French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[izsara]

I think Zidane can be an experience option for PSG but still, they have to try holding the players in the team after they started working with Zidane, right now due to the bad performance and bad situation in PSG many players are about to leave team, so even if they hire Zidane and they can't keep players they won't have any better situation in next season.

Both are still very much needed if PSG really wants the PSG team to be better. Because with an experienced coach and also highly talented players in a team, of course the PSG team will be better than now so there will be better potential in taking advantage of opportunities to win in different competitions in the coming seasons. So this is a task that PSG management must immediately think about for a better future for the team.

But indeed, seeing from Zidane's previous reasons that he was still focused on the French National Team, I think it is still ambiguous.
The conditions for this coach are difficult to predict and when Zidane tries to train again, of course Madrid will not remain silent, it seems that Ancelotti's future will not be long either.

[CLS63]

To be honest, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Galtier getting sacked after his first season with the team ends already. Because we have witnessed similar examples so far like Bayern Munich's sacking Nagelsmann all of a sudden. They did it even in a critical time period of the season. Galtier couldn't even lead PSG to the Champions League finale. They said goodbye to the tournament very early.

Instead of Galtier they should find a much more reliable and successful manager. Zidane is the most speculated name of course and it is natural. Zidana wasn't thinking of managing a team before but maybe he can say yes to PSG.

[terrorJR]

of course Nice will be more favored, what you say is true. even Angers is unlikely to get out of the relegation zone this season. even though the winning points will not change Nice's position in the standings. but getting this winning point is also important for Nice to maintain its position. 6-10 position in the current standings is still very likely to have changes. because with a small difference in points it makes competition from several teams very interesting to be in the middle of the standings.

With the current condition of Angers, which has always been a barn for goals for several clubs, of course this is another reason that Nice is the favourite.
But indeed, looking at Nice's current condition, which has always drawn in the last few matches, this is also another consideration, especially if you look at the results of their first meeting, only a narrow victory that Nice created at that time. Hopefully Nice can take advantage of this condition to break the unfavorable results for them.

[Leviathan.007]

Angers vs Nice

I think Nice need to steal points at home to Angers so they have additional points to shift Lille's position in the standings. In head to head Nice is always ahead with wins but most of them end with a thin score. This is quite doubtful for Nice's victory after in their previous game they only drew against Lorient. Meanwhile, Angers are having a very bad season they haven't won in the last 20 matches in Ligue 1, moreover they are currently at the bottom of the relegation zone should not make it difficult for Nice to beat them.

Even though Nice is not in a good state after they have lost many draws in their last 5 matches, Angers is a club that cannot be relied upon. I don't mean to belittle them, but what they have shown by only feeling 2 wins, 4 draws and the rest have ended in defeat from the 28 matches they have played is really bad. I don't doubt Nice in this match to get 3 points. This is a big chance for them to win again.

Even with the current situation of Nice and the bad performance they had recently and they are in 7th place in the table but still, this can be a safe bet to say Nice can beat Angers. Because Angers lost all the games they had recently and they earned only 10 points during this season while they had 28 matches, that's why I think betting on Angers can be a safe bet.

[herurist]

To be honest, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Galtier getting sacked after his first season with the team ends already. Because we have witnessed similar examples so far like Bayern Munich's sacking Nagelsmann all of a sudden. They did it even in a critical time period of the season. Galtier couldn't even lead PSG to the Champions League finale. They said goodbye to the tournament very early.

Instead of Galtier they should find a much more reliable and successful manager. Zidane is the most speculated name of course and it is natural. Zidana wasn't thinking of managing a team before but maybe he can say yes to PSG.

Seeing his condition, something like this is most likely to happen, but we don't know what Nasser Al-Khaelafi will do. By bringing in an unexpected coach like Galtier they should be aware that conditions like this with them who will only be in Ligue 1 will definitely happen, but indeed this is a bit outrageous if a club as big as PSG with quite luxurious players can only win one trophy.

