This is the 145thepisode of my podcast with Mr. Paul Whittle
of https://the1888letter.com/, @1888letter.
For this
episode, we interviewEnglish Author and Podcaster Mr. Rocco Dean, discussing his book ‘The O'Leary
Years: Football's Greatest Boom and Bust (2022).’
Mr. Dean was previously interviewed
on the podcast regarding his book, ‘The Sons of Revie: Leeds United's Decade of
Dominance.’ (2024)
In addition to the book, we will discuss, Mr. Dean is the Author of many
Leeds United related books, such as
‘The Sons of Revie: Leeds
United's Decade of Dominance.’ (2024)
Marcelo Bielsa vs The
Damned United: The Extraordinary Story of a Club Reborn (2021)
League One Leeds: A
Journey Through the Abyss (2022)
Marcelo Bielsa v The
Premier League: Living, Loving and Losing Bielsaball (2023).
He is also a presenter on
Leeds United related podcast, ‘Leeds, That!’ @LeedsThat.
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This is the 144thepisode of my podcast with Mr. Paul Whittle of https://the1888letter.com/, @1888letter.
For this
episode, we continue our interview series with Mr. Nacho Dimari,
Argentinean Journalist, as we
discuss the Argentina National Team matches under
Cesar Luis Menotti in 1979.
We aim to have a
series of interviews with Mr. Dimari as we examine, the Cesar Luis Menotti era
as Argentina National Team Manager.
France National Team
matches under Gérard Houllier during the 1992/93 Season
August 26, 1992, Paris, France 0-Brazil 2 (Jan Urban 17 / Frank Sauzée 42,
Jean-Pierre Papin 45, Amara Simba 68, Laurent Blanc 69, Christian Perez 77)
September 9, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Sofia, Bulgaria 2-France
0 (Hristo Stoichkov 21 pen, Krassimir Balakov 29)
October 14,
1992, World Cup Qualifier, Paris, France 2-Austria 0 (Jean-Pierre Papin 3, Eric Cantona77)
November 14,
1992, World Cup Qualifier, Paris, France 2-Finland 1 (Jean-Pierre Papin 18, Eric Cantona 31 / Petri
Järvinen 55)
January 19,
1993, Lisbon, Sporting Clube de
Portugal-Lisboa (Portugal) 0-France
2 (Patrice Loko 78, Bixente
Lizarazu 81)
February 17, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Tel Aviv, Israel 0-France
4 (Eric Cantona 26, Laurent Blanc 61, 85, Alain Roche 88)
March 27, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Vienna, Austria 0-France 1 (Pierre Papin 62)
April 28, 1993,
World Cup Qualifier, Paris, France 2-Sweden 1 (Eric Cantona
42 pen, 82 /
Martin Dahlin 14)
Date: August
26, 1992
Competition: Friendly
Result: France
0-Brazil 2
Venue: Paris-Parc
Des Princes
Attendance: 34,428
Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)
Linesmen: -
Kick-off time: -
Goalscorers:
(France): None
(Brazil): Own goal (Bruno Martini) 43, Luis Henrique 52
Summary of goals:
0:1 (43rd
minute, Brazil): Jorginho’s cross from the right side was headed by Rai. His
header hit the crossbar, bounced back on Martini’s back and went into the net. Most
sources credit this goal as an own goal to Martini. However, most Brazilian
sources credit the goal to Rai.
0:2 (52nd
minute, Brazil): Jorginho’s cross from the right side weas headed in by Luis
Henrique.
Lineups:
France:
1- Bruno
Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)
4- Basile Boli (Olympique de Marseille)
5-Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
3-William Prunier(Association de la Jeunesse
Auxerroise)
2-Emanuel Petit (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) (19-Laurent
Fournier (Paris Saint-Germain
Football Club) 56)
6-Jean-Philippe Durand (Olympique de Marseille)
8-Laurent Blanc (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy) (15- Frank Sauzée (Olympique de Marseille) 65)
7- Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille)
11- David
Ginola (Paris
Saint-Germain Football Club)
10- Christophe Cocard (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (18-Pascal
Vahirua (Association
de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 65)
9- Jean-Pierre Papin (Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano / Italy)
Coach: Gérard
Houllier
Booked: Jean-Philippe
Durand 45
Other
Substitutes:
Bernard
Lama (Paris
Saint-Germain Football Club)
Manuel Amoros (Olympique de Marseille)
Bernard Casoni (Olympique de Marseille)
Frank Silvestre (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)
Team Captain: Jean-Pierre Papin
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
2-First and
only cap for William Prunier (1/0) (1992).
