Many fans who have long followed European football have a basic impression of the five major leagues: there are many Premier League stars, La Liga is played thinly, the Bundesliga is unpopular, the pace of Serie A is slow, and the physical confrontation in Ligue 1 is fierce. But is this really the case? If we look at the squads of the teams in Ligue 1 in 06-07, we will be pleasantly surprised: the stars of Ligue 1 that year were as good as the number of stars in Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco, which are now heavily injected.
This issue of Sab takes you through the 10 biggest stars of Ligue 1 in 2006-07.
TOP 10 Virtoude (Lyon)
Former Gunners winger, famous France international. Virtote played for Lyon for a long time in his career and won three Ligue 1 titles with the team and two Premier League titles during his time at Arsenal. Of course, he was most impressed by the small angle draw at Euro 2000 with Italy, helping France lift the DeLaunay Cup. Virtote's career lasted a long time until 2012, when he retired from Ligue 2 in Nantes.
TOP 9 Nasri (Marseille)
At that time, Nasri had already gained fame, and although he was young, he was already known as "Zidane II" and was highly expected. Nasri was already a very competitive midfielder in Ligue 1. However, due to many reasons such as personality, it did not meet expectations in the later stage. But Nasri in the 06-07 season already has the strength to join the ranks of stars, not future stars.
TOP 8 Divayo (Monaco)
A famous goalscorer with more than 140 goals in Serie A, he has played for Juve, Lazio, Parma and other teams, and the former Italy international. The 06-07 season was his only one in Ligue 1, when he moved from Valencia to Monaco. However, Divayo is in a general state in Ligue 1, and after two seasons, Divayo, who is promoted to Mabologna in Serie A, is really terrifying in efficiency.
TOP 7 Mohammed Diarra (Lyon)
The Lyon midfielder from Mali was an iron-footed midfielder, and there was another Diarra in the Lyon squad that year - Aru Diarra, who had played for Bayern Munich. However, the tough guy from Mali joined Real Madrid at a high price after a season, making people more familiar. Diarra was a purely defensive player, and there was a similarly typed Tralang in the Lyon squad at the time. Such a midfielder is the guarantee of Lyon's seven crowns.
TOP 6 Yaya-Toure (Monaco)
At that time, Toure's worth in Monaco was as high as 23 million. A year later, in the summer, he landed at Camp Nou with Henry and joined Barca. Toure's career was full of glory and he played a very important role in Manchester City in the Premier League later in his career. Toure briefly joined Qingdao Yellow Sea last year, but is currently free.
TOP 5 Paulletta (Paris Saint-Germain)
The Portugal international, Paris' top scorer and team's all-time top scorer, a record that has been broken by Ibrahimovic and Cavani in recent years. In terms of seniority and ability, Paulletta can be regarded as the top stars in Ligue 1. But somehow, Chinese fans seem to dislike the Portuguese striker very much and deny his strength. If anyone knows why, please leave a message to let us know.
TOP 4 Jan-Kohler (Monaco)
Although Monaco did not have such a thick squad as it does now, it also had the habit of attracting a large number of reinforcements, and it was overcrowded in the front line. In addition to Italian shooter Divayo, there is Czech high school striker Jan Koehler. He moved from Monaco that year, but also played here. Monaco, which had Divayo and Jan Colle, finished ninth in Ligue 1 that season.
TOP 3 Cisse (Marseille)
Marseille's main striker at that time was Cisse, who transferred from Liverpool. However, at that time, Cisse had already participated in the match with the Chinese team, and was tragically broken in the fight with Zheng Zhi. That season was the beginning of Cisse's decline in form, but when he joined, he still came with the title of "Extremely Fast Reds Striker".
TOP 2 Ribery (Marseille)
That season was one of Ribery's most epoch-making seasons, and he had already made a name for himself at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, wading through Casillas' goal against Spain to make Ribery famous. It was his final season with Marseille, and then in the summer of 2008 he was signed by Bayern Munich, thus beginning a legendary experience of "Allianz Kings".
TOP 1 Juninho-Pernan bucano (Lyon)
Whose free kicks made Neville, Ferdinand, Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo line up a wall of people helpless? A generation of free kick masters - Juninho Pernanbucano. The Brazil international is the core of Lyon's attack, in addition to set-pieces, in terms of dribbling, shooting, passing and more, Juninho's footwork is very exquisite. He is currently the sporting director of Lyon.