Clermont seem to be difficulty keeping up with the performance of clubs in league one this season, other clubs may have improved a lot so that Clermont is lagging behind in improving their game, chasing 6 points from clubs above them is not an easy thing and this season only leaves Only 8 matches where there is not much time and in those 8 matches Clermont still faces some tough matches, namely against PSG, Lens, Lyon and Monaco. We all know that these clubs are not just ordinary clubs, they are elite clubs in League 1 so beating them is not It's easy for Clermont. I think Clermont's chance of securing its position in Liga 1 is very unlikely.
A similar thing happened to Metz in the 2021/22 season, he was relegated and last season he was no longer competing in league 1, but this season he is back in league 1, but there has been no significant improvement for Metz, currently he is still struggling to secure his position in league 1 and he is right above Clermont with a difference of 3 points in 17th place if he does not improve and perform surprisingly in the remaining matches this season it is possible that he will be relegated again, it is a shame for Metz that his performance in league 1 over the last 3 seasons has been very bad.
All these teams who make it to the main league of a nation and then do’s the try to invest in their football, how do the expect to still keep up with the way the league goes. How will you come and spend over 2 seasons in a league and yet no investment that you can rely on to help you and your team be able to still remain im the league. Most teams are very okay and satisfied with being a mediocre team rather than fighting and struggling to see if they can at least get European spot next season. This should be the key for most team as with this kind of mindset, you’ll see how improved the team football will get.
Clermont came to the Ligue last 2 seasons and it’s been wavy for them as their performance over the past 3 season has been dwindling upward and downward. Their first season they managed to finish some points above relegation and they were lucly. They put in hardwork in the 2nd season and were able to finish in the top 10 Of the league and that result was quite impressive and I know how much their fans have been happy. What went wrong after the sweet performance last season, they all relaxed and think all is well.This season they’re having a very tough one with only 4 wins and 8 draws while they lost over 14 games.
This is leaving them in 18th out of 18 teams in the league and that means relegation already especially as in the final 8 matches of the league they’ll be facing some quite difficult opponents. This is a very poor one but they should go down to the other league and work real hard and they could be lucky to return nex season and when they return they shouldn’t be like Metz who returned and is about to get relegated again. Investment is very key in every team as this helps the team achieve it’s maximum potential and it also helps to build the face of the league when the teams in the league are all at a great performance level.