Player Profiles
Lyon Tell Patrick Muller To Pack His Bags
By: Inara |
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First off, apologies for not getting to this sooner, but thanks to a particularly nasty strain of flu, I’ve been too tired to do much typing. Thankfully, I work in an infectious disease lab, so I can’t go into lab until I’m better. So these past five days have been spent on my couch recuperating. [...]
Poll: Right Backs Playing Musical Chairs
By: Inara | 9 Comments
If you’re like me, you’re undecided about who our starting right back should be. We have two good ones in Anthony Réveillère and François Clerc. They aren’t spectacular by any means, but they are solid and don’t often disappoint.
Unlike all other positions at Lyon, right back is the one position that is under nearly [...]
Category: Player ProfilesToulalan Wanted To Be a Pastry Chef. Seriously.
By: Inara | 8 Comments
Faithful reader Marielle sent me an article on Jeremy Toulalan that was published in the Libération this morning. It’s one of the few articles that shed light on Toulalan, who is probably Lyon’s most media shy and taciturn player. Despite playing like a bulldog with four lungs on the pitch, you’ll hardly ever see him [...]
Patrick Muller Out For SIX Months
By: Inara | 8 Comments
I was in the process of writing a post titled “The Muller Mystery” when I happened to check Lyon’s official website. And there it was - the awful news that Patrick Muller has torn a ligament in his knee and is expected to be out for six months.
Great. He’s the third defensive player to [...]
Category: Player ProfilesFabio Santos: We Misjudged Him
By: Inara | 19 Comments
Time for another player profile! Today, we’ll be looking at Fabio Santos, author of three terrific back-to-back substitute appearances and Lyon’s newly discovered secret weapon.
When Alou Diarra pulled his hamstring last January, Lyon - in a seemingly constant injury crisis - had only a few days to recruit cover before the transfer window closed. [...]
Category: Player ProfilesKarimaldo
By: Inara | 35 Comments
Our next player profile will be on Karim Benzema, Lyon’s 19 year old striker.
Benzema has always been touted as a Young Prospect. He is expected to do Very Big Things. He is a Player For The Future. Everyone knows that Benzema is Special.
But what people didn’t notice was that the future is already [...]
The White Makélélé
By: Inara | 21 Comments
Time for another player profile! This time I’ve selected Jeremy “La Toule” Toulalan because he’s currently one of the best OL players and also because I might be infatuated with him. But shhh, don’t tell anyone. It’s a secret.
The midfield is a team’s engine, so when Mahamadou Diarra decided to leave for Real Madrid in [...]
Category: Player ProfilesThere’s a New Sheriff in Town…
By: Inara | 11 Comments
Say hello to Lyon’s new captain.
In honor of this occasion, I thought I would take this opportunity to do a profile on Cristiano Marques Gomes, otherwise known as Cris.
He began his career at Corinthians, going next to Cruzeiro, which was broken up by a brief stint at Bayer Leverkusen. He came to Lyon [...]
The Kiss of Kim
By: Inara | 10 Comments
Most of the time, Kim Kallstrom is overlooked in Lyon’s midfield. But it’s been a few weeks since I last profiled a player (Fred), so this time, it’s Kallstrom’s turn to be in the limelight.
Kallstrom is your typical Swede (shame on me for generalizing): big, strong, blond, and possessing a powerful shot (he once [...]
The Man Named Fred
By: Inara | 17 Comments
Since there are two months to kill before next season starts, I thought I would introduce you to another moody OL player. I’ve already done Hatem Ben Arfa, so next up is everyone’s favorite temperamental striker, Frederico Chaves Guedes, better known as Fred.
Fred is an exceptional talent and was worth every cent of the [...]
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