Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 285. (Read 188882 times)

That is an interesting point of view and I think in many cases I would agree with you that replacing a player doesn't always mean replacing that single player 1:1, but to make up for that gap that gap through collective effort and nearby positions. But I still think that there a few players around the globe that do leave a gap when they leave a club. There is just no way to replace a few of the top stars because their unique quality actually makes them who they are. Mbappe's explosiveness and dribblings can't be replaced 1:1 at the moment. As I said before, if we were to assume that any player is available at any time, then yes maybe you could say Vinicius Junior could get pretty close, but that's not reality. Hence, Mbappe, once he will have left the club, will leave a gap and the team will be weaker unless they can change three other players and make all of those positions 10% better. Mathematically, it could make sense overall, but it's unlikely that PSG can purchase a hand full of world stars in their prime.

In fact, so far this season Lille has impressive results only when Lille plays at home, but for Lille's away matches so far this season is quite bad . But even so, atleast Lille really tried well also in that away match against Monaco because after all, losing only with a thin score of 1-0 proved that Lille had a big effort in this big match . So yes,I think it's natural that Lille failed to get points in this away match, because Lille really doesn't have a good trend for away matches this season. But even so, there is still a good chance for Lille to be able to finish in third place overtaking Brest.

The opportunity for Monaco to finish in runner-up position in the standings is quite large and the challenges they will face in the future will also be easier. It is true that there is no guarantee that Monaco will continue to secure full points, but with a difference of 5 points from Brest who is in third place, Monaco position looks like it will be safe until the end of the season. Regarding tickets to the Champions League, I think Monaco can definitely secure it, and next season they will appear there. The competition is even fiercer between Brest and Lille, they are competing fiercely to finish in third place in the standings, so they can get an automatic ticket to the Champions League group stage without having to go through the qualifying rounds.

Meanwhile, regarding the overall competition in Ligue 1, PSG is still a team that is too dominant for other contestants, it is difficult for other teams to match PSG strength and make Ligue 1 more competitive. But it could be that next season we will see fiercer competition, especially if there is a lucky team like Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, who is able to break Bayern Munchen dominance. Meanwhile, regarding Mbappe departure, this actually does not cause PSG any difficulties in Ligue 1, because PSG can easily recruit other players easily.

I feel like that's not exactly how a "team" works, we are talking about replacing a players contribution and not the player itself exactly. It's basically a situation where if you lose 5 from one position and get 3, then the other 2 will be improved from other positions. So, if your left wing drops a bit, then you get even better striker or better midfielder or a better right wing, and cover that difference from there. That's the thing about the situation we should be considering for the future of PSG.

And to be fair we are talking about a situation where it's quite clear that PSG already got much much better compared to last season, I have said this at the start of the season but their improvement on midfield is insane right now, which we can see even with their UCL situation.

Signing a good player won't be an issue for PSG, but it will be difficult to replace Mbappe's quality. Having Enrique as the manager is an advantage for PSG, because he knows how to make things work when the team needs adjustment for new players to settle. They won't be struggling to compete in Ligue 1 without Mbappe, but their main ambition is always Champions League trophy.

Mbappe leaving will undoubtedly affect their attacking prowess, therefore Enrique just need to reduce their dependence on the brilliance of one player. A new Left Forward with Dembele as Right Forward would still make their front line strong enough with tactical adjustment. Collective efforts of a team as a unit can be more threatening than a dependence on the brilliance of one player. I believe Enrique will still make a dominant team in Ligue 1 and a reckonable team in Champions League.

Monaco must be able to maintain their good performance for the remaining matches this season because this season they have a big chance to end the season in second place. I see that the next 4 matches will certainly be easy for Monaco because the opponents they face are teams ranked low in the standings. Last season Monaco closed the season in 6th place and this season they were able to improve the quality of their game and have the potential to play in the Champions League next season.

Brest does have a chance to overtake Monaco but I think they will have difficulty because Monaco pace is increasingly impressive. In this season, other teams are still unable to compete in the title race because PSG is still maintaining its strongest dominance to become champions every season. Yes, next season Mbappe will leave PSG and that's a big opportunity for Monaco and other teams to become champions.

The match will soon start, and it seems that the match will be interesting due to both teams being at the same level of performance. As I'm viewing the game, any team can win the match. It will be really hard to specify the favorite to win the match. Looking at this information, it shows that each team's tactics of playing will be much on attacking and also be strong defensively. Looking at their head-to-head performance, each team has good records over each other, so that was the reason why I think the game will be interesting and be a tough match, but let's see what will happen.

