Foto: Building Team Spirit
By: Inara | October 31st, 2008Judging by what’s going on in practice these days, it looks like Claude Puel is taking those rumors of team infighting rather seriously. It’s all about love and harmony, guys.
Coming off the set of The Sound of Music.
Benzema is pleased, but Keita would rather be someplace else.
Sonny and Makoun are going for the celebrity couple look.
It’s frightening how good these two look together.
But Toulalan has no one to hold his hand.
*weeps for him while also surreptitiously volunteering*
(Photos courtesy of Blog de Olympique-Lyonnais-H-P)
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That’s right for Sonny and Makoun. This photo has something pretty look alike with “la montée des marches”, in Cannes, for the movie festival !
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Bad news people. Pjanic injury – broken leg. That is too much. I can’t belive. We are club without luck. We have strong squad. Ederson, Govou, Clerc, Pjanic. Mensah – everyone are injured. They are soo soo good players but they are injured. God damn!! Come on!! Why Marseille or Bordeaux don’t have that kind of hospital in the team?? Why?? Why?? Why????????
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That’s for the suspense, Sid.
Lyon will win this title once again, with a full hospital.A vaincre sans peril, on triomphe sans gloire !
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benzema looks like a too big baby
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A player Id love to see at Lyon is Arshavin
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Well this is tough, but we can still win with this team for now. Whos going to be fit for the CL steaua game?
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Inara : “It’s frightening how good these two look together. ”
do you see what the HABs blog has done to you Inara lol.
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http://www.goal.com/en/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=941630-haha thats Hilarious,for that I want The player to come to lyonais !
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That is funny Adriano with a girl in Milan telling him to prank call mourinho-Calcio Comedy: Adriano Sacked For Mourinho Phone Prank
Brazilian striker Adriano has sensationally been sacked by Inter Milan as punishment for leaving a number of rude messages on coach Jose Mourinho’s answer phone…
»Comments (53) Print This Story Send To A Friend Contact Us galleria zoom Please note that this story is satirical…Adriano has had a miserable past few years both on-and-off the pitch, but he had appeared to be getting his life and career back on track since returning from a loan spell at Sao Paulo in the summer.
L’Imperatore started the new European season promisingly, scoring three goals in all competitions. However, he then reverted to his old bad habits by clubbing with Ronaldinho until the early hours of Monday morning. This infuriated Inter coach Jose Mourinho, who dropped Adriano from his squad to play Fiorentina in midweek when the striker also turned up late for training on Tuesday. There were widespread reports in the media that the pair’s relationship was beyond repair and that Adriano could be offloaded in January.
It now appears that the 26-year-old has indeed played his last ever game for the club as Inter sensationally released a statement this morning saying that they have sacked Adriano for gross misconduct.
The statement read: “Internazionale would like to announce that they have parted company with Adriano Leite Ribeiro following a most unfortunate incident involving him and Jose Mourinho. We have no more to add on this matter at this time.”
This ‘most unfortunate incident’ occurred in the early hours of this morning when Adriano recorded a number of vulgar messages on Mourinho’s answer phone.
The Brazilian had been out partying in the fashion capital, and he was lucky enough to pick up a fine-looking ragazza named Gabriela. The pair retired to the footballer’s luxurious Hilton Milan hotel room at Via Luigi Galvani, and Adriano prepared himself for a return to action.
However, Gabriela was proving to be a tough defender to crack, and she demanded that Adriano do something to impress her. The Brazilian juggled with an orange, performed one-armed press-ups, and showed off his latest barbed-wire tattoo, but still the young lady wasn’t stirred. It was then that Gabriela suggested that Adriano ring up Mourinho, and tell the Portuguese that he loved him.
“I can’t do that,” said a stunned Adriano. “I would get the sack.”
“Come on Adri,” Gabriela replied, while stroking her hair suggestively. “If you like me, you will do it.”
This was enough to convince the easily-led Adriano, who immediately dialled Mourinho’s mobile number from the bed-side telephone. The call went straight through to the coach’s answer phone, Adriano waited for the beep, before bellowing out the famous Stevie Wonder song…
“I just called to say I love you. I just called to say how much I care. I just called to say I love you. And I mean it from the bottom of my heart.”
To this, Gabriela remarked: “That was funny, but you have to do more than that to impress me. Ring him back and say that he is a rubbish coach, and that unless he plays you against Reggina you are going to beat him up.”
Adriano once again obliged, and so he rung Mourinho for a second time.
“Hey, punk,” he slurred.
“Ignore the first call. I don’t really love you. Do you know who I am? I am ‘The Emperor’! Now listen very carefully, either you play me on Saturday, or I am going to wipe that smug grin off your face.”
“Much, much better,” Gabriella grinned.
“However, your mission is not yet complete. Ring him up one more time, and invite him round to our hotel room.”
Adriano this time flatly refused, citing that he was probably already in enough trouble. The feisty Gabriela wouldn’t take no for an answer though. She grabbed the phone, hit the redial button before whispering, “Jose, you won’t know who this is. My name is Gabriela, but you can call me what you like.
“Come up to my hotel room on Via Luigi Galvani 12. Room 433, just like your favourite formation. I’m waiting for you to give me a ‘Special One’.”
Mourinho discovered all these messages on his answer phone this morning, and immediately notified President Massimo Moratti, who wasted no time in tearing up Adriano’s contract.
The player himself has yet to comment on the matter, and indeed it is possible that he is still unaware that he has been sacked. Adriano failed to show up to training, his mobile phone is switched off, while the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign is still up on the outside of his hotel room.
Journalists have managed to obtain the full identity of the girl who accompanied him during this distasteful
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Are you dressing up as a member of Team Lyon for Halloween? Have a Happy!
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sidney govou: Why Marseille or Bordeaux don’t have that kind of hospital in the team?? Why?? Why?? Why????????
It’s a combination of different reasons. OL players also seem to get pushed around a lot more on the pitch than other teams. Every game, someone goes down under a bad tackle (Clerc, Fabio Santos, Juninho, Govou, Ederson, Pjanic). Also, with so many internationals on the team, no one gets any rest. So while most other teams benefit from international weeks, where they have only a handful of players missing, Lyon are depleted, and most of their key players return totally exhausted or injured (Keita, Grosso).
It might also be a problem of the team’s method of physical conditioning. Robert Duverne has been trying to find a regimen that will keep players fresh for the latter half of the season, which has some of the players suffering now (Bodmer, Delgado, Fred). So it remains to be seen if it works out. And don’t forget that some injured players push themselves to get better faster than they ought to, which often causes relapses later on (Cris, Fred, Juninho).
Sometimes it’s unavoidable (Lloris), or just plain misfortune (Mensah).
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Ronald: It’s true, I’ve become converted!
Melissa B: Unfortunately I don’t have enough Lyon gear, or I would totally dress up as Jesus-Juninho (though I doubt anyone would even know who he was here). I’m afraid I’m going to have be something unoriginal, like a nurse or a police officer.
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WHERE’S KIM TO HOLD HIS HAND?
They’re like a bunch of hippies racing through the fields.LOL. Why do I have this feeling that Inara was converted long before HABs ever existed..
I contemplated dressing up like Jesus too, but then I realized I just couldn’t pull off the facial hair like Juni does. It’s like it’s Halloween all year round for Juni..
Don’s Adri story sounds like something that totally would have happened if José wasn’t there to hold his hand all the time.
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Inara – will you write pre match preview?
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