French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[jaberwock]

Important match for both team exactly Nice have chance back to 3rd position as latest spot for champion league if success defeated Rennes, have been 29 games so far and Rennes lead 3rd position standing with 2 points left from Nice, but have good result if Nice could success get 3 points and have possibility make Marseille position drop but depend with can defeat St Etienne on next match, most competitive to see who will success lead on 2nd position between Marseille, Rennes and Nice have little different points right now on the fixture awhile standing place.

With the current form most chances Rennes will stay at third spot and Nice can drop from fourth to fifth because they are not having some good form in last few matches and Rennes are ruining party with their form they have done twenty goals in five matches with just six against them and have full fifteen points they are very aggressive and trying their best for having some good gape for staying at third spot because now just nine matches remaining, and few other teams are also trying for having some better end of this season as they were badly struggling in start and middle, but gape is too big for many teams but few teams having better chance for reaching out like Lille is also improving but still too late.

If Rennes won this match against Nice, then they will comfortably enjoy their third spot with Leaders PSG and second spot holder Marseille.

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[S A KHAIR]

Important match for both team exactly Nice have chance back to 3rd position as latest spot for champion league if success defeated Rennes, have been 29 games so far and Rennes lead 3rd position standing with 2 points left from Nice, but have good result if Nice could success get 3 points and have possibility make Marseille position drop but depend with can defeat St Etienne on next match, most competitive to see who will success lead on 2nd position between Marseille, Rennes and Nice have little different points right now on the fixture awhile standing place.

With the current form most chances Rennes will stay at third spot and Nice can drop from fourth to fifth because they are not having some good form in last few matches and Rennes are ruining party with their form they have done twenty goals in five matches with just six against them and have full fifteen points they are very aggressive and trying their best for having some good gape for staying at third spot because now just nine matches remaining, and few other teams are also trying for having some better end of this season as they were badly struggling in start and middle, but gape is too big for many teams but few teams having better chance for reaching out like Lille is also improving but still too late.
If Rennes won this match against Nice, then they will comfortably enjoy their third spot with Leaders PSG and second spot holder Marseille.

If Rennes does win the match against Nice, they will obviously claim the second spot in the league.
But, it is going to be a really hard wing to pull off because nice is not an easy team to beat at the moment. And Nice will also want to win this match and advance in the points table.

[blackened515]

That I think PSG is probably lacking is cooperation. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. And that's the responsible of the coach. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. It seems Pochettino might be sacked. Because, what PSG had in mind was the Champions Legue trophy. And they were knocked out by Real Madrid. Their only hope now is the Ligue 1 title, which they will certainly achieve. However, I have concluded that, having too many talented players is not necessary in a team.

[Velvet78]

Rennes have entered the race for the second position too now by placing themselves between Marseille and Nice in the standings. I just love to see this tight race among them. As ending the season at this position is going to take that team to the Champions League group stage directly, I'm expecting all of these teams to stay in this race until the last moment of the season. And when it comes to my favourite team to make it, they are Marseille definitely. They just make me feel like they have a bigger chance in this as they already are at that position.

[Crytpo-Guy]

That I think PSG is probably lacking is cooperation. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. And that's the responsible of the coach. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. It seems Pochettino might be sacked. Because, what PSG had in mind was the Champions Legue trophy. And they were knocked out by Real Madrid. Their only hope now is the Ligue 1 title, which they will certainly achieve. However, I have concluded that, having too many talented players is not necessary in a team.

I feel that one reason for their sudden decline is the uncertainty whether Poch is staying or going, and unless that’s resolved I expect them to suffer few more shock defeats till the end of the season. Lastly PSG needs to trim their squad and only then will they start playing well, because currently their squad is too big and that’s clearly holding them back.

looks like it would be a good choice for PSG. when some of their players who still have very few opportunities to play must be cut off from the squad.
PSG's management is too crazy to spend big money on many star players. they should focus on selecting the best squads and backup squads. those who don't get much of a chance would be better off being let in on the transfers for next season.

