Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 712. (Read 189681 times)

Even though in their opening game Reims lost against Marseille, so far they have had pretty good results. They almost got 3 consecutive wins if they didn't get a draw last week against Metz. Apart from that, winning 7 points from 4 matches has put them in 4th place in the standings. Reims is not like last season which was famous for its strong defense and so far they have conceded 5 goals. However, I think Reims will still show their usual performance because it is still early in the season and their next opponent is Brest, which they should be able to overcome this time.

In this season, I think PSG only needs to stay focused only in Ligue 1 because it will only be useless if PSG focuses also in the Champions League. After all, even if PSG still prioritizes the Champions League then still, the end result PSG will still fail to advance further in the Champions League this season. Therefore, instead of dividing its focus with the Champion League which in reality still has no chance, it would be better for PSG to make its good performance consistent in Ligue 1. At least, if PSG can still focus on Ligue 1, then PSG still has a guarantee to win the trophy this season rather than not at all.

Doing and sharing the load makes whatever load your trying to do go faster. Mbappe is not doing it alone, Asencio has been scoring goals and also another experienced player from spain who has won the champions league wit Real Madrid.
Frankfurt the last day of the transfer sold out their best goal scorer who is now a psg player they will now share the loads just like they did during the world cup.
I do not trust Dembele too much so he do not fail me. Injures will not us see the best of the french man. Randal Kolo Muani will be his own man he will develop well for Psg.

Of course, many things will not be the same as before. PSG, which had a lot of power with Messi and Neymar, entered a much more difficult process with their separation. The biggest trump card they have right now is Mbappe. Together with him, they have spent this year in the best way and are the biggest candidates for the League 1 championship. If they become champions at the end of this year, I'm sure it will be different in the next transfer period. I guess they will make the sensational transfers next year.

PSG is still in the beginning stages of development, which is why they chose Luis Enrique to get the club back on track this season. PSG, in my perspective, is performing incredibly brilliantly; the only drawback they may have is having hard times integrating these new players. A striker similar to Erling Haaland for Paris Saint-Germain is an excellent choice, but at the present time, they will be struggling due to the departures of key players such as Neymar Jr and Leo Messi from the Parc des Princes stadium this summer, and many things will never be the same.

Getting a striker like Haaland would be a miracle for PSG anyway. Things are not looking good at PSG at the moment. Especially after losing their important players, Mbappe will not be next year, so they will have to hold on tighter this year. This year may be better for PSG, of course, who will add to their squad during the interim transfer period, all will be shaped accordingly.

This season is the time for Mbappe and Dembele to work hard on PSG's front line and several other players must also be able to work hard on their respective lines so that PSG can compete better in the group stage in the Champions League and in Ligue 1 such as usually. Because it is too late for PSG to hope for a finishing striker like Haaland in their front line, so PSG can only hope that the existing players can work hard during this season.

The truth is, they have to work harder to win the champions league. On the face of it, Mbappe is forced to assume the offensive power alone. In this case, it is bad for PSG that the offensive zone, which weakened without Messi and Neymar, is left alone in Mbappe. They have Dembele next to Mbappe, but they also need a finishing striker like Haaland in the future.

It is a big mistake when a team reshuffles its squad when the team is already in good form and they sell several influential players and are unable to replace them with more qualified players.
I don't think Lens will be able to rise like last season or be able to make this team's performance like last season, this will make the team worse off and we will see the Lens team like the previous season.
It's really a shame, even though this team could have developed much more if the team management could bring in several other quality players, not the opposite.

I am of the same opinion and also Enrique comes from Spain and that can make a difference. I know that Zidane could be the counter example here because he is French and coached Real Madrid and they won three Champions league trophies with him, but it is still a little difference because Zidane is a Real Madrid icon himself, knows and loves the country and the people and speaks the language fluently. I don't think these factors are overwhelmingly important, but they can be of value for sure.

@asriloni it is so true that Barcelona was a different team. They were the best team in the world no matter who the coach is. They had the best midfield, the best strikers, the best Messi, everything the best. This is a totally different job for Enrique. He will probably win Ligue 1 because PSG always wins Ligue 1, but the Champions League will be more interesting.

Lens is very different compared to the last year because until week 4 they still unable to gets the winning results and apparently losing some players such as Lois Openda, Seko Fofana, and Jean Onana is really have an affect for their performance and this summer Lens has attempts to buy some players such as Elye Wahi, Andy Diouf or Angelo Fulgini as the replacement of those players above but unfortunatelly until week 4 mostly some of them still unable to adapt with manager strategy

Especially for Elye Wahi that this player is expected as the replacement of Lois Openda who moved to Leipzig but he has played 2 times this season and he still unable to scores and after International break Lens will fight against Metz and this shouldn't be a hard match if Lens performing well because previously they can able to beat Metz several times and after this match Lens will do opening match on champion league against Sevilla

Mbappe scored 2 goals in yesterday match and added two more goals from Hakimi and Asensio making PSG have an advantage over Lyon which only managed to score 1 goal, and from this victory PSG pocketed full points so they could climb to second place.
If Monaco loses in the upcoming match and PSG can win then it is certain that there will be a shift in the ranking of the Ligue 1 leaders and PSG will lead even longer.
However this will only happen if PSG can consistently play well as you said.
Regarding the Champions League there is still a chance for PSG to qualify for the last 16 and continue to the next round if Mbappe can still contribute well in every game.