3-First cap for Laurent Fournier.
4-First match for France
Manager Gérard Houllier. He was appointed on July
9, 1992.
5-For France’s
new tactical formation, Roche was placed as Libero. Blanc would be placed just
ahead of the defense. Boli and Prunier would be the two stoppers, with
Deschamps as the defensive midfielder.
Durand and
Petit would cover the midfield wings on the right and left
respectively. Cocard and Ginola would be the wingers at right and
left respectively, with papin as lone striker. In the second half, Fournier
entered as right midfield wing, with Durand moving to left back and Vahirua as
left wing.
6-Eric Cantona
withdrew from this match as he felt mentally unprepared for this match. He
watched from the stands. David Ginola replaced him in the lineup.
7-New call up,
Alain Roche had not played for France since February 1989 vs Ireland.
The other
ew France
call-up David Ginola had not played for France since November 1990 vs Albania.
Brazil:
1-Cláudio André
Mergen‘Taffarel’ (Associazione
Calcio Parma / Italy)
2-Jorge de Amorim
Campos ‘Jorginho’ (Fußball-Club Bayern München
e.V. / Germany)
3-Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha(Real Madrid Club de Fútbol /
Spain)
4-‘Ricardo’ Raimundo Gomes (Paris Saint
Germain Football Club / France)
5-Mauro Silva Gomes (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña /
Spain)
6-Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz
Leal ‘Branco’ (Genoa 1893-Genova / Italy)
7-’Valdo’ Cândido Filho (Paris Saint
Germain Football Club / France) (19-Crizam César de Oliveira Júnior‘Zinho’ (Clube
de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) 65)
8-‘Luíz
Henrique’ Santos
(Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France) (18-Leovegildo Lins Gama ‘Júnior’ (Clube
de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) 84)
9- Antônio de Oliveira
Filho‘Careca’ (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli /
Italy)
10-‘Raí’ Souza Vieira de
Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)
11-‘Romário’de Souza Faria (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven
/ Holland) (20-José
Roberto da Gama de Oliveira‘Bebeto’ (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña /
Spain) 65)
Coach: Carlos
Alberto Parreira
Booked: Jorge
de Amorim Campos ‘Jorginho’ 41, Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz
Leal ‘Branco’ 82
Other
Substitutes:
12-‘Carlos’
Roberto Gallo (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)
13- Luiz
Carlos Coelho Winck (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)
14-‘Aldair’ Nascimento
dos Santos (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)
15- Ronaldo
Rodrigues de Jesus‘Ronaldão’(São
Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)
16- Leonardo Nascimento
de Araujo (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)
17-
Carlos César Sampaio Campos (Sociedade Esportiva
Palmeiras- São Paulo)
21- Paulo
Sérgio silvestre (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)
Team Captain: ‘Raí’ Souza Vieira de Oliveira
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks
Photo From: L’Equipe,
L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire
(August 26, 1992, France
0-Brazil 2)
Photo From: Capitaines des
bleus depuis 1904
(August 26, 1992, France
0-Brazil 2)
Photo From: L’Année du football 1993
(August 26, 1992, France
0-Brazil 2)
Photo From: Le Livre D'or du
Football 1993, Authors Gerard Ejnes, Pierre -Marie Descamps
(August 26, 1992, France
0-Brazil 2)
Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 44, September 1992
(August 26, 1992, France
0-Brazil 2)
Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 83, December 1995
(August 26, 1992, France
0-Brazil 2)
Date: September
9, 1992
Competition: FIFA
World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 6
0:1 (26th
minute, France): Deschamps’ cross from
the left was struck in by Cantona.
