Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 451. (Read 194195 times)

Like you said the best conditions are in England. It isn't because of their being a special country from the beginning. It is a result of their high effort to offer the best conditions. Is France doing the same? Unfortunately not.

I mean they don't need to be like England. But they can at least get close to other top countries' level. You mentioned one of the reasons for France for example. They can work on making some improvements to attract more investors. But if this isn't fitting the government policies then we would continue to see France football behind the others. I don't know maybe they are already happy with their position and I'm just discussing it for nothing. 

Buying the players from their best competitors in the league is mostly possible in leagues where you have this one overwhelming power and as you said this is the case in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich or PSG in Ligue 1. In the Premier League this won't be as easy. If Liverpool tries to buy Haaland, then Manchester City will buy Mbappe. There are several clubs with big financial resources and the Financial Fair Play in place that there is still enough competition. Although even in the Premier League you can see that it is hard to compete with Manchester City, which I think won five Premier League titles in the last six years or so. Money does play a role, but the Premier League creates a level playing field (to some degree) because of their broadcasting revenue and how they distribute the money to all the clubs. Ligue 1 is broken. The Bundesliga is broken.

The result of the PSG - Brest game was unexpected for me. Even though Mbappe didn't score or make any assist PSG didn't have any problem on scoring multiple goals. But the main problem was with defending unfortunately. This team need better centre-backs immediately otherwise the problems in this area would continue to be seen. 

Kimpembe has been injured for a long time. He couldn't even play properly last season and has 0 game played this season as well. Marquinhos is still a decent defender who should be in the starting eleven now. But he needs a reliable companion beside him.

Brest has been able to perform quite well in the last few matches. They are already in third place. However, they are not safe there because they are only 1 point different from fourth place and 3 points from Lille in fifth place. Anything can happen in the next few matches. But I think Brest is performing much better compared to last season because now they have the opportunity to get a place in the Champions League even though there are still Monaco, Lille and Reims who can chase their points.

Brest has emerged as one of the top teams this season and they are fighting hard to remain in the top three of the standings, so far Brest's performance is still quite good and they have only suffered four defeats in Ligue 1. The percentage in scoring goals also looks better compared to last season because Breast was able to show a much more accurate attack to score goals even though the chances were small because the opponent's defense was much more solid in some matches.

Nice is much better than Brest because they are currently in second place in the standings and they have also only experienced three defeats. What is quite surprising is Lyon's performance because they have lost their touch to play more consistently and so far they are struggling to get out of the relegation zone because of their inconsistent appearance.

Brest seems to be on a redemption arc that rises from the ashes like a phoenix, while Nice might need a football therapist to work on their away form issues. It's a battle of the attacks, and Brest's offense is turning every match into a goal-scoring buffet. They're probably handing out goals like candy on Halloween! Meanwhile, Nice seems to be stuck in a scoring slump, maybe they need a motivational speech or a lucky charm. With Nice's shaky away performances, it's like they're playing football on an ice rink, slippery and unpredictable.

Losing a match might sting a bit, but they've got a cushion to fall back on. It's like having a safety net made of mathematical equations. As the football saga unfolds, Nice needs to channel their inner underdog story and work on that attack, maybe hire a goal-scoring guru or recruit a team of motivational penguins. Anything is possible in the world of football theatrics. Let the games, and the plot twists, continue.

So far Brest performance in Ligue 1 is quite impressive and it can even be said that they are able to improve the quality of their game to be better this season. The match against PSG was quite difficult for them, but after watching this match it was clear that Brest was able to put on strong pressure for PSG.
 Even though in this match their status was the visiting team, Brest was able to make it difficult for PSG to beat them. By achieving a draw, Brest was able to maintain their run of 5 matches without being defeated.

Well, I'm sure Brest wants to achieve their target of being able to play in the Champions League next season because in the previous season they only finished in the middle of the table.
So this season they have the opportunity to achieve it and whatever happens they have to be able to play well to get points. From the standings table, their position is not very comfortable because their points are quite close to the teams below their ranking, so they need a lot of work to maintain their position in the top 4.

