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    Lyon on the prowl again

    By Paul Marshall

    Tuesday, October 27, 2009

    Lyon coach Claude Puel usually displays the sort of diplomatic skills that surely have him earmarked for political greatness should he ever opt to swap the dugout for the ballot box. Earlier this season, though, the tight-lipped OL boss stepped off his well-worn fence to claim his team had hand-picked Bordeaux and not Marseille to succeed them as Ligue 1 champions last May. "We played well for a month, especially at Marseille. Everyone said they were going to be champions, and we stopped th ...

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