Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 52. (Read 153326 times)

You're right. If PSG wins, Ligue 1 is as fascinating as watching paint dry. The suspense is gone. You are right about Enrique needing to keep those guys hungry. Losing momentum now can only cause problems later. Even if the trophy is theirs, they can't call in. Without Mbappe, other problems arise. Enrique can be creative, see who steps forward, and possibly unearth the next superstar. They can afford anyone, so don't anticipate silence this summer. It will be exciting to see how they rebuild and if they can keep smashing everyone without overloading one guy. Man, this is a key moment for PSG

Welll the departure of Mbappe from PSG is one that could probably be the dawn of new things to come for the club and you can be pretty confident of that with a man like Enrique in charge. This man is a good coach and I think he knows what he’s doing and as such I think the board should be confident on him doing his job effectively.

 The club has the finances and as such they feel with Kylian leaving, then they should be anle to get another big name player but I think this is wrong . Getting a big name player isn’t a bad thing to do but I think that shouldn’t be the main target now especially as they want to rebuild. ⁠They should rather get young bloods who are ready to play and win trophies and trust me they will prove to be better than the old blood that want to be aquired by the club.

 Well Enrique is still in charge and I think he has same notion, so I think when the issue if signings come up, he will be able to let them see things this way. This psg side will still be fierce and I think woth Enrique still in charge they will be a team to watch out for in the UCL mext season. I really wish them luck and want to see them win at least one European title next season.

Against Nice of course PSG are no longer aiming for victory in that game and I think Enrique is just trying to experiment by fielding the majority of their reserve players despite their victory in the match, at the moment it is reported that Mbappe is injured so indeed Enrique did not try to play him in the match especially indeed the victory in the match is not very important for PSG at this time after they managed to win the title since a few weeks ago,  the only priority left and being fought for by PSG this season is to win the French Cup after they have reached the final and will face Lyon later, maybe and most likely PSG who have indeed parted ways with Mbappe at the end of this season will field Mbappe in that match as Mbappe last game at PSG.

Mbappe has been a mainstay of PSG for the last 6 seasons, of course we cannot doubt his contribution to every PSG match and even he is able to become the top scorer in a row in Ligue 1 so far, but indeed PSG also should not be weak just because they lose 1 of their mainstay players next season, because after all PSG have enormous resources to easily find a replacement for Mbappe in the summer transfer market later.

Even though playing without Kylian Mbappe, PSG proved that they can still play well. I also agree that the PSG squad must be able to continue to maintain their performance even if Kylian Mbappe isn't with them.

Overall, PSG did not dominate the match, from some aspects such as possession of the ball, they just controlled it, I think PSG had a good performance but the win against Nice was not a win to be proud of and I personally think it was just luck.

In Ligue 1 they don't have competitors who can give them great pressure, that's because there is a difference in their financial situation with other teams, so that is an advantage for them, because Paris Saint Germain can do what they want easily with their financial situation. the good one. And currently there is no team apart from Paris Saint Germain that has good financial strength.
With Mbappe or without Mbappe they can still dominate Ligue 1 in my opinion. But the highlight for me was when they relied too much on Mbappe when they had him, so maybe that will have a little influence, because they will go through a transition process for the position left by Mbappe. But I hope they won't have any problems with it.

I think if want to secured one place on Champion League spot then there is no way for Lille to win the match later but unfortunately Lille has hard match because their opponent this weekend is Nice and indeed we all know for Nice whatever the result of this match it won't have any affect to Nice position on League Table because they still finish at 5th place or Europa League spot but i think Nice still targetting win result from this match so they potentially they can make Lille gets in trouble later

If we see based on the recent performance between these teams i can see Nice performance is slighly better than Lille and from head to head statistics too Nice is more good than Lille because in the last 5 meetings Nice can collect 3 wins and i think this is big challenge for Lille whether they can able to beat Nice and improved their meeting records from Nice or not so it's interesting to figure out

From squad condition Lille and Nice have similar problem because they will lost some players because of injured but Lille still rely on Jonathan David for their front lines and so far he is Lille top scorer with 19 goals in Ligue 1 and last week when Lille beat Nantes Jonathan David was performing impressive because he can make brace and according to the odds i can see Lille is the favourite because the bookmakers provide low odds for Lille win @1.62

Hopefully one day PSG can taste that sweet trophy in the UCL because so far they have continued to fail in their struggle in the UCL, including this season. I also quite agree with what you said that the second tier players should be given more playing minutes so that they can be more accustomed and balanced when playing several important matches. And this will also allow the second tier players to be more in sync with the main players on the PSG team itself apart from the new players that will be brought in by the PSG team next season.

