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Thijs Dallinga: A Box Office Forward
Thijs Dallinga took a touch with his right instep, shielded the ball with his body, turned toward goal and fired the ball home in off the inside of the far post. The movements, while subtle, had a coolness about them. A panache that suggests the striker that possesses it has far more years at a…
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Akor Adams: Montpellier’s Nigerian Target Man
Club: Montpellier Nationality: Nigeria Position: ST Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’3”/190cm Age: 23 Strengths: finishing, ball-striking, heading, pace, power, strength, athleticism From Victor Osimhen to Taiwo Awoniyi to Kelechi Iheanacho to Gift Orban to Victor Boniface, few countries can compare to Nigeria when it comes to producing center forwards, and the latest striker who’s…
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Musa Al-Taamari: Ligue 1’s First Jordanian Player
The intricacies involved in navigating the difficult path from a non-traditional football powerhouse to a top 5 league are so often understated. It is not only the tricky pathways that prove daunting but also the tendency for talents from less heralded nations to be overlooked in favour of those emerging from footballing giants. Georgia’s…
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Eric Roy – The Architect of the Stade Brestois 29 Revolution
Following a scoreless draw on the road to Nice, Stade Brestois 29 have continued their impressive start to the Ligue 1 campaign, falling behind within a half-hour via Toulouse’s Frank Magri, only for Martín Satriano to come off the bench and equalize in the 93rd minute. It was the Uruguayan striker’s sixth goal for the…
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Clermont Foot – Ligue 1’s ‘Other’ Overachievers
Ligue 1 is a division of disparity. The top side, PSG, possess a squad worth about £760 million, whilst the poorest side is worth approximately £23 million. What this means, however, is that the division is a perfect environment for underdog stories, everyone’s favourite kind. Most will be aware of RC Lens’ outstanding run over…
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Stade Rennais: A Club on the Rise
League: Ligue 1 Technical Director: Florian Maurice Head of Recruitment: Jérôme Bonnissel Manager: Bruno Génésio Rennes have possibly one of the best academies in world football of recent and are constantly producing top-level talents. They use their academy well as they’re constantly integrating academy graduates to the first team and young recruits too. Historically,…
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Jeremy Doku – Renaissance Man
The way that Stade Rennais and Jeremy Doku have been performing you would think that these heights were typical for the Brittany club. European football is becoming the norm for the group and Jeremy Doku is becoming a bit of a microcosm for Stade Rennais. Someone at home in a place that could be seen…
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What Went Wrong for Angers This Season
Angers SCO’s 2022/23 season will go down as one of the worst by any team in the history of the French top flight. The end result of a plague spanning years fuelled by controversies, mistakes and mismanagement that has engulfed this once quiet, stable Ligue 1 outfit. For the majority of campaigns following their…
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PSG’s Foreboding Future
After more than a decade of Qatari state ownership, PSG are at the precipice of a crossroads. Their owners need to decide if they want to create a functionally and logistically sound footballing institution capable of competing seriously for the biggest prizes in world football or continue to cultivate a hollowed-out, Harlem Globetrotters-esque sporting brand.…
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Will Still and Stade de Reims Are Trend Setters
From backstage to front and centre, Will Still’s Reims are a shining light for others in Ligue 1 Assistant managers are often rarely mentioned in days of victories or turmoil but when the football gods strike and a head coach is sacked, these invisible conscripts are thrust to the top of a club’s chain…
