French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[sana54210]

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.

I do understand the Messi part, it is understandable because that guy played a whole season and then copa america and won that, it was a tiring season, he needed his body to rest a lot, after such a horribly tiring season, you just want to go to a beach and relax all day everyday (or yacth, I don't know how rich people do vacations ) and that means that dude was slacking off a lot during that period and if you take a guy who worked his body beyond limits, then suddenly stopped like suddenly and then get him back to crazy levels again all of a sudden that is a recipe for a horrible injury for sure, there is no reason to do that at all.

This is why I understand that they are taking it slowly, dude just needs to relax and then he will be ready to do whatever they want him to do, which is why I honestly believe that he will be back in under a month, in 2 weeks or so, just needs to get his shape back together.

[poldanmig]

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.

In my opinion, PSG are still hiding their true strength, because of some of their new players, PSG have only fielded Wijnaldum and Hakimi to fill the core positions in the current squad, while Messi, Ramos and Donnarumma have not played even once until now and this shows that PSG have not played yet 100% showing the strength of his team to the football public.
Now, although still without messi, ramos and donnarumma, PSG are able to top the standings with a perfect score without losing from 3 matches, so just imagine what PSG strength is like when messi, ramos, donnarumma, mbappe and neymar play together, doesn't that make PSG become the perfect and dangerous club in the world?
Seeing the current PSG squad filled with star players, I remember the movie The Expendables which contains heroes from various cool movies

[Cafex]

In the coming match week, Lyon are going to fight for their first win of the season against Nantes. They started the season really terrible with 2 draws and 1 loss. They were so close to getting their first win but Clermont made a great comeback against them and saved one point. Nantes seem to be a dangerous team now. Lyon should play being aware of it. Actually, it is not a match that they cannot win. I hope that Lyon also start playing better.

[snipie]

In the coming match week, Lyon are going to fight for their first win of the season against Nantes. They started the season really terrible with 2 draws and 1 loss. They were so close to getting their first win but Clermont made a great comeback against them and saved one point. Nantes seem to be a dangerous team now. Lyon should play being aware of it. Actually, it is not a match that they cannot win. I hope that Lyon also start playing better.

Lyon will sign Shaqiri apparently, such a player could help a lot this team.
I don't see anyone talking about Nice - Marseille incident, the game stopped after Marseille players got hit when the spectators invaded the field... A bottle started a conflict
Now there will be a huge fine to be paid in addition to the closure of Nice stadium to everyone for a couple of games.

[Rabi3]

In the coming match week, Lyon are going to fight for their first win of the season against Nantes. They started the season really terrible with 2 draws and 1 loss. They were so close to getting their first win but Clermont made a great comeback against them and saved one point. Nantes seem to be a dangerous team now. Lyon should play being aware of it. Actually, it is not a match that they cannot win. I hope that Lyon also start playing better.

I don't see anyone talking about Nice - Marseille incident, the game stopped after Marseille players got hit when the spectators invaded the field... A bottle started a conflict
Now there will be a huge fine to be paid in addition to the closure of Nice stadium to everyone for a couple of games.

nobody talked about it here, maybe they only care about odds and betting those things don't matter to them, i had a bet on Marseille not to lose X2 maybe they could have equalized, now because of a bottle my bet is still ongoing, that incident is really bad for the reputation of Ligue 1, OM is going to sue them, and Payet could get suspended for several matches.

[BuNga_cute]

In the coming match week, Lyon are going to fight for their first win of the season against Nantes. They started the season really terrible with 2 draws and 1 loss. They were so close to getting their first win but Clermont made a great comeback against them and saved one point. Nantes seem to be a dangerous team now. Lyon should play being aware of it. Actually, it is not a match that they cannot win. I hope that Lyon also start playing better.

Lyon will sign Shaqiri apparently, such a player could help a lot this team.
I don't see anyone talking about Nice - Marseille incident, the game stopped after Marseille players got hit when the spectators invaded the field... A bottle started a conflict
Now there will be a huge fine to be paid in addition to the closure of Nice stadium to everyone for a couple of games.

