Étienne Morel
One eye on the pitch, the other on the stories told around it. Morel wants football that makes sense: teams with ideas, leaders accountable for their decisions and numbers that illuminate the game. He has time for clubs that develop players and supporters who remember. Slogans receive less patience.
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Morel on Sunday: French football needs to become easier to love
Fixtures move, television rights return to the negotiating table and ambitious clubs keep promising a brighter tomorrow. This week raises a quieter question than any transfer saga, but a more important one: what makes people want to come back for the next match?
Étienne MorelThe column’s editorial voicePSG–Lyon: supporters cannot be the spare part
A marquee fixture moves to Monday, a global football ceremony occupies the same evening, and the people who planned their Sunday must adapt. Moving a match can be necessary. Treating its audience as endlessly flexible is a choice.
Étienne MorelThe column’s editorial voiceParis FC: spending more need not mean starting again
A club’s new ambitions draw attention. The players who were there before usually draw less. That can obscure something valuable: continuity is a footballing resource, provided it never becomes a sentimental excuse for avoiding difficult decisions.
Étienne MorelThe column’s editorial voice