French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[kro55]

Monaco are still maintaining their really bad streak in the league. After Lorient, this time they lost to Lens 0-2 home. They just don't have really good performance against their opponents. They are having big problems on scoring and they are really weak in terms of defending. And still, they can't do anything about it to eradicate this big problem. They have a tough season which is waiting for them.

Monaco is now 19th place in the points table. They have managed to draw in only one of the three matches. And they has lost two matches. Lorient was not a strong opponent. However, Monaco has been defeated. Monaco's match strategy needs to change. Their ball possession is more than 70% in 3 matches. Yet they cannot score. Very bad strategy.

[snipie]

Messi will certainly play during the match against Reims next week but it's very unlikely that he will play against Clermont in 3 weeks because his national team Argentina has several matches scheduled at the beginning of September and it's the same for Neymar and Brazil, they will meet each other BTW.

Didn't pay attention to Argentina 3 games next month, 3-5-10 September which means that Clermont game in 12th September will be unfeasible for him tho.
Talking about Clermont, they managed to get a 3-3 draw vs Lyon! They are doing pretty well imo right now.

Yes but to be honest I doubt Messi is the player who needs a lot of time to get used to a new squad. He has Neymar, no doubt that will work right from the start, and he knows how players like Mbappe work on the pitch. There is nothing worse for a brilliant player to have newbies surrounding you not understanding the quality of your passing and the eye for the free space. I guess with the players I just mentioned that problem won't exist.

Yeah you are right, we will see them vs Reims next Sunday probably

[KTChampions]

Monaco are still maintaining their really bad streak in the league. After Lorient, this time they lost to Lens 0-2 home. They just don't have really good performance against their opponents. They are having big problems on scoring and they are really weak in terms of defending. And still, they can't do anything about it to eradicate this big problem. They have a tough season which is waiting for them.

Monaco will play the next match against Troyes, which, after three played rounds, also has only one point. I think that if Monaco cannot make it to the main stage of the Champions League and additionally cannot defeat this opponent, then most likely the management will think about the resignation of the coach.

[mv1986]

Messi will certainly play during the match against Reims next week but it's very unlikely that he will play against Clermont in 3 weeks because his national team Argentina has several matches scheduled at the beginning of September and it's the same for Neymar and Brazil, they will meet each other BTW.

Didn't pay attention to Argentina 3 games next month, 3-5-10 September which means that Clermont game in 12th September will be unfeasible for him tho.
Talking about Clermont, they managed to get a 3-3 draw vs Lyon! They are doing pretty well imo right now.

Yes but to be honest I doubt Messi is the player who needs a lot of time to get used to a new squad. He has Neymar, no doubt that will work right from the start, and he knows how players like Mbappe work on the pitch. There is nothing worse for a brilliant player to have newbies surrounding you not understanding the quality of your passing and the eye for the free space. I guess with the players I just mentioned that problem won't exist.

Yeah you are right, we will see them vs Reims next Sunday probably

I just read an article that Pochettino wants to be particularly careful with Messi and he should not be expected full-time on the pitch for quite some time. Ramos is still injured and seems to be playing the diva in the club. Some employees were said to have already complaint about his star attitudes. To be honest though I can imagine they are right. Ramos can be an idiot. He expressed all kinds of special wishes and complains if he doesn't receive it immediately. I am curious how they all will be getting along and whether there will be arguments about penalties and free kicks within the game. Pochettino can be happy on the one side, but on the other side he has to really deliver now.

[Maidak]

Monaco are still maintaining their really bad streak in the league. After Lorient, this time they lost to Lens 0-2 home. They just don't have really good performance against their opponents. They are having big problems on scoring and they are really weak in terms of defending. And still, they can't do anything about it to eradicate this big problem. They have a tough season which is waiting for them.

Monaco is now 19th place in the points table. They have managed to draw in only one of the three matches. And they has lost two matches. Lorient was not a strong opponent. However, Monaco has been defeated. Monaco's match strategy needs to change. Their ball possession is more than 70% in 3 matches. Yet they cannot score. Very bad strategy.

