Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 542. (Read 193576 times)

Finally, glad to hear that although I missed this match. Lacazette deserves it, he is still a great striker and in the right hands for sure he can make a very good contribution. Also, as Caretaker Manager Pierre Sage is actually quite good, if he can continue to maintain Lyon performance maybe we will see Lyon to get out of the relegation zone before the winter transfer window opens. But the next match will be a big test for him, because Lyon will play against Monaco which are a good team this season.

Real Madrid seem to have drop their interest in mbappe because he is yet to even give his statement on his stands with Real Madrid and the deal is yet to be confirmed as they are still hoping that by January there will be a finalization on mbappes deal with Madrid. It's very likely mbappe me turn out a free agent in the nearest future.

There's yet an English team to fully declear interest with mbappe but it appears that by January there may be intrest come from them especially if it becomes clear they the Spanish side is no longer interested. Mbappes drive to leave PSG has not really seem like a bid for higher pay but more of a bid to advance in his career and I think real Madrid has the best platform to give him such and it's really not clear why he is yet to make things solid with Madrid and they are saying after awhile they will be of from the bid and he will probably have to go elsewhere aside Madrid.

Lorient vs Marseille.

In this match, victory is important for Marseille to get full points. with the scenario, if Marseille wins the match against Lorient, it means their ranking will improve by two places and shift Lens who are in 6th place in the standings. even though the points are the same if Marseille wins, Marseille concedes fewer goals than Reims and Lens. Moreover, if Marseille is able to win this match with a landslide score. Previously, Marseille had won its two matches against Rennes and against Lyon. If Gennaro Gattuso's squad is able to achieve victory in this match, it means they are starting to get on their real track. although in reality, Marseille's performance could still be said to be unstable. Nevertheless, Gattuso will definitely target his team to be able to achieve maximum points.

On the other hand, the home team Lorient can also be said to be in shambles. Currently, they are ranked 16th. which means that if they don't win, their position will not be safe in the following week. So, like it or not, Lorient has to try and work hard to provide resistance to the challenging team. three points, will temporarily save them a better ranking. referring to the pattern of the two teams, the home team seems to be relying more on counterattacks and defense. while Marseille, will be more offensive to get the win. Well, it looks like this match has the potential to be quite tough.
My estimate is that Marseille will win this match even though they are playing away from home, and the odds are quite ideal at @1.71. well, let's wait for the final result.

Great, Lyon got their 2nd win this season by beating Toulouse with a score of 3-0 and ya, Lacazette became an important role in this match because he managed to make a hat-trick. Although Lyon is still at the bottom of the standings but ya, at least Lyon managed to keep Toulouse from going too far, because with this result also makes Lyon and Toulouse only have a gap of 3 points now. At least Lyon still has a chance to get out of the relegation zone even though slowly and also, in my judgment lately Lyon has managed to improve their quality. Although indeed, the results are still not entirely good but at least, there is still good progress made by Lyon at this moment.

Do you know that Lyon finally got their second win in the match against Touluse? Lyon even won in a landslide with a score of 3-0 without reply. As a team that is still having difficulty getting more points until now, it feels like this could be a turning point for Lyon in the future. We still don't know what position Lyon will be in this season and it is possible that if they continue to consistently win they will get out of the relegation zone more quickly.

Apart from that, Touluse usually appear quite convincing, but this time they failed to win and this result makes Touluse one of the teams that has not played in the last five matches. Touluse's position was also not very good because several other teams below them, including Lyon, also had the opportunity to throw them into the red zone.

PSG managed to win this week too. They continue to get 3 points no matter who their opponents are, and they can win the match even if they don't play very well. In fact, they can continue to win this way because their opponents in the league are not very good. The talents of the players are not bad at all, but we can say that they did not play as magnificently as we imagined.
They spent a huge amount of money on Kolo Muani. Of course, he needs to score goals in such matches, and since they pay such a large amount of money, they should get their reward

PSG is not losing right now and also the league title as well. They are definitely not going to lose the League title this season as either. Because they are already at a big advantage in terms of points. The chance of them losing the league title is almost as the same as them winning the Champions League, which is almost zero. And I think we can simply say that there are not many teams/any team that will actually be able to give them a good competition for the league title. So it is something they do not have to worry about at all.

Even if Kylian Mbappe didn't score in this match that doesn't mean he was totally ineffective. He annoyed the defence line of Nantes, almost scored a goal in the beginning of the match, he was able to get a penalty disallowed by the VAR although there was a contact. The fact that he was playing in the match, makes the opponents stressed and focusing a little more on him.
In the other hand, it is good to see other players in PSG scoring since Mbappe will not remain with them for a long time.

PSG was able to win but it was definitely a little too close for comfort. I think it is not a crime to expect better performance from PSG. And about the player, I also agree that his performance should definitely be a lot better compared to what he is doing right now. And yes, value for money is something we cannot say about him. He should be doing a lot better. But yes there is still time. And probably he will get better with time. Maybe it is just something about him being able to get set with the team.

But I was a little disappointed because PSG only won by 1 goal different in this match, because if I compare it with their head to head results, at least PSG always wins by at least 2 goals different . Because after all, PSG is also playing at home in this match but still, it is still not easy for PSG to score more goals ths match. But yes, I realize that of course the most important thing for them is only about getting 3 points but at least, PSG must be able to improve their quality at least with wins that can be obtained with clean sheets too.

