Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 325. (Read 188987 times)

Talking about the Ligue 1 trophy of course it is already in their grasp and it is impossible to be able to escape and be taken by other teams at this time, because indeed their position has been quite safe in the standings, now I think PSG no longer have a burden in Ligue 1 and they should immediately shift their focus to the Champions League as the main target this season,  I don't want to say the Ligue 1 trophy doesn't really matter, but after a lot of trying and fighting so far, of course it's bad enough if PSG fail to win the Champions League again this season.

PSG's development is indeed quite significant under Enrique and I think it is natural to see Enrique's experience so far in coaching the national team and club, but I think Enrique's arrival to PSG at this time is very late because indeed the condition of the team is starting not stabilize when rumors of Mbappe's departure are getting stronger, if if Enrique coached PSG when they still had a trio of MNM up front then I was quite sure of the perfect quality of PSG at that time then The Champions League is probably already in their hands, it's Enrique's first season at PSG and I think PSG still give Enrique a big responsibility to get the Champions League trophy this season.

Mbappe is the best player of the team. They gain great advantages in its presence. I think no one can deny this. Apart from this, in case of a transfer to Real Madrid, fans will expect the person to be replaced to have the same impact on the team, but this would not be true. Because Mbappe is one of the best in the world and there are very few players of his quality. It is necessary to accept this and act accordingly. It might be best not to set expectations too high.

Yes, you are right, playing with 10 players does not prevent PSG from still getting three points from Marseille and that is of course very disappointing for the home team because they cannot take advantage of the advantaged number of players, in fact, Marseille had to concede two goals from the team that played no longer with a complete number of players.

Kylian Mbappe was replaced by Gonçalo Ramos in the 65th minute. It was seen by the camera that he didn't like the PSG coach's decision, but because Gonçalo Ramos successfully scored PSG's second goal, of course it was the right decision for Luiz Enrique, and in the interview, Enrique said he didn't care if anyone doesn't like his decision and will do whatever he thinks is best for his team as long as he is still at this Paris club.
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Paris Saint Germaine played one of its best games on the field. Although Donnarumma created important positions, the defenders did better. They made the best strategy to play with 10 people. By the way, Beraldo's red card was correct. Marseille was unlucky because they had a goal that was ruled offside and they were unable to fire back into the game.

Luis Henrique can manage well with star players and most of them playing one team not prefer individual skill or ego, the victory against Marseille was most impressive performance behind PSG have to play with ten players since 40th minutes after Lucas Beraldo received red card but success defeating Marseille. Luis Henrique try his tactician without depend on Kylian Mbappe regarding he will leave PSG next season, so far Luis Henrique tactician running well when playing without Mbappe can get the victory.

PSG keep close for winning Ligue 1 tittle this season after having 12 points remaining from the 2nd standings team awhile Brest, three winning matches later enough for winning back to back of Ligue 1 tittle and seems easily with three matches later against Clermont Foot, Lyon and Lorient.

Marseille found 22 positions throughout the match, 10 of which reached the target. Despite this, they failed to score a goal, and goalkeeper Donnarumma played a big part in this. He had one of the most important shares of this victory. It is not easy to stay with 10 men and win 2-0 away against Marseille. It seems that Enrique taught them how to play in the best way when they were missing.

You are right that PSG must have thought about this long before they lost Kylian Mbappè completely, PSG will not remain silent if they lose a player who is very important for the club, especially in the attack line. PSG will definitely look for a replacement for Mbappe next season, whatever the costs will be. PSG doesn't care because they have the finances to easily recruit potential players. There are several players who have been linked with replacing Mbappe next season. Various rumors have spread widely but have not yet reached a definite agreement, but I'm sure one of them will be Mbappe's replacement striker next season.

Indeed, PSG remains the strongest club in League 1 even though there is no Mbappe, but I think PSG's attacks are not as strong as before like when PSG still had Mbappe, even though other clubs in League 1 do not have the same strength as the players that PSG has, but this is It could be an opportunity for the clubs below to improve their performance, who knows, because PSG no longer has star players, actually I would like to see other clubs in League 1 able to provide competitive competition for PSG so that the matches in League 1 are interesting to watch and win the domestic league title is always different every season.

