French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[LUCKMCFLY]

We are not going to say that PSG was unlucky because they didn't reach the finals and lost it. From my own understanding, I feel that we are the ones giving PSG too much hype because they don't have a rival in their domestic league. We think that they are very strong, but they come to UCL and mess things up for themselves. PSG need more improvement in order for them to have the chance to win UCL.

Yes , you are Partly right, in fact it reminds me of the Bundesliga a few seasons ago , where Bayern was the one that absolutely dominated the entire Bundesliga, until Dortmund started to give them war, and when Leverkusen surprised us, I remember that many said that the Bundesliga was boring, in this case with Ligue 1 it starts well but PSG always maintains the same leadership, sometimes Lille, Marseille, but they are not teams that live up to the expectations and that make or reactivate that excitement that is sought, it is something Difficult , so that the level increases because if it does not happen as you say, they Reach the UCL and then leave.

[fullhdpixel]

That means Napoli who have lot of drama related to the request to release Osimhen transfer clause, no one will want to accept because the requirements are complicated and also large amounts of money will not necessarily be comparable, later if something similar happens then PSG is sure to forget about Osimhen and maybe they will look for other players who are easier to complete the transfer.

Yes, that's right, Napoli themselves are the ones who make it difficult for their players to get a deal, because they want to sell at a very high price. His contract with Napoli will end in 2027 after Osimhen extended his contract. That time does seem long, but it won't feel like it, so Napoli also have to consider it carefully, because they could lose Osimhen without getting a penny.
Surely other teams will also realize that, when Napoli finds it difficult to get a price agreement, while time goes on. Maybe what Paris Saint Germain experienced will be experienced by them, like when they lost Mbappe.

Napoli and Osimhen saga are going to end soon as currently we have huge development through Osimhen is connected with Manchester United which is looking for him and going to offer Rashford to Napoli which could be easily negotiable for both parties with PSG were also interested but due high asking price from Napoli they ended without any development now we have reduction in price with things are also taking good changes in few leagues so most chances we will be not had Osimhen in French League.

Whether PSG have Osimhen this is going to be good for them in Champions League because he is the quality player who can give good results in this top league through his skills but now most chances chapter is going to be closed in near future, and we will be going to have Osimhen in Premier League which surely he deserves.

[Velvet78]

Things are looking good for Lyon for now. Being placed at the 5th position already in the first half of the season... They must have really missed that after having no choice other than trying to stay away from the relegation zone.

Their current main problem is with their defending. Conceding 20 goals in 15 games isn't that good.    It looks like Lacazette is also finished by the way. Even his performance in last 2 seasons was really an extra. Because he wasn't doing good at all before. He is 33 years old now and I believe it is time for Lyon to replace him as well together with improving their defense line with new signings. They have young strikers like Mikautadze and Gift Orban. I think they should be given many more chances from now on.

[Palakka]

The ability of a defensive midfielder is indeed very important in cutting off the flow of the ball from the opponent's attack. It must be the responsibility of a player who is strong enough in possession of the ball as well.
We can see that PSG's midfield will be fine when they face opponents who are equal or weaker than them. But their midfield will look difficult when facing a stronger team and dominating the match. When they don't have a player with a strong enough defensive type then they will have a lot of difficulty. Maybe they really need a player like that for the competition in the Champions League.

Without Mbappe, Messi, Neymar, PSG become weaker especially in attacking. They play well in Ligue 1 but in Champions League they have terrible performances. PSG have weak mentality that makes them easily collapsing in a match. This is their weakness many years and prevent them to succeed in Champions League.

Their weakness in defense comes from both midfielders and defenders by lack of good coverage on their goalkeeper. This does not change even PSG spent a lot of money for purchases of many players including defensive players.