Honestly psg has a too big squad. Big names in psg and the big names is like they are bigger than the club or the coach or both put together. When these big names meet they do not deliver what everyone is expecting them to deliver. When you take last season champions league, it was only Neymar that acted as Mbappe was hidden in the match. This year's own, only Mbappe delivered while Neymar and Messi couldn't. This means they only need one strong man and many normal men.

There is nothing wrong with having a squad that is made up of great players. The most important thing is to properly dispose of the capabilities of this composition. But about this, Paris Saint Germain constantly has problems from time to time. Specifically about Mauricio Pochettino, I would like to say the following: there is a certain feeling that the head coach would leave the club even if he won the Champions League, because he was mentally and mentally tired of the current situation both in terms of team management and in the everyday sense, when his family stayed in England. Just winning the Champions League would greatly raise the coach's stakes and expand the list of clubs where Pochettino could go. No wonder there were rumors that the president of Real Madrid was thinking about the possibility of signing a contract with Pochettino after the first match, but I don't think there would be specifics on this issue in the end. But a defeat happened and Benzema's three goals turned the situation upside down.

PSG recently have one of the best squad in the football world, they have the like of Messi, Neymar, Mbappe, Sergio Ramos and other quality players. Thou we expected a lot from them in the UEFA champions league but they failed after losing 3:1 to Real Madrid in the round of 16. The team recent performance is so bad than we expected, I think the team lack cooperation they play a selfish pattern of football, they are not well organised, they also play without focus and it makes them lose the ball easily. They have a good squad but they are lacking self control, Paris coach Mauricio Pochettino is also one of the problems why they are loosing, although he is a good coach but not consistent in winning. Paris needs a kind of coach who can change their pattern of play, a man who can easily site the challenges of the team then look for a better way to resolve it, I think that's the kind of coach they need to come back to their winning ways.

[Rabi3]

That I think PSG is probably lacking is cooperation. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. And that's the responsible of the coach. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. It seems Pochettino might be sacked. Because, what PSG had in mind was the Champions Legue trophy. And they were knocked out by Real Madrid. Their only hope now is the Ligue 1 title, which they will certainly achieve. However, I have concluded that, having too many talented players is not necessary in a team.

it is definitely not that important to have a lot of talented players, I agree, always a good coach and good chemistry between players is not just needed but it's mandatory, we've seen teams with very few talented players and coach reach very high levels, Atletico Madrid for example, hard to tell exactly what is wrong with psg, but a coach can make it happen, he can get the most out of every player and also find a good tactic to play with certain players in the team.

[Vinaa77]

That I think PSG is probably lacking is cooperation. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. And that's the responsible of the coach. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. It seems Pochettino might be sacked. Because, what PSG had in mind was the Champions Legue trophy. And they were knocked out by Real Madrid. Their only hope now is the Ligue 1 title, which they will certainly achieve. However, I have concluded that, having too many talented players is not necessary in a team.

Yes I agree with you, PSG is a team inhabited by many world stars, here the ego between players is very big, conditions like this must be handled by experienced coaches. I've been very unsure of Pochettino since he joined, let alone the big target that was placed on him, namely to win the champions league. For next season PSG must find the right replacement figure like Zinedine Zidane, because Zidane once carved his sweet ink with Real Madrid which is also inhabited by many great players in the world. Zinedine Zidane is very complete for PSG.

[Rengga Jati]

As we are talking about the Nice - Rennes match, I also think that it is a really tight one. We can't say anything for sure about these teams.

Yes, this match will also be the decisive match because the standing position will depend on the match. If can defeat Rennes, this club will take over the position of Rennes itself in third place. And on the other hand, when Rennes can defeat Nice, the promotion will be stronger and will leave Nice behind with more point differences.
Moreover in the last match, Nice was defeated by Marseille because that was a hard match. 
But let's see, each clb has different motivation to win each other

[AndySt]

That I think PSG is probably lacking is cooperation. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. And that's the responsible of the coach. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. It seems Pochettino might be sacked. Because, what PSG had in mind was the Champions Legue trophy. And they were knocked out by Real Madrid. Their only hope now is the Ligue 1 title, which they will certainly achieve. However, I have concluded that, having too many talented players is not necessary in a team.

it is definitely not that important to have a lot of talented players, I agree, always a good coach and good chemistry between players is not just needed but it's mandatory, we've seen teams with very few talented players and coach reach very high levels, Atletico Madrid for example, hard to tell exactly what is wrong with psg, but a coach can make it happen, he can get the most out of every player and also find a good tactic to play with certain players in the team.

