French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

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There were more concerns with PSG than just player conflict. Team egos have won big before, right? See Real Madrid's Galacticos. Having older stars and playing in a league that's easy compared to the Champions League doesn't help. Know what? I like this "new" PSG. Without Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe , other players may flourish. The team may play together, determined to prove they're not overpaid prima donnas. May PSG surprise everyone this year? Not likely, but football has seen stranger stuff, right?

We have not yet seen PSG without Mbappe, perhaps only at the beginning of the last season, when the situation with Mbappe was not clear and he was not preparing with the team. Then PSG looked bad, but I admit that the reason was not only the absence of Mbappe, but also that Enrique had just joined the team, and he was just starting to build the team, strategy and game. Anyway, Mbappe was a very significant player for PSG, how it will be now is not yet clear, but someone will definitely take his place and will score, since PSG has always created many chances in attack.

It cannot be denied that Mbappe is a player who has made quite a big contribution to the team, of course losing Mbappe will be quite felt for the team.
However, PSG also cannot afford to drag on, they are a team that has strong finances so it is possible for PSG to be able to rebuild this team and be able to develop much further even without Mbappe.

To be honest, I prefer PSG without Mbappe because now PSG can focus on building a squad that is evenly distributed across all lines without being able to just hope or depend on Mbappe alone.

Luis Enrique is a very experienced coach and has good qualities, and I am sure that if PSG management gives full support to Luis Enrique then he will be able to build this team to be much better in the next few seasons.

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To be honest, I prefer PSG without Mbappe because now PSG can focus on building a squad that is evenly distributed across all lines without being able to just hope or depend on Mbappe alone.

Luis Enrique is a very experienced coach and has good qualities, and I am sure that if PSG management gives full support to Luis Enrique then he will be able to build this team to be much better in the next few seasons.

You are right, when Paris Saint Germain is without Mbappe maybe they will be able to dig deeper into the potential they have and can focus on developing the team rather than just managing one player. Paris Saint Germain wasted their time just dealing with Mbappe, how they tried to persuade Mbappe to stay, but it was of no use at all because in the end they had to really lose this player.

If only they could focus more on the team rather than trying to keep Mbappe, maybe they could be better prepared now. However, it is quite difficult to make them realize that there are still more important things they can do and after they really lost it, I think they are now aware of what they have been doing all this time. Now there is no time for them to regret players leaving, they have everything to build an even better squad, so I hope they do well and soon forget what happened to them recently.

[Palakka]

To be honest, I prefer PSG without Mbappe because now PSG can focus on building a squad that is evenly distributed across all lines without being able to just hope or depend on Mbappe alone.

Luis Enrique is a very experienced coach and has good qualities, and I am sure that if PSG management gives full support to Luis Enrique then he will be able to build this team to be much better in the next few seasons.

All of us of course want to see PSG get rid of their dependence so far with Mbappe, so that way we will see PSG become a team that indeed makes teamwork more their mainstay in winning every match, ligue 1 has been famous for a league that is not competitive compared to other leagues, so it is likely that PSG will still be able to dominate ligue 1 even without Mbappe in the squad,  But for the Champions League, of course, PSG must have at least one or two players who can distract the opposing teams focus to take care of those players and create opportunities for other teammates to score and win with still rely on teamwork in their game.

So far we know how Enrique ability to coach Barcelona and the Spanish national team, the two teams that have been coached by Enrique are collective teams so maybe Enrique will transmit that the style game to PSG next season, but as I said above of course Enrique still needs one or two star players who can be the difference in his squad and also be able to work well with other players in the squad,  so maybe we will see PSG get even better in the league and Champions League next season.

[Jody.Drummer]

To be honest, I prefer PSG without Mbappe because now PSG can focus on building a squad that is evenly distributed across all lines without being able to just hope or depend on Mbappe alone.

Luis Enrique is a very experienced coach and has good qualities, and I am sure that if PSG management gives full support to Luis Enrique then he will be able to build this team to be much better in the next few seasons.

