Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 704. (Read 189733 times)

Apart from PSG in League One, if you think about other teams, the rest of the teams are very strong and performers against each other. PSG teams are often able to secure draws or wins against those teams.

Paris Saint-Germain is superior than other clubs because they have talent and money. Teams' very dissimilar resources and skills make the league unfair.  Although Monaco and Olympique Marseille have potential, PSG's success is mostly a result of its wealth. This league is unjustified. In this high-stakes game, one man controls all of the hands. Although the early league games may be exciting, the result seems inevitable. It's like to viewing a pre-written story with a foreseeable ending. It's difficult to envisage a team defeating PSG or going undefeated

Although Haaland has been rumored to leave the club, his chances of leaving Manchester City are very unlikely. If haaland is thinking of leaving manchester city for money then manchester city will give him enough money but manchester city will not lose this star in any way. Haaland is already in one of the best clubs at the moment so there is no need for him to leave the club. But with Mbappe it is different, because the club Mbappe belongs to is not a top club like Manchester City and it is very difficult to get anything good from that club so the rumors of Mbappe coming to Real Madrid may be true. If Mbappe completes the contract with Real Madrid, then Real Madrid will not consider it necessary to take someone else in Mbappe's position.
For now, we are waiting for the completion of Mbappe's contract with Real Madrid.

Are you sure about that? about Ligue 1 being very competitive? I don't see it that way. There are a few reasons why I say this, one of which is that when they have so much ability especially between Paris Saint Germain and other clubs, that difference makes their competition very predictable and will certainly always put Paris Saint Germain above all the clubs that are here.
In terms of player composition for example, which club has the composition of players like Paris Saint Germain? I see no equivalent team.
I realize that it's not a guarantee, the fact is that last season they also struggled with their internal problems. But let's look at them in European competition, what can they do? They're just an ordinary team compared to other clubs.

It's not so competitive. You can try to compare the valuation owned by PSG to the another club. PSG was leading the valuation of club in league 1 and the gap is very far compared with another club like marseille or lens.



That's the reason why people were calling this as farmer league. The valuation owned by monaco was not even a half compared with PSG. PSG has been starting to fully dominate the league 1 when khelaifi was coming as a new owner.

The club is now full of so many star players. PSG has been recruiting so many great players after it has been acquired by the billionaire.

Many people were always picking PSG as winner in this league. It's quite different with bundesliga which is having smaller gap in the valuation of team.

It surprises me how monaco was able doing well during the early season.

Haaland and Mbappe are the best strikers at the moment, it is natural that both of them are always linked with Real Madrid. The main reason is quite reasonable, only a few clubs can afford to sign them. Despite competition from other clubs, Madrid can compete in the hunt for star players thanks to its reputation and big name. It's as if when you wear the Los Blancos uniform, the guarantee of winning is a certainty.

No one can predict the future of Mbappe and Halaand in the future, there are many factors that will cause players to change clubs. Mbappe has the opportunity to make his move quicker than Halaand, because Mbappe contract will soon expire next season.

rumors about haaland and Mbappe being linked with Real Madrid have been around since transfer market opened last time because it seems like Madrid has 2 options for star players that they will recruit if they fail to bring in Mbappe the second choice is only Haaland. but on the other hand, Haaland still seems to have an interest in being loyal to his current team, while Mbappe has been wanting to leave PSG for a long time but is not sure where he will go and in fact Madrid only needs one of these high quality players to appear strong in every match and I hope that next season, when the transfer market opens, I just want to see the success of Real Madrid in bringing in one of these players.

Lens last season ended in second place, not seventh, so if you compare it with last season, of course there are obstacles they faced so they couldn't start the season well because they only got 1 point from four matches, so it will be difficult to see Lens getting the same position as last season because last season they only experienced 4 defeats while this season they experienced 3 defeats and this will increase in the next matches.
It may be true that in the first two matches they faced it was very difficult to get points, but in the other two matches, especially against Brest, they actually failed to get points, which was very detrimental.
Metz is better in 4 matches than Lens, and in the next match Lens are more favored and there is quite a big difference in odds, so this could be Lens' first win otherwise their situation will get worse this season.

It was indeed reported that Haaland still has an interest in joining Real Madrid someday and that does not rule out the possibility of him leaving. If this really happens then Mbappe's stage of being at Real Madrid will instantly disappear and he will remain arrogantly behind PSG's authority. I knew when there was an opportunity to leave but it was still quite difficult to soften because I was still bound by a contract and also a big offer so Mbappe's attitude was not yet fully mature in this matter. If Mbappe were able to think about the future of his career and not be too tied to a lot of money then he would have been bigger than a few seasons ago if he wanted to leave PSG.

The most perfect choice for Real Madrid is probably Haaland. Last season was a successful year for this young player. He is young but is humbly learning every day.

As for Mbappé, Mbappé's current performance is rugged for anyone to match, apart from the conflicts in the PSG dressing room and the battle with the PSG leadership. Perhaps clubs should also consider the difficulty of taming a wild horse like Mbappé. I see similarities between him and Neymar. Mbappé has enough qualities to inherit Messi and Ronaldo. The only thing missing from Mbappé right now is maturity. The world of football will change, so will Mbappé's position. If he can overcome the hubris of youth, Mbappé will be a new legend.

The key to success in the transfer window is Mbappe himself and if he dares to make decisions and risk pressure from PSG during this season then for the next season he can have free transfer status or in the next January transfer window he can be taken by Real Madrid.
But when he sees Mbappe current condition it seems he can't stand some of the pressure that PSG has put on him to agree to a contract extension.
I don't know what happened but all of this looks clear like a drama that was neatly planned by PSG.

