French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[snipie]

Dembele is like Neymar v2 in terms of injury problems. 

I wouldn't agree more
Dembele should take less injuries in Ligue 1 since La Liga rythme is more intense. At the opposite of Neymar, Dembele has fatigue problem with intensified training in Barcelona as far as I remember reading in one of the articles a year ago.
Right now, the first half of Nantes - Monaco match is quite disappointing for Monaco fans. Although they are pushing but Nantes are more efficient in scoring. The result is Nantes 2 - 1 Monaco by the end of the first half. The two goals of Nantes were scored in the first 15 minutes of the game..

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[Leviathan.007]

Dembele is like Neymar v2 in terms of injury problems. 

I wouldn't agree more
Dembele should take less injuries in Ligue 1 since La Liga rythme is more intense. At the opposite of Neymar, Dembele has fatigue problem with intensified training in Barcelona as far as I remember reading in one of the articles a year ago.
Right now, the first half of Nantes - Monaco match is quite disappointing for Monaco fans. Although they are pushing but Nantes are more efficient in scoring. The result is Nantes 2 - 1 Monaco by the end of the first half. The two goals of Nantes were scored in the first 15 minutes of the game..

I don't want to be negative about Dembele and his transfer because we haven't seen anything from him yet but if Dembele was a good player and worth this huge amount of money, Xavi could keep him in the team for another season. Dembele is a player who was usually out of the squad in Barcelona mostly because Dembele was not in good form.
However, the playing style of Dembele and Neymar are not the same and the reason for Neymar to get injured is mostly because of his playing style.
 

[arimamib]

The reason for PSG to usually fails in the Champions League is mostly because of their unbalanced team and the players they bought just because the players are famous, I think they need to have a better management team and we know other reasons for them to only win French League is because if not having a good competitor in France to make them ready for the harder matches in the champions league.

Now that's what I said where PSG will find it difficult when they face the strongest team from another league in the Champions League. Therefore Luis Enrique must be able to make a nice change for PSG in the Champions League this season.

If you look at the quality of the PSG players this season, of course they are still strong enough because the players recruited this season are of sufficient quality to make a big contribution to the team in the Champions League.

In Ligue 1, At the start of this season psg also did not make a good start because the two matches that had been played ended without a win. Of course they must be able to win in the upcoming matches to be able to return to maintaining their concentration to get full points in every match.

[QueenVera]

Now that's what I said where PSG will find it difficult when they face the strongest team from another league in the Champions League. Therefore Luis Enrique must be able to make a nice change for PSG in the Champions League this season.

If you look at the quality of the PSG players this season, of course they are still strong enough because the players recruited this season are of sufficient quality to make a big contribution to the team in the Champions League.

In Ligue 1, At the start of this season psg also did not make a good start because the two matches that had been played ended without a win. Of course they must be able to win in the upcoming matches to be able to return to maintaining their concentration to get full points in every match.

I think their performance against big clubs in the Champions League depends on how fast and well the new signings adapt to the club, if you noticed they started with a poor form this season and would need to start getting a better understanding amongst themselves so to score more goals and dominate good margin like they've done in previous times.
 The previous squad they had last season looks better than this because it was filled with world class players but still they didn't perform well in the Champions League last season and lose against some smaller teams in the league, however teams success is not necessarily about having too much squad or top players but it's the team spirt and understanding about each other that matters more and thats what this current squad would need if they really want to succeed this season.
 Luis Enrique is a very good coach that had experience with top clubs in the past and have coached some of the best players across Europe so the task ahead would not be very difficult for him to handle and I know he'll try his best to shape the PSG team into a stronger one this season.

[makishart]

I don't see the possibility of PSG team winning any league other than League One. Because this team could not prove their ability even once in other leagues. I think if Ligue 1 had strong teams like other leagues then PSG team wouldn't do well there either.

