Everyone knows the story of Leicester City. On the edge Premier League Relegation to one season, on the champions of England following. It’s a football fairy tale of our time.
Leicester’s miraculous triumph 2015/16 felt unheard of, as if nothing had ever happened before. But indeed, he had. Over the canal, he continuously softened the champion in the French throne for only four years earlier.
Montpellier They were pre-gen Claudio Rainiers famous fox. Starts Brekout Star Olivier GiroudThe Ovacroval family side from the southern French drove the biggest abruptly to rule through France.
Two of the greatest histories in the history of the game, both now share Ignominj stark falling from mercy. While Leicester suffered his second relegation in the space of three seasons, Ligue 1 The final meeting indicates the first demonstruct for Montpellier from his crown of glory 13 years ago.
Lithatat will be distracted, breaking and divided, La Paillade will seek comfort from memories of their unfinished victory of the title, knowing that after returning to the upper echelons may be pipedream, before defying before.
In front of the 2011/12 campaign, Ligue 1 was cropped by the news of the Novis-St. German Qatar sports investment (QSI). Converting to the Uber-rich European power plant almost overnight, it became inevitable that the division will come under the crowd on Parisian.
But despite the summer of intensive consumption in Carl Ancelotti, Kataris would not enjoy the cover success in their first season. They stumbled in that search, not defending the champion of Lille or French giants Marseille or Lyon – but Montpelllier.
Led by Rene Girard, La Paillade stunned the football world. Three seasons before, they fought for promotion in the second level. But with a team of hidden gems, it is valued in the fraction of its competitors, Montpellier has first pulled out unimaginably on top 1 in their history.
Since the beginning were a surprise package from the 2011/12 season. Five wins in their first seven years, I saw them recorded their best ever start in the league season 1. But at the end of September, he briefly sat on the table, they abruptly returned to reality.
PSG Demounted Montpellier 3-0 on his own lawn to show what everyone is already superior to the bay in the quality between the two sides. Still, despite this task, Montpellier held the pace of how he was going on a winter break.
It was in a significant part because of Giroud, all but an unknown entity at the beginning of the year. Mosson Talisman, who signed from Montpellier in 2010. years, for what was a club record of 2 million euros (1.7 million pounds), took France by France. The 25-year-old may have been a slightly late flowering, but with 18 scoring contributions in as many performances, he placed the European football in the role fuel behind the back in Montpellier.
Until the end of the winter break, Montpellier Parisians entered. The fans began to truly believe when Girard’s men brought their hardest test in February, a trip to Parc des Princes in February. Against the financial muscle of the division, Montpellier held a PSG on 2-2 draws to ensure that they remained within the touch of the leader, asking them for the almost flawless season that came.
Only two losses in his final 14 excursions Chicken Montpellier Leapfrog their addresses that go in the last weeks, and everything in the last day in Auxerre. Three points in front of the PSG at the top, but on an identical difference in order, La Paillade needed only a history point. Double of the former Pompey Frontman John Utaka, he set out the outcome beyond doubt that the MONTPELLIER was out of the 2-1 winners. They did impossible.
Giroud, Branded “Le Buteur de Charm” – or “Sharm Striker” – was a poster Girard’s champions. He finished the season as a joint goalkeeper in league with 21 goals, exclusively responsible for 13 club points that year, with his tireless, all the action that was paid by the Prime League of Giants Arsenal and France call-up for Euro 2012.
However, Montpellier was hardly with a man.
Withdraw the wire behind the French were two domestic middle size Maestros. The first, Moroccan magician of Ynes Belhand, was one of the star of the season. Once the holder at the Academy, the versatile Belhand was transferred to Playmaker Girard for 2011/12, the transition that paid the dividend while preparing 12 goals and four assists in a very influential campaign.
The other was Remy Cabella, another academic product that broke on the scene on that season. He then is 21, promising the Frenchman who would later pick up Newcastle, was one of the fists of young talents for the earnings of continental recognition in Montpellier during 2011/12.
Cabella, just like Žiroud, Belhanda and Mosson-breeding defensive Star Star Benjamin Stambouli, is quickly broken down for larger things after Montpellier’s Shock title triumph.
Giroud, rightly seeing his name in the lights, jumped on Arsenal’s progress in that summer to engage in what would be a fertile nine-year-old magic at the English top. But local boys Cabella, Belhanda and Stambouli remained to try and cement Montpellier’s status as a top candidate.
In this effort, they failed. The defense of the MONTPELLIER title resulted in the ninth end in 2012/13. Before falling to 15. year. It quickly falls from its mocks, this period was enough to see their domestic Midfield Trio to leave the News Project. Belhanda moved to Dinamo Kiev, Stambouli in Spurs, and Cabella to Magpija – whose transfers proved quite abused.
The fall of Montpellier is caused by a failure to build on their shock success. They lost the players star and did not replace properly. They also threw a towel on Trainer Rene Girard only a year after Led Lailade to uncompressed heights, with the founding President Louis “Loulou” Nicollin at the end of 2012/13.
The club has never strengthened its new identity as winners and for 13 years that followed, they never broke the first five. This failure to live up to the potential was reflected in the career of their title detachment, many of which – with the exception of Giroud – did not approach heights.
After hovering in mediocrity, the last season saw Montpellier Crumble during the degradation in French football. Now owned by Laurent Nicollin, who took the father Loulou after passing in 2017, the club was hardly guessing a financial crisis that has 1 on the edge of the conduction.
Last year’s bills showed the salary bill as an almost equivalent to the entire income of the club. Fiscal struggles, combined with sad performances, encouraged widespread non-existence in the club.
Players, fans and leadership turned to each other. During the meeting with Monaco, the supporters dissolved on the bank said by the team: “You jeopardize the worst version of our Club: Shame on you.”
A month earlier, a longtime skipper teji Savanier blamed his reputation after responding to the embarrassing coupe de France who was pupulous on the fourth level of Le Puy. When Le Puy fan teased the coil asking whether the sitting bottom of league 1 was injured, Savir replied: “When he is paid for 210,000 euros per month, no.” The captain’s referees after condemning the club.
And while the fans also understood the hierarchy, Nicollin pointed out the finger in his composition. “There are people whose story with the club is over, whatever happens,” said after the defeat for angels in April. “Let’s go ahead with a healthy base of people who want to fight for a club and people who are not there just because of themselves.”
Montpellier, a club whose success is 13 years ago built united effort to overcome the appearance, are now installed in the internal war.
The shadow of their ex self, Montpellier is now facing a serious threat to finish as a burgundy – a former divan who is now held on the fourth level after the suffering of the draws. Although there will be a hope in the reconstruction in the second department, the weak foundations in the French football system cannot facilitate it.
Longently the dreams of the established success in France have been gone. The goal is now that they would not become the next football football in the nation.