If we talk about ligue 1 then there is no other team that is better than PSG so far, but the toughness they have is still unable to conquer the tight competition in the UCL so far, when they have the lot world best players previously, but still they are still unable to win the UCL, Especially now when they have lost these players, of course their chances of winning the UCL are getting smaller at this time, in my opinion, before they fix and improve their mentality, then it will be difficult for them to become UCL champions, so the only way to improve their mentality is of course Ligue 1 must also be more competitive and tight at this time, but unfortunately it is beyond PSG ability to do so.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Without Mbappe, Messi, Neymar, PSG become weaker especially in attacking. They play well in Ligue 1 but in Champions League they have terrible performances. PSG have weak mentality that makes them easily collapsing in a match. This is their weakness many years and prevent them to succeed in Champions League.

Their weakness in defense comes from both midfielders and defenders by lack of good coverage on their goalkeeper. This does not change even PSG spent a lot of money for purchases of many players including defensive players.

With Messi, Mbappe and Neymar PSG have never played carelessly in the Ligue 1 but when it comes to the champions league they couldn't replicate what they do in the Ligue 1, is clear that PSG can't match those teams in the champions league and with those guys (Messi, Mbappe and Neymar) I thought they would have won the UCL, it made me ask what seems to be the problem that they couldn't progress in the champions league? To me I feel PSG don't have what it takes to compete in the champions league, if there's a way of not including them in the CL they should do it because they are one of the biggest clubs in Ligue 1 but not in the champions league and the owners should stop splashing the players with money, is like that's what's itching the players from not doing well.

[Pandu Geddon]

The ability of a defensive midfielder is indeed very important in cutting off the flow of the ball from the opponent's attack. It must be the responsibility of a player who is strong enough in possession of the ball as well.
We can see that PSG's midfield will be fine when they face opponents who are equal or weaker than them. But their midfield will look difficult when facing a stronger team and dominating the match. When they don't have a player with a strong enough defensive type then they will have a lot of difficulty. Maybe they really need a player like that for the competition in the Champions League.

Without Mbappe, Messi, Neymar, PSG become weaker especially in attacking. They play well in Ligue 1 but in Champions League they have terrible performances. PSG have weak mentality that makes them easily collapsing in a match. This is their weakness many years and prevent them to succeed in Champions League.

Their weakness in defense comes from both midfielders and defenders by lack of good coverage on their goalkeeper. This does not change even PSG spent a lot of money for purchases of many players including defensive players.

If we talk about ligue 1 then there is no other team that is better than PSG so far, but the toughness they have is still unable to conquer the tight competition in the UCL so far, when they have the lot world best players previously, but still they are still unable to win the UCL, Especially now when they have lost these players, of course their chances of winning the UCL are getting smaller at this time, in my opinion, before they fix and improve their mentality, then it will be difficult for them to become UCL champions, so the only way to improve their mentality is of course Ligue 1 must also be more competitive and tight at this time, but unfortunately it is beyond PSG ability to do so.

We know the times when PSG was great when they had great players. But their efforts are still very far from the Champions League trophy. However, Ligue 1 is not as competitive as other European Leagues. PSG is too dominant and other teams can't catch them. But for the Champions League, they have to improve everything. Adjustment if PSG becomes very strong, is the same as leaving everything in Ligue 1. It will be quite difficult to expect PSG in the Champions League. We don't see PSG like a few years ago.

[doomloop]

The Swedish player who is still 25 years old is indeed good to be targeted by PSG because we all know that PSG is still experiencing difficulties in other competitions so the focus must be on players who are that young. But PSG also have to look at other lines to improve because if they only look at the attack line without worrying about the midfield and defense, it will not be optimal for PSG when competing in the UCL competition. Because in the past PSG had three very deadly attack line players, but they were also unable to bring PSG to become champions in the UCL.

Now PSG is having good advantage in league due to 10 points lead and their chances in Champions League are not high just because of this I am not expecting any change in this winter transfer window with Luis Enrique is also already announces there is no chance for any new recruitment which mean things are good so if we have changes most chances it's going to happen at the end of season with they will surely try to have quality players for another chance of Champions League good result which is currently their dream.

Alexander Isak is surely one of the best players which can bring good improvement but most chances if we have changes these could be at the end of season instead of having in this season because few more changes are also in pipeline which needs time instead of having some quick decisions.