It's true. LMAO

PSG never had a chance to win european competition when there were many skilled teams competing in EPL. PSG was going back again in the bad form now. I don't know how long required by the club to build the chemistry.
The chance for PSG to win UCL is almost zero. The current squad was just even more terrible compared with the last season's squad. It has been revealed that if madrid was just offering 125 millions for him.
It's 50% less compared to what already demanded by PSG which was around 250 millions. That's why PSG doesn't give a response to the real madrid.

It surprises me how madrid was offering low value for mbappe. Madrid consider 1 year remaining contract as the main reason why the club was offering less that what PSG needs.

[len01]

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Right now, the first half of Nantes - Monaco match is quite disappointing for Monaco fans. Although they are pushing but Nantes are more efficient in scoring. The result is Nantes 2 - 1 Monaco by the end of the first half. The two goals of Nantes were scored in the first 15 minutes of the game..

yesterday I told someone here who said that he would bet for Monaco on the grounds that it was very profitable and only based on an analysis of last season standings and I gave a detailed explanation beforehand but not sure if he is a Monaco fan or just a reckless bet but I said to him to analyze only by last season ranking is ridiculous and not suitable to be used as a basis for betting. because I analyze if Monaco and Nantes can end in a draw or Nantes win because firstly looking at the style of play Monaco and Nantes are almost similar even though the rankings in last season standings are very different but if Nantes plays against Monaco it will be a draw competitor we can see from H2H that the two this team has won 1x at their respective cages and drew 3x.

im sure bettors who bet on this match analyze recklessly they will experience great disappointment even though I said there were 2 options, namely Nantes won or drew and I chose to bet on a draw and the final score of Nantes vs Monaco was 3-3.

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Right now, the first half of Nantes - Monaco match is quite disappointing for Monaco fans. Although they are pushing but Nantes are more efficient in scoring. The result is Nantes 2 - 1 Monaco by the end of the first half. The two goals of Nantes were scored in the first 15 minutes of the game..

yesterday I told someone here who said that he would bet for Monaco on the grounds that it was very profitable and only based on an analysis of last season standings and I gave a detailed explanation beforehand but not sure if he is a Monaco fan or just a reckless bet but I said to him to analyze only by last season ranking is ridiculous and not suitable to be used as a basis for betting. because I analyze if Monaco and Nantes can end in a draw or Nantes win because firstly looking at the style of play Monaco and Nantes are almost similar even though the rankings in last season standings are very different but if Nantes plays against Monaco it will be a draw competitor we can see from H2H that the two this team has won 1x at their respective cages and drew 3x.

im sure bettors who bet on this match analyze recklessly they will experience great disappointment even though I said there were 2 options, namely Nantes won or drew and I chose to bet on a draw and the final score of Nantes vs Monaco was 3-3.

I see your comments, I think you have a very extraordinary analysis, in this match not many people dare to bet on a draw, especially Nantes because Monaco is very favorite. After seeing the performance of the 2 teams in their first 2 matches, it is very clear that Monaco better.
However, in H2H these two teams are quite fierce even though Monaco has a better quality team, but they always have difficulty facing Nantes, and in this match it was proven that Monaco failed to gain full points.
This is Nantes' first point of the season, they should have won the game but unfortunately in the last 15 minutes of the match their players were off guard so Monaco could equalise.
To be honest, I myself did not expect this result.
Again, I like your analysis, it's very precise.

[borovichok]

I don't want to be negative about Dembele and his transfer because we haven't seen anything from him yet but if Dembele was a good player and worth this huge amount of money, Xavi could keep him in the team for another season. Dembele is a player who was usually out of the squad in Barcelona mostly because Dembele was not in good form.
However, the playing style of Dembele and Neymar are not the same and the reason for Neymar to get injured is mostly because of his playing style.
 

PSG signed Ousmane Dembele with the intention he will filled in the position left opened by Neymar Jr. Ousmane Dembele falled out of favour under Xavi Hernandez and the club because he was unavailable when the team needed him probably due to his high vulnerability to long-term  critical injuries. The blaugrana have no plans to extend or keep him, they actually have to let him go this summer. Currently in his new club, he's yet to make any solid contribution to the team, on his debut he failed to net a goal or an assist. However we're still hoping for good performance from the Frenchman.