All of us of course want to see PSG get rid of their dependence so far with Mbappe, so that way we will see PSG become a team that indeed makes teamwork more their mainstay in winning every match, ligue 1 has been famous for a league that is not competitive compared to other leagues, so it is likely that PSG will still be able to dominate ligue 1 even without Mbappe in the squad,  But for the Champions League, of course, PSG must have at least one or two players who can distract the opposing teams focus to take care of those players and create opportunities for other teammates to score and win with still rely on teamwork in their game.

So far we know how Enrique ability to coach Barcelona and the Spanish national team, the two teams that have been coached by Enrique are collective teams so maybe Enrique will transmit that the style game to PSG next season, but as I said above of course Enrique still needs one or two star players who can be the difference in his squad and also be able to work well with other players in the squad,  so maybe we will see PSG get even better in the league and Champions League next season.

In fact, this is a strategy that must always be applied in football, where coaches must emphasize the collective nature of the game rather than just relying on individual abilities. Because if they only depend on individual abilities it will be a bit detrimental to them.

You are right, one of the advantages when they have a star player is that the opposing club will provide tight security to the star player. And that can provide open space for other players to create opportunities and convert them into goals.

However, this only applies to a few matches, depending on the opponent they are facing. Because if the opponent they are facing has the same strength or even more, then it is likely that they will have to focus on the strength in the front row of the opponent. Therefore, everything must be balanced, because when even one position has a weakness, it will create a gap that the opponent can exploit.

[Velvet78]

Auxerre, Angers and St Etienne are newcomers in the Ligue 1 this season. None of them is stranger to this league of course. It is nice to see St Etienne back especially after some years.    Do you think all of these teams would relegate right after? Seeing the way Auxerre played last season, I expect bigger things from them.

Like playing for top 10. There are many teams coming from the second league and doing pretty nice things in their first season already. Auxerre have had great scoring potential. I think they are good enough to upset a good amount of teams in the Ligue 1.  

[Slow death]

There were more concerns with PSG than just player conflict. Team egos have won big before, right? See Real Madrid's Galacticos. Having older stars and playing in a league that's easy compared to the Champions League doesn't help. Know what? I like this "new" PSG. Without Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe , other players may flourish. The team may play together, determined to prove they're not overpaid prima donnas. May PSG surprise everyone this year? Not likely, but football has seen stranger stuff, right?

We have not yet seen PSG without Mbappe, perhaps only at the beginning of the last season, when the situation with Mbappe was not clear and he was not preparing with the team. Then PSG looked bad, but I admit that the reason was not only the absence of Mbappe, but also that Enrique had just joined the team, and he was just starting to build the team, strategy and game. Anyway, Mbappe was a very significant player for PSG, how it will be now is not yet clear, but someone will definitely take his place and will score, since PSG has always created many chances in attack.

It cannot be denied that Mbappe is a player who has made quite a big contribution to the team, of course losing Mbappe will be quite felt for the team.
However, PSG also cannot afford to drag on, they are a team that has strong finances so it is possible for PSG to be able to rebuild this team and be able to develop much further even without Mbappe.

To be honest, I prefer PSG without Mbappe because now PSG can focus on building a squad that is evenly distributed across all lines without being able to just hope or depend on Mbappe alone.

Luis Enrique is a very experienced coach and has good qualities, and I am sure that if PSG management gives full support to Luis Enrique then he will be able to build this team to be much better in the next few seasons.

PSG's luck is that they are in a league where most teams don't have a high quality squad, they don't have the funds to sign very expensive players, so even if PSG continues to make mistakes during the market opening times with signings without In this sense, they will still be able to be champions, but the central problem will remain that of winning the European champions league. The investments that PSG made need to pay off, and to be paid off, they need to win the European Champions League. but they have already done a lot of stupid things, for example a few seasons ago PGS had a team made up of Di Maria, Neymar, Messi and Mbappe. It was a great chance for PSG to win the European Champions League

but the management didn't know how to hire a good coach, I always say that the problem with the Arabs is that they look at profit rather than the team winning titles, they prefer to spend a lot of money hiring famous players because they will make profits from it and not because they will win titles, they They don't focus on spending a lot of money on good coaches, because they know that coaches aren't famous enough to generate money for them with attention. Unfortunately, PSG will not be able to have a good squad capable of winning the European Champions League in the coming years.

see this news:

Xavi Simons will leave Paris Saint-Germain on loan, club informed!