That's right, if Luis Enrique doesn't do that then he won't have any additional strategy ahead of next season's matches. This is very necessary, especially for a team as big as PSG, which always dominates Ligue One every season and indeed its second tier players must also be given playing minutes so they can be more symmetrical with the other players.

PSG have forgotten about the champions league this season which they can't get back and of course they are not giving up one bit in bringing the trophy home someday. That dream is still firmly entrenched and PSG will not give up with countless failures. They believe they will win the title and with the squad they continue to build.

well, that's why it's time for Enrique to prove to the owners of PSG to show that PSG can be strong without Mbappe, even though they will only appear without star players in the following season, but still the League 1 title can always be dominated by PSG.
there is no doubt about PSG finances because they have large finances, but the problem is that the PSG owner's ambition is always to get star players without thinking about the long term.
I mean, if PSG wants to create a very strong future, PSG should prefer to bring in young players to build new talent and maintain it in the long term, but on the one hand I understand why PSG always wants to bring in star players because they want to get the UCL title instantly by recruiting star players but this is the wrong way.

I'm sure that as long as Enrique is retained, PSG will definitely have some positive changes and I know that Enrique will be wiser in recruiting new players to be able to compete in big competitions like the UCL.

We have been seeing how big the hype when messi and neymar have been announced by PSG to play there. I was also expecting PSG to win all of competitions with the help from messi and neymar but the reality totally different compared with what i have expected. PSG still played like a mediocre team.
It was only having final as the best achievements with those star players. Even there was a GOAT there and PSG keeps failed. it shows that winning UCL was not an easy task to be done but real madrid was the only club that can do that for 15 times. It's amazing record for sure by real madrid.

It must be starting from the management, scouting team and the team itself. PSG has recruited the right coach but i think that the composition of players didn't meet his standard. Many of them have been recruited during galtier's era.

This is why enrique needs to rebuild the team slowly. Missing mbappe is not a good thing considering the fact he has been the top scorer. It will be so damn difficult for PSG to find someone who can play as good as him.

PSG only needs to consider every team they play against in Ligue1 as a team with a lot of strength so that the PSG players can play with more enthusiasm and seriousness even though basically almost all the teams in Ligue1 still cannot surpass the strength possessed by PSG. But by thinking like that, it will at least make PSG feel pressure to continue to play better and won't lose easily when facing other clubs who are so extraordinary in the UCL competition. Because what PSG is targeting has not yet been achieved this season because PSG had to lose to the German team.

Losing points is not a big deal for PSG because you can see how last season PSG, who managed to secure the Liga title in Week 37, lost in the last match, so this might happen and Metz, who is their last opponent, will get an advantage by successfully beating PSG, but unfortunately for Metz, if Le Havre loses so their points are the same but Metz still has to go through the relegation playoff match because they will still lose in terms of goal difference to Le Havre, as well as for Lorient who have a chance to beat Clermont so the points will be the same as Metz but the goal difference is the determining factor so it is certain that Lorient and Clermont will be relegated while Metz will have to go through the relegation playoff and this will probably save them from being able to continue playing in Ligue 1 next season.
PSG no longer has any motivation at the end of the season in Ligue 1 other than finishing this last match and after taking a break to prepare for the French Cup match.

There is only 1 match remaining in League 1 and PSG has secured a lot of points and the point difference between PSG and Monaco is quite large, so even though PSG lost points in yesterday's match, it is not a problem because the point difference with Monaco is still large and PSG has also secured 1st league title this season so there is no need to worry that Monaco will catch up with PSG because no matter how much Monaco is chasing PSG, they will not be able to overtake them this season, but maybe because of prestige, PSG will continue to show maximum performance until the end and do not want to lose, the proof is that even though they have won the title, they will still don't want to lose against other clubs in league 1 even though playing without Mbappe will get PSG used to next season where Mbappe is no longer in their squad.

It's true that matches in League 1 are no longer interesting because we already know the champions, but for relegated clubs and mid-table clubs and club fighting for second place, it's no less interesting we can bet our money on these clubs, of course by first analyzing which ones are good for us. We bet before the season ends. It's a good idea for us to take advantage of profit opportunities through sports matches. If the season ends, we can no longer bet and have to wait for the new season to start.

