Ligue 1 special: Players ready to burst in the 2011/2012 Ligue 1 campaign
Though the French Ligue 1 has never been as flashy as the English, Spanish, German or even Italian leagues, Ligue 1 clubs should be proud of the fact that many of the players who are now making it big in some of the biggest leagues in Europe started their
development in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899.
The arrival of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Qatar-c2986 Investment Authority as the new owners of the club means that Paris Saint-Germain now have the financial muscle to offer lucrative deals to their targets. Les Parisiens broke Ligue 1’s transfer record when they paid Italian side Palermo
42million Euros for the services of Argentine sensation http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Pastore-c18082.
There were some players who turned out to be revelations for their sides last season and there were some who disappointed a lot to say the least. Bettor.com takes a look at some of those players who should be expecting more out of themselves in the already-begun
2011/2012 Ligue 1 campaign.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marvin-Martin-c24496 (Sochaux Montbéliard)
The 23-year-old midfielder was a revelation for Sochaux last season and ended up the 2010/2011 campaign as the league’s top assist provider with 17 assists. A dream debut for the France national team did not hurt his reputation at all as the Sochaux man
scored a brace and even provided an assist in 17 minutes as France beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 4-1.
A lot more is expected from the youngster this season. In the opening day of the new season, Martin was in great form and scored a goal as Les Lionceaux held http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 to a 2-2 draw. After making a decent start to the new campaign, Martin would
be looking to improve even more this season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Moussa-Sow-c26939 (LOSC Lille)
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Senegal-c3001 international had his most prolific season to date when he scored 25 goals in the 2010/2011 Ligue 1 campaign for LOSC Lille. The 25-year-old was playing in his first season for Les Dogues and was an integral part of Rudi Garcia’s side that won
the Championelle after a long wait of over five decades.
The former Stade Rennais man has been linked with a move away from the Stade Metropole Villeneuve d’Ascq but has decided to stay at Lille for one more season. Sow would be looking to repeat his feats of last season and would play a crucial role in Lille’s
UEFA Champions League campaign as well.
Delvin N’Dinga (http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AJ-Auxerre-c38247)
The 23-year-old http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 for a long time. AJ Auxerre are reluctant in letting go of the talented midfielder even
though N’Dinga has said that he wants to join the seven-time Ligue 1 champions.
This season would be a big one for the youngster and whether he stays at Auxerre or at Lyon, N’Dinga’s performances this season would be a stepping stone in his rise as one of the hottest prospects in French football.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Blaise-Matuidi-c7681 (Paris Saint-Germain)
The 24-year-old defensive midfielder recently joined Paris Saint-Germain from AS Saint-Etienne and has been touted as the new Claude Makelele. Incidentally, the youngster was brought on as a replacement for the former France international who retired last
season.
Though the youngster has shown a lot of promise during his time at Saint-Etienne, a lot would be asked of Matuidi during his first season at PSG where he will be able to test himself against few of the best European teams in the UEFA Europa League.
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