Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 11. (Read 189367 times)

PSG mistake at that time was just too often giving big salary offers to certain players and relying too much on them. I mean when Messi, Neymar and Mbappe were still with PSG, the three players seemed to only expect big salaries without having to work as hard as possible and the reason was only about their old age and Neymar had a serious injury. On the one hand, the team coach is also an important factor for the team to be able to get stable performance. And now for me PSG is much better than relying on star players and now PSG is more focused on improving team performance with cooperation between reliable players.

Now we have nearly six weeks break in UEFA Champions League which can bring many changes in few teams and with this few teams could be better and few surely going to have decline into their performance currently we have both PSG and Manchester City in trouble with most chances one team will be out of the knockout stage because after checking table I have strong feeling just two teams are having problems to go out of this competition and match between PSG vs Manchester City is going to be very interesting for both teams if they want to go through they have to win this.

PSG needs to fix their problems for having better results in Champions League because their position in Ligue 1 is strong for staying at the top no team is going to create problems for them while they need to improve their attack which is not good as they have in the past.

Since most of the teams in Ligue 1 are weak, PSG is able to perform well in Ligue 1 matches. Despite sharing points in a few matches, PSG is still in the top spot of the Ligue 1 table. And winning the Ligue 1 title is not difficult for PSG. In Ligue 1 matches, the chances of winning are high by betting on PSG's victory. Even then, I lost money in several matches by betting on PSG's victory. Especially in the last two matches, PSG could not win. Probably many gamblers like me lost money in these two matches.

PSG cannot be considered a very strong team on the Champions League platform. PSG's performance in the Champions League is usually weak. We have seen very few matches that perform better than PSG. However, PSG performed well and won in the last match against Salzburg. PSG will play Manchester City and Stuttgart in the next two matches. It will be very difficult for PSG to win both these matches. And betting on PSG's victory in these two matches is high risk.

It's a big dream for people that think it's possible for PSG to win UCL, because they don't have the quality. When Messi, Neymar and Mbappe was in PSG was the best time for them to win it, but they couldn't. PSG is struggling to survive from the group stage in UCL this season, and scoring goals is like a big problem to them. If they qualify from the group stage, they might not make it out from the round of 16.

The easy competition in the league tends to make them unable to compete even with weak teams that have fierce competition in leagues such as EPL, Bundesliga and Serie A so far, to be honest, I personally would never think of betting by favouring them in UCL because of the very small chances of winning will we get, But on the contrary, there is no other best choice but to bet on PSG in Ligue 1 so far , for now at first glance we see that PSG chances of qualifying are very small after the 3 defeats they have so far, but even so the remaining two matches might be a crucial match for them later, so PSG needs to focus on a solid strategy and the individual abilities of its players for win in remaining match.

The long gap of time for matchday 7 against Manchester City must be utilized as well as possible for PSG to be able to get 3 crucial points, recently PSG have not much problem in domestic league by leading the first place behind 5 points left and keep their players without injury around one week before facing Manchester City. Current standings of PSG in Champion League still outside from playoff round spot and its difficult have to face Manchester City and Stuttgart both teams have difficult standings position awhile.

More than one month left for upcoming match, PSG must take advantage with current window transfer opening around two or three weeks later if won't loss opportunity get qualify to Champion League knock out round, only playoff round spot opportunity left for PSG after 7 points collecting awhile and 6 points of 2 matches left seems not enough reach to the top eight place for PSG.

PSG is too far from good form to be able to talk about winning the Champions League. Not without a chance, they have a chance, but we have to be realistic looking at their performance.
The remaining two matches are quite tough for PSG, but they might have a little chance with hard work and also luck.
Because besides they have to get points from the two remaining matches, they also have to hope for bad results from their opponents. That's because the points gap between each team is currently very small. And all possibilities can still happen. Hopefully, PSG will qualify, even if not with a trophy.

Without Mbappe, PSG could still easily dominate Ligue 1, even if Luis Enrique relied on second tier players, there's no doubt about that. The loss of Mbappe was only felt when PSG participated in the Champions League, a competition that has been their main priority. I think Luis Enrique is trying a different approach this season, they are trying their luck by utilizing the available players without recruiting new stars to replace Mbappe.

For some people, Mbappe departure is expected to reduce the gap in strength between fellow contestants in Ligue 1, so that the competition for the trophy becomes more competitive. But the fact remains the same, PSG only difficulty in the Champions League, otherwise, it's still the same. It seems that Luis Enrique will face great pressure if PSG fails to reach the last 16 of the Champions League, because they are currently out of the playoff path.

PSG is still a strong candidate club for Ligue 1 even though it is no longer strengthened by Mbappe or in the sense that dominating this competition will not be difficult for them because their strength has not decreased, besides the competition shown by their opponents is also not too tight, previously there was hope that Marseille under de Zerbi would provide something interesting related to the competition this season but slowly their performance began to become unstable. So at the end of the season we will still see PSG lifting the championship trophy.

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How a few were having such taughts and the others were watching to see if actually it will turn out that way was actually a reason to say now that PSG isn't a one player dependent team because even after the exit of mbappe which was supposed to be the Genesis of their doom days, they still performing as much as they have done when he was still with them. winning the French league title will turn out another major prove that they are still a very good team regardless except for the champions League where they have continued to struggle with.

