French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[bastisisca]

Last season Lens gave them a good challenge though they could not maintain the consistency of winning their games when PSG was being affected by injuries but at least a team rode up to challenge them. Now if there is a good funding in that team and others don't be surprised if you see PSG losing that position some day because last season they weren't in their best form despite winning the league and also the champions League. Without funding and signing of players by other clubs it's impossible for PSG to drop the position in the league.

They weren't very far from the top, in my opinion Lens needs to invest more money to buy some extremely high quality players who will allow them to make the leap in quality
Only if you spend do you get a return, see for example Como, who spent and in a short time went to the Champions League.

Luckily Lens gave Paris Saint-Germain a good challenge otherwise you know how boring the championship is.
If they have a good signing campaign in the transfer window that opens they can also do an encore and have an equally good season next year.

[pewboy]

PSG is not at a level where they are going to miss the league win, there is no scenario where they are going to be bad. I get that league is close at the early days because PSG doesn't get whole of wins all the time back to back. They are not a team that starts with 30 points in 10 first games and all that, but that doesn't mean that we are going to end up with no matter what we do.

I think it is not going to be easy for PSG to have a good start but they will always finish at the top no matter which team does what. They are just far superior.

Paris Saint-Germain is always the clear favourite, they must try to improve further but i understand that having reached the level they are at it is still difficult to have room for improvement, the team is currently one of the best in the world, Paris Saint-Germain will always remain at an incredible level, but they must find the right motivation because when you win more and more it is the one you lose in the end.

[m4r1o]

Looking at the four teams representing Ligue 1 that qualified for next season UCL, only PSG can compete. Lille, Lens, and Lyon seem to have a difficult time competing because their squads are not on par with PSG, as are their financial resources. These clubs often sell good players whenever they have a chance, which is why PSG has always dominated Ligue 1. Unfortunately, this season, Monaco failed to qualify for next season's UCL. Usually, Monaco is a team that frequently competes in the UCL alongside PSG and Monaco often surprises the big teams in the UCL.

What happened in Ligue 1 is similar to what happened in the Bundesliga, as both leagues are dominated by one club PSG and Bayern Munich. Although many consider these two leagues to be the Farmers' League, these two teams are truly strong in the UCL, especially when facing teams from competitive leagues like the EPL and La Liga. PSG and Munich often perform exceptionally well, despite being in the Farmers' League. Perhaps it's true that PSG easier competition in Ligue 1 allows them to focus more on the UCL, allowing them to focus and perform at their best.

competing in the champions league is a very difficult thing for many teams and for this reason for those that have problems and also have little budget there are smaller competitions, but this does not mean they are made up of teams that are not strong, in fact i think there are great teams there too.

[wakier]

They weren't very far from the top, in my opinion Lens needs to invest more money to buy some extremely high quality players who will allow them to make the leap in quality
Only if you spend do you get a return, see for example Como, who spent and in a short time went to the Champions League.

Luckily Lens gave Paris Saint-Germain a good challenge otherwise you know how boring the championship is.
If they have a good signing campaign in the transfer window that opens they can also do an encore and have an equally good season next year.

No matter how hard Lens fought, they still couldn't beat PSG and break their dominance. For me, Liga 1 still looked boring. Other teams like Marseille and Monaco, like Lens this season, looked strong in previous seasons, but not better than PSG.
Lens actually just needs to maintain their consistency in Ligue 1 a little more to win the title. If they have ambitions to win, they need to maintain their performance like this season and buy quality players to strengthen their strength. I'm sure PSG won't just sit idly by as other teams start to rise.

[cande86]

Paris FC, who performed very well in Ligue 1 last season, finishing 11th with 44 points, are interested in hiring coach Liam Rosenior. I confess I don't understand why they let the previous coach leave, considering the team, which came from the second division, managed to stay in Ligue 1. It's very difficult for second-division teams to survive in Ligue 1 for one, two, or three seasons without being relegated, and Paris FC managed to survive. But now they are looking for another coach who didn't achieve anything great with his previous team. It's difficult to understand how the minds of certain football managers work.

I don't think they are capable of trying to win the first match against them, against their strong cousins, Paris Saint-Germain are now at a stellar level and they can't consider them a threat yet, even if the investments have been there, i think it will be very difficult for them to have the possibility of doing well this year.

[Accardo]

PSG and Munich often perform exceptionally well, despite being in the Farmers' League. Perhaps it's true that PSG easier competition in Ligue 1 allows them to focus more on the UCL, allowing them to focus and perform at their best.

EPL players suffer fatigue from high stress, competitive performance, and serious technical demand to win any match in their league, unlike the Farmer teams as you called them, who have enough energy to face opposition and could rest players all they want till a serious competition like the champions league comes up, however, excuses don't count, teams from EPL could still win against them in the champions league if they plan so well and prepare players ahead of time to be fit against well energized players from PSG.

