French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[laurenB7742]

I think that for this season, if the health of both goalkeepers is in order, then the principle of rotation will be applied, when, for example, Navas plays in the championship, and Donnarumma plays in the cup matches or vice versa.

I think it is what will happen in this season. If Keylor Navas won't make serious mistakes, Donnarumma will not be able to overtake Keylor position. He will need to spend a first season in PSG as a substitution for Keylor.

Donnarumma is a great goalkeeper. We have seen his ability before. With his help, Italy has won the Euros this season. And Italy has conceded far fewer goals than any other team. My guess is that Pochettino will give him the responsibility of goalkeeper of important matches.

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[Minor Miner]

I think that for this season, if the health of both goalkeepers is in order, then the principle of rotation will be applied, when, for example, Navas plays in the championship, and Donnarumma plays in the cup matches or vice versa.

I think it is what will happen in this season. If Keylor Navas won't make serious mistakes, Donnarumma will not be able to overtake Keylor position. He will need to spend a first season in PSG as a substitution for Keylor.

Donnarumma is a great goalkeeper. We have seen his ability before. With his help, Italy has won the Euros this season. And Italy has conceded far fewer goals than any other team. My guess is that Pochettino will give him the responsibility of goalkeeper of important matches.

I also think Donnarumma will be given a chance to play in UCL matches. PSG now has a lot of talented players. Everything will depend on the coach, he will decide which player is suitable for his team. But as like @laurenB7742, I think too that Donnarumma might be given priority in important matches.

[Joca97]

I think that for this season, if the health of both goalkeepers is in order, then the principle of rotation will be applied, when, for example, Navas plays in the championship, and Donnarumma plays in the cup matches or vice versa.

I think it is what will happen in this season. If Keylor Navas won't make serious mistakes, Donnarumma will not be able to overtake Keylor position. He will need to spend a first season in PSG as a substitution for Keylor.

Donnarumma is a great goalkeeper. We have seen his ability before. With his help, Italy has won the Euros this season. And Italy has conceded far fewer goals than any other team. My guess is that Pochettino will give him the responsibility of goalkeeper of important matches.

I also think Donnarumma will be given a chance to play in UCL matches. PSG now has a lot of talented players. Everything will depend on the coach, he will decide which player is suitable for his team. But as like @laurenB7742, I think too that Donnarumma might be given priority in important matches.

The coach of PSG has a lot on his hands too many superstars is really hard to handle because everyone wants to play and not be on the bench. Donnarumma came to PSG to be the first goalkeeper and now he is probobly really angry that he is on the bench. But for me Kaylor Navas had an amazing last season at PSG.

[arallmuus]

The coach of PSG has a lot on his hands too many superstars is really hard to handle because everyone wants to play and not be on the bench. Donnarumma came to PSG to be the first goalkeeper and now he is probobly really angry that he is on the bench.

Moving to PSG was a mistake for him. He is 22 years old and he should be pursuing his career further in other top league but he choose to go to PSG just because PSG could afford to pay him so much higher. I know its pretty hard for a goalkeeper to get a spot in some top club but instead of PSG, he could have stay though.

But for me Kaylor Navas had an amazing last season at PSG.

Yeah and there is no reason to put Navas on the bench so Donnarumma need to keep sitting on the bench

[mv1986]

The coach of PSG has a lot on his hands too many superstars is really hard to handle because everyone wants to play and not be on the bench. Donnarumma came to PSG to be the first goalkeeper and now he is probobly really angry that he is on the bench.

Moving to PSG was a mistake for him. He is 22 years old and he should be pursuing his career further in other top league but he choose to go to PSG just because PSG could afford to pay him so much higher. I know its pretty hard for a goalkeeper to get a spot in some top club but instead of PSG, he could have stay though.

But for me Kaylor Navas had an amazing last season at PSG.

