French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Leviathan.007]

We have to say frankly that Reims is one of the best teams of recent times.  Reims are playing very well and they were also very good against Marseille but Marseille made the difference with Alexis Sanchez and they managed to beat Reims.  This is good news for Marseille as they are working hard to be in the top two places in the league.

Reims have had good conditions in the last few games, it's just that Marseille are clearly better than them.
The match here was also quite interesting because Reims did score the first goal, it's just that Brace Alexis with a beautiful freekick and good use of momentum from a clear long cross made them unable to continue Reims' positive trend which was very good in the last few matches they played. .

Marseille won the game and their Chilean player Alexis Sánchez performed very well because he scored both goals for Marseille while he is 34 and far from his young days but this player is shining at this age, he scored 12 goals for his team so far. The interesting thing is currently Marseille needs only seven points to reach PSG even with all the stars PSG has with the money they spent for them.

[blue Snow]

Marseille won the game and their Chilean player Alexis Sánchez performed very well because he scored both goals for Marseille while he is 34 and far from his young days but this player is shining at this age, he scored 12 goals for his team so far. The interesting thing is currently Marseille needs only seven points to reach PSG even with all the stars PSG has with the money they spent for them.

Yes PSG is very tired to settle them, and in fact not too much to bring PSG to the high table Europa Champions league. Maybe the PSG owner is very regretful to pay the salary, of Mbappe, Messi, and Neymar, because the trio seems like the actor on the movie. their glamour is more worthy if play in a movie or be commercial ads actors than football players. That 7 different points with Marseille is show us, PSG can be eliminated from 1st position if that Higher salary player still play like movie actor.

[BlackBoss_]

Yes PSG is very tired to settle them, and in fact not too much to bring PSG to the high table Europa Champions league.

They went to one final but failed against Bayern Munich that is at least shown that they are able to come closely to the trophy. However, after that season PSG failed to maintain that successful momentum and they started to slip down with worse performances in the past three seasons. That is surely not good signal for their capability to win it.

Maybe the PSG owner is very regretful to pay the salary, of Mbappe, Messi, and Neymar, because the trio seems like the actor on the movie. their glamour is more worthy if play in a movie or be commercial ads actors than football players. That 7 different points with Marseille is show us, PSG can be eliminated from 1st position if that Higher salary player still play like movie actor.

I think PSG owner actually are not happy with the last two seasons. I don't believe they will lose Ligue 1 to Marseille but winning Ligue 1 is not what can be considered as success for PSG. PSG must play very bad in rest of season to lose Ligue 1 that I don't think will happen.

Of course there will be much blames on the coach.
Both PSG fans, the management and the team itself are frustrated. This is because the millions spent on getting those new signings wasn't just to win the Ligue 1 trophy.

I don't think it is fair enough to blame all responsibilities on PSG coaches including their current coach Galtier. Coaches have to cook with ingredients and recipes they are given by PSG owner and sport director. Therefore there are other people who must share responsibilities with PSG coaches and players as well.

People who are at top of the club must ask themselves what they did wrong and must correct such if they want better successful seasons in future.

[kro55]

PSG management spent a lot of money to sign star players. But they could not pick the right players for their team. There is a lack of coordination among the team players. Bonding between players is not good. There were also internal conflicts within the party. Due to these reasons PSG's squad despite having many star players, their performances was completely erratic. The PSG management may have thought that changing the coach would stabilize PSG's performance. But Galtier could not stabilize the team. Rather, the bonding between the team's players has weakened. It is impossible to win a platform title like Champions League without an experienced coach.

They thought that can buy the most expensive players and win all the tournaments, but it doesn't work that way, big titles are won by the team and not by individuals. Moreover, due to the fact that there are many stars in the team, everyone considers himself the center of this team, and to some extent this selfishness prevents the team from achieving its goals. Galtier is an incomprehensible step for me, I don’t see any of his merits or achievements that could help PSG.

