Olympique de Marseille Thread [2005-2006]

[Guillaume]

Transfers: Cana & Gimenez to l'OM

Cana et Gimenez to l'OM

Cana (4 years) and Gimenez (2 years + 1) signed up their contracts Thursday. Presented to press, the two new recruits showed a good determination, before Pape Diouf and Jose Anigo make the point on the mercato’s end.

«I appreciate OM and Marseilles. I never try to hide, even to Parisian’s supporters, even if it’s tricky. One doesn’t progress in lying. What counts is what one achieves on the ground. »
From the very start, Lorik Cana accepts the motto of its new club “Straight to goal. He could translate it by “straight in his mind”. No place for whether doubts or sorrows.«I hope that a maximum of PSG fans will understand my decision and that they will judge me only on what I made in there. Because I always gave my best. I don’t regret anything. I am proud of having been formed in this club. But for the moment I play at Marseilles and I will give everything to this club from now.».
Once the Parisian parenthesis over, the new OM defensive midfielder evocated his wish to defend colours of ]«a football’s town ». The bad season’s beginning of the Marseilles’ formation won’t worry him.«It’s when bad times come that we notice people who have the will”, he judges. The last Tuesday’s match against La Corogne that he followed in front of television must reinforce this will.
His transfer has been concluded for an amount of three millions euros. No more said Pape Diouf : «Our ideas were on point. It’s only speculation to say that Parisian president incited Robert Louis Dreyfus to use his check again.”
Cana was not the only new player Thursday. The Argentinean goaler Christian Gimenez was on his sides. The Bâle’s attacker indeed signed up Thursday a two years contract (plus a one year option).«It’s a good opportunity to me”, he sums up. Aware of reaching a new level in leaving Switzerland for France, the nicknamed Jimmy shows a beautiful confidence:«I am not afraid of this pressure. I played Champions League with Bâle. We played against teams like Liverpool and Manchester. I feel ready for this new challenge.”
Goleador didn’t have to use his connections to collect informations on the club.«OM is internationally known», he recalls.
Playing in surface, adroit in front of the goal (27 goals in 30 matches last year), Gimenez didn’t determine a personal goal.«I’ll score as many goals as OM needs to reach his goals”, he concludes smiling.

Interview from OM.net

Cana and Gimenez could play tonight against Ajaccio in L1.

 

[Guillaume]

MARSEILLE 1 - 1 AC AJACCIO

27/08/05
French Ligue 1 - Week 5
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Referee: M. Malige
Attendance: 45,000

Goals : Gimenez (59e) pour l'OM ; Saifi (86e, sp) pour Ajaccio
Cards : Cana (18e), Lamouchi (88e) à l'OM ; (Chafni 42e) à Ajaccio

MARSEILLE: Carrasso - Beye, Méité (cap), K. Nakata, Taiwo - Ribéry, Lamouchi, Cana, Oruma (Mendoza 79) - Gimenez (Ferreira 75), Niang

AC AJACCIO : Porato - Jabi, Laurenti, Antonio Carlos, Collin - Chafni, Rodrigo (cap), Rocchi (Lucas 69), Adre Luiz (Robin 64) - Saïfi, K. Diawara (Edson 64)

Bad result again. We didn't deserve a draw but a victory... There was no penalty on Lucas IMO. It's hard 'cause we did a bad start and now we're last! We played well on this game and just this penalty 4 minutes before end of the game.. Too bad. We've to take more points as possible in next weeks, especially nexy gameday in Sochaux.

 

[Guillaume]

Bostjan César to l'OM

Cesar: "a big step forward to me"
After a quick training and before having medical tests, the sloven defender Bostjan Cesar was officially presented under his new colours. “A very intelligent player”, according to Anigo and Skoblar who supervised it.

José Anigo presented last recruit in these terms : «It’s a player to equalize our left side. He is good in the air and the thing I most appreciated is that he is clever on the ground.» .
Aware of the Sloven’s youth, the sports director added : «He’s 22 years only. It’s a bet we make on the future. Because we don’t only build for one season.”

Sitting next to him we found Josip Skoblar. The ex shooter found the player in the framework of his work at OM’s recruitment. He was not avaricious of compliments on the sloven defender.«He’s got a very strong personality. And his game’s intelligence allows him to make difficult situations go easy.”
Whether he is a left defender of a left stopper, Cesar then confided following an example: Marcel Desailly. He knows essential of OM: its past, the quality of its audience and its ambitions for the future. Arguments that convinced him without difficulties.«I feel like making a big forward step in my career by coming to Marseille. These early season’s results surprised me, but I didn’t hesitate one moment. Because the goals that OM wants to reach are elevated. I’m not discouraged at all by the today’s team’s statement. On the contrary I am very impatient to begin. »
Soon as Sunday against Sochaux? «I feel ready », he answered without thinking before his coach’s decision whether he’s in the group to the Doubs or not. Decision will be taken in the late morning Saturday. Jean Fernandez could take him, it would be easier to acclimate him in the team.

