Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 95. (Read 184384 times)

Marseille so far is still showing their consistency in avoiding defeat in their matches, so for now they are still quite close to PSG who are at the top of the standings with 9 points, the match will of course be a very crucial match considering Marseille chance to seize the top of the standings is to beat PSG in the later match although it seems that it will be a difficult thing to do,  Breaking PSG's dominance in Ligue 1 is not an easy task for any rival team coach but I hope that De Zerbi this season will be able to bring a new color to Marseille to at least make  PSG journey to win the title a little more difficult than last season.
The tight schedule owned by PSG should be well utilized by the current rival teams, considering that the depth of the squad owned by PSG is no longer as  capable as the previous season, so it is likely that PSG's concentration will be divided later when they have to play in ligue 1 and also overcome the pressure in the Champions League.

Even top teams have terrible days. PSG arent invincible, and the Champions League will put them under strain. PSG wants the big prize, therefore they may rest their stars in Ligue 1. Marseille must act there. Keep the pressure on, stay close. Marseille must be ready to strike when PSG slips, which they will.

Lets not dismiss them yet. This season is long, so anything may happen. Marseille needs constancy. They must keep grinding, build up points, and capitalize when PSG turns to Europe. This is a marathon, not a sprint. And the Ligue 1 title race might be exciting.

There are still 5 matches before they meet each other, so it is possible that in those 5 matches both clubs will experience changes, either for the better or otherwise, whether it happens to Marseille or Paris Saint Germain, although it is unlikely for Paris Saint Germain to decline because their strength is better than almost all the clubs in Ligue 1. Until the last 3 weeks, Marseille has been quite promising, especially in their front line. However, they did that when facing a club that is not like Paris Saint Germain. At least that is a good capital for Marseille in the following weeks. I also hope they can improve even more, I don't dislike Paris Saint Germain, but I want to see the competition be even tighter in Ligue 1.

It is indeed quite difficult to catch up with PSG where they have the advantage and have never lost, and to rival them is quite difficult, it's just that maybe being the second line in the standings can be possible for Marseille, the Series match against Reims did make Marseille unable to be side by side with the same points, but enough in the second row is something that Marseille might be able to get, waiting for the match directly against PSG I think in view of the current situation they are not necessarily able to face PSG, but it is not impossible for them to get, as good as they can draw against PSG, if they win it will be much more extraordinary.

Under Marseille's shirt, Mason Greenwood is exploding strongly. Greenwood is a really good player. He wears the number 10 shirt, and England seems to be producing a lot of good number 10s these days. He gets away from defenders very quickly and scores goals with unpredictable style. Greenwood seems to have found his true self when playing for Marseille.

Greenwood has great potential for development. Unfortunately, the star born in 2001 is boycotted in England, after being accused of assaulting his girlfriend. That is the reason why Greenwood cannot have a future at Old Trafford. Mason Greenwood is a big regret for MU, a player with many commendable qualities and plays well with both feet. In terms of pure quality, I wouldn't be exaggerating to say that after the first three games, Greenwood has probably been the best performer in Ligue 1. He should dream of becoming Ligue 1's top scorer and further aspire for the European Golden Shoe.

The scandal created by Mason Greenwood while still at Manchester United required his name to be crossed out of the squad and this made him sidelined in the Red Devils squad. Even though everyone makes mistakes and here Mason Greenwood has become more mature since then but unfortunately Manchester United did not see that and only the interests of the club's good name that they uphold. Honestly it doesn't matter but considering their performance every season is always in a mess and throwing away talent like Mason Greenwood is a big mistake.

Now we can see Mason Greenwood is much happier after leaving the problematic team and with Marseille he is enjoying every minute of playing given to him. It is certain that as long as all the players are in prime form and supported by adequate strategy from De Zerbi they can win the title. At least if not Ligue 1, I see them being able to win the Coupe De France and take it from PSG.

In a first season with without-Mbappe-PSG, if other clubs in Ligue 1 can not beat PSG and take the trophy, they will need many more seasons to do this. Because it's a big change in PSG and if they waste this season, a next season PSG will adapt better to play without Mbappe and be able to continue their domination in France.

