Competitions
Our boys in Africa
By: Shazback |
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Tomorrow Cameroon take on Sudan in what should be a straightforward affair for Sammy Eto’o and his friends. That’ll be the last of the group stages for Rennes’ players. So, who are Rennes’ players getting on in the African Cup of Nations 2008 in Ghana?
Mensah’s Ghana and M’Bia’s Cameroon are amongst the favourites to get [...]
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Funny things about Rennes-Marseille
By: Shazback | 4 Comments
Whilst I was watching Rennes-Marseille, I was surprised by the large amount of trivia that the commentators were talking about. So I decided to have a little look of my own on what was strange in this game that happened only one day short of a year after the last Rennes-Marseille in Ligue 1, also [...]
Sour grapes still make wine
By: Shazback | 5 Comments
After a 3-0 win against Martigues in the Coupe de France, it was back to Ligue 1 and business as Marseille came to Brittany. In fact, it was exactly 364 days since Marseille had won 2-0 for the 20th match of Ligue 1 2006/07 at Rennes, with goals from Cissé (58′) and Maoulida (90′+2′), after [...]
Ich bin keine Hamburger
By: Shazback | 8 Comments
Hamburger SV might have one of the funniest names in professional football, but their squad is no laughing matter. Sitting on the last step of the Bundesliga podium, Huub Steven’s squad are hoping for a second win that would put them top of Group D, and probably qualify them for the next round of the [...]
Mea Culpa
By: Shazback | 4 Comments
Mea maxima culpa. I’ll confess I have been a very, very bad blogger. But I’m going to make amends. The strikes in France kept me away from my PC for two weeks, but now, I’m back to blog like my life depends on it.
Cyril Jeunechamp has legged it off to Nice.
Bordeaux remember that they’re [...]
Blast from the (recent) past : PSG
By: Shazback | 1 Comment
6th of October 2007 : Rennes travel to the Parc des Princes to take on a PSG side that had yet to win at home. After a searing 2-0 home loss against Sochaux (19th) at Rennes, it was anyone’s bet what the score could be.
Rennes’ good news was the return of Jérôme Leroy in midfield, [...]
Good things come in threes.
By: Shazback | 1 Comment
Rennes are 3rd in Ligue 1. A 3-0 win over Le Mans means that Rennes is only 4 points behind Lyon, and 1 behind Nancy, who have two games in hand.
Le Mans’ emblem looks like something out of a video game.
Before the game, Rennes were 5th with 18 points, behind Bordeaux only on goals [...]
We lose, we win.
By: Shazback | 4 Comments
Let’s be honest : France are the 4th in the UEFA Coefficients, and therefore get 3 Champions League places, 3 UEFA Cup places and 1 Intertoto Cup place. Lens won their Intertoto Cup, and qualified for the UEFA Cup. Toulouse got smashed by Liverpool in the Champions League qualifying round, and qualified for the UEFA Cup. That’s 5 teams from Ligue 1 in the UEFA Cup. Only 3 got past the 1st round. Disappointing…
We’re underdog favourites.
By: Shazback | 5 Comments
Well, I was wrong. Terribly wrong. The 3-0 win I thought could happen turned into a 2-0 defeat. Sochaux changed from a side that was unable to make two good passes in a row against Panionios into a team that set up good offensive moves. Rennes‘ solid midfield turned into a lacklustre show of tired [...]
They won something?
By: Shazback | 3 Comments
If you were to have missed Ligue 1 last season, you’d think I was pulling your leg if I told you that Sochaux won the most prestigious of all French football Cups last year. Ten games, 6 defeats, no wins and 4 draws. Even Panionios won in Sochaux to get Perrin’s ex-team on it’s way [...]
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