French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[BALIK]

Lot of rumor about Mbappe and Zidane in PSG. Eventually Mbappe did not come so it is reasonable to see no Zidane in PSG. Maybe he will join  after the next season when Messi contract expires and he will leave PSG. Zidane is smart enough to avoid troubles with Messi and fans. He knows that he can get a coach job in PSG if he want. So waiting one more season to have better deal is not bad at all.
Furthermore, Zidane can wait for World Cup 2022 in order to get a coach position in France national team. He already gets enough titles with Real Madid. So being a national coach of a golden team is not bad idea.

That's right.
If next season Zidane becomes PSG coach, he will be the coach of Messi and Real Madrid supporters who admire the figure of Zidane will definitely have problems and one season is not a long time to wait. Interesting to look forward to what will happen. So like in the film story.

I don’t think that Real Madrid fans will have any issues if he coaches Messi, because he’s not coaching in La Liga and PSG is in a totally different league. Furthermore I don’t think that Zidane is coming to PSG, because his heart is set on becoming the head coach of France, but I’ll admit that I would have liked to see him coach Messi and it would have been really interesting to watch the chemistry between these two on and off the picth.

Now, I  also don't think that he is coming to PSG. The only possible way of that happening was if Cristiano Ronaldo made a move to play for PSG. Because that is not happening I really don't see Zidane coaching PSG.

But, I also agree that it should have been really interesting to see him coaching Messi. I think the styles of these two are quite different and it has been something to see these two work together.

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[Ratash]

The next season of this league doesn't make me very excited now unfortunately. Because we haven't seen any real competition in the league for a while except the season Lille became the champions in. I get bored like many people do when a team have a big domination in a league for so many years. This won't change for the Ligue 1 too until another team revolutionize their squad like PSG. To do so, they will need to be bought by a billionaire though. 

I think if any billionaire choose to invest in a ligue one team it would be either marseille or lyon i heard some rumors that some rich people from saudi arabia want to buy marseille team but i don't know if its true but it would be really good to see some competition not only in ligue 1 but in the bundesliga as well.

[BITCOIN4X]

Zinedine Zidane can also be a recommendation for a coach who will handle PSG. Zidane current status without a club is more likely to be brought in by PSG considering that Zidane's country of origin is also from France.
Zinedine Zidane ability and experience has been proven in Spain with Real Madrid and it is not wrong if Zidane tries his luck at PSG before the target of coaching the French team comes to him.

We all seem to know Zidane's quality in coaching Real Madrid before, he managed to win a number of titles with Real Madrid including several Champions League titles in a row. But about the possibility of coaching PSG, then very sure it might be great. But strangely, so far PSG have never directly offered him a job after leaving Real Madrid the previous season. Are PSG really interested in Zidane so far? I do not think so.

[DU18]

Zinedine Zidane can also be a recommendation for a coach who will handle PSG. Zidane current status without a club is more likely to be brought in by PSG considering that Zidane's country of origin is also from France.
Zinedine Zidane ability and experience has been proven in Spain with Real Madrid and it is not wrong if Zidane tries his luck at PSG before the target of coaching the French team comes to him.

We all seem to know Zidane's quality in coaching Real Madrid before, he managed to win a number of titles with Real Madrid including several Champions League titles in a row. But about the possibility of coaching PSG, then very sure it might be great. But strangely, so far PSG have never directly offered him a job after leaving Real Madrid the previous season. Are PSG really interested in Zidane so far? I do not think so.

Zidane continued to be linked with PSG the previous season but from several interviews he said that if he wanted to rest for a year after leaving Madrid, as well as an offer from Manchester which was rejected by him on the grounds that he wanted to stay in France, right now his year of rest is over and PSG will probably be the next club to be coached by Zidane because if Zidane chooses to stay in France of course PSG is a strong candidate, but so far PSG have not made an approach with Zidane but a few days ago in an interview in marca :  PSG president (Macron) openly admire zidane with all his achievements so far and hope that zidane will coach a big club in france.
Indeed Macron not mention PSG directly, but when he said that Zidane should to coach a big club in France didn't that imply PSG?

[judas]

I wonder whether there will be a new team to make a big surprise next season and win the league title. But it doesn't happen very often while there is a very strong team like PSG in the league. Lille were a rare example indeed and they had a really bad season after that. PSG are going to be the biggest contender for the title next season too. It is like an ordinary thing for them from now on. Therefore they are focused on the Champions League rather than the Ligue 1 as it is a much more difficult tournament.

