Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 35. (Read 184016 times)

The match between Strasbourg and PSG was good enough for PSG because they had a good performance in this match after beating Strasbourg with a 4-2 result. The good thing in the match about PSG was about Senny Mayulu the young player of this team he is just an 18-year-old player and he is not experienced like many other players but still, Senny Mayulu scored the first goal for his team and he had a good performance in this match and this a good sign for Enrique because instead of using old and expensive palyers, they are using this young player and they usually get good results.

There may be surprises in the league and in some matches, but PSG has an advantage over other teams in terms of squad quality. Other teams cannot break PSG's superiority and this allows PSG to be very comfortable in the league. I thought PSG would make big changes in the team during this transfer period, but they didn't. The team is way above the league level, PSG can be champions in the league, but I'm sure they want to be successful in the Champions League more. That's why there are so many deficiencies in the team because PSG is still not at the desired level compared to the big teams.

As you said, if teams try to do something to get what they want, we can see very different results. The league level is not the same as the Champions League, but still, the higher the league level, the higher the level of the teams.

Without a doubt, the dominant team in Ligue 1 is PSG, of course one sees other performances of some teams, Marseille, Lille, are outstanding teams that have always been there, but it is a mystery, for example the clear example of Lille, they beat Madrid in the UCL, many will say that that result can be achieved with luck, but come on, Lille has an incredible defense, Madrid could not tie and that is significant, it means that this team if it tries can go very far, so I think there is still a long way to go in Ligue 1, Luis Enrique is without a doubt one of the coaches who maintains his level, I like what he does.

PSG will play in the UCL today for facing Eindhoven, so obviously the match will be very draining on the energy and stamina of the current main players, so it should be able to give an advantage to Marseille who have more time to restore their team performance before facing PSG in week 9 later, Marseille have a good squad compared from the previous seasons, so they can be said to be strong candidates to be able to compete for the trophy this season with Monaco and PSG, but to be honest, with the depth of the squad that PSG has at the moment, I think the chances of Marseille winning the match against PSG are very small, because after all, Enrique will certainly have the right strategy in overcoming the tight schedule they are facing,in addition, player rotation with maintaining the balance of the team seems can be a solution by enrique can do later ahead in the crucial match.

I do not think so. I can see why people may think that way, but I believe PSG is a much much better team, more than what the gap between them shows. Sure, they have only three points difference in the league so it looks like they are close level teams, but I also believe they are doing much worse and PSG is much better. Obviously we could see PSG lose point/s unexpectedly as well, to any team, but if we are being honest I would say PSG should be getting this win very very easily, without much trouble at all.

I believe the best thing about this current situation would be betting on PSG to win this game. The team has been doing fine lately and they are going to end up with a win because they need to keep the run going against Monaco as well. Monaco is doing better than expected, and that should not be a shock to anyone, they are definitely looking like they are doing amazing at the moment and should not be considering the situation changing so PSG needs every win.

Maybe this is just me, and I could be very wrong here, but I never believed De Zerbi was a good coach. I didn't like his tenure at Brighton at all, he never looked like he was good enough coach to bring out the best on younger players, and he had bad averages there as well. He never broke over 1.80 in any of the teams he managed aside from Shaktar, and that should be telling something about what he is capable of doing.

Right now, he looks good with Marseille, but that's a team that should be second place or worst case third place anyways, when you are given a great team getting the results isn't shocking. He doesn't look that amazing to me, he is just doing what the team should be doing anyways, hence the results do not look that crazy to me at all.

I believe Marseille spent way too much money to build this team, and  they could have just spent a lot of money to find their own great coach as well. Look at Atletico Madrid, they know they are not as good as Real or Barcelona, but they found Simeone and they are doing something good with him for over a decade now, Marseille knows they are not as good as PSG, so they should find someone decent which can stay top three every year while doing fine at UCL as well.