You just need a certain balance between the number of superstars and simpler level players. As they say, who should play the piano, and someone should carry this piano. I am very sorry for Pochettino, because Paris Saint-Germain did not deserve defeat in the Champions League match with Real Madrid, but a fatal combination of circumstances did not allow the Paris club to go to the next stage of the tournament and all this greatly blurred the impression and leaves a certain imprint on the domestic championship. It's not for nothing that Killian Mbappe recently commented on this that they can win 8-0 or 9-0 and still people will think about the Champions League. PSG are clearly waiting for a big restructuring in the near future and clearly without Pochettino and Mbappe. A lot depends on who will take the post of head coach and sports director.

[blue Snow]

Rennes have entered the race for the second position too now by placing themselves between Marseille and Nice in the standings. I just love to see this tight race among them. As ending the season at this position is going to take that team to the Champions League group stage directly, I'm expecting all of these teams to stay in this race until the last moment of the season. And when it comes to my favourite team to make it, they are Marseille definitely. They just make me feel like they have a bigger chance in this as they already are at that position.

Rennes has created a good performance, 5 wins in the row are enough confidence to shift Marseille to 2nd place, especially only 1 different point left. Only Rennes has 5 green on the table, while PSG and Marseille still have lost in the last 5 games. Maybe they don't have confidence in Conference League after losing versus Leicester, so Rennes will have focused on Ligue 1 only. Another club should pay attention to that.

[MAAManda]

Rennes have entered the race for the second position too now by placing themselves between Marseille and Nice in the standings. I just love to see this tight race among them. As ending the season at this position is going to take that team to the Champions League group stage directly, I'm expecting all of these teams to stay in this race until the last moment of the season. And when it comes to my favourite team to make it, they are Marseille definitely. They just make me feel like they have a bigger chance in this as they already are at that position.

There are still 9 games left before Ligue 1 officially ends, apart from Marselle, Rennes and Nice, we also have Strasbourg there, they are only 5 points away from Marseille and with 9 games to go, I think it still makes sense that they have a chance to win. are in second place in the Ligue 1 standings at the end of the season. And as you said it is Marseille who has the greatest chance of finishing second, but let's see how it ends.

[hahay]

That I think PSG is probably lacking is cooperation. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. And that's the responsible of the coach. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. It seems Pochettino might be sacked. Because, what PSG had in mind was the Champions Legue trophy. And they were knocked out by Real Madrid. Their only hope now is the Ligue 1 title, which they will certainly achieve. However, I have concluded that, having too many talented players is not necessary in a team.

Yes I agree with you, PSG is a team inhabited by many world stars, here the ego between players is very big, conditions like this must be handled by experienced coaches.  I've been very unsure of Pochettino since he joined, let alone the big target that was placed on him, namely to win the champions league.  for next season PSG must find the right replacement figure like Zinedine Zidane, because Zidane once carved his sweet ink with Real Madrid which is also inhabited by many great players in the world.  Zinedine Zidane is very complete for PSG.

Basically the number of star players in a team is not a problem as long as they have the right coach, who can have a good influence which of course makes the team bigger. We can see how Real Madrid have developed over time, they often have a lot of star players in the team but they are still successful in the UCL and not only in the local league. PSG still needs more time to create a team like Real Madrid, and PSG really just needs the right coach who can lower the ego of every player and change it with teamwork.

[BALIK]

That I think PSG is probably lacking is cooperation. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. And that's the responsible of the coach. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. It seems Pochettino might be sacked. Because, what PSG had in mind was the Champions Legue trophy. And they were knocked out by Real Madrid. Their only hope now is the Ligue 1 title, which they will certainly achieve. However, I have concluded that, having too many talented players is not necessary in a team.