[Cryptoprincess101]

It seems that if the assumption is aimed at the League 1 competition, I agree if PSG does not need a higher quality attacker. But if this assumption is aimed at UCL, I disagree a little.
As we see that PSG from 6 matches at UCL is only able to score 6 scores and it is still very far from the hope for the team to be able to compete strongly at UCL. On the one hand PSG also not only requires more reliable attacking players, but requires a higher experience through coaches who have greater experience to bring PSG closer to the title at UCL.

PSG has got a very experienced coach, he may actually not have that perfect experience for the champions league but for the domestic league, he's been so experienced that ever since his arrival in the domestic league he's been able to win most of the domestic titles except for once but then he's been able to make  up for it at this time. their squad may actually need that adjustments with their forward and attack but as it has to do with their coach, they may not really need that much of an adjustment already until probably by the end of this season they will be bale to tell.

The problem of PSG not winning the Champions league is not as a result of coaches not being experienced enough in handling Champions league games but i just think it's a total hard luck for Paris Saint German because being the most successful team in one of the prestigious leagues of Europe and not being able to win the Champions league since the club's history cannot be blamed on players nor their coaches. Their current coach Luis Enrique is trying his best for the team to make a head way in the Champions League, but it looks like this difficulty PSG is facing by not winning the Champions League may take them a longer time to achieve.
         PSG don't need much adjustment because if they are not performing well in their domestic league then it could have been problematic to them and they would have needed an adjustment but for now, i see nothing wrong in the squad all they need is patience, consistency and resilience and they will surely win the Champions League. 

[bangjoe]

Yes, maybe they should focus more on their defense and also their midfield so that they can make the stability of the game in the team even better. Although they may seem to have a gap in the back line, the midfield that supports it must also be improved. Because the midfield or defensive midfielder must be the first person who can stop the opponent's attack or they don't give the opposing player space to go deeper into the defense. They actually need it more in the Champions League, because in Ligue 1 they look fine, while in the Champions League they have a hard time getting a win to maintain their position in the standings.

The ability of a defensive midfielder is indeed very important in cutting off the flow of the ball from the opponent's attack. It must be the responsibility of a player who is strong enough in possession of the ball as well.
We can see that PSG's midfield will be fine when they face opponents who are equal or weaker than them. But their midfield will look difficult when facing a stronger team and dominating the match. When they don't have a player with a strong enough defensive type then they will have a lot of difficulty. Maybe they really need a player like that for the competition in the Champions League.

My personal view of the midfield at PSG is pretty good, it's just that they need more performance improvement with existing players, occasionally needing improvement to be maximized and not having to replace with new players, it might be much more efficient and much better than always having to find a replacement, I think as long as it can be improved in terms of its ability it is better to train to be better to be able to get optimal performance from existing players.

[SquallLeonhart]

Midfield problem was something PSG had even when they had Mbappe and other stars, but they never figured out who to get. They usually get some good players too, not like some unknown players but the player rarely fits their system and that's the hardest part. Now it's easier, because they are a full complete team instead of a team that focuses on a single star, they do not have Mbappe now, so everyone is equally important, but still it is not happening this season.

I am sure they will do better next season, they will be more used to it and they will transfer accordingly and the system will evolve to get a better result. This isn't simple considering they are spending a lot of money but failing to build team chemistry but eventually this will be done and we are going to do a lot better. Betting on PSG is easy, they rarely lose, and most of the time they win, so it's easy to bet on them to win anyways. Just keep doing that, and you should be making good enough profit.

[bering]

In last one decade, we have PSG desperately spend for win in Champions League but still have no squad which can give them better results, but currently we have faith for Luis Enrique which is good indicator and if we have more time for him then surely we can expect things could be on move for their maiden title in next two years currently they are having few good players, and they are improving their skills and also increasing their experience which is good sign.

