French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[makishart]

The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.

I can't even take PSG as a strong candate to go to the play off stage as well. This club is still struggling in the local league. PSG needs more effort in beating newcastle, acmilan and dortmund.
The club will be facing dortmund in the first game of UCL group stage. PSG needs to get full points against dortmund or the chance to qualify for the next round will be smaller.

Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

Since PSG was the only strongest club in league 1. I can't even measure how strong PSG is right now. The club has some like kolomuani or dembele but these guys have not yet proven their qualities after moving to the PSG.
Lens performed even badly compared with PSG in league 1. I doubt this club can finish at the top position. Midtable is still possible, but it's quite impossible to make it at the second place position of league 1 at the end of this season.

PSG is only having monaco as the strongest competitor as for now.

[shogun47]

I think PSG doesn't have good behavior with the palyer they have and don't respect palyer sometimes.
For example, recently PSG announced the list of the players for the Champions League and removed Marco Verratti's name from the list.
This definitely shows us PSG wants him to leave and it seems this palyer doesn't have any other option.

It's not all about respect but PSG want to get money from a successful transfer of Veratti. He can not be their main midfielder but he is a great midfielder and can be useful for them as a substitution but PSG does not want it. They want money and with recent growth of Saudi Professional League, PSG hope that some clubs from Saudi Arabia will see PSG selling list and will knock their doors to buy Veratti.

In finance, it is understandable as PSG will try to sell players and improve their finance record like Chelsea did in this summer.

"The transfer window in Saudi Arabia is open from Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 7, 2023."

I doubt that this transfer is still going to happen this summer. Initially, the Saudi Professional League was planning to keep the transfer window open until September 21st I think, but they have then changed it to September 7th, which makes a transfer of Verratti to the SPL impossible for now. But if Verratti doesn't play much and he wants to leave PSG, maybe in the upcoming winter there is also a chance for him to leave the club and go to Saudi Arabia.

From what we've seen so far at Paris Saint Germaine, players like Marco Verrati is surplus to requirements hence the reason for the club to have done everything within their reach to force his move to the Saudi Arabian League.
Now that the transfer window in the Saudi League is closed the player who I don't think falls in the second choice of midfield players at the club will have s
to spend most of the entire season in the bench. If there's chances of a loan move away from PSG, I think it'll be a better option for the Italian to go to another club where he'll get more playing time before January transfer window where he can leave the club on permanent basis.

Yes I guess this is what will happen eventually. He either take on the battle and convinces his coach to be the first choice, or he will leave the club in the upcoming winter. I am not sure what his reasons were to not go for it and leave the club, but it seems that he feels good enough to be able to turn the situation around and become the first choice for his coach again.

[LittleBitFunny]

Lens and Lyon are in a bad zone, they have not been able to taste victory in four matches, both of them started the season very badly. Moreover, Lens this team incredibly consistent last season. But in the transfer market this summer they lost important players, so their performance declined after the departure of several key players. Meanwhile, Lyon actually had a chance to get three points in the match against Nice, but unfortunately the striker Alexandre Lacazette can't play in that match, if he plays there is a possibility Lyon can score in that match and maybe can win. Both teams currently have poor defensive, they have conceded 10 goals so far.

Perhaps it's early that we're jumping into conclusions about these clubs found in the relegation, there's always room for improvement. Clermont, Lens and Olympique Lyonnias are probably in bad shape this season, not withstanding any prominent positions on the league table, rather both stuck at the relegation zone. It's time they should make good improvements in league games if they want to escaped relegation this season, because time is moving really fast, there's absolutely no time left because coaches in Ligue One are making plans to shoot higher in their game, ofcourse no one would want to be in the relegation zone this season.

Yes, it's still early in the season and there's still quite a long way to go this season for teams that are in a slump to be able to get up, but now Lens and Lyon are in the spotlight because Lens was a top team last season but surprisingly they started this season very badly. what the team management did was very unreasonable, the brand sold some of its important players and didn't care about the team's performance and they didn't even buy players of the same quality to fill the void.
And Lyon is also a big team in Ligue One, so it's not appropriate for them to be at the bottom, I'm sure they will rise.

