French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[tusandii]

for Lille I am not sure they can beat Nantes. Although currently Nantes is only a team that looks weak, but this kind of team can sometimes provide surprises such as a draw.
Now we see that Lille is only ahead by 1 score in the first half. While Nantes was able to provide resistance which sometimes makes me worried that Lille could concede. And from watching the current match, I have confidence that Nantes can at least 1 score.

You were actually right win your confidence that Nantes are going to score at least one goal in their away game at Lille because the game finished 1:1. The result of the Nantes game at was actually surprising to me and did make me lose a lot of money today as I had earlier staked on a straight win for the home team. Lille have easily been a better team than Nantes this season so I was expecting them to easily get all three points from the game but the away team made sure they left Stade Pierre-Mauroy with a point

I also think so Lille would beat Nantes at home in this match but unfortunately it didn't match my predictions. I was also a little surprised that the bookies gave quite high odds to Lille even though this club is in good form and playing as the home team the bookies should give smaller odds to Lille, but yes in football matches sometimes it is also full of question marks, clubs that are considered weak can also provide unexpected surprises.
I also had to swallow defeat just like you in my bet this time.

[ancafe]

If we look at the competition in each season, of course it cannot be denied that the Champions League still has a more difficult level of competition for any League so it is true as you said that PSG must have improvements in the way they train in addition to having top world players to support team performance to be better. Ligue 1 is still less competitive in terms of competition so PSG must be able to create differences in the way they play in order to be superior in the Champions League.

There are many challenges that PSG needs to do and maybe to compete in the Champions League there are many things that need to be considered. I prefer the method or approach taken by Manchester City because when Pep Guardiola became Manchester City's coach, it was also not easy to compete in the Champions League because it took time even though they dominated the domestic League at that time. PSG must make some changes especially in terms of buying players or utilizing young academy players as a step to improve the quality of the team.

In Ligue 1 there are not many challenges that they might get so it does not really affect the mentality or pressure for PSG players, so the game that tends to be easier will not provide the ability to face great pressure when facing opponents in the Champions League, this is just my assumption and it is not necessarily true like that.

[len01]

for Lille I am not sure they can beat Nantes. Although currently Nantes is only a team that looks weak, but this kind of team can sometimes provide surprises such as a draw.
Now we see that Lille is only ahead by 1 score in the first half. While Nantes was able to provide resistance which sometimes makes me worried that Lille could concede. And from watching the current match, I have confidence that Nantes can at least 1 score.

You were actually right win your confidence that Nantes are going to score at least one goal in their away game at Lille because the game finished 1:1. The result of the Nantes game at was actually surprising to me and did make me lose a lot of money today as I had earlier staked on a straight win for the home team. Lille have easily been a better team than Nantes this season so I was expecting them to easily get all three points from the game but the away team made sure they left Stade Pierre-Mauroy with a point

Just as I said before that Nantes does look like a weak team but can put up a fight. And when watching the match it seems like Nantes keeps trying to put a little pressure and after that it manages to give a penalty kick and ends in a draw. In a match between a big team and a weak team, we should not expect too much about winning. Because usually a team that looks strong but is still inconsistent can usually lose or fail to get 3 full points.

[bering]

Marseille are trying to beat that point gap PSG have against them and Monaco who are having 30pt respectively and I don't like the point gap at all, these teams are suppose to be keeping a very close gap to match PSG that's if they want to win the Ligue 1 title this season but having 10pt difference is not good at all and is too much. Marseille will be hosting Le Havre who are sitting at a position that's not comfortable, 17th on the log and they are hoping on getting a win which we find to be impossible unless the title race is not interesting to Marseille but this game is going to be an easy one for Marseille to reduce the point gap to 7 and hope for the best.