[emrecemsan]

After failing about their Champions League target once again I wonder if PSG would have a problem on keeping some of their stars in the summer. I don't know maybe I'm exaggerating the situation but they have been targeting the same title for many seasons in the end. Even after completing an incredible attacking trio like Messi-Mbappe-Neymar they are still unable to get even close to the title. Their performance against Bayern Munich wasn't good enough I'm afraid.

I think this would depend on if they sign the right manager for this team. For now Messi intends to take his time before making a decision about his future. Maybe Mbappe wouldn't leave already but I'm not sure about Neymar. Because there have been rumours about Neymar as well.

[Docnaster]

Zidane is still giving so many questions about what will be his new club. It seems like that if he was also interested to join with real madrid. I think that if it's quite better for PSG to get another option other than him. So many clubs rejected by him.

Psg must also focus in the match against lyon. PSG shall not lose other points again.

Zidane is currently talk of the town about his future because nothing is clear where he is going to stay for his future with most chances as things going PSG have no positive change for hiring him as coach because he is not interested with his priority is France national team but if he has not change then things can turn into any way Juventus and Real Madrid both are not going to be had enough space because both are doing good under their current coaches but PSG is again and again in limelight for him because most chances they will cut ties with current coach in coming days and who could be new It's currently nothing clear.
 
But, here if we have few clear things about PSG then we can expect him he will be here for the job but right now no one can predict about this because all are just own views and no one can give perfect news about his future.

If Zinedine Zidane decides to take up the managerial position of Paris Saint Germain in the summer, most fans the french club will be very happy to see that happen because he has an established record of knowing how to win the UEFA Champions after winning the competition in there consecutive times with Real Madrid.

PSG needs manager with champions league experience because that's the trophy that has eluded the club despite the club owners huge investment in the club and Zidane is the best man for the job if you ask me

[lalabotax]

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There are two points here it's a underestimating or wake-up call for the PSG because still we have nearly 10 rounds left in this season and difference is just 7 points which is reachable for Marseille because in soccer near end of season anything is possible and situation in PSG is also not good because too many rumors about few things are also creating mess-up here .....

Indeed, 7 points are not safe points to survive because it is still reachable. But I think that PSG must be bale to control and manage it, and will not let this go, or will not lose their chance to be still at the first standing. If they  are not able to do it, indeed as you said, this is gonna be trash and it would be so embarrassing. That is why I am not sure this happening.
But related to how they performed and must weak up from their current situation, yes, exactly, they must do it. Moreover, after being eliminated from the UCL, they seemed to have lost motivation again so they had to spur the motivation of each of their players back, to ward off all the bad rumors that always existed. Especially with the abundance of football stars at the club.

[execijutiere]

On Friday, Marseille host Montpellier in the opening match of the week. Marseille has to win to reduce the points difference with PSG. Montpellier, on the other hand, has been in great form in recent weeks. They have 5 wins and 1 draw in the last 6 weeks. I think it won't be an easy match for Marseille. Montpellier's unbeaten streak could be broken with this match. When we look at the odds, Marseille is shown as heavy favorite but I think Montpellier is not an easy target.If Marseille wins this match, they will reduce the points difference with PSG to 4. It should be noted that PSG will play Lyon. In such a week, Marseille will not want to make a mistake.

[Leviathan.007]

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There are two points here it's a underestimating or wake-up call for the PSG because still we have nearly 10 rounds left in this season and difference is just 7 points which is reachable for Marseille because in soccer near end of season anything is possible and situation in PSG is also not good because too many rumors about few things are also creating mess-up here .....

Indeed, 7 points are not safe points to survive because it is still reachable. But I think that PSG must be bale to control and manage it, and will not let this go, or will not lose their chance to be still at the first standing. If they  are not able to do it, indeed as you said, this is gonna be trash and it would be so embarrassing. That is why I am not sure this happening.
But related to how they performed and must weak up from their current situation, yes, exactly, they must do it. Moreover, after being eliminated from the UCL, they seemed to have lost motivation again so they had to spur the motivation of each of their players back, to ward off all the bad rumors that always existed. Especially with the abundance of football stars at the club.