For Lille the factor why they cannot managed their performance last season and failed to defend their title because too many internal issues and it makes the players and their manager decided to leave because not satisfied with the management and i think with the current situation very difficult for Lille can repeat their achievement moreover every season PSG is getting stronger with new quality players arrived so it is very hard to break PSG domination even so with other teams such as Monaco and Marseille i think they will always being an runner up under PSG

I don't want to be so sure about Monaco actually. Because as you might remember, Monaco built a very solid team in the past and they were really like unstoppable. I mean the 2016-17 season in the Ligue 1 which they became the champions by losing only three games in the whole season. PSG were able to follow them only eight points behind then. If Monaco have another golden age like that they can do an amazing job in the league and it would be lovely to watch them compete with PSG hard.

[alpamar99]

Zidane continued to be linked with PSG the previous season but from several interviews he said that if he wanted to rest for a year after leaving Madrid, as well as an offer from Manchester which was rejected by him on the grounds that he wanted to stay in France, right now his year of rest is over and PSG will probably be the next club to be coached by Zidane because if Zidane chooses to stay in France of course PSG is a strong candidate, but so far PSG have not made an approach with Zidane but a few days ago in an interview in marca :  PSG president (Macron) openly admire zidane with all his achievements so far and hope that zidane will coach a big club in france.
Indeed Macron not mention PSG directly, but when he said that Zidane should to coach a big club in France didn't that imply PSG?

If you look at the reasons for last season, it is clear that this can be a reference but on the other hand it is still a fifty-fifty one because one of the reasons Zidane remains there is to become a coach at a French national club which was also widely discussed last season.
But if he doesn't then I don't think there's any reason to delay because he's a great coach and it would be a shame if he doesn't coach again this season.

[sana54210]

Zidane continued to be linked with PSG the previous season but from several interviews he said that if he wanted to rest for a year after leaving Madrid, as well as an offer from Manchester which was rejected by him on the grounds that he wanted to stay in France, right now his year of rest is over and PSG will probably be the next club to be coached by Zidane because if Zidane chooses to stay in France of course PSG is a strong candidate, but so far PSG have not made an approach with Zidane but a few days ago in an interview in marca :  PSG president (Macron) openly admire zidane with all his achievements so far and hope that zidane will coach a big club in france.
Indeed Macron not mention PSG directly, but when he said that Zidane should to coach a big club in France didn't that imply PSG?

Honestly, that would be the best pairing there could be. I still think that United should have waited for it, why? Because if Zidane goes to PSG, that leaves Pochettino alone, and even though Erik is a great coach that did marvels in Ajax, I would still guess that having Pochettino, which managed so many superstars, would bring a lot of experience to the table.

In any case, Zidane is the only coach that won 3 UCL in a row, nobody, even Sir Alex Ferguson had something like that. Obviously the team matters, and he was managing a star filled Real and Ancelotti won another just a few years later, but still, Zidane had so much to do with those three wins. He could be what PSG is looking for.

[Zackgeno96]

Erik Ten Hag would have been an excellent coach for PSG. But would they have accepted that in the squad at PSG? He is fairly inexperienced, but he knows a lot about it. I don't think Pochetino is a great coach at all. Actually there is currently only 1 man suitable to coach PSG and that is Zidane. No one has as much respect and status as him. They have very good players, with the right coach you can win all the trophies next season. The question is of course not whether they will win the competition, that will be easy. But the players and supporters are more hungry.

[ampere]

Erik Ten Hag would have been an excellent coach for PSG. But would they have accepted that in the squad at PSG? He is fairly inexperienced, but he knows a lot about it. I don't think Pochetino is a great coach at all. Actually there is currently only 1 man suitable to coach PSG and that is Zidane. No one has as much respect and status as him. They have very good players, with the right coach you can win all the trophies next season. The question is of course not whether they will win the competition, that will be easy. But the players and supporters are more hungry.

On the contrary, i think any coach would struggle at PSG. With power struggles between coach and the players; it would be difficult for any coach to attain maximum discipline and results with this psg squad and this has affected them alot in the champions league. With big names Messi, Neymar and Mbappe  leaving tackling, and pressing for the midfielders to chase every game

[Velvet78]

Erik Ten Hag would have been an excellent coach for PSG. But would they have accepted that in the squad at PSG? He is fairly inexperienced, but he knows a lot about it. I don't think Pochetino is a great coach at all. Actually there is currently only 1 man suitable to coach PSG and that is Zidane. No one has as much respect and status as him. They have very good players, with the right coach you can win all the trophies next season. The question is of course not whether they will win the competition, that will be easy. But the players and supporters are more hungry.

He really would have been one of the great choices for PSG but Manchester United have become successful about bringing him. The best candidate for PSG is Zinedine Zidane of course but I'm having my doubts about he would join them. Because he hasn't managed a team for a long time and he might want to continue like this for a longer time too. Truthfully I would love to see him managing PSG. He would adapt to the team very quickly too and it might really be the time for PSG to win the CL title then.