PSG must work hard to qualify for the play-offs this season, but if they succeed, it will be a good capital for their journey in the UCL league this season. The reason is, the path they take to qualify for the play-offs is not easy, they have to get 6 points in the remaining two matches, namely defeating Man City and VfB. Moreover, as previously mentioned, PSG has no problems in league 1, they are not threatened because they are very dominant in league 1. So PSG should be able to divert their concentration to the remaining two matches in the UCL league, especially Man City who are currently slumping, of course that makes it difficult for them to concentrate between the EPL and UCL league competitions because in both competitions both are not safe for Man City.

If asked about the problems and solutions to be able to bring PSG to win the champions league trophy, of course they have to believe in the process, have to be able to fight until the end, not give up easily, have high self-confidence and the last one maybe their mentality must be built. The moment to build their mentality, of course they have to be able to qualify for the play-offs. On the other hand, in the next two weeks they will face tough matches in League 1, they will face Lyon and Monaco. This is also a moment for them to continue to strengthen themselves at the top of the standings so they can focus on the Champions League.

Their first step is to make sure they have 1 place in the play-off round when their chances of qualifying directly are closed. In the play-off round they have to fight hard to ensure they get 1 place in the last 16, that is the main focus they have to do. They don't need to think about what happens next, because what is more important is to focus on the closest match they will face. Because it is useless if they think about good results in the future, while their closest match is actually a defeat, it will hinder them from being able to advance to the next round.

It will be a big blow to the players and technical team if PSG is knocked out of the competition at this stage. Qualifying for the playoff will be a consolation but they will have to win the two remaining games to achieve it. Their next two games in the competition will be with Manchester City and VfB Stuttgart. These two sides are also struggling to avoid being knocked out, which means it will not be an easy game for PSG. The club's target is to win the UCL and if they don't the coach and some high ranking players might bear the consequence. Louis Enrique might end up losing his job.

At least PSG must try to get a ticket to the next round, even through the playoffs. After that, the quality will prove whether they can compete or not in the Champions League this season. Many other big teams are also facing problems with their declining performance both in the domestic league and in the Champions League. But PSG will not be threatened in the French Ligue 1, they will continue to dominate. Unfortunately, their performance is indeed considered less good in the Champions League. after all this time, why can't they formulate the problem and find a solution for the Champions League trophy?

PSG is yet to become the right team for the Champions League. They have been single handedly dominating the France league for a long time now and they are the all time best team in the France league and they don't need much planning or effort to win this league tournament. But no matter how hard they work and how much they plan in the Champions League, they have not succeeded so far. This season too, I don't see much chance for PSG to do well in the Champions League. Big teams like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City are not able to perform very well in the Champions League even with good quality players, but PSG is far behind in terms of players, so their chances are very low. 
But they keep on trying, because if there is a 1 percent chance, 99% of the effort will lead to success.

The two more matches in the UCL will also not be easy enough for PSG because PSG will face Manchester City even though Manchester City itself is also in a bad phase lately in any competition. But because the next match in the UCL will take place at the end of January, of course each team will have time to make changes, especially in getting some of their best players through the transfer market so PSG and City will definitely try to see good opportunities through the transfer market this time because both teams are struggling to qualify for the playoffs in the UCL this season.

There is no doubt that PSG is performing very well in Ligue 1. However, PSG's opponents in Ligue 1 are not very strong. PSG's opponents in the Champions League are very strong. And we cannot see a better performance than PSG in the Champions League. This proves that PSG is not strong enough yet. This team definitely needs more improvement.

PSG has very few experienced players. This is why PSG is not able to perform well consistently. PSG has an experienced coach. If Luis Enrique can form a squad with players according to his choice, then I think PSG will become stronger and can do well in the Champions League. I am looking forward to seeing which players Luis Enrique adds to the squad in the winter transfer window.

An interesting match that will be presented this week is the match between Marseille vs LOSc, they are also competing at the top of the standings and their distance is only 3 points. Maseille will act as the host in this match and does not want to be defeated by their guests. However, LOSC did not come to lose, they came with a target of victory that they must get this week to be able to get closer in the competition. If they win this match, it is certain that their points will be the same as the points owned by Marseilla, that would be very good for them.

PSG have a better mentality and quality than other clubs in Ligue 1 at the moment, so that makes them unstoppable and can continue to dominate the league very easily, the main problem that arises is of course when they play in the Champions League so far, which they often face greater challenges and have not been able to show their best performance consistently as I said above, I personally strongly agree with what you said if at this time in addition to improving mentality, PSG may need to improve their tactical approach in european competitions to be able to compete with other big teams.

In addition, the mentality of PSG players is not well formed and they are unable to face the different pressures when playing in the Champions League. In Ligue 1 they only face teams that are much easier and statistically the strength of other team players is not much better than them so that when facing teams in the Champions League they have difficulty keeping up. The remaining two matches must be utilized well by PSG and they must not lose full points in those matches.

Luis Enrique has not been able to give his best for PSG in the Champions League and that is not entirely his fault. It is difficult to build a team to be stronger and more stable because perhaps he is only able to provide the best results in Ligue 1, but when faced with the Champions League he has no ability at all and even loses his strategy in facing his opponents.