Ligue 1 20/21

Time to make Dollarhyde the first goalie.

Messi combining with Verratti like Alves.

Completely getting outplayed especially by Lens' counters...

Mbappe proving hes the key

1-1 finally somebody finishes the sitter.

Messi carrying yet another shit team! Dream team lol

1-1 FT 13 points clear

@futbol_bill wrote:Messi carrying yet another shit team! Dream team lol

Don't let this performance fool you, PSG are far ahead in Ligue 1.

Wonder how long Navas is gonna stay first choice though, if he mistakes like this

@Doc wrote:

@futbol_bill wrote:Messi carrying yet another shit team! Dream team lol

Don't let this performance fool you, PSG are far ahead in Ligue 1.

Are you trying to say they assembled this dream team (lol) to win Ligue 1?

How can PSG play so bad yet be 13 points clear at the top? lol.

@Mamad wrote:How can PSG play so bad yet be 13 points clear at the top? lol.

Also aggregated ManC. When you repeat something so much you'll start to believe it. People expect Harlem Globertrotters every game, or they're shit. Etc.

PSG has hardly had same lineup for any game, because of so many NT-matches, and injuries. When they start to play their fit first lineup regularly, expect change in fan attitude.

Basically PSG arent as bad as some comments are, again just typical GL The expectations are sky high so its a bit of too much of that vs reality as well. However it is definitely true the team is still disjointed n unbalanced. As to why PSG are so far ahead in terms of points, a combination of having elite scorers n clutchness of Mbappe/Messi/Icardi with a few late winners, luck, n just the others dropping points really?

1-0 Mbappe from penaldo

Messi's afraid of contact... that's not going to work in Ligue 1. AND he needs to stop walking so much.

2-0 Mbappe finally scores Messi giftwrapper

Wineyard playing like a zombie.

2-0 FT Monaco had nothing

Monaco tried to thug it and, when they fell behind, had nothing else. Strange. They play better than this.

Messi was a bit better. Still wasteful... but he's getting the chances now. His teammates are really trying to get him going. He has to do his part a bit more though imo. He needs to move a LOT more. His radius of movement is much too small.

Btw... Di Maria is a much better fit than Neymar with Messi and Mbappe. Just a far more lively player and one that moves the ball quicker (believe it or not).

Midfield is utter shit other than Verratti.

Diallo has no business playing for PSG.

Donnarumma is a strange one. Great shot-stopper. But he doesn't command his area despite his size. With the ball at his feet, he's straight atrocious. He's basically a better version of Courtois. I'm not a big fan of Courtois incidentally.

The way things are going, wont be long b4 Mbappe wins the Ballon D'or? Hes younger n hungries, more pace n prolly gonna get more goals. Same if he moves to Real or not. Also plays for France NT which u would think has a higher chance than Arg NT to win the WC?

Mbappe isn't winning a Ballon d'or if he plays with PSG because there's no way they are winning the CL.

Verratti is their only world class midfielder and he'll either be injured come the big games or be suspended due to yellow card accumulation.

Messi plays in 0.5x speed, and Neymar is always injured and plays like an idiot half the time. None of MNM defend either, so they'll probably show up to a big CL game with 7 behind the ball and get raped.

@sportsczy wrote:Messi was a bit better.  Still wasteful...  but he's getting the chances now.  His teammates are really trying to get him going.  He has to do his part a bit more though imo.  He needs to move a LOT more.  His radius of movement is much too small.  

Btw... Di Maria is a much better fit than Neymar with Messi and Mbappe.  Just a far more lively player and one that moves the ball quicker (believe it or not).

Midfield is utter shit other than Verratti.

Diallo has no business playing for PSG.  

Donnarumma is a strange one.  Great shot-stopper.  But he doesn't command his area despite his size.  With the ball at his feet, he's straight atrocious.  He's basically a better version of Courtois.  I'm not a big fan of Courtois incidentally.

I felt he was better in the previous games, he was pretty garbage in this match. I think the biggest difference is his lack of dribbles. He was averaging 4 dribbles a game in La Liga last year and now he's averaging 1.4 dribbles a game in Ligue 1. Of course, he saw the ball more at Barca, but it's not like he isn't going on dribbles in PSG. He's just getting dispossessed when he does.

It seems like he lacks the burst to get past these physical 6'2 African DM's. Not sure if it's just a physical decline or if he's lacking rhythm/confidence.  I imagine it's a bit of both. He was able to dribble fine just a few months ago, but I guess there's a difference dribbling past a 5'6 Spanish DM and 6'2 African one.

As for scoring, I agree his finishing has been bad. He's underperforming his xG by 3 goals in the league when historically he overperforms it by 5-10 goals. Though he's been getting more chances these last few games which is what really matters. It's just a matter of scoring a few in a row, and he'll be off scoring wise imo.

Donarrumma is one of the worst ball-playing goalie I've ever seen. I think that's a big reason why Navas may start in the big CL games instead. Navas isn't Ederson on the ball, and he's pretty meh himself, but he's way better than Donnarumma. There's no hope of playing out under pressure with Donarrumma.

Trying to watch PSG game, is that fog or fireworks smoke again? Lol...

Ridiculouas smoke. Icardi missing sitter again.

Bahahaha, never seen shooting backwards.