[Strongkored]

Nantes managed to hold Monaco to a draw, They even managed to win first in the first half with a score of 2-1 and the second half started they managed to make the goal margin even bigger, Monaco almost lost if they couldn't catch up with Nantes two goals behind. Nantes managed to play more effectively through dangerous counter-attacks as Monaco controlled the game with all their efforts to penetrate the Nantes defense, but many of these efforts were well saved by the Nantes defenders, but in the end, they managed to make it 3-3 and had to settle for by just one point, and actually it was like a defeat like Nantes because they weren't able to defend the lead well.

Marseille vs. Brest, as the home team Marseille will try to make this a match with a win for them especially when they face a mediocre team, but Brest, who haven't lost in their previous two matches, might try to continue their positive trend by making a surprise.

[Litzki1990]

Since Kylian Mbappe has been strategically retained for this season at PSG, I think Mbappe will not play at his best in every match. But PSG have done a great job by signing Dembele, I think Dembele is undoubtedly a fantastic forward.

Dembele is also expected to be able to help other players at PSG like Kylian Mbappe, because PSG is now different from last season so that every player at PSG is expected to be able to maximize their potential and abilities in all matches so that PSG doesn't get worse this season. Tomorrow PSG will host Lens at the Parc des Princes, and as we know that Lens is not a weak team in Ligue1 so PSG must play better if they want to get full points at their own home for tomorrow.

Talking about Dembele, he is a very complete player in terms of speed, dribbles and good finishing. He can play on both wings and it depends on which side Luis Enrique puts him on. If later he enters as a starter, it is likely that he will occupy the right winger position, then Mbappe the left winger, and Goncalo Ramos will become the main strikers. I think it will make it easier for PSG to win the game than to bench one of those players again. PSG's responsibility is getting heavier because they are required to win this home match perfectly and if they still lose, of course things will heat up in the locker room and Luis Enrique's fate could be in danger.

It wouldn't be wrong to call PSG a random or erratic team at the moment. With Messi and Neymar gone as well as several key players leaving PSG, then Mbappe leaving PSG next season and Luis Enrique taking over as the new manager as well as some new players signing club contracts, this team is a bit of a mess at the moment. PSG is a strong team in home matches but the question is how well PSG can do in their home matches amid these challenges. PSG must plan to win 100% in their home matches. If PSG loses at home matches, there will be pressure on the players as well as good pressure on the new manager. Mbappe and Dembele must be used properly to win their home matches. If these two French stars are used properly, it is possible for PSG to win the home match.

[marcous]

It wouldn't be wrong to call PSG a random or erratic team at the moment. With Messi and Neymar gone as well as several key players leaving PSG, then Mbappe leaving PSG next season and Luis Enrique taking over as the new manager as well as some new players signing club contracts, this team is a bit of a mess at the moment. PSG is a strong team in home matches but the question is how well PSG can do in their home matches amid these challenges. PSG must plan to win 100% in their home matches. If PSG loses at home matches, there will be pressure on the players as well as good pressure on the new manager. Mbappe and Dembele must be used properly to win their home matches. If these two French stars are used properly, it is possible for PSG to win the home match.

It is undeniable that the start of this season was very bad for PSG, as if they were not ready to start this season, PSG had not won 2 matches.
This week PSG will play at home against RC Lens.
Handicap -1 for PSG with Odds of 1.95, I'm a little hesitant to bet on their win after 2 matches without a win makes me hesitant to bet on this match again.
Maybe if Mbappe and Dembele can play the full game this week it will really help PSG's performance, but if not I think it's very likely that they can't recover and will get another bad result.

