Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 269. (Read 189066 times)

Actually PSG had lost the league to another team few seasons back and just like the bundesliga where Bayern Munich is currently getting to loose the league title aswell to Bayer Leverkusen, it's normal to at a point in time always have the dominance of a top team in any league broken, it's only in the premier league where no particular team gets to enjoy dominance well enough before it's broken.

For me the fact thst these dominance gets to be broken once in awhile has always been a sign that of others in the league aswell get to put in diligence they too can achieve such victory and not letting the league title staying too long with a particular team making the league at some point boring. The only advantage PSG has always gotten over othe teams in the Ligue 1 has been their financial strength to be able to strengthen the depth of their team but then this strength isn't shown well enough in the champions league where they are supposed to meet their equals which could actually mean that they aren't utilizing their advantage well enough such that if other Ligue 1 teams gets to wake up they are definitely going to be better contenders against PSG.

But the fear of the fact that PSG is already at the top and has got that dept and strength which most of them seem to lack has always kept them away from trying to contend meanwhile they fail to understand a limitation that comes with PSG dominance which is in the fact that they are quite dependent on their key players and that could be a problem for them of which other stronger teams in the Ligue 1 can take advantage of to getting ahead of PSG and creating that fight that could give them a chance to dominate again.

 Looking at the PSG and Real Madrid mode of recruitment, you’ll understand that at this point, you’ll see Real Madrid mode of recruitment is more preferable than PSG own. Real Madrid have a better way of recruiting players and that’s on recruiting players they know will be able to last them a very long time and have the talent, then they move to develop and use for their own good.
 
 ⁠PSG on the other hand just immediately go for players that already have the name and as such are not in any chase to build on the name, rather whilst at the club they just want to enjoy the club’s fund. Real Madrid after building the young talents, they filter some and sell them off that way getting more money for the club for more deals in future. The mentality of the psg players to an extent, you’ll so is low so at this point, because they struggle so bad in the league and it’s not supposed to be so for a team like PSG.

 They have the major stars and as such in a competition like the UCL, They are to do exceedingly great not like how they’re struggling. ⁠Individual talents helps to win matches while collective efforts helps to win trophies and I think this is the main problem of this PSG side. They have what it takes to be on the same level of Real Madrid but they need to recruit the right players and they also need to build the right mentality in these players and that’ll be with a proper and experienced coach and then they will be on the same level with Real Madrid in no distant time.

Lyon has been impressive in the last few matches because they beat Brest, Monaco, and also Lille, a team that is above them and these three matches were difficult matches for Lyon because we can see how they ensured victory in the final minutes of the match.
I don't know how big Lyon's chances are of being able to get a ticket to one of the European competitions next season, If we look at their next two opposing teams, they should be able to get six points, but unfortunately, their fate is determined by the results of the teams above them, but if they fail to get that, it's still they did very impressively movement because they had stumbled at the bottom of the standings at the start of the season.

PSG never lacks quality players, they even recruit top players to support PSG's performance in the Champions League. PSG has spent most of its money to buy top players, but their mentality is still not as strong as Real Madrid's players. PSG must be able to build the players' mentality. It's not just a matter of buying young players or players who have good quality, if the mentality of the players shrinks then it will be the same as PSG will only be strong in its own league, we all know how the PSG players look on the pitch, they look strong but when they are in the Champions League their performance they tend to decline it because their mentality does not support it.

PSG has followed in the footsteps of top clubs in terms of recruiting young and quality players, remembering when PSG had good players like Messi, Neymar and Mbappe but these players could not provide prestigious titles such as the Champions League title so PSG actually has good players and coaches who are experienced, but this all depends on the mentality of the players and cooperation between players. If the players can work together well, they can improve the club's performance even when playing in big competitions.

Any team has the same chance of winning Ligue 1, but because they are unable to consistently maintain their performance, PSG is the team that wins the title race most often. Lille and Monaco once broke PSG's dominance, but after that they always had difficulty competing with these rich teams.
It is not easy to build a team like Xabi Alonso did at Leverkusen, it requires mentality and consistency in every match. It's not that the teams in Ligue 1 don't want to win the title race, so far they have done as you mentioned, but they always fail almost every season due to not being able to maintain their performance throughout the season. PSG can more easily win the Ligue 1 trophy because of the resources they have, even though they have always failed in the UCL, their dominance in Ligue 1 continues.

PSG should always follow Real Madrid's lead when it comes to buying players because Real Madrid spend money but never buy a player who is prone to injury or who only has a few more seasons of good supply. They produce players and produce players extract maximum performance from that player then sell that player to another club. Real Madrid succeeds in almost every deal and they make a lot of profit afterwards but it is completely different for PSG. Most of the contracts that PSG have made have failed so they should plan before signing new contracts and definitely bet on new players. PSG must play an important role in finding young talented players and working with them to transform them into skilled players. Since they have a good quality manager in their club this season, hopefully they will sign a new player this season who will definitely be young.