This season is a biggest chance for other French clubs to take advantage of this big player resource loss in PSG, to beat this giant and make Ligue 1 less boring after many years under PSG domination.

They are rich but they have restrictions from financial law and their transfer strategy seems to be changed entirely in two latest summer transfer seasons. PSG no longer seriously chased star players with very high transfer costs and lucrative salary demand from players. They are still playing well in Ligue 1 but this strategic change obviously gives other clubs in France more chances to beat PSG.

The Red Devils has made a huge mistake by sending a great talent like Greenwood away from the team. This guy is playing like a goal machine these days indeed.    He is a RW but it doesn't matter. He is performing like a striker. Marseille has signed him for only 26 million euros. It is like free considering how much teams are paying for talented players in general.

If Marseille achieve some trophy this season or have a strong finish in a tournament, I'm quite confident he will play the biggest role. Maybe even after one season Marseille might have difficulties in keeping him for longer. 

IMO, it's not really that the team depends on PSG. but rather making Mbappe a player who is able to score goals. he is a fast runner, has the talent and instinct to score many goals against the opposing team. therefore, his teammates on the field always try to find Mbappe and supply him with the ball, either in the form of assists or providing through passes so that he can run fast and score goals. usually, most coaches will take advantage of the advantages of their players' individual abilities. and as we all know, Mbappe has that talent and skill. currently, Paris Saint-Germains prioritizes group play. team cohesion and cooperation are more important points, but more than that, PSG still has other wingers who are able to run fast and dribble the ball very well. not infrequently, they pierce the heart of the opposing team's defense. this team is still a strong team, the difference is that they don't have a player who is able to score at least 20 goals in one season. As for Ramos and Kolo Muani, they have not been able to show their performance as well as possible. Enrique does not only rely on the system, but also explores the individual abilities of his players. Last season Barcola's performance was up and down, in three matches this season he was better than before. I have not been able to determine the weaknesses of Enrique's squad, because they have not found a strong team when competing. In the Champions League, ideally they qualify for the last 16.

I also agree with what you said because I also do not consider it a surprise or an extraordinary achievement if PSG can still win this season in Ligue 1 because it has been predicted since the beginning before this season started. And of course it has a logical reason from some of the facts you said where PSG is still far superior in squad with its rivals and also financially with other teams in Ligue 1 so they can easily bring in the players they want. But for its achievements in the Champions League it is clearly still not proven because PSG is a tough team that has not yet felt the Champions League trophy until now.

All the clubs you have listed is far better than Lille on this season, though for now they are not playing bad because the reason why they lost one of there three matches is because of how good PSG is so there was no way they would have win that match because PSG has so many talented players far more than Lille so the wining was already expected, though I realize that they still have a good chance against Monaco and lens because is just a point different, so there next match should be very important for them and most be taking very serious because if they win and Monaco and lens draws on there matches it gives them another opportunity on the table, so it seems Lille's hope of going up a bit is not totally lost but however it all depends on them.

Every teams will drop points at certain stages during the season, it has happened to Marseille at this beginning stage of the season, and it could happen to PSG at any time too. Unless they are going to play unbeaten in the league this season, which I think it's very unlikely. What Marseille have to do is to make sure that the gap between them and PSG is not that wide, so that when PSG will start having a difficult time in the season they will have the opportunity to close the gap between them. There is still a lot of games to play and Marseille should just focus on their games. PSG will definitely drop points especially when the Champions league starts. That's the time that Marseille will use and catch up with them. Everyone knows that PSG wants to win the Champions league at all cost, so I believe they will prioritize winning the champoins league than the league title.

Not only now the PSG be favorite to win Ligue 1 even before the league starts, they have become a strong candidate to become champions this season, so I think there is nothing surprising about their current statistics including consecutive wins at the start of the season, PSG has a squad that is very capable and they are still better than the current rival teams, the quality of the squad and also the financial differences have been a strength for PSG to be able  their to easily win Ligue 1, but unfortunately the greatness that PSG have in Ligue 1 is not comparable to their performance and mentality in the Champions League which very bad so far, to be honest if we talk about Ligue 1 of course we can't deny that they are the strongest candidate to be champhionsip, while other teams are currently only competing for a place in the UCL, but for this season Champions League, I personally don't expect much from PSG.