PSG's current situation is exactly what you said, it looks messy and needs a complete reconstruction. The movement of the Les Parisiens transfer market has not shown the expected results, Luis Enrique was faced with the fact that he was under pressure from club management and fans' criticism. The draw in two matches in this new season's campaign shows that PSG is not fully ready to realize its ambition to win the Domestic League and UCL trophies.

The next game against Lens can be a springboard to take full points and improve their position on the standings, playing at home will be slightly profitable. I think PSG can win this game easily, but Lens can take advantage of PSG's not optimal situation and make things difficult for PSG again this time.

[Altryist]

It wouldn't be wrong to call PSG a random or erratic team at the moment. With Messi and Neymar gone as well as several key players leaving PSG, then Mbappe leaving PSG next season and Luis Enrique taking over as the new manager as well as some new players signing club contracts, this team is a bit of a mess at the moment. PSG is a strong team in home matches but the question is how well PSG can do in their home matches amid these challenges. PSG must plan to win 100% in their home matches. If PSG loses at home matches, there will be pressure on the players as well as good pressure on the new manager. Mbappe and Dembele must be used properly to win their home matches. If these two French stars are used properly, it is possible for PSG to win the home match.

PSG lost a lot of important players, any team would feel worse after this, and in such a situation, when they still decided that Mbappe would remain in the team, he needs to be played from the first minutes of the match, like Dembele. It was clear when these guys entered the field, the game immediately changed and PSG became clearly more dangerous in attack. So no matter how difficult Mbappe's relationship with the management is, he needs to be allowed to play from the first minutes of the match.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

It wouldn't be wrong to call PSG a random or erratic team at the moment. With Messi and Neymar gone as well as several key players leaving PSG, then Mbappe leaving PSG next season and Luis Enrique taking over as the new manager as well as some new players signing club contracts, this team is a bit of a mess at the moment. PSG is a strong team in home matches but the question is how well PSG can do in their home matches amid these challenges. PSG must plan to win 100% in their home matches. If PSG loses at home matches, there will be pressure on the players as well as good pressure on the new manager. Mbappe and Dembele must be used properly to win their home matches. If these two French stars are used properly, it is possible for PSG to win the home match.

I absolutely agree with you on this. Paris Saint-Germain FC lost a lot of power after Messi and Neymar left the team. With the signings of Milan Skriniar, Marco Asensio and Gonçalo Ramos, they got stronger again. But they can never fill Messi's void in the team. On the other hand, Lens had a great performance in the French Ligue 1 last season. They finished last season in 2nd place in the league, 1 point behind Paris Saint-Germain FC. However, they didn't start this season well. They lost to Brest in the first week of the league. Then they drew with Rennes. It will be a tough match. My prediction is that there won't be many goals in this match.

[makishart]

Dembele is like Neymar v2 in terms of injury problems.    I hope that he doesn't get any lasting injury otherwise this transfer won't mean anything. He had this kind of issues at Barcelona and this was even a topic to mock for Barcelona fans. Dembele is a great player with high level skills. But he needs to be care about his health as much as possible on one hand.

True and it's quite strange why PSG was picking him instead of another player. Dembele was very often injured in barcelona. It's very strange to see him being bought by PSG but i understand the quality that owned by him caused by he was coming from barcelona.

He played for 40 minutes against Toulouse and started the season with his new team. Now there might be some adaptation process maybe. But I think he can be quite beneficial for the team together with Mbappe.

Mbappe can become the only hope for PSG to have a good striker right now. The new players are far from the expectation. Mbappe can't do that alone. There must be a supports from the whole of player. The main problem since mbappe was the only good player in the attacking line and it makes the situation even harder than before.

Goncalo Ramos is also in adaptation phase now. But with Mbappe this phase can speed up actually. Once Ramos starts to score he can regain his self-confidence.

Goncalo takes to loong in adapting to the club. That's why PSG prefers to bring back mbappe instead of using him as a striker right now. Ramos shall have competed with mbappe to get the main spot in the club.