The season has just begun. Each team has played just 4 matches. There is still plenty of time for the teams to fix their weaknesses and get back on the truck. But the performance of Lens and Lyon surprised everyone. Because these two teams played very well in the previous season. Lens were second in the table. Now they are at the bottom of the table. Still, I'm pretty optimistic about Lens and Lyon. Both these teams are strong and experienced. I hope in the next few weeks they will be able to solve all the problems within the team and build a stable squad. Even if they cannot fight for the title, these two teams will be in the top 10 of the points table.

[bering]

Lorient will be next opponent for Monaco and i think this is interesting match because based on head to head statistics i can see Monaco always be hard struggle to beat Lorient even in the last 5 meetings Monaco was only able to win once from Lorient so this proven Lorient could be the first test for Monaco consistency and indeed this season Monaco performance is quite impressive that at least after week 4 Monaco can able to occupy first place on Ligue 1 and the combination between their forward players such as Minamino, Ben Yedder and Aleksandr Golovin make Monaco is quite sharp currently and total these players has been scores 8 goals besides that i am looking forward to see Balogun performance because last week his debut match doesn't run well that he was starting the match from the bench and playing only 17 minutes but he hasn't scores goals yet

[Strongkored]

Lorient will be next opponent for Monaco and i think this is interesting match because based on head to head statistics i can see Monaco always be hard struggle to beat Lorient even in the last 5 meetings Monaco was only able to win once from Lorient so this proven Lorient could be the first test for Monaco consistency and indeed this season Monaco performance is quite impressive that at least after week 4 Monaco can able to occupy first place on Ligue 1 and the combination between their forward players such as Minamino, Ben Yedder and Aleksandr Golovin make Monaco is quite sharp currently and total these players has been scores 8 goals besides that i am looking forward to see Balogun performance because last week his debut match doesn't run well that he was starting the match from the bench and playing only 17 minutes but he hasn't scores goals yet

Overall, in their meetings, Monaco was better than Lorient, but in the last 5 meetings, Monaco could only get one win with the rest dominated by draws.
Monaco's performance, which is in very good condition, will give them the opportunity to still get 3 points even though the match is away or at least a draw because Lorient has the opportunity to do that because they managed to hold one of the strong PSG teams to a draw in the match at the start of the season, especially as they succeeded in doing so in away match.
Of course, this will be an interesting match, because every time there is a team that is struggling to compete with PSG for the title, the results will be highly highlighted, bad results will provide an advantage for PSG who are trying to overtake Monaco.
So there is almost no room for Monaco to make mistakes in every match they have to play, both home and away.

[Doell]

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Sacking those coaches have become the right option for lyon and lens. I saw that some news that already expected those clubs to sign the new coach. Lyon and lens will always be staying in the same places if there will be no significant changes to happen for the club.
I meant look at how horrible the performance from LYON and LENS. I hope that these clubs will consider sacking their coaches as soon as possible. Signing magnificent coaches will become key for them to go up again.

I expect nothing for lens in UCL. This club performed so badly.

Sacking those coaches, I think it's still too early. We have to give them time to improve the team performance, fortunately we have enough time now because of the fifa break, the both coaches should be able to find the right strategy for the next match. If not, then those coaches position is very threatened. I heard in the local media was that Lyon wanted to recruit a new coach, a few days ago they reportedly started talks with Graham Potter, but unfortunately this man reject Lyon.

[shinratensei_]

The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.
Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

It is very hard to predict it. I meant PSG will be playing with a lot of new players. Its performance in league 1 is not yet stable at this moment. Im doubtful if psg will able to compete in the strong group like that.
It's likely PSG needs to get a perfect result first. We will see that PSG will compete in UCL without neymar and messi. I remember that if messi was always helping PSG. He has been making golden moments with the club.

Playing without messi was actually affecting the performance of the club. I can't trust the new players are they were not even synched one to each other.
Mbappe is the only key owned by PSG right now. Newcastle, dortmund and milan are strong clubs in their league.

Being able to qualified to the play of through this group is also increase PSG's chance to pass the play off stage easily.

[hahay]

The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.
Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

I personally not sure about PSG in the Champions League because even, at this moment I think PSG will also have difficulties to be able to have great dominance in Ligue 1. So, if only to have great dominance in Ligue 1 will also be difficult for PSG and with that, then at least it will be more difficult for PSG to get good results in the Champions League. So, instead of aiming for good results in the Champions League which is likely to be useless, then I think it would be better for PSG to keep prioritizing Ligue 1 first. Because after all, there is still a lot to build in the PSG squad, because PSG cannot forever depend on Mbappe to get good results.