Luis Enrique really proved that he has the ability to set a good strategy for his team when they have to play with 10 players. Enrique replaced Randal Kolo Muani with Lee Kang-in as the match entered the second half, giving PSG balance in defense and attack. Not only that, Luis Enrique also replaced Kylian Mbappé with Gonçalo Ramos and this strategy also paid off because Gonçalo Ramos managed to answer his coach's trust with a goal.

PSG is too comfortable leading the standings with a gap of 12 points from Brest and 13 points from Monaco. PSG may be able to have a little more freedom in planning player rotation in Ligue 1 and focus on two other competitions including the Champions League and French Cup. PSG will still be fighting to reach the French Cup final before the Champions League quarter-final match.

Since the arrival of coach Enrique, PSG has really changed, they play as a team and are more compact. Enrique is indeed a genius coach, even though PSG received a red card in the first half and the score was still 0-0, they were still able to dominate the game and build attacks so they were able to score two goals. Amazing, it's a shame that PSG during Messi and Neymar's time didn't have a coach like Enrique.

Because PSG is under Enrique, players labeled as stars can be managed so that players' egos can be lowered. This is proven by Enrique who always pulls out Mbappe continuously in every match. Maybe apart from that, he also wants the team he coaches to get used to playing without Mbappe because next season Mbappe will leave PSG. This is a fantastic victory to increase the team's confidence ahead of the French Cup and UCL League matches.

He didn't change PSG by himself because the team was formed because the players in it were consistent and the coach also had a big role. Losing Mbappe will have a slight impact on the style of play because they lose a player who has good abilities, but if the profits from selling Mbappe can be used to buy some of the players they need then I am sure they can overcome Mbappe's departure.

Keeping Mbappe is also not a good decision if they don't buy several other important players, because in the previous few seasons they had a really great attacking trio but the competition in a much higher league was still quite difficult for them to keep up with Now they have a much better coach and just need to find several players to make the team stronger and more solid.

Everyone thinks the same thing, Mbappe is not who makes PSG what it is today and him going away will not change much. PSG is doing very well right now, and considering how much money he was making, if they spend that money in 2-3 new players then they will be able to afford some of the best players without a doubt. That is why I believe that it is quite important for him to do well, it has to be something that will take some time but it will slowly get there.

I believe that the best thing to do right now would be calm down and take a look at what they are going to miss next season. They do not have to sell any player they don't want to, so they can decide what they will need after Mbappe, and build a team based on that.

No doubt. Because, even with only 10 players from the 40th minute, PSG were still more dominant, and were even able to score 2 goals after the red card. Meanwhile, on the other hand, Marselle still seemed quite overwhelmed against PSG, and was unable to score a single goal, which ended in Marselle's defeat at home.

Even though this time, Mbappe didn't contribute a single goal, his contribution was still quite good throughout the match. Although, of course, he was annoyed with his boss' decision to pull him out before the match ended.
And what Luis Enrique said, implied his feelings.
Source: said Luis Enrique

They managed to maintain control of the match even when there were 10 men left in the derby match, which was an easy victory that I did not expect from PSG. PSG were left with ten men early, if I'm not mistaken, it was around the 40th minute. Beraldo was taken out of the game and he hadn't even scored a goal yet. Despite this, PSG scored two goals and won the match.

Vitinha did a good job in PSG's counter attack, he created the attack himself and scored the goal himself after Dembele passed the ball again.

If PSG is certain to win the Ligue 1 trophy this season, then PSG should be able to maximize their current quality to get better results in the Champions League. Indeed, to win the trophy in the Champions League will not be easy, but at least PSG must be able to go further or maybe qualify for the Champions League final. If that happens, then of course PSG has really improved with Enrique in his first season as PSG head coach this season.

But, if Enrique still fails to take PSG further in the Champions League, at least that is also still a reasonable result, because of course Enrique also still needs a long process to become a strong and great PSG in the Champions League too. So yes, as long as Enrique still manages to bring PSG to the Ligue 1 trophy and manages to bring PSG through to the knockout phase of the Champions League, I think these results are still good results, and Enrique position will also still be safe.

Agree with you, PSG is quite safe in hoping that this season's Ligue 1 title can be maintained because they are already 12 points ahead of their competitors. The match against Marseille was a bit tiring, especially having to fight with 10 players, but PSG's 0-2 result in that match was quite satisfying.

