Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 508. (Read 193808 times)

This is very natural because from a financial perspective, PSG is very far ahead of other teams so they can easily dominate Ligue 1, but because of this it makes it a little difficult for PSG to compete on the European stage because they have not improved. because Ligue 1 is not competitive. This is a bit of a loss for PSG and they are only encouraged to build their team stronger just to compete on the European stage, not Ligue 1.

That's what makes the competition in League 1 look monotonous because only PSG is in power in League 1 because they have qualified squad depth and big investors prefer investment in PSG so this is what makes social inequality occur because there is no richer League 1 club From PSG maybe if there are Saudi Arabian investors who invest in other clubs such as Monaco or Nice, maybe the club can break the dominance of PSG so that competition in League 1 is more competitive and not boring, because League 1 certainly requires changes and new champions to improve their league and Can compete with other league leagues.

PSG is ranked first with a slight difference in points, a difference of 5 points from Nice and 7 points from Monaco is a big distance because it is not easy to catch up with points if PSG continues to win the match and most likely PSG still gets League 1 title this season.

I can justify that, but not all matches are boring if you follow them. Whether a match is interesting or not depends on whether you have a team that you support or not, if you never like any team in Ligue 1 then each of their matches will never be as interesting as the others.

The logic is, if a match is never interesting then I don't know what the reason is for 48,229 people to visit the Parc des Princes for PSG's match against Metz. They enjoy and support their respective teams and it is interesting for them instead of just wasting money on tickets or so on. So whether a league is interesting or not depends on whether you are a supporter of one of the teams there or not, if not then the league is not at all interesting to you.

Ligue One is longer rated important as before and it has falled from the top when it comes to rating. Paris Saint Germain is precisely the main club that have been doing quite well in the league consistently and have dominated the winning of becoming Champions over these past years. Winning another Ligue One trophy this season will not counts, rather PSG have to continue been inform and fight for another major title, they should ensure to be in the books for champions of  the UEFA Champions League and not some acquainted domestic league title.

Runner up is the best position that other teams can achieve because their strength can never exceed the quality that PSG has. There are no challenges at all in Ligue 1 because there is no competition like in other leagues. Nice and Monaco are only able to compete in the UCL zone, winning the Ligue 1 trophy is still just a dream.
As a result of being in a less competitive league, PSG always has difficulty competing when they are in the Champions League. PSG, which is used to playing against clubs whose standards are below theirs, will have difficulty when facing stronger clubs such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. This season the Ligue 1 trophy still belongs to PSG, but their hopes of winning the Champions League trophy are very small.

PSG having most lethal attack in French league and with this they can ruin any team, but their defense is also conceding goal which is also created problems for them but still currently they are at the top and having enough chances for staying at this spot but now Nice which is currently second but having the least goals in top ranks with just 19 goals from their 17 games mean they are not going to challenge leaders and if they want to have better in second half they need to improve this and having quality striker which will give them good confidence and improvement which is also important for them otherwise things can take good change, and they can go into problems with second half never been easy for any top team which is also wants to stay in touch for the European connections.

For me personally, League 1 is not as fun and interesting as other European Leagues. So only PSG always has the potential to be the leader, while the existing clubs have only been able to compete for runners up because that is the only position that can still be contested. It's no wonder why Nice or Monaco are having difficulty catching up with PSG points. And this will forever be PSG reference when entering the Champions League, the opponents they face from other European Leagues will be difficult, because PSG is used to easy games in the Domestic League. So PSG just needs to focus on preparing for the UCL, because in League 1 there is nothing to worry about at all.

Mbappe will not stay at PSG. He has been rejecting the latest offer from PSG to stay for another year in the club. PSG is not trying so hard to make him staying much longer in the club. In fact, mbappe is not even interesting to do that. So, the chance of him to leave from the club is very big at this moment. Mbappe does the right thing by leaving from PSG soon. He will be stuck in the same place if mbappe will not be trying to leave from PSG. PSG will not give him positive impact. He needs to be developed by world class coach like ancellotti.
I hope mbappe will be joining in the real madrid soon. Mbappe is very suitable to play in real madrid considering he was also having a big name as well in the football. It will remind me of cristiano ronaldo which was also playing as winger as well.
This is another chance for mbappe to develop himself much better along with the great players in the world like bellingham and vini. PSG shall able to find his replacement as soon as possible. Sometimes, mbappe was the only one who carrying the club alone.
It's hard to find someone who can do that for the club. This makes me enrique feel so badly about it.

Their game is always on the edge as as soon as they concede two or more goals, their whole game plan is in vain since they usually don't score more than one goal. But to be honest this isn't something that can quickly be fixed and if they only have the resources and players to focus on one thing over another, I think sticking to a strong defense is the best they can do. If they can then gradually improve their offensive game over time as well, then it is even better. But for the time being I believe Nice will remain the team scoring a low number of goals while also conceding not a lot of goals.

I started to think the only teams supported by the 'sheiks' could have better players and get better results and that's not just about the French League but in all the leagues, in the world because it seems sheiks can invest more money than other people from all over in the world and that's why the teams like PSG got better results in the French league than all other teams.
But the fact about these Arab owners inthey usually don't know how to spend the money and they usually fail to use their money to bring success to their teams, lie we saw in PSG they could never achieve anything in the tournaments like the Champions League.

I think Paris Saint Germaine is farming the French league but I think you could be wrong and that's not something we saw from Paris Saint Germaine even in the last season when they had much better and more expensive players in the team.
In fact, money is not everything and even if Paris Saint Germaine has lots of money to spend for their players, they can't still be sure about winning the French league.
In the last season of the French league, Paris Saint Germaine was about to lose the title to Lens and they had a close race until the last moment, that's why I think there is a chance for Paris Saint Germaine to lose the title this season to another team.

