There’s the fascist guy, then there’s him
By: Sam | October 29th, 2006
The surname Le Pen is not so popular amongst non-idiotic french people. Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of the Front National, aka the Fascist People’s front, has a reputation of a madman, a racist, a homophobe, the whole enchilada. Then, there’s Ulrich Le Pen, and that’s a whole ‘nother story.
FC Lorient’s veteran midfielder had a breathtaking performance last Saturday against Valenciennes. He didn’t score, he didn’t lead the rush, he actually didn’t move that much, or touch the ball. But a handicapped frog embryo doesn’t have to think twice to award the man of the match honours to this gentleman.
Lorient’s stuff looked bad early on, when their trusty keeper Audard had to be carried off after an injury. Replacement goalkeeper Cappone came in and came off fifteen minutes later after a villainous foul. Uh-oh. The Bretons had to play over an hour with a midfielder between the posts. (Oh, poor you, Chelsea!)
On the ensuing free kick, Le Pen boxed away Haddad’s free kick. He then proceeded to make two marvelous saves that kept his side in the game, and with the help of his Energizer bunny-like teammates, he walked away through a well-deserved standing ovation after an incredible performance.
Holy crap, do you see that often? A midfielder posting a clean sheet? Congrats.
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Tags: France Ligue 1, Incredible, Keeper, Le Pen, Lorient, Lorient (FCLBS), Player News, Story, Team News, Valenciennes (VAFC)Subscribe
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