French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[blue Snow]

I agree with the people who think Galtier has a significant probability of getting sacked in the summer. Because his performance in the Champions League wasn't convincing at all. PSG had great players in the lineup but still couldn't become very effective against Bayern Munich. Their not being able to beat Benfica in both matches in the group stage must also be a sign for this actually. I still expected them to play better in the rematch against Bayern Munich because they had Mbappe back in the starting lineup.

But they were eliminated quite comfortably by their opponent. Galtier will continue to be criticized even if they win the Ligue 1 title. They have already been dominating the Ligue 1 for years but they don't have any Champions League title. That is the point to make difference for PSG.

It's quite hard for a coach which has pressure from an ambitious club like PSG. whoever a coach, this seems like mission impossible to bring a club to be on top Europa champions league because PSG doesn't have the mental for that. maybe if move all Madrid player and coach to PSG club, that possible they will get the same result because PSG, even a richest club who have unlimited financial for that but they can't get instant for mentally champions. PSG must be patient and Only time can answer that, and they must cultivate it early.

[kro55]

PSG changed their coach this season. But the new coach Galtier could not improve the team. Rather, the team's performance has further deteriorated. Despite having a lot of star players on the team, PSG's performance has been disappointing. PSG's match strategy is not good. Galtier also experimented with changing PSG's formation in various important matches. As a result, PSG lost points in several matches. We may not see Galtier as PSG coach next season. As PSG wants to win the Champions League, they need a more experienced coach.

As soon as Galtier came to the team, the results of PSG were much better, but it was not his merit, I'm sure we saw the results of Pochattino's work. But gradually the results worsened, I agree, there were more conflicts in the team, in general, I would say that Galte could not control good discipline in the team, and for PSG this is very important. All he can achieve this season is to win Ligue 1, but for PSG this result can be considered bad.

I don't think Galtier has improved the PSG team. Galtier has many weaknesses. He was the coach of the team for a long time. But he still could not find a suitable formation for the team. We see him change formation in almost every match. Also, PSG's match strategy is very weak. This is the reason why the team cannot win even against a relatively weak team. The biggest mistake PSG management made this season was hiring Galtier as a coach. Galtier was an inexperienced coach on the Champions League platform. Hopefully next season PSG will try to hire a more experienced coach.

[sovie]

PSG changed their coach this season. But the new coach Galtier could not improve the team. Rather, the team's performance has further deteriorated. Despite having a lot of star players on the team, PSG's performance has been disappointing. PSG's match strategy is not good. Galtier also experimented with changing PSG's formation in various important matches. As a result, PSG lost points in several matches. We may not see Galtier as PSG coach next season. As PSG wants to win the Champions League, they need a more experienced coach.

As soon as Galtier came to the team, the results of PSG were much better, but it was not his merit, I'm sure we saw the results of Pochattino's work. But gradually the results worsened, I agree, there were more conflicts in the team, in general, I would say that Galte could not control good discipline in the team, and for PSG this is very important. All he can achieve this season is to win Ligue 1, but for PSG this result can be considered bad.

I don't think Galtier has improved the PSG team. Galtier has many weaknesses. He was the coach of the team for a long time. But he still could not find a suitable formation for the team. We see him change formation in almost every match. Also, PSG's match strategy is very weak. This is the reason why the team cannot win even against a relatively weak team. The biggest mistake PSG management made this season was hiring Galtier as a coach. Galtier was an inexperienced coach on the Champions League platform. Hopefully next season PSG will try to hire a more experienced coach.

With the best players PSG has, the team's performance should have been much better. I think one of the reasons for this is the coach of the team, because he could not make any great tactical changes with the players of the team. If a talented coach is added to the team then PSG team will definitely become one of the best team.

[shogun47]

PSG changed their coach this season. But the new coach Galtier could not improve the team. Rather, the team's performance has further deteriorated. Despite having a lot of star players on the team, PSG's performance has been disappointing. PSG's match strategy is not good. Galtier also experimented with changing PSG's formation in various important matches. As a result, PSG lost points in several matches. We may not see Galtier as PSG coach next season. As PSG wants to win the Champions League, they need a more experienced coach.

