Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 1180. (Read 184983 times)

No one doubts Mbappe's ability on the pitch. But most people regret the behavior he has shown lately. If he can reduce or even eliminate his selfishness I'm sure he will develop much better. We can see if he plays with good teamwork he can bring out his full potential. I was wondering if he was in a bad mood when he was involved in tension with his teammates? Yes, I think his mood has an effect on the attitude he has shown so far.
Paris Saint Germain's victory is nothing strange, because the victory was predicted beforehand.

I see a lot of upside in this game for PSG. Their team player bonding has increased. The best thing was that Mbappe was giving Messi the ball to score, and Messi was able to score brilliantly. If PSG's inner affairs are revealed by the players during the match, it is not characteristic of any good player. Hope PSG will come back in a big way.

This can happen because apart from Ligue 1 it is definitely not a difficult place for them, especially with the quality of players who are above average.
Their gameplay is bad even in teamwork, in fact they can still win, let alone they play well.
But indeed in this match they are actually still very good, especially with Mbappe who seems to have started to improve his emotions and is more trying to mingle with other players.

Even though Mbappe wasted so many passes from Messi, they were looking like having a good teamwork. Messi is playing great. This season, he has 13 goals and 10 assists in 17 games in all lanes. I'm not even counting his dribbles, the clear opportunities he created, his effective ideas, and the positions he missed. He would have scored more than 20 goals now if it weren't for his shots that hit the pole. If he gets a good place in the champions league and the world cup, he might win the Ballon d'Or next time. But there is another important point. The PSG forward line is great, but they've certainly put in a lot of positions defensively. If they don't do what the coach wants in terms of defense, the champions league cup will be a dream this year.

Internal tensions between PSG players only occur in the dressing room, or rather outside the field. When they have formed a squad in the game, the players must show a professional attitude to honor the contract.
They are on the same team, this condition is the same as the difference in understanding between brother and sister. When in front of their parents they have to get along and show politeness to make it look like nothing is happening.

In the Montpellier-Lyon match, Lyon dominated the first half. As a result of this dominant play, they scored the first goal and are now 1-0 up. I think Lyon should end this bad run, they are really bad this year and if they don't do something they might not even go to the European Cup. They need to win this game and motivate for the next games. They were doing very well in the first 5 weeks. 4 wins and 1 draw in the first 5 weeks.

In the absence of Neymar, Messi and Mbappe chalked up all the scoring in the game - rather greedily I must say  Mbappe has 2 goals and an assist, while Messi has the opposite. Excellent teamwork. However, this is an ordinary result and it would be strange if it were different in a game with a team that is one step away from the relegation zone.

They kept showing their class regardless of how many rumors were floating around. Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe combination impressed us a lot despite Ajaccio being not a formidable opponent! In my opinion, Mbappe is one of the best players in the world. No matter how much criticism he receives, I still love him. Keeping friendships with other players allows him to be the player he wishes to be. A marvelous goal and two assists make Messi unstoppable against Ajaccio. Wishing them continued success in their relationship.

Yesterday Neymar was not in the squad. Did Mbappe stays at Paris St. German... that has to do with Neymar. There is currently no friendship between Mbappe and Neymar, if you believe the media. Neymar should leave Paris and then Mbappe would stay until 2025, if that does not happen probably both will not have a great future in Paris. Neymar has another problem, he has to testify in court because of fraud. It is about the transfer in 2013 from Santos to Barcelona and how much money was really paid. Paris is looking for a new club for Neymar although he has scored 9 goals in 11 league games. Mbappe has scored only 1 more goal, so 2 yesterday against AC Ajaccio.

When it comes to this matchup I think that the best betting option is both teams to score @1.72.

Because both teams aren't having any problem with scoring goals this season. Their last rendezvous here ended by a 2-3 score also. Considering that these teams are performing at the same level currently, we might watch another delightful goal duel between them. Marseille need to gather themselves up after losing two games in a row recently. Despite the toughness level of this game I think that Marseille might be able to find a way to take advantage of Lens' weaknesses. Marseille started the season solidly and they should prove how ambitious they are by winning this challenging game. My score predictions are 2-1 and 3-2.

2 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in their last 12 matches make Ajaccio certainly not strong enough to put a lot of pressure on PSG. I had expected them to win, and it would have been their 10th win so far in the League. Thanks to that victory, PSG will be very ready to face Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League in the next few days.

It was my bad, a typo for sure. I mean Ajaccio, not Ajax. Thanks, I have edited it.

