French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

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PSG does not have a squad made up of very expensive players like in the past, so I think that if the other Ligue 1 teams cannot compete with PSG, then this is no longer a financial problem, but a problem of lack of good organization (getting good coaches who can sign good cheap players) of the other Ligue 1 teams. Manchester United and Chelsea are teams with a lot of money, but they are not in the Champions League, this shows that having a lot of money does not always make a team good.

PSG toughness began to show a decline after the era of Mbappe, Neymar and Messi ended. Financial is only a complement and makes it easier for them to bring in quality players, but that is not a guarantee to continue dominating, just look at how PSG is still struggling in the UCL phase. Other teams in Ligue 1 must be more observant in eyeing the talents of young players who are cheap to give PSG competition in the hunt for the championship title.

I believe that the owners of PSG are disappointed because since they bought PSG they have spent more than 1 billion euros according to this article:

https://www.espn.co.uk/sports/soccer/insider/story/_/id/35822424/psg-billion-dollar-spend-not-yielded-champions-league?device=featurephone

and the team has not won anything outside of France. It makes sense that the owners now don't want to spend a lot of money on big signings. But the current PSG coach will need to go far in the European Champions League to show the board that with more budget they could win the European Champions League.

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PSG does not have a squad made up of very expensive players like in the past, so I think that if the other Ligue 1 teams cannot compete with PSG, then this is no longer a financial problem, but a problem of lack of good organization (getting good coaches who can sign good cheap players) of the other Ligue 1 teams. Manchester United and Chelsea are teams with a lot of money, but they are not in the Champions League, this shows that having a lot of money does not always make a team good.

PSG toughness began to show a decline after the era of Mbappe, Neymar and Messi ended. Financial is only a complement and makes it easier for them to bring in quality players, but that is not a guarantee to continue dominating, just look at how PSG is still struggling in the UCL phase. Other teams in Ligue 1 must be more observant in eyeing the talents of young players who are cheap to give PSG competition in the hunt for the championship title.

I believe that the owners of PSG are disappointed because since they bought PSG they have spent more than 1 billion euros according to this article:

https://www.espn.co.uk/sports/soccer/insider/story/_/id/35822424/psg-billion-dollar-spend-not-yielded-champions-league?device=featurephone

and the team has not won anything outside of France. It makes sense that the owners now don't want to spend a lot of money on big signings. But the current PSG coach will need to go far in the European Champions League to show the board that with more budget they could win the European Champions League.

Yes, that is indeed the problem that occurs and the Champions League is certainly a priority for teams that can make big investments like PSG has done. I think the directors of Les Pariesens will not go all out again to spend a lot of money because previously the target of getting a prestigious title never happened. But in football you can't have a pessimistic feeling because it will make the club's reputation not increase rapidly in the market.

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PSG does not have a squad made up of very expensive players like in the past, so I think that if the other Ligue 1 teams cannot compete with PSG, then this is no longer a financial problem, but a problem of lack of good organization (getting good coaches who can sign good cheap players) of the other Ligue 1 teams. Manchester United and Chelsea are teams with a lot of money, but they are not in the Champions League, this shows that having a lot of money does not always make a team good.

But in my opinion if it's about competition in league 1, I see the difference in the quality of players that PSG has brought in now compared to other teams in league 1. We can directly compare Marseille, Monaco players etc. When compared to the players owned by PSG, it is very different and certainly the money spent by PSG is more than other teams. Like PSG bringing in Kvaratskhelia is one example that finances are still one of the driving forces for a team to compete strongly in league 1. And if we compare league 1 with the EPL, it is very unfair. Because in the EPL no matter how strong and rich a team is, if they are not able to manage the team well, they certainly will not be able to compete with other teams because in the EPL the competition is more competitive than league 1. I am very sure that if one of the Monaco or Marseille teams can bring in quality players slowly at a high price, they will definitely be able to compete with PSG.