Montpellier vs Nantes


Montpellier StartXI: 4-1-4-1

Benjamin Lecomte; Enzo Tchato Mbiayi; Christopher Jullien; Modibo Sagnan; Lucas Mincarelli Davin; Bećir Omeragić; Tanguy Coulibaly; Teji Savanier; Joris Chotard; Arnaud Nordin; Akor Adams

Nantes StartXI: 4-2-3-1

Alban Lafont; Kelvin Amian; Jean-Charles Castelletto; Nicolas Pallois; Nicolas Cozza; Marcus Coco; Pedro Chirivella; Florent Mollet; Moussa Sissoko; Matthis Abline; Mostafa Mohamed

  Luis Enrique coming to PSG has been more of a blessing for the club as he’s been able to improve the teamwork in the team and not make it a one man show anymore. Now we’re seeing huge partnership of Dembele and Mbappe even though they have just spent one season together yet they play like they’ve been together for more than that.
 
 The partnership of these two keep waxing strong and I think this is the main factor in the success of this PSG team this season. Well unluckily they might not be able to play for so much again as Mbappe will be set to leave to Spain by summer and as such, you can expect a big void in that attack of PSG.

 The club will need to find a replacement and do that quick because not many players will be able by summer and the club has the funds so they should strategize and immediately go after the player they want. They can get any player they want because they have the financial power and they will also be participating in the ucl next season.

 ⁠I don’t think getting a replacement will be the main issue as Enrique is a good tactician and he knows whom he wants and how best to use the player, so he should state his choice. I’m very confident on Luis being able to manage this team with this right tactics and I have high hopes that’s it’s a dawn of new things for the club.

PSG current performance in Ligue 1 can no longer be doubted, and even every season we will continue to see the same scene where PSG are always at the top of the Ligue 1 standings, now PSG has left Monaco with a gap of 11 points and only needs 3 more points for PSG to be able to celebrate their championship this season, Tomorrow PSG will face the relegation zone team Le Havre and of course it will not be difficult for PSG to get 3 points in the match later while making their points difference no longer chased by Monaco with 3 games left, after securing the Ligue 1 trophy of course PSG should no longer have the burden of playing in the Champions League semifinals later.

Dortmund can certainly be a stumbling block for PSG, because Dortmund is not one of the teams that is easy to beat, the number of talented players in Dortmund will certainly make PSG difficult in the match later, PSG managed to indeed beat Barcelona in the quarterfinals, indeed we can say PSG fought hard to beat Barcelona but still luck made PSG able to qualify for the semifinals at this time,  In the first leg PSG lost 2-3 to Barcelona, in the second leg Barcelona was able to add goals and make the aggregate bigger before the red card was obtained by Araujo, if Barcelona did not get a red card at the beginning of the match, are you sure we will see PSG in the semi-finals?

If you hear the latest news, this will be Mbappe's last season at Paris Saint Germain, and you are right he has a good chance for Mbappe to leave sweet memories such as being in the final or even contributing to bringing Paris Saint Germain to its first title this season. This. But of course it is a difficult task for Mbappe because the opponents they will face are also tough clubs in the Champions League, especially if they have to meet Real Madrid in the Champions League final (if both manage to reach the final).

Regarding Mbappe's replacement, they should have prepared it long before Mbappe left, because the news that Mbappe was leaving was not news that was just heard yesterday afternoon, this news had been heard even from the previous season. But they preferred to continue persuading Mbappe, and they failed. In fact, there has been no definite decision yet, but there have been special approaches taken by other clubs to get Mbappe. I really regret Paris Saint Germain's attitude, because they only focus on this player.

Based on the SofaScore rating, Angel Gomes has a higher rating than the AS Monaco goalkeeper who played well, this shows that Angel Gomes & LOSC Lille also played well, unfortunately Jonathan David was not able to take advantage of all the opportunities he had in this match so that made LOSC Lille not even had 1 goal.

IMO, LOSC Lille deserves 1 point here, they also need that point to move Brest from third place in the Ligue 1 standings.

It should be possible for a team like PSG to easily buy a replacement player for Mbappe if he ends up leaving PSG next season, but apart from that, Mbappe might also be able to make his final contribution this season to reach the UCL final or win it by beating Dortmund, Madrid or Munich in final later. It's not easy for Mbappe but the team spirit built by Enrique seems to be more than enough to win the UCL title this season, at least they have to get rid of Dortmund first before reaching the final.