Paris Saint-Germain received a formal communication from Xavi Simons on plan to leave on loan this season.

key detail: it will be a loan, not permanent move with PSG not intentioned to sell Xavi Simons this summer.

The two clubs pushing for loan in recent weeks, Bayern and RB Leipzig — considered frontrunners.

The race remains open as Xavi Simons will make his decision on next club only right after Euro 2024…

source: https://www.instagram.com/fabriziorom/

he is a good player that PSG should play him and not give him to another team, this shows what I am saying in my comment above, PSG has been making bad choices for years when it comes to signings and player management , unfortunately. If they don't change, they won't win the champions league, Mbappe must have realized that, they are a team with just a few goals, they limit themselves in Ligue 1

Auxerre, Angers and St Etienne are newcomers in the Ligue 1 this season. None of them is stranger to this league of course. It is nice to see St Etienne back especially after some years.    Do you think all of these teams would relegate right after? Seeing the way Auxerre played last season, I expect bigger things from them.

Like playing for top 10. There are many teams coming from the second league and doing pretty nice things in their first season already. Auxerre have had great scoring potential. I think they are good enough to upset a good amount of teams in the Ligue 1. 

for them to stay in the first division, they need to spend money making good signings, even with the limited budget that these teams have, it is still possible to make good signings, but this is where it becomes a complicated task, because most teams don't have managed to buy a good player for low prices and be successful in the league. I see these teams as having a greater chance of being relegated

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Luis Enrique is a very experienced coach and has good qualities, and I am sure that if PSG management gives full support to Luis Enrique then he will be able to build this team to be much better in the next few seasons.

Now we'll see whether or not Enrique can make significant changes in the end.
This season is clearly a transitional season because for this season anyway Mbappe's move from PSG to Madrid will continue to be discussed depending on the performance of PSG because if PSG cannot play well this season then the comparison is quite clear that PSG can't do anything without Mbappe and this is the test that Enrique must solve.

Now he can do anything including finding the right players in order to realize his plans for next season well because although for Ligue 1 I still have no doubt about PSG next season but of course the benchmark is how they perform in the Champions League. If there is a difference in performance and even tends to decline, it will be a little inconvenient for them because the stigma that PSG cannot develop without Mbappe will still occur and Enrique's task for next season is to eliminate that stigma and replace it with that without Mbappe they can survive well.

[Die_empty]

Auxerre, Angers and St Etienne are newcomers in the Ligue 1 this season. None of them is stranger to this league of course. It is nice to see St Etienne back especially after some years.    Do you think all of these teams would relegate right after? Seeing the way Auxerre played last season, I expect bigger things from them.

Like playing for top 10. There are many teams coming from the second league and doing pretty nice things in their first season already. Auxerre have had great scoring potential. I think they are good enough to upset a good amount of teams in the Ligue 1.  

Congratulations to the new clubs but they are well aware that they will be competing with some of the best clubs. The fundamental problem these newly promoted clubs usually have is funding to get enough quality players. When players are injured or face suspension, the lack of quality players will begin to affect the performance of the club. Reaching the top ten position will be a great achievement and exceeding it will be an extraordinary one. But in some cases, these clubs usually go back to relegation.

Now he can do anything including finding the right players in order to realize his plans for next season well because although for Ligue 1 I still have no doubt about PSG next season but of course the benchmark is how they perform in the Champions League. If there is a difference in performance and even tends to decline, it will be a little inconvenient for them because the stigma that PSG cannot develop without Mbappe will still occur and Enrique's task for next season is to eliminate that stigma and replace it with that without Mbappe they can survive well.

