French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[temple]

With Farioli in charge, Nice are making good signings. They were undefeated until the last 5 weeks but they lost 3 times in the last 5 games and dropped a bit in points but they are still in 2nd place. If PSG weren't so good they could chase the title but for now it seems like a dream. They signed Valentin Rosier for right back. Rosier will play there on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy. He went from one Eagle to another. I think he will play more comfortably in France, the atmosphere in Türkiye was different. When you play well, there is no problem, but when you play badly, the pressure of the fans can stress the players. I think things are a bit more comfortable in France.

But I feel that this was more a question of time until Nice begins to lose way more games because they have been playing too much on the edge all the time. It has been subject of discussion here before, but if a team scores only one goal in almost all of the games and then has to defend and keep a clean sheet, that's not a recipe for success in the long run. As soon as their defense starts getting some trouble during games and as soon as the other teams score the first goal, Nice instantly had a problem. I knew that once their defense fails, their games will be a fail.

[legendbtc]

Isn't it already obvious Kylian Mbappe wouldn't be extending his contract with Paris Saint Germans this season? If he wanted the contract, he'd have done that few days already,  that's a tempting offer to him from the club but he has been mute over the contract placed on his table.

Mbappe's contract at PSG still expires in a few months. However, PSG has discussed a new contract with him several times but there is still no result. It was even rumored that PSG would firmly sell Mbappe in this transfer market if there was no decision and agreement. However, until now it still hasn't cleared up. It looks like Mbappe will still remain at PSG until his contract ends and then go to his long-standing dream club, namely Real Madrid.

Mbappé has scored 26 goals in 25 matches this season and still enjoys the best benefits at PSG. In addition, his younger brother Ethan has also been promoted to the first team, which could be the deciding factor in his future. PSG is not ready to lose the French superstar. PSG will take another step forward to retain superstar Kylian Mbappé. I believe PSG will be willing to offer a contract with the highest salary of all time, along with bonuses, to try to retain Mbappé. While Real Madrid and Liverpool continue to be said to be in the hunt for his signature.

In the French League, competition is not tight and PSG always dominates everything. But at least in next week's match, they will face an opponent who could be quite troublesome, namely Brest, who is currently in 3rd place.

In the history of confrontation in the last 15 matches, Brest has never won against PSG. Current form, Brest is playing quite impressively with 3rd place, but Brest also has no "door" to win against PSG. However, PSG is not allowed to subjectively underestimate the enemy.

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It's true, additional midfielders and defenders are also needed because if you only improve one position it won't support the other positions in a match. I think there are so many players in that position and again whether Lyon's finances can meet all these needs. Because if not, Lyon will also easily concede when their defense is weak and the midfield is loose because they cannot regulate the tempo of the match.

As a young player, his progress is certainly eagerly awaited and especially if he can become a key player for Lyon to escape the relegation zone this season then his market value will also increase and like other clubs doing business, Lyon will always be open to offers from other clubs. Gift Orban is very promising in terms of age and the challenge here still feels new for him, but we can only hope he doesn't cause any other problems for Lyon after spending quite a lot of money to sign him.

Of course relying on 1 player will not be enough to strengthen Lyon so Lyon has to think about options to recruited other players that they really need and hopefully Lyon has enough finances to buy several players because if they don't make changes immediately it will make the condition worse Lyon and they also don't want to be relegated to league 2 because of their performance so far. And if Lyon has recruited the new players they need, I'm sure Lyon will immediately recover and regain their confidence to at least secure their position from the relegation zone.

Gift Orban will definitely show his abilities at Lyon because he believes his career at Lyon will slowly start to become visible because Lyon is a top club in League 1 initially even though it is currently experiencing a downturn but I think this will not result in him being relegated if the management makes changes to improve performance to save the club.