[giorgione]

Among all the teams that due qualify for Champions League is only Paris Saint-Germain that is always recognized due to the kind of player they have, the reason why other players cannot perform very well in the Champions League is because most of their players can not compete in the Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain's dominance cannot be easily undermined by anyone, they have the money to sign the best European players and this makes the difference when you have to win the championships, this is necessary if someone wants to win you have to have the best in the teams they have them and they won't have any problems buying others.

[martinom]

Even in France we saw lens challenging psg for the title but they couldn't Keep up with the consistency and Psg overtook them and won the title. If lens could be a strong a contender who trouble psg last season,there are other European teams who are more stronger than lens. PSG dominance is only in France,they can't extend it across Europe because Bayern Munich, Arsenal,real madrid and Barcelona would stop it. These teams are as strong as PSG and even Arsenal could have stopped them in the final if not that they were not confident. In the upcoming champions league, PSG will probably win it for a third time because they are still much in form or they probably won't even reach final  Champions League is unpredictable any of those outcome is possible.

in France the championship is very static, Paris Saint-Germain's dominance makes everything very slow, i hope that in the next championship i hope there is some team that can be put between Paris Saint-Germain and winning the scudetto, Lens almost succeeded, and i think he can get there sooner or later I'm sure of it.

[ndutndut]

Among all the teams that due qualify for Champions League is only Paris Saint-Germain that is always recognized due to the kind of player they have, the reason why other players cannot perform very well in the Champions League is because most of their players can not compete in the Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain's dominance cannot be easily undermined by anyone, they have the money to sign the best European players and this makes the difference when you have to win the championships, this is necessary if someone wants to win you have to have the best in the teams they have them and they won't have any problems buying others.

Yes. PSG unlimited financial resources make them stronger and more dominant than other teams in Ligue 1. Other teams, instead of buying players, sell them to maintain financial stability. Furthermore, they lack not only squad depth but also a coach. PSG has a coach who is quite good in all aspects, which is also what makes PSG so dominant in Ligue 1 and they have also dominated the UCL in the last two years.

To stop PSG dominance, of course, a wealthy investor will need to buy shares in a Ligue 1 team. Only then can a team compete with PSG. So, next season, PSG is very likely to win the Ligue 1 trophy again. Sometimes, Ligue 1 is less exciting because the season hasn't even started yet, but the team that will win the title is predictable from the start.

[len01]

Luckily Lens gave Paris Saint-Germain a good challenge otherwise you know how boring the championship is.
If they have a good signing campaign in the transfer window that opens they can also do an encore and have an equally good season next year.

If you look at the manager who previously led Lens to compete so well in Ligue 1 and compare him to their current manager, you probably wouldn't have the same expectations anymore, even though Lens have made some good signings.

Lens previously had a very smart manager with a strong tactical approach, and Pierre Sage really understood what the team needed. Now they've brought in Dino Toppmoller, who still has a lot to prove. On top of that, every new manager needs time to adapt, so it's hard to expect him to make a huge impact right away.

[bastisisca]

If you look at the manager who previously led Lens to compete so well in Ligue 1 and compare him to their current manager, you probably wouldn't have the same expectations anymore, even though Lens have made some good signings.

Lens previously had a very smart manager with a strong tactical approach, and Pierre Sage really understood what the team needed. Now they've brought in Dino Toppmoller, who still has a lot to prove. On top of that, every new manager needs time to adapt, so it's hard to expect him to make a huge impact right away.

You're right, unfortunately when you change a coach it's like this, the new coach needs to adapt but the team also needs to adapt. A shame in my opinion because it had gone very well, it would have been better to give a sign of continuity, unfortunately they didn't understand it.

[Lida93]

Last season Lens gave them a good challenge though they could not maintain the consistency of winning their games when PSG was being affected by injuries but at least a team rode up to challenge them. Now if there is a good funding in that team and others don't be surprised if you see PSG losing that position some day because last season they weren't in their best form despite winning the league and also the champions League. Without funding and signing of players by other clubs it's impossible for PSG to drop the position in the league.

They weren't very far from the top, in my opinion Lens needs to invest more money to buy some extremely high quality players who will allow them to make the leap in quality
Only if you spend do you get a return, see for example Como, who spent and in a short time went to the Champions League.

Yes it's true Lens put up a challenge against the French and European champions but a the end the challenge wasn't good enough and they couldn't achieve anything tangible with it, hence showing that PSG has no competition in the league haven return severally to reclaim the top spot after many threats from Lens who were the only side who truly challenged them but could not snatch the title from PSG despite coming very close.

[Velvet78]

Lens just pretended to be in the title race to me honestly.    PSG had one of their problematic seasons in the Ligue 1 recently but still didn't feel their breath at their neck that much.

Sometimes yeah, I accept. But on the final weeks Lens just lost points quite often... It is natural of course. They don't even have an impressive squad for the job. They must be very happy to finish the league as the 2nd once again in the recent years.

[cande86]

If you look at the manager who previously led Lens to compete so well in Ligue 1 and compare him to their current manager, you probably wouldn't have the same expectations anymore, even though Lens have made some good signings.

