Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 554. (Read 196063 times)

PSG will have no problem winning the title this season. A team like Nice won't be able to stand in PSG's way to the title. Personally I don't think the Nice team is very strong. Nice team's defense is very strong. Because of this, the team is still in the second place in the points table. Nice scored only 16 goals in 15 matches. Their attack is very weak. It is not possible to win the Ligue 1 title with such a weak attack. Also, PSG team is in a very good rhythm now. But I thought Monaco would fight for the title with PSG. But in the last match, PSG beat Monaco 5-2. PSG will win the Ligue 1 title this season.

PSG is still fine with a 4 point lead over Nice and 6 points over Monaco who are in second and third place respectively. There is no pressure on PSG coming from Nice or Monaco, but of course if PSG fail to maintain that 4 point lead then the pressure will increase. At the moment I think PSG is fine with their lead, but they are also careful because a defeat would make Nice and Monaco closer.

PSG, Nice and Monaco both won the match in week 15. Nothing has changed in the top 3 standings, so there is no pressure for PSG except for Nice which has a 2 point gap from Monaco. Nice must maintain consistent performance, otherwise Monaco, who has performed well this season, could surpass them in the next matches.

The easiest scenario for PSG to qualify for the round of 16 at the moment is to beat Dortmund, besides that, there is quite a risk of failure. Enrique has certainly evaluated the shortcomings of his squad after the previous draw against Newcastle, and also he understands that this is the time to show the full strength of the resources he has, but if they lose later it means he has no luck at all, his managerial career is at stake. here. Dortmund will certainly not let PSG go smoothly, even though their position is safe and will not be touched in the round of 16.

On the other hand, the adaptation period for the players in the PSG squad is over, they have to contribute to the team by bringing out all the potential they have. Even though in Ligue 1 the position is not yet safe from Nice pursuit, but now we have to shift all focus to the life and death match against Dortmund, it looks like we will see the peak of PSG best performance this season on matchday 6.

I do agree that if Mbappe doesn't agree, Real shouldn't really try to get him, not like Mbappe is worth all this drama, he is a good player and worths every dime he gets but just because he does worth the money, doesn't mean he worths the headache neither.

Vini, Rodrygo, Endrick, Valverde, Tchouameni, Camavinga and most recently Jude, these are all super young players who will build the future of Real anyway, and as long as they have that I do not think that they really need to get Mbappe, they have players for those positions. They need to revamp their defense though, get some 23 year old or younger amazing defenders for the future, that might be a lot better for them and could help them for a long time. I get that it may not be easy to find defenders because it's harder to get defenders compare to attack, kids want to be attackers, so defenders who are Real Madrid level are harder to find but I am sure that they will be able to do that eventually.

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Mbappe leads the list of players with the most goals in Ligue 1, which made me laugh a lot and that Mbappe has 15 goals while the player in second place has only 7 goals, in other words Mbappe has twice as many goals, he is Of course, as he is an excellent player and a very important player for PSG, I'm wondering how the problem of staying or not staying at PSG will end next year when his contract ends. I know that PSG could recover if he leaves the team, PSG has money to sign good players, what I never understood was why PSG didn't sign Ronaldo and they preferred Neymar a few years ago. Be that as it may, it is a fact that PSG still does not have a strong team capable of winning the European Champions League.

and if mbappe leaves the team, it will take more years for psg to be able to put together a team capable of winning the european champions league. Currently with a 4 point advantage over Nice, PSG is on a good path to winning Ligue 1 again, I doubt they won't be able to, I also think that with a few more games they will be able to increase the points advantage they have over Nice, and talking about nice, which is a team capable of surprising this season, yesterday they played against reims

in that game nice started by scoring the first goal, but after more than 20 minutes reims managed to score a goal and the game was tied, if the game had ended with that draw, then that would have benefited psg a lot but unfortunately nice came back scoring the second goal and they won the game and still have a difference of 4 points in relation to psg, it is unbelievable that nice are managing to stay in second place, before they were in first place for a long time. We'll see how long they can stay in second place.

There are indeed a couple of ifs left for the group where PSG is playing their last game against Dortmund. Obviously, Dortmund doesn't want to lose as that could cost them the first position in the table, which could be bad if that means they will face a team like Real Madrid in the round of 16. But if PSG only gets a draw in that game, there is still the risk that Newcastle wins their game against Milan and because of the two legs they would be in the next round whereas PSG would be out. I think for that reason that PSG will win that game. I can't convince myself to think that Dortmund, which has been performing so badly sometimes, can beat PSG in that game. There is a lot at stake for several clubs at the same time. It is the group as we expected it back then when the group stage started.

Since PSG is leading the table in Ligue 1, no further considerations are necessary on their part and they will go and attack Dortmund as hard as possible.

I think PSG this season's championship title is already theirs, because looking at the depth of the squad that PSG's competitors have, there is a huge difference in quality. Hoping that Nice will compete to win Ligue 1 is of course not an easy matter with the squad they have, Nice being able to consistently be in second place is already an extraordinary achievement for them.