As soon as Galtier came to the team, the results of PSG were much better, but it was not his merit, I'm sure we saw the results of Pochattino's work. But gradually the results worsened, I agree, there were more conflicts in the team, in general, I would say that Galte could not control good discipline in the team, and for PSG this is very important. All he can achieve this season is to win Ligue 1, but for PSG this result can be considered bad.

I don't think Galtier has improved the PSG team. Galtier has many weaknesses. He was the coach of the team for a long time. But he still could not find a suitable formation for the team. We see him change formation in almost every match. Also, PSG's match strategy is very weak. This is the reason why the team cannot win even against a relatively weak team. The biggest mistake PSG management made this season was hiring Galtier as a coach. Galtier was an inexperienced coach on the Champions League platform. Hopefully next season PSG will try to hire a more experienced coach.

I agree with you kro55. Saying that Galtier improved the team is a joke. The last time they played Bayern in the Champions League, there was a real fight. This time PSG looked like they were dead in the water. Nothing was happening on their part.

And even if they could still gather more points in Ligue 1 this year than last year, it still isn't a convincing performance by them. The have also been kicked out of the Coup de France last season in the round of 16 against Nice in a home game.

PSG is simply not the team they should be given how many stars they have on their team.

[rendravolt]

I agree with the people who think Galtier has a significant probability of getting sacked in the summer. Because his performance in the Champions League wasn't convincing at all. PSG had great players in the lineup but still couldn't become very effective against Bayern Munich. Their not being able to beat Benfica in both matches in the group stage must also be a sign for this actually. I still expected them to play better in the rematch against Bayern Munich because they had Mbappe back in the starting lineup.

But they were eliminated quite comfortably by their opponent. Galtier will continue to be criticized even if they win the Ligue 1 title. They have already been dominating the Ligue 1 for years but they don't have any Champions League title. That is the point to make difference for PSG.

It's quite hard for a coach which has pressure from an ambitious club like PSG. whoever a coach, this seems like mission impossible to bring a club to be on top Europa champions league because PSG doesn't have the mental for that. maybe if move all Madrid player and coach to PSG club, that possible they will get the same result because PSG, even a richest club who have unlimited financial for that but they can't get instant for mentally champions. PSG must be patient and Only time can answer that, and they must cultivate it early.

That's right, in terms of a winning mentality PSG don't have that kind of thing in their squad yet and I think it will take a few more years if they are to achieve that. The problem of pressure from the club can certainly have a significant impact on coaches and players, maybe this is what hasn't been able to make PSG able to compete with other top European clubs.

Maybe it can't be measured just by moving Real Madrid players and coaches to PSG but Real Madrid can be a good example for other big clubs, but it still takes time for these achievements to be achieved and it's not easy to be the team with the most UCL titles, they went through difficult times and almost slipped out of the competition but they have a winning mentality that is very rarely owned by other teams in Europe. Back again, for PSG I think they really have to secure the Ligue 1 title this season, considering that the competition with Marseille has not completely ended and is only 7 points away.

[GiftedMAN]

@Kro55 the head coach of PSG will definitely be sacked once the season ends, because not only did PSG exit the champions league but on and off the pitch also it’s clear to see that he’s failed to unite the player’s hence his sacking is inevitable. Lastly for the next season I feel that PSG should hire a more experienced coach, and trim down their star player’s squad and retain only those that actually want to play for PSG and not be there for just collecting large sum of money.

I agree if he fails to unite the cast so there is no chemistry to be seen from them. I wish if they have good chemistry I think they will play more than what they are showing now. Another problem is that they only focus on their star players in the hope that having them all can bring them the title they have always wanted. But in reality, just stacking star players alone can't make them better when they don't have someone who can manage them very well.

I do not blame PSG coach for the chaos among their star players. Infact it is not the coach fault that they super stars are not in good terms. There is no coach that will control those three big fishes successfully. Each of those players are brands.
I will rather blame the management of psg who offers individual players outrageous contracts with not only monetary value but also the ability to make sensitive decisions. There lies the genesis of the whole misunderstanding.