You are right. PSG management thought they could win the Champions League only with star players. But we have seen many times in the past that despite having fewer star players in the squad, the teams won the Champions League title due to the excellent match strategy of the coach. The bond between PSG players is not good. There is a conflict between the players. Mbappe is a great player but he is also very selfish. This is also why PSG missed many easy-scoring opportunities. PSG needs a coach who can blend well with the players on the team. Be able to strengthen the bonds between team players.

[Prince Malik]

I still can't understand the psg weake preformence in the league 1, they got disqualified from the champions league and this us enough for them to focus on the league 1 and try to settle the trophy asap, but what we see is the contrary se they lost to rennes without even scoring a goal

[dezoel]

PSG are very often losing in the latter stages of the Champions League, despite their strong squad and predictions that they could become champions... But I think the coaching is not bad, because in Ligue 1 they are in first place in the standings and have a gap of 7 points from Marseille, their closest rival...

When you take a look on the budget spent in Ligue 1, you will see why PSG is almost in the first place the whole time and why the other teams are way behind.
The level of Ligue 1 without PSG is like any normal European league, nothing special. Lille, Lyon, Marseille and sometimes Rennes and Nice pop up and do something interesting in European competitions but cannot go too far.
I want to say that being in the first place for PSG and getting 7 points gap isn't really an achievement and cannot judge how good is the tactic used there. Facing European teams like Bayern, City, Real Madrid can give a global view about the team and players and until now, nothing special for PSG.

In this season we have just two leagues which are having big difference of points La Liga and Serie A with all other three leagues are having tough competitions between top teams same here even still PSG having seven points difference which is looking better but as they are spending budget this is not ideal situation because they are doing things without any solid strategy just for their own sack which is also big issue.

Qatari are having money, and they buy this club for doubling their money which is already done but their dream for having trophies is not completed because this all is not happening with only money you need something different as well as good coach and better environment which is not available here in this club specially just one thing which is creating here mess-up is mostly are complaining about Mbappé which is having different protocol and all other players are not having things like these, so they need to be a professional's not personal like and dislikes.

[rendravolt]

I still can't understand the psg weake preformence in the league 1, they got disqualified from the champions league and this us enough for them to focus on the league 1 and try to settle the trophy asap, but what we see is the contrary se they lost to rennes without even scoring a goal

Actually, if you watch the matches played by PSG, then you will know where the mistake lies and why it is so difficult for them to achieve maximum results. Maybe in my opinion, those who have occasionally watched PSG matches, they are actually quite good but the midfield and back line seem to lack coordination which makes them often lose the ball or even have gaps for the opponent to create opportunities that can even become goals. As for the attack line, it's actually quite good because there are Messi and Mbappe, it's just that they don't have a pure striker who can bounce the ball or pull the opponent's defenders so that other PSG players can attack from the opponent's blind spot.

[wmaurik]

I still can't understand the psg weake preformence in the league 1, they got disqualified from the champions league and this us enough for them to focus on the league 1 and try to settle the trophy asap, but what we see is the contrary se they lost to rennes without even scoring a goal

Losing to Rennes also won't change anything for PSG because the PSG team can still be at the top of the standings with a distance of 7 points from Marseille and for now PSG is still not weak in Ligue 1 even though they have been eliminated from the Champions League this season and for next season PSG is only need to fix some weaknesses in order to be able to compete again in the Champions League because in Ligue1 PSG is still a very strong number one team.

[rozak]

I still can't understand the psg weake preformence in the league 1, they got disqualified from the champions league and this us enough for them to focus on the league 1 and try to settle the trophy asap, but what we see is the contrary se they lost to rennes without even scoring a goal

Losing to Rennes also won't change anything for PSG because the PSG team can still be at the top of the standings with a distance of 7 points from Marseille and for now PSG is still not weak in Ligue 1 even though they have been eliminated from the Champions League this season and for next season PSG is only need to fix some weaknesses in order to be able to compete again in the Champions League because in Ligue1 PSG is still a very strong number one team.

the difference in points for PSG is still in their favor. even though they lost a few times, they still wouldn't be swept off the top of the table. but I believe PSG will not want to repeat the 2020-2021 season. they only have 1 point difference with their challenger. and PSG finally lost in the race for the title. there are still about 10 matches, if PSG is careless, Marseille can snatch the top position of the standings from PSG.

