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World champion 98, winner of the Euro 2000 by being a decisive passer on the gold goal of David Trezeguet, but also a offensive star of the Arsenal of Thierry Henry Double Champion of England (2002 and 2004), Robert Pirès also Marked OM for two years (93 matches in all competitions, 14 goals). After revealing to FC Metz, alongside Cyrille Pouget, the attacking midfielder (rather left on the left) signed at OM even before playing the World Won won by the Blues. Among the Phocaeans, Pirès has clearly become a great player by playing in the most popular club in the country.
Asked about the Instagram of Olympique de Marseille, the native of Reims remembers having discovered a “Other register”
Under the orders of Rolland Courbis by being placed number 10 behind Florian Maurice, with Fabrizio Ravanelli and Christophe Dugarry on the wings. An offensive quartet of great talent. A few weeks after his World Cup title, Pirès fully participated in the incredible comeback of the residents of the Vélodrome stadium against Montpellier. The Héraultais led 4-0 at halftime before five Marseille goals in the second half, Pirès obtaining the penalty of 5-4 transformed by Laurent Blanc. “Great match and great memory of that moment”for the interested party.
Robert Pirès: “It was difficult”
The beautiful season of OM, however, had a catastrophic outcome. The Marseillais reached the final of the UEFA Cup to take a 3-0 against Parma, before losing the title of champion of France at the end of the suspense, Bordeaux winning at the Parc des Princes in the 89th minute. The worst memory of Pirès: “It is the final of the UEFA Cup lost against Parma. It was difficult. It's a final, it's UEFA, it's in Moscow and maybe at that time we play the best team in Europe, which was Parma. We missed this meeting but it was a fairly fabulous adventure in this season. Unfortunately, we finished second in the championship to a point of the Girondins de Bordeaux and we lose in the final of the UEFA Cup ”.
During the semi-final in Bologna (won thanks to a penalty from Laurent Blanc at the end of the match in Italy), a scuffle in the tunnel leading to the locker room gave several suspensions. William Gallas, Peter Luccin, Christophe Dugarry and Fabrizio Ravanelli could not play the C3 final. Courbis thus associated Robert Pirès with Jocelyn Gourvennec and Florian Maurice before but it was indeed mission impossible in front of parmesans led by … Gianluigi Buffon, Lilian Thuram and Fabio Cannavaro in the defensive sector!
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