Lens previously had a very smart manager with a strong tactical approach, and Pierre Sage really understood what the team needed. Now they've brought in Dino Toppmoller, who still has a lot to prove. On top of that, every new manager needs time to adapt, so it's hard to expect him to make a huge impact right away.

Lens is actually a very interesting team, they just lacked the final push to beat Paris Saint-Germain, but at this point i have to say that a team that would have invested more would have had a serious chance of winning the championship against Paris Saint-Germain, so it's not as unbeatable a team as it seems.

[$weetne$$]

in France the championship is very static, Paris Saint-Germain's dominance makes everything very slow, i hope that in the next championship i hope there is some team that can be put between Paris Saint-Germain and winning the scudetto, Lens almost succeeded, and i think he can get there sooner or later I'm sure of it.

Maybe I should be the first to announce to you that you should not be expecting anything different , looking at the calibre of players PSG will be maintaining,  they do not seem like a team who wants to play around,  they are the favourite for the championship again. The likes of Lens may try at attempting,  but they have nothing on PSG this time.

Except if any of the key players is leaving PSG which we have not seen any yet, forget about any other team wining  the Ligue 1 title next season,  it is for PSG all the way.

[Slow death]

Lens just pretended to be in the title race to me honestly.    PSG had one of their problematic seasons in the Ligue 1 recently but still didn't feel their breath at their neck that much.

Sometimes yeah, I accept. But on the final weeks Lens just lost points quite often... It is natural of course. They don't even have an impressive squad for the job. They must be very happy to finish the league as the 2nd once again in the recent years.

In my opinion, what happened was something that even the Lens management didn't expect. PSG focused heavily on the Champions League games and neglected the Ligue 1 matches, but that was all part of PSG's plan to win Ligue 1. Lens, on the other hand, were only playing to secure a Champions League spot, and second place was the best option for them. Therefore, they weren't under pressure when they were in first place; they just continued playing normally. I highly doubt they expected to win Ligue 1. In any case, things in Ligue 1 continued as they have been since PSG was bought.

[hyudien]

Lens is actually a very interesting team, they just lacked the final push to beat Paris Saint-Germain, but at this point i have to say that a team that would have invested more would have had a serious chance of winning the championship against Paris Saint-Germain, so it's not as unbeatable a team as it seems.

Lens were unlucky when things were going well for them last season, only a few points behind PSG and even topping the table for a few weeks, but towards the end of the season they dropped crucial points, and perhaps had PSG not postponed their match, Lens could have been much closer. But I admit Lens fought through their shortcomings very well, and I agree that financial strength is a key driver for a team looking to seriously challenge and unseat PSG dominance.

[W Jr.]

Lens is actually a very interesting team, they just lacked the final push to beat Paris Saint-Germain, but at this point i have to say that a team that would have invested more would have had a serious chance of winning the championship against Paris Saint-Germain, so it's not as unbeatable a team as it seems.

Lens were unlucky when things were going well for them last season, only a few points behind PSG and even topping the table for a few weeks, but towards the end of the season they dropped crucial points, and perhaps had PSG not postponed their match, Lens could have been much closer. But I admit Lens fought through their shortcomings very well, and I agree that financial strength is a key driver for a team looking to seriously challenge and unseat PSG dominance.

Actually, this is possible because I think Lens put up a very good fight considering the quality of their squad. They were in the title race with Paris Saint-Germain until the final weeks. And it shouldn't be forgotten that Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League this year. So we saw a magnificent Paris Saint-Germain. Despite this, Lens did everything they could.

[Floczy]

Last season Lens gave them a good challenge though they could not maintain the consistency of winning their games when PSG was being affected by injuries but at least a team rode up to challenge them. Now if there is a good funding in that team and others don't be surprised if you see PSG losing that position some day because last season they weren't in their best form despite winning the league and also the champions League. Without funding and signing of players by other clubs it's impossible for PSG to drop the position in the league.

They weren't very far from the top, in my opinion Lens needs to invest more money to buy some extremely high quality players who will allow them to make the leap in quality
Only if you spend do you get a return, see for example Como, who spent and in a short time went to the Champions League.

Luckily Lens gave Paris Saint-Germain a good challenge otherwise you know how boring the championship is.
If they have a good signing campaign in the transfer window that opens they can also do an encore and have an equally good season next year.

I agree. Lens made the title race more interesting, and if they make some good signings, I think they can have another strong season. It won’t be easy because other teams will improve too, but having more clubs compete with PSG makes the league much more enjoyable to watch.

[bastisisca]

I agree. Lens made the title race more interesting, and if they make some good signings, I think they can have another strong season. It won?t be easy because other teams will improve too, but having more clubs compete with PSG makes the league much more enjoyable to watch.

What i really want to say is that if Lens wasn't there, Paris Saint-Germain would have practically dominated the entire championship without any team that could keep up with them.

Instead these two teams who fought for the title made the championship a little more fun, otherwise you know how boring.