Since Nasser Al Khelaifi taking over PSG on 2011 PSG ambition is want to gets Champion league trophy and it proven PSG are willing to spend a lot of money to hire some of famous players such as Neymar, Messi and Mbappe but unfortunately until this season this ambition is hard to realized and when PSG decide to hire Luis Enrique one of the target which given by the owner is Champion league trophy because Luis Enrique is experience manager who has won this trophy with Barcelona

But in fact this season PSG is having trouble with new format and still struggle to improved their position on Group phase but i am confident PSG still have any chances to qualified through an playoff stages however seems PSG owner didn't pushing hard Luis Enrique to gets Champion league trophy because there was a rumour although PSG failed to gets that trophy but Luis Enrique position is still safe

[Akbarkoe]

Midfield problem was something PSG had even when they had Mbappe and other stars, but they never figured out who to get. They usually get some good players too, not like some unknown players but the player rarely fits their system and that's the hardest part. Now it's easier, because they are a full complete team instead of a team that focuses on a single star, they do not have Mbappe now, so everyone is equally important, but still it is not happening this season.

I am sure they will do better next season, they will be more used to it and they will transfer accordingly and the system will evolve to get a better result. This isn't simple considering they are spending a lot of money but failing to build team chemistry but eventually this will be done and we are going to do a lot better. Betting on PSG is easy, they rarely lose, and most of the time they win, so it's easy to bet on them to win anyways. Just keep doing that, and you should be making good enough profit.

PSG's midfield is often in the spotlight and is considered problematic. This is none other than because PSG's midfield still lacks creativity in flowing the ball to the front line or helping the back line defend, especially when PSG faces big teams in European league competitions, especially this season they have performed very badly. Therefore, in my opinion, PSG currently really needs a playmaker who is able to control the rhythm of the game, create opportunities, and provide mature passes, which is very important for a team like PSG who has big ambitions, both in domestic and European competitions.

In the last few seasons, to be able to win matches, we have often seen that PSG often relies on the individual abilities of the front line, and sometimes the front line has to come down to take the ball in order to attack and score goals. Yes, maybe this strategy can be relied on by PSG to be able to dominate the domestic league, but not for the Champions League competition. so in the middle of this season PSG must be able to present a quality playmaker who will provide the balance needed, and reduce pressure on the front line.

[beerlover]

The ability of a defensive midfielder is indeed very important in cutting off the flow of the ball from the opponent's attack. It must be the responsibility of a player who is strong enough in possession of the ball as well.
We can see that PSG's midfield will be fine when they face opponents who are equal or weaker than them. But their midfield will look difficult when facing a stronger team and dominating the match. When they don't have a player with a strong enough defensive type then they will have a lot of difficulty. Maybe they really need a player like that for the competition in the Champions League.

Without Mbappe, Messi, Neymar, PSG become weaker especially in attacking. They play well in Ligue 1 but in Champions League they have terrible performances. PSG have weak mentality that makes them easily collapsing in a match. This is their weakness many years and prevent them to succeed in Champions League.

Their weakness in defense comes from both midfielders and defenders by lack of good coverage on their goalkeeper. This does not change even PSG spent a lot of money for purchases of many players including defensive players.

Honestly, Messi left last season anyways, and they played without Neymar for a long time since Neymar kept getting injured all the time without any way to get back completely. So the only one they are really missing is Mbappe, and of course it's hard to lose a player like him, but they weren't winning UCL with him neither, never understood why people keep saying PSG is doing badly this season, there was a season when PSG failed to win both Ligue 1 and also UCL at the same season when Mbappe was there, at least they look like they are about to win Ligue 1 this season, and that's what they all did when Mbappe was there anyways, so nothing big deal. I am sure people will eventually get used to this new PSG and could react and bet accordingly.

[junder]

I don't see a reason why they should be thinking about buying any striker as they already have many goal scorers in the club. PSG are not just only top of the table with 10 points gap but also the highest goal scoring club in the league with 44 goals. The area that I think something needs to be done on is their defence, although PSG hasn't lost a game this season in the league, they still need to do something about their defence as it isn't helping them in other competitions as the champions league. They're also conceding goals in almost all their league games and this is showing that their defence isn't strong, they're only outscoring their opponents and that's why they win games.