0:2 (61st
minute, France): Le Guen’s corner kick
from the right side was headed in by Blanc.
0:3 (85th
minute, France): Le Guen’s cross from the
right side, reached Blanc on the right, he controlled, turned and shot.
0:4 (88th
minute, France): Roche scored with a
long-range shot from outside of the box.
Lineups:
Israel:
1-Bonnie Ginzburg (Betar Tel Aviv)
2-Felix Halfon (Hapoel Tel
Aviv)
6-Nir Klinger (Maccabi Tel
Aviv)
4-Alon Hazan (Maccabi Haifa)
5-Alon Harazi (Maccabi Haifa)
3-Yakov Hillel (Beitar
Jerusalem)
10-Reuven Attar (Maccabi
Haifa) (12-Eliezer Dricks (Maccabi Tel Aviv) 56)
7-Tal Banin (Hapoel Haifa)
8-Avi Nimny (Maccabi Tel
Aviv)
9-Ronen Harazi (Beitar
Jerusalem)
11-Ronny Rosenthal (Liverpool
Football Club / England)
Coach: Shlomo Scharf
Team Captain: -
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White
Shorts, Blue Socks
France:
1-Bernard Lama(Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
4- Basile Boli (Olympique de
Marseille)
2- Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain
Football Club)
5- Laurent Blanc (Nîmes Olympique)
3- Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club
des Girondins de Bordeaux) (15- Patrice Loko (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)’82)
8- Frank Sauzée (Olympique de Marseille)
6- Paul Le Guen (Paris
Saint-Germain Football Club)
7- Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille)
10- David Ginola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (12-Emmanuel Petit (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 63)
9- Jean-Pierre Papin (Associazione
Calcio Milan / Italy)
11- Eric Cantona (Manchester
United Football Club / England)
Coach: Gérard
Houllier
Booked: David Ginola 32, Eric Cantona 35
Other
Substitutes:
Bruno Martini (Association
de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)
Corentin Martins (Association de la
Jeunesse Auxerroise)
Jean-Luc Sassus (Paris Saint-Germain
Football Club)
Team Captain: Jean-Pierre Papin
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-First cap for Bernard Lama,
Paul Le Guen and Patrice Loko.
Photo From: L’Equipe,
L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire
(February 17, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, Israel 0-France 4)
Photo From: World Soccer,
April 1993
(February 17, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, Israel 0-France 4)
Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 50, March 1993
(February 17, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, Israel 0-France 4)
Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 50, March 1993
(February 17, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, Israel 0-France 4)
Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 50, March 1993
(February 17, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, Israel 0-France 4)
Date: March
27, 1993
Competition: FIFA
World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 6
Result: Austria
0- France 1
Venue:Vienna-Ernst Happel Stadion
Attendance: 37,000
Referee:Johannes Blankenstein (Holland)
Linesmen:Joseph Van Boekel, Gerhard Verwoort (Both Holland)
Kick-off time: -
Goalscorers:
(Austria): None
(France): Jean-Pierre Papin 62
Summary of goals:
0:1 (62nd
minute, France): From the middle of the
field, Gravelaine sent Papin through on the left, he dribbled across Franz
Wohlfahrt and scored.
