
Eric Devin
Writer at Freelance
Columnist at The Guardian
Football writer. Mostly Ligue 1, sometimes other areas. @GFFN, @guardian_sport etc. Views own - open DMs
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3 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Eric Devin
And just like that, has the magic gone? After losing four of their last five league matches, the lustre has come off Marseille’s season. Their latest defeat – a 3-1 loss against a Reims side that had not won in the league since early November – may be the worst of all of them.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Eric Devin
PSG’s meetings with Marseille have produced one-way traffic in recent years and, based on their encounter at the weekend, we’re likely to see more of the same in the near future. PSG’s 3-1 win at the Parc des Princes on Sunday night was their seventh straight victory against Marseille in the league. The dominance has been near total in the last decade; Marseille have only won one of their last 25 league matches against PSG.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Eric Devin
Football fans will associate André Villas-Boas with racing, the former Porto, Chelsea, Tottenham and Marseille manager having made waves as a driver at the Dakar Rally, but if any manager is shifting through the gears at present, it must surely be Luis Enrique.
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2 months ago |
football-addict.com | Eric Devin
It may come as a surprise to observers of Serie A but Paulo Fonseca has Lyon firing on all cylinders in Ligue 1By Eric Devin for Get French Football NewsAnother week, another dominant win for Olympique Lyonnais. Under Paulo Fonseca, Les Gones look well and truly on their way to shaking off the malaise that hung about the club, a combination of their dire financial straits and the dismissal of Fonseca's predecessor, the beloved Pierre Sage.
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2 months ago |
theguardian.com | Eric Devin
Another week, another dominant win for Olympique Lyonnais. Under Paulo Fonseca, Les Gones look well and truly on their way to shaking off the malaise that hung about the club, a combination of their dire financial straits and the dismissal of Fonseca’s predecessor, the beloved Pierre Sage.
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This Lyon team are shit