[Palakka]

Monaco started the season well but when they slowly started to experience inconsistency with some draws, even now it is getting worse by picking up the defeat they actually got from a weaker team, the loss of consistency has made them slump and must eliminated early from the championship path this season, I think what happened to Monaco is not related to finances,  because apart from Marseille and PSG, they have become the most active team this season in recruiting players, the mentality and also player injuries are clearly the main problem from decline their performance, moreover they have to optimize the squad to face the Ligue 1 and UCL schedules.

IMO, financial issues are one of the influences in terms of competing with PSG or even competing in other competitions. In fact, a team that has large finances can usually bring in high-quality players with very good talents and can bring in very experienced coaches. So that the team is able to compete strongly with top teams and even compete in the UCL or in other competitions. But I also support your opinion about the tight match schedule can also affect Monaco's performance when competing in league 1. Because what I see now is that Monaco's ambition is much greater to pursue competing in the UCL than competing in league 1 which is no longer possible to catch up on the points difference from PSG.

Monaco and Marseille are not as rich as PSG, but don't you see if they also have very quality players in their squads?
Maybe they can still lose to PSG but I see that they are actually quite tragic with the defeat they got from a weak teams and this shows their poor mentality and consistency, if we talk about coaches, they currently have good and experienced coaches, de zerbi and adolt hitter are coaches who have extraordinary quality and technical ability,  But so far what I have seen is the bad inconsistency and also the weak mentality to become champions in Ligue 1 from the both teams as main problem, even if they recruit a better coach and a great player, of course it will not make a difference if they can not improve mentality, because I think, that it's no different like when PSG played in the UCL with their mentality which has been their weakness all along.

[rahmad2nd]

I believe that the owners of PSG are disappointed because since they bought PSG they have spent more than 1 billion euros according to this article:

https://www.espn.co.uk/sports/soccer/insider/story/_/id/35822424/psg-billion-dollar-spend-not-yielded-champions-league?device=featurephone

and the team has not won anything outside of France. It makes sense that the owners now don't want to spend a lot of money on big signings. But the current PSG coach will need to go far in the European Champions League to show the board that with more budget they could win the European Champions League.

Clearly if we talk about disappointment maybe it can't be denied, so far PSG has spent a lot of money. especially when PSG has the MNM trio, many hope they can realize the club's dream of breaking through and winning the Champions League trophy. IMO, the role and involvement of Nasser Al Khelaifi is what makes it difficult for PSG to realize their dreams. I mean, PSG should look at City as their example. we can see PSG's mega project with its star players failed without a title outside the French League, most of the players they recruited did not really involve their coach. but there is a difference that occurred after Luis Enrique took over PSG, in my opinion they are a little better than the previous coach. Enrique is also involved in player recruitment, although so far it seems that Enrique has not found a suitable center forward in his squad. I read a statement from Nasser Al Khelaifi, he said that Enrique is a great coach even though he lost to City at that time. next season maybe PSG can be more solid, especially when Enrique brings in the players he really needs. well, for now, let's look forward to the match in week 8 between Stuttgart and PSG.

[fuguebtc]

In the next match, Paris Saint-Germain will be superior and win over Stuttgart, as we know, Stuttgart is not an equal opponent, however, Paris Saint-Germain cannot underestimate their opponent. Both teams are not too competitive and will definitely retain their core players so they can perform better. In the Champions League, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will continue to be careful in the UCL match in order to advance to the play-off round. This week, both of them have a big chance of winning the match, hopefully they don't waste their opportunities.

In the last match of Ligue 1, we saw PSG fail to win against Reims. I would say that PSG players did not give their full effort against Reims. Luis Enrique would definitely not want any important player in his squad to get injured before the Champions League match. That is why PSG performed very carefully against Reims.

However, PSG will try their best to win against Stuttgart. Qualification for the playoffs is still completely uncertain for PSG. PSG has to earn points in today's match. PSG played great against Manchester City in the last match of the Champions League and won the match. Hopefully PSG will not make any mistakes in today's match too.

Stuttgart has won the last two matches of the Champions League. However, Stuttgart's opponents were two weak teams like Young Boys and Bratislava. I do not think Stuttgart will win against a strong team like PSG.