Therically we cannot be sure to say PSG is going to win the title at the end of the season but in fact, the main reason for us to say no other team than PSG is going to win the title during this season is the bad performance of all other teams, I mean if there was any strong opponent for PSG during this season because the bad performance they had so far in this season even with the superstars they have I could say there is a chance for other teams to win the trophy.

[Queentoshi]

On Friday, Marseille host Montpellier in the opening match of the week. Marseille has to win to reduce the points difference with PSG. Montpellier, on the other hand, has been in great form in recent weeks. They have 5 wins and 1 draw in the last 6 weeks. I think it won't be an easy match for Marseille. Montpellier's unbeaten streak could be broken with this match. When we look at the odds, Marseille is shown as heavy favorite but I think Montpellier is not an easy target.If Marseille wins this match, they will reduce the points difference with PSG to 4. It should be noted that PSG will play Lyon. In such a week, Marseille will not want to make a mistake.

Even if Marseille win the game that won't stop Paris Saint Germain from winning the league title, Paris Saint Germain are the favourite to win the French league this season, knowing that they are even out of the champions League, this is there only hope of winning a major trophy, and another thing is that I don't see any other team challenging them at the Moment, outside the lost before the international break I still believe they are the one to win the French league title this season.

[Jody.Drummer]

Even though Nice is not in a good state after they have lost many draws in their last 5 matches, Angers is a club that cannot be relied upon. I don't mean to belittle them, but what they have shown by only feeling 2 wins, 4 draws and the rest have ended in defeat from the 28 matches they have played is really bad. I don't doubt Nice in this match to get 3 points. This is a big chance for them to win again.

Even with the current situation of Nice and the bad performance they had recently and they are in 7th place in the table but still, this can be a safe bet to say Nice can beat Angers. Because Angers lost all the games they had recently and they earned only 10 points during this season while they had 28 matches, that's why I think betting on Angers can be a safe bet.

But seeing that the first meeting was actually Nice, it was also a bit of a hassle even though they did win there. This can also be a consideration because even though there is a big chance of winning, conditions like this are still possible, so when you look at the current odds, this is actually a risk.
Currently, Angers is the team with the worst performance and this can be used as a stepping stone for Nice. The chance to win with a narrow score can still happen but of course the hope is that they can win with a decent score.

[execijutiere]

On Friday, Marseille host Montpellier in the opening match of the week. Marseille has to win to reduce the points difference with PSG. Montpellier, on the other hand, has been in great form in recent weeks. They have 5 wins and 1 draw in the last 6 weeks. I think it won't be an easy match for Marseille. Montpellier's unbeaten streak could be broken with this match. When we look at the odds, Marseille is shown as heavy favorite but I think Montpellier is not an easy target.If Marseille wins this match, they will reduce the points difference with PSG to 4. It should be noted that PSG will play Lyon. In such a week, Marseille will not want to make a mistake.

Even if Marseille win the game that won't stop Paris Saint Germain from winning the league title, Paris Saint Germain are the favourite to win the French league this season, knowing that they are even out of the champions League, this is there only hope of winning a major trophy, and another thing is that I don't see any other team challenging them at the Moment, outside the lost before the international break I still believe they are the one to win the French league title this season.

In soccer, you don't know what will happen until the last minute. That's why it will take a few more weeks before we can say PSG are the definite champions. The points difference is not much and can be closed in 2-3 games. PSG will play lyon, lens and many more games in a row. Since these opponents are at the top of the table, they will give everything to win points. PSG's fixture is a bit tough and if they can get through it with minimum losses then we can say that they will be champions. There are no certainties in football. Anything can happen at any moment.

[Velvet78]

I assume PSG wouldn't have much problem on securing their Ligue 1 championship from now on. However their main goal was to win the Champions League title but they were pushed out of the tournament very early. In this case Galtier would be blamed for this result most probably. The Ligue 1 is already easy for them but they still don't have any title in the Champions League.

