El Loco: The Bielsa Revoloution

[orion523]

2013-14 Ligue 1
Match Day #4
28 August 2013
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

Toulouse 1-2 Marseille

Scoring Summary
8' Eden Ben Basat - Tou
44' Mathieu Valbuena - OM
51' Mathieu Valbuena - OM

OM Go Top With Win At Toulouse


Mathieu Valbuena fires the ball into an open net to give OM the lead

A critical save of a Wissam Ben Yedder penalty by Steve Mandanda along with a Mathieu Valbuena brace allowed Olympique Marseille to battle back from a goal down and defeat hosts Toulouse by the score of 2-1 here at Stadium Municipal.
With the win, Marseille have now run their record to 4-0-0, good enough to put them on top of the Ligue 1 table heading in this weekend's showdown with second place AS Monaco at the Velodrome.

Box Score

Aug 28, 2013 - Olympique Marseille vs FC Toulouse
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Olympique Marseille (4-0-0)	1	1	2
FC Toulouse (0-1-3)	1	0	1

Team Stats Comparison
Olympique Marseille		FC Toulouse
46%	Possession	54%
9	Shots	13
6	Shots on Target	6
31	Tackles	12
8	Fouls	2
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Corner Kicks	3
66%	Shot Accuracy	46%
75%	Passing Percentage	82%

Results From Around The Grounds In Ligue 1

28 August 2013
AS Monaco 2-1 FC Lorient
Bordeaux 0-3 Paris Saint-Germain
Montpellier 1-0 Stade Reims
Toulouse 1-2 Olympique Marseille

[orion523]

2013-14 Ligue 1
Match Day #5
31 August 2013
Stade Velodrome, Marseille

Marseille 0-1 AS Monaco

Scoring Summary
86' Dimitar Berbatov - ASM

Nouveau Riche Monaco Make Statement With Victory At The Velodrome


Now just a bit player, Berbatov still knows where the goal is

Dimitar Berbatov's dramatic chip just over the outstretched hand of a desperate Steve Mandanda proved to be the difference in a fantastic match between two of the heavyweights of French football as visiting AS Monaco shocked the home fans with a 1-0 triumph over previously unbeaten Olympique Marseille here at the Stade Velodrome.
Back in Ligue 1 following a two year hiatus down in Ligue 2, the principality club sent shock waves through Europe this summer with a nearly €175 million euro spending spree which netted them such stars as Radamal Falcao, Joao Moutinho, and James Rodriguez, and the results thus far have been instantaneous and dramatic. With their victory today, Monaco have overtaken Marseille at the top of the Ligue 1 table, and although it's early days, their performances thus far have shown them to be a serious threat to defending champions PSG.

Falcao Denied by the crossbar

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Valbuena nearly saves the day

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Highlights From The Match

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Box Score

Aug 31, 2013 - AS Monaco vs Olympique Marseille
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
AS Monaco (4-1-0)	0	1	1
Olympique Marseille (4-0-1)	0	0	0

Team Stats Comparison
AS Monaco		Olympique Marseille
53%	Possession	47%
9	Shots	10
3	Shots on Target	3
10	Tackles	9
4	Fouls	5
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Corner Kicks	2
33%	Shot Accuracy	30%
84%	Passing Percentage	75%

Results From Around The Grounds In Ligue 1

31 August 2013
Evian Thonon 1-0 Olympique Lyon
FC Lorient 2-1 Valenciennes
FC Sochaux 1-1 AC Ajaccio
Olympique Marseille 0-1 AS Monaco
Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 EA Guingamp
SC Bastia 4-0 Toulouse
Stade Reims 2-2 FC Nantes

1 September 2013
OGC Nice 0-1 Montpellier
Stade Rennes 1-1 LOSC Lille

[moose141]

Very solid start to the season so far. How is Gignac to play with? He looks like such a tank and I know he scored 16 goals IRL in Ligue 1 this year.

[orion523]

Quote: Originally Posted by moose141

Very solid start to the season so far. How is Gignac to play with? He looks like such a tank and I know he scored 16 goals IRL in Ligue 1 this year.

For a club like West Ham who look to cross the ball into the box a lot he's really really good, kinda like Andy Carroll with foot skills, and a bit more pace, but for what I'm aiming for, he's a bit of a square peg. Problem is my squad is razor thin, I literally have about 13-14 outfield players worth playing, and four of those are CDM types, there's absolutely no cover for the attackers/mids save for Saber Khalifa who's a striker.

[orion523]

2013-14 Coupe De La Ligue
Round #2
4 September 2013
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Montpellier 1-0 Marseille

Scoring Summary
60' Djamel Bakar - Mont

Beaten By One Of Their Own


Djamel Bakar celebrates the winner

Despite being given a very difficult draw in their second round Coupe De Le Ligue fixture(the lesser of two domestic cup tourneys in France), Marseille manager Marcelo Bielsa stuck to his guns and gave several youngsters their first chance to impress in live game action, and although his actions were admirable, they were in the end futile as the visitors looked toothless in a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of hosts Montpellier. Earning the victory for Montpellier was 25 year old Marseille native Djmel Bakar, who's 60th minute strike was one of few chances in an all around dull affair.

