French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Litzki1990]

Has it been decided yet whether Mbappe will play against Toulouse?

It's not wrong to play him because I think they still need Mbappe. Neymar's departure certainly makes Mbappe an important player at the moment, as PSG are also yet to find a replacement. So I think he should play. In addition, I know that Mbappe has also joined training with the team. Although I believe there is a real problem that is not completely resolved. But the first game I think PSG should start with a win. That will make PSG mentally better.

At the moment, PSG have no options without Mbappe. It would be a wrong decision for PSG to keep Mbappe on the bench right now and make the XI with other players. Mbappe's contract with PSG has one more year, this one year Mbappe will have to pay the full salary of one year if Mbappe is not kept in the starting eleven and plays against the opponent with other players. And I don't think PSG fans will take it well if a team without Mbappe is announced because Mbappe is a French star and he is in his best form at the moment so it would not make sense to replace him. Since Mbappe will stay at PSG for one year, PSG should use Mbappe properly for this one year. If Dembele and Mbappe can be used properly by PSG, their dreams of doing well in the Champions League may come true.

[borovichok]

L. Enrique is trying to build his system at PSG and it will get better with time but the midfield is very weak. PSG have changed a lot compared to last year. The midfield is very important in the system Luis Enrique is trying to bring in and it is essential to take measures for the midfield as soon as possible. The players are very close to each other, they have a very short time to win the ball but some of the PSG players don't fit into this system. Enrique's system will take time to adapt and PSG need to act quickly. For this reason, strong names need to be transferred to the team. L. Enrique's job is not easy this time and he has a lot of inexperienced players in his team. PSG may need more time.

PSG needs all the possible help they could get presently, because with these display, I'm pretty sure they won't even make it top four this season. Alot of things changes and their opponents are warming up to pull a big challenge and fight for the Ligue One title. Luis Enrique have alot to explain to the fans about the poor performance they're facing this new season. Two games, two draws. Recording a draw against Lorient, now is Toulouse, there's good winning outcomes expected of them but it's really taking time for the parisians to adapt to the new coach game system.

[ancafe]

Yes, that's right, I think it takes time for Dembele to adapt to the other players at PSG, it's not easy to adapt quickly playing in a new club as well as in a new league, I think Enrique was just a bit late to start players on the front lines like Dembele and Mbappe in the second half , if only Mbappe and Dembele had played at the start of the match maybe it would have been a different story, but this will be a lesson for Enrique in the next match in the third week.

In the two games this week we all know that PSG only got a draw and that really doesn't look good, although I know sometimes great clubs are not so good at the start of the season and can play better at the end of the season, so let's see how Dembele goes adapted quickly to be able to accompany Mbappe on the front lines and make the attack sharper as before.

He is still trying to rotate several players and the decision to include the two players in the second half looks inappropriate because when viewed PSG games are much better when the two are inserted and they should go down as a starter. In the first and second week of Luis Enrique's match using the 4-3-3 formation and the results were unsatisfactory because there were not many balls that managed to achieve the target for the attacker, so the coach still had to try to rotate the midfield so that they could manage the rhythm of the game in building attacks.

This is the picture how the power of PSG is still quite weak and in my opinion at the beginning of the season the top club has a much more mature format and composition because it has a pre -season schedule to do some things in rotation and try the right strategy. When the competition takes place they are far more prepared because they are supported by some great players in it, although the draw is not too bad for results so far.

[legendbtc]

It is normal to see a club with numerous number off new players struggle in the beginning of the season until when the players has spent enough time together and understand the movement of their team players better which will help them to know how to play along with them and that i think is the reason behind Paris Saint Germaine's poor start to the season.

I can't even call that as a normal. PSG purchased costly players, but some are still struggling, and there could be a problem causing this. It's not a normal thing if PSG will keep lose more and more points while it's very important. The player must meet how much cost to buy them.
It's unacceptable result to see PSG is always getting more and more horrible result. As PSG was only facing weak team but this club shows even worst performance compared with weak club like toulouse.

The club is struggling in their domestic league, but will still compete against skilled teams in UCL. How is this possible?.
It sounds non sense to put PSG as one of the strong candidate if the club keeps perform shit like this. Glad i was never picking this garbage team since the first week. Two points from two matches. It's a good result by PSG.