Marseille have ended 2024 with unbeated records because on December Marseille can gets 4 wins and 1 draw but Le Havre has opposite result compared to Marseille because they got 4 losing streak in all competitions so judging from the recent performance of both teams certainly Marseille is much better than Le Havre and i will ruled out about title challenge because Marseille has 10 gap points with PSG which this gap points is really hard to pursuing but if speaking about Champion league spots i am sure Marseille will finish at top 4 at the end of this season and about the match against Le Havre later i think certainly Marseille can able to overcome Le Havre without any problem

[mammusu]

Some players are said to be top players but when introduced to a certain team they tend to decline in performance not because they're not good enough but because they really do not fit into the team's setting but for PSG I think they really require some new players to help the team right now especially in the champions League.

The champions league has always been a problem for PSG, they have dominated the French league with or without top players just as they're doing right now. They did it when they had only Mbappe, and also did it when they had Neymar and then Messi but still they couldn't achieved anything great in the champions league therefore PSG going to sign players just for the champions league might end up as another failure and also destroy the team that they already have and that's doing very well in the French league. I think the younger players at the club can be developed into a top player with constant training and for them to be given a chance to play for the club.

Messi, Donnarumma, neymar, alonso and even Mbappe were previously expected to be able to lead PSG to win the Champions League for the first time, but what we saw until they left was that PSG was only able to reach the final, PSG has a big ambition to win the Champions League and that encourages them to continue to recruit star players all this time,  I think the solution of developing young players can be the solution that they have to try like you said, academy players of course have a strong emotional bond with the club, In addition, they can also bring new energy and enthusiasm into the team later, although they may need to wait longer but at least their squad will be more compact and have better chemistry later than continue ecruiting star players.

[Republikcoin.com]

Messi, Donnarumma, neymar, alonso and even Mbappe were previously expected to be able to lead PSG to win the Champions League for the first time, but what we saw until they left was that PSG was only able to reach the final, PSG has a big ambition to win the Champions League and that encourages them to continue to recruit star players all this time,  I think the solution of developing young players can be the solution that they have to try like you said, academy players of course have a strong emotional bond with the club, In addition, they can also bring new energy and enthusiasm into the team later, although they may need to wait longer but at least their squad will be more compact and have better chemistry later than continue ecruiting star players.

The solution you offer is indeed not bad to improve PSG's ability in any competition, but PSG must also do some other ways besides the solution you said, because the arrival of star players into the team can sometimes also change the atmosphere in the team itself so that a small part of it must have star players and the rest are players from the PSG academy itself so that the level of compactness desired by PSG can be more perfect in the future. Because until now PSG has not been able to do much in the Champions League because they often fall when facing opponents who are equal to them.

[Jody.Drummer]

Messi, Donnarumma, neymar, alonso and even Mbappe were previously expected to be able to lead PSG to win the Champions League for the first time, but what we saw until they left was that PSG was only able to reach the final, PSG has a big ambition to win the Champions League and that encourages them to continue to recruit star players all this time,  I think the solution of developing young players can be the solution that they have to try like you said, academy players of course have a strong emotional bond with the club, In addition, they can also bring new energy and enthusiasm into the team later, although they may need to wait longer but at least their squad will be more compact and have better chemistry later than continue ecruiting star players.

The solution you offer is indeed not bad to improve PSG's ability in any competition, but PSG must also do some other ways besides the solution you said, because the arrival of star players into the team can sometimes also change the atmosphere in the team itself so that a small part of it must have star players and the rest are players from the PSG academy itself so that the level of compactness desired by PSG can be more perfect in the future. Because until now PSG has not been able to do much in the Champions League because they often fall when facing opponents who are equal to them.

Actually I have said this for a long time that they should also focus on regeneration and not just rely on star players. And actually when they have a lot of stars in the squad I think it's the right time to do that, but they don't do that and they even just focus on things that don't even benefit them at all. For example when they were taking care of Mbappe, how much time did they spend just taking care of one player and it didn't benefit them at all. Now it's not too late to do all that, it's just that maybe they have to be more patient because a process like this will take a very long time to enjoy the results.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Marseille are trying to beat that point gap PSG have against them and Monaco who are having 30pt respectively and I don't like the point gap at all, these teams are suppose to be keeping a very close gap to match PSG that's if they want to win the Ligue 1 title this season but having 10pt difference is not good at all and is too much. Marseille will be hosting Le Havre who are sitting at a position that's not comfortable, 17th on the log and they are hoping on getting a win which we find to be impossible unless the title race is not interesting to Marseille but this game is going to be an easy one for Marseille to reduce the point gap to 7 and hope for the best.

