Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 4. (Read 139576 times)

French president Macrom was involved in extending Mbappe's contract when his contract expired several seasons ago and Macrom had a hand in convincing Mbappe to stay for the next two to three seasons at that time. I think Mbappe have been an icon for Frence national team and France president want to make Ligue 1 more popular by giving some special offer and make Mbappe extended contract last several season later. But in this time seems not easy and Mbappe future have been over with PSG, he has announced will leave PSG in this season and I think France president Macrom can't give any offering to make Mbappe extend contract with PSG.

Actually Ligue 1 is not really competitive behind how drastically significant difference financial condition between PSG and other team participants, I think has much money easily for PSG signing many top players every window transfer opening and other team with difficult financial can't sign top players.

Among the top 5 European leagues that exist today, of course, Ligue 1 is the least competitive league, so it is so easy for PSG to dominate the league without competition from other teams at this time, but unfortunately when PSG looks very strong in Ligue 1 at this time but unfortunately they are actually unable to do the same when in the Champions League competition, and it can be seen from their failure so far in Despite Messi, Mbappe and Neymar in their squad, reportedly many big investors are difficult to invest in other teams in Ligue 1 at the moment, I don't know what happened but it seems that every investor who wants to enter is as complicated to take a team as it was when Marseille wanted to be bought by Arab investors but faillure.

So far I think PSG not only control French football, but we can see how PSG seems to get into French politics and it shows when Macrom (French president) interferes with the issue of Mbappe transfer so far, what you say is true, because indeed we would never see competitive competition in the French league if there were no big investors who wanted to take over other teams in France later.

If he wants money of course he can go to the Arab league to get more money, he is still young so he needs flying hours and lots of experience by playing in other leagues, I see that he will not continue to develop like we have seen so far in Ligue 1 is completely dominated by PSG, therefore there is no big challenge for Mbappe to be there, he needs new experience playing in Laliga with Real Madrid, of course this will allow him to feel his abilities and at the same time be able to chase the UCL trophy with Madrid in the following season.

I don't know whether PSG will survive and qualify for the UCL final this season and beat Dortmund in the semi-finals, if they succeed, of course this will be the best result that PSG has obtained so far while Mbappe has been at PSG, he hasn't really been able to bring PSG to the final. let alone winning it, it is certain that this will be fought to the last point. PSG will try to play as hard as possible to reach the final and meet Madrid who might be their opponent in the UCL final, I hope PSG will win the UCL title this season of course this will be The sweetest dream for Mbappe and PSG if they succeed in winning the UCL title this season.

It is an easy league without competition for PSG. This league doesn't look attracting for investors much as well so it looks like PSG will continue to dominate it for long years. But if we see another team having a rich owner in the future then maybe the champion would start changing more often.    For now it isn't possible unless PSG give it away.

When it comes to Mbappe the reason why he stayed this long is money. Nobody knows the exact conditions of his current contract. It is that big.    But from now on I think he will think of making a change more seriously. Because PSG can't win a Champions League title. For a star like him winning that title is really important, to have a bigger career. Real Madrid is the right place for that in my opinion.

It is natural that any coach would make a decision like that, especially since PSG have also officially won Ligue One this season so they have no other reason to continue winning in the remaining matches. I think anyone betting on PSG in the next match better start being careful because they have no other targets in Ligue One and will only focus on the champions league at the end of the season.

Apart from that, of course Luis Enrique will always keep his players fit for important matches and doesn't want failure in the Champions League competition to haunt them every season. Of course PSG is targeting a place in the final and of course it won't be easy for them to get through amidst the high intensity in the Champions League against other teams from other parts of Europe. What is clear now is that PSG must be able to prove the best for the public in the Paris capital and immediately get rid of their bad record.

What PSG is doing is quite reasonable in my opinion, the coach knows that now their priority is the Champions League semifinal match against Dortmund so the coach doesn't want to take risks in a match that is not that important.
A draw will not affect anything for PSG because they remain at the top of the standings.
So the reason for doing some player rotation is quite good I think.

The funniest of all is they had prepared to celebrate after the match. They were so confident on winning it that they had benched Mbappe and Ramos, maybe they wanted to rest them for champions league. And so desperate to win that they brought them in after being 2-1 down. The resulting points don't matter much for PSG, it's only that their champagne need to wait in the freezer. The 1 point could be life saving for Le Havre as they struggle to stay on the Ligue 1.
But this could also decrease the morale of players as they are playing the first leg of the semifinals of champions league tomorrow. Dortmund is a weaker team but PSG themselves are not in their best.