I expect PSG to be in search of a much better manager than Galtier in the summer. I don't think he would stay longer.

[Ryu_Ar1]

In soccer, you don't know what will happen until the last minute. That's why it will take a few more weeks before we can say PSG are the definite champions. The points difference is not much and can be closed in 2-3 games. PSG will play lyon, lens and many more games in a row. Since these opponents are at the top of the table, they will give everything to win points. PSG's fixture is a bit tough and if they can get through it with minimum losses then we can say that they will be champions. There are no certainties in football. Anything can happen at any moment.

Even if what you say is true, but in this case I think no one will really be able to break PSG's dominance now.
The reason is quite simple and visible, they are currently definitely focusing on being in Ligue 1 because this is the only competition they participate in. Another reason at this time is that no one is really sure to be a competitor of PSG and the same conditions as when LOSC won in the 2020/21 season will not happen because I still feel that this time even though Marseille is very good but will not be able to do the same as LOSC before because they will not be able to compete for now even if they are the closest.

[execijutiere]

In soccer, you don't know what will happen until the last minute. That's why it will take a few more weeks before we can say PSG are the definite champions. The points difference is not much and can be closed in 2-3 games. PSG will play lyon, lens and many more games in a row. Since these opponents are at the top of the table, they will give everything to win points. PSG's fixture is a bit tough and if they can get through it with minimum losses then we can say that they will be champions. There are no certainties in football. Anything can happen at any moment.

Even if what you say is true, but in this case I think no one will really be able to break PSG's dominance now.
The reason is quite simple and visible, they are currently definitely focusing on being in Ligue 1 because this is the only competition they participate in. Another reason at this time is that no one is really sure to be a competitor of PSG and the same conditions as when LOSC won in the 2020/21 season will not happen because I still feel that this time even though Marseille is very good but will not be able to do the same as LOSC before because they will not be able to compete for now even if they are the closest.

PSG dominates the league because the owner has money. There is a huge difference between PSG's transfer budget and other teams. Nevertheless, the fact that they are in such a close race shows that perhaps PSG's dominance is coming to an end. PSG, which has so many star players in its roster, should have a considerable point difference to the teams that will be its rivals now. But now they have a 7 point gap with their closest rival Marseille. Even the quality of the squad between them is quite different.

[Ryu_Ar1]

In soccer, you don't know what will happen until the last minute. That's why it will take a few more weeks before we can say PSG are the definite champions. The points difference is not much and can be closed in 2-3 games. PSG will play lyon, lens and many more games in a row. Since these opponents are at the top of the table, they will give everything to win points. PSG's fixture is a bit tough and if they can get through it with minimum losses then we can say that they will be champions. There are no certainties in football. Anything can happen at any moment.

Even if what you say is true, but in this case I think no one will really be able to break PSG's dominance now.
The reason is quite simple and visible, they are currently definitely focusing on being in Ligue 1 because this is the only competition they participate in. Another reason at this time is that no one is really sure to be a competitor of PSG and the same conditions as when LOSC won in the 2020/21 season will not happen because I still feel that this time even though Marseille is very good but will not be able to do the same as LOSC before because they will not be able to compete for now even if they are the closest.

PSG dominates the league because the owner has money. There is a huge difference between PSG's transfer budget and other teams. Nevertheless, the fact that they are in such a close race shows that perhaps PSG's dominance is coming to an end. PSG, which has so many star players in its roster, should have a considerable point difference to the teams that will be its rivals now. But now they have a 7 point gap with their closest rival Marseille. Even the quality of the squad between them is quite different.

This point I will underline I think 7 points is not tight because indeed with the conditions of PSG and Marseille they are quite different and that is in line with what you said in the last sentence so PSG's dominance in this match will clearly not end of course because indeed with their different circumstances and PSG's focus which is only for Ligue 1 at this time then indirectly PSG's dominance will be even greater now.

