Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 315. (Read 188914 times)

Enrique underestimated Clermont Foot and tried to rest his key players and that cost him two points! The sad part is that Clermont Foot is the last team in Ligue 1 and expected to relegate. PSG have to wait until Kylian Mbappe join the game in the second half to make an assist for Ramos to score. Poor result before facing Barcelona this Wednesday..

That's right and even though PSG often get draws, including against Clermont last night, this won't hinder them from winning the title this season. If there are still 6 matches left in this season, then PSG must win at least 3 more times to finish this season faster considering that they are 10 points away from their closest competitor, namely Brest.

PSG's superiority in all sectors makes it easy to defend the title every season and this cannot be achieved by other teams in Ligue One. Moreover, even if there are problems with PSG, they can always overcome them well without continuing to get poor results. I think that in the next 5 years PSG will still dominate Ligue One unless there are other competitors who have financial strength from the Middle East, then PSG's dominance will slowly fade.

Montpellier vs Lorient

Montpellier StartXI: 4-2-3-1
Benjamin Lecomte; Enzo Tchato Mbiayi; Bećir Omeragić; Modibo Sagnan; Lucas Mincarelli Davin; Joris Chotard; Jordan Ferri; Teji Savanier; Mousa Al-Taamari; Arnaud Nordin; Wahbi Khazri

Lorient StartXI: 3-4-2-1
Yvon Mvogo; Formose Mendy; Nathaniel Adjei; Souleymane Isaak Touré; Panos Katseris; Laurent Abergel; Imrân Louza; Darlin Yongwa; Ayman Kari; Badredine Bouanani; Mohamed Bamba


Toulouse vs Strasbourg

Toulouse StartXI: 3-4-2-1
Guillaume Restes; Logan Costa; Rasmus Nicolaisen; Moussa Diarra; Warren Kamanzi; Vincent Sierro; Cristian Cásseres Jr.; Gabriel Suazo; Frank Magri; Yann Gboho; Thijs Dallinga

Strasbourg StartXI: 3-4-2-1
Alaa Bellaarouch; Frédéric Guilbert; Lucas Perrin; Saïdou Sow; Marvin Senaya; Andrey Santos; Ibrahima Sissoko; Thomas Delaine; Dilane Bakwa; Habib Diarra; Kévin Gameiro


Reims vs Nice

Reims StartXI: 4-4-1-1
Yehvann Diouf; Emmanuel Agbadou; Yunis Abdelhamid; Joseph Okumu; Sergio Akieme; Junya Ito; Valentin Atangana Edoa; Marshall Munetsi; Amir Richardson; Reda Khadra; Oumar Diakité

Nice StartXI: 4-3-3
Marcin Bułka; Jordan Lotomba; Jean-Clair Todibo; Dante; Melvin Bard; Hicham Boudaoui; Pablo Rosario; Khéphren Thuram; Mohamed-Ali Cho; Terem Moffi; Jérémie Boga

There are 6 weeks until the end of the league. In my opinion, there is no rival to Paris Saint Germain in the French league. They are at a very high level in the league in terms of staff and economic power. They also managed to direct this economic power in line with their own interests. We can say that the championship for League 1 belongs to Paris Saint Germain.

PSG being matched by a relegation team is definitely not a good result for PSG, even PSG had to concede first before Ramos could equalize the score 1-1, I am not surprised by the final result of the game and began to understand why Enrique has always relied on their main players when they faced small teams like Reims, Nice, Nantes and even Marseille so far,  Because in the game against Clermont Foot I realized that their reserves and young players were really useless, and Ramos who was PSG's main player must change the course of the match in that game before their lose.

PSG's main squad contains star players but apparently their reserve squad is like a useless player because it is unable to beat a team in the relegation zone, PSG's position is indeed quite safe this and even the draw will not affect their chances of winning Ligue 1 this season, but I think from the draw result Enrique can see if actually the depth of the squad, especially the reserves owned by PSG at this time is not enough to they can compete in the Champions League and it is only right for Enrique to improve that next season if he is still PSG coach.

Indeed, PSG's performance this time was quite disappointing because the opponent that PSG faced in this match was the weakest club in the French league, but PSG seemed to have difficulty scoring goals. Even though PSG fired many shots at Clermont's goal and 7 of them were on target but unfortunately PSG was only able to score in the 85th minute, if Ramos had not scored a goal in that match, PSG might have suffered defeat and this is quite embarrassing for PSG to be defeated by the weakest club in the league.

