With second half of the 2011/2012 Ligue 1 campaign already started, bettor.com takes a look at some of the best performers of the first half of the campaign in which there were a few revelations
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mathieu-Valbuena-c24690
Club: Olympique de Marseille
The 27-year-old midfielder made an indifferent start to the new campaign for Les Phoceens. Le http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Petit-c29836 Velo found it hard to break in to the first team as Marseille made a disastrous start to the Ligue 1 campaign.
However, things changed rapidly for the France international. On a cold night at the Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Valbuena came in with Marseille losing 2-1 to Borussia Dortmund in Champions League group game that the Rhone giants had to win to go through
to the next round. The midfielder provided one assist and then scored a screamer as Marseille registered an historic 3-2 win over the Germans which took them to the round of 16.
Valbuena then carried his great form to Ligue 1 and along with Andre Ayew, helped Didier Deschamps’ side to a road to recovery that has led Marseille in with a shot of mounting a title assault come the last few weeks of the Championnat.
Loic Remy
Club: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127
Another Marseille player makes it to the list in the shape of Loic Remy. The young French striker is slowly becoming one of the best strikers in French football at the moment. The youngster ended last season on a high note and has now improved more quickly
than expected.
A few years back, Remy was criticised for not being a good header of the ball. However, the new season has seen the Frenchman become a deadly header of the ball – a fact that many Ligue 1 goalkeepers can confirm. So far, Remy has scored 9 goals and has provided
five assist in his side’s campaign which just goes on to show how much he has improved over the last few months.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dennis-Oliech-c10927
Club: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AJ-Auxerre-c38247
The 26-year-old Kenyan has never really been a prolific goalscorer but his stats for the current campaign say otherwise. Oliech has scored 8 goals and has provided 5 assists for the Burgundy club and his goalscoring form would play a key role in the club’s
aim to finish in the top half of the table.
Jires Kembo-Ekoko
Club: Stade Rennais
The 24-year-old Zaire-born striker is another player who has transformed this summer. Primarily a support striker in his early career, Ekoko has now become a goalscoring striker for Frederic Antonetti’s Rennais side. So far, Ekoko has scored 8 goals and
has one assist to his name.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michel-Bastos-c25461
Club: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130
The Brazilian winger when at his best, is one of the most entertaining players in Ligue 1. Les Gones certainly missed him when he was injured. However, despite injury worries, the 28-year-old has proven his worth to the team by scoring five goals and as
many assists as Lyon are still in contention for lifting their 8th Championelle.
Benjamin Corgnet
Club: Dijon
Certainly the 24-year-old is the revelation of the season so far. Playing in the lower echelons of French football a few years back, the Frenchman has seen a rapid change in his fortunes. Such has been his influence in recent months that Laurent Blanc had
to come and first-hand witness the youngster’s ability to pick out unbelievable passes.
The last time a Frenchman who was an unknown quantity in football made a name for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 at international level was back in 2006 when Franck Ribery impressed all. For the sake of his career and French football, one can wish the same for Corgnet.
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