Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 1200. (Read 184956 times)

We can not compare Haaland and Messi because two reasons

The first reason is like you said, they come from different eras. Messi is from the era with Cristiano Ronaldo. Haaland is from the era with Mbappe and in this generation, they are greatest players.

If you want to make comparison, Haaland should be compared to Mbappe and I believe they will create another unbelievable race like the one between Messi and Ronaldo.

The second reason is Messi has different style than Haaland. They playing style of Haaland is like the one of Ronaldo. So if you want to compare playing style, it should be between Haaland and Ronaldo.

Haaland and Messi these players has came from different era and i have to say Messi era is near to ended and for Haaland as he still young and still can develop with Manchester City so it's almost impossible to see the duet between Haaland and Messi moreover PSG has a plan to extended his contract for one more year and this is good for Messi because not much teams offered the contract with high salary to the 35 years old player and indeed there was a statement from Guardiola that he had a dream want to see Haaland and Messi playing together but i am sure it's not more than just an opinion and it will never be happend

Until now, no one has matched the rivalry of the two superstars Ronaldo and Messi. talk about the stars of this era, namely Mbappe and Haaland. which is where all the attention of football lovers is on the two young stars. we will not compare the talents of the two people, because after all they have their respective advantages.

as I said before, Mbappe is the Beast and Haaland is the Monster of goals. meaning, they are great stars and will be even greater in the years to come as they get older.
but what is emphasized here is the bad attitude of Mbappe's behavior, he has an attitude that is quite vulnerable to creating disputes between players in a team. it is clear if there is a vote on attitude, who is better between the two stars. then, I will choose Haaland who has a better attitude.

Pep once had a dream to duet them on ManCity, but it's not a good time yet because with the age still young where have selfish when together in front. Both have different skills also, they are unique but need a supply ball from the center even Mbappe has skill as a playmaker. I think if we compare each other we will find a lot of different that make it a difficult situation to put together.

It is true that Man City will never bring in Messi, because from the start Guardiola's strategy has only relied on one striker. Moreover, Man City's
current performance has been good, so I think Guardiola is satisfied with the current squad. After all, Man City is not a team that is interested in
signing older players with high salaries like Messi. I even more believe in Messi rejoining Barcelona than moving to Man City.

After all, without the presence of Messi, Man City's front line performance has been very productive, so it is almost impossible for Messi to move
to Man City. Likewise, the possibility of Haaland moving to PSG seems difficult to happen, because no matter how much money PSG will offer,
looks like Man City will not sell Haaland. Moreover, by seeing Haaland's performance which was extraordinary, it was very small chance for Man City
to let Haaland go. I agree with you that the chances of PSG winning the Champions League trophy are very slim, if the star players they have are
still playing selfishly. Especially Mbappe since getting a new contract from PSG, I see Mbappe's behavior is getting more selfish.

This will never happen, Manchester City has no other plan but to play all round Haaland alone this has been the plan even when they signed the signature. If they both play together who will be under the shadows of who, football days for Messi are over. Even at PSG they are still playing to Kylian Mbappe because of the transfer deal and agreement with PSG.
After the world Cup I will see if Neymar continues at PSG, if a good team approaches him with the right salaries I think he will leave.
But with Mbappe behavior I don't think he can win the Champions League soon or later.

Messi could have been able to play beside Haaland at Manchester City if the English team made a serious offer for Messi. I don't know if we can see this duo in the same team in the future. Messi is already getting really old and we don't know when he is thinking of retiring. Maybe he would play for long years just as Ronaldo has been planning.

Truthfully I'd like to see Messi - Haaland duo. It feels like these two can have a very good relationship with each other and this would be an even bigger contribution to the attacking power of a team. I don't think that Messi's next stop would be a different team than Barcelona if he leaves. Maybe PSG would bring Haaland in the future in case Neymar leaves. Mbappe can play on the wing also in the end. Then this trio would be much stronger and this time PSG would be unstoppable rather than Manchester City. 

Like it or not, we have to accept that they are the future of football superstars. They will never have a competition like Messi vs Ronaldo, they will not win that many awards, they will fail to compare with those two, but what we have in our hand is their competition and nothing else. Can you tell me any other player under 23 years old that could be their opponents?

There is no way that they would have any opponents at all, it is going to be a simple thing where they will end up being the best two players in the world for the next 10 or so years unless someone else suddenly rises and becomes great, and I doubt that would ever happen after now.

It is strange to hear excuses about Mbappe, given that Haaland plays in the most competitive league, and Mbappe in the farm league 
The only thing that can save Mbappe is a good performance at the World Cup with the French team, Haaland is deprived of this opportunity, unfortunately. Actually I'm intrigued how the best player of the season (in the world) will be decided if everything goes the way it is now - Haaladn is obviously not to blame for the fact that his team is not up to his level.

It's not supposed to compare players. Because players have different abilities and also have their own shortcomings. It's just that comparing players is to create a different atmosphere and color in football. Just like what happened to Messi and Ronaldo, everyone is always debating who is the best among them even though they are clearly the best players ever and are still active in football. But again that is the color of the fun in football.

The truth is I have a lot of faith in Marseille, they have done a very good job, and I see that they have lost their fear of PSG, despite the fact that when they play they lose against PSG if they put all their forces into it, why not, they can beat them, Like Lyon, Lyon has a very good approach to the game, but there is something that both Lyon and Marseille lack. At the beginning of the French League I had a lot of faith in Lille, but I don't know what happened to them, they got off to a very good start, but then they lowered their level, I don't know if they had some internal problems, or with the coach, also with If the players don't have a good relationship, the team splits up and they don't understand each other.



