Midnight in Paris | A PSG Franchise

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Transfer Rumors

August 29, 2011

• Sevilla show strong interest in German international Toni Kroos
• Chelsea sumbit a bit to Milan for Robinho
• Wolverhampton place a bid for Tottenham striker Jermaine Defoe.

August 30, 2011

• Villarreal place a $8,000,000 bid on Arsenal defender Johan Djourou.

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10:00 REMAINING:

• Manchester United looking to Rossi.
• ST Anthony Le Tallec – Auxerre → Bordeaux – $6,500,000

9:00 REMAINING:

• Valencia submit a bid for Lucho Gonzalez of Marseille.

8:00 REMAINING:

• CF Giuseppe Rossi – Villarreal → Manchester United – $46,000,000
• CB Stéphane Mbia – Marseille → Manchester City – $25,000,000
• ST Jermaine Defoe – Tottenham → Wolverhampton – $15,500,000
• RW Robinho – AC Milan → Chelsea – $45,500,000
• GK Lukasz Fabianski – Arsenal → Newcastle United – $6,000,000
• ST Kenwyne Jones – Stoke City → Bolton – $18,000,000

7:00 REMAINING:

• Genoa place a bid for Everton forward Tim Cahill.

6:00 REMAINING:

• Lucho Gonzalez draw interest from Villarreal.
• Sevilla told no by Toni Kroos.
• Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh turns down move to Sevilla.

5:00 REMAINING:

• RB Gonzalo Castro – Bayer Leverkusen → Sevilla – $13,500,000
  
• CDM Esteban Cambiasso – Inter Milan → Arsenal – $15,000,000

4:00 REMAINING:

• RM Lucho Gonzalez – Marseille → Valencia – $17,500,000
• CM Mathieu Bodmer – PSG → Sevilla – $15,500,000!!!!

3:00 REMAINING:

• CB Johan Djourou – Arsenal → Valencia – $17,500,000
• Man City show interest in Esteban Cambiasso.

2:00 REMAINING:

• CAM Tim Cahill – Everton → Genoa – $14,000,000

1:00 REMAINING:

• Luka Modric draws interest from Milan.
• Villarreal are linked with Arsenal's winger Arshavin.
• ST Alberto Gilardino – Genoa → Palermo – $14,500,000

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Recap of Last Month

Paris Saint-Germain August 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 6	vs Lorient	Lost, 3-0
Aug 14	at Stade Rennes	Won, 1-0
Aug 20	vs Valenciennes	Won, 2-1
Aug 27	at Toulouse	Tied, 1-1

Next Months Schedule

Paris Saint-Germain September 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 4	at Evian Thonon
Sep 10	vs Brest
Sep 14	vs Nice
Sep 21	at Nancy (Coupe de Ligue)
Sep 25	at Montpellier

• I updated the Schedule and transfer post in the first page.
• I will updated the League Table and Top Scorers after September.

[kyhadley]

Chelsea spending like crazy. Kaka, Robinho, Di Maria lol. Gotta say I dislike the transfer system in FIFA, so many unrealistic transfers.

edit: Did forget those numbers weren't in pounds though, so not quite as much as I was thinking.

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Chelsea spending like crazy. Kaka, Robinho, Di Maria lol. Gotta say I dislike the transfer system in FIFA, so many unrealistic transfers.

edit: Did forget those numbers weren't in pounds though, so not quite as much as I was thinking.

They needed some new guys upfront after then sold Drogba and Anelka.

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My power went out again Friday so I lost a few days again. Not much changed. For my followers out there, reread the deadline day post. There were a few differences, but minimal.

[kyhadley]

Wait, doesn't FIFA autosave all the time?

[tbuc]

Wait, doesn't FIFA autosave all the time?

Not mine. Kinda wish it did since my power went out again!! Reread the deadline post again lol.

I just save it this time so this won't happen again.

[kyhadley]

That looks like a decent deal for you, with Mikel in.

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v.
Match Day 5: Evian Thonon 0-1 Paris Saint-Germain
GOALS: Gameiro (6')

PSG Starting XI (4-4-2):
--------------------Douchez-------------------
-van der Wiel-Lugano--Sakho---------Jallet-
----------------------Mikel--------------------
--------Menez-------------------Nene--------
---------------------Pastore-------------------
-------------Higuain-------Gameiro----------

Subs:
Lugano → Bisevac (89')
Menez → Albrighton (89')
Nene → Matuidi (89')

FC Lorient Starting XI (4-4-2):
------------------Andersen---------------------
-Wass---Mongongu-----Angoula------Rippet-
--------------Poulsen----Tie Bi----------------
---Govou----------Leroy--------------Ehret---
--------------------Sagbo---------------------

Subs:
Poulsen → Sagbo (68')

Postgame Press Conference:
"Feels good to pick up three points away from home. Gameiro found the back of the net again today. This one did come with a bit of luck. Higuain ripped one near side which hit the post and the ball feel perfectly to Gameiro who just had to tap it in. As for Higuain, we did bring him in because of his goal scoring history. Although he's yet to find the back of the net, he has been quality for us. Menez had a great scoring chance in the game, but hit it right at the keeper. Higuain was there, but the rebound was just out of his reach. You figure if luck was on his side the score would've been 2-0. Besides that, our defense played well again today. Evian really only had one real chance of scoring, and our keeper came up with a nice save. The win today gives us 10 points on the year and in third place in the table."

About to update the league table and top scores.