The main focus of the club now is to sign a replacement for the departed Kylian Mbappé. They might not get a single replacement, maybe they should gamble with two or three strikers and see the one that can wear his shoes. Maybe Luis Enrique is waiting for the UEFA European Football Championship to come to an end before they would intensively search for suitable strikers. This is because many players will determine their future after the competition since they are committed to current games. The club might just be lucky to get a player who can grow with the club to become a world-class striker. We have seen coaches building average players to greater heights.

[Blitzboy]

There were more concerns with PSG than just player conflict. Team egos have won big before, right? See Real Madrid's Galacticos. Having older stars and playing in a league that's easy compared to the Champions League doesn't help. Know what? I like this "new" PSG. Without Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe , other players may flourish. The team may play together, determined to prove they're not overpaid prima donnas. May PSG surprise everyone this year? Not likely, but football has seen stranger stuff, right?

We have not yet seen PSG without Mbappe, perhaps only at the beginning of the last season, when the situation with Mbappe was not clear and he was not preparing with the team. Then PSG looked bad, but I admit that the reason was not only the absence of Mbappe, but also that Enrique had just joined the team, and he was just starting to build the team, strategy and game. Anyway, Mbappe was a very significant player for PSG, how it will be now is not yet clear, but someone will definitely take his place and will score, since PSG has always created many chances in attack.

It cannot be denied that Mbappe is a player who has made quite a big contribution to the team, of course losing Mbappe will be quite felt for the team.
However, PSG also cannot afford to drag on, they are a team that has strong finances so it is possible for PSG to be able to rebuild this team and be able to develop much further even without Mbappe.

To be honest, I prefer PSG without Mbappe because now PSG can focus on building a squad that is evenly distributed across all lines without being able to just hope or depend on Mbappe alone.

Luis Enrique is a very experienced coach and has good qualities, and I am sure that if PSG management gives full support to Luis Enrique then he will be able to build this team to be much better in the next few seasons.

Without Mbappe, PSG would not be as strong, and they should get rid of him. They could probably win Ligue 1 that in their sleep. But Champions League is what they should aim for. Enrique understands how to put together a group. But he needs players who can step up and make things happen. Even though working together is important, you still need experts who can do the job. Can PSG find that balance? Can they put together a team that works well together and has brilliant individuals? I am not going to lie, I am not sure. But I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.

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Luis Enrique is a very experienced coach and has good qualities, and I am sure that if PSG management gives full support to Luis Enrique then he will be able to build this team to be much better in the next few seasons.

Now we'll see whether or not Enrique can make significant changes in the end.
This season is clearly a transitional season because for this season anyway Mbappe's move from PSG to Madrid will continue to be discussed depending on the performance of PSG because if PSG cannot play well this season then the comparison is quite clear that PSG can't do anything without Mbappe and this is the test that Enrique must solve.

Now he can do anything including finding the right players in order to realize his plans for next season well because although for Ligue 1 I still have no doubt about PSG next season but of course the benchmark is how they perform in the Champions League. If there is a difference in performance and even tends to decline, it will be a little inconvenient for them because the stigma that PSG cannot develop without Mbappe will still occur and Enrique's task for next season is to eliminate that stigma and replace it with that without Mbappe they can survive well.

It's time to prove that PSG can play well without Mbappe next season, Enrique of course has to work hard to prove it all to PSG management that he can make PSG a strong team without Mbappe next season, statistically I am still confident in the strength of Their current main squad is still PSG will continue to dominate Ligue 1 next season but their target should not be the Ligue 1 trophy because they have to pursue a higher level, for example the UCL because they will play again in the UCL next season.

Enrique also has to find a replacement for Mbappe because it is important to get new, more productive players next season, because the competition is quite tight in European competitions such as the UCL because many great players have moved to new teams and of course there is team competition which might make things difficult for PSG. I think this is Enrique's toughest challenge to erase that stigma and PSG must remain a strong team without Mbappe and they must be able to prove it later, at least reaching the important round in the UCL next season, the semi-finals or the UCL final in order to have progress every season.