@rby you made a very good point here and I agree with you. PSG coach is not to be blamed because from all indications, he is managing a team where few individuals are partially bigger than him in terms of fame and individual recognition. You don't expect the coach of PSG to give instructions to someone who he has no control over and as you clearly said, Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are brands commanding them to work with you will not be possible unless you have the backing of the club and now some of these players are part of the board of directors in the team how then can the coach be incharge when he has no power over them.

[savetheFORUM]

The thing about Monaco is they didn't start the season well but recently they show a good performance and now they have the chance to be on top of the table. I think they have the chance to be the third team if they beat Strasbourg next week. However, the game against Reims was a complete disappointment for them as they lost three points, otherwise, they could even have had the opportunity to make it into the top two next week if they had won.

Few weeks back there was fair chance for Monaco to have challenging title race competition with PSG, but sadly they were not able to take advantage of this all now they are at fourth with most chances until end of this season if they keep better results against ended with third spot like they have in last year their recent two home defeats having big problems for them but their performance and quality is still at his best Lens is going to visit Rennes which is going to be tough match for the both teams specially after Rennes beats PSG in away things could be not easy for the Lens which will give good benefit to the Monaco but still for the better results they need to be improved in coming matches.

[fzkto]

The thing about Monaco is they didn't start the season well but recently they show a good performance and now they have the chance to be on top of the table. I think they have the chance to be the third team if they beat Strasbourg next week. However, the game against Reims was a complete disappointment for them as they lost three points, otherwise, they could even have had the opportunity to make it into the top two next week if they had won.

Few weeks back there was fair chance for Monaco to have challenging title race competition with PSG, but sadly they were not able to take advantage of this all now they are at fourth with most chances until end of this season if they keep better results against ended with third spot like they have in last year their recent two home defeats having big problems for them but their performance and quality is still at his best Lens is going to visit Rennes which is going to be tough match for the both teams specially after Rennes beats PSG in away things could be not easy for the Lens which will give good benefit to the Monaco but still for the better results they need to be improved in coming matches.

I don't think PSG can catch up this season as they did in previous seasons. But the situation with the other top 5 clubs is really interesting. Marseille, Lens, Monaco, Rennes and even Lille will be fighting hard to get into the European championships next season. If Monaco continue to play poorly, Lille can get in their place because they play just as well.

[slapper]

I agree with the people who think Galtier has a significant probability of getting sacked in the summer. Because his performance in the Champions League wasn't convincing at all. PSG had great players in the lineup but still couldn't become very effective against Bayern Munich. Their not being able to beat Benfica in both matches in the group stage must also be a sign for this actually. I still expected them to play better in the rematch against Bayern Munich because they had Mbappe back in the starting lineup.

But they were eliminated quite comfortably by their opponent. Galtier will continue to be criticized even if they win the Ligue 1 title. They have already been dominating the Ligue 1 for years but they don't have any Champions League title. That is the point to make difference for PSG.

It's quite hard for a coach which has pressure from an ambitious club like PSG. whoever a coach, this seems like mission impossible to bring a club to be on top Europa champions league because PSG doesn't have the mental for that. maybe if move all Madrid player and coach to PSG club, that possible they will get the same result because PSG, even a richest club who have unlimited financial for that but they can't get instant for mentally champions. PSG must be patient and Only time can answer that, and they must cultivate it early.

Without question, the burden of coaching PSG is immense, but I firmly believe that given the proper mindset and a healthy dose of patience, they will ultimately rise to the top. PSG is certainly on an upward trajectory, boasting a roster of phenomenal players with the ability to propel them to victory.
To enhance their prospects of capturing the Champions League crown, it is imperative they develop a winning mentality – a quality they presently lack. Iconic clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona have this attitude embedded within their culture, enabling their consistent success. Should PSG emulate this approach, they will undoubtedly become an unstoppable force.

[rendravolt]

Lyon is still facing a bad performance crisis in the last few matches which has forced it to be in 10th place in the standings. In the last 5 matches Lyon have drawn 3 times, 1 win and 1 loss. Of course this result is not good considering they did not get maximum results because most of them played in draws. In fact, in the next match, Lyon will have to play an away match against PSG, of course this will be another deadlock for Lyon to get full points, considering that PSG also seems to want to win in this match to be able to continue to widen the distance from Marseille.