[Pandu Geddon]

The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.
Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

I personally not sure about PSG in the Champions League because even, at this moment I think PSG will also have difficulties to be able to have great dominance in Ligue 1. So, if only to have great dominance in Ligue 1 will also be difficult for PSG and with that, then at least it will be more difficult for PSG to get good results in the Champions League. So, instead of aiming for good results in the Champions League which is likely to be useless, then I think it would be better for PSG to keep prioritizing Ligue 1 first. Because after all, there is still a lot to build in the PSG squad, because PSG cannot forever depend on Mbappe to get good results.

PSG must immediately think about how not to depend on Mbappe on the front lines. Indeed, at the moment they are quite strong when Mbappe plays.
We can see how PSG played in the first two matches this season which was not good enough for them when Mbappe was not played or was substituted. This was because of the problems that occurred when it was reported that Mbappe did not want to extend his contract with PSG. but it is reported that currently the relationship between PSG and Mbappe has improved, but that is not a guarantee that Mbappe will not leave when his contract expires.

This season it is quite difficult for PSG to be in the Champions League hell group. and now they have to focus on Ligue 1 where it is possible that the competition from Monaco and Marseille will be quite tight until the end of the season.

[superman184]

Yes, it's still early in the season and there's still quite a long way to go this season for teams that are in a slump to be able to get up, but now Lens and Lyon are in the spotlight because Lens was a top team last season but surprisingly they started this season very badly. what the team management did was very unreasonable, the brand sold some of its important players and didn't care about the team's performance and they didn't even buy players of the same quality to fill the void.
And Lyon is also a big team in Ligue One, so it's not appropriate for them to be at the bottom, I'm sure they will rise.

Lens and Lyon do not deserve to be at the bottom of the standings because these two teams usually compete very often at the top of the standings so these two teams need to recover from their downturn at the start of the season so they can return to competition this season in a more viable zone. Because the zone they are in now is a zone that is very inappropriate for them so they should get up when they compete in the next match.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.
Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

They don't have Messi and Neymar but they have Dembele who can replace Neymar well enough. With Messi, it's hard to replace him but PSG have Asensio who already proved his ability in Real Madrid. He is not at a same level of Messi but can provide more support for PSG midfielders and defense at the front line. It's not too bad for PSG to have Dembele and Asensio in their team.

I am still not convincing about their chance to win Champions League but in theory, PSG are not too weaker than themselves one or two seasons ago. Around Europe, some big clubs are improving through this summer transfer like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich so PSG will not get a trophy easily.

[Cryptomultiplier]

The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.
Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

It is very hard to predict it. I meant PSG will be playing with a lot of new players. Its performance in league 1 is not yet stable at this moment. Im doubtful if psg will able to compete in the strong group like that.
It's likely PSG needs to get a perfect result first. We will see that PSG will compete in UCL without neymar and messi. I remember that if messi was always helping PSG. He has been making golden moments with the club.

Playing without messi was actually affecting the performance of the club. I can't trust the new players are they were not even synched one to each other.
Mbappe is the only key owned by PSG right now. Newcastle, dortmund and milan are strong clubs in their league.

Being able to qualified to the play of through this group is also increase PSG's chance to pass the play off stage easily.

I don't think PSG misses Messi much, because if they had they wouldn't have parted ways with him the way they did. After all, Messi only stayed a season and had impact in the game because he had to adapt to their style of football and flow with the team during matches.
Milan, Newcastle and Dortmund are going to be a strong opponent for PSG to defeat, if they ever intend to make it far through the group stages of the champions league.

[Litzki1990]

The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.
Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

It is very hard to predict it. I meant PSG will be playing with a lot of new players. Its performance in league 1 is not yet stable at this moment. Im doubtful if psg will able to compete in the strong group like that.
It's likely PSG needs to get a perfect result first. We will see that PSG will compete in UCL without neymar and messi. I remember that if messi was always helping PSG. He has been making golden moments with the club.

Playing without messi was actually affecting the performance of the club. I can't trust the new players are they were not even synched one to each other.
Mbappe is the only key owned by PSG right now. Newcastle, dortmund and milan are strong clubs in their league.