[Docnaster]

There were more concerns with PSG than just player conflict. Team egos have won big before, right? See Real Madrid's Galacticos. Having older stars and playing in a league that's easy compared to the Champions League doesn't help. Know what? I like this "new" PSG. Without Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe , other players may flourish. The team may play together, determined to prove they're not overpaid prima donnas. May PSG surprise everyone this year? Not likely, but football has seen stranger stuff, right?

We have not yet seen PSG without Mbappe, perhaps only at the beginning of the last season, when the situation with Mbappe was not clear and he was not preparing with the team. Then PSG looked bad, but I admit that the reason was not only the absence of Mbappe, but also that Enrique had just joined the team, and he was just starting to build the team, strategy and game. Anyway, Mbappe was a very significant player for PSG, how it will be now is not yet clear, but someone will definitely take his place and will score, since PSG has always created many chances in attack.

It cannot be denied that Mbappe is a player who has made quite a big contribution to the team, of course losing Mbappe will be quite felt for the team.
However, PSG also cannot afford to drag on, they are a team that has strong finances so it is possible for PSG to be able to rebuild this team and be able to develop much further even without Mbappe.

To be honest, I prefer PSG without Mbappe because now PSG can focus on building a squad that is evenly distributed across all lines without being able to just hope or depend on Mbappe alone.

Luis Enrique is a very experienced coach and has good qualities, and I am sure that if PSG management gives full support to Luis Enrique then he will be able to build this team to be much better in the next few seasons.

Without Mbappe, PSG would not be as strong, and they should get rid of him. They could probably win Ligue 1 that in their sleep. But Champions League is what they should aim for. Enrique understands how to put together a group. But he needs players who can step up and make things happen. Even though working together is important, you still need experts who can do the job. Can PSG find that balance? Can they put together a team that works well together and has brilliant individuals? I am not going to lie, I am not sure. But I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.

I love the fact that you admitted that Paris Saint Germaine would win the French league even in the absence of Kylian Mbappe. Many other people who's expressed their opinions about Paris Saint Germaine's future on this thread are always suggesting that since Kylian Mbappe have left the French champions, the club is very likely to lose their grip of dominance in the French league. Now to your opinion that Paris Saint Germaine's quest to win the UEFA Champions League title have become a more difficult task now that Mbappe is out, I partially agree with you because of the impact of the French on the Paris Saint Germaine team over the years however, I also think that Paris Saint Germaine under Luis Enrique have a chance of building a team that'll be better than any team we've seen in the club in recent years.
I think Paris Saint Germaine's main issue why they've not won the UEFA Champions League title over the years isn't because they lack quality players to do that but because they've always banked on their star players to help them win games and trophies with their individual brilliance Instead of building a team that plays team football. Luis Enrique I strongly believe have the tactical and technical ability to build a Paris Saint Germaine team that'll be almost impossible to stop in the nearest future so it's possible they can win the UEFA Champions League without the presence of Kylian Mbappe in the team.

[Silence Scream]

for them to stay in the first division, they need to spend money making good signings, even with the limited budget that these teams have, it is still possible to make good signings, but this is where it becomes a complicated task, because most teams don't have managed to buy a good player for low prices and be successful in the league. I see these teams as having a greater chance of being relegated

I think PSG should evaluate Xavi Simons. I didn't understand why he wasn't included in the team. I think the Dutchman would be a player who could explode in PSG. I'm sure he can score a lot of goals in League 1. He had a not bad season in the Bundesliga, but I think PSG's plans are different. I thought you might be involved in Enrique's plans.

[lizarder]

Luis Enrique of course also wants to achieve the desired target, namely winning the UCL trophy, of course it is a tough task to do but he must be confident by recruiting several new productive players who can fill the void and replace Mbappe's position to be able to bring PSG to at least reach the UCL final. next season, as we know PSG always fails to reach the important round in the UCL, that's why they have to learn a lot to be able to recruit lots of very productive young players in order to achieve their desired goals, this is Enrique's challenge to bring PSG to the important round in the UCL later.

