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Deleted Account #151676
#148849 Carles Puyol - The Man Who's Won Everything
Maxime Gonalon
February - May 2015
Sorry, I got carried away and skipped ahead right to the end of the season.
We finish as silver medallists in what in the end was a one horse race, at no time did we get closer than four points in our bid to close down Zlatan Ibrahimovic's PSG, despite getting favourable results against the Parisians in both of our encounters this term;
The defeat at Monaco was the knock-out blow as it allowed PSG to get seven points clear, which deep down we all knew they wouldn't allow to slip, after that it became merely a matter of pipping Monaco into second and thus a better seeding for next season's Champions League.
I'm very happy with the way my first campaign in France has gone, We achieved baptising our new stadium with Champions League football when we move in this summer, a prospect I'm looking forward to and am hoping we will at least graduate from the group stage.
Bafatimbi Gomis finished the season with 25 goals to his name which won the big man not only the French golden boot, but the European accolade as well!
How important he will be as we bid to conquer Europe! New faces are lined up in the summer, some deals are done already as I am set to patch certain areas of the squad to galvanise for a serious title challenge next term. more info in my next update.
#148600 Tactical Advice
Hope this helps.
#148598 Carles Puyol - The Man Who's Won Everything
Remy Vercoutre
December 14' - January 15'
A run of seven consecutive wins have transformed our season, we have abruptly gone from merely wishing to partake in next season Champions League by grace of finishing within the top three to perhaps competing in Europe's première competition as the actual champions of France...
It was the surprise win over PSG that kick-started our season, instilling a new found sense of belief among the ranks, and seemingly planting seeds of doubt within the Parisian camp as Laurent Blanc's side have gone from having lost just once before meeting us to four defeats after suffering reverses against Guingamp and Sochaux, had we not faltered at Bastia recently we would be just a single point behind PSG. still four points is by no means insurmountable and with us due to visit the Parc des Princes at the end of April it could yet be a very interesting climax to the season.
Bafatimbi Gomis continues to attract visiting scouts from Europe's biggest clubs as he took his tally for the season up to sixteen in Ligue 1, keeping pace with Falcao and Cavani which shows just how good 'baby Drogba' is.
Unfortunately we were disappointing in the cups this year as we crashed out early in both, Guingamp dumping us out of the French cup which I was far from pleased about, perhaps I should I take the blame though as I fielded a heavily rotated team with a couple of inexperienced youngsters included. speaking of youngsters I have a new signing....
Ricardo joins from Portuguese second division side Varzim for £450k but I immediately received a loan offer from Beira-Mar to take the 17 year old back to Portugal, as he doesn't feature in my immediate first team plans I accepted. Still he looks as if he may develop into a fantastic defensive-midfielder in the years to come.
On a personal not I have been linked with moves to both Roma and Athletic Bilbao recently but denied interest in either, I signed a two year contract with Lyon and intend to honour that whatever happens this season.With the exception of Barcelona I don't think any club job would lure me away at the moment as I'm really enjoying life with Lyon now that my team has fully integrated the style of play I brought over from Barca, I don't just want to win, I want to win in a certain way.
#148550 Racing Club de Lens
#148549 The Night Thread Mk. IX
#148303 The Night Thread Mk. IX
Are we just accepting defeat or what? We need some new features that will keep people interested in the site, I quite liked that site that had various achievements you could accomplish, the more you did the higher rank you became which you had as a little badge of honour beneath your post count. I've forgotten the name of it now though.
#148233 Carles Puyol - The Man Who's Won Everything
Yeah I was very pleased to get him, and at £4M it was really quite a bargin.
Great start to the season
Hmmm, I'm not sure beating PSG to the title is really on the agenda this season, qualification to the Champions League and the financial incentive that goes with it remain my priority. If we can achieve more then obviously that would be great.
Bafatimbi Gomis in action against PSG
October & November 2014
I have skipped ahead a bit in the telling of this tale after becoming somewhat enthralled, which can surely only be a good thing?
My team have picked up some big results, wins over rivals Marseilles and PSG will go a long way in our bid to be playing Champions League football next season, however we have slipped up against sides we are expected to beat, the defeat to Bordeaux can perhaps be excused, however being held by the likes of Guingamp and then beaten by Lorient is unacceptable.
