Mandanda’s Hologram.
By: Magnusson | November 26th, 2008
Jan from the Bundesliga Offside sent me a link to this video of Steve Mandanda at one of the Adidas stores in Marseille. This is part of a marketing campaign of Adidas who will be featuring the two bigger youngsters in their portfolio, Mandanda and Benzema. The two players or rather their holograms will be featured in the different boutiques of their towns. The animation started Thursday November 20th in Marseille, and on Tuesday, December 2nd, Karim Benzema will be featured in Lyon.
If the campaign becomes a success, a few more players will certainly be featured (Gourcuff, Gomis and even Savidan). The idea is neat and gives me an opportunity to speak about Mandanda.
Steve mandanda was last season’s real revelation, its unsung hero if you will. he became our number 1 keeper and is now France’s too. It is why I’ve been particularly disgusted when the press decided to start lynching what they adored yesterday.
After two weeks and three consecutives matches (Caen, Tunisia and Paris Sg) where he was deemed “responsible ” for goals for the first time in his career, a campaign was launched. The pro-Lloris people started highlighting the fact that Steve was taking more goals than last season and that Lloris seemed better.
Well it was for me a relief to read last tuesday’s France Football where it is stated that statistically, Mandanda is by far the best keeper in the Ligue 1.
Indeed, Steve did 159 blocks in 13 games which places him i first position, followed by Christophe revault (117 in 13 games), Nicola Penneteau (95), Ruffier (92) and Letizi (83). This is as much a testament to his talent as it is to the lack of skill in our defense. our achilles’ heel is out defense, nothing new but if there’s ONE player who sure is doing his job, it’s Mandanda. Same thing with the NT, where even Phillippe Méxès can’t seem to play well and Gallas has been looking phantomatic lately. I really believe steve to be the best in the League by far, Lloris and Douchez being both extremely talented but clearly behind.
We’ll see how it goes since Mandanda is once again in top form, having been elected player of the Match in our game against Lille. Tonight he’ll be at Anfield and will be sollicited for sure. I believe he can help us get a point or more.
Anyway, here’s the video:
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Good game v Liverpool. Niang and Ben Arfa squandered sooooooooo many chances. Mandanda was briliant though. Mareschano really should have gotten sent off for the late tackle on Valbuena. Valbuena’s retaliation tackle should have gotten him a yellow though.
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Ugh, OM should have EASILY drawn that match, if not won. Horrific marking on Gerard’s goal, Kone needs to be shouting to the D if he isn’t going to track back himself. They looked great on the counter tho.
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Totally off topic, but I was reading a post about the various types of women the Ligue 1 clubs would be if they were, in fact, women.
OM’s made me smile:
L’OM, elle, c’est la super copine. Elle est capable de cracher comme vous, de jurer comme vous et de faire pipi debout…comme vous. Au début on la trouve ni moche ni belle, mais avec le temps, on s’aperçoit que ce sont ses défauts qui font son charme. Propre sur elle et toujours capable de vous surprendre à n’importe quel moment, elle vous écoute, mais n’en fait toujours qu’à sa tête. Le charme à l’état pur, finalement.
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Interesting story on the BBC website this morning:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7735552.stm
I wonder if he could be persuaded to join us in January?!?
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