That is a big management target that he has not been able to realize so that special thinking is needed so that he can realize his dream of winning the Champions League trophy. The void left by Mbappe must have a solution so that next season they remain strong when playing in the Champions League. For the Ligue 1 issue, I don't think it is a problem because losing Mbappe will not affect them to continue to dominate.

PSG must also change their mindset about recruiting ready-made players and they must build team strength from much younger players. So that the strength can be much more solid and understand each other because previously we have seen how when three star players were there and the hope of getting the Champions League trophy could not be realized.

[el kaka22]

When we are talking about how PSG could still be great, we do not need to look at how good PSG is or not, we also need to look at other teams. I mean assume that PSG isn't that good anymore, which other team in the league could be better than them? Monaco? I do not think so. I think it is quite clear that we are seeing something changing with other teams at that league but not fast enough and they are not that rich at all, which is the issue.

So, while I agree that PSG will drop in quality a bit, I still think that no other team in the league got any better, so that means other teams will not be good enough to pass PSG at all, in order for PSG to fail to win, we do not need PSG to be bad only, we need some other team to be great.

[bering]

Auxerre, Angers and St Etienne are newcomers in the Ligue 1 this season. None of them is stranger to this league of course. It is nice to see St Etienne back especially after some years.    Do you think all of these teams would relegate right after? Seeing the way Auxerre played last season, I expect bigger things from them.

Like playing for top 10. There are many teams coming from the second league and doing pretty nice things in their first season already. Auxerre have had great scoring potential. I think they are good enough to upset a good amount of teams in the Ligue 1.  

Auxerre and Angers both teams was playing in Ligue 1 before but on season 2022/2023 they have been relegated to Ligue 2 after at that time Angers finish at 20th place and Auxerre in the 17th place but after being degradation they did a lot of improvement which makes them can return to Ligue 1 again within a year even Auxerre can became an the champion on Ligue 2 and for St Etienne they have done well but their process to return to Ligue 1 is more hard compared to Auxerre and Angers this because St Etienne have to through an play off stages against several teams to gets the last ticket of promotion team and in the final match dramatically they can won from Metz which they deserved to return to Ligue 1

Regarding their chances to survive in Ligue 1 i think it's hard to predicted because we still don't know whether they will be able to performing well or not but one thing for sure these teams have to bought new players to strengthen their squad but unfortunately they probably only able to bought mediocre players because correct me if i am wrong this because they status in Ligue 1 is only small teams with limited budget of money so they may only be able to buy non famous players at a cheap price

[Weawant]

Without Mbappe, PSG would not be as strong, and they should get rid of him. They could probably win Ligue 1 that in their sleep. But Champions League is what they should aim for. Enrique understands how to put together a group. But he needs players who can step up and make things happen. Even though working together is important, you still need experts who can do the job. Can PSG find that balance? Can they put together a team that works well together and has brilliant individuals? I am not going to lie, I am not sure. But I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.

The strength of PSG isn't totally dependent on mbappe and getting rid of mbappe isn't what PSG sees as priority at this time, all along mbappe has been if great importance to PSG so getting rid of him just like that isn't something I think they will be planning on doing, his exit from the team was mostly a self decided action and not one that was influenced in any way by PSG, As a matter of fact ,PSG would still have loved to have mbappe back in the team and wanted him extending his contract but I think he wasn't agreeing to it and so they have to let him go to his choice destination as at the end of the season and Madrid has been his choice where in he is now except for the rumors of confirmation needed and all that.

Putting together a team that will be able to get the kind of results PSG desire is very possible but the challenge has always been in them been patient enough to allowing it eventually happen, they are more bent on just getting a team that will be able to get them to win the champions league at once because they know that with the Ligue 1 they don't really have much to stress about, but then if they can monster the patience to build a team that can grwo gradually to the point of been able to win the champions league in the future then the dream will become a reality and not just wantu the dream to manifest at once when they are yet to have a team with such capacity.