Lineups:
Austria:
1-Franz Wohlfahrt (Fußball
Klub Austria Wien)
5- Manfred Zsak (Fußball
Klub Austria Wien)
2-Wolfgang Feiersinger (Sport
Verein Casino Salzburg)
4-Frank Schinkels (Sport
Verein Casino Salzburg) (13-Andreas
Ogris (Linz Athletik Sport Klub) 71)
3-Robert Pecl (SportklubRapid
Wien)
6-Dietmar
Kuehbauer (SportklubRapid Wien)
7-Harald Cerny (Fußball-Club
Bayern München e.V. / Germany)
8- Peter Artner (Wien Admira
Wacker Sportklub)
9-Anton Polster (Rayo Vallecano de
Madrid / Spain)
10-Andreas Herzog (Sport
Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / Germany)
11-Heimo Pfeifenberger (Sport
Verein Casino Salzburg)
Coach: Herbert Prohaska
Booked: Heimo Pfeifenberger 69, Robert Pecl 71, Peter Artner 73
Team Captain: Andreas Herzog
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black
Shorts, White Socks
France:
1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
5- Laurent Blanc (Nîmes Olympique)
2- Jocelyn Angloma (Olympique de
Marseille)
4- Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain
Football Club)
3- Emmanuel Petit (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)
7- Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille)
6- Paul Le Guen (Paris Saint-Germain
Football Club)
8- Frank Sauzée (Olympique de Marseille) (13-Corentin Martins (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 88)
10- Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club
des Girondins de Bordeaux)
9- Jean-Pierre Papin (Associazione
Calcio Milan / Italy)
11- Xavier Gravelaine (Stade Malherbe
Caen Calvados Basse-Normandie) (14- Patrice Loko (Football
Club de Nantes Atlantique) 70)
Coach: Gérard
Houllier
Booked: Bixente Lizarazu29, Xavier Gravelaine36, Paul Le Guen 84
Other
Substitutes:
Bruno Martini (Association
de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)
Frank Silvestre (Football Club de
Sochaux-Montbéliard)
Christian Perez (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)
Team Captain: Jean-Pierre Papin
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks
Note:
1-First cap for Corentin Martins.
2-Eric Cantona was suspended for this match.
3-France were missing Basile Boli and David Ginola.
Photo From: L’Equipe,
L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire
(March 27, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, Austria 0-France 1)
Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 51, April 1993
(March 27, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, Austria 0-France 1)
Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 51, April 1993
(March 27, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, Austria 0-France 1)
Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 51, April 1993
(March 27, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, Austria 0-France 1)
Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 51, April 1993
(March 27, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, Austria 0-France 1)
Date: April
28, 1993
Competition: FIFA
World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 6
Result:
France 2-Sweden 1
Venue:Paris -Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,000
Referee:Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)
Linesmen:-
Kick-off time: -
Goalscorers:
(France): Eric Cantona 42 pen, 82
(Sweden): Martin Dahlin 14
Summary of goals:
0:1 (14th
minute, Sweden): Thern’s long cross from
the Swedish half was headed by Boli back towards Lama, he failed to catch it
and Dahlin knocked in the loose ball.
1:1 (42nd
minute, France): Patrik Andersson fouled
Ginola in the box. Cantona scored from the ensuing penalty kick.
2:1 (82nd
minute, France): On the right side,
Angloma lobbed a cross in the box and Cantona struck,
Lineups:
France:
1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
5- Laurent Blanc (Nîmes Olympique)
3-Emmanuel Petit (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)
2-Jocelyn Angloma (Olympique de Marseille)
4- Basile Boli (Olympique de
Marseille)
7- Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille)
8- Frank Sauzée (Olympique de Marseille)
6- Paul Le Guen (Paris Saint-Germain
Football Club)
10- Corentin Martins (Association de
la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (13-Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club
des Girondins de Bordeaux)89)
9- David Ginola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (15-Pascal Vahirua (Association
de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 46)
11- Eric Cantona (Manchester
United Football Club / England)
Coach: Gérard
Houllier
Other
Substitutes:
16-Fabien Barthez (Olympique de Marseille)
12-Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain
Football Club)
10-Martin Dahlin (Borussia
Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / Germany) (15-Stefan
Pettersson (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax / Holland) 65)
11-Tomas Brolin (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)
Coach: Tommy Svensson
Booked: Stefan Schwarz 65
Team Captain: Jonas Thern
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts,
Yellow Socks
Photo From: L’Equipe,
L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire
(April 28, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, France 2-Sweden 1)
Photo From: L’Année du football 1993
(April 28, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, France 2-Sweden 1)
Photo From: Le Livre D'or du
Football 1993, Authors Gerard Ejnes, Pierre -Marie Descamps
(April 28, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, France 2-Sweden 1)
Photo From: World Soccer,
September 1993
(April 28, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, France 2-Sweden 1)
Photo From: Onze-Mondial,
Issue 53, June 1993
(April 28, 1993, World Cup
Qualifier, France 2-Sweden 1)
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