Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 380. (Read 194643 times)

Lorient really pulled a surprising performance on that match because they have been struggling on the table to try if they could come up a bit but they are still close to the relegation zone, so meeting As Monaco on this match became almost certain that they will lose the match against As Monaco but there sudden performance was what actually surprises everybody and seeing how they were so improve that they gave As Monaco a very tough time but although if As Monaco had not gotten the red card they would have actually win the match because immediately after the red card it was not long Lorient equalize the goal.

Despite my initial expectation for Monaco to emerge victorious due to their perceived superiority, the match ended in a draw, much to my surprise. However, this outcome wasn't entirely unexpected, as Monaco has struggled against Lorient for several seasons now. Even in their previous encounter, the first leg resulted in a 2-2 draw, indicating the challenge Monaco faces when playing against Lorient.

Underestimating certain teams can be detrimental, especially when considering various factors such as form and past performances. Teams that may appear weak or out of form can still pose a significant challenge to those in better form. Some teams possess a certain resilience that makes them difficult to defeat regardless of their current form. Additionally, weaker teams may have a deep understanding of their opponents' tactics and patterns, making it harder for the stronger team to secure a victory.

In the case of Monaco, I thoroughly analyzed their head-to-head record and wasn't convinced that they would easily win the game against Lorient. This uncertainty led me to abstain from placing a bet on the match, as I couldn't confidently predict the outcome. Overall, this situation underscores the importance of considering various factors and not underestimating any team when assessing match outcomes.

This is matter of understanding with many are feeling things will be not competitive as currently, but they are not understanding there is no stop with any players leave because we have replacement and things like these are happening for the years we have many big stars those were important now living in shadow of their own with replacements are working and game is also on so after Mbappé surely we will have a replacement which will give his best and PSG will be able to stay at the top of the French Ligue 1 with their performance and consistency.

PSG is club with rich history and best available sources, and recently we have few positive changes which are now giving them better success because sometime back no one was sure about their spot into last eight, and now we are talking they can go into final or semifinal as well because new coach is doing good work and positive results are coming as well.

PSG president have messed up in the past and have also learned his lessons, he's keen on improving this season. Nasser Al-Khelaifi will not leave soon because he ensured the team is fixed to his very taste this season. PSG will strive for best results because they're in sitting in position of topping the table. They will continue to dominate because of the presence of outstanding players in the team. No team in France can match up the formidable form of Paris Saint-Germain this season. It's been one of the tremendous form to watch this big club having good moments in matches.

There is nothing new from the Monaco because we have history of this club usually they drop points near the end of the season and many times bring themselves out of the top four even this time things are looking better for them to stay into top four but still competition is not easy for them with we have three teams which are having just 4 points difference from them for the top four spots which they can grab from them near the end of the season now it's time for them to have some improvement and bring themselves better and consistent for ending on better spot.

After the break we will have few top competitions which will surely bring changes in league table and things will be more challenging like Marseille is going to host PSG and then Lille going to host Lens both are trying their best for keeping Intouch for the top four and Monaco and Nice are lucky with these both are going to face relegation zone teams which will give them some boost, but they needed to be at the top for the having full three points from these matches.

PSG definitely looks like the dominating powerhouse that they are once again, and they were always like that, they just didn't felt the need to show it. Now that they got a few ties, other people were like "does PSG getting worse?" and then they showed that no they are not getting worse, they are just not caring and if they cared this is what would happen. I am quite happy that we are considering the situation to be a lot better right now, PSG definitely looks like it is going to be strong enough.

I hope that it gets to a point where we could end up with a much better PSG next season as well, a better manager, and no Mbappe drama, could mean that they could actually have a strong future as well, could be something to think.

PSG will definitely experience ups and downs in performance next season, because they are very dependent on Mbappe. Losing Mbappe is certainly a big loss, management must be able to recruit new players to cover the post left by Mbappe. It is possible that PSG will be a little unstable at the start of the season, and this is very normal, it takes a while for a team to adjust to the new season and new players. Moreover, if Enrique changes many more things in the main lineup, then they will definitely need more adaptations.