Yes, maybe they should focus more on their defense and also their midfield so that they can make the stability of the game in the team even better. Although they may seem to have a gap in the back line, the midfield that supports it must also be improved. Because the midfield or defensive midfielder must be the first person who can stop the opponent's attack or they don't give the opposing player space to go deeper into the defense. They actually need it more in the Champions League, because in Ligue 1 they look fine, while in the Champions League they have a hard time getting a win to maintain their position in the standings.

What should be Luis Enrique's main focus is to sharpen his squad's attack line when talking about PSG in the UCL competition, because from 6 matches they have only scored 6 goals, it is not comparable if you count the total chances they created in those 6 matches, too many chances were wasted. However, if PSG is required to bring in a defensive midfielder, that is also a good thing, because if PSG gets a quality midfielder, of course they will be stronger in controlling the midfield while strengthening the defense so that they will increasingly dominate league 1 while improving their performance in the UCL.

[Leviathan.007]

It seems that if the assumption is aimed at the League 1 competition, I agree if PSG does not need a higher quality attacker. But if this assumption is aimed at UCL, I disagree a little.
As we see that PSG from 6 matches at UCL is only able to score 6 scores and it is still very far from the hope for the team to be able to compete strongly at UCL. On the one hand PSG also not only requires more reliable attacking players, but requires a higher experience through coaches who have greater experience to bring PSG closer to the title at UCL.

PSG has got a very experienced coach, he may actually not have that perfect experience for the champions league but for the domestic league, he's been so experienced that ever since his arrival in the domestic league he's been able to win most of the domestic titles except for once but then he's been able to make  up for it at this time. their squad may actually need that adjustments with their forward and attack but as it has to do with their coach, they may not really need that much of an adjustment already until probably by the end of this season they will be bale to tell.

PSG is the team that is always on the top side of the French League table but they wanted to win the Champions League but they couldn't do that so far yet. They even hired Messi and Neymar and even they had Mbappe but they couldn't do anything in the Champions League. Now even they have a good coach like Enrique in their team since people were saying they didn't have a good coach but still PSG is not strong in the Champions League.

[aylabadia05]

<snip>

PSG is the team that is always on the top side of the French League table but they wanted to win the Champions League but they couldn't do that so far yet. They even hired Messi and Neymar and even they had Mbappe but they couldn't do anything in the Champions League. Now even they have a good coach like Enrique in their team since people were saying they didn't have a good coach but still PSG is not strong in the Champions League.

When PSG has good squad depth like several seasons ago, but they don't have a coach who is truly able to match the strategies of other experienced coaches in the Champions League. In the end, good squad depth cannot be maximized by the coach because their playing strategy is not as good as other teams, meanwhile you have to know that PSG is not a team with squad depth that has a winning mentality in the Champions League, even if there are several experienced players, then that's not too much help.

They dominate Ligue 1, that is very normal and is one of the goals of the club every season. While the Champions League title is a big target for PSG, unfortunately Luis Enrique seems more likely to fail than win it. There is definitely something wrong with PSG, if it is not the depth of the squad and mentality, then it is the quality of the coach.

[hahay]

Midfield problem was something PSG had even when they had Mbappe and other stars, but they never figured out who to get. They usually get some good players too, not like some unknown players but the player rarely fits their system and that's the hardest part. Now it's easier, because they are a full complete team instead of a team that focuses on a single star, they do not have Mbappe now, so everyone is equally important, but still it is not happening this season.

I am sure they will do better next season, they will be more used to it and they will transfer accordingly and the system will evolve to get a better result. This isn't simple considering they are spending a lot of money but failing to build team chemistry but eventually this will be done and we are going to do a lot better. Betting on PSG is easy, they rarely lose, and most of the time they win, so it's easy to bet on them to win anyways. Just keep doing that, and you should be making good enough profit.