[darewaller]

PSG was not disqualified from the Champions League this season, but PSG was only defeated by a formidable opponent and that doesn't have to fully blame the coach even though the current coach's abuse feels unsatisfactory, but PSG players don't have to be frustrated about that because PSG can still get the Ligue1 trophy this season as usual and PSG can try their luck again in the Champions League next season.

Since PSG has been eliminated from the Champions League, their only goal now is to win the Ligue 1 title. And make their team more organized. The overall condition of the PSG team is very poor. The team is not able to perform well. The bond between the team players is not good. The coach should try to strengthen the bond between the team players. PSG management will look for a new coach next season if coach Galtier fails to stabilize the team. PSG need a more experienced coach if they want to win the Champions League.

After having another elimination from the Champions League things looking not good for them because many rumours around with most chances Messi is going to leave this club and Mbappé is also under pressure as he wants to be alone here with injury port Neymar is also under criticism from many about things going in club its need good overhauling from the management if they want to have better results in this club because just having stars not guaranteed for the win coach Galtier is also having not good experience of handling team like this most chances he will also out of job.

Discipline is also important part but for this you need to give all players same level treatment giving one player VIP and others on second level is also never give success to this team.

[SirLancelot]

Even if we look at the results of the previous Marseille match they were held to a draw by the weak Strasbourg team. But that match also left losses such as losing their key defender Leonardo Balerdi. But luckily in the match against Reims they were able to win and didn't concede more than 1 goal. Then a brace from Alexis Sanchez managed to save Marseille from defeat.

We have to say frankly that Reims is one of the best teams of recent times.  Reims are playing very well and they were also very good against Marseille but Marseille made the difference with Alexis Sanchez and they managed to beat Reims.  This is good news for Marseille as they are working hard to be in the top two places in the league.

Yeah, Reims which is middle of league table and doing amazing job they lost only five games form 28 in this season and Marseille is first team in last ten games which beat them without any doubt in limited resources and having average player's performance like this is amazing form them no chance for them to have any improvement for the higher rank but staying still into middle is also good from their coach and players hard work now in next round after break they are going to face Nantes which was also doing good in last few seasons, but now they are struggling badly and have one of the worst time with no win in last five game just 2 points which is surely worst case.

[Leviathan.007]

Marseille won the game and their Chilean player Alexis Sánchez performed very well because he scored both goals for Marseille while he is 34 and far from his young days but this player is shining at this age, he scored 12 goals for his team so far. The interesting thing is currently Marseille needs only seven points to reach PSG even with all the stars PSG has with the money they spent for them.

Yes PSG is very tired to settle them, and in fact not too much to bring PSG to the high table Europa Champions league. Maybe the PSG owner is very regretful to pay the salary, of Mbappe, Messi, and Neymar, because the trio seems like the actor on the movie. their glamour is more worthy if play in a movie or be commercial ads actors than football players. That 7 different points with Marseille is show us, PSG can be eliminated from 1st position if that Higher salary player still play like movie actor.

But for any reason, if Marseille gets itself closer to the first place on the table and replaces it with PSG, PSG can fail a lot more than failed so far. As far as I know, the most important player in Marseille is  Alexis Sánchez he is an old player and was a teammate with Messi in Barcelona and now if Marseille gets better results and takes the title at the end of this season PSG with the most valuable forwards will fail even Messi, Mbappe and Neymar.