[Pulsar77]

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Marseille vs. Brest, as the home team Marseille will try to make this a match with a win for them especially when they face a mediocre team, but Brest, who haven't lost in their previous two matches, might try to continue their positive trend by making a surprise.

Things don't look well for Marseille for now. Because they were eliminated by Panathinaikos in the Champions League qualifiers. I didn't like their effort against Metz as well. They were nearly losing against a team playing with 10 players I mean. This is a pretty bad start for Marcelino. While Marseille were wishing a change by replacing their manager they didn't want this of course. But on the other hand this is only the beginning of the season as well. Marcelino is trying to build a good system and relationship with the team.

This kind of changes mostly take some time to see its affect on the team. But I hope we see improved performances against Brest to be victorious.

[swogerino]

Monaco started their disappointing games yesterday night against Nantes,a team which had only two lost games both at home and away.Nantes in fact played much better in the sense that they were much more pragmatic by scoring all the opportunities created by them while Monaco created more than 20 goal occasions only to fail scoring most of them,of course a great deal in this draw result for Nantes has their goalkeeper which saved at least 7 critical goal occasions so in this context Monaco needs to better,much better if they want to have a go for the title fight.Yesterday game though demonstrated that Monaco is not yet a consolidated team to be consistent in the title fight.

[Jody.Drummer]

I won't deny that money has made them what they are today, but is that the only reason why they can't impress on the European stage? Of course not. We can see from how their situation in the squad, yes they always have problems between one another, be it players with players, players with coaches and others, so with that problem their chemsitry is very difficult to create and the impact on their game is always messy. Star players will not always be a guarantee as long as their relationships are not good,

When you want to create a team just with money and not with a system that happens. City was a good club even before Pep came along, but they became something special with Pep, how come? Because they built a whole system with him and gave him the ropes and tell him to build any team he wants. Just to give an example, if PSG hired Pep tomorrow, and he started to manage that team for a few years, I guarantee you that he will build a team that will win UCL there too.

City took way too long, longer than it should, they had some chances they could have won and got unlucky, it happens and they finally got it, and got the treble along with it as well. As long as PSG doesn't have a system and just throw money at the problems, they won't win UCL.

With no intention of saying Guardiola is a bad coach, but the role of the coach is not the only one who builds the club, the role of management is also very influential on the development of a club. Honestly, I still doubt when they bring Guardiola and they can improve, as long as they are still managed by poor management. Vice versa, when they have good management but have a bad coach it will also be difficult. This is something that is interrelated with each other.
We see that City are good, and it must be recognized that they have a good coach and management.

Monaco started their disappointing games yesterday night against Nantes,a team which had only two lost games both at home and away.Nantes in fact played much better in the sense that they were much more pragmatic by scoring all the opportunities created by them while Monaco created more than 20 goal occasions only to fail scoring most of them,of course a great deal in this draw result for Nantes has their goalkeeper which saved at least 7 critical goal occasions so in this context Monaco needs to better,much better if they want to have a go for the title fight.Yesterday game though demonstrated that Monaco is not yet a consolidated team to be consistent in the title fight.

For me they were just unlucky in this match, so they could only get a draw. Maybe in the first 15 minutes they were disappointing, but after they fell behind by 2 goals they were able to develop their game and as a result they were able to create a goal in the 27th minute.
On the other hand the goddess of fortune was on Nantes' side, they didn't get many chances, but when they got the chance they could immediately create goals.

[rendravolt]

Monaco started their disappointing games yesterday night against Nantes,a team which had only two lost games both at home and away.Nantes in fact played much better in the sense that they were much more pragmatic by scoring all the opportunities created by them while Monaco created more than 20 goal occasions only to fail scoring most of them,of course a great deal in this draw result for Nantes has their goalkeeper which saved at least 7 critical goal occasions so in this context Monaco needs to better,much better if they want to have a go for the title fight.Yesterday game though demonstrated that Monaco is not yet a consolidated team to be consistent in the title fight.