I'm totally agree with you. Their ball possession against Nantes was 75%. They only scored one goal. Monaco's ball possession against Lorient was 72%, they could not score a single goal. In the last match against Lens, Monac's ball possession was 71%. And they were not able to score. They have scored only one goal in 3 matches.

[kro55]

Monaco are still maintaining their really bad streak in the league. After Lorient, this time they lost to Lens 0-2 home. They just don't have really good performance against their opponents. They are having big problems on scoring and they are really weak in terms of defending. And still, they can't do anything about it to eradicate this big problem. They have a tough season which is waiting for them.

Monaco is now 19th place in the points table. They have managed to draw in only one of the three matches. And they has lost two matches. Lorient was not a strong opponent. However, Monaco has been defeated. Monaco's match strategy needs to change. Their ball possession is more than 70% in 3 matches. Yet they cannot score. Very bad strategy.

I'm totally agree with you. Their ball possession against Nantes was 75%. They only scored one goal. Monaco's ball possession against Lorient was 72%, they could not score a single goal. In the last match against Lens, Monac's ball possession was 71%. And they were not able to score. They have scored only one goal in 3 matches.

It's not just that they have more ball possession and less attack. Their defense is very weak. I say this because their opponent didn't have to attack too much to score. If we look at the match statistics, Nantes has only one on-target shot in the entire match. And they were able to score this one. Lorient managed to score a goal with only 3 on-target shots and in the last match Lens made only 2 on target shots, 2 goals were scored. Inexperienced goalkeeper and weak defense.

[W Jr.]

Montpellier beat Lorient 3-1. Looking at the statistics, I guess what kind of game they put out. They lost 1-0 in the first half, but they still managed to beat Lorient with goals scored in the second half. During the 90 minutes, they took 32 shots in the match and 11 of them were on target. Lorient, on the other hand, took 5 shots in the match and 4 of them found the target.

[MAAManda]

Montpellier beat Lorient 3-1. Looking at the statistics, I guess what kind of game they put out. They lost 1-0 in the first half, but they still managed to beat Lorient with goals scored in the second half. During the 90 minutes, they took 32 shots in the match and 11 of them were on target. Lorient, on the other hand, took 5 shots in the match and 4 of them found the target.

In fact, Lorient didn't even have a single goal, the goal they had came from Dimitry Bertaud (a Montpellier player) in the 21st minute

Based on the stats, I think they deserved to win, they did everything they could to catch up in the first half, it looked like they had more than 30 shots against the Lorient side. But it looks like, in their next match, they will find it difficult, because they will face Lille (Last season's Ligue 1 champions).

[TheGreatPython]

PSG is already going at 3 for 3 and that is not an easy task to handle, starting with 3 wins is always a sure fire way to show the world that you mean business, Mbappe is not going to put all year and hope to get on another team, everyone talked about how he wanted to leave to go to Madrid and that could still be very well true who knows but that doesn't change the fact that dude plays very well even though he wants to be on another team.

I do not know 100% guaranteed if he wants to leave or not, but at least we all know (at least for now) that he is not going to play with 99%, he is putting 100% on all games and that is the thing that matters the most, if you can get the maximum out of Mbappe for all season you are going to be successful, that kid is something special, probably one of the best we have seen in the world at around that age (maybe except one or two players).

[W Jr.]

Montpellier beat Lorient 3-1. Looking at the statistics, I guess what kind of game they put out. They lost 1-0 in the first half, but they still managed to beat Lorient with goals scored in the second half. During the 90 minutes, they took 32 shots in the match and 11 of them were on target. Lorient, on the other hand, took 5 shots in the match and 4 of them found the target.

In fact, Lorient didn't even have a single goal, the goal they had came from Dimitry Bertaud (a Montpellier player) in the 21st minute

Based on the stats, I think they deserved to win, they did everything they could to catch up in the first half, it looked like they had more than 30 shots against the Lorient side. But it looks like, in their next match, they will find it difficult, because they will face Lille (Last season's Ligue 1 champions).