[Fuso.hp]

Monaco started the season well but when they slowly started to experience inconsistency with some draws, even now it is getting worse by picking up the defeat they actually got from a weaker team, the loss of consistency has made them slump and must eliminated early from the championship path this season, I think what happened to Monaco is not related to finances,  because apart from Marseille and PSG, they have become the most active team this season in recruiting players, the mentality and also player injuries are clearly the main problem from decline their performance, moreover they have to optimize the squad to face the Ligue 1 and UCL schedules.

IMO, financial issues are one of the influences in terms of competing with PSG or even competing in other competitions. In fact, a team that has large finances can usually bring in high-quality players with very good talents and can bring in very experienced coaches. So that the team is able to compete strongly with top teams and even compete in the UCL or in other competitions. But I also support your opinion about the tight match schedule can also affect Monaco's performance when competing in league 1. Because what I see now is that Monaco's ambition is much greater to pursue competing in the UCL than competing in league 1 which is no longer possible to catch up on the points difference from PSG.

PSG does not have a squad made up of very expensive players like in the past, so I think that if the other Ligue 1 teams cannot compete with PSG, then this is no longer a financial problem, but a problem of lack of good organization (getting good coaches who can sign good cheap players) of the other Ligue 1 teams. Manchester United and Chelsea are teams with a lot of money, but they are not in the Champions League, this shows that having a lot of money does not always make a team good.

There was a time when three of the best stars in the world played together in PSG and in other positions we also saw big stars playing together in PSG but that player is not in PSG now. Despite the lack of quality star players, PSG is performing well in their local league with the players they currently have. There is really nothing to do poorly in the local league because all the teams in this league except PSG are never as strong as PSG so PSG will win the France league without any hard work. This season will be no exception, the performance PSG has performed in the last few matches and the performance they are currently performing, PSG will surely win the league title this season if PSG will continue in the upcoming matches. But PSG's problem is with the Champions League, with all the players they have in the team, they may not be able to progress very far in the Champions League tournament.

[cryptoWODL]

There was a time when three of the best stars in the world played together in PSG and in other positions we also saw big stars playing together in PSG but that player is not in PSG now. Despite the lack of quality star players, PSG is performing well in their local league with the players they currently have. There is really nothing to do poorly in the local league because all the teams in this league except PSG are never as strong as PSG so PSG will win the France league without any hard work. This season will be no exception, the performance PSG has performed in the last few matches and the performance they are currently performing, PSG will surely win the league title this season if PSG will continue in the upcoming matches.

When those three players were in PSG, they were the most powerful team, maybe they still have strong teams but are little weaker than before. Maybe it is wrong to say that PSG currently lacks quality players. We can mention the names of some quality players in their team, for example there are many other players, including Dembele who can perform great performances. It's nothing new that PSG always perform well in their local league, so in this context we can guess that they may be able to win the title this year.

But PSG's problem is with the Champions League, with all the players they have in the team, they may not be able to progress very far in the Champions League tournament.

Yes they can't play well in the Champions League despite many attempts, However, a few days ago they surprisingly won a match in the Champions League. If they want to progress very far in the Champions League tournament, their players will need to perform with great consistency.

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In the next match, Paris Saint-Germain will be superior and win over Stuttgart, as we know, Stuttgart is not an equal opponent, however, Paris Saint-Germain cannot underestimate their opponent. Both teams are not too competitive and will definitely retain their core players so they can perform better. In the Champions League, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will continue to be careful in the UCL match in order to advance to the play-off round. This week, both of them have a big chance of winning the match, hopefully they don't waste their opportunities.

In the last match of Ligue 1, we saw PSG fail to win against Reims. I would say that PSG players did not give their full effort against Reims. Luis Enrique would definitely not want any important player in his squad to get injured before the Champions League match. That is why PSG performed very carefully against Reims.

However, PSG will try their best to win against Stuttgart. Qualification for the playoffs is still completely uncertain for PSG. PSG has to earn points in today's match. PSG played great against Manchester City in the last match of the Champions League and won the match. Hopefully PSG will not make any mistakes in today's match too.