PSG will play in the Champions League and I don’t think it will be in their favor. On the other hand, Marseille don’t have any international matches and are only focused on the domestic league. This can give them an advantage to prepare better. Marseille are also playing at home. I think this match will be really competitive. It’s hard to say who will win this match. Most people will support PSG but I think PSG will get tired if the Champions League matches are intense. PSV is not a difficult team for PSG but they can also give a surprise. I think this match has a chance to end in a draw. Although I hope PSG loses and Ligue 1 will be more competitive.

This season's Le Classique will take place in the 9th week of League 1. In this match, of course, we will be presented with a hot, aggressive, and dramatic game because both are like El Classico in La Liga.

H2H The last 5 matches of both teams PSG has the advantage with 4 wins.
However, Marseille currently cannot be underestimated under de Zerbi's guidance, they have become a very strong club and should be watched out for this season,
Luis Enrique must really prepare his strategy carefully, there must be no mistakes on the field later if he still wants to stay at the top of the standings.
One more thing I'm curious about is whether Rabiot will be played by de Zerbi? because he is a former PSG player, rumors say most fans call him a traitor.

I also think PSG vs Marseille will be a very competitive match. There is no chance to call the team weak in Marseille this season. PSG's players have scored 25 goals in 8 matches, while Marseille's attack is also quite strong. Marseille's players managed to score 21 goals in 8 matches. Moreover, this match will be played at their home in Marseille. At home, of course, Marseille's players will be more confident. The fight for the Ligue 1 title will become more intense if PSG drop points against Marseille. Marseille, Monaco and PSG are fighting for the title this season. But if PSG continues their winning streak then we will see only PSG dominance in Ligue 1 this season as well.

This season Marseille has made a lot of breakthroughs to support them to perform better in Ligue 1 by bringing in De Zerbi as a coach and some other good players, at the beginning of the season they showed quite good performance and also consistency, but unfortunately it started to break down after they got negative results from Strasbourg and also anger, to be honest if we talk about performance of course Marseille has experienced a big improvement, but I think consistency is their main problem at the moment and De Zerbi must be able to overcome it immediately, the match against PSG will obviously be a test for Marseille but to win the match of course their chances are very small.


Marseille is indeed more advantaged at the moment in ligue 1, in addition to their performance and squad has been quite good this season, of course their unbusy schedule should give them a lot of time to rest and restore the stamina of the players when other teams such as Monaco, Lille and PSG must to play in the Champions League, the changes and improvements that have occurred in the current Marseille squad do promise better performance in them competing in Ligue 1,  but consistency is the main key for every team that wants to become champions and in Ligue 1 we only see PSG who have that at the moment.

Last season we saw PSG have the same confidence and consistent performances that we saw this season but we don't see the same confidence and consistent performances from them. A player has moved from their team to another team and here is a huge gap. Before the start of each season PSG do not worry much about their local league tournament but there are doubts whether PSG can win this league. PSG themselves realize that their team has obvious weaknesses in some positions and if they don't overcome these weaknesses they will never win the local league. Maybe they would have been better off if PSG had recruited some players after Mbappe left.

Today PSG will prepare their players to compete in the Champions League before they all meet Marseille this weekend. And I generally have no doubts about the level of consistency of the Marseille team players because so far Marseille have made so much progress in their own performance compared to last season. Ligue 1 fans are indeed waiting for the PSG vs Marseille match in Ligue 1 because it is a match between two teams that already have almost equal strength this season.

Olympique Marseille board triggered good decision when they decided to sign Roberto De Zerbi from Brighton last summer. It's entirely great to see Roberto De Zerbi taking proper management of the club, they're ranked 3rd position on the Ligue One table, that's signs of improvement for the club. Olympique Marseille are in incredible form this season, they're able to match energy with their oppositions without grip of slacking behind. They've the best frontline and was more favorable to win the game. Montpellier conceded 5 goals at home, humiliating as it is for the hosts.