Ligue 1 teams are not that strong this season except PSG. However, teams such as Monaco, Marseille and Lille have battled PSG for the title in the past. But this season these teams are not strong enough. And their performances have been erratic at the start of the season. Apart from PSG, no other team has won three matches yet. However, Marseille, Lens and Monaco are still unbeaten. And the Lille team won two and lost against PSG.

PSG's management is very rich so they can spend a lot of money and build a strong squad. No other team in Ligue 1 spends as much money and builds a strong squad as PSG. This is why we see PSG dominate every season. PSG easily won the Ligue 1 title.

I think it doesn't need to wait until half of the season to determine the winner. The winner will be PSG. They recorded impressive statistics from the last three games. They outperform their opponents like nothing. Also, the odds are favoring them to win the competition.



None are able to compete with PSG now. Lille and Monaco can only compete for the UCL spot. They're too far behind compared to PSG. Betting on PSG is always a guaranteed win.

The Lyon team is not in good form. Lyon's performances have been erratic in recent seasons and the team is failing to perform well this season as well. Despite winning the last match, the team lost their previous two matches against Reims and Monaco. The performance of squad players is not regular which is their main weakness.

The Lens team is unbeaten in any of the three matches. Won two and drew one. Moreover, the match against Lyon is Lens' home match. Players will also be confident. The Lens team is ahead in the match between these two teams. Lens has won 3 matches and lost 1 match in the last 5 meetings. Therefore, considering all aspects, Lens team is considered as favorite in this match.

Lens is clearly more favored in this match. They will play at home and Lens is unbeaten when facing Lyon. The best result might be a draw, it depends on how prepared the Lens players are. If they make a mistake, it is not impossible for Lyon to take advantage.
I have not seen the Odds of this match to place a bet, or maybe it is not available yet. Now all leagues are on an international break. The bets might switch to the national team match.

After international break i found one interesting match on week 4 and it is Lens vs Lyon and i know Lyon start is not too impressive this season because they had just gets 2 loses from 3 matches and last week Lyon also have to hard struggling to gets the winning result from Strasbourg and i think the match against Lens could be hard match for Lyon because they have poor records while against Lens and in the last 5 meeting from Lens we can see Lyon only can able to gets 1 win



Besides that if we see based on the statistics for both teams i can see Lyon had a problem with their defense because until week 3 Lyon have conceded 8 goals and compared to them Lens performance is quite stable because they only conceded 1 goal from strong team Monaco and for this match my prediction Lyon will be lost again

Regarding the very stable performance, only PSG, but if we talk about other teams, it is actually difficult to say which team other than PSG has a very stable performance. Lille may be said to be stable but this is just the beginning of the season which cannot guarantee that at the end of the season Lille can remain consistent. However, for me, the other team that looks more convincing is Monaco, which always gives its best performance even though it always fails to compete with PSG, but Monaco is always a positive view for me. Marseille can be one of the stable teams but sometimes it makes me worried when betting on this team. Because last season Marseille made us all worried when they started the season a little badly but got better in the second half of last season.

Marseille are trying their best to challenge PSG but they can't challenge PSG to win the league title this season, PSG have been in a good performance since the beginning of the league and with the way they are playing you will know that PSG can win the league title without Mbappe when Mbappe leaves PSG I was like the team will struggle to defeat some team but after seeing the squad of PSG I believe that the team has to make a good signing, PSG  know how to sign player's and the team did not care of sending any amount to buy a player, all the team care is to have good players in the team.

The only trophy PSG doesn't know how to win is the champion league, PSG doesn't have the winning mentality in champion if not with the squad PSG used to have every season the team should be able to win a trophy, although the league just started and we can't just judge any team performance for now if we look at the beginning of some team's we all will know that they capable of winning a trophy this season.