Stuttgart has won the last two matches of the Champions League. However, Stuttgart's opponents were two weak teams like Young Boys and Bratislava. I do not think Stuttgart will win against a strong team like PSG.

Although Stuttgart is currently in the top four in the Bundesliga standings, it will not be an obstacle for PSG to beat Stuttgart. Although anyway, PSG will also play away but the fact PSG currently leading with a score of 0-2 and PSG's first goal occurred in the 6th minute, and it was also a quick goal of course. Thus, it is certain that PSG will successfully advance to the play offs and  it is good for PSG, because PSG can still focus on the Champion League as well. Because after all, the position will remain safe in Ligue 1 so PSG still needs other challenges  and PSG can still play optimally for future matches that will be played in the Champion League.

[indah rezqi]

In the end, PSG managed to reach the Champions League Play Off zone, Enrique squad managed to win convincingly over Stuttgart with a score of 4-1. PSG were worried about being eliminated in the League phase, but surprisingly they managed to win two important wins in the 7th and 8th rounds. Their struggle continues in the play off round, which I think will not be easy, especially if PSG has to face one of Europe elite clubs. However, for now, everyone involved in the team can breathe a sigh of relief. The new Champions League format really troubles some big teams, I think PSG this season has a much greater level of luck because they managed to get out of the pressure.

[Adbitco]

In the end, PSG managed to reach the Champions League Play Off zone, Enrique squad managed to win convincingly over Stuttgart with a score of 4-1. PSG were worried about being eliminated in the League phase, but surprisingly they managed to win two important wins in the 7th and 8th rounds. Their struggle continues in the play off round, which I think will not be easy, especially if PSG has to face one of Europe elite clubs. However, for now, everyone involved in the team can breathe a sigh of relief. The new Champions League format really troubles some big teams, I think PSG this season has a much greater level of luck because they managed to get out of the pressure.

PSG really won convincingly today, I was really impressed with their form in the past two Champions League games, that's against Manchester City last week and against Stuttgart today. They played so well and today was another masterpiece of play from them. It got me wondering where this team was all these while in the previous games they played in the Champions League this season! The was they dismantled both City and Stuttgart is something to talk about and applaud them for their incredible performance in the this past two matches.

[Weawant]

Yes, that is indeed the problem that occurs and the Champions League is certainly a priority for teams that can make big investments like PSG has done. I think the directors of Les Pariesens will not go all out again to spend a lot of money because previously the target of getting a prestigious title never happened. But in football you can't have a pessimistic feeling because it will make the club's reputation not increase rapidly in the market.

They are even seeing better results now that they didn't really went in all out at the moment,  so sometimes the problem may not be about how much they have invested and the caliber of player they have but around small details that needed some attention much more before now but have been neglected for the while. Currently it feels to me like PSG has got even more confidence now considering their recent productivity,  I'm hopeful this season they do much better then they have always done in the Champions League and if they eventually wins the trophy, it's going to be epic and historic.

[tusandii]

In the end, PSG managed to reach the Champions League Play Off zone, Enrique squad managed to win convincingly over Stuttgart with a score of 4-1. PSG were worried about being eliminated in the League phase, but surprisingly they managed to win two important wins in the 7th and 8th rounds. Their struggle continues in the play off round, which I think will not be easy, especially if PSG has to face one of Europe elite clubs. However, for now, everyone involved in the team can breathe a sigh of relief. The new Champions League format really troubles some big teams, I think PSG this season has a much greater level of luck because they managed to get out of the pressure.

The last 2 matches really determine PSG's continuation in the UCL because it was doubted when PSG came out in the play-off zone but now it has been answered that PSG is indeed not a club that is easily eliminated in the first round of the UCL. Even though this season's UCL is a bit troublesome for top clubs like PSG and Man City because they are ranked quite badly compared to other elite clubs but at least their struggle continues in the play-off round they may face other difficult challenges they have to prepare themselves before the UCL schedule is announced.