I'm not underestimating other teams besides PSG, but the reality is it will be like that because as you said who can stop PSG at this time? Indeed, if they record once or twice they will definitely lose points, but what about other teams, they will definitely lose a lot of points because the match is still long, there are still 23 matches left.

The loss against Nantes was a big setback for Nice. A win would have made them close the gap between the defending champions PSG to one point. However Nice has shown commitment to keep putting pressure on PSG. Competing with a standard club like PSG will be very difficult but getting a Champions League slot will be a big achievement for a team that ended last season in ninth position. Nice need to increase the strength of its attack. In the match against Reims, they would have lost the game if not because the visitors missed a lot of opportunities. At least two shots from Reims hit the crossbar which would have given them a two-goal advantage. Even the second goal by Jeremia Boga was a goalkeeping error by Diouf.       

Nice won't be able to compete for the title. They are not second at the moment because they are so overwhelmingly strong and nobody could stop them. They are second because many of the games they played were finished with a happy ending for them. They are living on the edge with their one goal per game and then the (so far) impressive defensive performance. But this won't go on for the full 38 games.

The biggest issue I see is that I have no idea who could stop PSG in the league. But this is not only for one game, but for several games. It can't be expected that Nice finishes the season with 90 points. So whenever PSG loses points, Nice have to win them and I don't think they can have such a great level of consistency.

In the previous match, Nice lost against Nantes, but this result did not make them fall into decline and they managed to recover in yesterday's match against Reims by winning 2-1. This is a very important home win when they have the opportunity to compete to win the title this season with PSG. With the additional three points, Nice continues to close behind PSG in the standings with a distance of 4 points.

Maybe Nice should practice by improving their attacks because we know this team is not very good at winning matches by always relying on a thin lead and that's not good when their opponents can put pressure on them and leave them in a deadlock.

Considering Lyon's current condition then yes, of course it will always be not easy for Lyon to get good results in each match. So yes, even though Lyon managed to win big with clean sheets too but at least, we still can't expect Lyon to be able to maintain such good performance. Moreover, in the next match Lyon played away against Monaco and at this moment Monaco is also in the top three so of course, it will still be difficult for Lyon to get good results again.

Also about Marseille, basically I doubt Marseille's away match even though yes, the opponent it faces is also Lorient who is in the lower zone in the current Ligue 1 standings. But even so, I doubted Marseille's quality for the away match, but in the end I was wrong because Marseille managed to make a quick goal in the first half as well as lock in his win in this away match. At least, with this win result, that Marseille managed to get their first away win this season.

Lyon won by three goals against Toulouse which is also a weak team and while Toulouse are hovering around the relegation zone, Lyon are still deep in it, sitting in the last place as it used to be during this season. When you see the next matches of Lyon from Monaco in the middle of December up to February, you have the feeling that they might win only one time. It is a very hard season for them honestly.

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Marseille advanced good lately and they are now in the sixth place along with Lens and Reims. Seeing their upcoming games, I think they will remain in top positions while advancing slowly.

Regarding PSG finances, there is no doubt and if there were no FFP rules they would buy any player they wanted in one transfer window. For now, the depth of the squad that Enrique has is the dream of any coach, we can see how much the accumulated market price is in one squad, in fact they only lose to Man City and Arsenal in this case.

With this abundant financial support, it is very difficult for any team in Ligue 1 to break PSG dominance, and in fact I have not seen a team capable of challenging for the title so far apart from PSG. Nice, Monaco and Lille are not strong enough to be a direct challenger to PSG.

Regarding PSG opportunity to talk a lot in the UCL, I think it can be done easily if you judge from the depth of the squad, but in fact in the group phase they are already having problems. I'm also quite curious about them, what kind of players does Enrique need to be comfortable stepping into the UCL, Mbappe must be the main mainstay and Enrique must make good use of him before he actually moves later.

Yes and I am not saying this because I believe Mbappe is a superhero and wins Ligue 1 just by himself. No, that is really not the case and he needs a team around him as much as a team can need him. But my point was about something different: if Mbappe leaves PSG, the club would also become less of an interesting destination for new players. Right now it is still an good move for younger players to go there as they can earn a lot of money and play with one of the best players in the world in one team. But without Mbappe, and then also the players like Neymar and Messi who left last season, a lot of the glamour is gone that was once part of PSG and one of the reasons why other players joined the team as well.

PSG is going to win the title. There is no doubt about that. Even though they are not performing like one of the best teams in the world, that is not going to have too much problems for them when it comes to the Ligue 1 title. It is only going to cause them problems in the Champions League competition. But in the Ligue One competition, they are going to be the winner. Mainly because they have no competition in the league.

Whatever we say towards the start of the season happens because PSG is sometimes not beauty consistent towards the start of the season. And when only a few matches like 5/6 are played, it gives some teams a good chance to stay at the top. But in the long run, it does not matter. Because those teams lose their consistency.