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Ligue 1 Table
TEAM	GP	W	D	L	PTS
Marseille	6	5	1	0	16
Lyon	5	4	0	1	12
Rennes	5	4	0	1	12
Lille	5	3	2	0	11
PSG	5	3	1	1	10
Saint-Etienne	5	3	0	2	9
Nice	4	3	0	1	9
Bordeaux	5	2	1	2	7
Lorient	5	2	1	2	7
Sochaux	5	2	1	2	7
Evian Thonon	6	2	1	3	5
Cean	4	1	2	1	4
Toulouse	4	1	1	2	4
Brest	5	1	1	3	4
Auxerre	4	1	1	2	4
Valenciennes	5	1	1	3	4
Ajaccio	5	1	1	3	4
Montpellier	5	1	0	4	3
Nancy	5	1	0	4	3
Dijon	5	0	1	4	1

TOP SCORERS:

[b]NAME			CLUB		GOALS[/b]
1. Moussa Sow		Lille		5
2. Mathieu Valbuena	Marseille	5
3. Andre Ayew		Marseille	4
4. Michel Bastos	Lyon		3
5. Jeremy Morel		Marseille	3
6. Kevin Gameiro	PSG		3
7. Olivier Giroud	Montpellier	3
8. Eric Bautheac	Dijon		3
9. Anthony Le Tallec	Bordeaux	2
10. Anthony Deroin	Caen		2

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Match Day 6: Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 Stade Brest
GOALS: Pastore (42') Higuain (78', 81')

PSG Starting XI (4-2-3-1):
--------------------Douchez-------------------
-van der Wiel-Bisevac--Sakho---------Tiene-
-------------Matuidi-------Sissoko------------
---Albrighton------Pastore----------Nene-----
---------------------Higuain--------------------

Subs:
Albrighton → Erdinc (83')
Higuain → Mikel (83')
Nene → Menez (83')

Stade Brest Starting XI (4-4-2):
---------------------Elana---------------------
-Baysee-----Apanga----Martial----------Daf-
--Poyet--------Bigne----Culma----Soumah--
-----------------Roux-----Ayite---------------

Subs:
Bigne → Guidileye (55')
Roux → Ben Basat (62')
Ayite → Toure (64')

Postgame Press Conference:
"We picked up three point again today. This time in front of the home supports. This was Higuain coming out game. The first goal, from Pastore, came off a lovely ball from Higuain who was running down the left side and played the ball to the middle just ahead of the defender and right to Pastore. Higuain's first goal was a world class finish. Albrighton played the ball to him and with his first touch he set himself up and with his second touch he hit a bender with pace around a diving defender and the keeper. We also switched the formation up twice today. We started the game in a 4-2-3-1, which I thought we played very well in. We dominated possession and never really allowed Brest to control the ball in their own half. After about thirty minutes I felt, since most of the game was being played in Brest's final third, I'd switch to a 4-2-2-2 with Pastore playing along side Higuain. It did play off as we went ahead 1-0, but it opened up the middle of the field and Brest took advance of that and slowed the game down. We learned a lot today and now we need to prepare for our next match in just four days."

[kyhadley]

Nice to see Higuain get his first goal(s) with the club.

Gonna have to shake up the lineup a bit with your next match so soon?

[tbuc]

Nice to see Higuain get his first goal(s) with the club.

Gonna have to shake up the lineup a bit with your next match so soon?

Yeah. Two matches in four days was a little rough. I'm about to post the game summary here in a sec of my latest match. Now we have a week off before we play a cup match followed by a league match four days later. I'll have to make a few more switches in the cup match to make sure everyone is set to face Montpellier.

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Match Day 6: Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 OGC Nice
GOALS: Pastore (32') Gameiro (47') Meriem (66') Luyindula (77')

PSG Starting XI (4-2-3-1):
--------------------Douchez-------------------
-van der Wiel-Lugano--Sakho---------Jallet-
---------------Mikel---------Matuidi-----------
---Menez-----------Pastore------Luyindula---
--------------------Gameiro--------------------

Subs:
Pastore → Erdinc (64')
Jallet → Tiene (77')
Luyindula → Chantome (77')

OGC Nice Starting XI (4-4-2):
----------------------Ospina--------------------
-Coulibaly---Pejcinovic--Brechet------Civelli-
----------------------Abriel---------------------
------------Sorlin-------------Fae--------------
------Mounier-----Mouloungui--Hellebuyck---

Subs:
Sorlin → Digard (60')
Fae → Meriem (62')
Mouloungui → Pentecote (68')

Postgame Press Conference:
"The term in American Football is "defense wins championships." And I think it's our defense that's been the source of our recent success. We've been able to push higher up the pitch and guys like Mikel and Jallet and venturing further up the pitch in support. Jallet was receiving some criticism earlier on in the season, and I think he was our best and most energetic guy out there today. He made a key block on a shot that came at the top of the box. Also, on a low cross, our keeper was able to get a hand on it to half clear the ball away and Jallet out muscled to Nice striker and headed the ball to safety. If Jallet wasn't there it could've been an easy goal. I really haven't talked much about the defense this season and that's probably a good thing. Usually when things go well you praise your attackers and when thinks go wrong you blame the defense. That came only mean things are going well. There really is no one player that has really stood out. Like I said before, Jallet has really turns things around and we need that if we want to win the league. Our two centre-backs have been a real force in the middle and van der Weil has adjusted well to French League Football. Both Pastore and Gameiro scored again today. We just need to ride this momentum and see where it takes us."