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They might have spent a lot of money in the transfer market and the main reason they spent so much money was to do well in the Champions League but unfortunately they didn't do well in the Champions League. I think the biggest reason why they didn't do well in the Champions League is that they didn't plan and buy players, they just thought that if Mbappe, Neymar and Messi could get these three players into the team, they would be in the Champions League. But they forgot that only if their attacking line is strong they can win the Champions League but they have to defend the opponent's strong attack and to defend that attack they have to buy good quality defense and midfielders. This they understood but when they understood it was too late.  

They should have appointed a good manager in the first place, when they appointed a good manager to the club most of the players decided to leave the club and the manager deliberately left some players out of the club. Now the team they have with this team is sure to do well in the local league but they are unlikely to progress far in the Champions League. They only need to bring some players to their club as planned in the transfer window and if the players perform well, they will not be able to do well in the Champions League.

[Hirose UK]

In the end, PSG managed to reach the Champions League Play Off zone, Enrique squad managed to win convincingly over Stuttgart with a score of 4-1. PSG were worried about being eliminated in the League phase, but surprisingly they managed to win two important wins in the 7th and 8th rounds. Their struggle continues in the play off round, which I think will not be easy, especially if PSG has to face one of Europe elite clubs. However, for now, everyone involved in the team can breathe a sigh of relief. The new Champions League format really troubles some big teams, I think PSG this season has a much greater level of luck because they managed to get out of the pressure.

The last 2 matches really determine PSG's continuation in the UCL because it was doubted when PSG came out in the play-off zone but now it has been answered that PSG is indeed not a club that is easily eliminated in the first round of the UCL. Even though this season's UCL is a bit troublesome for top clubs like PSG and Man City because they are ranked quite badly compared to other elite clubs but at least their struggle continues in the play-off round they may face other difficult challenges they have to prepare themselves before the UCL schedule is announced.

There is still the play-off round, there is also chance that PSG will not be able to enter the top 16 if later in the play-off round they perform poorly and PSG entry in the play-off round also does not provide any guarantee whether they can qualify easily, but I quite happy because finally PSG can at least fight for place in the round of 16 again.
In the play-off round there are 16 team and most of them are big team from several domestic league, if PSG get difficult opponents they definitely won't be able to win the match easily, Atalanta, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Milan, PSV, Juventus and Manchester City is team that can make things difficult for PSG if one of them becomes PSG opponent.

[ancafe]

There is still the play-off round, there is also chance that PSG will not be able to enter the top 16 if later in the play-off round they perform poorly and PSG entry in the play-off round also does not provide any guarantee whether they can qualify easily, but I quite happy because finally PSG can at least fight for place in the round of 16 again.
In the play-off round there are 16 team and most of them are big team from several domestic league, if PSG get difficult opponents they definitely won't be able to win the match easily, Atalanta, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Milan, PSV, Juventus and Manchester City is team that can make things difficult for PSG if one of them becomes PSG opponent.

At least now PSG has ensured that they qualify for the next round through the Playoff route even though later they will face much tougher competition. It takes a great effort that Luis Enrique must make because later they will definitely face a much stronger opponent so they must not make mistakes if they want to enter as one of the clubs that has the opportunity to compete with other strong teams.

Sometimes the underdog team can be a threat in a competition so it's not just the teams you mentioned as some of the strong teams because there are still many other teams that will most likely provide much tougher resistance for PSG, therefore to ensure PSG must perform optimally in every match.

[len01]

IMO, financial issues are one of the influences in terms of competing with PSG or even competing in other competitions. In fact, a team that has large finances can usually bring in high-quality players with very good talents and can bring in very experienced coaches. So that the team is able to compete strongly with top teams and even compete in the UCL or in other competitions. But I also support your opinion about the tight match schedule can also affect Monaco's performance when competing in league 1. Because what I see now is that Monaco's ambition is much greater to pursue competing in the UCL than competing in league 1 which is no longer possible to catch up on the points difference from PSG.

Monaco and Marseille are not as rich as PSG, but don't you see if they also have very quality players in their squads?