I feel your pains, it's annoying for Teams not playing up to their expectations and it's so funny how a big and wealthy club like PSG would be playing below expectations and finding it quite difficult to get better performance against big teams, the big question is, if they're starting the ligue this way, how would they perform against bigger clubs in the Champions league? That's one trophy they're still yet to achieve and their squad dont even look ready for the ligue talk more of winning the Champions League.
 If not for Mbappe's penalty kick that means they would have probably lost the match, Dembele didn't have an impressive debut and I'm not impressed witu his style of play, i think he might not do well in the team and they made a mistake to sign another player like Neymar that's injury prone, they should be lucky Mbappe didn't move away from the club cause he's the only reliable player for them currently.

We saw PSG last season when they had top stars. Nor did they create a mighty PSG. Now Neymar Messi is gone. Why does PSG have so much money and stars but still don't make a difference?
Follow me. There are always internal conflicts. Teammates are not united, leading to sporadic competition. PSG do not have a captain with enough talent or enough tactics to connect them. I see them playing to deal rather than giving their all, wanting to win. With the current situation, the big teams will sink PSG quickly.

[X-ray]

I just can't be sure of anything yet. One thing is certain though that PSG players need more time to play together efficiently. After the new transfers and the big change in the offense area there is some significant struggle. They are clearly having serious issues with scoring goals. If Mbappe wasn't subbed in I doubt they could have scored a goal.

Mbappe was just making his first goal in league 1 through penalty. I thought that if pen would be given to the another player and mbappe is yet making its first goal in league 1. To be honest if missing messi was giving a lot of impact to his productivity.
I remind you how many assist being made by messi last season.

PSG would definitely try their best to keep Mbappe by convincing him into staying somehow. Offering more money might not work anymore.

I hope so but not even a statement was coming from mbappe regarding this. Even though khelaifi said he has convinced mbappe to stay in the club even longer but this is still a speculative statement. Nothing clear from mbappe's side. He is not even making official statement regarding his future.

Because if he wants Real Madrid they can surely offer the same contract to him as well. When he leaves I can't imagine how it would affect PSG for now.

Real madrid only wants him as free agent. Madrid never ever interested in buying him from PSG with non sense price. As you can see that even PSG is still struggling in scoring the goal with mbappe on its squad.

[harapan]

I just can't be sure of anything yet. One thing is certain though that PSG players need more time to play together efficiently. After the new transfers and the big change in the offense area there is some significant struggle. They are clearly having serious issues with scoring goals. If Mbappe wasn't subbed in I doubt they could have scored a goal.

PSG would definitely try their best to keep Mbappe by convincing him into staying somehow. Offering more money might not work anymore.

Because if he wants Real Madrid they can surely offer the same contract to him as well. When he leaves I can't imagine how it would affect PSG for now.

It bothers me why they find it hard to adapt to the change in the system this is the perfect results you get for kicking your best player's out of the club without better arrangements for others.
I'd the same poor results continues consistently for a month I will not be surprised they miss out on the french league 1.
Keeping Mbappe will be difficult, if Real Madrid make move during January window Mbappe will surely move in but for now they just have to be in a good mood with the best player of the club so he can contribute to goal scoring. A player is never bigger than the club if he leaves another big name will arise.

[Republikcoin.com]

Monaco again achieved good results this week, they won 3 goals against Strasbourg and have recorded 7 goals in the 2 matches that have been played, Monaco's front line is very effective in terms of scoring goals, this is a good start for this team.
But I was impressed by T. Minamino's performance in the match against Strasbourg, he scored 2 goals and 1 assist.

If Monao can continue to be consistent like this I think it is very likely that they can win the league by taking advantage of the slump that PSG is currently experiencing.

[shinratensei_]

Monaco again achieved good results this week, they won 3 goals against Strasbourg and have recorded 7 goals in the 2 matches that have been played, Monaco's front line is very effective in terms of scoring goals, this is a good start for this team.
But I was impressed by T. Minamino's performance in the match against Strasbourg, he scored 2 goals and 1 assist.

I must admit that if monaco is one of the strongest candidate to win league 1 this season. It's not the same as PSG which was always showing horrible performance. Monaco was able getting perfect result in the early weeks.
7 goals in 2 matches are very impressive. It's far different compared with the billion team. It's likely we will have a new winner this season. PSG is not as strong as last season.
The chance for monaco to take the trophy becomes even higher caused by it has been getting perfect result which was making the gap to the PSG becomes very big atm.

If Monao can continue to be consistent like this I think it is very likely that they can win the league by taking advantage of the slump that PSG is currently experiencing.

I hope so. Let's see how consistent this club is until the middle of season. My guess if monaco will be able to create a big gap to the PSG as long as the team will always consistent until the middle week of season.

