Build Your Own Team
By: Inara | June 1st, 2007
I’m a never ending list of complaints, aren’t I?
I was just thinking about how all I do is force feed you guys my opinions. That everything I post in this blog is what I think. Me, me, me. Like “I don’t like Govou” and “Houllier pisses me off” and “Tiago makes my heart skip a beat.” I’m so incredibly selfish and self-centered, and all I can do is write about what I think of Lyon and what I would do if I were the boss.
And then I think to myself, “Dumbass. This *IS* about what you think. It’s your blog. Sheesh.”
Yes, I am a dumbass.
But it got me thinking about how I could make this blog more interactive. After all, the reason I asked Bob to start a Lyon blog was to interact with OL fans outside of obscure French forums.
So today, I want to open it up to you guys. Let’s start with something easy.
Aulas promised a transfer budget of 100 million euros, but realistically you know the club won’t spend more than 50-60 million. Knowing what you know about Lyon’s ambitions, what team would you like for next year?
Keep it realistic. This isn’t a dream team, so don’t try to buy Kaka, Ronaldinho, and Eto’o while selling off only Cacapa and Abidal. Remember, Lyon is in the uncool French league with a so-so operating budget. Keep your targets within acceptable means.
What do you think Lyon’s 2007-2008 team should look like? (hint: use this nifty team generator)
Category: Just for Fun
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You’re good. Real good. About 3 minutes ago I was reading this month’s issue of World Soccer and they had an article about Lyon. In it was a line that stated Lyon have an extra 55m GBP to work with this summer. So I come here to ask you if you’d heard the same and you’d just posted about it.
Creep.
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First of all congratulations for this awesome blog, I really like it. It is very well-written, and I, French fan of Lyon, really enjoy reading it.
here’s my prediction for next year
————Coupet————
Clerc-Cris-Squillacci-Bellhadj
———–Toulalan———–
——-Bodmer—–Juninho—–
—Ziani—————Keita–
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by the way my flag is US cuz I’m currently studying in NY but I’m really from France
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Coupet
Cris Mexes
Réveillère BelhadjToulalan Bodmer
Keita ZianiBenzema Anelka
Entraineur:Perrin
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http://flepiol.free.fr/get/cache/petit_terrain5082.jpg
Here it is my vision of a really good team for next year…
We also have to think about the subsitute… To me, that’s Riou, Reveillere, Muller, Berthod, Dos Santos, Kallstrom, Bodmer, Govou, Ben Arfa, Benzema, Wiltord.Posted from
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Chris: Don’t laugh at my powers of precognition!
Now I have to go buy that issue of World Soccer now.
Salieri: Welcome to the Offside! Your lineup looks very possible, as both Keita and Ziani could be on their way over here (quick question - what side does Ziani play on? Can be play on both wings, like Ribery?) If so, he’d be a great buy! And about Saha - I wouldn’t be surprised to see him as a real transfer target, especially since Perrin said that he was looking into some NT members.
Thibaut: Anelka! I’d love to see him at OL, especially since I think he’d be great as a partner for Benzema. If only Nico would return to France.
Joffrey: That lineup would be amazing, with Keita and Quaresma on the wings. Interesting, Lyon are still in the hunt for Quaresma, though I don’t know how attractive we are. Supposedly he favors Atletico above OL, which just goes to show how poorly some people rate L1.
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This blog is perfect and no you aren’t “selfish” nor “self-centered” or again a “dumbass”. Or we wouldn’t be here posting “our” team… :
Coupet
Cris Squilacci
Clerc Berthod
Toulalan
Govou / Ziani Ben Arfa / Belhadj
Juninho / Kallstrom
Benzema Baros / FredI’m not a fan of massive arrivals and departures.
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So if you’re such a great prognosticator, why are you asking everyone else to pick next year’s squad? Huh?
(Issue with Messi on the cover, p.31)
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Thomas: I agree, the fewer players that move around, the better. I’m pretty much satisfied with the current lineup as OL has never been about a star studded lineup. My issues have mostly been with the manager.
Chris: I never like going first
But now I’m ready to bare my soul and post my sort of predictable lineups. Here is what I’d like to see:
I was trying out various combinations of tactics and players. From all indications, Perrin is in favor of experimenting with different lineups, as he’s used several during the course of the season with Sochaux and even at Marseille.
I hope getting Bodmer doesn’t mean Kallstrom gets pushed back further down the pecking order (if we do get him), as I think Kallstrom was one of Lyon’s best players during their crap streak.
Also, is the Ziani-Belhadj pairing defensive enough?
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I agree with 99% of your ideas, so you can go on…but you are better to keep thinking like me, gosh!!! ;-b
Here my idea (we would keep the 4-3-3,folks, don’t dream about a 4-4-2) :
Clerc - Cris(?) - Squillaci - Belhadj
Bodmer - Toulalan - Juhnino
Keita - Benzema (or Trezeguet - Joe Cole ;bI know that Ziani is more realistic on the left side (but it is not his post, is it?)with Perrin as manager. But there are strong rumors about Malouda in Chelsea, and Robben declared again that he doesn’t want to leave, so I was thinking about a “Tiago plan”, by getting the substitute of Robben in Chelsea: Joe Cole (pretty good with the english national team during the WC).
Rumors also get stronger about the interest of the Juve about Cris and Tiago, and Aulas said the minimum price was between 15-20 millions for each…so Tiago may leave, and then in the exchange why not see Trezguet arrive??? I know that it is a big dream, but Trezagoal is affordable (15M E) but the last rumors are about an exchange Trezeguet -Kanoute.
I think Gilardino would prefer an italian club (Juve, Florentina…),and Anelka an english one (rumors about M.United).
So if this year, OL buy a forward (? and then sell Fred?),it would be more a player like Saha, Makkay or Elmander…
In conlusion, I believe that the team of Salieri is the most realistic one.Posted from
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I just want Baros to have a good year for once.
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Mat: You’re right, Gila won’t come to Lyon (in fact I think he laughed when asked about the OL rumors). About another Tiago exchange, I’m sure Chelsea would love that, but I doubt Joe Cole would be willing to substantially lower his salary. Tiago at the time was desperate to get on the NT whereas Joe Cole doesn’t have that worry.
I’d love to see Trez too, and I think he wouldn’t mind coming. But that means either Fred or Baros have to go, since Benzema won’t be going anywhere. Fred has clashed with the club but Baros hasn’t impressed as much as he should have. Who do you think will be sacrificed?
Mara: I was initially worried at first if Houllier’s departure would affect Baros’s position at the club, but you can trust Perrin to give him and every other player a fair chance to prove worthy of that one (or two) starting spot.
Baros had a bad year, but I think the opportunity to start on a clean slate will do wonders for his morale. He’s not a washed up has-been. I think he has more to offer, and with the right guidance and environment (I’ve also noticed that he plays better when he’s happy, like with his NT), he’ll do well at Lyon.
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