The thing is that we cannot compare things with PSG in Ligue 1 and in the UCL , this can be very serious when it comes to doing various things, the first is that PSG will always have a higher performance in Ligue 1 because obviously Ligue 1 is not at the level of a UCL, in the UCL things are more difficult, personally I have always said that PSG dominates Ligue 1 by nature, right now in Ligue 1 PSG does not have many Stars , which for some is not good, Especially PSG fans, because he only has Mbappé left , neither Messi nor Ney and although the player is what he wanted to have as a team, so far they are not doing badly, This is an opportunity for them to show that they are very strong, of course the Ligue 1 teams no longer see PSG with so much respect due to the fact that it is so weak compared to last season , but it is one of the things that we must see.

Things also have to be seen from the point of view that in the UCL it is not so easy , they have been there, but they need more performance , and although Luis Enrique is a good coach, not to my liking but he is still good doing well, I think that the Spaniard has taken the team forward with everything and its flaws, I am a football fan and I really liked the way the team is doing things, I also see Mbnappé who is giving great efforts, even if the Luis Enrique himself has told the Frenchman on several occasions that he has to do more, and of course that is hard for any footballer, the first time he told him he scored 2 goals , so the player Mbappé even though they want to leave at the end of season and the most likely thing is that it will not be Madrid because they have other teams such as Liverpool that in my personal opinion, I would like 'because it would contribute much more, the mere fact of playing alongside Luis Diaz Would be something great , for me it would have A better future, of course, is my way of seeing it.


Well, I also think that when things are about PSG , it seems that yes, the one who plays the most and does things very well is Mbappé, for me he is the only star left this season , I don't know how Luis Enrique will do In order to be able to cope with things well and in good sense, knowing how to maintain the level he has at PSG is something Difficult, more than anything Luis Enrique must already be managing possible lineups without Mbappé, because he is one of the people who can represent the most things. do impressive things in the team, it is presumed that he will go to Madrid, but in my personal opinion it will not be like that , I think he could go to Liverpool , which has good relations with that team, but in Real Madrid he in the first instance said no. , and Florentino Pérez doesn't like that very much, and he is not One to give second chances , so I don't think he will go there , and at PSG ? Maybe although the relationship with the sheikh is not good at all.




Source: https://psgtalk.com/2023/12/journalist-warns-real-madrid-prioritize-brazil-trio-over-kylian-mbappe/

Lyon in a poor position doesn't mean they'll be there until the end of the season, I really enjoyed the game they played even if it wasn't up to a good standard like they did few years ago. Former Arsenal and French striker was able to score three goals in that game leading his squad as the captain well. There should be improvements after this game in league one. They should not be stagnant because massive improvement follows after this game. He has finally moved his goal tally to six goals.

Per Emerick Aubameyang also impressed. I'm excited to see Gattuso doing well, they now moved to six position. Per Emerick Aubameyang should also score in the Europa League Competition ahead. He has scored more than nine goals for Marseille. I'm not forgetting he flopped with Chelsea last season.

PSG's financial prowess in the whole of the Ligue 1 no doubts is their biggest advantage and as such they can at any point bid for any player they wan so as to strengthen the team well enough a d this has been their edge to maintaining their dominance in the Ligue 1 and that's why I'm always of the opinion that it will take longer for PSG to relinquish their dominance in the french league.

Champions league has been their biggest dream but for them to achieve that they will have to further strength the team by January and very importantly settle most of the issues they have got within the team so as to create a suiting atmosphere to foster the performance of their players, that way they can be able to give a better shot at the champions league this season, although they are almost at the verge of qualification unto the next round but beyond the group stage they definitely need an improved and better performance if they must see themselves at the semi-final and probably the finals contending for the league title, mbappe can aswell seize this opportunity after qualification to work well with his team and maybe his dream of lifting the UCL title could be achieved this time.

It is not easy to break PSG's dominance in League 1 because it is clear that none of the other clubs in League 1 are as strong as PSG in terms of players and in terms of finances, even though initially PSG experienced their first defeat when facing Nice, PSG was able to learn from these mistakes to continued to win after that, even PSG has only experienced 1 defeat and 3 draws so far in 15 matches.
@weawant said that the opportunity to break PSG's dominance is when Mbappe leaves PSG, but I don't think that's certain because PSG also has solid players. Even though Mbappe is the most phenomenal striker at PSG, but I'm sure that even though Mbappe leaves PSG, Luis Enrique will immediately look for other options. because PSG has sufficient finances to buy players at high prices.

Yes, Lyon won big in the match against Touluse and this was Lyon's second win but Lyon still had to fight hard to get out of the Relegation Zone.

It will not be so difficult for Nice to secure its position in the top three this season because now Nice is also in second place in the standings with enough points to survive. Because Nice's closest rival at the moment is Monaco, which in terms of points is not that far from Nice, so Nice's current position could be targeted by Monaco if Nice doesn't get better consistently until the end of the season.

The competition in Ligue1 is not as fierce as the competition in other leagues, so sometimes Ligue1 fans don't really like the matches here. Because when the competition is less fierce, of course it will make fans look at other leagues and won't like Ligue 1 as much because this is still happening like this season.