Focus On : The George Graham Story

Arsenal Season Review 2010 2011

We've been here before... more than once. A post-mortem of Arsenal's 2010-11 season reveals too many off-days in a campaign of wildly fluctuating standards. The past six seasons have consistent themes: start full of promise, end with  self-implosion and disappointment. Few teams can match the Gunners for innate ability, but even fewer and there's Arsene Wenger's conundrum. How does he lift the curse of Groundhog Day at The Emirates? And with so many first-teamers looking towards the exits at N5 - at the time of press both Cesc Fobregas and Samir Nasri follow the already deported Gael Clichy - the French manager is under even more pressure to find a remedy after six years without o trophy.

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Intercontinental Cup 1978 Boca Juniors Borussia Mönchengladbach

The 1977 Intercontinental Cup actually took place in 1978 and saw Boca Juniors take on European Cup runners-up Borussia Mönchengladbach after champions Liverpool had declined to take part. La Bombonera hosted the first leg on 21 March, the Germans coming away with a 2-2 draw to leave Boca with an uphill task in the second leg. The home side went ahead after 16 minutes through Ernesto Mastrángelo only to see Borussia hit back straightaway with goals from Hannes (24') and Bonhof (29'). Substitute Jorge Ribolzi notched the equaliser just after the break to complete the scoring on an ultimately disappointing night for Boca. In the return leg in Germany on 1 August, the Argentines produced a magnificent first-half performance to turn the tie on its head. Goals from Darío Felman (2'), Mastrángelo (33') and Carlos Salinas (35') gave them a decisive 3-0 lead. Keeper Hugo Gatti and the xeneize defence then stood firm in the face of a German onslaught to give the Buenos Aires side their first intercontinental title. 

Full Members' Cup 1988 1989 Everton Nottingham Forest Finale

 

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FOCUS ON : Michel Platini N° 10

Michel Platini, qui a rendu célèbre le numéro 10 de l'équipe de France bien avant qu'il soit porté par Zinédine Zidane, compte parmi les plus grands joueurs de ces trente dernières années. Vainqueur de la Coupe de France 1978 avec l'AS Nancy, il devient Champion de France avec les verts de Saint-Étienne en 1982. Il s'impose cependant comme un géant du foot après son départ de France pour l'Italie. Avec la Juventus de Turin, le milieu de terrain remporte tous les titres : Champion d'Italie en 1984 et 85, Vainqueur de la Coupe d'Italie  en 1983 et de la Coupe des Clubs Champions l'année suivante, il remporte la même année la Coupe Intercontinentale des clubs. Il est élu meilleur joueur européen en 1983, 1984 et 1985. Malgré un titre de Champion d'Europe des Nations  en 1984, son parcours à la tête de l'équipe de France ne sera jamais récompensé.