A closer look at why Laurent Blanc isn’t suited to Paris Saint-Germain

This column has already mentioned that Laurent Blanc probably wasn’t suited for the French national team head coach position (a very popular choice at the time) and that he should seek work straight after Euro 2012. The problem being, he didn’t find any. Until now.

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An in-depth look at Paris Saint-Germain's season - Expectations met?

As an avid admirer of hard work and craft, I find myself somewhat disappointed by the season that just ended which saw my club romp to a 3^rd title in its (short) history.

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France’s tournament isn’t a complete disaster

Over the past two days, the media has had a field day criticising the French squad for not having made any progress in terms of attitude and team spirit. While it can be argued that the French camp was a bit tense over the past 3 weeks, the media is becoming more and more british for going overboard and comparing this situation with the sorry strike event that happened in Knysna.

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French football season review (2011/12)

Fairytales do exist after all. A bit less than a year after Paris Saint-Germain were bought by Qatar Sports Investments, Montpellier and its loveable young and bold side piped them to the title courtesy of one win. And it certainly is deserved.

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Blanc should return to the club scene after the Euros

France is very often pointed at for being late at everything, especially by the English. Only on this occasion, our neighbours up north can’t mock us as they have the same problem: the lack of quality managers being of the nationality of their own country.

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The crossed paths of the Cheyrous

As the old adage goes, form is temporary and class is permanent. It looks like a simple enough saying to determine which players are class and which are in form. I suppose that’s what makes the difference between theory and practise…

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Coupe de France Part 2

Let’s now look at the results of this competition since its foundation. Paris has often been criticised for being a one football club city.

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Coupe de France Part 1

The money plumped in the game and the overall interest of football has made your average fan’s interest almost entirely focused on the league and the Champions’ League. A few years (decades) back, you had that special feeling that we called “the magic of the Cup”.

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Confusion and consternation in French football

The annual shameful state of affairs of French football in Europe is upon us and even though the Champions’ League does look promising on paper, the reality isn’t quite so. The Europa League results just speak for themselves.

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Montpellier and the European conundrum

Has Ligue 1 lost its habit of having minnows upsetting the giants? Most people seem surprised that Montpellier’s hard-working youth are winning games left, right and centre and currently leading the way just 3 games from the winter break.

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A week in Marseille

The most popular club in France just spent one of the most demanding weeks of the season since August. During that week, three games were destined to make or break their season according to experts.

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The season’s first sacking

This past fortnight has been dominated by the tedious international break that only brought bad news to the French camp. Firstly, France were lacklustre in both their friendlies against the United States and Belgium which doesn’t bode well 7 months before a major tournament.

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Prudent pessimism or crude realism?

After France’s first competitive win in Sarajevo in September 2010, Didier Roustan – a sports journalist among others – said that we will only know this side’s true value in Poland and Ukraine (provided we get there which wasn’t assured at the time).

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