Yeah and there is no reason to put Navas on the bench so Donnarumma need to keep sitting on the bench

Is is a questionable move by Donnarumma, but honestly speaking imagine you are 22 and were is his shoes and a club comes and pays you an absolutely insane amount of money. We now say hey it is important to play, and I am sure he expected to be number one goalkeeper, but still if you can earn a high amount of money in the range of double digit millions, and you can play with Neymar and Mbappe, now even Messi, what are you going to do? It is not an easy decision to be honest. And he can also still become number one, the season is very young still.

[laurenB7742]

I think that for this season, if the health of both goalkeepers is in order, then the principle of rotation will be applied, when, for example, Navas plays in the championship, and Donnarumma plays in the cup matches or vice versa.

I think it is what will happen in this season. If Keylor Navas won't make serious mistakes, Donnarumma will not be able to overtake Keylor position. He will need to spend a first season in PSG as a substitution for Keylor.

Donnarumma is a great goalkeeper. We have seen his ability before. With his help, Italy has won the Euros this season. And Italy has conceded far fewer goals than any other team. My guess is that Pochettino will give him the responsibility of goalkeeper of important matches.

I also think Donnarumma will be given a chance to play in UCL matches. PSG now has a lot of talented players. Everything will depend on the coach, he will decide which player is suitable for his team. But as like @laurenB7742, I think too that Donnarumma might be given priority in important matches.

The coach of PSG has a lot on his hands too many superstars is really hard to handle because everyone wants to play and not be on the bench. Donnarumma came to PSG to be the first goalkeeper and now he is probobly really angry that he is on the bench. But for me Kaylor Navas had an amazing last season at PSG.

Yeah, this is the point. It is very difficult to control if there are more star players on the team. Coach Pocchetinno now has a lot of responsibility. He has to control the players and influence them. But it will be difficult for him to choose the right squad. His skills will be proven now.

[Pulsar77]

The coach of PSG has a lot on his hands too many superstars is really hard to handle because everyone wants to play and not be on the bench. Donnarumma came to PSG to be the first goalkeeper and now he is probobly really angry that he is on the bench.

Moving to PSG was a mistake for him. He is 22 years old and he should be pursuing his career further in other top league but he choose to go to PSG just because PSG could afford to pay him so much higher. I know its pretty hard for a goalkeeper to get a spot in some top club but instead of PSG, he could have stay though.

But for me Kaylor Navas had an amazing last season at PSG.

Yeah and there is no reason to put Navas on the bench so Donnarumma need to keep sitting on the bench

Donnarumma is a very talented goalkeeper. He is 22 years old but he already deserves to be in the starting eleven of whatever team he goes to. I also doubt whether PSG are the right club for him at least for now. Because Keylor Navas' performance is still very high. I don't think that PSG will suddenly cut him off from the starting eleven. Donnarumma might not find the chances he want so quickly.

[condoras]

The coach of PSG has a lot on his hands too many superstars is really hard to handle because everyone wants to play and not be on the bench. Donnarumma came to PSG to be the first goalkeeper and now he is probobly really angry that he is on the bench.

Moving to PSG was a mistake for him. He is 22 years old and he should be pursuing his career further in other top league but he choose to go to PSG just because PSG could afford to pay him so much higher. I know its pretty hard for a goalkeeper to get a spot in some top club but instead of PSG, he could have stay though.

But for me Kaylor Navas had an amazing last season at PSG.

Yeah and there is no reason to put Navas on the bench so Donnarumma need to keep sitting on the bench

Donnarumma is a very talented goalkeeper. He is 22 years old but he already deserves to be in the starting eleven of whatever team he goes to. I also doubt whether PSG are the right club for him at least for now. Because Keylor Navas' performance is still very high. I don't think that PSG will suddenly cut him off from the starting eleven. Donnarumma might not find the chances he want so quickly.

I'm sorry to say it but for me, Donnarumma is a bit overestimated player. Not that he is not a very good goalkeeper but €60 million is a lot of money for him. I believe that this price has been made more from his "gold finger" manager, Mino Raiola, and not so for his skills. PSG wanted a keeper at least younger from Navas and they have money to spend. So everyone is happy, I guess.