Meanwhile, it cannot be denied that PSG status as the favorite team in Ligue 1 is irreplaceable, even though they lose Mbappe next season. Overall, Enrique certainly knows what he has to do, he is very experienced as a head coach. Management will definitely provide a certain amount of budget to be used in the next transfer window, to bring in players to replace Mbappe. However, they actually do not lack talented players in the team, what they really need are players who can increase their competitiveness in the Champions League.

No one having any doubt about Kylian Mbappé performance and quality, but now things are taking good change, and surely we will have this as well in PSG with they already have quality coach like Luis Enrique which is going to take good strategy for setting things as they needed for the next season in current season their progress is as they were looking specially now they are in quarterfinal of the Champions League which is good achievement for them and most chances they will be able to find a good striker which will give them good support specially we are having few rumours about two with Victor Osimhen is favourite, and he is surely had ability and quality to bring things on good level.

We will have some issues after the Mbappé but PSG is surely one of the richest clubs, and they can bring any player for the replacement and surely things will be also not as worst as many are expecting because in this season they were doing good even they have no too many big names into their squad, so all will be set with good level, and they will be having new start which will bring better success.

An own goal in the 1st minute made by Lorient players brought the lead to Monaco until the 26th minute, but unfortunately Monaco also gave an equalizing goal for Lorient to make the score 1-1 also through an own goa in the 27th minute, throughout the first half the two teams looked quite evenly matched and Lorient who was not the favorite in the match was able to provide a great enough resistance for Monaco,  I think the first half maybe there will be goals that are created again because indeed both of them played quite impressively but unfortunately the score of 1-1 was the end of the first half of the game.

In the second half, there were not too many changes that occurred in the game of the two teams who were equally impressive in attack, but indeed Monaco who were hunting for 3 points in the game were more aggressive and finally they were able to make the lead in the 60th minute, when victory was in sight began to appear but Monaco slightly reduced the intensity of their attack,  and Monaco did not expect that Lorient 10 players would actually be able to equalize the score to 2-2.
I think Monaco should have been able to get 3 points in the game if they could anticipate the lorient wing attack in the final minute, but indeed Monaco players looked more piled up than guarding the Lorient players who were in the defend area, the failure to get 3 points in the game made monaco fail to take second place from Brest and failed to move away from Lille who were ranked 4 Ligue 1.

This is a surprising result where the favored Monaco won the match actually had to draw in the match. The draw obtained made Lille closer to Monaco's points so that currently only three points adrift. Though the match was a chance for Monaco to be ranked second, where Brest also played in the match in the same president when facing Lille.

For competition for the title of title, it no longer has an opportunity for Brest and Monaco because PSG is quite comfortable at the top of the standings, so that competition is almost certain to be much heavier. Now the task of Monaco is to maintain the position of qualifying for the Champions League zone because if they are negligent then Lille could have pursued their position in the third standings, so Monaco must play more consistently to maintain the position of the standings.

I think everyone knows how influential Mbappe is on PSG's performance. But Mbappe left PSG because of his own wishes, and there was nothing Luis Enrique or the club management could do. What we have to think about next season is how to find players like Mbappe, or at least those who can fill the place left by Mbappe. As I said before it is very impossible to find a player like Mbappe. But it can at least have 50% of Mbappe's level.

Of course PSG will play worse next season because Mbappe leaves. But I think PSG still has a big chance to win the League title again. They really have to try harder to get it because there will be a significant decline in performance in the PSG game. I haven't seen any other team that can be a competitor to PSG in the league even after PSG loses Mbappe next season.

AS Monaco shouldn't just have a draw with Lorient, they're just a team that's currently struggling to get away from the relegation zone but could cause a surprise at AS Monaco home match.

What amazed me even more about Lorient was that they scored their second goal after one of their players received a red card. There's no more competition and racing for the Ligue 1 title for AS Monaco, but they should be able to maximize their chances of second place.