TBH, even though I'm not too sure about Enrique but just trying to be sure and want to see how far Enrique can contribute a good strategy for PSG to get a title in league 1 and of course the UCL looks too early but all nothing is impossible during the entire PSG players have the passion to be able to win a title in the UCL I'm sure they can get it unless they only rely on a few players like Mbappe. because if you only rely on one player it will be very difficult, even though the UCL requires a really solid team that can work together strongly to unite good chemistry to maintain victory until the final round.

don't expect more but just want to see PSG perform well in league 1 even though they also have to focus on the UCL which will soon be held in the preliminary round.

Is it possible that the departure of several players this summer has made Lyon vulnerable on all fronts? If you refer to transfermarkt data, there are indeed several players who have left and actually I don't know whether these players were previously key players or not. For example, Bradley Barcola to PSG, Castello Lukeba to Leipzig, or Romain Faivre to Bournemouth and if you look at each player's position, they are certainly quite influential in the squad.

However, there were other things that also influenced Lyon's failure, such as the absence of Dejan Lovren who was still injured and also the absence of their top scorer last season, Alexandre Lacazette, who received a red card in the previous match against Montpellier. But if you look at the situation this week, it is likely that Alexandre Lacazette has been free from the red card penalty and can strengthen Lyon again in attack.

PSG is slowly starting to return to Normal mode after making several changes in the transfer market, several important players have left the club, then been replaced with new players, the coach's chair has also been taken over by Luis Enrique, which was previously occupied by Galtier. The start of PSG's journey in the new season did not go smoothly, they lost four points in the first two matches, the two draws that PSG won were not good achievements for a club that has always dominated Ligue 1.

Luis Enrique immediately instructed his players to play attacking with ball possession to control the match, the results were quite good, PSG immediately got an additional six points from two consecutive wins which made them sit in second place in the standings list. The four goals scored by PSG players against Lyon in the first half proved the quality of PSG attack was very sharp, but they seemed satisfied with the goals obtained in the first half so they didn't put much pressure on in the second half.

The more goals scored, the better it will be for PSG players, they will be more obsessed with continuing to play disciplined to secure victory. The PSG era of Luis Enrique has just begun, let's see how far they can prove themselves as a formidable club in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.

You forgot that if PSG was not barcelona. It's a different thing, even though PSG is now owning him as a coach for the club. Barcelona was still in the best form when it's still coached by him. You can't even compare it with PSG as either of clubs has a different basis.
You shall be aware that if barcelona can be considered as one of the strongest team in the world since a long time ago while PSG was looking strong only in its local league. PSG became a strong team once it has been acquired by khelaifi.
Comparing the time when Enrique was with Barcelona to the present era would not be a valid comparison. PSG needs to prove itself. UCL is not a competition which can be won easily.
It needs everything to win it. Look at how manchester city has spent so many years only to win UCL last season. PSG didn't have a strong basis like barcelona which has been supporting by its great academy in producing the great players.
Upon closer examination, it is evident that there are some incomparable aspects between Enrique's career at Barcelona and PSG.

Messi or Neymar was never the problem for the club but the problem was the bad relationship between Messi-Neymar and Mbappe in the dressing room, mainly because of this bad relationship, PSG did not get good performances from the three as a team. Also the reason you mentioned is quite correct because last season PSG did not have a good quality manager due to which the team did not succeed. The importance of a quality manager in running a team is immense which was never the case in PSG but this season PSG managed to hire a quality manager which is why their club is performing well despite world class players leaving their club. If PSG had done this change of manager earlier, then PSG might have achieved success much earlier.

PSG is improving very slowly. In the first two matches, Luis Enrique found out his team's weaknesses. And he has taken appropriate steps to correct the weaknesses. And I would say he succeeded. Despite not winning the first two matches against Lorient and Toulouse, PSG defeated big teams like Lens and Lyon in the next two matches. And they won these two matches quite easily. Enrique can make this team even stronger. He is working to strengthen the bond between the team players. If Mbappe doesn't play selfishly, PSG's attack will be stronger. Asensio's performance is also good now and I think we will see even better performances from Goncalo Ramos in the future.

PSG have shown great progress after receiving a lot of criticism from fans and they have also resolved several problems that bothered some players. Facing Lyon away from home looks so easy for PSG to get full points because in the first half they managed to score four goals against Anthony Lopes and even Mbappe opened the scoring first with a penalty kick. Mbappe has also shown his best quality in several matches and this has made Luis Enrique's squad even more solid and coordinated.

Nobody doubts PSG in Ligue 1, but I hope they can provide good competition in the Champions League. Now PSG are second behind Monaco by two points and it will be more interesting if Ligue 1 will continue to present tougher competition for the title, so that the teams in the top five can catch each other's points until the end of the season.

PSG has returned to a winning streak in Ligue One, and it's simply the beginning. They will extend their current winning streak in league games. Luis Enrique is most likely doing everything he can to enhance the club. He is a distinctive coach for the team, and it is expected that he is going to prepare his team well for the upcoming difficult game. I'm not concerned about Paris Saint-Germain's early decrease in performance since I know who's in charge. In the next days, the Parisians will undoubtedly push more efficiently in UEFA Champions League games. Despite the fact that their group is one of the most challenging in the current UEFA Champions League draws.