I didn't watch this game but I was quite surprised by the notification of the two goals scored by Nantes and making Monaco have to overcome the goal deficit. But immediately I opened a bet for this match and I also wanted to do a multibet with matches from other leagues that were also taking place. Luckily there is a handicap option (1.5) in favor of Monaco and I took the bet at decent odds @1.65 as I'm still pretty sure Monaco will catch up to the trail in the second half. Even though there were so many opportunities from the shot on target, what is clear is that two of them came in as an equalizer for a 3-3 draw. Regarding the title race for Monaco like that, it's still too early if we talk about this because we already suspect that this team is still lacking in consistency in the several matches that it will face.

[klidex]

I don't want to be negative about Dembele and his transfer because we haven't seen anything from him yet but if Dembele was a good player and worth this huge amount of money, Xavi could keep him in the team for another season. Dembele is a player who was usually out of the squad in Barcelona mostly because Dembele was not in good form.
However, the playing style of Dembele and Neymar are not the same and the reason for Neymar to get injured is mostly because of his playing style.
 

PSG signed Ousmane Dembele with the intention he will filled in the position left opened by Neymar Jr. Ousmane Dembele falled out of favour under Xavi Hernandez and the club because he was unavailable when the team needed him probably due to his high vulnerability to long-term  critical injuries. The blaugrana have no plans to extend or keep him, they actually have to let him go this summer. Currently in his new club, he's yet to make any solid contribution to the team, on his debut he failed to net a goal or an assist. However we're still hoping for good performance from the Frenchman.

I think the reason Paris SG took Ousmane Dembele from Barca was because Luis Enrique thought that this player could replace Neymar even though he didn't have the same playing style but at least the void was filled by players who already had good experience and also had almost equal talent.
But regarding other issues, I won't dare to tell here because I think Xavi and Ousmane Dembele's problems have always been a hot rumor and one of the best ways is that Ousmane Dembele has to leave Barca because I see Xavi and Ousmane Dembele always have different opinions and it ends by having personal problems that will affect the quality of the Barca club's performance.

[Docnaster]

I don't want to be negative about Dembele and his transfer because we haven't seen anything from him yet but if Dembele was a good player and worth this huge amount of money, Xavi could keep him in the team for another season. Dembele is a player who was usually out of the squad in Barcelona mostly because Dembele was not in good form.
However, the playing style of Dembele and Neymar are not the same and the reason for Neymar to get injured is mostly because of his playing style.
 

PSG signed Ousmane Dembele with the intention he will filled in the position left opened by Neymar Jr. Ousmane Dembele falled out of favour under Xavi Hernandez and the club because he was unavailable when the team needed him probably due to his high vulnerability to long-term  critical injuries. The blaugrana have no plans to extend or keep him, they actually have to let him go this summer. Currently in his new club, he's yet to make any solid contribution to the team, on his debut he failed to net a goal or an assist. However we're still hoping for good performance from the Frenchman.

I think the reason Paris SG took Ousmane Dembele from Barca was because Luis Enrique thought that this player could replace Neymar even though he didn't have the same playing style but at least the void was filled by players who already had good experience and also had almost equal talent.
But regarding other issues, I won't dare to tell here because I think Xavi and Ousmane Dembele's problems have always been a hot rumor and one of the best ways is that Ousmane Dembele has to leave Barca because I see Xavi and Ousmane Dembele always have different opinions and it ends by having personal problems that will affect the quality of the Barca club's performance.

I don't want to believe that the fall between Ousmane Dembele and Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez was because the France international wasn't as good as most people talk about him or because he doesn't deliver the kind of performance that's required of him whenever he's calling upon.
There are managers who naturally do not like the footballing style of some certain players and  that's not because the concerned players aren't good enough for the team they manage but they doesn't fit it to the type of players they'll want to work with and that's what I think happened between club manager and the former Barcelona winger. Ousmane Dembele might not play in the same position with Neymar, but he's good abd electrifying whenever he wants to give his best.