Paris Saint-Germain are favorites to win the Ligue One trophy because they possess the odds but that should not create room for fatigue and relenting actions, PSG would definitely buckled up because they might never know what's coming for them. Marseille are thrashing tough oppositions with ease and we consider that to be coincidence? Ofcourse not, but enchanced strategies reinforced by the new coach and the players adapts so well with his pattern.

Marseille dropped points against Angers and Strasbourg in the last two matches. Marseille lost 1-0 against Strasbourg and drew 1-1 against Angers. Marseille needed a win against Montpellier after dropping points in two consecutive matches. And won this match by a big margin of 5-0.

If Marseille want to fight for the title or qualify for the Champions League, they need to perform consistently well in every match. If there is no consistency in performance, Marseille will gradually fall behind. I am looking forward to see how the Marseille players perform in the upcoming match against PSG. If Marseille can play well in this match then I would say this team will be able to finish second in the table.

I don't think that the right reason, everything will be considered important for PSG and the decline in Ligue 1 matches which have drawn several times is not because they are focused on the UCL, it still early for the UCL competition, there are still many opportunities there.

PSG themselves will definitely be able to play well because Enrique has found squad that is really strong enough for now after Mbappe departure, they are much better than previously expected and for consistency and stability there is no need to doubt as long as they don't experience many defeats in the future.
But if Monaco is also able to perform consistently and also has an increasing quality of performance that is getting better, they might also be challenge for PSG.

Montpellier is a very weak team so I was not surprised when Montpellier had to lose with a big score to their visitors (Marseille) at their home ground. I hope PSG, Monaco and Marseille can compete fiercely this season so that Ligue1 can look more competitive than last season because when there are three or more teams that are able to compete fiercely in terms of the championship this season with the number of points that are always close until the end of the season, of course Ligue1 will be a very enjoyable League to watch because PSG is no longer as strong as before in Ligue1 this season. And what's more interesting is about the next match for Marseille who will host PSG so that it will definitely be a very interesting match because the points from both teams are still quite close at this time.

La Liga is of course a lot stronger than Ligue 1, but not quite as strong as the Premier League. But there is still a huge and important difference. In La Liga you have Real Madrid and Barcelona (and a few years ago Atletico). So there is at least one outstanding top team that you have to beat over the course of the season in order to win the title.  In Ligue 1 there isn't really any competition at all for PSG. I think I have brought up this before that they can only beat themselves. If they play a bad season, then maybe some other team can take the first spot. But if all teams play according to their potential, there is no way that PSG doesn't win the title.

I still can't believe how many years Mbappe wasted with that club. He could have been a Real Madrid icon by now but instead went for the money. Then again he now owns a few hundred million and still has some years to go. But if he signed a contract with Real Madrid instead of PSG, he would have been a 3x Champions League winner by now.

Their game with PSG is not for a while yet, so anything can change until then, Monaco could be out of this race by then, or they could be holding firm and occasionally look at the top of the table. In my opinion this is a good thing, even if they don't win the championship, a healthy competition is very necessary for this league, so that it would not be boring to follow because of the dominance of PSG in recent years

I really enjoyed what the club president said to his players. Imagine in the school, you sack the teacher because his bad students don't want to study rather than imposing some discipline and help him with other methods.
Montpellier is deep in the relegation zone and things aren't well at all. I don't know if the decision to replace the coach could be helpful or not since it will take time to adapt. The only positive thing I found is that the players might be shaken by the whole situation and woke up after their humiliating defeat and the coach being fired.
In the next games, Montpellier will face teams sitting in the last places so they should try to collect at least 6 points from the upcoming 3 games.

Marseille easily won the match. Before Montpellier received the red card, the match was already 4-0 ahead of Marseille. Marseille, who scored a goal after the red card, showed that they are a top-level team in the French league with the score they got in this match. Although PSG seems like a team for the championship on its own in the French league, the competition continues this year.