Sometimes in football the edges get a little blurry. The romanticism of the game prevails with gloriously artistic football leading to title after title, legacy after legacy but the somewhat blunt reality is that more times than not the direct, pragmatic approach delivers instant, more consistent success. Numbers and stats sometimes simply don’t lie. 8 games in … Continue reading
On a sunny afternoon in Monaco promotion and title aspirations were very much on the agenda as league leaders AS Monaco hosted 5th placed FC Nantes. Both sides came into the game in similar form with 2 draws and a win from 3 (Both sides in fact beat RC Lens 4-0) with only 3 points separating them … Continue reading
Next June the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea will play host to one of football’s major youth tournaments, the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. For Eric Mombaerts & his talented French side the hopes are high for a successful campaign after a thoroughly impressive qualification period that saw Les Bleus notch up 7 wins out of 8 … Continue reading
A calm & peaceful Sunday afternoon in Rennes was the setting for a feisty & dramatic Battle of Brittany as rivals Stade Rennais hosted in-form neighbours FC Lorient. Although geographically close the two Breton sides form couldn’t be further apart. The hosts start to the season has been poor claiming only 1 victory out of 4 (a … Continue reading
Le Petit Carré 