Being able to qualified to the play of through this group is also increase PSG's chance to pass the play off stage easily.

I don't think PSG misses Messi much, because if they had they wouldn't have parted ways with him the way they did. After all, Messi only stayed a season and had impact in the game because he had to adapt to their style of football and flow with the team during matches.
Milan, Newcastle and Dortmund are going to be a strong opponent for PSG to defeat, if they ever intend to make it far through the group stages of the champions league.

PSG was only too happy to sign Lionel Messi but since Messi joined PSG, PSG may have worked out how to get Messi out of the club. When Messi joined PSG, I had big dreams about this team because after Messi joined PSG, PSG's attack share was the best attack share compared to other teams, this best attack share did not last long. After Messi joined the club, PSG and PSG fans started to have a headache about Messi and Neymar, eventually forcing Neymar and Messi to leave the PSG club. With key players leaving the team, it will be difficult for PSG to perform well in the Champions League and Ligue 1 this season.

[Docnaster]

The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.
Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

It is very hard to predict it. I meant PSG will be playing with a lot of new players. Its performance in league 1 is not yet stable at this moment. Im doubtful if psg will able to compete in the strong group like that.
It's likely PSG needs to get a perfect result first. We will see that PSG will compete in UCL without neymar and messi. I remember that if messi was always helping PSG. He has been making golden moments with the club.

Playing without messi was actually affecting the performance of the club. I can't trust the new players are they were not even synched one to each other.
Mbappe is the only key owned by PSG right now. Newcastle, dortmund and milan are strong clubs in their league.

Being able to qualified to the play of through this group is also increase PSG's chance to pass the play off stage easily.

I don't think PSG misses Messi much, because if they had they wouldn't have parted ways with him the way they did. After all, Messi only stayed a season and had impact in the game because he had to adapt to their style of football and flow with the team during matches.
Milan, Newcastle and Dortmund are going to be a strong opponent for PSG to defeat, if they ever intend to make it far through the group stages of the champions league.

Lionel Messi was very instrumental to Paris Saint Germaine when he was still at the club and greatly contributed to the success of the club during his two seasons with the French champions.
That being said, Lionel Messi wasn't their best player when he was there rather Kylian Mbappe was the most important player and that's why the club management was more intentional in keeping Mbappe at the club than allowing Messi leave at the end of last season. Of course he'll still be remembered at PSG but I don't think the Argentine will be greatly missed when there's a certain Mbappe and the new quality attacking players that was signed this summer

[FanEagle]

Honestly Lens lost some good players, and hoping some of the players they got gets adjustment, even if you get a better player there is an adjustment period, and some good ones left so it may take some time. Lyon is even in worse situation, they have sold players worth of 100+ million euro total, and got 20 million worth of players. That means there is a near 90 million euro difference between the players they sold and they got. That causes any team to be a lot worse without a doubt.

Of course they would have been worse, sure they got some players too, but nobody that is gamechanger. So that is why I believe that it is going to be something that would be tough for them and shouldn't be a shock to see them at the bottom.

[hahay]

Honestly Lens lost some good players, and hoping some of the players they got gets adjustment, even if you get a better player there is an adjustment period, and some good ones left so it may take some time. Lyon is even in worse situation, they have sold players worth of 100+ million euro total, and got 20 million worth of players. That means there is a near 90 million euro difference between the players they sold and they got. That causes any team to be a lot worse without a doubt.

Of course they would have been worse, sure they got some players too, but nobody that is gamechanger. So that is why I believe that it is going to be something that would be tough for them and shouldn't be a shock to see them at the bottom.

Yes indeed, it is also unfortunate for Lens, because in this season Lens also has to play in the Champion League. Therefore, at this moment Lens is experiencing a very difficult situation and conditions and again, Ligue 1 teams will not succeed in the Champions League and that is a bad result too. But yes, maybe Lens will put that aside because after all, improving their position in the Ligue 1 standings is the main thing. Because if not, then Lens and Lyon will struggle in the relegation zone throughout this season.