Marseille have ended 2024 with unbeated records because on December Marseille can gets 4 wins and 1 draw but Le Havre has opposite result compared to Marseille because they got 4 losing streak in all competitions so judging from the recent performance of both teams certainly Marseille is much better than Le Havre and i will ruled out about title challenge because Marseille has 10 gap points with PSG which this gap points is really hard to pursuing but if speaking about Champion league spots i am sure Marseille will finish at top 4 at the end of this season and about the match against Le Havre later i think certainly Marseille can able to overcome Le Havre without any problem

We can't compare both teams from how they performed and looking at the standing the comparison is not suppose to be. Speaking about the point gap between PSG and Marseille I don't think it will be a problem because both PSG and Marseille will definitely meet and some other teams like Monaco, Lille, Lyon and other stubborn clubs will play PSG and don't expect the league leaders to win all the games they have. The 10 point is not a challenge because PSG are not as strong as they used to be when Neymar Jr, Messi and Mbappe was around, so I'm not sure they can win the league this season that's if Marseille and the other clubs in the top 4 can be more consistent. I don't see Le Havre as a big threat because the home team is seriously hungry to be at the top so this game is a done and dusted for Marseille.

[Fiatless]

We can't compare both teams from how they performed and looking at the standing the comparison is not suppose to be. Speaking about the point gap between PSG and Marseille I don't think it will be a problem because both PSG and Marseille will definitely meet and some other teams like Monaco, Lille, Lyon and other stubborn clubs will play PSG and don't expect the league leaders to win all the games they have. The 10 point is not a challenge because PSG are not as strong as they used to be when Neymar Jr, Messi and Mbappe was around, so I'm not sure they can win the league this season that's if Marseille and the other clubs in the top 4 can be more consistent. I don't see Le Havre as a big threat because the home team is seriously hungry to be at the top so this game is a done and dusted for Marseille.

You shouldn't assume that Marseille, Monaco, Lille and others will win all their games to catch up with PSG. Even if PSG lose three games they will still be on top of the league and these teams will also lose matches too. I thought the introduction of De Matteo to the French League would give PSG the needed competition but he has performed below expectations. There are still more games to play but I am beginning to admit the fact that PSG will still win the title.

[Lida93]

Some players are said to be top players but when introduced to a certain team they tend to decline in performance not because they're not good enough but because they really do not fit into the team's setting but for PSG I think they really require some new players to help the team right now especially in the champions League.

The champions league has always been a problem for PSG, they have dominated the French league with or without top players just as they're doing right now. They did it when they had only Mbappe, and also did it when they had Neymar and then Messi but still they couldn't achieved anything great in the champions league therefore PSG going to sign players just for the champions league might end up as another failure and also destroy the team that they already have and that's doing very well in the French league. I think the younger players at the club can be developed into a top player with constant training and for them to be given a chance to play for the club.

Messi, Donnarumma, neymar, alonso and even Mbappe were previously expected to be able to lead PSG to win the Champions League for the first time, but what we saw until they left was that PSG was only able to reach the final, PSG has a big ambition to win the Champions League and that encourages them to continue to recruit star players all this time,  I think the solution of developing young players can be the solution that they have to try like you said, academy players of course have a strong emotional bond with the club, In addition, they can also bring new energy and enthusiasm into the team later, although they may need to wait longer but at least their squad will be more compact and have better chemistry later than continue ecruiting star players.

That's exactly the mark here, it doesn't have to be with an all-stars team before they could have the ability to win the champions league. Like you had said, recruiting young players from the academy who wants to make a name for themselves could be a solution and even one that is less expensive for the club management, and probably with addition to a few well experienced players altogether.