Xherdan Shaqiri is actually not a bad player, especially when playing for Stoke City his game is very extraordinary. Unfortunately at Liverpool
Shaqiri could not adapt and was not given many opportunities to play, so indeed his move to Lyon was very appropriate. I believe Shaqiri will get
more opportunities to play at Lyon, after all Lyon got Shaqiri for a cheap price. So it's a very good buy that Lyon made. we'll see if Shaqiri can help
Lyon improve their form in Ligue 1. Because we know that Lyon have not won 3 matches.

Bad things did happen in the Nice vs Marseille match, which when entering the 75th minute Dimitri Payet was pelted with bottles by Nice
supporters. Shortly after falling from the pitch, Payet threw the bottle back at the Nice supporters. This finally sparked the anger of Nice supporters
and finally took to the field chasing Payet. After the problem got bigger after Alvaro Gonzalez kicked the ball into the Nice crowd and made more
and more Nice fans take to the pitch. The situation was getting out of control, finally the match was stopped at 77 minutes. LFP has not made
a decision regarding the match, the LFP will first call the two clubs for examination. Looks like there will be fines and temporary stadium closures,
we'll see how it develops next.

[AndySt]

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.

In my opinion, PSG are still hiding their true strength, because of some of their new players, PSG have only fielded Wijnaldum and Hakimi to fill the core positions in the current squad, while Messi, Ramos and Donnarumma have not played even once until now and this shows that PSG have not played yet 100% showing the strength of his team to the football public.
Now, although still without messi, ramos and donnarumma, PSG are able to top the standings with a perfect score without losing from 3 matches, so just imagine what PSG strength is like when messi, ramos, donnarumma, mbappe and neymar play together, doesn't that make PSG become the perfect and dangerous club in the world?
Seeing the current PSG squad filled with star players, I remember the movie The Expendables which contains heroes from various cool movies

Yes, although sometimes the desire to improve something good in itself can lead to deterioration   But I don't think this is exactly the case, because such a stellar version of the squad is selected for the Champions League matches. The principles of rotation have not been canceled yet, and it is strategically advantageous for Paris Saint-Germain to have a different version of the composition for participation in the domestic championship, also taking into account the age of the new team leaders. In any case, with such a selection of players, the main emphasis in the team game will be on attack, not defensive actions. By the way, everyone seems to know that Messi was not the best defensive player in his previous career

[MAAManda]

In the coming match week, Lyon are going to fight for their first win of the season against Nantes. They started the season really terrible with 2 draws and 1 loss. They were so close to getting their first win but Clermont made a great comeback against them and saved one point. Nantes seem to be a dangerous team now. Lyon should play being aware of it. Actually, it is not a match that they cannot win. I hope that Lyon also start playing better.

Source: https://www.sofascore.com/football/2021-08-28

Lyon Have a good record when facing Nantes, from their last 3 matches, they managed to win in 3 of those matches.

in their last meeting, even Lyon can win against Nantes at Beaujoire Stadium (Nantes Stadium), It's Not Impossible They (Lyon) Can Repeat The Same Thing.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

In my opinion, PSG are still hiding their true strength, because of some of their new players, PSG have only fielded Wijnaldum and Hakimi to fill the core positions in the current squad, while Messi, Ramos and Donnarumma have not played even once until now and this shows that PSG have not played yet 100% showing the strength of his team to the football public.

PSG are right with Hakimi, Wijnaldum, Messi and Donnarumma but I don't know why they let Thiago Silva left the club in the last year. And in this year, they signed with Ramos. They let one legendary player leaving as free transfer and signed with another one with free transfer as replacement.

I can not say Ramos is better than Thiago Silva. They are at same levels.

