Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 626. (Read 192817 times)

Clermont no had a chance in that match to get points, because Nice were unstoppable at the moment. Actually, if you look at the head to head record in the last 3 matches, Clermont is a great opponent for Nice, but this season Clermont performance is doubtful and cannot give me the confidence to choose them in that match. On the other side, Nice must be able to get full points to stay on the title race, so Nice chances of winning that match are very high compared to drawing or losing, although sometimes football is full of surprises but I'm doubt with Clermont.

Do you mean if you pay a lot of money, PSG will have a good coach? Like how they recruited Neymar and Mbappe, right? When drafting a new coach, their priority is always Zidane. PSG always maintains the ambition to own Zinedine Zidane's signature. Talking about financial issues, PSG is a well-off club. We have seen them make some of the most expensive signings.
As for Zidane, he certainly still wants to continue being a coach. Simply put, Zidane still has the fire of passion burning within him. But for Zidane, 50, football coaching is no longer about money. It belongs to his heart. And there is always one place that is his top priority, the French national team will make him return.

Nice will be facing Clermont I'm their home tomorrow but I don't think Clermont have a chance over Nice in this game, Nice is at the second position on the table with 19 point, while Clermont has just five points at the seventeenth position on the table struggling with relegation, they have poor performance this season and I think they will be more focused with exiting relegation.

Beating Lyon 2-1 was the first win Clermont recorded this season after which they have not won Any of their games this season, it's been draw and losses so this has made me feel they wouldn't be able to get a win at home this time because they have encountered teams weaker than Nice and still lost to such team, and they have unmatching team strength and dept. I hope Clermont focusses on getting out of relegation.

I think the most important reason for Enrique to start working in PSG was the good performance he had before when he was working at Barcelona because other than that he couldn't have good performance during all these years. PSG wanted to hire Zidane and Enrique but in the end, they sent an offer for Enrique and we can't still be sure and say if Enrique was successful in PSG or not because he fully rebuilt the team and this will take some more time for them to get in the good form and take back the ist place of the French League.

Ligue One clubs having good fights to qualify from their perspective groups. Lens struggling because its not easy for them in UCL, still surprises me because they're not in good shape and still having good results in Ligue One and also UCL. I don't think Lens possess the strength to compete in UCL this season but nothing is too impossibleto happen. Franck Haise have alot of work to put in, he will fixed his team's weaknesses and also keen on exploring good opportunities for the team. Lens in Group B and are currently ranked second in addition with their outstanding performance.

This is what makes them confused about where to focus because this Champions League is their first time there so even though they also don't have big expectations but this deserves to be used as a good learning for them, besides that, the reshuffle of several players where the core players who left also provided a gap even though there were several players who entered but with the adaptation that was not too good this became a little worse for Lens.
But talking about poor performance in domestic competitions actually for now, I think Lens is still a little better than seeing what happened with Lyon because they are the club that is the worst in the decline in performance if we do a comparison of this season with last season.

IMO, Messi always took responsibility when he was with PSG last season. even though if we talk honestly, even based on statistics, Messi is the most consistent player of all existing players. The problem is, PSG management is always in control of their team's bag. in fact, my guess is that Galtier was not given the opportunity to bring in the players he wanted. Let's remember again, if I'm not mistaken PSG didn't bring in a single player in the January window last season. "correct me if I'm wrong" even though in reality, this team really needs a creative attacking midfielder.
Maybe that's why Galtier tends to change his patterns and systems. Plus, the sports media always report that in the PSG dressing room there is always conflict between the players. One more thing, the club's mistake for me is that they didn't use the services of a coach with the required experience who could handle a team as big as PSG and control the dressing room.  thus, it can reduce conflict between the players.

Now, PSG has appointed a coach who has experience requirements. even so, it doesn't guarantee that this team will win trophies in various competitions. but at least, PSG can still maintain the Ligue 1 title. Even though currently, they are in 3rd place. But gradually, PSG will return to the top of the Ligue 1 standings. Currently, Enriqeu is building his team to have a strong foundation.  Plus, some of the new players they have brought in will eventually reach their best level of play. Champions League, not this season. maybe, next season. but at least, PSG has a chance of qualifying for the next round.

I think it's natural that PSG is not very consistent in the UCL this season, because they are in a group that is considered more difficult than other groups. We certainly know the composition of Group F which is occupied by dortmund, milan and newcastle, it is not easy to beat these three names. On the other hand, Enrique squad is currently the best in the group, because it managed to top the standings with a score of 6 points. Even though we know that the competition will be quite tight in the future, i am quite confident that PSG can secure a place to qualify for the last 16.

Dortmund and milan have been defeated in previous matches, the only one who has not been beaten is newcastle. PSG is lucky because they will act as hosts and have the ambition to take revenge against newcastle, while I think the other two will be won again by Mbappe and his friends. I also feel that psg needs to improve their performance when they meet UCL favorite clubs who have more experience than them, but what is clear for now is that they have to focus first on getting through the group phase.

PSG's Champions League performance is just quite inconsistent but they still manage to be the leader in the group. Because there has been some downgrade in Milan and Newcastle's performance. Especially Milan have been terrible unlike my expectation. However the match PSG lost was an away one so I wonder what they will do against Milan away next time. Even if they lose this match I think PSG will advance to next stage from now on. Winning all their home matches and maybe adding a couple of extra points would be enough.

However I don't think PSG would be convincing against the top title contenders later on. They need to solve their issues first. Teamwork should be strong consistently.

