by A & K Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:20 am
Most of the coaches in France make their team play on the defensive all the time. Bordeaux, Lille are prime examples, they have quality players but they rely too much on their defense. Except Lyon and too a lesser extent Marseille, Sochaux and Toulouse, most teams play not too lose.
There's hope however with some very promising youngster (Ben Arfa, Benzema, Gomis, Menez, Gignac, and Cavenaghi) who will explode in a few years.
Notice that the results are somehow logic because most of the away teams were the biggest teams:
Bordeaux (7) 0-0 Paris-SG (16)
Nantes (20) 0-0 Lens (2)
Toulouse (3) 2-0 Auxerre (10)
Lille 2-0 Sochaux (4)
Valenciennes (14) 0-0 Marseille (5)
Le Mans (12) 0-0 Rennes (9)
Lorient (11) 0-0 Monaco (13)
Troyes 0-0 Nancy (15)
Nice (17) 2-1 Saint-Etienne (6)
Lyon (1) 1-0 Sedan (19)