[Marvell1]

They are simply the richest team in Ligue 1, although considering how Chelsea has been doing lately, it might not be the only reason. In my opinion PSG also ran too many experiments with coaches. Luis Enrique did ok before he went to PSG, but to me it never felt as if he was a top coach. He won titles with prime Barcelona and the question is how much of it was his work and how much of the success was the natural result of the player's quality?

Xabi Alonso has truly proven that he can turn a no name team into a beast. He has proven it. PSG also had Pochettino and I don't like him at all. Never understood why PSG wanted him, but it might also have to do with the fact that the sheikh isn't actually a pro in football. It is one of his hobbies.

But we will see. My guess is that PSG will of course win Ligue 1, but they don't have a chance in the Champions League. Group stage yes, round of 16 and maybe quarterfinals, but then it will be game over.

PSG didn’t give Pochettino any chances, I don’t even understand why they hired him, in any case, he didn’t even have a chance to prove himself, by the way, Chelsea is sure that he would have achieved more if he had been given more time, in my opinion this is one of the most underrated coach.

Enrique is clearly a top coach, and I think he proved this at PSG, given the resources that were available to him, he achieved excellent results, and stopped just one step short of the final. Now it’s important how he works in the off-season, how he strengthens PSG’s attack, after all, replacing Mbappe will not be easy, and at least he will have one more season to achieve better results.

The problem with PSG is that they have a little too much money right now. And they are literally someone who wants to achieve anything with money. We know that is not possible all the time. You can get everything top of the level. But you cannot buy experience with money. You also cannot buy the chemistry between the players that you should have with money. Yes, it was very unfair to Christophe Galtier what they did. They should have given Galtier more time. But as you all know, a rich club who has a lot of money is not getting good enough results and was just trying to make changes to bring in better results. Sadly they do not understand that it does not work like that.

Anyway, Luis Enrique is definitely a very good coach. he has had huge success with Barcelona previously towards the 2016/2017 time period. So if Enrique is given enough time and if he is also given enough money, I think he will be able to bring in good results.

[mv1986]

The problem with PSG is that they have a little too much money right now. And they are literally someone who wants to achieve anything with money. We know that is not possible all the time. You can get everything top of the level. But you cannot buy experience with money. You also cannot buy the chemistry between the players that you should have with money. Yes, it was very unfair to Christophe Galtier what they did. They should have given Galtier more time. But as you all know, a rich club who has a lot of money is not getting good enough results and was just trying to make changes to bring in better results. Sadly they do not understand that it does not work like that.

Anyway, Luis Enrique is definitely a very good coach. he has had huge success with Barcelona previously towards the 2016/2017 time period. So if Enrique is given enough time and if he is also given enough money, I think he will be able to bring in good results.

Since when is it a problem to have a lot of money? Manchester City has a lot of money, too. And by the way as far as I know the on average best paid players in Europe are those from Real Madrid. Was a year or so ago when I saw the statistics, so can't exactly tell whether it is the same today, but guys like Kroos earned 20 million at least as a standard. They can afford crazy transfers as well. Mbappe was an exception at PSG and he did it correctly, he just milked the cow as much as he could and PSG made him an almost billionaire.

But too much money isn't a problem. Bad management and bad coaches are a problem. PSG has had bad management forever now and they have had coaches that were an A- rather than an A+. Galtier, who is Galtier? Liverpool wins the Champions League with Klopp, City wins it with Guardiola, Real Madrid wins it with Zidane and Ancelotti. Who the heck is Galtier?

Enrique had an incredible timing at Barcelona. Attacking line was Neymar, Suarez and Messi in their prime. Iniesta, Busquets, Alba, Mascherano etc. I guess there is no need to go on.

[Hirose UK]

But in the future, I sure there will be quite significant differences, including the development of every other team will definitely be much better and PSG dominance will decrease slightly because they certainly won't have truly perfect performance like before.
Belief that Ligue 1 can get better can also be proven by several team that previously performed poorly, now showing their performance is capable of developing with big changes.

