable, but there’s a chance. I’m hoping Bordeaux will be able to sneak in 2nd behind the top club (whoever they are. In my eyes Chelsea and Roma are about the same.)
First game is on Sept. 16th at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea - Bordeaux, 20:45
Domenech’s list for WC2010 qualifiers are out, two Bordelais!!
Gardiens de but :
Hugo LLORIS (Lyon)
Stève MANDANDA (Marseille)
Défenseurs :
Eric ABIDAL (FC Barcelone)
Gaël CLICHY (Arsenal)
Patrice EVRA (Manchester United)
Rod FANNI ( Rennes)
Williams GALLAS (Arsenal)
Phillipe MEXES (AS Roma)
Bakary SAGNA (Arsenal)
Sébastien SQUILLACI (FC Séville)
Milieux de terrain :
Alou DIARRA (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
Lassana DIARRA (Portsmouth)
Mathieu FLAMINI (Milan AC)
Jérémy TOULALAN (Lyon)
Attaquants :
Nicolas ANELKA (Chelsea)
Hatem BEN ARFA (Marseille)
Karim BENZEMA (Lyon)
Yoann GOURCUFF (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
Sidney GOVOU (Lyon)
Thierry HENRY (FC Barcelone)
Florent MALOUDA (Chelsea)
Samir NASRI (Arsenal)
Category: Champions LeagueWendel in Trouble?
By: Jennifer | 5 Comments
Cavenaghi, who is fantastic and not in trouble.
Not everything that came out of the well deserved 2-0 win against Nantes is great. Cavenaghi’s 2nd goal of the season is great, Fernando’s added strike is great too, but Wendel might be in trouble after fracturing Nante midfielder Djamel Abdoun’s fibula in a rough tackle. Well, what’s the problem? You be the judge.
I was about to go ballistic because tinypic is down and there was no where to upload. It’s a bit jittery because I was trying to cut down the file size by reducing the number of frames and then I forgot to prolong the other frames. Technically, I just fail. Don’t even bother to read this.
Bad foul? I think it was just a bad accident (by this time I’ve watched it at least 25 times). Wendel was clearly trying to get to the ball. I think he if had just apologized immediately instead of walking away, this controversy might have been avoided. Read the rest of this entry »
The Atlantic Derby
By: Jennifer | 5 Comments
9th!!! 9th!!!!!!!! You’ll be seeing more of this chart.
After the unpleasant loss last week, Bordeaux are hoping to pull up their ranking to be closer to leaders Grenoble (shock? Not yet.) Les Girondins will be hosting promoted Nantes this Sunday. Bordeaux and Nantes were bitter rivals back in the day (um, ’80s? Correct me plz.) and this is the derby de l’Atlantique. Nantes have ground out a draw against Monaco (sadly, this was on TV and I didn’t watch it). They’ll be looking for some more points tomorrow. However, Nante’s captain Pierre suffered a knock in the face last face and will not be able to play. Chamakh is still with his ankle injury. As well, Diarra and Gourcuff were in the game against Sweden and trained at Clairefontaine, Cavenaghi with Argentina NT against Belarus and Gouffran with France Espoirs, so none of these key players may be as fresh as Blanc might want them to be.
Le groupe :
Ramé, Valverde – Chalmé, Diawara, Henrique, Jurietti, Planus, Trémoulinas – Ducasse, Fernando, Gourcuff, Wendel – Bellion, Cavenaghi, Gouffran, Obertan, Saivet.
Placente and Jussiê were with the CFA again (2-1 against Anglet, goals courtesy of Saunier and Bouscarrat.)
As well I will be on the look out for links. *Fingers crossed*
Cavenaghi Interview
By: set | 1 Comment
Here is a translation of an interview Fernando Cavenaghi gave to footmercato.
Bordeaux Fall to PSG
By: Jennifer | 7 Comments
PSG 1 - 0 Bordeaux
52′ Hoarau
After a good home win in Caen last week, Bordeaux didn’t fare so well in their first away game in Paris. Even though Bordeaux was the better of the two teams, the scoreline holds and a loss is a loss. Having more shots on goal simply doesn’t mean a win. Some great work from Cavenaghi, Gourcuff and Wendel in terms of going for goal, but the finishing simply wasn’t there and these shots did not convert. The PSG goal came from a rare mistake made by Chalmé, who is usually as solid as a rock back there. They played well, but they just didn’t have the luck to win this.
