Nantes VS Cork City

**Ruairi** · 18/07/2004, 6:43 PM

Originally Posted by adamcarr

Oh great...another striker

For F*ck sake Dolan

heh heh LOL

**eoinh** · 18/07/2004, 6:47 PM

Sounded like Doyle should have had a penalty by the sound of it.

County sounds commentary was excellent. Just faded in the car after youghal when the ref blew the final whistle.

Got my tickets at half time in the horseshoe bar.

**tiktok** · 18/07/2004, 6:59 PM

Nantes:
Their goalie sounds like he can't deal with high balls, here's hoping that corners in front of a screaming shed will unsettle him even more.
They're quick and break well which will be a concern, but the Cross is a fairly small pitch with the crowd right on top of it, they may take a while to settle, especially if we get in amongst them from the off.
They'll come to protect their lead and will probably sit deep, we have the players in Fenn and Georgie that can create an opening. If we nick a first half goal, and play into the shed second half with them sitting deep and with that keeper, there's no reason we can't score.

We have to keep them scoreless though, If they score early, it's all but over.

**tiktok** · 18/07/2004, 7:03 PM

Originally Posted by xtreme rebel

There French keeper Laundreau is supposed to be back for the game at the X but I hope he isn't...

apparently he's gone walkabout according to some of the Nantes fans, with a bit of luck he won't show

also Berson (or whatever his name is, the midfielder) wants away to Aston Villa, hopefully it'll happen by next weekend.

**blobbyblob** · 18/07/2004, 7:50 PM

I used a translator on the Nantes Website:

From what I can makeout and reading between the lines, it looks like this crowd are not making the mistake of the Swedes or the Dutch in underestimating Cork City. Dolan is playing mind games with the French saying that its Mission Impossible now. Although they do draw attention to the fact that they were unfit and tired at the end of the game. Could this be vital is the return leg?

Nantes, July 18, 2004. Beaten 3-1 with the match outward journey,
Irishmen - by the voice of their trainer Stephen Neiland, do not lose
of it less the hope. "We knew that it would be difficult, he at the
end of the match explained. But this goal enables us to maintain the
hope. And it is all the difference." Nantes side, Lo�c Amisse was
said reassured by this entry in competition.

O�c Amisse, trainer of the FC Atlantic Nantes "This evening, we found
the competition and the feelings. It was important to be made safe by
the play. One knew how to control the opposition collectively and to be how to be effective against them. We knew that was not going to be easy vis-a-vis to a well against a well organized team. The first goal relieved us so that we can register the two following goals. Only distorts note comes from this boxed goal.
Undoubtedly a bad management of tiredness... But I withdraw much
satisfaction of this match. For the return match, it will be necessary
to be wary of this team. It will be necessary vigilant and to be
concentrated, as we were for this match. It was making safe for the
trainer but also for the players who could take pleasure on the
ground. Because the foot, it is also and especially to take pleasure
on the ground."

Dolan, trainer of the FC Cork City said "It is with much pleasure
that we came here, in Nantes. It is for that that we are proud to
have reached this level of the competition: to play in a stage like
this one, to have facilities for the drive as we had them here...
To play a team like Nantes, it was very difficult. You know,
before this match, many thought that Cork was favorite before this
match. Whereas we were carried out 3-0, much had to say "it is
necessary to change so-and-so, such other, to place that one here..."
But we registered a goal which enables us to maintain the hope. And
that changes all! The team deserved that goal this evening. If we had lost 3-0,I would have been very disappointed. The hope remains. The
return match concerns the Impossible Mission. This week, we will make
the agent Tom Cruise to Cork City. Nantes is favorite for the
return match. They played exactly as they were expected to, the danger
came from the players whom one knew dangerous. We are magic to
accomodate Nantes but nothing is over."

**Eric** · 18/07/2004, 9:35 PM

Lads the away goal does give us a fighting chance next weekend but it only means that we have to win 2-0 and to be honest I`ll be very surprised if Nantes don` score next week.

Their 2 wingers today were very quick and really gave Lordan a roasting on that side. They played some super football today and at times had City chasing shadows. They looked threataning every time they went forward and Murray struggled with pace each time.

It`s gonna be a tall order next weekend.

On the positive side I think the heat today really took a lot out of the City players, it took a lot out of me and I was just standing in the crowd!!!!!

All is not lost but it`ll be a bit task next week