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A few days before the final of the Coupe de France between PSG and Saint-Étienne, FF brought together Luis Fernandez and Christian Lopez to remember in particular the 1982 final between the two teams. Also to be found in our new issue: an interview with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, praise for Zinédine Zidane and our explanations on the absence of the Ballon d’Or in 2020 … Here is the full summary.
Lopez-Fernandez: “It didn’t calculate”
Thirty-eight years after the 1982 Coupe de France final, FF brought together the Stéphanois defender and the Parisian midfielder to discuss a match made in history: that of PSG’s first victory in the event … and that of the last participation of the Greens at this stage of the competition. A vintage exchange but not too roomy. Just a little bit : “When you look at the composition, Luis Fernandez remembers, it was a team with a very offensive vocation: Surjak, Rocheteau, Dahleb, Toko, Boubacar. Five attackers! There was Pep Guardiola in Georges Peyroche. ” Handsome player, Christian Lopez returns, in particular, on his missed goal … which will offer victory to PSG: “Vautrot asks me:” The sixth, who is it? ” I go to my teammates in the central circle. All seated, they were looking at the gallery on the other side. None wanted to go, while you had Laurent Roussey entered in the second half, Raoul Noguès, also entered into play, and even Gérard Janvion who could strike. In front of those heads turned, I said, “Okay, come on, I’m going.” Because I am a captain. And there, you prepare nothing. I don’t know where I’m going to put it, I’m not mentally prepared. I put the ball down, I move back and I stay in line, I don’t take an angle. I pull hard in the middle and “Domi” takes it off with my foot. Behind, Jean-Marc Pilorget puts his own … The penos, it’s the lottery. “
No Ballon d’Or 2020!
All of our explanations can be found here
Choupo-Moting: “We have the best offensive sector in the world”
How is life as a substitute in a star dressing room? The Cameroonian striker of PSG tells in FF and defends his status through a long interview. “At the beginning, when I didn’t know them well, they were stars, he explains. After two weeks here, they were teammates and even friends because we get along very well, we laugh together. And then, they integrated me very well too. It was easy for me. (…) From the outside, everyone thinks: “Oh, there, there, how is it, to live with these big stars?” For me, we have players who are among the top five in the world. But, when we’re together, we don’t think about that. It’s normal. We talk and joke together, and it’s no longer something extraordinary. We’re like friends. (…) I think we have the best attacking sector in the world, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar are among the five best players. But it is also a motivation. I don’t want to “steal their place” but to bring something. ”
The hedge of honors for Zizou
Key man in the coronation of Real, the French technician enjoys a necessarily high rating in Spain. FF could see it. “Zizou has been a wonderful manager of abundance, thus testifies Jorge Valdano, former player, trainer and sporting director of Real. Abundance of talent and digital abundance of a large workforce. It’s much more difficult than you think. ” “He created one of the most serious and effective defensive merengue teams in its history, admits Francisco Buyo, the former Real keeper. Even the Catalans are won over. ” “He’s a serious guy, who does his job well and only takes care of his team, even details a Barça supporter. Quite the opposite of (José) Mourinho, who spent his time provoking. ” How do you say unanimity in Spanish?
AND ALSO…
– The mixed zone
– Technical / Neymar-Mbappé, puzzle for the Greens
– Close-up / Thiago Silva-Perrin, extra time
– Portrait / Sébastien Desabre, crowned beginner
– Lighting / Lyon-PSG, double bites
– Investigation / Mercato: how foreign agencies infiltrate France
– Opinion / And if Monaco knew (finally) where it is going
– Saga / Palermo, nightmare on the island
– The Great Debrief
– Around the world / Porto, consolation prize
– Series / José Angel Iribar, the Basque force
– Julien Cazarre’s delayed tackle
– The drawing of Faro