Yes I agree with you, PSG is a team inhabited by many world stars, here the ego between players is very big, conditions like this must be handled by experienced coaches.  I've been very unsure of Pochettino since he joined, let alone the big target that was placed on him, namely to win the champions league.  for next season PSG must find the right replacement figure like Zinedine Zidane, because Zidane once carved his sweet ink with Real Madrid which is also inhabited by many great players in the world.  Zinedine Zidane is very complete for PSG.

Basically the number of star players in a team is not a problem as long as they have the right coach, who can have a good influence which of course makes the team bigger. We can see how Real Madrid have developed over time, they often have a lot of star players in the team but they are still successful in the UCL and not only in the local league. PSG still needs more time to create a team like Real Madrid, and PSG really just needs the right coach who can lower the ego of every player and change it with teamwork.

You are right. An experienced coach can change the overall condition of a team. See the situation of PSG and Manchester United. There are a lot of star players in the squad. But due to the inexperience of the coach, their condition is not stable now. Performance is very poor. On the other hand, despite having relatively few star players in the squads of Barcelona and Real Madrid, the overall condition of their team is now very good. We are fascinated by their performance.

[Roidz]

You are right. An experienced coach can change the overall condition of a team. See the situation of PSG and Manchester United. There are a lot of star players in the squad. But due to the inexperience of the coach, their condition is not stable now. Performance is very poor. On the other hand, despite having relatively few star players in the squads of Barcelona and Real Madrid, the overall condition of their team is now very good. We are fascinated by their performance.

The coach has an important role in a team, not only to formulate a game strategy but the coach must also have the ability to unite the vision of players from different backgrounds in one team, I see if Pochettino seems to have difficulty making PSG star players build chemistry with each other and star players have egos that are difficult for Pochetino to overcome so that makes them play like without direction, bringing in another coach who is experienced and has the ability to manage players is an alternative for PSG next season if they really want to be the best team in Europe.

[Boristhecat]

You just need a certain balance between the number of superstars and simpler level players. As they say, who should play the piano, and someone should carry this piano. I am very sorry for Pochettino, because Paris Saint-Germain did not deserve defeat in the Champions League match with Real Madrid, but a fatal combination of circumstances did not allow the Paris club to go to the next stage of the tournament and all this greatly blurred the impression and leaves a certain imprint on the domestic championship. It's not for nothing that Killian Mbappe recently commented on this that they can win 8-0 or 9-0 and still people will think about the Champions League. PSG are clearly waiting for a big restructuring in the near future and clearly without Pochettino and Mbappe. A lot depends on who will take the post of head coach and sports director.

PSG have had a rather poor performance in the Champions League and have had many matches in the domestic league where they have achieved a result with great difficulty, plus they were knocked out of the French Cup at an unexpectedly early stage. All this indicates that the defeat from Real Madrid was a completely natural result, and not an "unfair coincidence". PSG was only strong on paper, I don't understand why you are so downplaying Real Madrid, which proves its strength with results.

[Falconer]

PSG have had a rather poor performance in the Champions League and have had many matches in the domestic league where they have achieved a result with great difficulty, plus they were knocked out of the French Cup at an unexpectedly early stage. All this indicates that the defeat from Real Madrid was a completely natural result, and not an "unfair coincidence". PSG was only strong on paper, I don't understand why you are so downplaying Real Madrid, which proves its strength with results.

Actually I don't want to argue about the result, but do you think PSG couldn't score in that match? I watched the game and I think PSG were just unlucky because 2 of Mbappe's goals were offside. The total goals in that match were 6, but unfortunately 2 PSG goals were canceled which gave Real Madrid the opportunity to take the win in the end.

Both teams had their weaknesses in that match, but Real Madrid certainly got more excited in front of the crowd when Benzema scored the first goal. I just want to be neutral on both teams, and probably wouldn't think PSG were so bad at starting the match. Now there is nothing more to argue about because maybe Real Madrid will also get into trouble after being drawn against Chelsea in the quarter-finals.

