Ligue 1 – 36th day
After each day of Ligue 1, FF.fr debriefs the matches through what pleased or not the editorial staff. Thirty-sixth episode of the season.
We liked
It would have been boring this Angevin season without Angelo Fulgini … Yes, Angers is saved and will remain in the top flight for another year, a real tour de force. But what would it have been like this season in Anjou without the number 10 Scoist? Faced with the people of Dijon who have already composted their ticket for Punta Cana and other Dubai, Fulgini still enjoyed it. At the heart of the game, the former Valenciennois distributed as he pleased and unlocked all situations. Above the rest and certainly the best Angevin of the season, the native of Abidjan is now a bit cramped in the black and white shirt. With his intrinsic qualities and his increasingly complete profile, Fulgini should pack up and show all his talent in a more upscale team. Enticing in advance.
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Angelo Fulgini’s statement in Ouest France. ???? pic.twitter.com/BydVrdAIPB
– Angers Mag (@angersmag_) May 9, 2021
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We had the right to the great Bruno Guimaraes upon his arrival in Lyon and then during the Final 8 last summer, before a drop in speed. We have the right to the precious Lucas Paqueta since October. But the two Auriverde had never delivered such a successful performance at the same time. It is now done since against Lorient (4-1), the two compatriots carried their team. Powerful and enduring in recovery, not stingy with efforts and projections, the two players stacked the goals in the second period (two for Guimaraes, one for Paqueta). Constantly available for construction, the two Lyon hubs touched the leather 186 times during the match. In Lyon, we are very happy to see two Brazilians shine in the midfield and celebrate their goals much better than they take their penalties. If the two players are as accomplices off the field as on the meadow, it smells very good for the Gones midfielder.
Have a good day, the gones ??? #TeamOL pic.twitter.com/mJn9Cs6Tu5
– BGuimaraes FR (@BGuimaraes_FR) May 9, 2021
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Cubas, back of control
He had missed the last three matches in Nîmes due to injury, and his return did not go unnoticed in Metz (3-0). In the first act, Andrés Cubas did everything in midfield: always the first to press, a lot of important balls recovered, even filling the defensive gaps of his full-back Birger Meling on several occasions. He also created a great opportunity with his long shot well diverted by Oukidja. When he returned from the locker room, he stood out again with an interception on a pass from Maïga, before losing his activity until a very good intervention on Traoré at the end of the game. His drop in speed has also hurt his team who lost control of the game despite the advantage in the score.
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Hicham Boudaoui and Alexis Claude-Maurice are scoring valuable points for next season. If we still do not know which coach will sit on the bench of the Aiglons, there is no doubt that the two players should be valuable elements of the Riviera eleven if they continue their momentum. Very involved despite an end to the season without a stake, the young midfielders still stood out against Brest (3-2). Positioned as a sentinel, the Algerian was reassuring and decisive with a goal on the clock. The former Lorient, very leggy in this second part of the season, delivered a monstrous performance. The 22-year-old was, as often, the main danger for the Côte d’Azur team. And if he did not score, the fault a few centimeters, he made his teammates shine by compiling three assists distilled respectively to Lopes, Boudaoui and Kamara. But above all, actions that reflect the state of mind of the man, who was torn off on each ball. We will also note his “zidanesque” festival on the second goal. At only 21 and 22 years old, the two Aiglons take off.
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Alexis Claude-Maurice is the first Niçois to deliver 3 assists in the same L1 match since Opta analyzed the competition (2006/07).#OGCNice # OGCNSB29 @OptaJean pic.twitter.com/1N2v3l6jHo
– OGC Nice (@ogcnice) May 9, 2021
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We didn’t like
So gentlemen of the Phoceans, we already thought we had arrived? Is the season over? Isn’t there something you forgot along the way? Between the signing for Thauvin Tigers already announced, a lack of desire shouting in Saint-Etienne (0-1) and a certain defensive lethargy, one would almost have the impression that OM have already qualified for the European Cup. Quiet. If the Marseillais have created a few hot occasions well taken out by a spirited Etienne Green, it is above all the attitude that leaves a bitter taste. In the gestures, Jorge Sampaoli’s men at no time gave the impression that it was a cleaver meeting and that Lens had dropped ballast for fifth place on Friday. Between the Milik-Payet-Thauvin trio as useful as a butter knife on a rare rib steak, the Alvaro – Balerdi – Caleta-Car trio which was sucked by Khazri and others for 90 minutes, or even a very light Lirola defensively, OM were sad and can thank the direct competitors for not putting them under pressure.
When you have to constantly inflict OM matches on yourself. #ASSEOM #TeamOM pic.twitter.com/GZF8fPizqM
— David (@David1326OM) May 9, 2021
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Obviously, the magnitude of the defeat in a decisive derby for the two teams did not favor moderation and calm. But to hear a Jean-Louis Leca particularly annoyed at the final whistle from Lens-Lille (0-3), the referee of the meeting, Clément Turpin, would have played a decisive role in the slap received by the Sang et Or. Obviously, we can discuss the severity of this penalty awarded to the Mastiffs in the 2nd minute, on an awkward intervention by Seko Fofana. But we were far, very far from an obvious error justifying a viewing at the edge of the field. As for the expulsion of Clément Michelin, the Lensois side owes it only to himself, his two warnings being perfectly justified. So no, Jean-Louis Leca, the referee did not “Folded the match”. The people of Lille are simply moving into another dimension. You have to know how to accept it.
?? “You just have to go see a camera and we fold the debate”
Jean-Louis Leca’s rant after #RCLLOSC ?? pic.twitter.com/tHL3faKZjv
— Canal Football Club (@CanalFootClub) May 7, 2021
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Paris insists on losing her mind
Five days after a resignation as mental as technical in Manchester, embodied by the fireworks of Angel Di Maria or Marco Verratti, it is Presnel Kimpembe who turned off the lights on Sunday in Rennes, launching into an unnecessarily violent tackle on Jérémy Doku to let his partners try to reverse the scenario of the match ten against eleven (86th). And rather than keep a low profile when leaving the field, the Parisian vice-captain locked himself in a vocal fight with a few opponents. One question burns our lips: does this team know how to bow with class? Not fulfilling your goals is one thing, imploding completely is another. There is work.
?? “We’re not going to lose our faith, but when you’re the Paris SG you have to do a lot better than that”
The disappointment of Captain Marquinhos after #SRFCPSG ?? pic.twitter.com/QQLiNNqgx7
— Canal Football Club (@CanalFootClub) May 9, 2021
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J.T., C.R., V.S. et C.C.
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