We also fell at the first hurdle in the League cup which was disappointing as I'm eager to finish my first season outside of Spain with some silverware, unless something dramatic happens in Ligue 1, the French cup is my only remaining opportunity in which to do so.
Despite those disappointing results, we have climbed to third in Ligue 1, which will be good enough to achieve my ambition of Champions League qualification should we still be there at the end of the campaign.
#148160 The Night Thread Mk. IX
#147672 Carles Puyol - The Man Who's Won Everything
Clement Grenier
September2014
September proved a fruitful month for Olympique Lyonnais as L'OL recorded three wins from four games, continuing their upheaval under Carles Puyol;
Bafatimbi Gomis's rich vein of form continued as the former Saint-Ettienne man netted a further three goals to add to the three he chalked up in August. Gomis will need to maintain his hot streak though as he now faces stiff competition for a place in the team with the £4M arrival of Emmanuel Riviere from Monaco as Lyon took advantage of the Joker transfer window which allows French sides to sign one domestic based player outside of the wider European transfer windows.
Riviere has made an impressive start to his Les Gones career, scoring on his début against Evian and then again on his first start in the defeat to Lille, the challenge for Puyol is finding a balance that will keep Riviere, Gomis as well as Yassine Benzia happy, a tinkering with 4-4-2 has already been witnessed in the later stages of all three games that Reviere has featured.
October will be an important month for L'OL with ties against Marseilles and Bordeaux, both important games as Carles Puyol's men look to establish their credentials in Ligue 1.
#147669 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
#147596 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
#147572 The Night Thread Mk. IX
#147569 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
#147566 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
#147547 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
#147494 The Night Thread Mk. IX
To make matters worse my brother finished his.
#147462 Carles Puyol - The Man Who's Won Everything
Bafatimbi Gomis
August2014
The crossing of the Pyrenees into France has thus far yielded mixed results for new Lyon coach Carles Puyol, the 36 year old World cup winner has been attempting to drill the philosophies that are taught from a young age at his former club Barcelona into a far more physical side.
Some of Les' Gones have adjusted to the tactical revolution better than others, Yoann Gourcuff looks at home pulling the strings from his playmaker role whereas Bafetimbi 'Baby Drogba' Gomis has impressed with the ball coming to his feet as opposed to head as the hot shot has become accustomed.
Puyol may however be concerned as to how many clear cut chances his back line have afforded the opposition, with strikers racing through with nary a challenge several times throughout games, perhaps a result of being asked to play a higher line than in the past, nonetheless the leaks will need plugging if Lyon are serious about their Champions League ambitions this season.
August produced three wins and two defeats for Puyol's men, beginning with a solid win against Lens before a sub-standard performance at Toulouse, a Gomis strike ensured a return to winning ways against Reimes but OL came unstuck at Rennes in a lacklustre display the following week. Finally things began to click into place with the visit of Bastia, Lyon playing some exemplary possession based football, claiming a massive 66% of the ball throughout as Gomis again made a nuisance of himself up front, netting a brace to ensure a throughly deserved victory. Puyol's side finish the first month of the season in sixth place in Ligue 1.
Thus far only two new faces have arrived at the Stade de Gerland, defender Carles Planas followed his namesake from Barcelona, thus far only featuring as a substitute, however the capture of Juventus wing back Marco Motta for just £1.2M looks like being a real shrewd piece of business;
With the transfer window now shut Puyol will have to make do with what he has at least until January, but many claim the side could do with another striker in case an injury should befall either Gomis or Yassine Benzia. A new goalkeeper may also be on the shopping list to replace the ageing Remy Vercoutre.
Thanks guys.
#147071 Carles Puyol - The Man Who's Won Everything
Situated in central France, Lyon is a city of just under half a million inhabitants which can trace it's beginnings back to Roman times, nowadays it is a thriving metropolitan city which is ranked amongst the top fifty places to live in the world.
The football club, Olympique Lyonnais (usually shortened to Lyon or simply OL were founded in 1950 but had to wait until 2002 to claim their first Ligue 1 title before going on a record breaking run of seven consecutive championship wins, In 2009 they achived their best position in the Champions League by reaching the semi-final before being eliminated by Bayern Munich.