Xherdan Shaqiri is actually not a bad player, especially when playing for Stoke City his game is very extraordinary. Unfortunately at Liverpool
Shaqiri could not adapt and was not given many opportunities to play, so indeed his move to Lyon was very appropriate. I believe Shaqiri will get
more opportunities to play at Lyon, after all Lyon got Shaqiri for a cheap price. So it's a very good buy that Lyon made.

Shaquiri has a very good performance in Euro 2020. He is a best scorer of Switzerland in that tournament and his national team were lack of a bi lucky to have a position in semi final match.

I don't know why Liverpool can not find ways to use Shaquiri and obviously he will be a very good player for Lyon.

[LittleBitFunny]

In my opinion, PSG are still hiding their true strength, because of some of their new players, PSG have only fielded Wijnaldum and Hakimi to fill the core positions in the current squad, while Messi, Ramos and Donnarumma have not played even once until now and this shows that PSG have not played yet 100% showing the strength of his team to the football public.

PSG are right with Hakimi, Wijnaldum, Messi and Donnarumma but I don't know why they let Thiago Silva left the club in the last year. And in this year, they signed with Ramos. They let one legendary player leaving as free transfer and signed with another one with free transfer as replacement.
I can not say Ramos is better than Thiago Silva. They are at same levels.

Maybe coach Pochettino thought Ramos would be more effective than Thiago Silva. Moreover, Ramos can have an impact on the opposing players. Although I think they are both defenders in the same category. But if Thiago Silva had been on the PSG's defense would have been stronger.

[Maidak]

New rumors are circulating that Mbappe is not interested in staying with PSG. He has played in 2 matches. Thought he might be staying with PSG for one more season. Will perform with Messi and Neymar. But he is probably interested in going to Real Madrid now. PSG's management should sell him and look for new players.

[ShowOff]

I can not say Ramos is better than Thiago Silva. They are at same levels.

Ramos and Silva are not at the same level in my opinion. But I like these two defenders and they deserve to be called a defensive wall. Silva is a Legend for PSG and Ramos is a Legend of Madrid but both have but in the end they have to part with the team they have joined for a long time to play with another team on a free transfer. Compare the two in terms of title achievement, this will be interesting. Thiago Silva vs Sergio Ramos.

For his first season at Chelsea, Silva won a Champions League title that he had never won while defending PSG. Very curious about what Ramos can achieve at PSG for his first season, will Ramos, Messi and several other new signings win the Champions League title for the first time for PSG?

[jaberwock]

Shaquiri has a very good performance in Euro 2020. He is a best scorer of Switzerland in that tournament and his national team were lack of a bi lucky to have a position in semi final match.

I don't know why Liverpool can not find ways to use Shaquiri and obviously he will be a very good player for Lyon.

I guess that Shaqiri just doesn't seem to be fitting perfectly with Klopps methods basically, he is not a bad player but he is not great at the strategy they are playing and that seems to be the problem. He was great against Barcelona when they won 4-0 and that was insane. However not like Klopp doesn't play other players neither, they keep getting bigger in depth and they have so many "new" players that they keep changing constantly so I do not think that we should be really worried about their lack of depth. In any case Shaqiri is a good player in most cases and I would say that he will be great playing in France as well, dude is just all around a great place for him.

[Swordsoffreedom]

New rumors are circulating that Mbappe is not interested in staying with PSG. He has played in 2 matches. Thought he might be staying with PSG for one more season. Will perform with Messi and Neymar. But he is probably interested in going to Real Madrid now. PSG's management should sell him and look for new players.

I also heard that Mbappe has returned the 5 year contract offered by PSG. No one is sure yet what he wants. If he goes to Real Madrid, he may become a key player for Real Madrid, but he can become more experienced if he plays with Messi. Let's see what he decides.

[poldanmig]

New rumors are circulating that Mbappe is not interested in staying with PSG. He has played in 2 matches. Thought he might be staying with PSG for one more season. Will perform with Messi and Neymar. But he is probably interested in going to Real Madrid now. PSG's management should sell him and look for new players.