I do agree that he has to come to terms with what he wants to do and just do that, keep waiting on him to make a move but he is not doing that. If he wants to go to Real Madrid then he should go out and say that he will leave the club and go to Madrid at the end of the season, or if he wants to stay at PSG then just extend his contract and stay there as well, basically make up his own mind and just do something like that, it would be a lot easier for the people and should be considered as a good thing.

Life is not all that simple and we may end up with a situation that we would be considering him as decided and then judge him based on that. When he is at purgatory like this at all times, it's not easy to judge him for what he does because we do not know what he is thinking when he is doing something. I get that we may not end up with something that would be good to end up with, so it is going to be tough decision until he tells the world what he will do.

PSG still hopes that Mbappe will continue to stay in Paris after this season, but there is a lot of interest from the Premier League and Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappe's contract with PSG is only valid until June next year. That means that Real Madrid faces the opportunity to own Mbappe on a free transfer. What do you think? They have a hidden agreement. Real Madrid is leaving the number 9 shirt on this excellent striker. I highly doubt this.

However, Real Madrid does not want to continue being passive in this deal. If he still shows ambiguity, Real Madrid will immediately cut off contact. Instead, they will move on to pursue another striker.

You're right, I agree with you that he's not yet the player he should be, Kolo Muani at Frankfurt was like a goal machine, which prompted PSG to sign him as one of the replacement for their departed stars, however he's yet to deliver what they signed him for, a player that was bought for such a hefty figure should be able to score up to 20 or more goals in a season and I'm not quite sure he'll get up to that amount.

 Well I won't conclude yet, cause the season is still far and like you said, he'll get more time to score more goals, maybe this goal he score would boost his confidence level to score more in their upcoming matches, anyways i won't compare Kolo Muani to Harry Kane cause Kane is a more better and proven attacker, and he's worth the 100m Bayern Munich splashed on him.

No doubt with level and qualities of Kylian Mbappe and many teams are waiting for his signs exactly he will be free agent next season, due FIFA rule transfer for player left contract under five months left Mbappe has freedom to talk and acceptable contract discussion with other team if not reach agreement extend contract with PSG. For Mbappe future extend with PSG or not still can't speculative yet how his contract expiry before and linked will play for Real Madrid but finally he reach agreement deal extend his contract with PSG for several years later, will this speculation repeat again for Kylian Mbappe contract with PSG or in this time he will leave PSG and acceptable Real Madrid or Liverpool are both teams interested for signing him.

In a game which Mbappe was really ineffective PSG won against Nantes in Parc des Princes anyway. The first half was completely one-sided before anything else. Nantes did a good job in the second half by starting to have a balance in the game. That early equalizer was also enough to resurrect their hopes for getting a point as well.

But Kolo Muani had the last word in the last ten-minute period of the game by scoring the winning goal. He is performing impressively since he joined PSG. They spent a lot of money for his transfer fee and they must be really happy to do so now.

Randal Kolo Muani scored the 2-1 and they won, but he is not yet the player he should be. If you look at his 10 games in Ligue 1 this season and his 4 goals, thats not enough for a 100 million euro transfer. He hasnt been on the field for full 90 minutes every game, so the stats are okay, but I would expect more from him if he cost that much money. You cant compare him to Harry Kane, but Harry has scored 18 goals in 13 games, that are many levels of difference. But when Paris are on first place in the league and wins the championship, Kolo Muani will get more time to score more goals, thats what has to happen when Mbappe leaves.

I would be more impressed with Monaco's performance when they only competed with 10 players, they were still able to score additional points for victory, even though Rennes was able to score, it was just luck because Monaco only competed with 10 players and for me Rennes performed poorly as the host had the opportunity to score. more or holding a draw when Vanderson received a red card but unfortunately Rennes did not have the ability to withstand Monaco's attack.
My worry is that in the upcoming match, it seems that Vanderson will not be able to appear with Monaco, being suspended for committing a foul, even though this player is a reliable defender at Monaco.

Mbappe has good potential and his strength is always linked to that of Lionel Messi and Mbappe has always been a hot topic of conversation in football and a hot topic of conversation in the transfer market about big clubs who want to recruit the striker. But Mbappe has not given a clear explanation of where he will go continuing his career, but what is clear is that Mbappe really wants the UCL title. Which PSG has not been able to give him the title, knowing that PSG strength is not yet equivalent to big European clubs such as Real Madrid, Manchester City and Bayern Munich, which have a greater chance and ever won the Champions League title.

Rumors of Mbappe going to Real Madrid have been circulating since last season but there is no truth to this statement, Mbappe should provide certainty regarding the decision he will take so that PSG can think about options to find a replacement, if he still wants to stay at PSG, Mbappe should extend his contract instead of remaining silent and Haven't made a decision yet, but in my opinion it looks like the rumors of Mbappe going to a big club will soon come true because if Mbappe still wants to be at PSG, Mbappe should have signed a contract with PSG but Mbappe is reluctant to do so.

I think Rennes played quite well in that match. Both teams have equal statistics. It's just that we know that Monaco is too strong for Rennes. It was extraordinary that they were able to add a goal when they had to play with 10 players because Vanderson was sent off. Rennes are only 5 points away from the relegation brink and several lower ranked teams still have a game in hand.

3 additional points for Monaco after they managed to bring home a victory from Rennes headquarters. Monaco managed to win with a score of 1-2 even though they had to play with 10 people after they got one player to receive a red card in the 74th minute. But instead of Rennes being able to equalize at that time, Monaco could double the lead in the 85th minute. Rennes managed to create a goal from the spot in the 90th minute, but 1 goal was not enough to make them win at least a draw in this match.
With this defeat, Rennes had to accept another defeat, in total they have now suffered 6 defeats.