Including me I was shocked to see how inconsistent PSG is on that match because with the excellent performance of PSG on this French league nobody would have believe that they will draw the match against  Le Havre and funny enough among all the matches  Le Havre has played this is actually the match I have seen them on fire by playing very well and making sure they try all possible best to either win or they draw the match.

Actually with the performance of  Le Havre they almost win the match if not that PSG managed to show them that they are also good when it comes to performance however Le Havre score the first goal on the 19 minutes of the first half and PSG later equalize on the 29 minutes and it was not up to 12 minutes  Le Havre had already scored another goal making it 2:1 against PSG and they give a penalty against PSG and after scoring the penalty they began to lead PSG 3:1 on the 61 minutes and by that time most people were convinced that PSG is going to lose the match but they later managed to equalize before the end of the game.

Competition will always arise with several clubs at the bottom who are able to dominate but in the end they fail to compete due to several factors that occur. If in the previous season there was Monaco in Ligue 1 as a title challenger to PSG, but they could not resist every time a club planned to buy the players they had, thus affecting Monaco's performance in terms of title competition. The opposite happened with Dortmund and exactly the same with Monaco so they failed to compete with Bayern Munich.

Now there is Leverkusen who have succeeded in breaking Bayern Munich's dominance, but unfortunately in Ligue 1 this did not happen. If the challenger club does not change its vision in selling players then I think it will be difficult for them to break the dominance of their opponents who continue to be dominant. So the competition in this competition is not as interesting as in some other leagues because we already know who will dominate and come out as champions.

However, PSG did not lose all points, at least PSG still got 1 point in this match, even though PSG did not get the full point, in fact PSG is still the best club in League 1. I understand PSG's less than optimal performance in League 1 even though it is quite clear in terms of player quality. PSG is superior to Le Havre but in my opinion PSG just wants to keep their players fit so PSG just plays more relaxed in League 1 without having to experience a lot of pressure because they have to prepare for the match against Dortmund in the Champions League. And currently PSG has secured the League 1 trophy so it will make PSG even more enthusiastic to focus on the Champions League to get the title too.

Today PSG will travel to Germany to hold an important match, namely the semifinals of the Champions League, PSG will play with enthusiasm but will also experience great pressure because they will visit Dortmund at home. Dortmund is not a club that can be underestimated PSG, a fellow elite club in the league each club has its advantages and disadvantages so we cannot underestimate any club. Dortmund will try hard in the first leg but PSG will try hard to hold Dortmund to a draw rather than suffer defeat, I can't wait for their match tonight.

PSG failing to win Le Havre shouldn't come to you as a surprise because they were at a point that require strategy to navigate through. Understanding that they had already won the French League 1 even though there were still some matches remaining, their main focus was the Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund so they had to save their best for that match. On the other hand, Le Havre are also fighting to stay out of relegation so they had to give the match some seriousness that made then took the lead from first half.

PSG were indeed lucky to have gotten a draw because when the match was 1:3 against them and into the 2nd half, everyone thought they had already lost the match. They were able to get 2 goals and made the match a draw and that is something commendable.

Lyon is having a great second half of the season after being in bottom of the standings for majority of the first half of the season. Beating Monaco is a testament that they are still a big club in Ligue 1. Having a poor season doesn't dispute the fact that they are a capable team to compete in Ligue 1. They need to keep this mentality for next season with some improvements to face next season.

Beating Lens is proving that Lyon has been back to winning mentality. Their improvement in this  second half of the season is a big effort shown by the players and the manager. They need to make sure next season they won't repeat what they have experienced this season. This season has provided them a valuable lesson about what and how to improve their performance in various circumstances.

The draw that Paris Saint Germaine were able to get in their game against Le Havre on Saturday was enough for them to be crowned champions of France but what really caught my attention was how the game was played out. The away team took the lead in the 19th minute of the game but Paris Saint Germaine equalized 10 minutes later but just before the half time mark, Le Havre took the lead again before adding their third goal in the second half. Paris Saint Germaine had to fight from two goals down to equalize in the dying minutes of the game. Such result o don't think is good for a club like Paris Saint Germaine who will play a big game in the UEFA Champions League tomorrow.
Luis Enrique is one manager that I know understands how the UCL works having won it with Barcelona in 2015 so I expect him to have a deep conversation with his men before the game tomorrow at Borussia Dortmund. Because of my love for Kylian Mbappe, I'll want to see Paris Saint Germaine win that particular tie

Season is coming to an end and then there is a fierce battle going all round for who finishes in European spot across the major leagues in the continent. Marseille have been suffering some defeats and you begin to think they won’t stand any chance of getting to any European competition especially after the performance of the other clubs in the chase.

