Thank you to the Senegalese Lions for qualifying for the next years World Cup Finals after beating Namibia five nil whilst Egypt could only managed a 1 - 1 draw against Algeria .I wish both the Team and the entire Senegalese Nation all the best . Luntang ----- Original Message ----- From: B. Sillah <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 6:19 PM Subject: Re: Senegalese Lions! > Yus: > > Your prediction might be right on the money. Its half time and Senegal 3, > Namibia 0. In the other crucial game in Algeria, its a scoreless one at half > time. Yes, Elhajj Diuof got one and Pape Thiaw got the other 2. It's too > early to celebrate but lets keep our fingers cross. The game of soccer can > be very brutal at times. > > Allez les lions! > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/africa/newsid_1449000/144912 6.stm > > Regards > Sillah > > > >From: Yusupha C Jow <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Senegalese Lions! > >Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:36:49 EDT > > > >Baboucarr: > > > >For the past couple of weeks I have been trying to intimate the remarkable > >run of Les Lions to the members of the L, but I think most were either too > >busy or just not aware of the latest soccer news. > > > >Regardless, this is a rejuvenated Senegalese team which is probably among > >the > >top three in Africa with Cameroon and S. Africa. I was lucky enough to > >watch > >the last Les Lions in action during the last African Nations cup, and I > >must > >tell you that this is not the same team. The last team, coached by Peter > >Shnittinger, a well traveled, veteran German physio, played a more rabid > >in > >your face style of soccer: a bit reminiscent of our cousins' big man, > >"Grande mbouba" toting, and loud mouth antics. Weird analogy but this is > >the > >best I could come up with it to describe this frenetic style of play by Les > >Lions. > > > >But those of you who have been watching the game for a while will probably > >agree with me ; grandeur and overkill is a big part of Senegalese culture > >in > >particular and these attributes tend to seep into their style of football. > >One incident in particular stands out; in a match between Senegal and > >Guinea > >during the Zone 2 tourney at the Independence stadium in 1986, a Guinean > >attacker ventured into the opposing defense where he ran into the roadblock > >created by the great Jahou Gaye and Roger Mendy. Roger, in true Grande > >fashion, tapped the ball over his head once, and instead of moving forward, > >he did it again to the poor Guinean chap. Needless, to say, as a young > >impressionable man in the stands, I was amazed by the amazing audacity and > >skill displayed by the great libero. This is "Grande" style soccer. It is > >a > >style typified by a never die attitude but also one characterized by > >extreme > >showmanship. > > > >As much entertaining as the "Grande" style is, it was not going to get them > >to the highest stage. Shnittinger let them play this style but, like a > >blessing in disguise, the German was replaced by a Frenchman called Bruno > >Metsau after the Nations Cup. Metsau did something amazing. He went to > >France and somehow convinced many French boys with ties to Senegal to > >represent their roots. Most of them agreed. Therefore, out went the > >"Grande" style of play and in came the Franco-Senegalese boys. In came El > >Hadjj Ousainou Diouf (Rennes), Ferdinand Colley (Lens), Malick Ndiaye (St > >Etienne), Aliou Cisse (PSG) Saliou Diao (Monaco)etc etc. The only remnants > >of the old guard are Omar Daff at left back, Khaliliou Fadiga at left > >midfield or attack and the goalie. > > > >The impact of the Franco-Senegalese is the reason for this success. I pray > >for Les Lions tomorrow. I would rather see a true sub-Saharan African team > >in > >the big dance any day instead of some N. African side which would rather > >represent the Arab World. Will Arab solidarity be the order of the day? > >No! > >I predict that Senegal will penetrate the Namibian defense multiple times > >tomorrow. Out of those multiple penetrations, five goals shall result. > > > >Allez Les Lions > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >You may also send subscription requests to > >[log in to unmask] > >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your > >full name and e-mail address. > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------