In Ligue 1, there is no doubt that PSG still dominates there and won it again this season because there are no competitors who really pose a threat to PSG's current position at the top of the Ligue 1 standings. That's why Enrique must be clever in rotating players so that they can play completely in The UCL will play against Dortmund, at least Mbappe can present the UCL trophy to PSG before he finally leaves for another team or say Madrid, which is still making headlines about Mbappe and Madrid, I admit that PSG's finances are quite large so maybe they can get a replacement. who is better than Mbappe next season. we will never know who but it is certain that PSG will get what they want.

Since PSG hired Luis Enrique as coach, PSG has improved drastically, including in its match statistics. PSG have so far played 30 matches in Ligue 1, while they only received 1 defeat compared to 7 defeats the previous season in 38 matches. Luis Enrique is classified as one of the coaches who has had a good impact on the team's playing record, including in the Champions League, which is clearly great.

The high points gap that PSG has compared to its closest rivals has basically made it very comfortable for PSG to play more focused on the Champions League. They managed to beat Barcelona in the second leg, and that was not just a coincidence, but it was the result of hard work and the team's good level of play this season. PSG will win the Ligue 1 title more quickly, they also have the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League final if they beat Dortmund, then PSG also has another French Cup final against Lyon which will probably make this their greatest season.

Monaco deserced it since it was playing better compared to the losc at this time. As you can see from the stats how monaco was owning LOSC.
LOSC had got greater ball possessions but it means nothing for me. Winning the game can be completed only when your club was scoring more compared to your rival and monaco did it in the match against LOSC. It's hard to imagine how monaco was only winning with narrow scores. it has gotren many chances to score but it was bottling so many chances.

Mbappe is the most experienced and important player in PSG's squad. Without Mbappe it is not easy for psg to perform consistently well. But PSG coach Luis Enrique is very experienced. He can stabilize the PSG team without Mbappe. Enrique has this ability.

This season we have seen Luis Enrique experiment with PSG's squad. And because of this we have seen erratic and poor performances from PSG in several Ligue 1 matches. Despite Mbappe being fully fit, coach Luis Enrique did not keep Mbappe in the squad. And without Mbappe, PSG have performed well in several matches.

However, we still do not know which player is going to be added to the squad as a replacement for Mbappe. Neither the PSG management nor Luis Enrique said anything in this regard. I think Luis Enrique might be interested in adding Osimhen to the squad.

Enrique has already planned who he will replace Mbappe with. Because such a situation cannot be left behind. Mbappe is the team's most important weapon and will leave the team. That's why finding an alternative name for it is vital. Enrique is a planned coach and he has definitely found a solution for this in his own way.

Yesterday in French Soccer League Monaco vs LOSC two teams came to the field to play. The players of both teams did very well in the first half of the game. Monaco team scored 1 goal in 61 minutes. After that the players of both teams could not score any more goals. Monaco team is now on the points table.  is in 2nd position. Goalkeeper of Monaco team played great in this match for which LOSC team did not score any goal.

Well, things with PSG are good and bad, they are doing very well in Ligue 1, the UCL, but basically everything changes with the situation of the players, that is, without Mbbappé, the team will be very compromised because the attack will fail . a lot, Luis Enrique can do anything, in case they hire an Osimhen, because if I were him I would leave quickly for PSG, that's why right now the team is in great uncertainty, and we have to see many things, the style of play It changes a little because each one has to activate according to their forward , Osimhen is good,  does not have the speed of Mbappé, that is something that no one can deny.

Real Madrid Has Three Mbappe Transfer Announcement Options, Reports AS




Source:https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2024/04/26/real-madrid-has-three-options-for-mbappe-transfer-announcement-reports-as/?sh=461724ad6ad3

Lille will be very motivated to get third. This year Ligue 1 has 3 representatives to play in the Champions League and this will be a motivation for Lille and Brest. If you look at the remaining opponents, I think Lille will be able to win the remaining matches. Brest has a tough opponent in this week's match. If they manage to beat Rennes I think they will secure third place. I can't say they performed badly in the last 2 matches because their opponents were Lyon and Monaco. Monaco is the strongest team apart from PSG so it is not surprising that Brest lost. Lyon was surprisingly impressive and both teams performed well in the match. The match should have ended in a draw but unfortunately Brest lost with a penalty goal at the end of the match.