[izsara]

Erik Ten Hag would have been an excellent coach for PSG. But would they have accepted that in the squad at PSG? He is fairly inexperienced, but he knows a lot about it. I don't think Pochetino is a great coach at all. Actually there is currently only 1 man suitable to coach PSG and that is Zidane. No one has as much respect and status as him. They have very good players, with the right coach you can win all the trophies next season. The question is of course not whether they will win the competition, that will be easy. But the players and supporters are more hungry.

He really would have been one of the great choices for PSG but Manchester United have become successful about bringing him. The best candidate for PSG is Zinedine Zidane of course but I'm having my doubts about he would join them. Because he hasn't managed a team for a long time and he might want to continue like this for a longer time too. Truthfully I would love to see him managing PSG. He would adapt to the team very quickly too and it might really be the time for PSG to win the CL title then.

Now that Ten Hag has no hope of being there as for Zidane I also doubt he will become a coach again because he seems to be enjoying a normal life without his job right now.
Perhaps it is very likely that PSG will still be handled by Poche until next season even though many people still doubt his capacity as a coach at a big club.

[KTChampions]

He really would have been one of the great choices for PSG but Manchester United have become successful about bringing him. The best candidate for PSG is Zinedine Zidane of course but I'm having my doubts about he would join them. Because he hasn't managed a team for a long time and he might want to continue like this for a longer time too. Truthfully I would love to see him managing PSG. He would adapt to the team very quickly too and it might really be the time for PSG to win the CL title then.

Today I saw a "leak" on the news that Zidane has agreed to coach PSG. Sad news, but probably it was inevitable with such pressure from all sides (French President, Qatari sheikhs, etc.). Apparently, the official announcement will be made a little later so that the public has time to spend emotions on the "unconfirmed" news and then everything goes smoothly.

[CryptoBuds]

Erik Ten Hag would have been an excellent coach for PSG. But would they have accepted that in the squad at PSG? He is fairly inexperienced, but he knows a lot about it. I don't think Pochetino is a great coach at all. Actually there is currently only 1 man suitable to coach PSG and that is Zidane. No one has as much respect and status as him. They have very good players, with the right coach you can win all the trophies next season. The question is of course not whether they will win the competition, that will be easy. But the players and supporters are more hungry.

He really would have been one of the great choices for PSG but Manchester United have become successful about bringing him. The best candidate for PSG is Zinedine Zidane of course but I'm having my doubts about he would join them. Because he hasn't managed a team for a long time and he might want to continue like this for a longer time too. Truthfully I would love to see him managing PSG. He would adapt to the team very quickly too and it might really be the time for PSG to win the CL title then.

^ The type of player that PSG has I think the only right coach for them seems to be Zidane but I don't think PSG is going to be able to attract him with anything right now because the form of Messi is not good right now. And other than the team being really in need of him, I don't think he will be coming to PSG. I think it will be better for PSG of course if he coaches them but it might leave a spot on his career because PSG is not gonna win the champions league next time as well. Zidane might actually change that but first, he needs to be the coach of PSG. And I don't think it's gonna happen.

[dataispower]

This is a good question for those thinking that Messi is the only Key to Champion league or that Paris SG is weak without the last contract signed contract with Messi.
And from what i can see, even Pochettino follow the mess by keep talking about Messi and the Champions League. I find it useless to keep talking about Messi even when we discuss games he wasn't present !
I think this not a good sign for other PSG players in terms of enthousiasm and psychology when they feel that their strong team as always used to be, becomes in potential fearness without Messi .

Journalists are the ones who keeps asking about questions about Messi, Pochettino only responds to their questions, but it is getting annoying, Messi is a really good player we all know that, and of course he can add a lot to the squad, but like you said other players will feel inferior to Messi and be reminded of that all the time, even if they win the Champions league, the media is going to put the spotlight on Messi, even without him they reached the semi-final and the final in the last two years, all the players should get the attention they deserve.

The media will always go about wanting to know more about someone who is at his prime and Messi is one of those players who the media will always want to know their next playyn of action. I think Messi should ignore them or better still pochettino can attend to most of the journalists asking a question about Messi's future. Messi is good but only him in the team doesn't guarantee them that which is why the team really need each to achieve their dream which is winning the champion league. Messi will always appear in front should they win any trophy because he is a star among the stars.

[Falconer]

The media will always go about wanting to know more about someone who is at his prime and Messi is one of those players who the media will always want to know their next playyn of action. I think Messi should ignore them or better still pochettino can attend to most of the journalists asking a question about Messi's future. Messi is good but only him in the team doesn't guarantee them that which is why the team really need each to achieve their dream which is winning the champion league. Messi will always appear in front should they win any trophy because he is a star among the stars.