Yes, you are right and I agree with that statement, but unfortunately all of that doesn't add up because in this second leg PSG also suffered really embarrassing defeat, just look at the result like the first leg with 0 - 1 defeat.
Dortmund advanced to the final and PSG was eliminated from the opportunity to enter the final to fight for the title, what bad and very disappointing result, when everyone hoped that PSG could win and take the lead in the second leg but that when hope became disappointment.
I don't know what happened to make PSG suffer two defeats at once in these two semi-final matches, for away matches, defeat is acceptable but for home matches it is not normal defeat.

I myself felt it, disappointment over PSG defeat and of course this was bad match and proved that PSG is not team that can have stable performance for big and important competition like the UCL.
They will only be kings in their domestic league Ligue 1, if conditions like this continue to occur then PSG will never develop in the future.

The success of Lille to break the PSG dominance implies that any team has a chance to win Ligue 1. They don't need to level up the PSG spending power, they just need to be consistent throughout the season. If any team can win games consistently and can minimalize losses and draws, breaking PSG dominance is not impossible at all.

They need to build a cohesive team a unit without dependence on star players. This strategy can be built by a good recruitments and developments. Resources still matters, but it doesn't need to be super spending power, top players still won't come to Ligue 1 with low offered wage. Calculated strategies and consistent performances can achieve maximum points required to win Ligue 1 title.

Lille defeat against Lyon dashed their hopes of climbing to third place in the standings and displacing Brest. Lille failed to maintain their lead and lost focus towards the end of the match. However, with two matches remaining, Lille is expected to secure their fourth place in the standings and qualify for the Champions League through the qualifying playoffs. This is certainly a disappointing result for Lille, as Lyon was not the favorite team to secure full points, especially considering they were playing away from home. However, the unexpected result saw Lyon snatch three points.

On the other hand, the additional three points have moved Lyon up to seventh place in the standings, overtaking Marseille and Rennes, and Lyon has a chance to finish fifth at the end of the season. Lyon performance this season has been full of ups and downs. At the beginning of the season, they struggled and even touched the relegation zone. However, with their movements in the January transfer window, Lyon has gradually managed to find consistency and improve their situation. In addition to the possibility of finishing in the European zone, Lyon also has another chance to win the French Cup trophy, although we know that this will not be easy, as Lyon will face PSG.

The power of money is the source of everything and when there is a club that is heavily funded like PSG at this time it will indeed be very difficult to compete because clubs in Ligue 1 do not have the same resources so it would be a little natural that until now PSG can dominate even though only for Ligue 1 they can do that because for bigger competitions they always fail to get good results.

Lille once broke it well and tough competition but back again when money is in power it is difficult to maintain the competition that occurs so that although there is definitely a surprise season where there is competition in Ligue 1 but when the situation still remains the same where PSG still has the power of money to make them better then indeed the final results in the next few seasons will not be much different because it is likely to remain the same where PSG will still continue to rule considering that no one can compensate for the strength of the players with the resources they have.

Monaco is one of the legendary clubs in Ligue 1 so far and even the Monaco club existed before PSG existed, Monaco even managed to get the Ligue 1 trophy several times during their heyday, but indeed after PSG transformed into a rich and powerful team in Ligue 1, of course other teams in Ligue 1 are currently losing their prestige including Monaco,  For now Monaco have a greater chance to play in the Champions League next season after the last time in the 2018 season qualified automatically, so indeed Monaco has experience in the Champions League so indeed the Champions League is not a new competition for them, so I think they will certainly prepare the team as well as possible before the 2024/2025 season begins.

After PSG dominated Ligue 1, of course, other teams have difficulty competing with them and even if lucky maybe other teams in Ligue 1 can break PSG dominance for a long time, like  Lille in the 2021 season champhionship after more than 10 consecutive PSG championship seasons, for now it is difficult for other teams in Ligue 1 to compete for championship trophies including Monaco, so that in the end it makes the mission of the existing team In Ligue 1 except PSG have only targeted the Champions League zone so far every seasons.

Behind ten points remaining from the 5th standings team awhile, AS Monaco current qualified to UEFA Champion League next season and defend with possibility finish as 2nd place position one winning of two matches left. Monaco has four points behind Brest and required one winning match will make 2nd places as best achieving of AS Monaco in last several season, comparison with Monaco performance last season failed reach to European competition after finish on 6th position but this season success reach to 2nd place with Champion League appearance for next season.
Usually many Ligue 1 teams difficult to defend their performance for next season, Lens success finished on 2nd place last season but in this season almost failure reach to the top fourth position or small opportunity for playing in Champion League next season.

What a game. This match ended with a 4-3 result and to be honest, Lyon had an amazing performance during this match while they didn't start the season well and they were about to get relegated from the French League, but after the new year this team changed a lot and they got improved to have much better performance.
The game between Lyon and Breat had two red cards and several goals while Lyon was about to lose points in this match but they had a good comeback and a better performance to win this match with a 4-3 result against Brest.