It would be impressive if their coach could polish or make an ordinary player into an extraordinary player, because I think not everything has to start or make a big player purchase to be able to improve the quality of the team's performance. After all, in some big teams that they managed to maximize the young talent they have and get from their own academy, until they become very successful players in their careers. A small example is Trent Alexander-Arnold at Liverpool, this player was born and raised in Liverpool but Trent Alexander-Arnold really managed to become a player with a big contribution to Liverpool's success since the Klopp era. At least, that is a small example of a coach who  really managed to make their academy players into players who grow and develop very well.

[Hyphen(-)]

When PSG has good squad depth like several seasons ago, but they don't have a coach who is truly able to match the strategies of other experienced coaches in the Champions League. In the end, good squad depth cannot be maximized by the coach because their playing strategy is not as good as other teams, meanwhile you have to know that PSG is not a team with squad depth that has a winning mentality in the Champions League, even if there are several experienced players, then that's not too much help.

The way PSG dominated Ligue 1, even their manager is not good enough; the team will survuve with the squad they have simply because they are the best team in the League and there is no competition in Ligue 1 compared to other big leagues like the Premier League, La Liga, Seria A, and the Bundesliga.
Other League 1 teams need to wake up and bring out money to sign players if they reall want to be competative or to overthrone PSG in the League one title.

They dominate Ligue 1, that is very normal and is one of the goals of the club every season. While the Champions League title is a big target for PSG, unfortunately Luis Enrique seems more likely to fail than win it. There is definitely something wrong with PSG, if it is not the depth of the squad and mentality, then it is the quality of the coach.

PSG's dominance in the league is because there is no competition in the league; that is why they keep failing in the Champions League even when they have world-class players in the squad. I think for PSG to win the Champions League, they need some set of young, talented, and experienced players with a vibrant and tactical coach with vast experience that understands the Champions League and how it is before they can win the Champions League.

[Weawant]

My personal view of the midfield at PSG is pretty good, it's just that they need more performance improvement with existing players, occasionally needing improvement to be maximized and not having to replace with new players, it might be much more efficient and much better than always having to find a replacement, I think as long as it can be improved in terms of its ability it is better to train to be better to be able to get optimal performance from existing players.

Agreeing to this will have to come with some forms of relativity in that if its within their domestic league, they are going to be seen as having that very good midfield which could even be seen as the best across ligue1 but beyond that i don't see their midfield been really capable enough to really get them ranking to having one of the best midfield when we have got teams like Liverpool in the champions league as well as that of Manchester city which used to be good before now that they are now in the current form they have found their selves. If they are able to make necessary replacements around the midfield, it will really be of help to them and help them a long way to making their team better.

[Fuso.hp]

Luis Enrique is very satisfied with the performance of the squad he currently has, he is also open to recruiting new players if there is an opportunity to strengthen the team as needed. PSG are willing to spend £83m to sign in-form Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. PSG are currently too strong in the domestic league, but they are struggling to compete in the UCL, this situation needs to be improved so that they can compete in the hunt for the most prestigious title in Europe.


Source: Fichajes

The Swedish player who is still 25 years old is indeed good to be targeted by PSG because we all know that PSG is still experiencing difficulties in other competitions so the focus must be on players who are that young. But PSG also have to look at other lines to improve because if they only look at the attack line without worrying about the midfield and defense, it will not be optimal for PSG when competing in the UCL competition. Because in the past PSG had three very deadly attack line players, but they were also unable to bring PSG to become champions in the UCL.

PSG needs young players as well as skilled and experienced players who can perform in big matches with a cool head and bring results for the team. We can call PSG team a messy team now because a good team has good players in every position but PSG doesn't have good players in every position right now. Maybe PSG is doing well in their local league tournament but doing well is not enough. PSG have been playing football for a long time and they have spent a lot of money on the back of this football, so their achievement should include at least one Champions League trophy which they don't currently have. PSG surprised everyone last season as they didn't sign any players during the transfer season. This should not be done, if you want to achieve good performance through the team, you must bring good quality players to the team.