[darewaller]

Saying that Galtier improved the team is a joke. The last time they played Bayern in the Champions League, there was a real fight. This time PSG looked like they were dead in the water. Nothing was happening on their part.

And even if they could still gather more points in Ligue 1 this year than last year, it still isn't a convincing performance by them. The have also been kicked out of the Coup de France last season in the round of 16 against Nice in a home game.

PSG is simply not the team they should be given how many stars they have on their team.

Bringing coach like Galtier at PSG was joke in itself because while you have big dreams you need to be work on all aspects better and having quality coach and players is clubs managements responsibility where these Qataris completely fail with second problem which is preventing them from having any big win in Champions League is not honouring all players at same level which is also worst from them and creating mess up in dressing room as professional you need to work on basic things which are important and create good environment in dressing room which is the most important thing for having better results.

Now how things will be moved after end of this season nothing is clear because most chances Messi and Galtier both are going to leave and what is future of Mbappé and Neymar, it's also not clear; hopefully we will have better things in near future and right path for this big club as well.

[shogun47]

Saying that Galtier improved the team is a joke. The last time they played Bayern in the Champions League, there was a real fight. This time PSG looked like they were dead in the water. Nothing was happening on their part.

And even if they could still gather more points in Ligue 1 this year than last year, it still isn't a convincing performance by them. The have also been kicked out of the Coup de France last season in the round of 16 against Nice in a home game.

PSG is simply not the team they should be given how many stars they have on their team.

Bringing coach like Galtier at PSG was joke in itself because while you have big dreams you need to be work on all aspects better and having quality coach and players is clubs managements responsibility where these Qataris completely fail with second problem which is preventing them from having any big win in Champions League is not honouring all players at same level which is also worst from them and creating mess up in dressing room as professional you need to work on basic things which are important and create good environment in dressing room which is the most important thing for having better results.

Now how things will be moved after end of this season nothing is clear because most chances Messi and Galtier both are going to leave and what is future of Mbappé and Neymar, it's also not clear; hopefully we will have better things in near future and right path for this big club as well.

PSG has a massive issue in regards to their hierarchy. They want the best coaches in the world, but the best coaches in the world have their own idea of a team and how they want to play. But the PSG bosses also want that their ideas get realized. The only way out is that you sign the second best coaches that you can force to do what you want them to do. See Tuchel, he didn't want the club bosses to tell him how to play and with whom to play. At the same time Klopp and Guardiola have a say in their clubs when it comes to managing the squad. PSG will always suffer from that problem.

[Leviathan.007]

Saying that Galtier improved the team is a joke. The last time they played Bayern in the Champions League, there was a real fight. This time PSG looked like they were dead in the water. Nothing was happening on their part.

And even if they could still gather more points in Ligue 1 this year than last year, it still isn't a convincing performance by them. The have also been kicked out of the Coup de France last season in the round of 16 against Nice in a home game.

PSG is simply not the team they should be given how many stars they have on their team.

Bringing coach like Galtier at PSG was joke in itself because while you have big dreams you need to be work on all aspects better and having quality coach and players is clubs managements responsibility where these Qataris completely fail with second problem which is preventing them from having any big win in Champions League is not honouring all players at same level which is also worst from them and creating mess up in dressing room as professional you need to work on basic things which are important and create good environment in dressing room which is the most important thing for having better results.

Now how things will be moved after end of this season nothing is clear because most chances Messi and Galtier both are going to leave and what is future of Mbappé and Neymar, it's also not clear; hopefully we will have better things in near future and right path for this big club as well.

PSG has a massive issue in regards to their hierarchy. They want the best coaches in the world, but the best coaches in the world have their own idea of a team and how they want to play. But the PSG bosses also want that their ideas get realized. The only way out is that you sign the second best coaches that you can force to do what you want them to do. See Tuchel, he didn't want the club bosses to tell him how to play and with whom to play. At the same time Klopp and Guardiola have a say in their clubs when it comes to managing the squad. PSG will always suffer from that problem.

PSg issues will start at the end of this season when most of the superstar players like Neymar and Messi leave this team and they will have to find players to replace them or increase their salaries for huge amounts of money just like they did a few months ago about Mbappe, but this time even the fans are unhappy and holding the players after the end of this season will be a pain for them.