It is very natural that the top team is not always able to finish the match with a win. yeah, like the PSG vs Brest match. this match ended in a draw with a score of 2-2. You don't need to worry if Paris Saint Germain can only draw when they host Brest. after all, Brest's performance in 10 matches in two competitions was quite good with no defeats. Brest only experienced two draws, namely Strasbourg and the match against PSG. Basically, the ups and downs in a team's performance are not unusual in football. even though, PSG is in a positive trend. after all, PSG did not lose in this match. but the losers are those who bet on choosing Paris Saint-Germain.

Referring to the data and statistics of PSG players, there are several players who underperform. Some of the names are Warren Zaire-Emery who was placed at wing back. even though, this player plays as a midfielder. Lucas Beraldo, didn't play well in his first debut together. PSG only brought this young player from Brazil this January. In this match, Enrique is trying to experiment with other patterns and rotations. one of them, reducing Warren Zaire-Emery to a wing-back like in the match versus Lens. but in this match, he did not play optimally. the other two defenders also did not play with good performance, it is natural that these two players were also tried to shift their positions by Luis Enrique to find out their performance playing in other positions. apart from that, Ruiz also didn't play ideally. so, to be more precise, in this match, Enrique is experimenting with his squad, IMO. so it's normal if the results are not optimal. Plus, Mbappe was unable to score a goal in this match even though he had several opportunities. It could be that Enrique will still carry out some of his experiments in the match against Strasbourg. So, don't worry about Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue 1 competition.

Brest doing much better than Nice with in early weeks they are having some bad performance, but now they are recovering from this all and trying to jump at the second spot which is possible for them after having Nice at their home in next week because their away form is not good, and they can lose points and spot after losing against Brest with their attack is also better which is doing more than two goals in every match with Nice is having the poorest attack at the top with 20 goals from 19 games but here we have better thing for the Nice as they will be stayed at this spot even after losing their match due to good difference of points, and they have chance for staying here if they try to improve their performance and quality in coming matches which is now important as things could be not easy in coming matches while all teams try to have better results before end.

From the start, Lyon were problematic and although some time ago they were quite convincing, in the end they disappointed again. This club seems unable to recover from adversity this season and I think not being relegated is its best achievement this season. There are many sectors that they have to improve and maybe coach Pierre Sage has to give the right direction to his players.

This season is still quite long and everything can still change, but if defeats are the only thing that continues to haunt Lyon then they won't be able to survive much longer in Ligue One. It would be bad history for Lyon if they were relegated and maybe anything could happen if they couldn't get consecutive wins in the matches they were going to play. Rennes can always provide an answer for their performance and even though at the start of the season they had the same fate as Lyon, at least they are much better at the moment.

It could be a head-to-head fight. Of course, the outcome of this match may be a draw, but I think Brest is the more advantageous team as the host. They want to get second place in the league by winning this match. Anyway, PSG does not leave the leadership to anyone. They will try to improve their reputation by finishing in second place. Bad times have passed for Monaco, they play differently now. Their target is also the second place in the league. I think they will want this match to end in a draw.

When the leader goes into the lead and there is no intrigue, then everything that is outside the fight for the championship does not attract enough attention. Brest can try to beat Nice, they seem to be in good shape, but I think it will be a difficult match for both teams, which could end in a draw, and Monaco will take advantage of this. Nice has an excellent defense, but they should strengthen their attack, I am inclined to believe that Nice will not lose this match.

I agree that Brest is doing fine, but in this league it really doesn't matter who ends a season well for just one season. You can be any team, but you will not be consistent with it. Not many teams have consistent good results, when was the last time a team finished in top four standings for 5 seasons in a row?

I am not sure if it happened for the longest time, I am not even saying second, I am saying top four, Marseille looked good, now not so much, Lyon looked good, not so much now, Lille won, and nowhere to be found. Brest is doing good now, but I bet that either next season or season after that they will not be even in the top six, let alone be in top four, they will be midtable at the best chance. Teams need consistency.