The goal
Match Day 2- PSG
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I hope I’ll be forgiven for another late and short preview post. The week has been hectic with the Olympics, and I never quite found the courage to tackle this post. j has a fantastic preview up at the PSG Offside: Part 1 and Part 2, go head on over to check out the opposition.
Le groupe bordelais : Ramé, Valverde – Chalmé, Diawara, Henrique, Jurietti, Placente, Planus, Trémoulinas – Diarra, Ducasse, Fernando, Gourcuff, Wendel – Bellion, Cavenaghi, Gouffran, Obertan.
For Bordeaux, Blanc will be stick to the winning formation. Chamakh is out for about another week for the strained ankle he recieved against Caen and thus will not be playing tomorrow. However, this will be Placente’s debut for Les Girondins after a good game with the CFAs. Henrique is also back!
Well Deserved First Win
By: set | 8 Comments
Best way to start a season? Win in front of your supporters. I was at the stadium last Saturday to watch the game in a sold-out crowd. I’ve been there a few times these last few years and you could really feel the excitement people are having for the team. It seems that last season’s finish and the Trophée des Champions has really (re-?)awakened the love Bordeaux has for its players. Of course, it’s August, people are in vacations and can go to the stadium with more ease, but all the crowd was really cheering for the team, even in the difficult moments. And difficult moments in this game there has been ([/yoda]).
SM Caen - a preview?
By: Jennifer | 3 Comments
I know this isn’t much of a preview for the game again Caen tomorrow, but I’ll try my best. I just finished watching the opening ceremony of the Olympics and my eyes are a little tired. (It was extravagant though, props to my rich relatives who could afford to go there to watch).
Bordeaux - Caen is at 3pm EST tomorrow, for those in my timezone, along with many other games. Sadly, the one TV5 (a French channel in Canada) chose to broadcast is Monaco - PSG so I’ll be streaming. That is IF I can find a stream. All myP2p have is this suspicious looking page, and I doubt many links will pop up before tomorrow. If you do know a stream, PLEASE hook me up, or I’ll be relegated to watching Monaco - PSG or end up watching Inter - Ajax.
Bordeaux
Le groupe :
Ramé, Valverde – Chalmé, Diawara, Jurietti, Planus, Trémoulinas – Diarra, Ducasse, Fernando, Gourcuff, Wendel, Traoré – Bellion, Cavenaghi, Chamakh, Gouffran, Obertan.
Placente is not included in this lineup because he will be with the CFAs for the weekend. He just arrived back for training a few days ago from Argentina, since he needed to get his papers done for his family. Jussiê who is finally recovering from his injury, and Saivet, whom I’m told to look out for, will also be with the CFAs. I *think* Blanc might play 4-3-3 or even 3-4-3, but I’m no master at this and should not be held accountable. Blanc should find the biggest problem in selecting strikers, since all the strikers are in very good form. I expect to see Gouffran and Chamakh starting, and maybe even Cavenaghi.
Speaking of Gouffran, the first league game for him in the navy & white kit is against former club Gouffran, and he says he’ll take it seriously. This will also be Gourcuff’s return to L1.
ETA: For those interested, a Gourcuff interview
El Chino to Bordeaux?
By: Jennifer | 14 Comments
Okay, some basic history: my family supports Inter, and Alvaro “El Chino” Recoba is (okay, was) one of my heroes. So when footmercato came out with this article, I jumped. So the article says that OM, PSG, Monaco and Bordeaux are all looking at him, and while Bordeaux definitely does not top that list financially, the possibility makes me a little excited. After playing with Inter for what seemed like a gazillion years, he is finally a free agent after finishing his loan with Torino last season.
Is it likely that he comes to France? Maybe as likely as Nesta to PSG. I think he’s most suited to coming on as a substitute to turn the game around, especially considering his age, which I guess Blanc can work with, maybe playing tag team with Cavenaghi. I’ll continue to be on the lookout for news on this..
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