Paris is perhaps the most productive city for player development in the world. But could you beat one of the richest, most global clubs in football using only players from the City of Lights? Martin Vert has been set that challenge.
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“The Revolution wasn’t only televised, it was broadcast live.” This is how Uli Hesse introduces new Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick in his book Tor! The Story of German Football. It is a good way of thinking about the former Schalke and RB Leipzig boss, and as with any revolutionary, he was initially met with scepticism, scorn and savagery by the establishment he planned on usurping. After all, the highlight of Rangnick’s playing career might well have been turning out for Southwick in Sussex County League while he studied in Brighton. Who’s laughing now?
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It’s a time before the Premier League. When football was football, and Newcastle were dirt-poor. Can Martyn Green lead them to the top? We’re genuinely asking.
It’s the CM89/90 Challenge.
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Paris is perhaps the most productive city for player development in the world. But could you beat one of the richest, most global clubs in football using only players from the City of Lights? Martin Vert has been set that challenge.
Continue reading “This is Paris: May ’22”
Paris is perhaps the most productive city for player development in the world. But could you beat one of the richest, most global clubs in football using only players from the City of Lights? Martin Vert has been set that challenge.
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Winning the World Cup is the pinnacle of any player’s career. So few get the chance to even play in the competition, let alone win it, that the feeling is preserved just for the rarefied few, whose magic has lit up the global game. But only one side can claim the be the first World Cup winners, and when Uruguay romped to the title (scoring 15 goals in just four games), their final goal was scored by a one-armed man.
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There’s a quiet hanging over the training ground. The players are dejected, the staff are disappointed, and the board, despite telling us all how proud they are of us, haven’t mustered much of a smile. It’s a difficult time. We took Ligue 1 Troyes as far as we could without winning the tie, and we were magnificent, and it wasn’t enough. That’s a tough pill to swallow.
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Here at The Untold Game, we wish we had all of the good ideas. But we don’t, so here’s what we’ve been paying attention to this week.
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It’s a new year in Paris, and Red Star are on the march. Promotion is looking more certain by the day, the Coupe de France has yielded an unlikely cup run, and players are beginning to sign for next season. Parisian players, of course. Martin Vert obviously doesn’t understand that compelling stories need tension, not just success…
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