I guess this was how Chelsea got to win their champions league trophy in 2012 with the leadership of coach Roberto Di Matteo. It was the toughest UCL win for them than the second UCL trophy due to the teams they had to meet in the semi's and final game but because they had much of players that wanted to put their name's in the annals of European football competition such as the champions league, they fought beyond just reaching the final stage but winning the trophy from Bayern Munich. So PSG would need to do the unusual about their club to be able to win the UCL which has been a thorn in their flesh ever since...

[Litzki1990]

Messi, Donnarumma, neymar, alonso and even Mbappe were previously expected to be able to lead PSG to win the Champions League for the first time, but what we saw until they left was that PSG was only able to reach the final, PSG has a big ambition to win the Champions League and that encourages them to continue to recruit star players all this time,  I think the solution of developing young players can be the solution that they have to try like you said, academy players of course have a strong emotional bond with the club, In addition, they can also bring new energy and enthusiasm into the team later, although they may need to wait longer but at least their squad will be more compact and have better chemistry later than continue ecruiting star players.

The solution you offer is indeed not bad to improve PSG's ability in any competition, but PSG must also do some other ways besides the solution you said, because the arrival of star players into the team can sometimes also change the atmosphere in the team itself so that a small part of it must have star players and the rest are players from the PSG academy itself so that the level of compactness desired by PSG can be more perfect in the future. Because until now PSG has not been able to do much in the Champions League because they often fall when facing opponents who are equal to them.

Actually I have said this for a long time that they should also focus on regeneration and not just rely on star players. And actually when they have a lot of stars in the squad I think it's the right time to do that, but they don't do that and they even just focus on things that don't even benefit them at all. For example when they were taking care of Mbappe, how much time did they spend just taking care of one player and it didn't benefit them at all. Now it's not too late to do all that, it's just that maybe they have to be more patient because a process like this will take a very long time to enjoy the results.

PSG have never been able to make their team self-sufficient. In any season, if they strengthened their strike position, their midfield position would be weak and defense position would be quite good. However, after appointing Luis Enrique as the manager of the team, he sold several key players but on the contrary they did not add all the players they needed to add to the team. As a result, PSG is considered as a middle class team this season as well. 

Currently, this team does not show much hope in the Champions League. If they build a new team where they have good quality players in defense positions, good quality players in midfield positions as well as good quality in their strike positions then they can do well with this team. Every position and every position player is very important in football game. If one position is strengthened while another position is weakened, then it is very difficult to improve that team.

[topbitcoin]

Just as I said before that Nantes does look like a weak team but can put up a fight. And when watching the match it seems like Nantes keeps trying to put a little pressure and after that it manages to give a penalty kick and ends in a draw. In a match between a big team and a weak team, we should not expect too much about winning. Because usually a team that looks strong but is still inconsistent can usually lose or fail to get 3 full points.

Nantes played well in terms of defense but in the end the results owned in this match I think are inseparable from the poor performance of Lille in terms of finishing because although it cannot be denied that the dominance Lille has on the field is quite good but their chances are actually wasted because of poor finishing and Nantes is quite good at utilizing the momentum they managed to create.

They only have more than 20 percent control of the ball owned but in terms of utilizing opportunities in counterattacks to even make Lille players confused, causing them to be penalized proves that Nantes know what they have to do when they are under pressure from the opponent.

2 draws in the last 2 matches made them again lose the opportunity to make the competition interesting when there was a pretty good chance to overtake Monaco but in the end the opportunity was lost for Lille.

[Jody.Drummer]

Actually I have said this for a long time that they should also focus on regeneration and not just rely on star players. And actually when they have a lot of stars in the squad I think it's the right time to do that, but they don't do that and they even just focus on things that don't even benefit them at all. For example when they were taking care of Mbappe, how much time did they spend just taking care of one player and it didn't benefit them at all. Now it's not too late to do all that, it's just that maybe they have to be more patient because a process like this will take a very long time to enjoy the results.