[poldanmig]

Ligue 1 cannot be considered among the top-tier European Leagues.
-snip-
You should ask yourselves if this league can be competitive relying only on the Paris team.

Ligue 1 is better than many other European leagues but for sure cannot be compared to EPL, La Liga nor Serie A.
Basically, PSG is a top team that worth playing in EPL, otherwise Marseille, Lille and other teams like Nice and Lyon aren't consistent at all in their own league without talking about EL or CL matches...

Of the several existing football leagues, in my opinion the EPL is the most attractive and competitive league compared to other football leagues, clubs competing in the English league have equal strength and the same opportunities to become champions, as did Leicester City in the 2016 season, while other leagues may only have 2 or 3 teams that continue to compete for the championship, such as the :
Bundesliga (Bayern Munich and Dortmund),
Ligue 1 (PSG, Lille),
La Liga (Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid)
Serie A (Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan).

[hahay]

Ligue 1 cannot be considered among the top-tier European Leagues.
-snip-
You should ask yourselves if this league can be competitive relying only on the Paris team.

Ligue 1 is better than many other European leagues but for sure cannot be compared to EPL, La Liga nor Serie A.
Basically, PSG is a top team that worth playing in EPL, otherwise Marseille, Lille and other teams like Nice and Lyon aren't consistent at all in their own league without talking about EL or CL matches...

Of the several existing football leagues, in my opinion the EPL is the most attractive and competitive league compared to other football leagues, clubs competing in the English league have equal strength and the same opportunities to become champions, as did Leicester City in the 2016 season, while other leagues may only have 2 or 3 teams that continue to compete for the championship, such as the :
Bundesliga (Bayern Munich and Dortmund),
Ligue 1 (PSG, Lille),
La Liga (Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid)
Serie A (Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan).

What I realized was that Ligue 1 in the past was a competitive league as well but indeed, they couldn't be consistent to stay on the title track. When I was very young when there was Ligue 1 of course it was about Lyon, Marseille and also Bordeaux and even then, when I have entered into gambling at this age at least I still see these teams as big teams. But yes, I realize their dominance is no longer good in the title race because of that, they can't consistently maintain good management and of course that will also affect their performance in every match.

[Minor Miner]

Ligue 1 cannot be considered among the top-tier European Leagues.
-snip-
You should ask yourselves if this league can be competitive relying only on the Paris team.

Ligue 1 is better than many other European leagues but for sure cannot be compared to EPL, La Liga nor Serie A.
Basically, PSG is a top team that worth playing in EPL, otherwise Marseille, Lille and other teams like Nice and Lyon aren't consistent at all in their own league without talking about EL or CL matches...

Of the several existing football leagues, in my opinion the EPL is the most attractive and competitive league compared to other football leagues, clubs competing in the English league have equal strength and the same opportunities to become champions, as did Leicester City in the 2016 season, while other leagues may only have 2 or 3 teams that continue to compete for the championship, such as the :
Bundesliga (Bayern Munich and Dortmund),
Ligue 1 (PSG, Lille),
La Liga (Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid)
Serie A (Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan).

What I realized was that Ligue 1 in the past was a competitive league as well but indeed, they couldn't be consistent to stay on the title track. When I was very young when there was Ligue 1 of course it was about Lyon, Marseille and also Bordeaux and even then, when I have entered into gambling at this age at least I still see these teams as big teams. But yes, I realize their dominance is no longer good in the title race because of that, they can't consistently maintain good management and of course that will also affect their performance in every match.

You are right. There are many good teams in Ligue 1. They can’t compete for the title just because they don’t maintain consistency of performance. The clubs do not have enough money. If the clubs could hire experienced coaches, their performance would have improved further.

[Karartma1]

Kylian Mbappé will play in Ligue 1 after the international break for what could be his last season at PSG. But according to a few sources the player is not expected to leave the club for free at the end of the season. According to the sources, Mbappé is likely to extend his contract with PSG in the coming months!

