Parlez Vous Francais, DCU?

Finally, Arsene has HAD it with the Gunners.

He's coming over to help Dave Kasper further rape and pillage money from everyone else in the transfer window, develop the next Walcott and Fabregas, and lift the CONCACAF Champions League trophy - since it's doubtful he's going to get one in UEFA.

Ooooh, perhaps Gerard Houllier and his army of Promising French Youngstersâ„¢ will be making their way to DC...

;-)

Fabien Barthez FTW.

I can't wait for his first encounter with a former football player, turned soccer dad/coach from Southern VA. Hopefully he won't have any freedom fries or freedom toast thrown at him by a guy who calls his defense, linemen and his goalie the quarterback.

Is Marco Etcheverry still with the youth program?

Arsene didn't develop Cesc, Barca's cantera did and Wenger just stole him like he stole Fran Merida. The man is a bonafide kiddy fiddler.

Isn't Josh Gros somehow involved with the youth program?

It's "Parlez-vous Français" not "Parley Vous Francais".

Where does the money for USSF come from?

I just hope its not Jean Girard of Talladega Nights fame! Of course that could mean we know our jersey sponsor ... Perrier!

@frenchie:

It is a play on words. Apparently you don't "get it". Here's some help. Look up the work "parley" in the english dictionary. Then consider the subject of Goff's post. If you still don't get it, then I can't help you.

I believe that Marco Etecheverry's position with DC United is called, Special Assistant to the CEO.

Who knows how good this guy is or isn't, but it is good to see DCU taking the youth program more seriously. No disrespect to the other guys, but I know them personally and they are not the choices that you make to take a program to the next level. It is news like this (when people choose to upgrade how they do things) that make it fun to be a soccer fan in the US. This is potentialy great news, but we will have to wait and see how it turns out before we start doing flips. Regardless, thanks for the scoop!

I want no part of this French guy if all he's going to do is tunnel his way under DC United's dressing room spa, climb up a ladder, then ask Sly, Michael Caine, and the rest of the team to follow him.

C'est ne pas vrai!

"Look up the work 'parley' in the english dictionary."

At first, I interpreted "parley" in the subject title based on the urbandictionary definition -- an enemy conference to resolve differences. As in, Prop Joe arranged for a parley between Omar and Stringer.

Oh well.

As long as it's not Raymond Domenech...

say it with me........

"Ooh Ahh Cantona"

This is the guy

http://www.barbarella.ch/pepe.htm

Etcheverry is with Oriente Petrolero.

Aint no frenchy tellin me what to do!, have you ever actually been to southern Virginia and talked soccer with anybody?

headline spelling fixed, my bad. apologies to the republic.

Etcheverry is not with Oriente Petrolero. He turned that job down.

Parley. Makes me think of Keira Knightly.

She was in a soccer movie, so it's relevant dammit!

MY sources tell me it's this guy:

http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/blthepinkpantherpicsg.htm

I'm from Southwest Virginia.

We do talk soccer down there.

Had a kid play at Arsenal even.

Parley. Makes me think of Keira Knightly.

She was in a soccer movie, so it's relevant dammit!

Posted by: I-270, Exit 1 | April 28, 2008 4:46 PM
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It's more of a guideline, really.

Gerard Houllier, French FA, was at the NSCAA this year (january). Would make some sense.

Other "options":
François Ciccolini or Gérard Gili (Greg Vanney's coaches at Bastia)
David Regis
Eric Cantona

BarraBoliviano,

Thanks for the correction. I didn't bother to verify.

...And that's why I'm not a journalist!

Hoost, thats pretty funny!

Ron, there is no need for the attitude. Correcting me nicely would have been in order there. Obviously I am French, and I obviously don't understand the English language as well as you do. If I make any more mistakes, I'd like you to correct me as soon as possible - albeit in a NICE way - so that I can further understand these so called "play on words".
Thanks a lot.

FC Nantes has a nice youth system. GolTV showed some coverage of it.

Here's a link (in French): http://www.fcna.fr/formation/20052006/academieFoot-teaser290506.php

Victoire!!! Victoire!!!