Highlights From The Match

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Box Score

Sep 4, 2013 - Olympique Marseille vs Montpellier
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Olympique Marseille ()	0	0	0
Montpellier ()	0	1	1

Team Stats Comparison
Olympique Marseille		Montpellier
49%	Possession	51%
7	Shots	13
3	Shots on Target	5
18	Tackles	19
2	Fouls	1
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Corner Kicks	3
42%	Shot Accuracy	38%
76%	Passing Percentage	82%

2013-14 Coupe De La Ligue
Round #2 Results
3-4 September 2013

3 September 2013
Troyes 1-2 FC Lorient
Sochaux 2-1 Stade Reims
Le Havre 2-1 Angers
Olympique Lyon 3-0 AS Monaco
Saint Etienne 4-0 Stade Brest
US Créteil 1-2 Paris Sanit-Germain
Valenciennes 2-0 FC Metz

4 September 2013
AJ Auxerre 0-1 Evian Thonon
Bordeaux 4-1 AS Nancy
EA Guingamp 2-1 Chateauroux
FC Nantes 2-1 Toulouse
LOSC Lille 2-0 OGC Nice
Montpellier 1-0 Marseille
Nimes 1-2 AC Ajaccio
SM Caen 2-1 AC Arles
Stade Rennes 0-1 SC Bastia

[orion523]

2013-14 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage: Match Day #1
17 September 2013
Stade Velodrome, Marseille

Marseille 1-3 Borussia Dortmund

Scoring Summary
20' Robert Lewandowski - BD
33' Mathieu Valbuena - OM
53' Marco Reus(pen) - BD
90' Marco Reus(pen) - BD

Second Half Penalties Seal Marseille's Fate


A dejected Dimitri Payat walks off as Dortmund celebrate around Marco Reus

Despite dominating the match from start to finish, visiting Borussia Dortmund needed two second half penalty kicks to salt away an out gunned Marseille squad who's grit and determination could net them nothing but a 3-1 defeat in this opening round Champions League group stage match-up.
Forced to play with an ultra defensive style for most of the match, hosts Marseille had dreams of stealing a point when they somehow managed to go into halftime level at 1-1 in a match in which they were clearly second best, but book end second half penalty calls proved too much for OM to overcome as they eventually lost the match by a 3-1 score.

Highlights From The Match

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Box Score

Sep 17, 2013 - Borussia Dortmund vs Olympique Marseille
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Borussia Dortmund (1-0-0)	1	2	3
Olympique Marseille (0-0-1)	1	0	1

Team Stats Comparison
Borussia Dortmund		Olympique Marseille
48%	Possession	52%
22	Shots	6
12	Shots on Target	3
10	Tackles	11
3	Fouls	3
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
7	Corner Kicks	1
54%	Shot Accuracy	50%
86%	Passing Percentage	77%

2013-14 UEFA Champions League
Group Stage: Match Day #1 Results
17-18 September 2013

Group A
Manchester United 4-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Real Sociedad 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Group B
FC København 1-2 Galatasaray
Real Madrid 1-2 Juventus

Group C
Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 SL Benfica
RSC Anderlecht 2-1 Olympiakos

Group D
Manchester City 2-1 FC Bayern Munich
SC Braga 1-2 CSKA Moscow

Group E
FC Basel 1-3 Chelsea
FC Schalke 3-1 AS Monaco

Group F
Arsenal 1-0 Napoli
Olypmique Marseille 1-3 Borussia Dortmund

Group G
Atlético Madrid 2-0 FC Porto
Feyenoord 0-1 Zenit St. Petersburg

Group H
FC Barcelona 3-1 Ajax
AC Milan 2-0 Celtic

[orion523]

2013-14 Ligue 1
Match Day #6
21 September 2013
Stade Armand Cesari, Bastia

SC Bastia 1-2 Marseille

Scoring Summary
51' Florian Thauvin - OM
64' Djibril Cissé - SCB
81' Saber Khalifa - OM

Marseille Take The Points On Late Goal By Khalifa


Substitute striker Saber Khalifa plays the hero

Losers of three straight(in all comps), Marcelo Bielsa's lads went across the Mediterranean and into Corsica in the hopes of changing their fortunes for the better against an SC Bastia club who always play well at home, and thanks to second half goals from Florian Thauvin and Saber Khalifa, that's exactly what they did, escaping the Stade Armand Cesari with a hard fought 2-1 triumph which upped their record in the league to an impressive 5-0-1.

Highlights From The Match

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Box Score

Sep 21, 2013 - Olympique Marseille vs SC Bastia
TEAM	1	2	SCORE
Olympique Marseille (5-0-1)	0	2	2
SC Bastia (3-1-2)	0	1	1

Team Stats Comparison
Olympique Marseille		SC Bastia
52%	Possession	48%
15	Shots	14
11	Shots on Target	7
16	Tackles	19
4	Fouls	5
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Corner Kicks	3
73%	Shot Accuracy	50%
70%	Passing Percentage	77%

Results From Around The Grounds In Ligue 1

15 September 2013
LOSC Lille 2-1 OGC Nice
Olympique Lyon 2-1 Stade Rennes
Valenciennes 1-2 St. Etienne

17 September 2013
AC Ajaccio 2-0 Evian Thonon
EA Guingamp 2-2 SC Bastia
FC Nantes 2-1 FC Sochaux

21 September 2013
Evian Thonon 0-1 Montpellier
FC Sochaux 1-2 LOSC Lille
Olympique Lyon 3-1 FC Nantes
Stade Reims 3-0 EA Guingamp
Stade Rennes 3-1 AC Ajaccio
FC Lorient 1-0 Bordeaux
Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 AS Monaco
Saint Etienne 4-1 Toulouse
SC Bastia 1-2 Olympique Marseille

[orion523]

Boo! Boo! Boo!
And Boo!
Ever since the World Cup update to FIFA 14, the game has been crashing, a lot when I quit. This morning, it froze the PS4 cold, forcing a hard reset and of course file corruption. Awesome I know!
Anyway I'm going to completely uninstall and then reinstall the game, hopefully that helps. In the meantime this is now cooked, finished, finito. There will be another, not sure with whom yet, maybe a Spanish club.