I'm willing to bet what you want that Mbappé will renew his contract with PSG

Above the words of the Spanish journalist Manu Carreno.

[MusaMohamed]

Kylian Mbappé will play in Ligue 1 after the international break for what could be his last season at PSG. But according to a few sources the player is not expected to leave the club for free at the end of the season. According to the sources, Mbappé is likely to extend his contract with PSG in the coming months!

He will be another Neymar in PSG?

Wanted to leave, intentionally self-quarantine from the team, lost his chance to leave the club at late of transfer season. Play well for PSG and renew the contract, it is what Neymar did.

What will be the end of the story among PSG - Mbappe - Real Madrid? I think we will know it before January 2022 when Mbappe will be free to discuss with other clubs. If PSG won't be able to renew the contract with Mbappe before January, it's possibly that Mbappe will leave PSG after all.

[Pulsar77]

Donnarumma is a very talented goalkeeper. He is 22 years old but he already deserves to be in the starting eleven of whatever team he goes to. I also doubt whether PSG are the right club for him at least for now. Because Keylor Navas' performance is still very high. I don't think that PSG will suddenly cut him off from the starting eleven. Donnarumma might not find the chances he want so quickly.

I'm sorry to say it but for me, Donnarumma is a bit overestimated player. Not that he is not a very good goalkeeper but €60 million is a lot of money for him. I believe that this price has been made more from his "gold finger" manager, Mino Raiola, and not so for his skills. PSG wanted a keeper at least younger from Navas and they have money to spend. So everyone is happy, I guess.

To be honest, I don't see a market value of €60m as too much for a decent goalkeeper like Donnarumma. In today's football, teams pay incredible amount of money for only an average player. And they don't even care about it. They just want to have the player at any cost. So, €60m is not a so big amount of money for big teams especially. When it comes to PSG, this amount of money is nothing to them. They don't even care about Mbappe leaving for free at the end of the season. They just rejected a €220m offer. 

[mv1986]

Kylian Mbappé will play in Ligue 1 after the international break for what could be his last season at PSG. But according to a few sources the player is not expected to leave the club for free at the end of the season. According to the sources, Mbappé is likely to extend his contract with PSG in the coming months!

I'm willing to bet what you want that Mbappé will renew his contract with PSG

Above the words of the Spanish journalist Manu Carreno.

I would bet against it with the single reason being that Mbappe has all the options in the world for the coming season. Why would he sign any early contract now? There is definitely no point in doing that. He is going to get a massive cash bonus for any contract he is going to sign next year. Every single EUR that would have been paid as a transfer fee can now go straight into his pockets. That is what he is going for for sure. His agent will make sure that he is going to cash in big time, and he will.

[CryptoBuds]

Donnarumma is a very talented goalkeeper. He is 22 years old but he already deserves to be in the starting eleven of whatever team he goes to. I also doubt whether PSG are the right club for him at least for now. Because Keylor Navas' performance is still very high. I don't think that PSG will suddenly cut him off from the starting eleven. Donnarumma might not find the chances he want so quickly.

I'm sorry to say it but for me, Donnarumma is a bit overestimated player. Not that he is not a very good goalkeeper but €60 million is a lot of money for him. I believe that this price has been made more from his "gold finger" manager, Mino Raiola, and not so for his skills. PSG wanted a keeper at least younger from Navas and they have money to spend. So everyone is happy, I guess.

To be honest, I don't see a market value of €60m as too much for a decent goalkeeper like Donnarumma. In today's football, teams pay incredible amount of money for only an average player. And they don't even care about it. They just want to have the player at any cost. So, €60m is not a so big amount of money for big teams especially. When it comes to PSG, this amount of money is nothing to them. They don't even care about Mbappe leaving for free at the end of the season. They just rejected a €220m offer. 

Donnarumma is a good enough goalkeeper. 60m doesn't mean much for him. PSG, on the other hand, has a lot of money. And they want to form the strongest squad. They do not want to miss out on this season's Champions League title. They want to win the Champions League title at any cost. So they did not respond to the offer of so much money for Mbappe.