In a few days PSG will play Rennes in the French Cup semi-finals, they are the favorites, but Luis Enrique has to be careful in this match because the Champions League schedule is getting closer. Luis Enrique will likely make some rotations in the semi-final match, but they will still aim to win the final instead of giving it up because of the Champions League.

This indicates that PSG's quality is much stronger than Marseille's and indeed this match was very unbalanced, even though PSG had received a red card, they were still able to dominate the match and win it.
In League 1 the PSG team does not have much stronger motivation because no matter what, they will still be comfortable at the top of the standings without any pressure from any team to fight for the title.

Enrique just needs to make this team play better on the Champions League stage and advance further.
The quarter-final match against Barcelona will be a real match or challenge for PSG.

The player does not want to stay. What is the point of giving him a better contract?

It does not matter how good of a contract they are going to offer him. He is definitely going to leave. Even if they double the money that they are giving him right now, he might actually stay but he is definitely not going to have PSG in his heart.

His mind is somewhere else right now. And he has been able to understand that to become a legend, he has to play in a legendary club and also face legendary competition. You cannot become a legend by staying in PSG where you will not have any competition the whole season. A literal Farmers League. And probably he would have thought about staying if PSG was able to win the Champions League. But they are not able to do that as well. I absolutely agree that he is going to leave PSG and of course PSG has no other options than to get used to it.

There are only 7 matches left in Ligue 1, while Paris Saint-Germain is 12 points ahead of the team below, namely Brest. Referring to the remaining opponents from the 7 matches, it seems that PSG will have no problems maintaining its consistency until the season ends.  It could be said that Paris Saint-Germain is only one step away from retaining the title of this competition. plus, focus on the Coupe de France match, the match against Rennes in the semifinals. After that, Enrique will focus his team on the Champions League. referring to what you said, I don't agree with Enrique, I'm sure the club management this time is not targeting competing for the Champions League trophy. But that doesn't mean that Enrique isn't serious about competing to show the best possible performance, especially as Enrique was able to take PSG to the Champions League semifinal match.

However, the current PSG squad is already quite good. After all, they only rely on Mbappe and a few other established players, the rest is mostly a young squad such as Goncalo Ramos, Barcola, especially the PSG midfielders, Enrique relies more on the young squad. So if Paris Saint-Germain is able to overthrow Barcelona and qualify for the next phase, it will be a big breakthrough for Enrique and his squad. IMO, next summer Erique will bring in players according to the team's wishes and needs so that PSG becomes the most competitive team possible to compete in the Champions League.

There are no changes in the top 3 standings, because all the teams that played this week both won. Paris Saint Germain won when they visited Marseille's headquarters, Brest also won when they visited Lorient's headquarters, and Monaco also won when they faced Metz.
The competition for 2nd place is still quite interesting, because Monaco is only 1 point behind Brest. LOSC is also trying to catch up in 4th place with a difference of 4 points from 2nd place and they will definitely try their best so that they can achieve something they want, at least they can be in the top 3 to get a ticket to the Champions League next season.
However, LOSC, even though they are in 4th position, they can still be in the Champions League but they have to go through the qualifying round first and that is something that is a little disappointing for them even though they have a chance to be in the Champions League. With the remaining matches remaining, is it possible that there will be changes in the standings for 2nd and 3rd place?

Although in fact Marseille performed quite well in the game but they looked very rushed when finishing and made many scoring opportunities wasted, the defeat from 10 PSG players is of course very painful for Marseille but indeed the quality of players they currently have is still very far from PSG and it looks natural if PSG still looks strong when PSG only Playing with 10 players in that game, at the moment I think Marseille's chances are still very likely to be able to end the season in the European zone competition next season because indeed the difference in points they have now is not too big from Lens and Nice, so I think it is very important for Marseille to get back to their best to beat Lille in the next match.

For PSG, of course, the victory further made them firmly at the top of the Ligue 1 standings while still being able to maintain their dominance so far, at this time the match in Ligue 1 no longer affects their position in the standings but somehow Enrique continues to play their main squad in Ligue 1, I think it is time for Enrique to reserve some main players so that they can perform optimally in the Champions League later,  About Mbappe, I think PSG have not been able to completely escape their dependence on Mbappe at this time even though Mbappe was sent off early in the second half, the proof is that when Mbappe did not play in several Ligue 1 matches before we can see how PSG is very difficult to win.