Amazing win over champions Lyon!
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Well, we finally did it: this is perhaps the biggest win for Auxerre in, well quite frankly considering the meager seasons of the past few years it’s HUGE. The final score of the match was 2-0 on a banging goal by Ireneusz Jelen from a few yards out after a clinical through ball by Thomas Kahlenberg in the 41st minute. Kahlenberg would then tack on extra goal in injury time to make it 2-0 after he picked up the ball just in Lyon’s own half and then proceeded to cooly lob Lyonnais goalkeeper Hugo Lloris from well beyond the box. The amazing thing is that this game could have ended 3-0, as Cedric Hengbart missed an easy oppurtunity with a terrible penalty kick in the 90th minute. Read the rest of this entry »
Category: Auxerre Team News
Guess who’s back?
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Hello again to everyone! Every blogger who goes on a hiatus usually begins with an excuse, so I will break that tradition and leave the excuse for the bottom of the page. So, let’s talk about the team first.
If you’re looking for a preview of today’s matchup against Lorient, there isn’t much to be said. Lorient is in the top 10 of the table while AJA is a scant three points away from relegation thanks to going 0-1-4 over their last five games. Jean Fernandez’s men must either be itching for victory or be so demoralized that not even… well, let’s not jynx anything, okay? The facts are fairly plain:
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Category: Auxerre Team NewsSome news and tidbits, and a short preview: Lorient v Auxerre
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Hey everone – I’ve got a quick news round-up for you:
Julien Quercia stated in an interview with the official AJ Auxerre website that he has a contusion of the sciatic nerve on his knee and will be out for around 2 weeks. Missing players due to injury is never a good thing because it depletes your bench and your options and I wish him a speedy and full recovery. Read the rest of this entry »
Category: Auxerre Team NewsWho still plays with a 3-5-2? Auxerre, that’s who.
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In Ligue 1 nowadays, unless a team is severely rocked by injuries, it is quite the trend to play with a defending line of 4. Not one, not two, but four. This allows for a stronger line of defense, but at the cost of possibly (depending on how hard the midfield wants to work on any given match day) strangling the offensive part of the game. But there’s always someone who bucks the trend, who goes against the grain. Today that man is Jean Fernandez. Read the rest of this entry »
Category: Auxerre Team NewsFinally, what you’ve all been waiting for…
By: Nick | 7 Comments
Come on, admit it, the Ligue 1 party here at The Offside would never have been complete without the only Ligue 1 team to have never been relegated! That being said, hello everyone! My name is Nick, and I love football way too much. I will try my best to write with some regularity, although since I can usually be found glued to a screen watching football I don’t think that will be much of a problem.
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