Well for me these things are very real, on the one hand it is better that it be like this, because Mbappé thinks he is the best player in the world and he thinks he owns PSG, for me he still has a lot to learn and also his arrogance he makes it look very bad, first of all he must respect a lot the soccer level of Messi and Neaymar and of every soccer player that is in PSG, he cannot be managing everyone in the team as if he were the owner, much less make a list of what It's that they don't seem to him or they don't suit him, on the other hand Haaland came out and is much better than Mbappé, in my opinion he is bigger than him and not as enlarged as Mbappé is, for me Haaland is much better than Mbappé.


It's what you say, for me Mbappé has a lot of technique, but I don't compare anything like Haaland, besides Haaland has something that Mbappé doesn't and it's humility, that's what has always been seen in the stadium, and it's like you say, Haaland depends on the whole team and he would not take charge before his team, the good thing is that he is with Pep Guardiola, which according to Haaland says, that Pep before each game, the day before, tells them how it will happen and how it will unravel game, and Haaland says it's incredible, but everything Pep says is what happens in the game, so both Haaland and the rest of the players believe in the players a lot.

Totally agree. Mbappe and Haaland shouldn't, in my opinion, be compared in the slightest. The dynamics are simply too dissimilar. Mbappe is an attacking midfielder, Erling is just a striker. I am not really a fan of Mbappe but we gotta be honest here. Erling relies on his team mates to receive the ball but Mbappe is different. We are aware that Mbappe excels in terms of technique and durability as well. There is no need to compare anything.

Messi said, Kylian Mbappe is a great player and difficult to play against in one-on-one situations, but the current mbappe is not yet in the category of the world's best player, and I agree with his statement. Mbappe and Haaland have incredible talent, but I don't think these two stars are the same. but what is certain is that these two players are young stars of this era.
Mbappe is a beast but Haaland is a goal monster. we always enjoy each of their respective performances, but IMO, Haaland is better than Mbappe in terms of attitude, if there is a vote which chooses who is the best of the two. obviously, we like Haaland more than Mbappe.

PSG are the strongest with most earned points and biggest goal difference. It means their attacking is a damn dominating strong but the point difference shows that they are still followed very tightly by other clubs from Marseille to Lens. Only a several points differently and it can be covered affer one or two match days.

Above all it is reading stats but I don't think other clubs will be able to catch PSG and beat them at the end. In a long run, PSG have more advantage than others as they have many good players on bench. Their substitute players can get in main squad in other clubs very easily. It reveals a lot about strenght, depth of player resources and differences between PSG and their competitors.

It is interesting to see how the ligue 1 table looks like as at today. It is different from what it used to be in the past, seeing Marseille giving Psg a very close mark is good. Another surprising gesture is seeing Lens at top4 with over 20 points after playing 9 matches. It is an interesting one and if they could show more strength before this year ends and remain in top 4, they could end in top 4 by the end of the season.

No doubt Lens is having very good time in early part of this season and with their game and performance look like they are going to be good until first half of this season after the World Cup we have to check their performance and if they are able to keep this momentum then surely it's going to be best for them and with this most chances they are going to have their European spot at the cost of Lyon and Lille which are surely having the worst time from the start of this season and another club which is surely the biggest disappointment after having good end of last season is Strasbourg which is currently in relegation zone so look like things are changing in Ligue 1 as few teams are going badly down with new challengers are coming for fight which will give them better result and revenue which will be helpful for improving quality.

Actually i didn't too surprised to see Lens achievement because after promoted on Ligue 1 on season 2020/2021 Lens has successfully finish at 7th on standings league two season in a row and as the team who still new in this league i have to say Lens is dark horses team who can beat strong teams and this season they performance quite impressive until week 9 because still unbeatable and if they can managed it i think possible Lens will finish at European competition

The lens team is playing very well this season. Compared to Lille, their performance is much more stable. Lens are undefeated so far and have 21 points from 9 matches. On the other hand, the Lille team has scored only 13 points in 9 matches. Lille also lost points against relatively weak teams. And so I guess Lille will lose points against Lens as well. Lens's offensive and defensive performance is excellent. At the same time, due to the good bonding between the players, they are able to play consistently well.

That's true, and last season Lens were also massacred by the Lille team, but for this season Lens have been able to repay them with their best performances and the next match for Lens is on October 10 who will be a guest at Lille. I'm sure Lens can still win against the Lille team even though the match will be at home to Lille, but Lens still has the consistency to win every game this season.

Being old or playing for another team does not affect a player like Messi. If you only wear out Messi emotionally, Messi ceases to be Messi. That's why last season, the club he played for 20 years that he is a legend has sent him, he left crying even though he doesn't want to go. This is a mental health related event for a player like him. Playing in a city you are not accustomed to in a system that is not based on you, getting used to this place and those sad days when leaving the old club... Then they say why Messi is not as good as before, off-field events affect the inside of the field. We know how many football players have been removed from the market due to such situations? But this year, there is a Messi who has gotten used to the team and the system. There is a Messi who has come to himself. In short, there is the old Messi. As an extra, Neymar's recovery has increased Messi's performance. Mbappe is already good. This year, we will be able to watch GOAT to its fullest, as it has entered a perfect mode in Argentina this year as well.