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With Farioli in charge, Nice are making good signings. They were undefeated until the last 5 weeks but they lost 3 times in the last 5 games and dropped a bit in points but they are still in 2nd place. If PSG weren't so good they could chase the title but for now it seems like a dream. They signed Valentin Rosier for right back. Rosier will play there on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy. He went from one Eagle to another. I think he will play more comfortably in France, the atmosphere in Türkiye was different. When you play well, there is no problem, but when you play badly, the pressure of the fans can stress the players. I think things are a bit more comfortable in France.

But I feel that this was more a question of time until Nice begins to lose way more games because they have been playing too much on the edge all the time. It has been subject of discussion here before, but if a team scores only one goal in almost all of the games and then has to defend and keep a clean sheet, that's not a recipe for success in the long run. As soon as their defense starts getting some trouble during games and as soon as the other teams score the first goal, Nice instantly had a problem. I knew that once their defense fails, their games will be a fail.

That's true and we also have to look at the performance of a team as a whole, currently the results obtained by the Nice team are quite good, but overall their performance is not very impressive and the Nice team is not able to maintain consistent performance, I doubt that they will be able to compete fiercely with PSG until the end of the season to fight for the championship title.

[rendravolt]

That's true and we also have to look at the performance of a team as a whole, currently the results obtained by the Nice team are quite good, but overall their performance is not very impressive and the Nice team is not able to maintain consistent performance, I doubt that they will be able to compete fiercely with PSG until the end of the season to fight for the championship title.

Maybe some people still hope that Nice will be able to provide decent competition with PSG for the title, but in my opinion their chances of competing are over. Along with the bad results that Nice got, it is enough to explain that they are still unable to compete in this competition and PSG will still own Ligue 1 for the season.

Nice were only able to finish in the top 4 for this season and the rest of the time they were just competing for the Ligue 1 title and even if they could be at the top of the standings it wouldn't last long. Along the way, Nice could only always win narrowly when facing their opponents and they never learned how to win by a landslide or win by two points. Maybe Nice is indeed very strong defensively, but what's the point of being strong defensively without being balanced by a strong attack? it was the same as a time bomb that could explode at any time and destroy them.

[Sakanwa]

Isn't it already obvious Kylian Mbappe wouldn't be extending his contract with Paris Saint Germans this season? If he wanted the contract, he'd have done that few days already,  that's a tempting offer to him from the club but he has been mute over the contract placed on his table.

Mbappe's contract at PSG still expires in a few months. However, PSG has discussed a new contract with him several times but there is still no result. It was even rumored that PSG would firmly sell Mbappe in this transfer market if there was no decision and agreement. However, until now it still hasn't cleared up. It looks like Mbappe will still remain at PSG until his contract ends and then go to his long-standing dream club, namely Real Madrid.

Mbappé has scored 26 goals in 25 matches this season and still enjoys the best benefits at PSG. In addition, his younger brother Ethan has also been promoted to the first team, which could be the deciding factor in his future. PSG is not ready to lose the French superstar. PSG will take another step forward to retain superstar Kylian Mbappé. I believe PSG will be willing to offer a contract with the highest salary of all time, along with bonuses, to try to retain Mbappé. While Real Madrid and Liverpool continue to be said to be in the hunt for his signature.

In the French League, competition is not tight and PSG always dominates everything. But at least in next week's match, they will face an opponent who could be quite troublesome, namely Brest, who is currently in 3rd place.

In the history of confrontation in the last 15 matches, Brest has never won against PSG. Current form, Brest is playing quite impressively with 3rd place, but Brest also has no "door" to win against PSG. However, PSG is not allowed to subjectively underestimate the enemy.

PSG are currently doing well because they have one man who have been in a terrific form so far this season,he scores in most of their games,and what I see him do is breaking records that has been set already.He is the main player at PSG,and really wants to achieve something before he leaves the club.Most persons don't know why Mbape seem reluctant to go now,it's just be sure he hasn't won the champions league with the club that loves him,and that has been his major concern.The moment he wins it with PSG,then there is every possibility that he might desired a move to somewhere else,either England or Spain.

