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Goal.com Special: Ligue 1 Team Of The Season
With the league calendar in France now taking a mid-season break, Robin Bairner offers his Ligue 1 Team of the Season so far…
| Bet: | Returns: | AJ Auxerre £24.00 | Draw £31.00 | FC Lorient £30.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | AJ Auxerre £23.80 | Draw £31.00 | FC Lorient £31.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | AJ Auxerre £24.00 | Draw £30.00 | FC Lorient £30.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | AJ Auxerre £23.80 | Draw £32.00 | FC Lorient £30.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | AJ Auxerre £24.00 | Draw £31.50 | FC Lorient £31.50 |
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Jan 1, 2010 11:00:20 AM
AJ Auxerre, AS Monaco, AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Saint-Etienne, Bordeaux, FC Lorient, FC Sochaux, Grenoble Foot 38, Le Mans UC 72, LOSC Lille Métropole, Montpellier HSC, OGC Nice, Olympique de Marseille, Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint-Germain, RC Lens, Stade Rennais FC, Toulouse FC, US Boulogne, Valenciennes FC
BEST XI
FORMATION: 4-4-2
Goalkeeper
Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyonnais): Undoubtedly the outstanding goalkeeper of Ligue 1 to this point in the season, Lloris has held together a Lyon defence that has largely had a miserable campaign. Memorable performances against Liverpool in the Champions League have helped the former Nice man become renowned the continent over and stardom surely beckons.
Defenders
Rod Fanni (Stade Rennais): Largely unheralded outside l’Hexagone, Fanni has proven himself to be an exceptional Ligue 1 defender over the course of his time in Brittany. Used largely as a right-back, he can also feature in the centre. Out on the flank he can showcase his pace and power going forward, and he has done just that regularly this term.
Adil Rami (Lille): Over the course of the last 18 months, Rami has succeeded in adding a level of consistency to his game that has allowed him to emerge as one of the top defenders still playing in France. Strong in the tackle, the former council gardener is a formidable threat in the opposing box, having notched two goals already from set-plays.
Marc Planus (Girondins de Bordeaux): Steady as a rock in the heart of the Bordeaux rearguard, Planus has been something of an unsung hero of the club’s recent success. A key figure in their championship winning side, his form has improved once more at the start of this term. He is the general in les Girondins’ solid rearguard, which has lost only 12 goals.
Benoit Tremoulinas (Girondins de Bordeaux): Tremoulinas has had potential to shine at the top level since he took his first tentative steps into the first team but it is only this term that has game has risen to new levels. Adventurous and quick, the 24-year-old has started to attract some of the major players on the European stage due to his attacking attributes, the most notable of which is his excellent crossing.
Midfielders
Gervinho (Lille): Occasionally brilliant with Le Mans, the Ivorian winger has grown into one of the league’s most devastating wingers since his move to les Dogues in the summer. His trickery and speed have already helped plunder him 11 goals in Le Championnat this term – a tally unsurpassed in the competition. If he can maintain his late autumn-early winter form, Rudi Garcia’s men will suddenly become real challengers for a Champions League berth.
Alou Diarra (Girondins de Bordeaux): Diarra has flourished under Laurent Blanc’s guidance at the Stade Chaban-Delmas to such an extent that Bayern Munich bigwig Uli Hoeness once described the player’s rise as a “wonder of the world”. The holding midfielder continues to improve, forging a place as a lynchpin of the Bordeaux side that has dominated the French game for 12 months.
Yoann Gourcuff (Girondins de Bordeaux): Gourcuff has not hit his absolute best this season but that hasn’t stopped him being one of Ligue 1’s major players over the course of this campaign. Still showing occasional touches of brilliance, he remains central to Bordeaux’s title push and has struck vital blows at home and on the continent, such as the opening goal away from home against Bayern Munich.
Nene (Monaco): Few possess a left foot as gifted as Monaco’s Brazilian, who has struck ten goals already this term. He was particularly brilliant in the opening weeks of the campaign, when he seemed to be on the scoresheet on a weekly basis. His free kicks are simply wicked, as Boulogne can testify to – the former Espanyol loanee fired in two crackers against the northerners in a 3-1 victory.
Forwards
Marouane Chamakh (Girondins de Bordeaux): Questioned by some about his relatively paltry goal scoring record, the Moroccan striker’s game is about so much more than putting the ball in the net. A superb lone frontman capable of holding the ball up or flicking it on in the air to a team-mate, Chamakh is another central cog in Bordeaux’s unit and continues to court attention from several Premier League sides.
Lisandro Lopez (Olympique Lyonnais): Signed for a record €24 million fee in the summer from Porto, there has been a great burden of expectation placed on the Argentine international’s shoulders. While his team-mates have largely floundered, he has excelled for the most part. He has found the net on eight occasions in an ailing team and has been hailed by L’Equipe as the best sportsman currently plying his trade in the country.
Honourable Mentions
Guy Ndy Assembe (Valenciennes)
Matthieu Chalme (Girondins de Bordeaux)
Michael Ciani (Girondins de Bordeaux)
Laurent Koscielny (Lorient)
Aly Cissokho (Olympique Lyonnais)
Souleymane Diawara (Olympique de Marseille)
Mamadou Sakho (Paris Saint-Germain)
Benoit Pedretti (Auxerre)
Wendel (Girondins de Bordeaux)
Yohan Cabaye (Lille)
Morgan Amalfitano (Lorient)
Jeremy Toulalan (Olympique Lyonnais)
Benoit Cheyrou (Olympique de Marseille)
Nicolas N'Koulou (Monaco)
Moussa Sissoko (Toulouse)
Anthony Le Tallec (Le Mans)
Eden Hazard (Lille)
Pierre-Alain Frau (Lille)
Kevin Gameiro (Lorient)
Miralem Pjanic (Olympique Lyonnais)
Mamadou Niang (Olympique de Marseille)
Youssouf Hadji (Nancy)
Loic Remy (Nice)
Mevlut Erding (Paris Saint-Germain)
Robin Bairner, Goal.com
FORMATION: 4-4-2
Goalkeeper
Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyonnais): Undoubtedly the outstanding goalkeeper of Ligue 1 to this point in the season, Lloris has held together a Lyon defence that has largely had a miserable campaign. Memorable performances against Liverpool in the Champions League have helped the former Nice man become renowned the continent over and stardom surely beckons.