PSG have never been able to make their team self-sufficient. In any season, if they strengthened their strike position, their midfield position would be weak and defense position would be quite good. However, after appointing Luis Enrique as the manager of the team, he sold several key players but on the contrary they did not add all the players they needed to add to the team. As a result, PSG is considered as a middle class team this season as well. 

Currently, this team does not show much hope in the Champions League. If they build a new team where they have good quality players in defense positions, good quality players in midfield positions as well as good quality in their strike positions then they can do well with this team. Every position and every position player is very important in football game. If one position is strengthened while another position is weakened, then it is very difficult to improve that team.

I see them very capable of doing that, they have money and that can make it easier for them to do a program. because some clubs are constrained by costs to do something like this and there are even clubs that are forced to regenerate because they do not have the money to bring in good players. This actually depends on their choice whether they want to or not. Many clubs are actually successful because they do this program, indeed this will take a long time and maybe longer than imagined, but the results can be very satisfying and they can even get other benefits if they are successful with a program like this.

[Slow death]

Currently, this team does not show much hope in the Champions League. If they build a new team where they have good quality players in defense positions, good quality players in midfield positions as well as good quality in their strike positions then they can do well with this team. Every position and every position player is very important in football game. If one position is strengthened while another position is weakened, then it is very difficult to improve that team.

In my opinion, I think that the club's owners, having spent a lot of money in the past and not having seen PSG become champions of the European Champions League, made them lose hope and for that reason they no longer want to spend a lot of money signing expensive players with the aim of winning the European Champions League, they settled for Ligue 1, if the current coach managed to get very far in the European Champions League with this current squad, that would encourage the club's owners to rethink their decisions and would make them sign great players again.

[Swordsoffreedom]

In the Lens vs Toulouse match, probably many people like me considered Lens as the favorite. First, Lens played very well in their last few matches and earned points. The second match was Lens' home match. That's why I bet on Lens winning today. But Lens failed to win the match. Lens lost 1-0 today.

Toulouse players were tactical in this match. Toulouse players attacked less than Lens. Lens players had 64% ball possession. At the same time, they also attacked a lot. Even then, they could not break Toulouse's defense. In the 61st minute of the match, David Costa got a red card and went off the field. And in the 73rd minute, Zakaria scored from the penalty spot to give Toulouse the lead.

[Palakka]

In the Lens vs Toulouse match, probably many people like me considered Lens as the favorite. First, Lens played very well in their last few matches and earned points. The second match was Lens' home match. That's why I bet on Lens winning today. But Lens failed to win the match. Lens lost 1-0 today.

Toulouse players were tactical in this match. Toulouse players attacked less than Lens. Lens players had 64% ball possession. At the same time, they also attacked a lot. Even then, they could not break Toulouse's defense. In the 61st minute of the match, David Costa got a red card and went off the field. And in the 73rd minute, Zakaria scored from the penalty spot to give Toulouse the lead.

Toulouse managed to improve their position in the league after winning over Lens today, although Lens was able to dominate throughout the match but Toulouse took advantage of every opportunity well and effectively, I think Toulouse, who from the beginning of the match was not considered a favorite but played very tactically and disciplined in defending throughout the match, it must be admitted that the loss of Costa has changed the dynamics of the match that made toulouse was able to take advantage of Lens weakness playing with ten players, but to be honest, even if Lens play with 11 players, it seems that they will not be able to beat Toulouse, because throughout the match they were indeed ineffective in completing the opportunities in the match.

[fuguebtc]

PSG is playing against Monaco in the Super Cup final. There is no doubt that PSG is a strong team. However, there is no chance to underestimate Monaco. This team is quite good. And Monaco is very tactical in today's match. From the beginning of the match, we can see that PSG is playing completely attacking tactics. On the other hand, Monaco is playing defensively and trying to find the weaknesses of PSG's defense. I think that PSG will concede a goal if PSG's defenders make any mistakes.

PSG's players have 61% ball possession in 30 minutes. PSG's players have made a total of 7 shots, while Monaco's players have made only one shot. Monaco's players are only busy resisting PSG's attacks.

