Comments on: Some Ligue 1 Briefs To Nibble On http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/some-ligue-1-briefs-to-nibble-on.html News about French Ligue 1 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:35:59 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sam http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/some-ligue-1-briefs-to-nibble-on.html#comment-2478 Sam Fri, 04 May 2007 14:23:34 +0000 http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/some-ligue-1-briefs-to-nibble-on.html#comment-2478 Yeah, I can't see Odemwingie in the Champions League next year, he started off really strong and now he's only scored like one goal in the last 25 games or something like that. I think it's in everyone's best interests that he stays at least one more year in Lille. Yeah, I can’t see Odemwingie in the Champions League next year, he started off really strong and now he’s only scored like one goal in the last 25 games or something like that. I think it’s in everyone’s best interests that he stays at least one more year in Lille.

]]> By: Inara http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/some-ligue-1-briefs-to-nibble-on.html#comment-2465 Inara Fri, 04 May 2007 06:52:15 +0000 http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/some-ligue-1-briefs-to-nibble-on.html#comment-2465 Karim Ziani scares me anytime he plays. He was a beast during the Lyon-Sochaux match that ended 3-3. He terrorized the flanks and gave Reveillere serious heart palpitations. He isn't as scary as Ribery, in terms of his playing and his face, but he certainly has potential. It would be a good move for Marseille. As for Odemwingie, I think he might turn out to be too expensive for Roma at nine million. Roma are having serious financial woes (sponsor problems, kit sponsor not renewing), and apart from Totti's salary, they can't afford to offer any (new) contracts in excess of 3 million a year and probably want to cut other higher salaries off the payroll so that they can renew some key players' contracts. This might mean letting go of players like Mancini and to replace them with cheaper options. As it is, Roma might not even be able to sign Christian Wilhelmsson permanently either (though he doesn't want to return to Nantes). So unless Lille lowers the price, I don't think Odemwingie will be heading to Italy. I wouldn't be surprised to see him at Portsmouth or Everton. In sporting terms, they are not as good as Lille, though they would offer him more money (for sure). Karim Ziani scares me anytime he plays. He was a beast during the Lyon-Sochaux match that ended 3-3. He terrorized the flanks and gave Reveillere serious heart palpitations. He isn’t as scary as Ribery, in terms of his playing and his face, but he certainly has potential. It would be a good move for Marseille.

As for Odemwingie, I think he might turn out to be too expensive for Roma at nine million. Roma are having serious financial woes (sponsor problems, kit sponsor not renewing), and apart from Totti’s salary, they can’t afford to offer any (new) contracts in excess of 3 million a year and probably want to cut other higher salaries off the payroll so that they can renew some key players’ contracts. This might mean letting go of players like Mancini and to replace them with cheaper options.

As it is, Roma might not even be able to sign Christian Wilhelmsson permanently either (though he doesn’t want to return to Nantes). So unless Lille lowers the price, I don’t think Odemwingie will be heading to Italy.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see him at Portsmouth or Everton. In sporting terms, they are not as good as Lille, though they would offer him more money (for sure).

]]> By: Laurie http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/some-ligue-1-briefs-to-nibble-on.html#comment-2461 Laurie Fri, 04 May 2007 05:08:09 +0000 http://france.theoffside.com/french-football/some-ligue-1-briefs-to-nibble-on.html#comment-2461 Your photo made me laugh and turned my stomach. All at the same time. Isn't that the ultimate goal of any blogger? :-) Your photo made me laugh and turned my stomach. All at the same time.

Isn’t that the ultimate goal of any blogger? :-)

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