A Great Player: Toulalan - shy, humble and silent

PEOPLE: I know Jeremy Toulalan is a player who doesn't interest you because he is not flashy, cool, or trendy. But he is very cool if you knew a bit more about him. So read like I did. After I read, Toulalan has become my favourite player.

Not much people apart from the french know Jeremy Toulalan. He just knocks the door, and than he sits and does nothing. While everyone is chatting about the new hip-hop music, Toulalan is just shy, silent and says nothing. I don't know why he is shy: he is a very, very good player who has something which nobody has. But due to his shyness and silence, he doesn't have a lot of fans.

I agree Toulalan is a total dork. But he is a lovable one. Here is a video, where he is dressed as a farmer. At the second half of the video they do a "portrait" of Toulalan and they ask him questions. I'll translate the questions; read, he is a total dork and his answers are easy to predict - but they are so lovable: Here is the video with translations for the interview in the second half.

- What would you like to be, if you would have to become a "thing"?
- A ball

- A favourite season ?
- Summer, because it’s cool… Making barbecues… cool ! (Toulalan likes to eat, he only talks about food)

- A favourite dish ?
- Pasta. Because I eat some a lot… and every time. (see? he likes eating)

- An Animal ?
- A dog, a labrador. I like these dogs, they are nice. (Toulalan looks like a big kind dog himsself)

- A song ?
- That would a be an old style ! Which ?.. Let’s say Michel Sardou “Rouge” (OMG, I searched this song on youtube.... IT'S A TERRIBLE SONG! He should borrow one of Benzema's Rap CD's)

- A color ?
- Blue because that reminds me the sea

- A noise ?
- The sounds of birds. (he is so kind :) )

- You’re favorite word ?
- When do we eat ??? (laugh) No I don’t know (haha I told you he is a fat eating pig. In an interview Franck Ribery said: Toulalan likes to eat! He eats 3 desserts and he is a fat eating pig! hahahha)

- Your favorite swear word ?
- “Fais chier” (”that sucks”) (HAHAHHA HOW COOL)

- If tomorrow you could invite to dinner 2 persons on this earth, dead or alive, star or not ?
- My mum and dad. I would also say Fabrice Briand and my godfather

Well is he lovable or not? I'll tell you something about his youth too. I found an interesting French article about his life in the Liberation. (If you want the article, give a shout and I'll send it to you).

Toulalan was a shy boy. His parents are very religious, so they sent him to a catholic school. Toulalan had no friends, but he was hardworking. His dad was his "coach". Toulalan wanted to become pastry cheff (HAHAHA), he says: "I admire people who work with their hands. So I thought pastry cheff would be an interesting job for me. I liked football, but I never dreamt of being football professional. I thought it would be nice as well to join the Tour de France, but I haven't got the capacities for it." While his friends listened to Hip-Hop music, Toulalan preferred old-style music. (HIS FAVOURITE SONG: "ROUGE - MICHEL SARDOU" IT'S TERRIBLE!) HERE IT IS:

While there is press walking through the field, Toulalan sits in a corner because he knows they are not coming for him. They are coming for Benzema and Ben Arfa. "I'm less interesting for people," Toulalan says. "People are interested in Benzema and Ben Arfa, not me. It's because they have magic and talent. I'm just a football worker."

So what do you want from Toule? He’s not a flashy guy trying to impress people with his coolness. He is humble and down-to-earth; he is a real guy, like us.

By the way, some Lyon news: Lyon has taken some photo-shootings. I thought it would be something cool like the Dolce & gabbana pictures from AC Milan http://milan.dolcegabannacalender.com. But NO WAY: I'll show you some pictures:

Lloris on a car (with a pink bra?)

A gambling Clerc hahahaha :D

But those of Toulalan: dressed as a FARMER! like little house on the prairie! Go and watch yourself: (+ the interview which I translated is included in the video)