Foto: South American Threesome
By: Inara |
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For those of you are brave enough to describe the above picture with words, it’s caption time!
Bonus points if you can find Lisandro in this picture.
Lyon vs. Liverpool: Battle of the Hospital Patients
By: Inara | 143 Comments
Don’t be surprised if you walk into your favorite footie pub tomorrow and see fans of Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Everton wearing OL kits. The match-up between Lyon and Liverpool, while important for Lyon in terms of pride and security, is absolutely crucial for Liverpool. Unfortunately for Rafa’s Bunch of (un)Merry Men, they are nearly paralyzed with injuries and on the verge of elimination from the Champions League. Lyon players are smelling blood and want to go in for the kill, but like any wounded animal, Liverpool could present even more danger in their handicapped state.
November 4th, 2009
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
2:45 PM ET (20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT)
Govou Drunk (Again), ♥♥Player Love♥♥, LOTS of Stadium Photos, Etc.
By: Inara | 23 Comments
Just some random odds and ends for you to read as you bide your time waiting for Lyon’s Champions League clash with Liverpool.
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<— Sid’s Serious Captain-y Face.
If you’re wondering why the captain’s armband showed up on Cris last Saturday, despite Sidney Govou also being on the pitch, it’s because our dear (former?) captain was seen drunk in public only two nights before the derby. He was at the Grand Prix de tennis de Lyon (part of the ATP World Tour, for you tennis junkies) with Remy Vercoutre, Florent Laville, and Sylvain Wiltord, another ex-Lyon bad boy. Sadly, pictures of a wasted Govou have yet to circulate on the internet (damn French media – in England they have no scruples about this sort of thing), but video tapes have made their way to Claude Puel’s desk.
Puel wasn’t very happy and took away Govou’s armband, though no word yet on whether this is a permanent change. Puel was pragmatic enough to realize that captain or not, Govou was needed on the pitch, which is why he was in the starting XI against St. Etienne. For Puel, it seems the matter is closed, but Jean-Mimi naturally had more to say. While he did say that Govou is willing to make amends, Aulas also called his leadership abilities into question and said that he’d consider Govou’s punishment carefully. Aulas met with him on Sunday to discuss the situation with him.
I guess this probably seems like an overreaction from Lyon, but given Govou’s hard partying history – and don’t forget that he was arrested for drunk driving less than a year ago – it’s no surprise that the club is so concerned.
Category: Champions League, Claude Puel, Former Lyonnais, Jean-Michel Aulas, Just for Fun, Ligue 1, Links, Lisandro Lopez, OL Féminines, OL Land/New Stadium, Pictures, Player News and Rumors, Transfers
Tags: Bafe, Bafetimbi Gomis, Champions League, Christine Colombo Nilsen, Claude Puel, Decines, DIC, Finance, Former Lyonnais, Fortuna Hjørring, Injuries, Isabell Hervolsen, Jean-Michel Aulas, Just for Fun, Kader Keita, Kim Kallstrom, Ligue 1, Links, Lisandro Lopez, OL Féminines, OL Land, OL Land/New Stadium, Pictures, Player News and Rumors, Sidney Govou, Stadium, Team News and Rumors, Transfers, UEFA Womens CupAS ST. ETIENNE vs. LYON
By: John | 20 Comments
OCTOBER 31, 2009
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Etienne
4PM ET (21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT)
Tags: Alain Perrin, ASSE, Bafetimbi Gomis, Bodmer, Boubacar Sanogo, Boumsong, Cissokho, Cleber, Delgado, Derby, Faure, Gonazalo Bergessio, Grenoble, Jeremy Janot, Jeremy Varault, Kallstrom, Les Stefanois, Ligue 1, Lisandro, Lloris, Loic Perrin, Michel Bastos, Mouhamadou Dabo, Moustapha Bayal Sall, Pjanic, Puel, Remy Vercoutre, Reveillere, Seguin, St. Etienne, Stade Geoffrey Guichard, Sylvain Monsoreau, Team News and Rumors, The ClasicoNice 4 – 1 Lyon: French Comedy on the Riviera
By: Inara | 18 Comments
Goals: Nice (Bagayoko 17, Cissokho o.g. 40, Hellebuyck 69, Remy 74), Lyon (Ederson 84).
Warnings: Nice (Coulibaly 5), Lyon (Cissokho 21, Gonalons 53, Reveillere 77)
The entire match condensed into a single photo.
Ugh. Not only did Lyon lose to Nice for the first time since 1995, but they also conceded four goals in the league for the first time in four years. I suppose L’Equipe has it right in calling Lyon a team with two faces. One day, they’re world beaters, and the next, they’re a scuffed doormat.
NICE vs. LYON
By: John | 64 Comments
OCTOBER 24, 2009
Stade Municipal Du Ray, Nice
1 PM ET (19:00 CET, 18:00 GMT)
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Liverpool 1 – 2 Lyon: Super Subs Save the Day
By: Inara | 21 Comments
Since so much has been said about yesterday’s game, I’m not going to go too much into it. I just wanted to say how proud I am of my team. We’ve been waiting for this win for a long time. It might just be the group stages, but the biggest criticism of Lyon has been that they’ve been unable to defeat a big team away from home. Draw, yes, but not win.
Pure Joy.
People might say, “Oh but Liverpool didn’t have their two star players,” but then Lyon didn’t have any central defenders. So I’d call that an even handicap. Liverpool are one of the biggest teams in the world, so I don’t buy their weak bench as an excuse when theoretically, ours ought to be weaker than theirs (though that is arguably not the case). At any rate, what it boiled down to was this: Lyon played for the full 93 minutes, and Liverpool didn’t.
Liverpool vs. Lyon, aka Pjanic Time
By: Inara | 97 Comments
Pardon the super cheesy title, but after reading Miralem Pjanic’s super inspiring interview this morning, I felt…well, super. Lyon are in first place in their CL group, Liverpool are in the unwelcome position of being in third, and both teams are coming off of weekend losses in their domestic leagues. Both sides are also riddled with injuries to key players, and both were coached by Gerard Houllier.
Kongo Kim sees Rafa sneaking into the Lyon training session.
October 20th, 2009
Anfield, Liverpool
2:45 PM ET (20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT)
SOCHAUX vs. LYON
By: John | 52 Comments
October 17, 2009
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
1 PM ET (19:00 CET, 18:00 GMT)
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Could You be Be the Third Prong in the Lyon Offside Blogging Trident?
By: Daryl | 29 Comments
There might be room for a third blogger here on Lyon Offside. Emphasis on the might.
Inara and John aren’t going anywhere, but they have asked me to find a third writer to help them out, keep the posts coming, and generally be part of a deadly OL blogging trident.
However, Because Inara and John have set such excellent standards here, I’m setting the bar very very high. If you want to join them and blog on Lyon Offside, you must have:
1. An excellent command of the English language.
2. The ability to write with insight, opinion and humour.
3. A good understanding of how blogs work. Links, images, videos etcetera.
4. The commitment to post regularly. At least three times a week.
If interested, please read The Offside blogger guidelines here and then email me at daryl[at]theoffside[dot]com with a bit about yourself and and a short Lyon related writing sample.
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