Lille got off to a very bad start this season. On the scoreboard, they could only collect 2 points with 2 draws and 1 loss in 3 matches. In the match they lost, they conceded 4 goals. This season, Lille is worse than last year. That's why Montpellier can win against Lille.

[kassex]

For the second game in a row, Psg conceded two goals from not very strong teams. Offensively, everything is in order, even in the absence of Messi and Neymar. But the defense is not yet in good condition. Perhaps Ramos will change the situation for the better. Pochettino will have to work hard to create a balance in the team, otherwise, in games with stronger teams, PSG will be severely disappointed.

With Donnarumma, Ramos, Messi and Neymar in the future matches, they will be unbeatable in both defense and attacking systems.

It is not easy to beat Donnarumma and with support from Ramos, Marquinhos will improve his defensive leadership. Messi will bring more key passes and goals for PSG.

I don't think it will be as easy as you say. Messi, Neymar do not like to defend. Plus Mbappe is also not very active in defense. Ramos after injury, it is not known in what form he will return. So I think there will be goals conceded, although Psg will have fire in attack.

[Cafex]

I think that the most delightful game of the day was Lyon - Clermont. Clermont made a huge comeback from 3-1 to 3-3. The last two goals came in the last 10 minute and Lyon were devastated. But I'm sure that spectators watched a very enjoyable game as they watched 6 goals. Lyon were so close to get their first win of the season but they couldn't. Something is really going wrong with Lyon, Lille and Monaco this season.

[Karartma1]

Bad news for Mauro Icardi and PSG. The Argentine striker, who started from 1' during the championship match against Brest, left the pitch due to a shoulder injury. According
to a few sources from France, fractures have been excluded, but the stop could be at least 3 weeks. "We will have to wait for the outcome of the exams. We hope it was just a scare and that it is nothing serious", Pochettino's words in the post-match reported by L'Equipe.
Poor Mauro competition in his domain is fierce and if he loses three weeks that's gonna be bad for his chances of playing regularly.

[LGD2Business]

I don't think it will be as easy as you say. Messi, Neymar do not like to defend. Plus Mbappe is also not very active in defense. Ramos after injury, it is not known in what form he will return. So I think there will be goals conceded, although Psg will have fire in attack.

With that squad you can concede 5 goals and still win the game. PSG don't have any problem finding multiple goals in every match. It's one of the greatest attacking squad in history. You can't see Messi, Neymar, Mbappe, Di Maria, Icardi, Wijnaldum, Sarabia, Rafinha, Herrera in the same team every day.
Their defence is not bad anyway. I would only change Kehrer to get more experienced stopper, he sometimes make simple mistakes. Kimpembe, Diallo and Hakimi are better than most sides.

[blackened515]

I think that the most delightful game of the day was Lyon - Clermont. Clermont made a huge comeback from 3-1 to 3-3. The last two goals came in the last 10 minute and Lyon were devastated. But I'm sure that spectators watched a very enjoyable game as they watched 6 goals. Lyon were so close to get their first win of the season but they couldn't. Something is really going wrong with Lyon, Lille and Monaco this season.

Clermont put up a nice performance in the second half. I thought the game was a winning for Lyon, only for Clermont to surprise everyone with 2 more goals (80 minutes and 90+1 minutes). Lyon, Lille and Monaco haven't won any match since the season started. Something seem wrong with them. PSG is the only club in the Ligue 1 which haven't lose or draw any of their matches. They are leading the Ligue 1 with 9 points.

[Rabi3]

The Nice v Marseille match tomorrow can be fun I think. These teams both started with similar results (1 draw and 1 win). Especially Nice's victory against Lille with a 4-0 score was a surprising one. Marseille are disadvantageous here but I think that it is still hard for Nice to get a win here. So I think that both of these teams will score and the result might be a draw.