The Champions League is what PSG has been trying to a achieve over the years and they're currently doing well in both their domestic league and Champions League tournament and even though they don't win the UCL cause it would be very tough for them to achieve however  don't think the board or club owners would consider dropping Luis Enrique, they might give him more chance and strengthen the team more to help his achieve the trophy they're desperately in need of.

 However PSG might have been inconsistent in their domestic league due to the lack of understanding amongst their players, but I feel they're beginning to build a better understanding amongst themselves cause they've been performing well in their past 2-3 matches and I think they've improved in their form and would continue to perform well and go back to their expected stop in the table.

Maybe I don't really expect PSG to be able to break the historical record of getting a title in the champions league, in fact it is very impossible but I just don't really want to say that there is no chance because in fact we know how football works with surprises that sometimes we think are bad but it turns out to be all our thoughts wrong and as long as the match is not over the opportunity is still there, even though it is only small.

As I said before maybe it only has a small chance but it still has a chance because surprises always make us change our minds and maybe if the PSG owner's attitude is not too much about chasing the Champions League trophy and retaining the coach for a few seasons maybe it would be much better to provide chemistry to the players other.
For the upcoming match against Brest, even though PSG is playing away, we all know how Brest is currently still considered not a strong club for PSG and there is an absolute win here.

Yes, of course for PSG this season their chances of winning the UCL League are a little doubtful, not because I don't believe in the squad that PSG has, but usually most coaches find it difficult to win the UCL League title in their first year. He must have plenty of time to adapt to the PSG players.

PSG League champions have a chance of becoming champions as you said. Although they are currently in third place with a difference of two points from Monaco. This week PSG will play Brest, on paper this match will be won by PSG.

If you are aware, when PSG still had a star squad last season but in fact, PSG still failed in the Champions League. So, for this season, I think you can't assume anything bad about Enrique because basically, PSG hasn't had good results in the Champions League from the past also until this moment. But, when it comes to the Ligue 1 trophy, then of course Enrique still has a good chance of making PSG take over first place as time goes by. So, with these considerations in mind, I think PSG in Enrique hands is still fine and not as bad as you might imagine.

Maybe that's a pretty genius solution, give Zidane a special contract and ask for a list of players he wants to be in psg main squad, he's one of the people who until now is believed to be able to have an instant impact on psg success. It looks like enrique won't last long if he can't take his squad far in the UCL this season, but it will be a different story if club officials change their policy regarding changing coaches. However, I think psg chances of winning the UCL this season are still far from expected.

Looking at the depth of psg squad this season, enrique should be able to provide success for the club in its first season. I'm starting to wonder if it's possible that club officials are intervening too much in Enrique policies, if that's true, it's really difficult for psg to develop and achieve success. And I don't think Zidane will want to come in the future, if the situation is like that.

Enrique wasn't all that great before neither, I keep saying that the only problem PSG has is not getting the best managers they could, they should try to do that and could do that but they keep not doing it. I mean getting pcoıhettino, and then getting some unknown Galtier guy, and then Enrique.

These are not the stuff they should be doing. Pay Zidane 10-20-30 million if you have to and get him, nobody would ever be able to say no to a contract that says 25 million for example and that would be the best way to go for them, and yet they still do not do it. I think it should be important to note that there are other great managers too, but Zidane is the only free agent one and it's all about money, give him enough and he would say yes.

PSG still has to fight in the deadly group because in general PSG is still not safe from being chased by the tough teams in the deadly group. However, having 6 points after three matches will open up more opportunities for PSG to qualify for the next round of the Champions League, even though PSG must be very careful with its opponents in the three remaining matches in the deadly group. Because in general all the teams in the death group each have very good strengths too.

Enrique needs time to rebuild the club again. It seems like that PSG is now discovering its true form. I meant the club may able to exist even without mbappe. This is the main mission for enrique to make it happen. It's caused by PSG was a mess when the club was playing without mbappe.
With each passing match, PSG gradually improved their performance, but unfortunately, they still face a major challenge as their level is significantly lower compared to teams like Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, who have consistently dominated the league for over a decade.

I think that enrique needs to put more effort in order to increase the capability of club in winning everything. PSG has been spending a bunch of money again to rebuild the club. it will be so bad if it will not pay off.
Enrique needs to do something as it's his job to make the club perform even better, Changing his strategy to the tiki taka was not that effective but this club shall also need to play with long ball.
I remember that if this always becomes the main characteristic owned by PSG since a few years ago.

I already wrote that after PSG dropped the ballast in the form of Neymar and Messi, they potentially became a more dangerous team than in the previous two seasons, and in fact this worries me since I am rooting against them. But I can’t help but admit that the team has now closed the Galacticos project (which was not successful anywhere) and began development in the right direction. If they find their game, they will be able to compete even for the Champions League, League 1 is in their pocket as always.

I personally appreciate Enrique's talent. Before he arrived, PSG was a mess. There's so much going on with PSG. Enrique came and rearranged the squad. In addition, many star players have left and been replaced by young rookies. Up to now, the team is entering a stable phase. PSG rose to the top of the group of death with 6 points after 3 matches. This shows that Enrique has been successful as a PSG coach.
It is difficult for PSG to enter the quarterfinals. Actually, they need to be more robust to compete with big teams. They must make further breakthroughs.

But at least we have to give Luis Enrique chance to prove that he can advance to the next round. if PSG can qualify, maybe there is a slight chance of reaching the final, even though they will still lose because it too early for PSG to get the title in Champions League, but if about the title in League 1, PSG has a chance it is still very big to lead in first place in points table at the end of the season, even if you only rely on Mbappe, PSG performance seems to be quite strong and we remember the past when Messi was still at the club, the failure in champions league still the same as the previous problem, namely because it has not deserves the champions league trophy.