17
May
Posted by Vaishali in England, Euro 2012, Football, France, Louis Saha, Manchester United, Soccer, The Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur. 2 Comments
This interview was first published on www.fourfourtwo.com. To read it, click here.
Tottenham Hotspur striker Louis Saha speaks exclusively to FourFourTwo.com about his new book Thinking Inside the Box, life at his new club and being re-called to the France national team.
Why did you decide to write your new book, Thinking Inside the Box?
There are a few reasons. Maybe the first few lines [of the book] started after the [2008 Champions League] final that I missed with Manchester United. I decided to give a bit more impression and emotion to players whose natural instinct is to always be arrogant. I just wanted to show that we [players] are normal people with emotions so that was my first target. Then after, I was confronted with my brother who wanted to be a footballer as well. So I said, let’s try something to help the youngsters, and to help him, and I just found myself going through a process of trying to give more and more information. I started to put a lot of subject [in the book]. It was good – I ended up really enjoying it.
How long did it take to write the book?
It ended up taking four years. What I started to write was something like a guide. Then after, people started to give me advice and said you should talk about your life as well. So, I ended up writing and writing and it took long. For maybe one-and-a-half years, I stopped writing because my missus dropped some coffee on the computer and I lost 80 pages! From that point, I was gutted and I said leave it. For one year, I put it on the side. For some reason, I ended up reading it again and I said let’s do it.
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16
May
Posted by Vaishali in André-Pierre Gignac, Auxerre, Bordeaux, Eden Hazard, Euro 2012, Football, France, Hugo Lloris, Karim Aït-Fana, Laurent Blanc, Ligue 1, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Olivier Giroud, Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, Rennes, Saint-Etienne, Soccer, Troyes, Yoan Gouffran, Yoann Gourcuff, Younès Belhanda. 4 Comments
Montpellier's Olivier Giroud celebrates after his team clinch a last-gasp 1-0 win over Lille. Photo: REUTERS/Pascal Parrot
Title tale of the week:
Montpellier are within touching distance of the Ligue 1 title after clinching a huge win over reigning champions Lille on Sunday.
It was always going to be a tough game against Rudi Garcia’s men considering Les Dogues were attempting to launch one last assault at the title and the fact that contenders Paris Saint-Germain had beaten Rennes 3-0 earlier in the day, but the match at the Stade Mosson nearly turned into a nightmare for Montpellier.
It wasn’t that René Girard’s men were losing but into the 93rd minute, they still weren’t winning. As it stood, Montpellier’s three-point lead over PSG had been cut to one point with one game remaining.
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15
May
Posted by Vaishali in England, Euro 2012, Football, France, Louis Saha. 1 Comment
This article was first published on www.fourfourtwo.com. To read it, click here.
Louis Saha believes both England and France have the ability to win Euro 2012.
France endured a disastrous World Cup in 2010 under Raymond Domenech, with the side shrouded in off-field controversy before being eliminated in the group stages.
Laurent Blanc replaced Domenech as coach following the World Cup and the former Bordeaux boss has led a French revival, qualifying for this summer’s tournament as group winners as well as recording victories over England and Germany.
Blanc was responsible for recalling Saha to the national side in February following the striker’s impressive start to his Tottenham Hotspur career, scoring four goals in his first four appearances for the club.
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12
May
Posted by Vaishali in Football, La Liga, Ligue 1, Primera Liga, Serie A, Soccer, The Champions League, The FA Cup, The Premier League. Leave a Comment
I host the 26th edition of Break London Radio’s Round-Up Show as Amit Limbachia and I discuss all the latest news and results from the Premier League and the top European leagues.
To listen to the show, click here.
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11
May
Posted by Vaishali in Football, Louis Saha, Manchester City, Manchester United, Soccer, The Premier League. Leave a Comment
This article was first published on www.fourfourtwo.com. To read it, click here.
Tottenham Hotspur striker Louis Saha still believes that his former club Manchester United can usurp Manchester City and win the Premier League title.
Saha spent a largely injury-hit four years at United between 2004 and 2008, with the front-man winning the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup during his time at Old Trafford.
Since Saha’s departure, United have won the Premier League twice more, including in 2011, but have seen their hopes of claiming consecutive league titles seriously tested by city rivals City this season.
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10
May
Posted by Vaishali in Football, Louis Saha, Soccer, The Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur. Leave a Comment
This article was first published on www.fourfourtwo.com. To read it, click here.
Tottenham Hotspur striker Louis Saha has attributed his renewed form on the quality of the Spurs squad, but he still expects better from his new team.
Saha joined the White Hart Lane outfit on a free transfer from Everton in January after the 33-year-old agreed an 18-month contract.
Harry Redknapp’s faith in Saha has paid off with the forward having scored four goals in 12 games.
And according to the Frenchman, the quality of his team-mates and his relationship with fellow striker Emmanuel Adebayor are the reasons behind his improved displays.
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9
May
Posted by Vaishali in Football, Louis Saha, Soccer, The Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur. Leave a Comment
This article was first published on www.fourfourtwo.com. To read it, click here.
Tottenham Hotspur striker Louis Saha has admitted that it would have been a big blow if manager Harry Redknapp had left to take the England job, but remains adamant that it would not have affected the club’s ambitions.
The England position was left vacant in February after Fabio Capello quit following his public criticism of the Football Association’s decision to strip the captaincy from John Terry.
Redknapp had initially become a frontrunner to replace Capello as England manager, with speculation mounting regarding the 64-year-old’s future after Bolton chairman and FA board member, Phil Gartside’s public backing of the Spurs boss.
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8
May
Posted by Vaishali in Arsenal, Auxerre, Bordeaux, Football, Jérémie Janot, Ligue 1, Lille, Lorient, Lyon, Montpellier, Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, Reims, Rennes, Saint-Etienne, SC Bastia, Soccer, Tulio de Melo, Yann M’Vila, Yoann Gourcuff. 3 Comments
The Ligue 1 title is now Montpellier's to lose
Title tale of the week: In the last edition of Ligue 1 Lowdown, I pointed out how one team could throw a spanner in the works in the race for the French league title this season.
Reigning champions, Lille, were the club that could potentially decide where the title was headed as they would play both league-leaders Montpellier and title contenders Paris Saint-Germain in the final few weeks of the campaign.
And so it proved true – at least in some part so far – after Rudi Garcia’s men defeated PSG 2-1 last week thanks to some individual brilliance from Eden Hazard, who scored one and set another up.
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1
May
Posted by Vaishali in Bundesliga, Football, La Liga, Primera Liga, Serie A, Soccer, The Champions League, The Premier League. Leave a Comment
Listen to my latest World Football news bulletins in Beyond the Pitch’s Prime Time Football show with former Wimbledon, Newcastle and England international defender Warren Barton.
You can listen to my Premier League and Bundesliga news bulletin from about 14 minutes onwards while my La Liga and Serie A update can be heard from about 29 minutes onwards.
To listen to this week’s show, click here.
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1
May
Posted by Vaishali in Football, Manchester City, Manchester United, Soccer, The Premier League. Leave a Comment
Vincent Kompany wants to win the Premier League for the fans
Sir Alex Ferguson conceded that Manchester City were “in the driver’s seat now” following Manchester United’s 1-0 loss to Roberto Mancini’s side on Monday evening.
Vincent Kompany’s first-half header was all it took for City to replace their rivals at the top of the Premier League table on goal difference with two games remaining.
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