[mia_houston]

That I think PSG is probably lacking is cooperation. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. And that's the responsible of the coach. I don't see any strong cooperation between the players. It seems Pochettino might be sacked. Because, what PSG had in mind was the Champions Legue trophy. And they were knocked out by Real Madrid. Their only hope now is the Ligue 1 title, which they will certainly achieve. However, I have concluded that, having too many talented players is not necessary in a team.

Yes I agree with you, PSG is a team inhabited by many world stars, here the ego between players is very big, conditions like this must be handled by experienced coaches.  I've been very unsure of Pochettino since he joined, let alone the big target that was placed on him, namely to win the champions league.  for next season PSG must find the right replacement figure like Zinedine Zidane, because Zidane once carved his sweet ink with Real Madrid which is also inhabited by many great players in the world.  Zinedine Zidane is very complete for PSG.

PSG is not ready to talk much in the champions league this season, because there are many factors that have caused PSG failure this season, one of the main factors in my opinion is their lack of coach experience in European competitions, even though PSG are the favorites to penetrate the quarterfinals because having an even squad on every line, they also have a 1 goal advantage which they got in the first leg, but Pochettino inability to make them fail this season, and looks clearly different to what happened with madrid, although they are behind 2 goals on aggregate but  ancelotti experience in seeing madrid problems in the match made madrid able to rise and make an extraordinary comeback, I think for now pochettino has not been able to provide extraordinary achievements for PSG, even though they won to get the Ligue 1 trophy, but the Ligue 1 trophy is not a difficult thing to get if we look at it current PSG squad and also his opponents who are in the league.

[ShowOff]

PSG is not ready to talk much in the champions league this season, because there are many factors that have caused PSG failure this season, one of the main factors in my opinion is their lack of coach experience in European competitions, even though PSG are the favorites to penetrate the quarterfinals because having an even squad on every line, they also have a 1 goal advantage which they got in the first leg, but Pochettino inability to make them fail this season, and looks clearly different to what happened with madrid, although they are behind 2 goals on aggregate but  ancelotti experience in seeing madrid problems in the match made madrid able to rise and make an extraordinary comeback, I think for now pochettino has not been able to provide extraordinary achievements for PSG, even though they won to get the Ligue 1 trophy, but the Ligue 1 trophy is not a difficult thing to get if we look at it current PSG squad and also his opponents who are in the league.

I agree with some of the factors that made PSG fail in the Champions League this season, but when you talk about titles then I think it's a bit difficult to achieve even though you have a lot of experience.

Strong opponents, luck, team mentality, experience and strategy of the coach are some other reasons to judge a team's success in the Champions League. You might also be able to say why did Benfica qualify for the quarter-finals, why did Villareal qualify while Barcelona, ​​Juventus, PSG, Inter, AC Milan and several other teams failed? You have to know what the reason is. There's a reason for everything, and I'm sure the few teams that made it to the quarter-finals now have the luck factor despite their best efforts.

[RealMalatesta]

There are still 9 games left before Ligue 1 officially ends, apart from Marselle, Rennes and Nice, we also have Strasbourg there, they are only 5 points away from Marseille and with 9 games to go, I think it still makes sense that they have a chance to win. are in second place in the Ligue 1 standings at the end of the season. And as you said it is Marseille who has the greatest chance of finishing second, but let's see how it ends.

It would be a good fight for the second position, but also a bit boring to know that PSG is already the winners. I mean even the team that finishes second will not do much in the European competitions neither, so it makes no difference.

If it was about the team finishing higher up getting better and better, that would have been Lille. They finished champions last year and instead of getting better, they took that chance and sold some of their players for above what they really worth, all due to championship title, and made some money off that success and they are terrible right now all over again. If you are not going to get better, then becoming second means nothing.

[judas]

I will be watching the Nice - Rennes game probably. Because it is an important game for the third place in the standings. It is important for the second place too in fact but it will be depending on the result Marseille will get this week. Rennes have got ahead of Nice last week by two points. Rennes have been having a great form recently and they won all of their last five league games. I still don't think that Nice will lose this game though. It is very likely to end up with a draw I think.