The club currently plays at the 41,500 seater Stade de Gerland but is set to move to a new 60,000 capacity stadium named Stade des Lumières at the beginning of the 2015/16 season, couple that with excellent training and youth facilities, I could hardly ask for a better platform on which to build.
In my first season in charge I am expected to at the very least qualify for the Europa League, although I'm quietly confident we can finish in the top three and thus the Champions League instead. My squad is reasonably strong, although I will have to sell in order to strengthen at all despite having around £25M in the bank.
I have already swooped to bring in one of my former charges at Barca in the shape of Carles Planas who was released from the Nou Camp this summer;
Right then, Now the hard work begins I guess!...
#146997 Carles Puyol - The Man Who's Won Everything
#146996 Carles Puyol - The Man Who's Won Everything
Greetings esteemed readers, and welcome to the cronicalling of my quest, or rather the quest of the modern day legend that is Carles Puyol to win everything available to him...again.
Carles has done it all as a player, speanding his entire career with his beloved Barcelona as well as lifting the World cup and European Championships with his native Spain, here's a overview of his acheivments thus far;
Puyol announced his retirement in summer 2013, ending his illustrious career. as a token of gratitude for his years of loyal service, Barcelona bestowed the honour of taking charge of their prodigious 'B' team upon the long haired legend, where he himself once played before his graduation to the first team. Puyol took to management like a swan to water, leading his team of starlets to the Segunda Division crown on his first attempt whilst employing the style of play that has become the hallmark of the first team in recent years, suffering just four defeats along the way and creating a piece of history as Barcelona became the first club to hold the La Liga and Segunda Division titles simultaneously.
Puyol's success quickly lead to approaches for his service both domesticity and from abroad, a deal with Roma looked to be afoot, however Puyol opted to join French side Lyon who had fallen short of expectations in Ligue 1, missing out on domestic qualification, leading to the dismissal of manager Remi Grande. On the 7th of June 2014 Puyol was confirmed as head coach of Les Gones, which is where our story picks up....
#146162 The Mugshot Thread
#145426 The Mugshot Thread
Na, it was a black tie fund raiser for the village football club, they had casino games, cocktails, burlesque dancers, a Frank Sinatra impersonator as well as hiring a DB7 to have your picture taken next to. It was a good night.
#145365 The Mugshot Thread
#143917 What's the last thing you bought thread
And yes Franck, join the future.
#143801 What's the last thing you bought thread
Screen size - 15.6 in - 1366 x 768
Processor - Intel Core i5 3337U - 1.8 GHz
RAM - 8 GB
Hard Drive - 1TB
Operating System - Windows 8 Home Premium (64-bit)
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
£440 on a buy now pay 12 months later deal from very.co.uk.
#143800 The Night Thread Mk. IX
#142144 British Steel - Now with added steel!
2014/15
I've finally had some time to re-immerse myself in this save and finish off the season in the Cymru Alliance;
Final Position: 13th
FAW Cup: 3rd Round
Pre-Season Expectations: To beat the drop again and try to improve on last seasons eleventh place.
Highlights: Beating recently relegated Newtown in an epic 5-3 win near the start of the campaign was the stand out result of an otherwise unremarkable campaign, Seeing Porthmadog relegated was pretty sweet though.
Lowlights: Getting thumped by arch-rivals Porthmadog 6-1 at home in the cup was a dark day for the club, as was the 4-1 Porth dished out in the league later on. The 6-1 to Penrhynchoch in only the second game of the season was also a major blow to moral.
Key Players: Tinashe Mutanaha was top goalscorer in the division for the second year running, Without the Zimbabwean we would be back in the third tier, simple as that. winger Joe Price was also impressive following his arrival from Conwy in the summer, scoring 11 goals and creating a further 12 in 27 games.
Most Improved Player: Goalkeeper Carl Flynn played every minute of the league campaign and was pretty consistent throughout, he could have done with some quicker defenders in front of him as he was all to often let down by players being allowed in one-on-one.
Next Season Holds: In all likelihood more of the same. Until the club can step up t semi-pro level and start protecting it's best players with contracts I can see no future beyond a perennial battle for survival. It is so frustrating to have to build almost an entirely new squad every year.
#141978 The FA Cup 2013/14
#141957 The FA Cup 2013/14
#141002 The England National Team