[poldanmig]

What I realized was that Ligue 1 in the past was a competitive league as well but indeed, they couldn't be consistent to stay on the title track. When I was very young when there was Ligue 1 of course it was about Lyon, Marseille and also Bordeaux and even then, when I have entered into gambling at this age at least I still see these teams as big teams. But yes, I realize their dominance is no longer good in the title race because of that, they can't consistently maintain good management and of course that will also affect their performance in every match.

You are right that in the past Ligue 1 was a competitive league and even now Saint-Etienne are the most title holders with 10 trophies, but that changed drastically when Nasser Al-Kheilaifi bought PSG in 2011 and turned PSG into a club that dominates Ligue 1 with his wealth. , if you look at the list of Ligue 1 champions from 2013 to 2021, PSG have won 7 times, except in 2017 (As monaco) and 2021 (monaco). Regardless of the history, I think Ligue 1 is no longer as attractive as it used to be because it is only dominated by one club.

You are right. There are many good teams in Ligue 1. They can’t compete for the title just because they don’t maintain consistency of performance. The clubs do not have enough money. If the clubs could hire experienced coaches, their performance would have improved further.

Indeed, there are still many good clubs in Ligue 1, but no matter how good the club is, it will certainly be unable to compete with clubs that have strong finances and these good clubs are now only used as a place to look for talented players by rich clubs.
In your opinion, if there are any a very good player at AS monaco at the moment and he was offered by PSG for a high price, will AS monaco refuse the offter to keep their squad balanced?
I don't think so, of course Monaco will let these players go and take money to find other talented young players to educate and then sell them again.

[blackened515]

Donnarumma is a very talented goalkeeper. He is 22 years old but he already deserves to be in the starting eleven of whatever team he goes to. I also doubt whether PSG are the right club for him at least for now. Because Keylor Navas' performance is still very high. I don't think that PSG will suddenly cut him off from the starting eleven. Donnarumma might not find the chances he want so quickly.

Donnarumma is indeed a talented Goalkeeper. His performance in the Euro 2020 was impressive. He kept 3 clean sheet in 7 appearance, and conceded only 4 goals. But, with the presence of  Keylor  Navas in PSG, it will be difficult for Donnarumma to participate in many match, because Navas will be keeping in most PSG match. He should have  gone to another club, were he won't be beached.

[dezoel]

I do not get it, I do not think that Donnaruma is a player that you put on the bench, I do not care who you have as your main goalkeeper. I mean honestly do you guys really think that Navas is a better goalkeeper? I believe that Donnaruma was taken to be played and he should be playing, Navas could be a bench player that plays in certain league matches and mainly in cup games but when it comes to most league matches and UCL then it should be Donnaruma that plays.

Even at his age he is a better goalkeeper right now if you ask me and if they keep him playing and happy then he could potentially give them 15 seasons easily because goalkeepers age a lot gracefully then most other positions. That is of course just my idea, and we will see what pochettino will do with him.

[Joca97]

I do not get it, I do not think that Donnaruma is a player that you put on the bench, I do not care who you have as your main goalkeeper. I mean honestly do you guys really think that Navas is a better goalkeeper? I believe that Donnaruma was taken to be played and he should be playing, Navas could be a bench player that plays in certain league matches and mainly in cup games but when it comes to most league matches and UCL then it should be Donnaruma that plays.

Even at his age he is a better goalkeeper right now if you ask me and if they keep him playing and happy then he could potentially give them 15 seasons easily because goalkeepers age a lot gracefully then most other positions. That is of course just my idea, and we will see what pochettino will do with him.

The quality is really big honestly. Navas is an amazing and experienced goalkeeper and had an amazing previous season.  Donnarumma was brought to PSG as the big future and will probobly play half of games and half Navas. But you cannot just remove Navas if he is doing amazing. Will need to wait a little longer to play honestly