Messi's role at PSG is no longer the main player as a goalscorer. Mbappe is the main target besides Neymar and so far Messi has been a good assist provider from the contribution of the two players' goals for PSG. Messi can still determine his future with PSG after his first season was not as good as expected, but he still has a chance for a second season especially to prove his quality.

[Distraction]

I think that Lionel Messi still did a good work last season. Maybe it wasn't like the times he was playing for Barcelona but his adaptation time wasn't very long still. However people will always have bigger expectations from a player like Messi of course. It looks like he is playing for PSG at least one more year and his next season here could be much better hopefully. Lionel Messi's contribution also is very important for this team to achieve a Champions League title especially.

[hd49728]

I think that Lionel Messi still did a good work last season. Maybe it wasn't like the times he was playing for Barcelona but his adaptation time wasn't very long still. However people will always have bigger expectations from a player like Messi of course. It looks like he is playing for PSG at least one more year and his next season here could be much better hopefully. Lionel Messi's contribution also is very important for this team to achieve a Champions League title especially.

He did not play too bad in PSG. Contribute well for the club in aspect of key passes and assists but it is a joke to look at tot goals Messi scored in the last season. It does not mean he did too many bad shots. It is partially because he had many missing goals because his shots hit goal bars, pillars etc.

Of course I know Messi is getting older and is more affected by ageing. Just like what Ronaldo is facing and as other old players have to cope with. My point is he still actually plays well enough at his age and in the last season, biggest issue with him in PSG is too unlucky.

[alpamar99]

I think that Lionel Messi still did a good work last season. Maybe it wasn't like the times he was playing for Barcelona but his adaptation time wasn't very long still. However people will always have bigger expectations from a player like Messi of course. It looks like he is playing for PSG at least one more year and his next season here could be much better hopefully. Lionel Messi's contribution also is very important for this team to achieve a Champions League title especially.

I think this will still be a Fifty-Fifty even though adaptation is important but the addition of Age also has an effect and of course this also applies to Messi now.
Personally, I still have high hopes for this player but if you look at his contribution, I actually have to bury my expectations because from any point of view his achievements will not be the same when he was at Barcelona.

[Wawa2013]

The media will always go about wanting to know more about someone who is at his prime and Messi is one of those players who the media will always want to know their next playyn of action. I think Messi should ignore them or better still pochettino can attend to most of the journalists asking a question about Messi's future. Messi is good but only him in the team doesn't guarantee them that which is why the team really need each to achieve their dream which is winning the champion league. Messi will always appear in front should they win any trophy because he is a star among the stars.

Messi's role at PSG is no longer the main player as a goalscorer. Mbappe is the main target besides Neymar and so far Messi has been a good assist provider from the contribution of the two players' goals for PSG. Messi can still determine his future with PSG after his first season was not as good as expected, but he still has a chance for a second season especially to prove his quality.

I'm sure Messi will try to show improvement in his performance at PSG, after his first year with PSG was not satisfactory. After all, Messi's role
at PSG is not as heavy as when he played for Barcelona, so Messi should be able to show his best game next season. Moreover, Messi has also been
given a high salary by PSG, so Messi will be professional by increasing his contribution to PSG next season. I'm sure Messi can still show his quality
next season, and hopefully Messi can help PSG win the Champions League trophy next season. Although I myself doubt that PSG can win
the Champions League trophy next season, because to be able to win the Champions League trophy it is not enough for Messi to play well,
but PSG players must be able to work well together. Therefore PSG need a coach who can make PSG players work well together, which Pochettino
cannot do.

[blackened515]

I think that Lionel Messi still did a good work last season. Maybe it wasn't like the times he was playing for Barcelona but his adaptation time wasn't very long still. However people will always have bigger expectations from a player like Messi of course. It looks like he is playing for PSG at least one more year and his next season here could be much better hopefully. Lionel Messi's contribution also is very important for this team to achieve a Champions League title especially.

I think this will still be a Fifty-Fifty even though adaptation is important but the addition of Age also has an effect and of course this also applies to Messi now.
Personally, I still have high hopes for this player but if you look at his contribution, I actually have to bury my expectations because from any point of view his achievements will not be the same when he was at Barcelona.

We can't compare Messi performance now to his performance when he was still at Barcelona. Sincerely speaking, I think Messi is not getting enough support from his teammates in PSG. However, Messi were able to secure 6 goals last season in Ligue 1, and 5 goals in the Champion League. In order for them to achieve the Champions League trophy, they probably need high cooperation within the players. Although, next season will be more productive to PSG, as they have intentions of signing a new and experienced coach Zinedine Zidane.