Frenchie: We're American, we eschew the English language. And from what I gather by watching Sky Sports, so do the English.

Steve Cohen is the biggest idiot in the world. Just thought people should know

Who was Bob Bradley scouting at Sat Night's Game?

No doubt he was scouting Bryan Namoff. More likely, he was looking at Findley and Beckerman.

It's more of a guideline, really.

Posted by: Joe Doc | April 28, 2008 5:50 PM
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Touché!

Two words:

Zinedine. Zidane.

(now what was that about a second DP slot?)

Etcheverry is with Oriente Petrolero.

Posted by: B.A. | April 28, 2008 4:40 PM
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He is an assistant coach right now for the U20.

Two words:

Zinedine. Zidane.

(now what was that about a second DP slot?)

Posted by: | April 28, 2008 11:43 PM

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Je ne te connais pas!, says ZZ.

Zidane won't pass to Freddy either :-(

I say we send our current front office down to the youth development team. There, they can employ their fabulous posession futbol, and teach youngsters to pass the ball back and forth on a line, and run up that incredibly important statistic: time of posession. That should guarantee decades of exciting soccer for us fans, and ensure we win the big ones when they count most.

Hey Goff - any truth to the rumour that Ronaldo will be starring in the remake of The Crying Game???

I say we send our current front office down to the youth development team. There, they can employ their fabulous posession futbol, and teach youngsters to pass the ball back and forth on a line, and run up that incredibly important statistic: time of posession. That should guarantee decades of exciting soccer for us fans, and ensure we win the big ones when they count most.

Posted by: | April 29, 2008 4:14 AM

What rock have you been hiding under? DC has played some of the most exciting soccer and most beautiful to watch for the entire history of MLS. We had a slow start, big deal.

No MLS team can string together as many one touch passes leading to a goal than United.

Ok - if Guevara's free kick beats Marcelo Gallardo for GOTW - then I'm DONE letting the fans vote for anything. Nobody else would pick anything higher than Gallardo's. His was Goal of the Year. Close the books now. Unless someone hits the same strike to win MLS Cup or SuperLiga or Champions League NOTHING CAN BEAT.

If any Canadians are reading this - stuff the ballots at your own peril.

some sober commentary on Ronaldo

http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2008/04/29/ronaldo-caught-with-transvestite-prostitutes

Ok - if Guevara's free kick beats Marcelo Gallardo for GOTW - then I'm DONE letting the fans vote for anything. Nobody else would pick anything higher than Gallardo's. His was Goal of the Year. Close the books now. Unless someone hits the same strike to win MLS Cup or SuperLiga or Champions League NOTHING CAN BEAT.

If any Canadians are reading this - stuff the ballots at your own peril.

Posted by: Virginia Blue Blood | April 29, 2008 8:32 AM

Canadians suck. Its a fact.

Why was Ronaldo in Rio?

Ah, Stoichkov at it again...not only hit the journalist taping him, but also pushed and insulted his pregnant wife.

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/internacional/es/desarrollo/1117558.html#

El ex futbolista búlgaro Hristo Stoichkov golpeó brutalmente a un fotógrafo búlgaro y empujó e insultó a la esposa de éste, embarazada en el quinto mes y también periodista, por haber grabado al ex jugador con una cámara cuando cenaba en un restaurante barcelonés, según la cadena de televisión privada búlgara bTV y varios periódicos del país balcánico. El incidente ocurrió hace unos días en "La Barca del Salamanca", en el puerto olímpico de Barcelona.

If you can dodge a baguette, you can dodge a ball!

The title reminds me of the wonderful skit by Flight of Conchords about learning French. They use baguettes as flutes and lots of other shenanigans.

Les Bleus won the 2001 U-17 tourney in T&T, getting past the U.S. golden generation of EJ, Santino, and Justin Mapp in the opening round so they must be doing something right.

Ok - if Guevara's free kick beats Marcelo Gallardo for GOTW - then I'm DONE letting the fans vote for anything.