Defenders
Rod Fanni (Stade Rennais): Largely unheralded outside l’Hexagone, Fanni has proven himself to be an exceptional Ligue 1 defender over the course of his time in Brittany. Used largely as a right-back, he can also feature in the centre. Out on the flank he can showcase his pace and power going forward, and he has done just that regularly this term.
Adil Rami (Lille): Over the course of the last 18 months, Rami has succeeded in adding a level of consistency to his game that has allowed him to emerge as one of the top defenders still playing in France. Strong in the tackle, the former council gardener is a formidable threat in the opposing box, having notched two goals already from set-plays.
Marc Planus (Girondins de Bordeaux): Steady as a rock in the heart of the Bordeaux rearguard, Planus has been something of an unsung hero of the club’s recent success. A key figure in their championship winning side, his form has improved once more at the start of this term. He is the general in les Girondins’ solid rearguard, which has lost only 12 goals.
Benoit Tremoulinas (Girondins de Bordeaux): Tremoulinas has had potential to shine at the top level since he took his first tentative steps into the first team but it is only this term that has game has risen to new levels. Adventurous and quick, the 24-year-old has started to attract some of the major players on the European stage due to his attacking attributes, the most notable of which is his excellent crossing.
Midfielders
Gervinho (Lille): Occasionally brilliant with Le Mans, the Ivorian winger has grown into one of the league’s most devastating wingers since his move to les Dogues in the summer. His trickery and speed have already helped plunder him 11 goals in Le Championnat this term – a tally unsurpassed in the competition. If he can maintain his late autumn-early winter form, Rudi Garcia’s men will suddenly become real challengers for a Champions League berth.
Alou Diarra (Girondins de Bordeaux): Diarra has flourished under Laurent Blanc’s guidance at the Stade Chaban-Delmas to such an extent that Bayern Munich bigwig Uli Hoeness once described the player’s rise as a “wonder of the world”. The holding midfielder continues to improve, forging a place as a lynchpin of the Bordeaux side that has dominated the French game for 12 months.
Yoann Gourcuff (Girondins de Bordeaux): Gourcuff has not hit his absolute best this season but that hasn’t stopped him being one of Ligue 1’s major players over the course of this campaign. Still showing occasional touches of brilliance, he remains central to Bordeaux’s title push and has struck vital blows at home and on the continent, such as the opening goal away from home against Bayern Munich.
Nene (Monaco): Few possess a left foot as gifted as Monaco’s Brazilian, who has struck ten goals already this term. He was particularly brilliant in the opening weeks of the campaign, when he seemed to be on the scoresheet on a weekly basis. His free kicks are simply wicked, as Boulogne can testify to – the former Espanyol loanee fired in two crackers against the northerners in a 3-1 victory.
Forwards
Marouane Chamakh (Girondins de Bordeaux): Questioned by some about his relatively paltry goal scoring record, the Moroccan striker’s game is about so much more than putting the ball in the net. A superb lone frontman capable of holding the ball up or flicking it on in the air to a team-mate, Chamakh is another central cog in Bordeaux’s unit and continues to court attention from several Premier League sides.
Lisandro Lopez (Olympique Lyonnais): Signed for a record €24 million fee in the summer from Porto, there has been a great burden of expectation placed on the Argentine international’s shoulders. While his team-mates have largely floundered, he has excelled for the most part. He has found the net on eight occasions in an ailing team and has been hailed by L’Equipe as the best sportsman currently plying his trade in the country.
Lloris
Fanni Rami Planus Tremoulinas
Gervinho Diarra Gourcuff Nene
Chamakh Lisandro
Fanni Rami Planus Tremoulinas
Gervinho Diarra Gourcuff Nene
Chamakh Lisandro
Honourable Mentions
Guy Ndy Assembe (Valenciennes)
Matthieu Chalme (Girondins de Bordeaux)
Michael Ciani (Girondins de Bordeaux)
Laurent Koscielny (Lorient)
Aly Cissokho (Olympique Lyonnais)
Souleymane Diawara (Olympique de Marseille)
Mamadou Sakho (Paris Saint-Germain)
Benoit Pedretti (Auxerre)
Wendel (Girondins de Bordeaux)
Yohan Cabaye (Lille)
Morgan Amalfitano (Lorient)
Jeremy Toulalan (Olympique Lyonnais)
Benoit Cheyrou (Olympique de Marseille)
Nicolas N'Koulou (Monaco)
Moussa Sissoko (Toulouse)
Anthony Le Tallec (Le Mans)
Eden Hazard (Lille)
Pierre-Alain Frau (Lille)
Kevin Gameiro (Lorient)
Miralem Pjanic (Olympique Lyonnais)
Mamadou Niang (Olympique de Marseille)
Youssouf Hadji (Nancy)
Loic Remy (Nice)
Mevlut Erding (Paris Saint-Germain)
Robin Bairner, Goal.com
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