League One will become competitive only when other clubs have access to the kind of funds PSG has. Other clubs are not buoyant enough to buy quality players like PSG. However, we cannot rule out that a club might be lucky to have the right coach and some committed players who can give PSG a good chase for the League trophy. An example is what happened in the Bundesliga last season when Xabi Alonso used a set of unknown players and made history. Bayern Munich had better players and training staff but Bayer Leverkusen was fortunate to win the title last season.

Other team in Ligue 1 can have sufficient funds if they can find investors who are willing to provide large amounts of money, several team are already owned by Saudi billionaires and those Ligue 1 team can offer to own them.
Yes, it cannot be denied that PSG has huge finances and can bring in several great players with large expenditures of money, this makes PSG team capable of dominating the league.
But at least for now the conditions are little different, I sure Ligue 1 will have better competition in the next season and we can see how each team tries to surpass PSG which is not in the same condition as before.

So that must be the motivation for all Ligue 1 teams to be able to develop team with all the players they have, there must be sense of enthusiasm in making it happen because solid team will be difficult to beat.
But everything also lies in the performance of the coach, if the coaches of several team are able to work well then it is possible that Ligue 1 will have surprises like last season Bundesliga.

[tusandii]

Yes, you are right that gamblers will not see the fate of a club or the fate of a league in the future because they have a mindset that profits will continue to be made, but the problem is that gamblers also see the prospective of a club from the quality of players that a club like PSG currently has. Having lost Mbappe will definitely be more difficult to predict and if you remember when Enrique tried to play PSG without Mbappe, the results were very bad and a lot of gamblers lost because initially they really believed that PSG could win.
Star players or professional players can also influence gamblers' interest in continuing to watch League 1 and if there are currently no professional players in League 1, of course gamblers will also choose to bet on leagues that are easier to predict.

Maybe next season League 1 will be a league that is a little quiet or uninteresting, but after PSG has succeeded in increasing the talent of its new player who replaced Mbappe, League 1 will definitely be attractive again because in a league that already has clubs that look strong, it will certainly attract gamblers and PSG supporters will return to watch every appearance of the club.
It is Enrique's job to try to get big results during the season in the coming season and hope that League 1 will still be an interesting league.

In my opinion, gamblers won't think about that, because they only focus on making a profit, and in fact I often see some of my friends gambling on strange clubs and I never even know how they play. However, usually gamblers like them only need to win from the club they bet on without thinking about whether the club is famous or not.

This is different for me, I personally usually gamble on clubs that I only see play and the ones that dominate my betting are the English League and La Liga. because for me it is not winning that is one of the factors in my gambling, but when I see the match it will be more tense if I bet on one of the competing clubs. That is my way of enjoying gambling.

For Ligue 1, I think they still have a lot of interest if it's to do with gamblers, but if it's to do with people enjoying the league, then it might be a bit down.

It seems like we have different opinions but it's very interesting to discuss and I understand why you say it's not about winning but also the sensation of tension when you see the club you play for having to compete strongly to get a winning result too, right?
Meanwhile, for me, for example, in League 1, having a player like Mbappe, of course many people bet on PSG because the match will be easier to predict because Mbappe is one of the best scorers in League 1 and I'm sure you also remember how PSG performed without Mbappe at that time which made disappointed, many people bet on PSG but actually lost.
From my statement, there will definitely be a huge decline in the number of viewers in League 1, which will decrease after all Mbappe fans will also follow him to LaLiga and the PSG owner's efforts will continue to try to maintain League 1 to remain an attractive league.

Maybe everything will be different if Enrique manages to maintain PSG's performance even though he is not with Mbappe and Enrique can give an extraordinary performance. I am sure that League 1 will again become an interesting league and is often a place to bet.

The task that Enrique must complete is currently looking for professional players to strengthen PSG's performance and ignoring all criticism, remaining focused and believing that everything will be fine.