[rahmad2nd]

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L. Enrique is trying to build his system at PSG and it will get better with time but the midfield is very weak. PSG have changed a lot compared to last year. The midfield is very important in the system Luis Enrique is trying to bring in and it is essential to take measures for the midfield as soon as possible. The players are very close to each other, they have a very short time to win the ball but some of the PSG players don't fit into this system. Enrique's system will take time to adapt and PSG need to act quickly. For this reason, strong names need to be transferred to the team. L. Enrique's job is not easy this time and he has a lot of inexperienced players in his team. PSG may need more time.

The system that Enrique built has worked quite well. only problem, the expected results are beyond expectations. to be honest, I didn't directly watch PSG's 2 matches at the start of Ligue 1. but when referring to the data and statistics of their matches, tactically PSG played well. in their two matches, Luis Enrique's squad always dominated the game. they also have a lot of opportunities, unfortunately it looks like these players are in need of adaptation and the bonds between players are even stronger.

In the match against Toulouse, Enrique is still trying to make changes with his experiments. he rotated several players, both from different positions and playing different starters. that means, Enrique is still trying to experiment. actually, PSG's midfield is not too bad under Enrique's tutelage, based on data and statistics. however, to be sure I had to watch when PSG played.
So, Enrique's task in the future is to ensure that his team's squad plays even more solidly. also, from the side of the front line players. but if Enrique still has time in this window, they should ideally bring in another creative midfielder. Next, Mbappe and Dembele will be part of the starting eleven. maybe in yesterday's game, Enrique didn't want to force his players to play early. well, let's see how PSG develops further.

[Pandu Geddon]

Monaco again achieved good results this week, they won 3 goals against Strasbourg and have recorded 7 goals in the 2 matches that have been played, Monaco's front line is very effective in terms of scoring goals, this is a good start for this team.
But I was impressed by T. Minamino's performance in the match against Strasbourg, he scored 2 goals and 1 assist.

If Monao can continue to be consistent like this I think it is very likely that they can win the league by taking advantage of the slump that PSG is currently experiencing.

Monaco's fault last season was their inconsistency. that's what made Monaco down and not even into the top 5 of the standings.
this season they started well. consistency is required. this requires the greatness of the coach to rotate players so they don't get tired and also determine the right portion of practice for their players.
the mistake of a team that doesn't play consistently is the imbalance in the quality of the players between the main and substitute squads. it showed good performance at the start of the season but got worse mid-season to the end of the season.

[Strongkored]

Monaco again achieved good results this week, they won 3 goals against Strasbourg and have recorded 7 goals in the 2 matches that have been played, Monaco's front line is very effective in terms of scoring goals, this is a good start for this team.
But I was impressed by T. Minamino's performance in the match against Strasbourg, he scored 2 goals and 1 assist.

If Monao can continue to be consistent like this I think it is very likely that they can win the league by taking advantage of the slump that PSG is currently experiencing.

That's a good thing for Takumi Minamino because last season he only scored 1 goal and 3 assists from the 18 matches he played for AS Monaco, while at Liverpool he didn't get much time to play so his career didn't develop that much.
What he has done in two matches this season will provide an opportunity for him to continue to be a key player at AS Monaco.
So far AS Monaco has been the most productive team with 7 goals and only conceded two goals, AS Monaco will be a strong contender for the title race for PSG, which so far has not had good results in the two matches that have been held.
AS Monaco will next face Nantes, this seems to be giving Monaco full points again because the opponent has not performed well and Monaco has the opportunity to score many goals in the third week of the match, so Monaco will still be at the top of the standings with 9 points.

[len01]

We saw PSG last season when they had top stars. Nor did they create a mighty PSG. Now Neymar Messi is gone. Why does PSG have so much money and stars but still don't make a difference?
Follow me. There are always internal conflicts. Teammates are not united, leading to sporadic competition. PSG do not have a captain with enough talent or enough tactics to connect them. I see them playing to deal rather than giving their all, wanting to win. With the current situation, the big teams will sink PSG quickly.

its quite simple, we take an example from another league team like Man City. my intention here is not to compare but just to take an example for an easier understanding.

like Man City from the beginning until last season it was only able to make new history to get a treble winner and also managed to get the champions league cup and it was all created because all the players and coaches were able to unite the chemistry and were also very solid to get what they wanted every season and the coach task is indeed heavy having to unite one player with another so that harmony is created between the other players and in real terms it can improve the team performance in each season.

so did PSG, when the problem was heating up Mbappe had said PSG was a breaking team. Im not sure what Mbappe means but I think that one player with another player cannot unite the chemistry and there are personal problems that cannot be resolved and it seems that the coach job is to solve these problems so that the team strength will increase like other teams. but its a shame that at this time new coaches may not understand this so its difficult to improve the quality of appearance even though there are star players in the team.

