Articles tagged with "alain-perrin"
So the Starting XI?
By Inara | November 5th, 2007It's November. We're halfway through the Champions League group stages and over a third of the way through Le Championnat. Alain Perrin has had since ...
From the Canebière....
By Magnusson | October 26th, 2007A few hours before Marseille had to confront Porto in the UEFA Champions League, Mathieu Valbuena signed a new contract with us and is now ...
Lyon Would Like You to Know...
By Inara | October 12th, 2007Unlike most clubs, when Lyon officially deny things, it's probably true. Today, Eurosport asked themselves why Lyon felt the need to publish three official notices ...
Assorted News Bits
By Inara | October 10th, 2007~~~~~~~~ I take back what I said about the away kits. The gold kit is fast becoming a favorite, whether paired with red or dark blue ...
Please, No More Race Car Analogies
By Inara | October 8th, 2007OL president Jean-Michel Aulas refers to Lyon as a "Formula 1" race car. So did Gerard Houllier, who said the key to managing Lyon was ...
Crisis? What Crisis?
By Inara | October 6th, 2007There have been several rather fatalistic comments made by OL players in the past few days ("Lyon are the poorest team in the Champions League," ...
Impossible is not Marseillais...
By Magnusson | October 3rd, 2007"Impossible n'est pas marseillais" This is a saying people use talking about Marseille and we saw why tonight. It's too late for me to write anything ...
Perrin's To Do List Before Stuttgart
By Inara | October 3rd, 2007Alain Perrin's first two CL games in charge of Lyon have hopefully taught him what NOT to do for the next match. But just in ...
Make them walk alone...
By Magnusson | October 2nd, 2007The Last time we met. During the 2003/2004 season, Marseille was having a lackluster season and our coach Alain Perrin was fired after less than ten ...
It's Getting a Little Hot Under the Collar
By Inara | September 23rd, 2007Surprisingly - and unfortunately - Lyon were held to a 1-1 draw by Lille - at home. I expected the scoreline to be in Lyon's ...
The Perrin Chronicles: Part I
By Inara | September 21st, 2007Alain Perrin has got to be wondering what just hit him on the head. Here he is, in what is supposedly the easiest coaching job ...
Press Conferences, Practice, and Whatnot
By Inara | September 18th, 2007Less than 24 hours to go before what promises to be one of the most stressful 90 minutes of my life. I've already done a ...
Kongo Kim Sees Red
By Inara | August 12th, 2007The always unflappable Kim Kallstrom lost his temper against Toulouse, a team which has recently become Lyon's bête noire. After he was red carded and ...
Rebuilding Lyon's Formula 1 Car: 2007-2008 Season Preview
By Inara | August 3rd, 2007One of Jean-Michel Aulas's favorite analogies is comparing Lyon to a Formula 1 car, one that is capable of shifting gears to cope with all ...
SOCHAUX: The Other Lions
By Sam | July 31st, 2007As the start of the season looms, it’s time for the France Offside to give you an in-depth look at each of the 20 teams ...
Sidney Govou is Not an Alcoholic (and other assorted quotes from this month)
By Inara | July 29th, 2007~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Several people have told me [Gerard Houllier] had spoken ill of me to foreign clubs, that I liked to party and was an alcoholic." - ...
The Milan Baros Conspiracy
By Inara | July 28th, 2007When will the football gods lay off? It's not even that Milan Baros goes looking for bad luck. Misfortune just finds him. Who else out ...
Can Lyon Make it Six out of Six?
By Inara | July 27th, 2007Tomorrow is Ligue 1's traditional season opener, the Trophée des Champions, otherwise known as the French Supercup. It pits the winner of the league against ...
The Fred Polemic
By Inara | July 26th, 2007Everyone's favorite temperamental striker is playing hooky and trying to avoid coming back to Lyon. The latest on the Fred situation is that he is ...
Lyon Win Friendly With Lille
By Inara | July 8th, 2007'Tis the season for pre-season friendlies. Earlier today, Lyon met Lille in Albertville for a relaxing, enjoyable encounter which served no other purpose than to ...
Weekend Tidbits
By Inara | July 6th, 2007* Lyon's new kits will be revealed this upcoming Monday. The home kit isn't going to change, just the away and Europe kits. Here's a ...
Abidoula Want to Leave. For Real This Time.
By Inara | May 31st, 2007Lyon's left side is hemorrhaging. One of Europe's most envied partnerships, affectionately known as Abidoula, is about to be broken up and sold to different ...
Alain Perrin is the New Lyon Manager
By Inara | May 30th, 2007In a (un)surprising move, Lyon have named former Sochaux manager Alain Perrin following Gerard Houllier's resignation. Despite Didier Deschamps's recent availability, Jean-Michel Aulas preferred Perrin ...
Clubs Want Malouda but Fans Don't
By Inara | May 29th, 2007Liverpool have joined the clubs interested in Florent Malouda's services. However, their offer of 9 million pounds (about 13 million euros) is ridiculously low. He ...
Who Will Replace Houllier?
By Inara | May 25th, 2007The options aren't as endless as one would hope. While there are quite a few interested parties, Aulas prefers someone who speaks French, or at ...
On suit Alain Perrin
By Inara | May 25th, 2007A Jean-Michel Aulas interview regarding potential managers, But! Lyon, Friday May 25, 2007. On suit Alain Perrin Do you know who will be the next coach of ...
Just Shut Up, Please
By Inara | May 16th, 2007As the transfer window approaches, Lyon is quite possibly the only club, with the exception of Chelsea, where the speculation surrounding the manager is greater ...
Lyon likes Juventus Manager Didier Deschamps
By Inara | April 30th, 2007Not only do the French press think that Lyon's entire senior team will leave this summer, but they are also absolutely convinced that manager Gerard ...
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