[maju69]

I still can't understand the psg weake preformence in the league 1, they got disqualified from the champions league and this us enough for them to focus on the league 1 and try to settle the trophy asap, but what we see is the contrary se they lost to rennes without even scoring a goal

Losing to Rennes also won't change anything for PSG because the PSG team can still be at the top of the standings with a distance of 7 points from Marseille and for now PSG is still not weak in Ligue 1 even though they have been eliminated from the Champions League this season and for next season PSG is only need to fix some weaknesses in order to be able to compete again in the Champions League because in Ligue1 PSG is still a very strong number one team.

True what you say, but it should have been eliminated in the Champions League they did their best in Ligue 1 instead of making them lose enthusiasm. I still don't understand what is actually wrong from the team rich in Paris Saint Germain, the article they have everything but when in a bigger competition they cannot show their best. This team must get a very good touch so they can compete in the European scene.

[flipme]

Can this be a chance for Marseille to catch up with PSG again? I don't think so honestly. Because PSG are still a huge favourite for the title as long as they have a squad like this. I must say especially Messi, Mbappe and Neymar of course. I don't think PSG would maintain a bad form for a long time either. Because they have already been eliminated in the Champions League.

The Ligue 1 is their only focus now. They can't play very complacent from now on if they don't wany any surprise to happen later on. Marseille would do their best at least for securing their current position. It is important to finish in top 2 to join the CL groups directly.

They will play with Lyon, Nice and Lens respectively in the league. After these three games, their fixtures have matches that look easy. Of course, there is no easy match, but they will enter a more comfortable tempo. I don't think they will lose much points because they will only focus on the league. I agree with you on this. However, I think Messi and Mbappe will focus on league matches and make PSG champions this season. Because they failed the Champions League and disappointed their fans. If they finish the league in second place, they will have caused another big disappointment to their fans. I don't think they would make any more mistakes.

[BALIK]

Can this be a chance for Marseille to catch up with PSG again? I don't think so honestly. Because PSG are still a huge favourite for the title as long as they have a squad like this. I must say especially Messi, Mbappe and Neymar of course. I don't think PSG would maintain a bad form for a long time either. Because they have already been eliminated in the Champions League.
The Ligue 1 is their only focus now. They can't play very complacent from now on if they don't wany any surprise to happen later on. Marseille would do their best at least for securing their current position. It is important to finish in top 2 to join the CL groups directly.

They will play with Lyon, Nice and Lens respectively in the league. After these three games, their fixtures have matches that look easy. Of course, there is no easy match, but they will enter a more comfortable tempo. I don't think they will lose much points because they will only focus on the league. I agree with you on this. However, I think Messi and Mbappe will focus on league matches and make PSG champions this season. Because they failed the Champions League and disappointed their fans. If they finish the league in second place, they will have caused another big disappointment to their fans. I don't think they would make any more mistakes.

As of now, PSG is only focused on Ligue 1 matches, and hence their chances of winning the Ligue 1 title will increase. Because PSG has a strong squad. The strongest team in Ligue 1 is PSG. Even then they lost points in several matches. The PSG squad is not getting the expected performance due to the poor bond between the players. Now that PSG will only play in Ligue 1, maybe coach Galtier can develop a stable match strategy. More organized gameplay can be expected from PSG if the match strategy is good. In the next few matches, the PSG team will play against big teams like Lyon, Lens and Nice. PSG needs to win all three matches if they want to secure the title. Only then will they be able to dominate Ligue 1.

[hahay]

I still can't understand the psg weake preformence in the league 1, they got disqualified from the champions league and this us enough for them to focus on the league 1 and try to settle the trophy asap, but what we see is the contrary se they lost to rennes without even scoring a goal

Losing to Rennes also won't change anything for PSG because the PSG team can still be at the top of the standings with a distance of 7 points from Marseille and for now PSG is still not weak in Ligue 1 even though they have been eliminated from the Champions League this season and for next season PSG is only need to fix some weaknesses in order to be able to compete again in the Champions League because in Ligue1 PSG is still a very strong number one team.

the difference in points for PSG is still in their favor. even though they lost a few times, they still wouldn't be swept off the top of the table. but I believe PSG will not want to repeat the 2020-2021 season. they only have 1 point difference with their challenger. and PSG finally lost in the race for the title. there are still about 10 matches, if PSG is careless, Marseille can snatch the top position of the standings from PSG.