[zuzie]

@Kro55 the head coach of PSG will definitely be sacked once the season ends, because not only did PSG exit the champions league but on and off the pitch also it’s clear to see that he’s failed to unite the player’s hence his sacking is inevitable. Lastly for the next season I feel that PSG should hire a more experienced coach, and trim down their star player’s squad and retain only those that actually want to play for PSG and not be there for just collecting large sum of money.

I agree if he fails to unite the cast so there is no chemistry to be seen from them. I wish if they have good chemistry I think they will play more than what they are showing now. Another problem is that they only focus on their star players in the hope that having them all can bring them the title they have always wanted. But in reality, just stacking star players alone can't make them better when they don't have someone who can manage them very well.

I do not blame PSG coach for the chaos among their star players. Infact it is not the coach fault that they super stars are not in good terms. There is no coach that will control those three big fishes successfully. Each of those players are brands.
I will rather blame the management of psg who offers individual players outrageous contracts with not only monetary value but also the ability to make sensitive decisions. There lies the genesis of the whole misunderstanding.

@rby you made a very good point here and I agree with you. PSG coach is not to be blamed because from all indications, he is managing a team where few individuals are partially bigger than him in terms of fame and individual recognition. You don't expect the coach of PSG to give instructions to someone who he has no control over and as you clearly said, Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are brands commanding them to work with you will not be possible unless you have the backing of the club and now some of these players are part of the board of directors in the team how then can the coach be incharge when he has no power over them.

PSG team is the best team in League One. I am very sure that the team will secure the title this time. However, PSG team is not able to do well in any other league except League One. These issues need to be thought about by the PSG team authorities.

Especially in the French 1 League, it's true that PSG are still the best so far with their success dominate the league recently. But apart from that PSG still needs to improve itself
With the current point collection, PSG will almost certainly continue to dominate the trophy this season. Marseille did not have time to catch up with PSG because they were focus on maintain the point difference from the teams below them

[Razmirraz]

Few weeks back there was fair chance for Monaco to have challenging title race competition with PSG, but sadly they were not able to take advantage of this all now they are at fourth with most chances until end of this season if they keep better results against ended with third spot like they have in last year their recent two home defeats having big problems for them but their performance and quality is still at his best Lens is going to visit Rennes which is going to be tough match for the both teams specially after Rennes beats PSG in away things could be not easy for the Lens which will give good benefit to the Monaco but still for the better results they need to be improved in coming matches.

I don't think PSG can catch up this season as they did in previous seasons. But the situation with the other top 5 clubs is really interesting. Marseille, Lens, Monaco, Rennes and even Lille will be fighting hard to get into the European championships next season. If Monaco continue to play poorly, Lille can get in their place because they play just as well.

In the remaining 10 games, all possibilities can still happen. It is very interesting to see the points accumulated by the teams in second to sixth place, position changes can still occur if they are not consistent in the remaining matches. Rennes who is ranked 5th, is only four points away from Monaco, while Lille, who sits in 6th position, is trying to catch up to get into the top four list. It is very interesting to see the competition between the teams in the top six, their performance will determine whether they can appear in the UCL or not.

[rahmad2nd]

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I don't think PSG can catch up this season as they did in previous seasons. But the situation with the other top 5 clubs is really interesting. Marseille, Lens, Monaco, Rennes and even Lille will be fighting hard to get into the European championships next season. If Monaco continue to play poorly, Lille can get in their place because they play just as well.

Last season, PSG won 26 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats in 38 matches. in this season, in 28 matches, PSG has only won 21 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats and there are still 10 matches left until the end of this season. meaning, everything is still possible. if, PSG is able to win the remaining 10 matches with a clean sweep of victory. that means, PSG is still better than the previous season. on the contrary, in the last 10 matches it is very possible that PSG will experience 1 or 3 defeats. which means, PSG is no better than the previous season. however, to win the trophy this season smoothly. at the very least, PSG should win 7 of the remaining 10 matches.

For the rest of the team, I don't have much of an idea. but for Marseille, I'm pretty optimistic they will finish second and below that is Manaco. as for Lens, I'm not too sure they will be able to maintain their ranking until the end of the season. however, Ligue 1 still has 10 matches remaining. therefore, there will be many possibilities and changes in position in the top four in the Ligue 1 standings.