But actually all the rumors circulating only cause controversy and several other unimportant arguments well as you said that Mbappe has reached a verbal agreement with Real Madrid but there is also other news that Mbappe will be extended until 2025 that is a rumor that cannot be believed.
One thing that is clear at the moment is that there is no real certainty coming from these three between PSG, Real Madrid and Mbappe himself.

Ligue One is competitive and we should expects the very best from all the elite clubs this season. I'm in full support of the Parisians because they're the top leading elite club, ready to push the game into a more comprehended standard. Moreover it's still too soon to decide the winner because it's barely even five league games, there's just too many to handle. Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Marseille are the only competitors that are validated with remarkable display in league games and either of them would win. PSG remained the top favorites on my lists.

Well from what I have seen Marseille I see them very strong, they are not playing PSG with fear, the teams are taking advantage of the bad moment that PSG has so far, they know that they have few players who are good compared to the previous season They still had a good arsenal, now everything depends on Mbappé, but the other players have also lost them, they came from Sergio Ramos who for me did very well and apart from the worst of all the movements on the part of the sheikh having come from a Messi It was really that the one who showed his face for the team the most, so now they see PSG vulnerable, because only mbappé They don't stop him very much, nor do they give him importance nor does it imply that he is afraid of other teams, then in this order of ideas, It would be a pity that now things have become complicated for PSG, and this Ligue 1 will finally be very exciting, because the teams are obviously appreciating the bad moment they are going through, I don't see Luis Enrique winning with this team nor do I think with another, so It will be interesting to see how the Sheikh will do to get out of this Well.

Here something very interesting:

Neymar shows Kylian Mbappe rivalry isn’t over with thinly-veiled dig at former team-mate




Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/neymar-mbappe-psg-saudi-transfer-30898674

Well, I actually like this a lot, the truth is that what Ney is doing is a consequence of the things that Saudi football is developing, and in reality these things are being pioneered very good and hot, and this is because UEFA does not want to accept that the Saudi teams enter the UCL, I wonder, why will it be? Until now they say that they are not afraid of the effect that the Saudi league will have, that they are not afraid that they will take away the best players in the world and they will go there, not only because the US stereotyping but in Saudi things are very different to Europe, it is a football+utbol that is reaching a high level, not only because it has CR7, Ney and many players who make the difference, but it is a league that really promises a lot, I think that if they continue like this it is It's a matter of time before some players don't care more about the UCL and go to play for Saudi football, I really do see that Saudi football is a threat to football in Europe. That Ney is a "lopquillo" lol.

They finished 7th last season and had good performances in most matches, so i don't understand why they've failed to perform well since the league started and out of four matches they've lost 3 and managed to draw one which was against Rennes and even started the season by getting a booked with a red card at the beginning of the tournament, However i don't blame them for lost their previous match and the one before, because they can't stand a chance against PSG and Monaco who're the top teams of the league and that's why they lost with 3-1 to PSG and 3-0 to Monaco.
 It's a good thing their next match after the break would be at home and they'll be playing with a home advantage and more support from fans to help them come out Victorious against Metz who are currently in the 13th position, well if you checked the bookies you'll see that Lens are more favorable to win the match, though their pass meetings mostly end up with draws.

Lens were not at their best at the start of this season because they didn't perform well in their 4 matches earlier this season. With the poor results they experienced at the start of this season, they are at the bottom of the standings. In the upcoming match I hope they can come back to winning ways because the opponent they are facing is not a formidable opponent. Metz also recorded unsatisfactory results at the start of this season so Lens can try to recover from adversity in this match. What's more, Lens will play at their own stadium, of course they get full support from the fans to be able to win this match. Indeed before the start of this season I had put my faith that the lens would have big problems this season. Because they released Openda in this summer transfer window, even though Openda was one of their key players last season.

I think the problem with the Lyon team this season is inadequate preparation for the new season, no much changes in the team, the players didn't leave and new players were not brought to the team and the players are not giving their best because they look very weak and exhausted when they are playing I expected them to sign more new players to strengthen the attacking for e of their team and the midfield which has been the major challenge they have encountered this season after watching their first four matches. The only way out for them is to up their game butost especially they need to prepare to buy new plates in the January transfer window

some teams like Marseille or maybe Monaco will have good performances in some games because of being in the goodfrom but still, it doesn't mean they can have the same situation with a team like PSG.
PSG has many more investments than other teams in France and they have many strong players, I think the only thing that can help other teams is to find better and richer owners to make more investments there.

It would be great if they could maintain their performance but seeing from the current conditions for Marseille the draw when they hosted Nantes when Nantes played with 10 players from the start of the first half is quite disturbing I think.
Before facing PSG in Ligue 1 they will also face a still quite tough match in the Europa League because there is Ajax for the first match as an initial test before facing PSG and this could be troublesome.

On the other hand, when it comes to early season form it's been very poor for Lens and Lyon. Whereas last season Lens performed very well and could even be consistent until the end of the season but for now their magic seems lost.

Seeing the development of these three teams is quite extraordinary and I think they just need consistency to be able to go further in Ligue 1. Of course these three are not favorites to win Ligue 1 this season but at least their record will make it quite difficult for PSG to defend their title. Even so, I have no doubts and when they face PSG it will definitely be something worth waiting for who will win.

I still consider that Lens hasn't really been in good form at the start of the season. Their performance has been poor in the last 4 matches, where they only got 1 point from 4 matches. Lens lost 3/4 of the matches played, it will probably really affect their mentality when they face Metz in the middle of this month.

Lens has time to improve his form and increase the motivation and confidence of his players, but it will not be as easy as turning the palm of the hand. But if they fail in the next match, then I'm not sure Franck Haise can beat Sevilla in the Champions League. So far Lens and Lyon are the two teams with the weakest defense in Ligue 1 with 10 goals conceded in 4 matches each.