I also heard that Mbappe has returned the 5 year contract offered by PSG. No one is sure yet what he wants. If he goes to Real Madrid, he may become a key player for Real Madrid, but he can become more experienced if he plays with Messi. Let's see what he decides.

mbappe is one of the best players in the world and of course he might want to experience how to compete in a league other than the french league and i think madrid is a football club that might make him an important player at the club like ronaldo was, playing with messi at PSG of course it is possible we can add experience to mbappe, but we know that messi will at least reduce mbappe's prestige later so that the competition to become the world's best player will certainly be dominated by messi.
 I think being the best player certainly requires rivals from other clubs and not rivals from one club.

[BuNga_cute]

Xherdan Shaqiri is actually not a bad player, especially when playing for Stoke City his game is very extraordinary. Unfortunately at Liverpool
Shaqiri could not adapt and was not given many opportunities to play, so indeed his move to Lyon was very appropriate. I believe Shaqiri will get
more opportunities to play at Lyon, after all Lyon got Shaqiri for a cheap price. So it's a very good buy that Lyon made.

Shaquiri has a very good performance in Euro 2020. He is a best scorer of Switzerland in that tournament and his national team were lack of a bi lucky to have a position in semi final match.

I don't know why Liverpool can not find ways to use Shaquiri and obviously he will be a very good player for Lyon.

I also saw Shaqiri when he played for Switzerland at Euro 2020 it was amazing, and it is very sad to imagine such a good player failing to do well
at Liverpool. There are many factors why Shaqiri failed to show his best performance with Liverpool, there is a possibility that he does not fit
the strategy used by Klopp. Or it could be that Klopp rarely changes his starting eleven, so there is very little chance for Shaqiri to show his
best game. In conclusion, Shaqiri's move is the best step to save Shaqiri's career, hopefully Shaqiri can show his best performance for Lyon
like when he played for Switzerland at Euro 2020.

[MAAManda]

New rumors are circulating that Mbappe is not interested in staying with PSG. He has played in 2 matches. Thought he might be staying with PSG for one more season. Will perform with Messi and Neymar. But he is probably interested in going to Real Madrid now. PSG's management should sell him and look for new players.

I also heard that Mbappe has returned the 5 year contract offered by PSG. No one is sure yet what he wants. If he goes to Real Madrid, he may become a key player for Real Madrid, but he can become more experienced if he plays with Messi. Let's see what he decides.

I Also Heard The Same Thing On Several Trusted Local Sports News Portals. It seems that Mbappe is not happy to be at PSG, especially when there is news that Cristiano Ronaldo will move from Juventus to PSG.

In addition, it was also reported that Neymar had advised PSG management to buy Richarlison (Brazil player) from Everton if Mbappe was still reluctant to stay at PSG.

[Pulsar77]

The new match week will start with the Nantes - Lyon game. As we have seen, Lyon started really bad by getting two draws and one loss. They will do their best and want to get a win finally. Nantes are not a team to be underestimated for now. So I'm sure that Lyon won't do so. They need a solid performance to win this one. Otherwise, they won't be able to end the bad streak.

[snipie]

New rumors are circulating that Mbappe is not interested in staying with PSG. He has played in 2 matches. Thought he might be staying with PSG for one more season. Will perform with Messi and Neymar. But he is probably interested in going to Real Madrid now. PSG's management should sell him and look for new players.

We are talking about this in the transfer topic too and nothing clear as usual. What is obvious is Mbappe wants to leave, PSG wants him to stay and renew his contract to avoid losing him for free next season.
Now with the transfer window is shrinking, PSG will try to milk Real Madrid as much as possible and imo they will end with letting him go before few days from the closure of the window.

[Spack17]

The next opponent for Lille is Montpellier this Sunday. I see that Lille still haven't got their first win in this season. They were so close to getting one against St Etienne the last time. But they couldn't prevent their opponent from scoring in the last minutes. Montpellier got better results than them. But I think that Lille will make use of playing home and defeat their opponent. It is time for them to win also I think.