If PSG loses several times and/or loses in a row then of course, their position will not be safe and PSG cannot relax just having a gap in points like that. Because if they take things too lightly, the worrying thing is that it is difficult to improve performance and it is difficult to get good results in every match and that will still threaten their position.

But yes, if we consider the squad that PSG has, of course PSG still has the chance to return to winning ways. It's just that if PSG take things too lightly and/or relax too much then I think it might be a blunder.

[piebeyb]

I still can't understand the psg weake preformence in the league 1, they got disqualified from the champions league and this us enough for them to focus on the league 1 and try to settle the trophy asap, but what we see is the contrary se they lost to rennes without even scoring a goal

I'm sure almost all of his supporters think the same thing as you, even all of us here who know PSG, which has been seen as a scary club where there are lots of great players there. but it looks like having great players doesn't necessarily prove that the PSG club is a scary club, especially since the failure in the UCL and yesterday's defeat against rennes, but I believe PSG will fix that and their defeat yesterday did not change their position, in fact they will still be at the top of the standings until end of season

[Leviathan.007]

I still can't understand the psg weake preformence in the league 1, they got disqualified from the champions league and this us enough for them to focus on the league 1 and try to settle the trophy asap, but what we see is the contrary se they lost to rennes without even scoring a goal

I'm sure almost all of his supporters think the same thing as you, even all of us here who know PSG, which has been seen as a scary club where there are lots of great players there. but it looks like having great players doesn't necessarily prove that the PSG club is a scary club, especially since the failure in the UCL and yesterday's defeat against rennes, but I believe PSG will fix that and their defeat yesterday did not change their position, in fact they will still be at the top of the standings until end of season

The truth about PSG is they just have money and nothing else. You can't just spend money and expect to get a good result, financial power is definitely important for any team but that's not all, you need to know how to spend the money and which player is good enough to get hired also the player you bough need to know how to work together and they need a good manager to help them how to get the results you expect from them, otherwise, money can't solve everything.

[Razmirraz]

I still can't understand the psg weake preformence in the league 1, they got disqualified from the champions league and this us enough for them to focus on the league 1 and try to settle the trophy asap, but what we see is the contrary se they lost to rennes without even scoring a goal

Losing to Rennes also won't change anything for PSG because the PSG team can still be at the top of the standings with a distance of 7 points from Marseille and for now PSG is still not weak in Ligue 1 even though they have been eliminated from the Champions League this season and for next season PSG is only need to fix some weaknesses in order to be able to compete again in the Champions League because in Ligue1 PSG is still a very strong number one team.

There are still 10 more matches to be completed, the seven-point advantage is still very much in PSG favor despite losing their last game. PSG chances of winning the Ligue 1 title are still open, they will try to lock in the domestic league title after being eliminated by Bayern Munich in the Champions League. PSG only needs a few more wins to reach a safe point from the pursuit of Marseille, no one has been able to break PSG dominance in winning Ligue 1 even though they have lost points in several matches.

[Jody.Drummer]

Sometimes it's not about just spending money for hiring expensive players for the team, even if you have the most expensive players you should know how to manage these players and which expensive player you should buy, just pending money and hiring the most expensive player in the world won't help any team in a great match they have, I think they have to consider using another coach and then the need to hire the players they really need not any player with expensive price.

To see the quality of a coach, you really don't have to have expensive players, because no matter how expensive and how good the players are, if the coach can't understand the person he is training, they will not be able to maximize their abilities. Many good players have had to decline when they were coached by coaches who couldn't understand what they wanted. I really understand that players must understand the instructions of a coach, but on the other hand the coach must also understand the character of a player. The coach has 11 players on the field with different characters and playing styles. It is the job of a coach to be able to get them in the same rhythm with their respective playing styles.