In the first half Nice done good job and keep things at the top even they are not having luxuries like PSG but still their defense is one of the best in this season, but sadly their defensive tactics are not going to help them for winning title they need to add some aggressive striker which helps them and increase their number of goals as well in last few matches before break they lost 2 matches both were against low rank teams which are surely painful but still they are doing decent job which is going to help them for having better results.
After break, things will be on another level as few teams are trying to join at the top, and they will do as much they can like Monaco, Marseille and Lille surprise package Brest and Lens are also doing good job, so Nice needs to change their way of playing and need to be aggressive approach which can give them better spot at the end.
IMO, it looks like Nice is not aiming for the League title, considering that Nice is a mid-table team in this competition. To finish in the top four of the Ligue 1 standings, is already a big achievement for them. in 2015-16, Nice was able to finish in 4th place in Ligue 1. in the 2016-17 season, Nice experienced an improvement up one level finishing in 3rd place in Ligue 1. after that, Nice was always a mid-table team. Last season, Nice was only able to finish in 9th place. Well, this season Nice experienced improvement and was ranked first in Ligue 1, although in the end it was taken over again by PSG. However, so far Nice is still in the top four of the standings, more precisely below PSG's ranking with a difference of 5 points. one of the teams that was not expected to go this far, and they were still consistent throughout their 17 matches. At least Nice is still above AS Monaco, Lillie, Marseille and Lens. So, can these teams beat Nice in the standings table?.
By the way if I try to review the Nice players, this team has a lot of young players. and to be honest, I rarely examine Nice in detail. Also, referring to several matches, the Nice coach often rotates several of his players. I'm just learning about this team, so I still need to research it further. and referring to the Nice coach's system style, he tends to use a 4-4-3 and 4-1-4-1 pattern. plus, Francesco Farioli is a young coach at 34. so, I was quite impressed with what I just reviewed. Well, after the break let's see what Francesco Farioli can do for his squad. whether AS Monaco, Marseille, Lille, Brest and Lens are able to get rid of Nice in their position. quite interesting, seeing the Nice squad with its young coach. so, let's wait.