 

[Guillaume]

SOCHAUX 0 - 1 MARSEILLE

11/09/2005
French Ligue 1, Week 6
Stade Bonal, Sochaux
Referee: M. Colombo
Attendance: 19,000

Goal: Oruma (66th) for OM
Cards: Ndaw (5th) for Sochaux

SOCHAUX: Richert - Josse, Miranda, Afolabi, Bühler - Ndaw, Pitau (Kader 74th) - Zaïri (Brunel 65th), Meghni (Menez 80th), Isabey (cap) - Dagano

MARSEILLE: Carrasso - Ferreira , Méité, Déhu (cap), Andre Luis, Taiwo - Ribéry (Beye 77th), Delfim, Oruma, Niang (Mendoza 81st) - Gimenez

Sochaux-OM: 1st victory

Here it is, the so much awaited victory. The Olympians, thanks to a goal of Oruma and to a large defensive solidarity, gained their first success in championship. They leave red zone.

SOCHAUX 0-1 OM
0-1: Oruma (66th)

The expression on the face of Jean Fernandez at the end of the match was worth all the speech and comments. When Mr Colombo carried finally the whistle to his lips, the Marseilles coach blew with him. Large "ouf" of relief which followed upon a last rush sochalien, fortunately vain.
Then the joy came. It was prolonged on the Olympian side to the foot of the platform of the 800 supporters. The simple happiness of a first victory in championship. A success awaited since the beginning of the season, and even a little more still if we go up in 2004-05.
These three points did not fall all alone into the Marseilles bag. They came to leave OM from the red zone at the price of a true collective performance. Blue and White played in team: in a compact and interdependent way.
It was needed because the beginning of the match was delicate. Sochaux exerted their influence on the game by monopolizing the ball, and by showing time to time, dangerous in the airs. From half an hour of play the Olympians took the ball and became offensive with shoots of Taiwo, Gimenez and Ribéry.

They approached the second half-time with a desire of continuity. They reached that point in containing their hosts then by pushing them to the fault. It is what occurred at the 66th minute. Gimenez recovered a ball in feet of Miranda. His pressing benefitted to Niang, then to Ribéry who felt Orupa arriving in his back like a racing car. The limpid shooting of the Nigerian miedfielder was placed with short-nap cloth of the post. Imparable.
In spite of some other situations, OM retained especially his breath until end of the debates. An ultimate corner maintained the team under tension. But there was not this time imaginary penalty to come to remove the Marseillais their so invaluable victory. 0-1, as they wished it. Both to begin for good their championship, and to reassure themselves defensively. Accomplished mission.

OM.Net

1st victory! We was waiting since a loooong time... We really start our season after this game. Yesterday we saw a team which isn't amazing but which succed in winning. Players wanted to win their first 3 points, good for us! Next game against Troyes, we've to win to confirm this victory.

 

[Guillaume]

UEFA CUP

GERMINAL-BEERSCHOT ANTWERP 0 - 0 MARSEILLE

14/09/05
UEFA Cup - 1st round
Olympic Stadium, Antwerp
Referee: M. Mallenco

Card : None
GERMINAL-BEERSCHOT ANTWERP: Luciano - De Wree, Van Dooren, Cvitanovic, Monteyne - Snoeckx (Van der Weerden, 83rd), Chimedza, De Decker, Hendrickx, Ozturk - N'Diefi (Cavens, 72nd)

MARSEILLE: Carrasso - Beye, Dehu, Andre Luis, Cesar - Nakata (Taiwo, 64th), Cana, Lamouchi - Oruma (Nasri, 76th), Gimenez, Mendoza (Koke, 61st)

Poor game. A draw is rather good but we didn't score a goal away so we've to be careful before second leg.

 

[Guillaume]

LIGUE 1

MARSEILLE 2 - 1 TROYES

18/09/05
French Ligue 1 - Week 7
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 44,000
Referee. : M. Kalt

Goals : Ribéry (22nd), Lamouchi (35th) for l'OM ; Grax (55th, sp) for Troyes
Cards : Lamouchi (80th) to OM ; Kouassi (66th) to Troyes

MARSEILLE: Carrasso - Ferreira, Méité, Déhu (cap), Cesar, Taiwo - Ribéry, Lamouchi, Cana - Niang (Nasri 78th), Gimenez (Koke 88th)

TROYES: Le Crom - Dujeux (Dallet 85th), Boucansaud, Kouassi, I. Faye (Matuidi 76th) - Amzine, Tourenne (cap), Boskovic, Nivet - Danic (Jaziri 52nd), Grax

2nd victory in 2 games in L1! We're now 13th, the season starts now Amazing game by Franck Ribéry who's our best player in this seasin's start. He's so precious, what a good transfer

Next game, tonight in Toulouse.