[flyingcarpet]

Honestly Lens lost some good players, and hoping some of the players they got gets adjustment, even if you get a better player there is an adjustment period, and some good ones left so it may take some time. Lyon is even in worse situation, they have sold players worth of 100+ million euro total, and got 20 million worth of players. That means there is a near 90 million euro difference between the players they sold and they got. That causes any team to be a lot worse without a doubt.

Of course they would have been worse, sure they got some players too, but nobody that is gamechanger. So that is why I believe that it is going to be something that would be tough for them and shouldn't be a shock to see them at the bottom.

Yes indeed, it is also unfortunate for Lens, because in this season Lens also has to play in the Champion League. Therefore, at this moment Lens is experiencing a very difficult situation and conditions and again, Ligue 1 teams will not succeed in the Champions League and that is a bad result too. But yes, maybe Lens will put that aside because after all, improving their position in the Ligue 1 standings is the main thing. Because if not, then Lens and Lyon will struggle in the relegation zone throughout this season.

When you sell a good player for a high price, you have to replace him. If you cannot fill the position played by the player you sold, you should make good transfers in other positions. In this way, the quality of the team is maintained. If you do not do this, the team will not be able to regain its former strength and will fail. I think that's exactly what they're going through right now.

They could get 1 point in 4 matches. Both teams conceded 10 goals in 4 matches. Hard days await Lens and Lyon.

[slapper]

Meanwhile, it is still very possible that PSG will get the Ligue1 trophy this season, although I hope that another team will be able to get it this season.

PSG win the title most of the time because barely no team could stop losing easy games when PSG waste many points. We are 4 rounds from the start of the season, PSG already lost 4 points while Lens and Lyon are sitting in the last places, Nice and Rennes around the middle of the table, Marseille got 2 draws like PSG and Monaco already got a draw vs Nantes..

PSG has had a fantastic team for years, so I'm amazed they're behind thus early. However, this makes Ligue 1 more thrilling and unpredictable. Monaco is taking advantage of PSG's early blunders to lead the points table. PSG may be paying for focusing on the UEFA Champions League and neglecting local tasks. Even though they signed Mbappe and Neymar, this might be one of the more competitive Ligue 1 seasons in a while if they continue

[flipme]

The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.
Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

They built a great squad with Messi, Neymar and Mbappe for the Champions League. But they didn't succeed in the Champions League. That's why the great squad they had assembled fell apart in an instant. Now they are making long-term plans with a younger squad. Kolo Muani, Ousmane Dembele and Gonçalo Ramos are clear examples of this. I don't expect any major successes from Paris Saint-Germain this season either, but if their squad planning continues consistently, they can become an ambitious team again. They have this potential. If they use their energy in the right direction, they can achieve this.

[Silence Scream]

The champions league is about to kick off and the domestic champions PSG will begin their struggling all over again because I don't see them being one of the top competitors in the UCL from season to season.
Now they have no Messi and Neymar Jr on the team but just Mbappe that's trying every possible means to leave the club, the club don't have anything to offer to players, not just players but great players. Don't be surprised if Lens do better than them in that competition by reaching or beating some of those the teams that have knocked out PSG in that competition. I wonder what they (PSG) have in store for us this season.

It is very hard to predict it. I meant PSG will be playing with a lot of new players. Its performance in league 1 is not yet stable at this moment. Im doubtful if psg will able to compete in the strong group like that.
It's likely PSG needs to get a perfect result first. We will see that PSG will compete in UCL without neymar and messi. I remember that if messi was always helping PSG. He has been making golden moments with the club.

Playing without messi was actually affecting the performance of the club. I can't trust the new players are they were not even synched one to each other.
Mbappe is the only key owned by PSG right now. Newcastle, dortmund and milan are strong clubs in their league.

Being able to qualified to the play of through this group is also increase PSG's chance to pass the play off stage easily.

I don't think PSG misses Messi much, because if they had they wouldn't have parted ways with him the way they did. After all, Messi only stayed a season and had impact in the game because he had to adapt to their style of football and flow with the team during matches.
Milan, Newcastle and Dortmund are going to be a strong opponent for PSG to defeat, if they ever intend to make it far through the group stages of the champions league.

I think this year's group of death is the group PSG is in. There are them in group F, but depending on their performance this year, they can get any result and they can be first or fourth. It is a very difficult group for the Champions League because the strengths of all teams are almost equal. This year, PSG needs to prepare better for UCL.