PSG's most decisive players of the season. Mbappe has been crucial this season with Neymar and Messi out of the team and has proved his worth. Also, Mbappe is the top goal scorer of PSG's history with 250 goals for the club while Cavani has 200. Mbappe has also been 2nd on the list of assists of all time for PSG. Only Angel di Maria has more assists than him. Now, there's a high chance that he moves after the season. How will PSG cope? New signings?

So Enrique shouldn't have to think about trying to play without Mbappe before he leaves. Because it is proven that without Mbappe many PSG matches are not optimal. So Enrique must make the most of Mbappe before he leaves in pursuit of at least one title. Maybe Ligue 1 or UCL. But the one who might have a great chance is the Ligue 1 champion. Regarding Mbappe's replacement, I haven't seen them have that to date.

I think PSG achieved a lot of draws because they were more focused on the UCL because even a draw did not affect its position at the top of the standings because it widened the gap with the teams below it. Now PSG has a long gap before the UCL match, therefore PSG played well before Entering the international break was to correct the previous mistake of only being able to achieve 1 point.

Without Mbappè, PSG will certainly experience difficulties, but the board will not remain silent, even if Mbappè ends up leaving the team, they will replace him with a player who has almost the same performance so that it does not affect PSG's stability in the future.

It's a shame that Monaco failed to secure a win at home after only drawing 2-2 against Lorient. Both teams played quite hard and the statistics also show that the two teams played quite evenly. But there was one unique thing in this match where both teams opened the scoring with an own goal from their players and a sight like this is very rare in a football match.

On the other hand, Monaco could have won because they scored the second goal in the 60th minute through Fofana but unfortunately they failed to maintain that narrow lead after Lorient didn't give up until the final minute. Bakayoko saved Lorient from defeat after scoring a goal in the 90+4 minute and forcing Monaco to only share one point. This match was also marked by a red card received by one of the players from each team. This result made Monaco fail to reach second place in the standings after Brest also only drew 1-1 against Lille.

PSG are in excellent form right now. Luis Enrique has been able to completely stabilize the team. The bonding between the players is now stronger. Since the understanding between the players is good now, PSG's overall performance is also quite strong.

PSG performed brilliantly against Montpellier. Mbappe's performance in particular was excellent. He scored the goal in this match Mbappe. Mbappe did the same assist. Also Vitinha's performance was very good in this match. Vitinha has one goal and two assists. PSG's overall gameplay was very good, and every attack was planned. A total of 16 shots were taken by PSG players in this match, 9 of which were on target.

After the international break ends later, PSG will directly face Marseille in the match week 27 of Ligue 1, Marseille who have just qualified for the quarterfinals of the Europa League is certainly not a worthy opponent for PSG, currently Marseille is ranked 7th in the Ligue 1 standings and it is important for them to be able to get a win in order to at least maintain their chances of qualifying for the Europa League next season,  While PSG of course the game will no longer be decisive for their current position which is only one step away from winning Ligue 1, so I think PSG will probably play relaxed in that match but still try to win.

PSG's main focus this season is definitely the Champions League, because so far they have managed to get many trophies in the French league but still nil in terms of Champions League trophies, I think PSG management of course will not be satisfied if they cannot break their failure to win the Champions League trophy so far and that is why PSG continue to hunt many star players at high prices so far,  whereas if they want of course they don't need to spend a lot of money if only to target the Ligue 1 trophy, this season is Mbape's last season at PSG and I am quite curious whether Mbappe will be able to give the Champions League trophy as a farewell gift to PSG later?

Mbappe is very effective in scoring goals. He scored 24 goals and David followed him with 15 goals. This year is probably his last season, but he is playing with great dedication in his last season. As a result, he will become the top scorer. He may also receive the award for the best player of the French league. Mbappe is an incredible talent. It is every team's dream to have him.

Barcola is already a weak wing. He cannot contribute much. On the other hand, if Mbappe leaves the team, I do not know who will direct the offensive power of the team. Currently, there is a PSG that plays entirely for Mbappe. He scored a hattrick in the last match. A big problem awaits PSG without him. They should buy such a player that he should not be reminded of Mbappe's absence, but there is no such player in the world right now.