 

[Guillaume]

LIGUE 1

TOULOUSE FC 1 - 0 MARSEILLE

21/09/05
French Ligue 1 - Week 8
Stadium, Toulouse
Referee: M. Piccirillo

Goal : Bergougnoux (12nd)
Cards : Ferreira (45th), Cana (73rd) à l'OM ; Emana (54th) àToulouse
Expulsion : Arribagé (21st) à Toulouse

TOULOUSE FC : Revault (cap) - Congré, Arribagé, Lièvre (Dieuze 50th), Aubey - Cardy, Emana, Batlles - Moreira, Santos (Bonnet 87), Bergougnoux (Dao 23e)
MARSEILLE : Carrasso - Ferreira (Nasri 64th), Andre Luis (Gimenez 30th), Déhu (cap), Méité, Taiwo - Oruma, Lamouchi, Cana - Ribéry, Niang

We didn't deserve a lost. Toulouse was very rather but they scored a goal quickly and we didn't succeed in equalizing... 10 centers, 10 shoots.. Players weren't lucky.. We lost 1 or 3 points, we've to play better to finish in first 5.

 

[Guillaume]

LIGUE 1

MARSEILLE 3 - 1 FC METZ

24/09/05
French Ligue 1 - Week 9
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: M. Chapron

Goals : Déhu (25e), Ribéry (47e), Niang (69e) pour l'OM ; Renouard (12e)
Cards : Huszti (50), Béria (90+2) à Metz

MARSEILLE : Carrasso - Ferreira, Déhu (cap) (Beye 36), Méité, Taiwo - Ribéry, Lamouchi (Nasri 70), Cana, Oruma - Niang, Gimenez (Koke 46)

FC METZ : Wimbée - Béria, Borbiconi, Méniri, Bassong, Huszti - Morisot (Chérif Touré 58), Proment (cap), Renouard - Ahn Jung-hwan (Ma. Zewlakow 70), Gueye

3rd win in 4 games. We're now 12th just 3 pts behind the 6th. We saw a fantastic Franck Ribéry again.. What a player! Next game in Nice after the BIG ONE: OM-PSG on the 16/10/2005

 

[PSG-BOYS]

http://www.om.net/index.php?pid=101002&lng=fr&a=1915

quel baltringue ce mec...allez pape diouf ne te chie pas dessus,on est pas mechant a paris

 

[Elber2k3]

I just read that Marseille is sending their reverse team to Paris, because they fear riots. What the hell is going on there?

 

[Guillaume]

I just read that Marseille is sending their reverse team to Paris, because they fear riots. What the hell is going on there?

Pape Diouf and l'OM did that because of security in Parc des Princes. He wanted 2.000 places for l'OM supporters and Paris just gave him 1300. So he decided to send our 2nd team from 5th division to play this "classico" because supporters couldn't see the game, and l'OM never plays without the supporters.

And we did a draw 0-0 Crap game, very bad decision for French football... Everybody have to forget this quickly.

 

[Elber2k3]

Pape Diouf and l'OM did that because of security in Parc des Princes. He wanted 2.000 places for l'OM supporters and Paris just gave him 1300. So he decided to send our 2nd team from 5th division to play this "classico" because supporters couldn't see the game, and l'OM never plays without the supporters.

And we did a draw 0-0 Crap game, very bad decision for French football... Everybody have to forget this quickly.

Haha. That's really a shame for Paris isn't it?

btw. How high is the chance to get tickets for a OM home match?

 

[Guillaume]

Haha. That's really a shame for Paris isn't it?

btw. How high is the chance to get tickets for a OM home match?

Yeah, it's a huge shame for Paris? They showed nothing, no opportunities to score between a 5th division team...

There are 60 000 places in Vélodrome; 45 000 for subscribers in Virages. So you can easily find places IMO

 

[Pizarro14]

what happen to Andres Mendoza? he left Marseille why? I mean was he giving the chance to play? thought he was really dangerous on the left

 

[Guillaume]

what happen to Andres Mendoza? he left Marseille why? I mean was he giving the chance to play? thought he was really dangerous on the left

He made 2 or 3 good games especially against Lazio in Intertoto Cup but then, he missed huge opportunities and he was more and more on the bench. During the mercato, he stayed in Peru so we decided to trade him because he didn't show envy to continue with l'OM. I think he came back in Ukraine. Too bad, he was pretty good on his left wing even if Ribéry is better on this position.

 

[Pizarro14]

He made 2 or 3 good games especially against Lazio in Intertoto Cup but then, he missed huge opportunities and he was more and more on the bench. During the mercato, he stayed in Peru so we decided to trade him because he didn't show envy to continue with l'OM. I think he came back in Ukraine. Too bad, he was pretty good on his left wing even if Ribéry is better on this position.

Tell us about it he's hated because he has the talent but shows no passion whatsoever. He was never like that for some reason when he left Club Brugge he was never the same. O well I thought OM was going to change him I guess he deserves to rot. I'm not a fan of him as a person but as a player he is good