[len01]

That's true and we also have to look at the performance of a team as a whole, currently the results obtained by the Nice team are quite good, but overall their performance is not very impressive and the Nice team is not able to maintain consistent performance, I doubt that they will be able to compete fiercely with PSG until the end of the season to fight for the championship title.

so far I always repeat what I said before that Nice is just a team that is lucky enough to be able to take advantage of the situation when several big teams are having matches in other competitions and I don't consider Nice a challenger or competitor to PSG because the performance of these two teams is very good. very different and if we look at the point difference, Nice is already very far behind, 8 points is not an easy difference because if Nice is a strong team, they must be able to secure at least 3 consecutive wins, but that is a very difficult task.
meanwhile, for example, Nice can get 3 consecutive wins, it is very impossible because PSG will do the same thing and it is impossible to make a mistake because PSG always really hopes to get the title in League 1. on the one hand, this team is already aware that only in League 1 is It's full of hope because in the UCL it looks like PSG won't qualify again.

we have to realize that Nice will eventually lose control and be overtaken by the teams below and I really believe that if that happens at the end of the season and maybe Monaco or Brest will take over.

[Rampagoe004]

But I feel that this was more a question of time until Nice begins to lose way more games because they have been playing too much on the edge all the time. It has been subject of discussion here before, but if a team scores only one goal in almost all of the games and then has to defend and keep a clean sheet, that's not a recipe for success in the long run. As soon as their defense starts getting some trouble during games and as soon as the other teams score the first goal, Nice instantly had a problem. I knew that once their defense fails, their games will be a fail.

When a team only relies on their defense to keep a clean sheet after scoring 1 goal, then when one day these tactics have been analyzed and solved, then you will experience defeat after defeat. This is not the same as a counter attack where players use counter attacks to score goals. Currently, NICE has lost several points in the last 5 matches and as previously discussed, the title will definitely belong to PSG. I think it would be more interesting if we discussed which teams will get tickets to the Champions League next season. I bet it would be Monaco and Brest. NICE's poor form makes me think they have to find a new tactic before losing their chance at the Champions League.

[tusandii]

There is a very big possibility for Mbappe to go to another team because in the last few seasons the PSG team has not developed much to be able to compete in the Champions League.
Mbappe is indeed a player who has quite good quality, but I don't think this will be a big loss for the PSG team, because it has been proven that in several seasons Mbappe with PSG was unable to help the team win the UCL, so it would be better for PSG to look for another way.
In Ligue 1, I also see that there are no competitors comparable to PSG, so it won't matter if Mbappe leaves, PSG will still be the strongest team in Ligue 1.

Soon we will be presented with a drama like the previous season regarding Mbappe's departure from PSG.
I slightly disagree if you say Mbappe with PSG couldn't help get the champions league trophy and that's not entirely Mbappe's fault even when there are other star players PSG also failed to get the champions league trophy so it's not entirely Mbappe's fault but there are other problems that make this club it is so difficult to win a title in the highest competition.
Regarding Mbappe who will leave, we don't know for sure whether he is also thinking about his career or just thinking about a very large salary, but if he is a professional player, he should think about his career in the future, whether he will only continue to get the League 1 title or also want to get a higher title in the champions league.
We just need to wait for the real news and this month it is certain that PSG will not leave, but in June we will see something surprising.

[entertheabyss]

With Farioli in charge, Nice are making good signings. They were undefeated until the last 5 weeks but they lost 3 times in the last 5 games and dropped a bit in points but they are still in 2nd place. If PSG weren't so good they could chase the title but for now it seems like a dream. They signed Valentin Rosier for right back. Rosier will play there on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy. He went from one Eagle to another. I think he will play more comfortably in France, the atmosphere in Türkiye was different. When you play well, there is no problem, but when you play badly, the pressure of the fans can stress the players. I think things are a bit more comfortable in France.