I think so too. My guess is a 2-2 draw. However, the OGC Nice team seems more likely to win. Because the opponents were not weak in the previous two matches of Nice. Strong enough opponents, on the other hand, Marseille's opponents were relatively weak. Moreover, it is the home match of Nice.

we didn't get to see how the match was going to end due to rioting from spectators, they should be happy they can attend and support their favorite teams from the stadium after the pandemic forced them to stay home, but instead they caused to stop the match they payed tickets to watch, whoever threw something to the field or jumped to it to attack players should be ashamed of himself, players also should know how to deal with these kind of things, they're not pros for nothing.

[AndySt]

I just read an article that Pochettino wants to be particularly careful with Messi and he should not be expected full-time on the pitch for quite some time. Ramos is still injured and seems to be playing the diva in the club. Some employees were said to have already complaint about his star attitudes. To be honest though I can imagine they are right. Ramos can be an idiot. He expressed all kinds of special wishes and complains if he doesn't receive it immediately. I am curious how they all will be getting along and whether there will be arguments about penalties and free kicks within the game. Pochettino can be happy on the one side, but on the other side he has to really deliver now.

On the one hand, the pause with Messi is already beginning to drag on. On the other hand, everyone understands perfectly well that you need to be more careful with Messi at the beginning of the season and it is not at all necessary to do a full load, given the age of the player and the fact that the main matches for which the contract with Messi was actually signed are still ahead.As for Ramos, I think that if this is true, then this is the cost of adapting to a new team, because Ramos is used to being a leader at Real Madrid and is trying to continue in the same spirit at Paris Saint-Germain, which may be perceived by many at the club with discontent. Moreover, Ramos has not yet earned leadership in the club with his game due to injury.

[KTChampions]

PSG is already going at 3 for 3 and that is not an easy task to handle, starting with 3 wins is always a sure fire way to show the world that you mean business, Mbappe is not going to put all year and hope to get on another team, everyone talked about how he wanted to leave to go to Madrid and that could still be very well true who knows but that doesn't change the fact that dude plays very well even though he wants to be on another team.

I do not know 100% guaranteed if he wants to leave or not, but at least we all know (at least for now) that he is not going to play with 99%, he is putting 100% on all games and that is the thing that matters the most, if you can get the maximum out of Mbappe for all season you are going to be successful, that kid is something special, probably one of the best we have seen in the world at around that age (maybe except one or two players).

In fact, PSG's start looks very dubious - they conceded 5 goals in three games. This is a record figure for teams that are at the top of the table. If they continue to play in this way, then any serious rival (for example in the Champions League) will bury their ambitions. However, such indicators can most likely be attributed to the start of the season and poor teamwork of the players.

[Ratash]

Bad news for Mauro Icardi and PSG. The Argentine striker, who started from 1' during the championship match against Brest, left the pitch due to a shoulder injury. According
to a few sources from France, fractures have been excluded, but the stop could be at least 3 weeks. "We will have to wait for the outcome of the exams. We hope it was just a scare and that it is nothing serious", Pochettino's words in the post-match reported by L'Equipe.
Poor Mauro competition in his domain is fierce and if he loses three weeks that's gonna be bad for his chances of playing regularly.

Yes it will be though for him because last year he did not perform well and in this begining of the season he managed to score two goals and with this injury maybe pochetino will play with mbappe as a striker and i am sure next game we will see messi first apearence and with di maria and neymar i think it will be fire.

[condoras]

Bad news for Mauro Icardi and PSG. The Argentine striker, who started from 1' during the championship match against Brest, left the pitch due to a shoulder injury. According
to a few sources from France, fractures have been excluded, but the stop could be at least 3 weeks. "We will have to wait for the outcome of the exams. We hope it was just a scare and that it is nothing serious", Pochettino's words in the post-match reported by L'Equipe.
Poor Mauro competition in his domain is fierce and if he loses three weeks that's gonna be bad for his chances of playing regularly.

Icardi's injury was a bad surprise. I truly believe that he could find a place on the team this season and Pochettino it seems that he has the same thought with me (lol). Unfortunately, now he will have to set back for around a month and hopefully he will return as good as it was at the start.
It seems that from the time he moves to PSG, nothing goes the "right way" for him...