At least Monaco has also experienced winning the Ligue 1 trophy in the past and thus, Monaco is not a new team in the competition at the top of the table. But besides that,Monaco also did not start this season well so it seems natural,if Monaco has fallen behind PSG who has been at the top of the standings first. But at least, Monaco has really secured its position in the top three andthus, then ofcourse Monaco will get a Champion League ticket this season and will play in the Champion League next season. Of course, it is still a goodresult but indeed, we expect the Ligue 1 competition to become even more competitive and notonly about PSG who always managed to win the Ligue 1 trophy.

Apart from having a fairly even match remaining, both of them will also be very determined to find victory. Mathematically, Brest is the favorite because they are much more consistent than Lille and the remaining two matches with a difference of two points still open up the opportunity for quite fierce competition. Monaco will be a little safer because they only need one more win to guarantee a ticket to the Champions League.

Lille have a chance through the qualifying route and although it is a little more difficult at least they still have a chance. That is if Lille survives until the end of the season with its current standings in fourth place. Nice could threaten Lille's position if they suffer one defeat, therefore they must continue to win in the remainder of the match.

Monaco journey this season is of course very extraordinary, Monaco was previously far behind Brest in the second rank but finally they confidently can reach second place in Ligue 1 this season, with one more victory of course Monaco can claim a place in the Champions League next season, besides that if Brest loses another match of course it will also make Monaco qualify for the Champions League next season,  The current tight competition is actually going on between Brest and Lille so I think for second place it seems that Monaco no longer need to worry about as long as they can get a total of 3 points in the remaining two games of the season.

The squad owned by Monaco this season is of course very good and it is evident if they are able to be in the second rank at this time, but for next season of course Monaco still need to improve the quality of the squad they have to be able to compete in the Champions League, because if not of course they will not last long in the tight competition of the Champions League next season,  Next season Champions League is Monaco chance to earn a lot of money so they need to prepare the team better later, while speaking of Champions League titles,of course it will be very impossible for them to get so it's better to play well and go as far as possible in the Champions League to get more money before being eliminated.

Monaco definitely played a good season after all, and I believe that they are really doing as fine as they hope they could, that is something they should be proud of. They are fighting against a team three times their size so not winning the league isn't all that bad, they should be happy with what they got.

Additionally, consistency is a lot more important so if they can keep the team going for many years, like be in top four every season and be in UCL group stages, they would make enough money to finally be good enough to maybe have a chance to win the league as well, that would be great. Monaco has that possibility, they look good enough and unless they just end up selling all their good players and replace them with terrible ones, or their good players end up starting to play badly, we will see Monaco be good for a few seasons.

I really don’t know what to say. Because PSG actually did not play so badly in that match. I am talking about the second leg against Dortmund. They actually created a lot of chances. They hit the goalpost multiple times. And the champion player that they have, Mbappé, was unable to do much in this match. In the semifinal, nobody actually given Dortmund any chance of qualifying for the final. But they have proved everyone wrong. And now we have a lot of people who are actually wanting to see them win the Champions League final as well. Now suddenly it is somewhat like an underdog story. everybody loves to see an underdog story.

Let’s see who is going to be their opponent in the final. Whoever it is, Dortmund will have to play the best match that they probably have played in the last decade, in the Champions League final to actually win the Champions League trophy.

Lyon succeeded in turning things around after they were 2 goals behind in the first half. I also thought that it was likely that Lyon would lose this match, but they showed a good performance in the second half so they could secure their away win.
After they couldn't score a goal in the first half, in the second half they performed better and as a result they were able to equalize through the goals they created in the 65th minute and in the 82nd minute. LOSC was actually able to take the lead again in the 85th minute and changed the score. to 3-2, but 3 minutes later Lyon was able to equalize again.
I think they will end the match with a draw after 90 minutes the score shows that it is still the same, but Lyon can score a goal in the extra minute and seal their victory in this match.

I was not surprised to see Brest's performance gradually decline, in the end their ranking was overtaken by AS Manaco. For a long time, I have said that Monaco is bigger and has a chance to finish in 2nd place in the Ligue 1 standings. And yes, they proved it by being 4 points ahead of Brest who are below them. I am quite sure that Monaco will win the remaining two matches and strengthen its position in the runner-up position in the French League. We can compare it referring to the statistical values ​​of these two teams throughout the matches they played, and Manaco is better than Brest. Based on goal productivity, Monaco is much better than the teams below them. So, I didn't feel surprised, even I had predicted it beforehand.

IMO, basically Brest is a mediocre team whose performance is coincidentally good this season. At least, last season Brest was only able to finish in 14th position. At the same time, several teams that are usually ranked in the top four of Ligue 1 are experiencing poor performance this season. yeah, Marseille is currently in 9th place. Lyon was on the verge of the relegation zone, although currently it is slowly improving. Lens, unable to perform like the previous season. Moreover, they took part in several competitions. Currently, Brest's position has the potential to be overtaken by Lille. If Brest is unable to win their last two matches, it means their position will be taken over by a different team below them. and I think that potential has quite a high probability. My guess is that Lille will occupy the position occupied by Brest until this competition ends.