A prominent coach accompanied by elite players will definitely bring home the trophy. Nice have jeopardize their chances of topping PSG long time ago, there's no instances where Nice will move closer to PSG on the table, first we look how complicated it is for the points difference on the table. Nice needs new players this season, they can't continue fighting for Ligue One title without having good changes in the team, none of these teams would welcome relenting results. Nice in second place and I don't see them overtaking Paris Saint-Germain basically not when they're inconsistent in their performance.

[Despairo]

A prominent coach accompanied by elite players will definitely bring home the trophy. Nice have jeopardize their chances of topping PSG long time ago, there's no instances where Nice will move closer to PSG on the table, first we look how complicated it is for the points difference on the table. Nice needs new players this season, they can't continue fighting for Ligue One title without having good changes in the team, none of these teams would welcome relenting results. Nice in second place and I don't see them overtaking Paris Saint-Germain basically not when they're inconsistent in their performance.

Nice already have 30 active players and they're not a rich club, signing a new player isn't worth it since they need to spend more money for nothing. Let just it be, Nice is Nice, you can't expect them become PSG v2.0 where they can freely sign a star or popular player.

In the end PSG will become a champion, this league is too easy for them.

[Xxmodded]

PSG are currently doing well because they have one man who have been in a terrific form so far this season,he scores in most of their games,and what I see him do is breaking records that has been set already.He is the main player at PSG,and really wants to achieve something before he leaves the club.Most persons don't know why Mbape seem reluctant to go now,it's just be sure he hasn't won the champions league with the club that loves him,and that has been his major concern.The moment he wins it with PSG,then there is every possibility that he might desired a move to somewhere else,either England or Spain.

PSG performance keep promising in Ligue 1 behind 8 points left from Nice and last winning match after defeating Nice make more confidence for PSG unstoppable on the first standings. Behind lead position standings with many points left, PSG attacking line performance very fantastic this season 44 goals of 18 matches and Kylian Mbappe success scored 19 goals and lead top scorer awhile have large gap with second top scorer standings Wissam Ben Yedder scored 9 goals.
But can't guarantee with Mbappe future will stay or not because his contract over end this season and not get done deal negotiation will extend his contract or not.

[hahay]

A prominent coach accompanied by elite players will definitely bring home the trophy. Nice have jeopardize their chances of topping PSG long time ago, there's no instances where Nice will move closer to PSG on the table, first we look how complicated it is for the points difference on the table. Nice needs new players this season, they can't continue fighting for Ligue One title without having good changes in the team, none of these teams would welcome relenting results. Nice in second place and I don't see them overtaking Paris Saint-Germain basically not when they're inconsistent in their performance.

Nice already have 30 active players and they're not a rich club, signing a new player isn't worth it since they need to spend more money for nothing. Let just it be, Nice is Nice, you can't expect them become PSG v2.0 where they can freely sign a star or popular player.

In the end PSG will become a champion, this league is too easy for them.

Not only that, because teams that are usually teams in the top zone in the standings, such as Marseille, Monaco and Lille, have also failed to consistently become title contenders every season in Ligue 1. Although ya, in reality teams like Lille and Monaco also previously managed to win the Ligue 1 trophy during PSG's dominance in Ligue 1 several seasons ago. Therefore, basically it is not correct if you still think that Nice will thwart PSG's dominance this season because after all, based on the quality and chances that PSG has, PSG are still the best this season. So ya, if Nice is still able to be in second place, that would clearly be a good result. But yes, however, Nice is still not able to be at the top of the Ligue 1 standings throughout the season.

[TastyChillySauce00]

With Farioli in charge, Nice are making good signings. They were undefeated until the last 5 weeks but they lost 3 times in the last 5 games and dropped a bit in points but they are still in 2nd place. If PSG weren't so good they could chase the title but for now it seems like a dream. They signed Valentin Rosier for right back. Rosier will play there on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy. He went from one Eagle to another. I think he will play more comfortably in France, the atmosphere in Türkiye was different. When you play well, there is no problem, but when you play badly, the pressure of the fans can stress the players. I think things are a bit more comfortable in France.