But how can a team be ready to compete with a club that is supported by sheikhs if they don't themselves have a sheikh who is willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on players? It has nothing to do with the clubs being ready, it has to do with PSG being financially supported by a billionaire. Nice can't just start spending more because they decide to do so.

This gap already means a lot as it is unlikely that PSG will lose a lot of games. There will be a few close games, but it is not very likely that the other teams win all their games either. The league is too boring sadly.

That's what PSG management, or Luis Enrique, should have done. the point is, Enrique still needs some newcomers. in particular, as he wanted an established attacking midfielder. also, considering that the PSG squad is not very strong at the moment in the Champions League. in the end, as we often see, Enrique had to repeatedly rotate and change his system. in other words, currently Enrique is using a system that is not the one he usually uses or the one he often used when he was a coach at his previous club.
well, we don't need to talk about financial problems for PSG. because we know very well, they are able to bring in any player they want to target. the only problem is, every player that PSG is targeting, of course the player must also be interested or agree to join this giant team from the French league. if I'm not mistaken, PSG is limited in bringing in players. that's why, currently Goncalo Ramos is on loan. as I said above, this condition is a problem for PSG. so, if Enrique wants to bring in some newcomers, what else does he want. which means, PSG will have to release several of their players in the January transfer window. we'll see, because I don't really know for sure and I'm not really sure about what I'm saying.
As for Mbappe, as we have heard from rumors, this star player will end his contract this season. ideally, Enrique will look for a replacement or target a replacement after Mbappe actually leaves. yeah, at least they need to evaluate which players to keep and which players to let go.

Of course, every team that wants to create competition with PSG must be ready to spend a lot of money to build their team. So far, all teams have not been able to compete with PSG in terms of squad depth, this is what has made PSG truly able to dominate the Ligue 1 title so far. I think everyone would be happy if PSG didn't become the only team dominating Ligue 1 without tough competition, so maybe there needs to be a change especially in attracting investor interest in building a team in Ligue 1.

Currently PSG leads the Ligue 1 standings with a lead of 5 points from Nince and 7 points from Monaco. PSG are still safe without too much pressure, but Luis Enrique must not relax too much and must remain focused on maintaining their lead and creating a bigger points gap. The title will most likely be in PSG's defense this season, so their dominance will continue.

The reason why it seems like the French league is a farmer's or a league that is not competitive like the rest of the top five leagues in Europe is the fact that one club in the league have been spending heavily in bringing top quality footballers to the club than than the rest clubs in the league and you don't expect a club with so much quality players like Paris Saint Germaine does to not win the league as successive as they've won.

With the quality of players in the Paris Saint Germaine set up, it'll be very poor if them to not win the French league and abd I don't even expect them not to win the league this season. They have all it takes to win the league and would continue to win the league till when other club managements in the French league begins to sign quality players like PSG

Poor Career coaching profile for Gennaro Gattuso during his days as coach with Valencia and Napoli. Seeing him succeed is something I'd love at most with Marseille this season.
Improvement have also been seen with Per Emerick Aubameyang who have scored and assisted with good number of goals than he did for Chelsea last season.
He has really shown his importance during the European Europa League Competition and the league Competitions with is assist and goals scored.

Finishing at the first four should be the main target at this point in time.

I have to agree with you, the current competition has not shaken PSG dominance, so we can conclude that in the end PSG can win the championship trophy again at the end of the season. It's too early to say, as Ligue 1 still has a lot of games left in the second half of the season, but I don't see any team consistently pressing Enrique squad leadership so far. Even Nice, which has the closest points difference, cannot be trusted to scare PSG in their hunt for trophies.

The January transfer window is very close, we will see how Enrique improves his squad to be able to compete in the European Champions League. Management will definitely provide budget support to build Enrique dream squad, which will make it easier for him to talk a lot at UCL. But on the other hand, there is a possibility that Mbappe best player will leave the club, various speculations have now surfaced again.

Not only will Lyon be resting but other teams aswell will be observing same rest too through this period of the break so it's going to be a general effect on every team in the Ligue 1 and so when they will be returning back for the league games, they will most likely be in a better form since they have rested awhile.

Nantes has always stayed as average team in most of the seasons both currently they are at the thirteenth position with eighteen points have lost three of their last games back to back, they don't seem like a strong side tho, they are better seen as an average team while Lyon is at the fifteenth position with sixteen points and have won their last three most recent games consecutively, I feel in as much as Nantes seems to be at a better position on the league table, Lyon will be a better side when next they meet.

Yes, in the January transfer window, PSG must be able to make the most of this moment in order to get the players they are targeting who are compatible with PSG and are able to strengthen PSG in their position. They don't have money problems, so this should be easier. Because after all, the possibility of Mbappe staying at PSG is very small and he has even said that he will soon leave PSG. So, of course this will disrupt PSG's strength. while PSG must become stronger. Not only for the French League but especially for matches in the UCL which are actually very competitive with various local teams.

Maybe it is just me but Real Sociedad could be the weakest group leader I have seen in a long time, I think that is way too obvious. PSG should be able to beat them very very easily and it shouldn't be really all that difficult game. They do not even have to have Mbappe for those games, they could just bench him and still win.

I think most of the young players at PSG would still be able to win, maybe would have hard time with pressure since UCL is unique to them but not like Real Sociedad gets there too frequently neither. This is a unique chance for Sociedad, this is just every single season for PSG, so it should not be that difficult. I think it's clear that we are going to have some trouble, and for that we need to let it be.