Indeed, the loss did not affect PSG's position in first place, still when facing a weak club, PSG still showed good performance, especially since this match was held at home and of course many people favored PSG in football betting in this match and many chose PSG, but it seems that many people lost because PSG only achieved a draw in that match.

Indeed, Luis Enrique tried to rotate his players so they could focus more on the Champions League and tried to play relaxed because they had pocketed a number of points to bring PSG to the league 1 title because no club was able to overtake PSG so there was no longer any excitement in league 1 apart from watching PSG win will lift the trophy in the league at the end of the season and see which clubs will be relegated this season.

I can't also say PSG are having one of their best seasons. The point gap with the second positioned team might seem big but it is because of their being incapable. Otherwise PSG have got a lot of draws so far. The general statistics aren't looking that good.    I agree about the star player topic with you as well.

Just because they have Mbappe wins aren't guaranteed. Team effort is always the most important thing. If it is not good enough your star player can carry you until a point. After that you need to look after yourself. When Mbappe leaves PSG will need to play even better as a team because there won't be anyone saving them individually probably.

They seem to play with a relax mindset that made the players looked no determination. They could beat Marseille before, which is their historical rival and a better team than Clermont, that shows their didn't have the right mindset today. Maybe their focus has been on the upcoming match in Champions League against Barcelona, they are in situation that is able to afford the loss due to a big points gap on the table. Having good quality players makes Enrique easier to manage their priority.

It said that maybe PSG having mercy for Clermont due to being in the bottom of the league table. Having thirteen points gap is big enough for PSG to calm down for a while in preparation for Champions League game. This could be a gift for Clermont to gain a point from PSG that they didn't even expect to get.

PSG was definitely not good enough today, even though they had very good players, there was not much on the PSG side compared to the opposing team, except for the goal scored by Ramos. It is actually a ridiculous situation that they have such a hard time against the last team in the rankings and that there is such a difference in terms of squad.

On the other hand, PSG has made enough difference for the championship, I am not sure if a loss of points will affect the championship.

That's an old topic that talks about PSG and why they can't have good performance even with many superstar players. Also, people keep talking about the last season when PSG had players like Neymar and Messi and they think PSG had to win all the titles because of these players that's wrong because they didn't have a balanced team.
Now they have a better situation compared to the last season, they only have Mbappe but the team is more balanced and they can hope to have a much better performance with their new coach Enrique in this team.
But I don't know what they should do if Mbappe really leaves the team at the end of this season because finding a player at this level cannot be easy at all.

Considering the recent performances and results of Paris Saint Germaine in the French league, I think the club manager Luis Enrique I think is feeling too relaxed and confident that his team is definitely going to win the French league title at the end of the season but if you ask me, I don't think his recent tactical approaches in their recent league matches they failed to win is something to be proud of. It is understandable that Paris Saint Germaine is the best team in the league in terms of quality players and are very capable and mostly likely to win the league at the end of the season but Luis Enrique must learn how to use his strongest teams in league games like the one against Clermont earlier today.
The away team were less than six minutes away from recording a surprise win against French champions before Goncalo Ramos scored in the 85th minute to draw the hosts level. Paris Saint Germaine best player Kylian Mbappe didn't start the game but was introduced in the last 25 minutes of the game to help his team find and equalizer or better still win the game but he was only able to help them get a draw in that game

This is a funny and sad thing. How come? PSG is really dominant. They also made numerous attempted attacks on Clermont Foot. The opposing club also visited the PSG stadium. Then, Clermont Foot also seemed very stressed by PSG's dominance and style of match.

however, only a 1 - 1 draw?
It's annoying, but also saddeningly funny. I don't know whether to be sad or laugh at how PSG failed in this.

Luckily Ramos scored 1 goal for PSG. so they can win. because PSG was behind in the first half. And because of this goal from Ramos, PSG was saved from defeat.

Source: Thanks Ramos

I don't agree with you about good having good players not a guarantee to winning matches because of you check most of the teams that are dominating in their various leagues you will understand that they have good and experienced players and that's why they have been able to make a lot of huge successes for those teams. We all know that Kylian Mbappe is a sensational player that whenever he is playing, a lot of football fans cheers his name because they know he is a worthy superstar so when he finally leaves PSG, they will surely feel his absence.

The performance of the home team in this match is laughable because they managed to equalize with a team that is at the bottom place in the table, Clermont isn't a strong team to be compared with PSG but I think PSG did not play the game wth all seriousness seeing thst they are comfortable with the difference in gap with the second place team and their match in the Champions League is their most important game for  them right now since they are sure of being the French ligue1 champions with the current points they have righ now and the number of matches left to be played. Yes the outcome of the match tonight did not affect PSG nor stopped Clermont from being in the relegation zone it only reduces the gap between PSG and Brest if they can win tomorrow against Metz.