But I feel that this was more a question of time until Nice begins to lose way more games because they have been playing too much on the edge all the time. It has been subject of discussion here before, but if a team scores only one goal in almost all of the games and then has to defend and keep a clean sheet, that's not a recipe for success in the long run. As soon as their defense starts getting some trouble during games and as soon as the other teams score the first goal, Nice instantly had a problem. I knew that once their defense fails, their games will be a fail.

Nice has been giving us another false hope by performing so excellently at the early season but it's playing like a garbage club at the middle of season. The record from last five matches were enough to be considered as proofs.

LWLWL, that's bad result and IMO the chance for nice to get the trophy is zero now. It has 8 points gap to the PSG which is placing at the top. The winner for french league this season is PSG. Nice and monaco have gone out from the title race.

PSG is now dominating the competition with its very consistent performance. It was fucking crazy to see that monaco and nice were just declining so hard in matter of few weeks.

[Godday]

PSG is now dominating the competition with its very consistent performance. It was fucking crazy to see that monaco and nice were just declining so hard in matter of few weeks.

What Nice and Monaco lack is consistency in play. I think it is normal that underdogs rule the league at the start of last season then their results decline as the season progresses. This can happen because the underdog team usually does not have enough squad depth to maintain consistency in play. Injuries and fatigue are what underdogs suffer from and when that time comes, they will struggle in the second half of the season.

[Awaklara]

PSG is now dominating the competition with its very consistent performance. It was fucking crazy to see that monaco and nice were just declining so hard in matter of few weeks.

What Nice and Monaco lack is consistency in play. I think it is normal that underdogs rule the league at the start of last season then their results decline as the season progresses. This can happen because the underdog team usually does not have enough squad depth to maintain consistency in play. Injuries and fatigue are what underdogs suffer from and when that time comes, they will struggle in the second half of the season.

Yes, that's the problem experienced by underdog teams. However, PSG's dominance is still very strong in Ligue 1. No team in Ligue 1 has as good a squad depth as PSG. because they always have large funds to bring in top European players.
Ligue 1 might be more attractive when big investors come to invest in one or several clubs in Ligue 1. So PSG's dominance might be disrupted when they get an equally strong competitor.

Even though they can't be consistent, what Nice has shown so far has been very good. they proved that they can recover like the 2015 and 2016 seasons. At least they are always in the top 5 of the standings.

[temple]

But I feel that this was more a question of time until Nice begins to lose way more games because they have been playing too much on the edge all the time. It has been subject of discussion here before, but if a team scores only one goal in almost all of the games and then has to defend and keep a clean sheet, that's not a recipe for success in the long run. As soon as their defense starts getting some trouble during games and as soon as the other teams score the first goal, Nice instantly had a problem. I knew that once their defense fails, their games will be a fail.

When a team only relies on their defense to keep a clean sheet after scoring 1 goal, then when one day these tactics have been analyzed and solved, then you will experience defeat after defeat. This is not the same as a counter attack where players use counter attacks to score goals. Currently, NICE has lost several points in the last 5 matches and as previously discussed, the title will definitely belong to PSG. I think it would be more interesting if we discussed which teams will get tickets to the Champions League next season. I bet it would be Monaco and Brest. NICE's poor form makes me think they have to find a new tactic before losing their chance at the Champions League.

I don't think it was a specific tactic that Nice pursued intentionally. I think it is more due to their incapability to play a different game. They are very weak in their offensive game, but they had a strong defense for quite some time. But playing with clean sheets for a whole season is impossible and can't ever be taken for granted. It could be small changes due to injuries or whatever else that disturbs the defensive game. They would then get into trouble immediately and that is what happened to them.

A team like PSG doesn't need to be as good in their defensive game because they can always compensate for goals conceded due to being strong scorers themselves.