[Leviathan.007]

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I don't think PSG can catch up this season as they did in previous seasons. But the situation with the other top 5 clubs is really interesting. Marseille, Lens, Monaco, Rennes and even Lille will be fighting hard to get into the European championships next season. If Monaco continue to play poorly, Lille can get in their place because they play just as well.

Last season, PSG won 26 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats in 38 matches. in this season, in 28 matches, PSG has only won 21 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats and there are still 10 matches left until the end of this season. meaning, everything is still possible. if, PSG is able to win the remaining 10 matches with a clean sweep of victory. that means, PSG is still better than the previous season. on the contrary, in the last 10 matches it is very possible that PSG will experience 1 or 3 defeats. which means, PSG is no better than the previous season. however, to win the trophy this season smoothly. at the very least, PSG should win 7 of the remaining 10 matches.

For the rest of the team, I don't have much of an idea. but for Marseille, I'm pretty optimistic they will finish second and below that is Manaco. as for Lens, I'm not too sure they will be able to maintain their ranking until the end of the season. however, Ligue 1 still has 10 matches remaining. therefore, there will be many possibilities and changes in position in the top four in the Ligue 1 standings.

For PSG the only goal they have is to perform as well as they get to decrease the pressure on the team, currently, because of losing the champions league they can get all the possible points and have a better performance that's how they end this season with peace. Otherwise many players will leave this team and due to the unhappy fans, I don't think if the owner of PSG will spend money in the next season for this team.

[emrecemsan]

The Rennes v Lens match is going to be very important for both sides. Because these teams both have goals of qualifying for a tournament by their ranking in the league. Rennes can even lose their place to Lille as the gap is only one point. The place they are in is like the last one to qualify for some tournament so it is really valuable for them. Rennes would like to beat their challenging opponent Lens to maintain their position at least. But they have a really tough work to do.

Lens are still maintaining their chance for the second spot at least. It is the last spot to join the Champions League group stage directly. Their fight with Marseille for that is really hard as well. However Lens are horrible in away matches considering the results so far. I don't think they can resist a Rennes that play superbly home.

[xzone]

Lyon is still facing a bad performance crisis in the last few matches which has forced it to be in 10th place in the standings. In the last 5 matches Lyon have drawn 3 times, 1 win and 1 loss. Of course this result is not good considering they did not get maximum results because most of them played in draws. In fact, in the next match, Lyon will have to play an away match against PSG, of course this will be another deadlock for Lyon to get full points, considering that PSG also seems to want to win in this match to be able to continue to widen the distance from Marseille.

Unfortunately, Lyon's performance is pretty bad. In fact, the difference in points between the teams is still not too much, the team that achieves good form will quickly take the lead in the scoreboard. But Lyon doesn't seem like a team that can do that. I don't think they can score points in the next match, it will be an easy win for PSG

[Swordsoffreedom]

Lyon is still facing a bad performance crisis in the last few matches which has forced it to be in 10th place in the standings. In the last 5 matches Lyon have drawn 3 times, 1 win and 1 loss. Of course this result is not good considering they did not get maximum results because most of them played in draws. In fact, in the next match, Lyon will have to play an away match against PSG, of course this will be another deadlock for Lyon to get full points, considering that PSG also seems to want to win in this match to be able to continue to widen the distance from Marseille.

Unfortunately, Lyon's performance is pretty bad. In fact, the difference in points between the teams is still not too much, the team that achieves good form will quickly take the lead in the scoreboard. But Lyon doesn't seem like a team that can do that. I don't think they can score points in the next match, it will be an easy win for PSG

There is no doubt that the PSG team is very strong. However, the team lost points against Rennes in the last match. PSG's overall gameplay is not stable due to poor bonding between the players. The team cannot maintain good performance consistently. And that's why they didn't do well even on the Champions League platform. Even PSG's performance in Ligue 1 cannot be said to be very good. PSG will play a home match against Lyon. PSG are favorites in this match. However, it cannot be said that Lyon has no chance of getting points. Lyon can earn points in this match if PSG's attack can be stopped. And I would say Lyon has this ability. The match will certainly be competitive.