Before now I used to be confused about what is happening in PSG among their top player who are Mbappe, Neymar and Messi. But of recent I am beginning to understand what is actually happening, it is not that the media is over reporting the issues. these guys are having serious beef behind the football pitch but when they come to the football play field they give away their differences and play professionally. That is what I have just discovered that is happening among them

This match is interesting, both teams are at the top of the Ligue 1 standings. Only one point adrift, from third and fourth place.

So far, Lens' progress has been quite impressive, in 11 matches they only got one defeat when they traveled to Stade Pierre Mauroy, home to Lille.

As for Marseille, in the last two weeks in Ligue 1, they have lost.
In this match, Marseille will not be strengthened by Gigot. he was suspended for two games following a red card at Le Classique, plus an injury to Eric Bailly. but it seems, Marseille is determined to bounce back after getting two defeats in the last match.

My estimation for this match, the host will win this match, and shift the ranking that is occupied by Lens at this time.

Although there are many rumors that there are many internal tensions between the PSG players, but the gameplay shown by PSG is really quite good, teamwork and chemistry between players have been well formed in every match, Ajaccio is not a formidable opponent for PSG but the core from that match, in my opinion, how do we see if Galtier seems to be able to suppress the egos of the star players to be able to work well together, as can be seen in the scheme for the second goal created by messi with a slick collaboration with mbappe.

I don't see any bad defense for Lens and in fact, Marseille and Lens have both had the same number of concededs as 8 so far. But indeed, Lens is better when playing at home, because so far Lens are the only team to get all their home match wins and even though this is an away match for Lens I personally don't believe Lens will lose. With a record like that, I personally still don't see Marseille getting a better chance of winning because after all, Lens are not an easy team to beat either and a draw in this match could be the end result with only a few goals.

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After all, I feel that the PSG squad is already better under Christophe Galtier's coaching, because after Galtier entered as PSG coach, at least Messi's performance has improved and even seems to have regained his best form like in Barcelona. Also, the issues between their forwards especially about Mbappe and Neymar were resolved quickly too by Galtier and thus, I would say that PSG no longer have problems with their coach because under Galtier their squad can play well.

Although indeed, there will always be shortcomings that will certainly be experienced by all teams, because to get perfect results in all competitions is not easy but over time I believe PSG will get a better chance in the Champions League too.

Ajaccio is no threat for the parisians as the visitors spun them 3 nil. Christophe Galtier happy with the results and targeting to do better in UEFEA. PSG had an easy easy against Ajaccio and the parisians looks happy as they watch leo Messi and Kylian Mbappe link up together on the pitch, it was indeed remarkable game to watch. Teamwork is the only key to make PSG a better team presently and their Frontlines is spectacular interms of goals scoring and invading their opponents defense.

Marseille vs Lens

2 weeks without wins it proven Marseille in the poor performance period so the match against Lens will be so difficult for them because so far Lens performance has quite impressive but don't mean Marseille chances to win the match is completely closed because there were some of teams who can able to beat Lens before such as Lille and i noticed Lens is good at ball possessions so they might be will attempts to dominated the match and Marseille should be playing patiently and take the chances to scoring goals if Lens lost of focus because Lens defense also seem quite poor to anticipated counter attack strategy and the chances is slim but Marseille probably can win the match

PSG's gameplay in this match was outstanding. They are performing very carefully in this match. They did not attack much in this match. But every attack by PSG players was very organized and planned. I know Ajaccio is not a strong team. Even so, PSG's match strategy seems good enough to me. The most important thing is that the bond between Mbappe and Messi has become stronger in this match. Mbappe scored two goals and assisted Messi, and Mbappe assisted one of Messi's goals. If the understanding between the players of the team is good, the performance of PSG will improve more.

It was really interesting and encouraging to see that Mbappe is now recognizing that he cannot be above the club. The team has a good crop of quality players that has the ability to win the Champions League. But personal interest is beclouding the club's goals. Ajaccio is no match for PSG because they were outplayed in all positions and I never imagined that Coach Christophe Galtier would be able to manage these world-class players considering his humble experience. 

The English Premier League is the most prestigious because it has more investors and lucrative endorsements. Even low classed EPL teams have more money than some highly placed clubs in other leagues. This has given them the ability to buy quality players and technical teams. The English Football Association is also more professional which has led to an increase in the quality of football administration. PSG is far richer than most clubs in the French League, which is why they would continue to dominate the league until other teams are better financed.