whats this lad Sidney Govou like, plays for Lyon. Reportedly a target of ours and i read somewhere that he has bags of pace.
Anyone willing to inform me on him?
Anyone willing to inform me on him?
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strange haircut though
strange haircut though
He is very good. I've been wanting us to pursue him for a couple of years. Not as powerfully built as Cisse, maybe more in the Henry mould.
Not very tall, but very good. He's one of our talented young strikers. Very fast and good technically, he has played his first games with France last year (and scored).
From UEFA.COM
"Sidney Govou
Originally a midfield player, Sidney Govou burst on to the scene as a striker of lightning pace in the 2000/01 season, scoring twice in a surprise defeat of FC Bayern München in the UEFA Champions League group stage. The next term, he followed up with ten goals in 29 league appearances - including one in the last-day win over title rivals RC Lens - as Olympique Lyonnais were crowned French champions for the first time. In addition, he also found the target in the Champions League matches against Fenerbahçe SK and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and against FC Slovan Liberec in the UEFA Cup. Born in Le Puy-en-Velay in July 1979, Govou was dubbed the new Thierry Henry after he was selected by the French Under-21 side, who he helped reach the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final. His impressive performances at club and U21 level have alerted some of Europe’s richest clubs to his potential. However, in April 2002, he signed a new long-term contract that could keep him at Lyon, his only club to date, until 2008."
From UEFA.COM
"Sidney Govou
Originally a midfield player, Sidney Govou burst on to the scene as a striker of lightning pace in the 2000/01 season, scoring twice in a surprise defeat of FC Bayern München in the UEFA Champions League group stage. The next term, he followed up with ten goals in 29 league appearances - including one in the last-day win over title rivals RC Lens - as Olympique Lyonnais were crowned French champions for the first time. In addition, he also found the target in the Champions League matches against Fenerbahçe SK and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and against FC Slovan Liberec in the UEFA Cup. Born in Le Puy-en-Velay in July 1979, Govou was dubbed the new Thierry Henry after he was selected by the French Under-21 side, who he helped reach the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final. His impressive performances at club and U21 level have alerted some of Europe’s richest clubs to his potential. However, in April 2002, he signed a new long-term contract that could keep him at Lyon, his only club to date, until 2008."