I still feel that for Ligue 1 it is more exciting to discuss the position at 2-6 than having to discuss the championship position which PSG has almost certainly won.

[execijutiere]

In soccer, you don't know what will happen until the last minute. That's why it will take a few more weeks before we can say PSG are the definite champions. The points difference is not much and can be closed in 2-3 games. PSG will play lyon, lens and many more games in a row. Since these opponents are at the top of the table, they will give everything to win points. PSG's fixture is a bit tough and if they can get through it with minimum losses then we can say that they will be champions. There are no certainties in football. Anything can happen at any moment.

Even if what you say is true, but in this case I think no one will really be able to break PSG's dominance now.
The reason is quite simple and visible, they are currently definitely focusing on being in Ligue 1 because this is the only competition they participate in. Another reason at this time is that no one is really sure to be a competitor of PSG and the same conditions as when LOSC won in the 2020/21 season will not happen because I still feel that this time even though Marseille is very good but will not be able to do the same as LOSC before because they will not be able to compete for now even if they are the closest.

PSG dominates the league because the owner has money. There is a huge difference between PSG's transfer budget and other teams. Nevertheless, the fact that they are in such a close race shows that perhaps PSG's dominance is coming to an end. PSG, which has so many star players in its roster, should have a considerable point difference to the teams that will be its rivals now. But now they have a 7 point gap with their closest rival Marseille. Even the quality of the squad between them is quite different.

This point I will underline I think 7 points is not tight because indeed with the conditions of PSG and Marseille they are quite different and that is in line with what you said in the last sentence so PSG's dominance in this match will clearly not end of course because indeed with their different circumstances and PSG's focus which is only for Ligue 1 at this time then indirectly PSG's dominance will be even greater now.

I still feel that for Ligue 1 it is more exciting to discuss the position at 2-6 than having to discuss the championship position which PSG has almost certainly won.

I know it's different and I accept that, but I want to underline that in football anything can happen. What would happen if a few PSG players got injured?
Of course PSG is the heavy favorite but how do we know and how can we be sure that things won't change in an instant. We can only say that they are the favorites. I can't say that PSG is definitely the champion without waiting for the matches they will play in the next 3 weeks. A loss of points in these games could turn everything upside down.

[shinratensei_]

I expect PSG to be in search of a much better manager than Galtier in the summer. I don't think he would stay longer.

The club already expected to have a new coach in upcoming season. PSG will be making some movements during the summer transfer season. PSG just let galtier to end this season in PSG. Galtier is not as good as people think.

PSG already bought some world class players and that's not enough to win UCL PSG. To be honest if the performance from PSG this season is disappointing for PSG fans. Galtier will be sacked or he must be leaving the club by himself. I would not be surprised to see that PSG has been offering some good coaches to join the club. Messi is already rumored to go back again to the barcelona.

This is also making PSG in a difficult situation. PSG has been offering some important players to join but these players rejected the offers by PSG.

[OcTradism]

The club already expected to have a new coach in upcoming season. PSG will be making some movements during the summer transfer season. PSG just let galtier to end this season in PSG. Galtier is not as good as people think.

Hiring another coach is not enough for PSG. They must to rebuild their squad and make it more balanced between attacking and defense. If their squad continues to be not balanced, no coach can help them to win Champions League.

PSG already bought some world class players and that's not enough to win UCL PSG. To be honest if the performance from PSG this season is disappointing for PSG fans. Galtier will be sacked or he must be leaving the club by himself. I would not be surprised to see that PSG has been offering some good coaches to join the club.

They have world class players but their squad are imbalanced that makes them weak when they play with big clubs in Champions League. Such imbalance is not a big issue in Ligue 1 but in Champions League, it is their dead weakness.

Messi is already rumored to go back again to the barcelona.

I believe he won't. Barcelona current president Laporta treated Messi badly and he has no reason to rejoin them. Moving to Saudi Arabia Professional League and grab huge salary in a last few years of his career is more interesting for him and his family. In addition, returning to Barcelona might not bring more happiness to Messi and he will get more pressure there.