[marcous]

Mbappe shouldn't stay at PSG any longer. He seemed decisive when he said that he wasn't going to extend his contract with the team. He should stand behind his words.

PSG have been believing that Mbappe has already reached an agreement with Real Madrid verbally. Technically I don't expect them to be able to convince them to stay longer from now on. They can just have one last season with him and then Mbappe leaves. Real Madrid haven't even signed anyone for their centre-forward area. They must be allocating a place for Mbappe there already. They are going to be able to sign him in only six months for free. I can't wait to see what will happen in January. 

Mbappe is still under contract until June 2024 with PSG, he automatically has to finish his contract period with PSG. I think the rules are like that, if after the end of his contract Mbappe can go to any club he wants. On the other hand Madrid have not made their bid so far, nor has Mbappe extended his contract at PSG. So Mbappe current position is to spend the rest of his contract at PSG, and stands by his statement.

Despite various speculations regarding Mbappe future, I don't think PSG will let him go on a free transfer. If an oral agreement has been reached between Madrid and Mbappe without PSG knowledge, then it is certain that Madrid will face big problems if proven.

[rendravolt]

Monaco again achieved good results this week, they won 3 goals against Strasbourg and have recorded 7 goals in the 2 matches that have been played, Monaco's front line is very effective in terms of scoring goals, this is a good start for this team.
But I was impressed by T. Minamino's performance in the match against Strasbourg, he scored 2 goals and 1 assist.

If Monao can continue to be consistent like this I think it is very likely that they can win the league by taking advantage of the slump that PSG is currently experiencing.

I was quite hesitant yesterday when I wanted to bet on Monaco's win because last week Strasbourg was strong enough to beat Lyon. But unexpectedly the home advantage boosted Monaco's confidence to humiliate Strasbourg and win 3-0 without reply. The brace scored by the former Liverpool player made it even further for Strasbourg to catch up and Minamino also contributed an assist for Ben Yedder's third goal. I think it's too soon to talk that Monaco can defeat PSG's domination in Ligue 1 because after all this is still the second week and PSG are currently in a very bad state, only getting 2 points from the 2 matches that have been played.

[Hirose UK]

Monaco again achieved good results this week, they won 3 goals against Strasbourg and have recorded 7 goals in the 2 matches that have been played, Monaco's front line is very effective in terms of scoring goals, this is a good start for this team.
But I was impressed by T. Minamino's performance in the match against Strasbourg, he scored 2 goals and 1 assist.

I must admit that if monaco is one of the strongest candidate to win league 1 this season. It's not the same as PSG which was always showing horrible performance. Monaco was able getting perfect result in the early weeks.
7 goals in 2 matches are very impressive. It's far different compared with the billion team. It's likely we will have a new winner this season. PSG is not as strong as last season.
The chance for monaco to take the trophy becomes even higher caused by it has been getting perfect result which was making the gap to the PSG becomes very big atm.

When assessing Ligue 1 candidates from the start of this season it is true that Monaco tends to look stronger compared to PSG and Monaco can be the strongest candidate to win Ligue 1 this season if other teams like PSG or Lens don't improve until the season ends.
PSG experienced a worsening game because of several mistakes with their players such as not relying on Mbappe anymore and taking the decision to accept several other top players out of the PSG team.
However, when PSG revives, it is precisely the strongest candidate to return to PSG, not Monaco.

If Monao can continue to be consistent like this I think it is very likely that they can win the league by taking advantage of the slump that PSG is currently experiencing.

I hope so. Let's see how consistent this club is until the middle of season. My guess if monaco will be able to create a big gap to the PSG as long as the team will always consistent until the middle week of season.

If Monaco dominate the game into the middle of the season and PSG just stay put there is no major change it is likely that PSG will only finish in the top 4.

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If Monaco dominate the game into the middle of the season and PSG just stay put there is no major change it is likely that PSG will only finish in the top 4.

It's still too early and I think Monaco will find it difficult to maintain their consistency to continue to win every game this season. Even for psg they will find it difficult to defend the title this season if they still have difficulty winning in the upcoming matches. Even Lens were also not on their best path at the start of this season because they swallowed 1 defeat and 1 draw.