In fact, they should have done that from the start, but Naser Al Khelaifi was too confident in continuing to entrust Mbappe in the hope that he would continue to be at PSG with the influx of facilities he was given.
In fact, releasing it now for free is clearly a loss that should be minimized. But indeed this is also quite good for learning so that in the end in the next season when there is a player who has the type and performance like Mbappe, PSG will not make the same mistakes.

Currently several players are starting to be linked with PSG as a replacement for Mbappe but there is still no one who is truly believed to be the successor to PSG's backbone.
I think Osimhen is still a pretty good candidate, but if you really want to look for a player who is a runner and relies on dribbling then the rumors about Rashford are actually not too excessive in my opinion.

Yes, whatever the result of the match, it will not affect the position of PSG and Monaco, because the distance between their points and the others is quite far. PSG's dominance in the French League still cannot be overtaken.

Brest at least has a bigger chance of winning this time because their opponent is Toulouise, which incidentally is not as strong as Nice, LOSC's opponent. So if you want to win, Lile has to try with much harder effort. This really determines them and they will definitely make such an optimal effort.

That will be the most decisive match for Lille and Brest regarding their fate next season. It's true, Lille journey feels more difficult than Brest in terms of the opponents they face, however Toulouse could still be a troublesome team for Brest. I think that among all the matches that will be played in the closing week, the two matches involving Lille and Brest are quite interesting to follow, considering that it is a competition for tickets to the Champions League. However, personally I predict that Lille and Brest will both be able to secure full points, so their ranking will be determined by the difference in goal productivity and number of goals conceded.

Meanwhile, Nice, who had stayed in second place for a long time in the standings, is now must willing to finish outside the Champions League zone, but they are still lucky to finish in the Europa League zone, and Nice overall performance this season is better than last season. Monaco can also be said to be lucky enough to be able to compete again in the Champions League next season, and their performance is also better than last season.

Without Mbappe, PSG have the ability to still dominate Ligue 1, their squad has already been better than other teams in the league. They also have Luis Enrique, a very good coach, to keep the team remain strong and competitive. They only need to make few signings to adjust the team's fluidity without Mbappe, because they won't find anyone who can replace the Mbappe's quality.

Champions League will still be their main target, but they need to strengthen the squad with a more cohesive team. Developing young players should also be their plan, they need to have a strong foundation for the future. Money won't always solve every problem at football, because this sport requires talent and spirit to keep playing at the highest level.

From now on PSG have to count on themselves and try finding a player that could replace Kylian Mbappe so they can keep dominating Ligue 1. For Champions League, they have to build a better squad.. they will regret not winning it this year after all what happened.
Zague is still young and he has to adapt with the team. Dembele in the other hand has to pop up quickly and recover since his mission become heavier in PSG.

Before now, I have compared the position of PSG a d looked at the point gap away from their most closet rival at the second position then I have aswell related it to the number of games remaining before the end of the season a s I mentioned that there are chances that PSG could be endangered if they don't get to buckle up and make sure to broadened the point gap as it's not looking like such that can't be closed if put into consideration.

Now it's gradually looking like it may play out but then there's still a way out. Before now we could excuse PSG in the fact that they were really busy with the champions league and some how it could serve as a distraction to them but then now we have come to terms in the fact that they have just the Ligue 1 trophy to face so all their efforts should be focused in that direction and achieving this trophy for the season after all it's been a regular trophy for them as they have won it more often than any team in the Ligue 1 has ever done over the years.

Usually the Ligue 1 has been one of the boring leagues in Europe in the fact that its one of the most predicted leagues as it's always known that most times PSG eventually gets to win the league title so most persons don't get to find it interesting enough to give attention to something they already know the end from the beginning except probably by next season there will be a change and I doubt if that strategy of Enrique will actually be really effective for PSG.

Ligue 1 only has one match left and so, basically, even though if for example PSG and Monaco lost in the last match, but PSG and Monaco have already locked positions one and two. But even so,  at least competition is still going on for third place because Lille and Brest have the same points because, even though they are in the top four, but about fourthplace has to go through the playoffround to qualify for the Champions League. Therefore, Lille and Brest will put in all their best efforts in the last match later but unfortunately,Lille will have a more difficult opponent than Brest. Because after all, Lille has to play against Nice in their last match,while Brest will play against Toulouse.