PSG has got unsatisfactory result today because they had just gets draw result from Clermont and i am sure most of the bettors have already to lost their bets because before this match most people were predict PSG will be able to beat Clermont easily this because currently Clermont as the weakiest team in Ligue 1 and their position also in the bottom of League table so PSG should be beat them without any trouble but in fact Clermont was performing well they even can leading the game in the first half but luckily PSG can avoiding to lost because Goncalo Ramos can equalized the score before the match ended

I have been notice on PSG starting lineup some of their important players such as Mbappe, Hakimi and Marquinhos has starting the match from the bench but i can understand why Luis Enrique did that because PSG has important match against Barcelona on Champion league and obviously Luis Enrique will give his priority to that match so he considers the match against Clermont is not too important again for PSG this because PSG position on league table is quite safe besides that Luis Enrique also want to ensure all of PSG key players will be in the good fitness when against Barcelona later

This situation makes it safe to say money becoming a big factor in football. PSG is not only can recruit the best players who they won, but also can keep them staying in the club for a long time because they pay high wage for their players. On the other hand, 19 other teams would lose their best players if they perform impressively. Monaco and Lille are the examples for losing their best players after winning the league.

The fact that PSG could play with a relaxing mood against Clermont can be a sign that the title race is over. Maybe even if they don't win a single remining match, they will still win the league in the end, because their competitors below them will drop points eventually because their quality and the competitiveness between them make it difficult to win all the remaining matches to overtake PSG. this situation indirectly give advantage to PSG who already too strong to compete with.

There are existence of top club in France and these teams doesn't take chances but end up delivering good efforts for their solid results this season. The Champs of France Ligue One will always run to the footsteps and doesn't make sense. Paris Saint-Germain have been relenting in these previous matches and the results acquire doesn't fight the estimated current position. Watching PSG drawing points with Clermont and this will draw setback for Les Parisiens but they will continue to kick for better.

Of course yes, it's a fact that things can happen so when are we going to be hanging on something that can affect a team like that stars are no guarantee of winning, nothing more as you say, PSG was a team that when they had Messi and Neymar with Mbappé that was a technically unbeatable team, but because they had a coach who never took advantage of all that potential they could never win a UCL and that is sad for a team, because there are teams that even with so many stars do not win anything, in this case I think PSG wasted many opportunities having these great players, it is very sad indeed.




This type of match with Marseille is disappointing for many, as in my thinking was that this team could give a PSG a war on the river but nothing to do, they are a long way from the things they can do, I think in my opinion they should always do Something to make a Difference  , as whenever they do something different, Lille or another team comes to the fore, I don't know if Lille will be the team that can shine next Season, but if so, welcome, I think that's the kind of thing we need to see, if Lille are the strongest then good for them , as I said Before, it's a shame Marseille are not up to the level, they better always give their best when they think of proving something, here in Ligue 1 they have to show the desire they have to dethrone PSG.

Lille beat Marseille, climb to third in French league




Source: https://thewest.com.au/sport/soccer/lille-beat-marseille-climb-to-third-in-french-league-c-14214357

The match ended in a draw. This is clearly showing how relegation team can destroy any team including a team that is leading the league table. I never expect Clermont to draw PSG even though they drew their first leg match against each other. But it seems like Clermont is good against PSG because they win them in their last season’s final match.
Nevertheless, the match result did not affect PSG’s League position because 13 points ahead of the second position team Brest is enough for them to lift the League one title because I don’t see them losing enough matches.

PSG doesn't appear to me like they will be able to win or even go far enough in the champions league and this is actually judging from the performance i see from them this evening, i doubt how they will be able to get to win a league that's way more competitive than this that they are so used to every season with this their performance except there's going to be a different and separate tactics they will be using in the champions league.

The game against Clermont was actually such that most persons didn't expect to be a tough one for PSG especially in the fact that PSG is playing from home and not playing away, that was supposed to be a reason they would have been ABA to comfortably win this game tonight but then it's actually sad that they weren't able to get it done as they did had to share points with Clermont, in this match, PSG was actually dominant and had the most of possession and attempts and other statical records in the game but it's actually really sad how they couldn't convert their opportunities into a victory.

Champions league that happens to be more competitive and their opponent isn't even a weak on by the way and they would need to be at their best if they will be able to win their opponent because this their current performance doesn't look like they are going to be able to comfortably defeat their opponent in the champions league but then their firm is actually still intact but their productivity needs to be fixed.