Marseille has Mason Greenwood, right? That's why I said that some other popular teams in league 1 also need quality players. Although they can't put up a strong fight, if we remember, Marseille has put pressure on PSG several times this season. And with this, it gives us proof that when Marseille or other teams can bring in quality players, in the long run, PSG can at least have a little difficulty winning the title and be more competitive.

even if they recruit a better coach and a great player, of course it will not make a difference if they can not improve mentality, because I think, that it's no different like when PSG played in the UCL with their mentality which has been their weakness all along.

After I understand from some of these discussions I found the key to the problem. You said about mentality and I said about quality players and also some people say finances will not affect it. This means that in this league 1 it requires competitive competition like other leagues to build the mentality of players in each top team. On the one hand to be able to compete competitively, a team needs quality players. And to compete to get quality players some top teams can get these players by being active in the transfer market looking for high quality players who are free transfers or by offering higher salaries. So that league 1 can be more competitive and every player has a good mentality.

[hyudien]

Paris Saint Germain will focus more on the Champions League, but they will not ignore Ligue 1 even though their main priority is not in Ligue 1. They can be comfortable in Ligue 1 because they are just waiting for other teams to experience unsatisfactory results. I mean usually the teams in Ligue 1 will decline by themselves and that might make them more comfortable. While in the Champions League they have to fight very hard to be able to ensure that they can go further there, because if they make a mistake once then they will be eliminated.

They will now play their last match in the Champions League. This match is very important. It may compensate for the French league, but it will not compensate for tonight in the Champions League. Therefore, Paris Saint-Germain must definitely win tonight's match. Especially Paris Saint-Germain, who wanted to be in a good place in the Champions League at the beginning of the year, is not doing very well at the moment. Beating Manchester City was a great success. Now they must achieve another success and win this match. They will probably be the team that will be champions at the end of the year in the French league anyway. They have already made a big difference in points to their opponents.

Paris Saint Germain has made sure to be in the play-off round, so their focus now is on the play-off round. I think they will hope for luck, because they don't know the opponent they will face and in the draw they will really hope that their opponent is an opponent who on paper is not better than them. Yes, although it is also difficult to determine which team is weaker, because when all the teams that can qualify for the play-off round, then it is certain that the team is a team that has very good abilities to beat the opponent they will face. They have to prepare their match in the play-off round later.

[bitgolden]

Buying a team shouldn't really be tied to getting any titles, if you do then that's great but if you do it just for the titles then it won't work at all.

You should be worried about making the team a strong club that has a good future as well, and they did that. If they really want to invest, they should invest into training facilities and great stadium and even youth facilities as well, it would give them a hope for the future as well, bring in all the great talent all around France, and they could have a good youth setup that doesn't require constant money spending on transfers, and could use their own players. However, we are seeing PSG just keep spending money, to get titles, and they keep failing to win UCL, which they will continue to do so.

[doomloop]

There was a time when three of the best stars in the world played together in PSG and in other positions we also saw big stars playing together in PSG but that player is not in PSG now. Despite the lack of quality star players, PSG is performing well in their local league with the players they currently have. There is really nothing to do poorly in the local league because all the teams in this league except PSG are never as strong as PSG so PSG will win the France league without any hard work. This season will be no exception, the performance PSG has performed in the last few matches and the performance they are currently performing, PSG will surely win the league title this season if PSG will continue in the upcoming matches. But PSG's problem is with the Champions League, with all the players they have in the team, they may not be able to progress very far in the Champions League tournament.

PSG management done many mistakes and also have huge loses due to their poor strategy for winning Champions League, but now situation take good positive change after exit of Mbappé and arrival of Luis Enrique it looks like they are on right way for having Strong squad into Champions League.

They have slow start, but now their performance is increasing and their wins against Manchester City and Stuttgart give them good confidence another good decision by management extension of Luis Enrique contract till 2027 will have deep impact on their team and its success.

They are currently bringing few solid and quality players which can give them good results even they are having no challenges in domestic league but now their all strategy is working around Champions League and most chances in near future things will take change they will be able to win this trophy.