French League Oscar Nominations are out!
By: Sarah | April 29th, 2010
Gourcuff accepting his award for Best Player in Ligue 1 last year from Zidane. Who is your pick to win the trophy this year?
This morning the National Union of Professional Footballers announced the nominations for the French Football Oscars, which celebrates the high quality of players, coaches and referees we are privileged to see each week in Ligue 1, Ligue 2 and the Women’s Professional League. The official ceremony will be held on May 9th! And the nominations are…
(my picks to win are italicized! I only chose for Ligue 1 – I really dont know enough about Ligue 2 or the women’s game to make an informed decision)
Best Player of Ligue 1
- Lisandro Lopez (Lyon)
– Mamadou Niang (Marseille)
– Eden Hazard (Lille)
- Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux)
Best coach of Ligue 1
- Laurent Blanc (Bordeaux)
– Didier Deschamps (Marseille)
– Jean Fernandez (Auxerre)
- Rene Girard (Montpellier)
Best goalkeeper of L1
- Cedric Carrasso (Bordeaux)
– Hugo Lloris (Lyon)
– Steve Mandanda (OM)
- Stephane Ruffier (Monaco)
Best “hope” of the League (aka Best Young Player)
- Karim Ait Fana (Montpellier)
– Eden Hazard (Lille)
– Yann M’Vila (Rennes)
- Emmanuel Rivière (Saint-Etienne)
Best goal (Winner voted by the public)
- Ismael Bangoura: Rennes / Boulogne (1st day)
- Michel Bastos (Lyon): Lyon / Nancy (Day 4)
– Mamadou Niang (Marseille) Marseille / Montpellier (6th day)
– Matt Moussilou: Nancy / Boulogne (28th day)
- Yohan Cabaye (Lille) Lille-Monaco (33th day)
Best Player of Ligue 2
- Benjamin Nivet (Caen)
- Olivier Giroud (Tours)
- Nolan Roux (Brest)
- Anthony Modeste (Angers)
Best goalkeeper in League 2
- Benedict Costil (Sedan)
- Steeve Elana (Brest)
- Cyrille Merville (Arles-Avignon)
- Alexis Thébaut (Caen)
Best coach of Ligue 2
- Franck Dumas (Caen)
- Alex Smith (Brest)
- Michel Esteban (Arles-Avignon)
- Philippe Hinschberger (Laval)
Best Referee
- Stéphane Lannoy
- Eric Dansault
- Lawrence Ugo
Best female player
- Elise Bussaglia (PSG)
- Shirley Cruz (Lyon)
- Eugenie Lesommer (Saint-Brieuc)
- Lotta Schelin (Lyon)
Can’t remember who won these categories last year? Here are the previous winners in 2009 and 2008.
Do you agree with the nominations…any major oversights in the nominations? Who are your picks to win?
Category: Auxerre (AJA), Bordeaux (FCGB), France Ligue 1, Goal Of The Week, History, Lille (LOSCM), Lyon (OL), Marseille (OM), Montpellier (MHSC), Player News, Team News
Comments
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God I hope Chamakh wins best player. Seriously, that’s the last good thing we can give him.
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Also, I’m a little disappointed Trémoulinas hasn’t been nominated, because he’s been damn good.
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What about Alou Diarra? Bordeaux basically disintegrates without him. And for young player I vote Samba Sow of Lens.
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What about best defender? That’s the problem with these awards, too general. How can you just say best player and only see strikers? How about the defenders? The best defenders for me have been Adama Coulibaly (Auxerre) and Allaedine Yahia (Lens).
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Deschamps for sure. First year in, he had a mountain of work to do in very little time before the start of the season.
1. Signed some great players to OM:
Lucho Gonzalez
Gabriel Heinze
Souleyman Diawara
Edouard Cisse
Fabrice Abriel
Fernando Morientes
Stephane M’Bia2. Made OM competitive in the Champions League.
Marseille was stuck in the “Group of death” facing the new Galaticos of Real Madrid, and old foes AC Milan once again.
*BTW, Souleyman Diawara’s challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo was 100% legit. Watch the replay and see who was actually playing the ball.
3. DD beat Laurent Blanc’s Bordeaux at the Stade de France to win the Coupe de la Ligue, ending OM’s 17-year trophy drought.
4. Handled problems like a pro from losses, injuries to Mamadou and Lucho, and the ever present fights and mental breakdowns of that perpetual cancer and pedophile Hatem Ben Arfa.
The city of Marseille should rename a park, a plaza, a street, or a high school after Didier Deschamps. He deserves it.
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My picks:
Niang: He has been outstanding when fit.
Rene Girard: He has done a phenomenal job at Montpellier.
Hugo Lloris: No doubts there.
Eden Hazard: No doubts here either.
Mamadou Niang: What a dribble & what a shot!
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Aditya I agree with all your picks! Lloris definitely edges out all other goal keepers in France. In fact he’s probably in the top 5 in Europe this year.
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Is very happy at Fenerbahce Niang says, “to come here, I am very happy to come to Istanbul. I’ll start a new club for next season I am very excited. Fenerbahce, especially efforts to achieve this transfer was. Contributed to, want to thank Fenerbahce officials. I am leaving for the first time in the French league. I wear a different jersey in the league. This is a different thrill for me, “he said.
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