[Weawant]

What Nice and Monaco lack is consistency in play. I think it is normal that underdogs rule the league at the start of last season then their results decline as the season progresses. This can happen because the underdog team usually does not have enough squad depth to maintain consistency in play. Injuries and fatigue are what underdogs suffer from and when that time comes, they will struggle in the second half of the season.

Nice could be a great team but they are not consistent with their performance and results and it has really affected their form and position on the standing so far this season, apart from PSG, Nice happens to be another team in the french league (Ligue 1) who have got a good performance which if improved could contend strongly against PSG.

Last season Nice seemed to appear much better than they are now, but this isn't enough to consider Nice as an underdog team, Monaco could be seen in such perspective but NICE has got a performance that is considerable above average and they have finished to four on the table several times in the Ligue 1, currently they are at the second position on the table while Monaco is at the fourth position on the table even with their relatively average performance, if Nice have some level of consistency and improved performance it's very much possible they may turn out a threat to PSG soonest.

[Jody.Drummer]

PSG is now dominating the competition with its very consistent performance. It was fucking crazy to see that monaco and nice were just declining so hard in matter of few weeks.

What Nice and Monaco lack is consistency in play. I think it is normal that underdogs rule the league at the start of last season then their results decline as the season progresses. This can happen because the underdog team usually does not have enough squad depth to maintain consistency in play. Injuries and fatigue are what underdogs suffer from and when that time comes, they will struggle in the second half of the season.

The same thing keeps repeating itself in Ligue 1, yes at the beginning of the season there are clubs that stand out that provide competition to Paris Saint Germain, but when entering the middle of the season and towards the end of the competition, the clubs that played well at the beginning experience a decline which in turn allows Paris Saint Germain to comfortably be at the top of the table without pressure.
I think this will continue to happen as long as the clubs in Ligue 1 can't raise their level to that of Paris Saint Germain. Paris Saint Germain with all their advantages can comfortably become champions.
This is what makes the league look monotonous because only that can compete at the top of the table. I am more happy when I see the competition at the bottom because at the bottom they can have quite an interesting competition.

[Leviathan.007]

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1748027959372300446

It's good to see Lyon finally starting to move this winter and they added strength to their attack line by bringing in a young Nigerian striker, Gift Orban. He was previously a player for Gent in the Belgian top flight league and Lyon signed him on a permanent basis until 2028. This could be an important solution for Lyon who are currently having problems scoring goals and with the presence of Gift Orban it is hoped that they can improve their overall performance.

If you look at his statistics last season, Gift Orban is a prolific striker who scored 15 goals in one season and this season he still scored 3 goals. However, what is clear is that his experience will increase when he is in a better league and with Lyon he can increase his playing time in Europe's top five leagues.

Last summer Gift Orban was into radar several big teams just like AC Milan, Tottenham and Barcelona this because Gift Orban can successfully to impress these teams when he still playing at FC Stabaek and when Gift Orban decide moved to KAA Gent he still able to managed his performance which make those teams above will thinking possibility to buy him but i don't know why this transfer never happend and now Lyon has successfully to gets his signs and apparently Lyon has really know his potention so they dare to give Gift Orban long term contract duration

Front lines indeed one of the biggest weaknesses for Lyon because from all of the current striker which they have only Alexandre Lacazette who can able to performing well with scores 8 goals during this season but other players just like Rayan Cherki or Mahamadou Diawara is unable to play as expected besides that Lyon will lost Ernest Nuamah because this player defend Ghana at Africa Cup however Gift Orban can be played in different positions just like a winger or centre striker but Gift Orban previously only playing with small team and i am sure he will required more time to adapt with Lyon so lets see this could be a good transfer or not

But I never heard the name of Gift Orban during last summer and that's the first time I saw this player linked to a famous team. However it seems this player is young and talented and he can be a good player in Lyon if they know how to use this payer well, also I think Gift Orban took a huge risk after accepting the offer from Lyon because this is currently in bad form, and there's a high possibility for them to get relegated.