 ⁠For Marseille they have the likes of Lyon and Lens to check out if they want to at least have a presence in Europe. Thought they picked up their form very late but were able to navigate and get to this stage and just yet again they began losing points and you’ll think they’re not going to get any spot.

 ⁠Lyon are in top performance especially after the great show they had against Monaco were they were able to get the victory, you wouldn’t want to write them off anytime soon . Well luckily for Marseille they were able to get the Victory over Lens and were able to get all 3 points to at least plant them in a good position to be good for an European spot.

 ⁠The win against Lens is a major boost for them as they can now go further and be able to challenge for at least 5th place. Luckily for them they will not be having any big fixture anymore so a proper and organised team work will be able to help them do the magic and get the wins in their final matches.

No, it is simply a question of money. Just look up the numbers of money invested in Ligue 1. I can't recall the exact numbers, but I remember that PSG is operating on a different level obviously. There is a difference between a team spending a billion and a team spending 100 million.

By the way I noticed that PSG is actually playing a poor season. With all the advantages they have, they've already dropped 23 points this season. I think they should be far more dominant with that team. They got 10 draws and a loss and there is still no other team even close to them. That's how weak the league overall is.

Since Marseille was coached by Jean-Louise, Marseille's performance has not been as bad as when managed by Marselino and Gattuso. Likewise with Aubameyang, he is now more productive in scoring goals with his new coach. It could be said that the system implemented by Jean-Louise has not been effective in every match they have played, but at least he is better than the two previous coaches.

Talking about the course of the match, it is true that Lens dominated ball possession more. However, regarding tactics, both teams both have advantages based on the patterns and systems applied by both coaches to their team squads. Lens, must work hard to equalize in this match. Only in the 77th minute, Franck Haise's team were able to equalize. Unfortunately for Lens, 8 minutes later Pape Gueye was able to receive a pass from Aubameyang which made it the winning goal for Marseille. Well, this victory can increase the confidence of the entire team to play against Atalanta in the semifinals of the Europa League. Moreover, Marseille acts as the home team. In just a few days, the Europa League semifinal match will be held. so we'll see if Jean-Louise is able to bring her team to victory, it's interesting for us to wait.

Yeah it was a great victory for Marseille because unlike when their points was still far behind Lens but after that wining their points has now become so close that if their is a little mistake from Lens on their upcoming matches Marseille will lead their position, however in terms of that match I seriously blame Lens because they over underestimated Marseille thinking that they could easily win them but immediately the match started Marseille Utilize the opportunity they had and score their first goal on the first minute of the match and after then they started leading Lens with possession and dominating the match.

However because of how dominating Marseille is on that match it took Lens a lot of time before they managed to equalize the goal on the 77 minutes and do to their inconsistency they were unable to defend well in other to hold Marseille to a draw and at the end they lose the match and now they are on a tight situation on their table because Marseille is just their waiting for any mistake from Lens to takeover their position.

I would say that it's always a trouble for French league, every year there is a different second place, and that is why PSG gets to be the best team every season, because if there was a team that was second place for 5 years in a row, then they would get better and better gradually, but no team stays good there. Look at Lyon for the simplest example, those guys were champions 7 years in a row, and this season they almost relegated before they turned the ship around and did very well in the end.

I think it is quite obvious that we are not going to end up with a greater result all that easily. We should consider the fact that we may not end up being that easily interested in this, we should probably see ligue 1 at least have a better shared TV rights or win rewards etc, so other teams would get more money.

In fact, Marseille managed to score a quick goal at the start of the match because  Aubameyang managed to score a quick goal within a minute of the match starting. Therefore, Lens made great efforts to be able to make a return goal in this match, but in fact in the 77th minute Lens just make a return goal and make the score 1-1. But even though Lens had good dominance in this match but still, Lens failed to maintain that draw score. Because in the 85th minute Marseille managed to score again and in this second goal Aubameyang made an assist and the goal was made by Gueye and ensured Marseille still got good results at home throughout this season.

So far the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 may have little in common where one team dominates the league too much, in the Bundesliga we see Dortmund being Munich's main competitor so far even though it has not been able to thwart Munich's championship chances due to Dortmund's frequent selling of star players, and in Ligue 1 of course we have Monaco which is like Dortmund so far,  Yes, maybe we think the Bundesliga started to change after Leverkusen got up, but I think it's  not difference also like in Ligue 1 when a few seasons ago Lille could become champions and break the dominance that has been held by PSG for more than 10 seasons.

When a team like Munich and PSG dominate the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 so far, it is certainly surprising if suddenly there is another underdog team that can actually break their dominance so far, but believe me if the shock will only last one season and in the next season the surprise team will again be a mediocre team that will only struggle at the bottom and middle of the standings.