[Altryist]

In my opinion, I think that the club's owners, having spent a lot of money in the past and not having seen PSG become champions of the European Champions League, made them lose hope and for that reason they no longer want to spend a lot of money signing expensive players with the aim of winning the European Champions League, they settled for Ligue 1, if the current coach managed to get very far in the European Champions League with this current squad, that would encourage the club's owners to rethink their decisions and would make them sign great players again.

It is unlikely that they are ready to stop at Ligue 1, and PSG can maintain such a lull in the transfer market because Enrique decided so. PSG management stated that they are ready to fully trust Enrique, so I assume that such an approach can be exclusively his decision, or with the approval of the management, but there must be a condition that the team can achieve good results. There is no point in limiting yourself in transfers if the team cannot even enter the top 25 of the Champions League at this group stage.

[Synchronice]

Some players are said to be top players but when introduced to a certain team they tend to decline in performance not because they're not good enough but because they really do not fit into the team's setting but for PSG I think they really require some new players to help the team right now especially in the champions League.

The champions league has always been a problem for PSG, they have dominated the French league with or without top players just as they're doing right now. They did it when they had only Mbappe, and also did it when they had Neymar and then Messi but still they couldn't achieved anything great in the champions league therefore PSG going to sign players just for the champions league might end up as another failure and also destroy the team that they already have and that's doing very well in the French league. I think the younger players at the club can be developed into a top player with constant training and for them to be given a chance to play for the club.

Messi, Donnarumma, neymar, alonso and even Mbappe were previously expected to be able to lead PSG to win the Champions League for the first time, but what we saw until they left was that PSG was only able to reach the final, PSG has a big ambition to win the Champions League and that encourages them to continue to recruit star players all this time,  I think the solution of developing young players can be the solution that they have to try like you said, academy players of course have a strong emotional bond with the club, In addition, they can also bring new energy and enthusiasm into the team later, although they may need to wait longer but at least their squad will be more compact and have better chemistry later than continue ecruiting star players.

Messi, Neymar and Mbappe were great addition to PSG, it's fantastically good combo but PSG had lots of problems during that time and they still have it now. PSG was mostly dependent on the individual brilliance of Messi and Neymar (I think that Mbappe is mostly an athlete that can run very fast and very long). I say and I'll repeat again that football is a game of team, not the game of individuals. Yes, Messi and Neymar can change the fate of even the worst squad but you need team players to play well with each-other, not only individually.

PSG had a very bad midfield and midfield is a key in the game. Their defence wasn't good too, so, Messi, Neymar and Mbappe alone can't change the fate of the game if the rest of the squad doesn't play well. They built the whole expectation on Messi and this man yes, is a Magician but he can't really win the Champion's League alone for the team. He did his best in 2019 but again, one man alone can't win against 11, it's impossible, even if you are Messi.

[minairia3]

PSG is playing against Monaco in the Super Cup final. There is no doubt that PSG is a strong team. However, there is no chance to underestimate Monaco. This team is quite good. And Monaco is very tactical in today's match. From the beginning of the match, we can see that PSG is playing completely attacking tactics. On the other hand, Monaco is playing defensively and trying to find the weaknesses of PSG's defense. I think that PSG will concede a goal if PSG's defenders make any mistakes.

PSG's players have 61% ball possession in 30 minutes. PSG's players have made a total of 7 shots, while Monaco's players have made only one shot. Monaco's players are only busy resisting PSG's attacks.

PSG is attacking a lot in this match. PSG players have created a lot of opportunities to score goals. But even then PSG could not score any goals. In 65 minutes, PSG players made a total of 21 shots. This shows that PSG players were able to create a lot of attacking opportunities. But PSG does not have an experienced striker in the attack. And that is why PSG could not score a single goal even after attacking so many times. Luis Enrique's match strategy is good. He has stabilized the team. However, if PSG wants to perform well in the long term, they must find a worthy replacement for Mbappe. PSG really needs an experienced striker.