This is an important match for both teams, of course this match will be fierce. Nice wants to maintain the point difference with PSG, while Brest has the opportunity to overtake Nice in second place in League One. Both teams are both in good condition this season, and in terms of player material it can be said to be balanced, the last match between the two teams ended in a draw against Nice away from home. This match will be played at Brest's home ground, of course this gives Brest an advantage to beat Nice in front of their supporters. Alone.

My prediction is that this match will be won by Brest with a narrow score, considering that in the last match they just held the big team PSG to a draw with a score of 2-2, of course their confidence will be higher in this match.

Brest performance against PSG is a clear indication that they are improving their performance and are not like they used to be at the beginning of the season, they didn't play against PSG like a weak or average team, they were more like a team that should be seen above average and are at an almost equal strength as PSG.

I loved the fact that Brest didn't show any form of timidity against PSG and so PSG will begin to understand that despite their known dominance in the Ligue 1 they are still challengeable even by a considerable average team and they could possibly lose to such a team, Brest against Nice is a match to anticipate only but contending strength as both teams have a considerable strength to contende each other, a draw won't come to me as a surprise neither a win from Brest, but I expect to see both teams having a goal.

PSG fell to a draw to Brest, and this is quite worrisome especially as they’re now beginning to deop points and get nice closer to them. Well in this match, Brest had a good match where they were able to defend compactly against PSG. They  are getting the fans worried with these kind of results as it’s not what’s required of them if they’ll want to win the league as this result will only redice their performance and it’s going to be quite worrisome. This is a league they ought to be winning without much stress and falling to a draw to a team like Brest is quite worrisome.

 PSG must try not to allow a repetition of this kind of resukt as it could have negative effect on their standings in the log and it’s quite worrisome and least expected. Well they’ll need to improve especially as they got the UCL title in chase at the moment and with this performance they’re not going to go far in the UCL.

I am not agreed about this just finding another group of Sheikhs and having huge investment this is not better solution they need to sit and think about their all structure with having some relaxation in taxes with also try to improve their quality surely works for them because they have good potential and their system is also working with they are having good fan base in African region which can bring good increase of their viewers but currently their quality and structure is surely problem.

Just one club which is having luxurious investment holding things for years no other club is able to compete with this all even their players are having good quality but overall their clubs are going down in UEFA competitions as well which is the worst thing happening just PSG is able to compete in Champions League at the top level all others are sucks.

The competition for the top four in the Ligue 1 standings is a bit interesting, where it looks like PSG will still not be able to be overtaken by any team. Nice, Brest, Monaco, no matter how consistently they win, it will still be difficult to suppress PSG dominance, the competition to secure tickets to the UCL is becoming fiercer than the competition to win the trophy. I believe that PSG will drove it alone again in the hunt for the Ligue 1 trophy, because even though Enrique squad is performing with unstable performance, their strength is still not matched by the other 17 contestants. Another interesting thing about Ligue 1 this season is the gradual decline performance experienced by Lyon, Where they are currently in the degradation play off position, a sign that they really cannot get out of the red zone in the future.

Lyon which having the worst start and now things were going on positive suddenly have two defeats with now their next game is against Marseille which will be also not easy, but we have 15 matches left in this season, and we have few other teams which are on worst run which is giving them positive hopes for having better season and staying into lower half of the league table but still they need to work on their defense which is terrible as conceding more than three goals in every game even their attack is much better but still needs depth in team which make some better chemistry in players surely can bring better results.

In last game against Rennes we have good performance from them in second half but as they were performed in first half this brings them down badly and at the end they suffer defeat which bring them into relegation zone again which is not good sign.

Brest team players are in very good form now. The Brest team is now third in the table after a series of good performances. They have also managed to share points against big teams like PSG. Brest is only 3 points behind Nice.

However, a comparison between Nice and Brest's recent match performances should put Brest ahead. Nice's performance is now erratic. Despite having a strong defense, Nice has fallen behind due to a weak attack. Brest players have scored 10 goals in the last 4 matches. And so in the match against Nice, I consider the Brest team as the favorite. If you win this match, Brest will have the opportunity to come to the second place in the points table.