Yes, the top two teams last season failed to progress perfectly this season. Are we going to see the surprises that happened this season where another team won Ligue 1. So if PSG fail in Ligue 1 this season, of course this is a significant setback season for them after the departure of Messi and Neymar.

[superman184]

PSG needs all the possible help they could get presently, because with these display, I'm pretty sure they won't even make it top four this season. Alot of things changes and their opponents are warming up to pull a big challenge and fight for the Ligue One title. Luis Enrique have alot to explain to the fans about the poor performance they're facing this new season. Two games, two draws. Recording a draw against Lorient, now is Toulouse, there's good winning outcomes expected of them but it's really taking time for the parisians to adapt to the new coach game system.

I think it's only the way of giving direction to the players that is different at PSG not the system as a whole even though the impact is very visible in two matches this season for PSG, because PSG still haven't won so any help for now is really needed by PSG if you want to get full points in the next match in Ligue 1. If even in Ligue1 PSG has started to find it difficult to compete, I can't imagine how PSG's condition will be when competing in the UCL this season and I even doubt that PSG will qualify for the UCL group phase.

[longyenthanh]

PSG needs all the possible help they could get presently, because with these display, I'm pretty sure they won't even make it top four this season. Alot of things changes and their opponents are warming up to pull a big challenge and fight for the Ligue One title. Luis Enrique have alot to explain to the fans about the poor performance they're facing this new season. Two games, two draws. Recording a draw against Lorient, now is Toulouse, there's good winning outcomes expected of them but it's really taking time for the parisians to adapt to the new coach game system.

I think it's only the way of giving direction to the players that is different at PSG not the system as a whole even though the impact is very visible in two matches this season for PSG, because PSG still haven't won so any help for now is really needed by PSG if you want to get full points in the next match in Ligue 1. If even in Ligue1 PSG has started to find it difficult to compete, I can't imagine how PSG's condition will be when competing in the UCL this season and I even doubt that PSG will qualify for the UCL group phase.

PSG's only aim was to do something great in the Champions League, but despite the number of seasons with Neymar Mbappe and Messi, the team could not do anything. In my personal opinion, this season of Champions League, PSG team will not be able to do anything more than the previous season.

[laurenB7742]

PSG needs all the possible help they could get presently, because with these display, I'm pretty sure they won't even make it top four this season. Alot of things changes and their opponents are warming up to pull a big challenge and fight for the Ligue One title. Luis Enrique have alot to explain to the fans about the poor performance they're facing this new season. Two games, two draws. Recording a draw against Lorient, now is Toulouse, there's good winning outcomes expected of them but it's really taking time for the parisians to adapt to the new coach game system.

I think it's only the way of giving direction to the players that is different at PSG not the system as a whole even though the impact is very visible in two matches this season for PSG, because PSG still haven't won so any help for now is really needed by PSG if you want to get full points in the next match in Ligue 1. If even in Ligue1 PSG has started to find it difficult to compete, I can't imagine how PSG's condition will be when competing in the UCL this season and I even doubt that PSG will qualify for the UCL group phase.

PSG's only aim was to do something great in the Champions League, but despite the number of seasons with Neymar Mbappe and Messi, the team could not do anything. In my personal opinion, this season of Champions League, PSG team will not be able to do anything more than the previous season.

I don't think PSG have the potential to do well in the Champions League this season. I wouldn't be at all surprised if PSG even get eliminated in the group stage. Because PSG's condition is very bad this season. Messi has left Neymar's team. Also the overall condition of the team is not very good. The team could not win in the first two matches of Ligue 1. PSG drew both matches. The team could not win against the likes of Lorient and Toulouse. Coach Luis Enrique is still experimenting with his squad. I wouldn't say that PSG's performance is too bad. PSG have changed their match strategy. But overall performance is not getting stronger due to weakness in attack. Luis Enrique will definitely need to buy a talented striker if he wants to do well in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.

[arimamib]

PSG's only aim was to do something great in the Champions League, but despite the number of seasons with Neymar Mbappe and Messi, the team could not do anything. In my personal opinion, this season of Champions League, PSG team will not be able to do anything more than the previous season.

If PSG have difficulty winning in the domestic league, of course in the champions league, they will also find it difficult to calm the match. because in the Champions league the opponents they face are stronger compared to their opponents in ligue 1.

So Luis Enrique has to think of a better strategy to be well received by their new players. Even though their new players are very experienced like Asensio and Dembele and we want to see them active in making a big contribution to PSG in the champions league this season.