French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[KTChampions]

Why don't we think he can coach both teams at the same time? Maybe Zidane will manage both France and Paris SG teams together? I see him as a coach with a very good technical capacity. I liked it very much in his Real Madrid career. I believe he will be very successful if he becomes the coach of Paris SG.

I've never heard that one coach can manage the national team and another team at the same time, it sounds weird to make it real. Whoever the coach was, no matter how good his technical skills were, it would be very unprofessional to manage two teams at the same time, and maybe it was against the rules.

In my country, this was the norm in the 90s. Moreover, the coach coached both the team from the domestic championship and the national team. And of course, most of the invited players to the national team were from the team he coached  But I don't think it's worth seriously discussing this option in the case of Zidane and the French team.

[skarais]

In my country, this was the norm in the 90s. Moreover, the coach coached both the team from the domestic championship and the national team. And of course, most of the invited players to the national team were from the team he coached  But I don't think it's worth seriously discussing this option in the case of Zidane and the French team.

Lol, You may be right. This is not a good choice for getting more discussion and so far I have only expressed a few opinions.
Pochettino no longer earns the trust he deserves from PSG's management, so it's entirely possible for PSG to find a more worthy replacement. It's not about who and who, but I think the coaches that are expected are the coaches they really need.

[cygan]

as monaco has officially announced the transfer of Takumi Minamino. the japanese attacking midfielder signed a four-year contract until june 2026. T. Minamino had moved from rb salzburg to fc liverpool  in january 2020, and from february to june 2021 he was loaned to the premier league club fc southampton

[mv1986]

Interesting, I really missed that they consider hiring Galtier. That is quite a step down the ladder if you compare that to Zinedine Zidane. The thing with Zidane is that he has this aura that you need to coach a team like PSG. He has proven that in Madrid. I don't know whether he is the best strategist or anything, but his players trust what he has to say just because he is who he is. I personally think that charisma and aura is a major requirement for a coach when you want to successfully work with the top teams like City, Liverpool, Madrid, PSG. Full of superstars and all of them have their opinions. To get that orchestrated appropriately, I feel it is important everyone in the room knows that you have been where they are now.

Compare to Zidane i think Galtier has more experience than Zidane but indeed so far he was train small teams such as St Etienne or Lille but for France league he has good achievement because while in St Etienne he can bring this team to get Coupe de la Ligue and in Lille he can get France league trophy and break the domination of PSG but indeed for European competitions he still lack of experience but seems PSG owner has believe Galtier can give positive impact for PSG and today i heard PSG reach an agreement with him and Lille so Galtier will get 2 years contract and PSG will published it to the public soon

Galtier has literally won nothing. In 2013 he won a single trophy and as a player he won nothing. I know what you mean but you seem to be referring to time only, not self-experience like playing on the highest level or playing in finals. Zidane has won it all as a player and as a manager. Winning the Champions League with Real Madrid 3 times in a row, I ask you what is more to come? So the term experience is kind of a subjective matter, but if you ask me whether Zidane or Galtier would be better able to handle the PSG squad, I would say it is Zidane in this case. Do you think the current players from PSG will fully respect Galtier?

[BITCOIN4X]

as monaco has officially announced the transfer of Takumi Minamino. the japanese attacking midfielder signed a four-year contract until june 2026. T. Minamino had moved from rb salzburg to fc liverpool  in january 2020, and from february to june 2021 he was loaned to the premier league club fc southampton

I tried to find out about Minamino's transfer on transfermarkt, so it turned out that Liverpool got 15m from his transfer fee to Monaco. Minamino is 24th for top transfers this summer (interim) and so far Liverpool have also benefited from the sale of this player as according to transfermarkt Liverpool bought him from RB Salzburg for 8.5m at the time.



After Monaco sold Aurélien Tchouameni to Real Madrid then Minamino is their first arrival for next season. Monaco still have sufficient funds from the sale of Aurélien Tchouameni, so it is still possible for them to buy several other players while the transfer market is still open.

[Minor Miner]

After Monaco sold Aurélien Tchouameni to Real Madrid then Minamino is their first arrival for next season. Monaco still have sufficient funds from the sale of Aurélien Tchouameni, so it is still possible for them to buy several other players while the transfer market is still open.

Monaco needed a worthy replacement after the sale of Aurélien Tchouameni. Takumi Minamino may be able to adapt well to Monaco. I saw Takumi Minamino's performance. He has scored 10 goals in 15 matches in World Cup qualifiers. I think he will play well in Monaco.

[ShowOff]

Monaco needed a worthy replacement after the sale of Aurélien Tchouameni. Takumi Minamino may be able to adapt well to Monaco. I saw Takumi Minamino's performance. He has scored 10 goals in 15 matches in World Cup qualifiers. I think he will play well in Monaco.

Takumi Minamino is a winger, while Tchouameni is a defensive midfielder. These two players play for different roles and they are also in different positions. So I don't think Minamino is the expected player as a good replacement for Tchouameni at Monaco.

Minamino is expected to compete with Sofiane Diop for first choice next season to fill the winger position, so this will definitely make Sofiane Diop work harder to become first choice. Minamino has already proven his quality with Premier League teams, so maybe he will get more chances to play later.

[Prince Malik]

as monaco has officially announced the transfer of Takumi Minamino. the japanese attacking midfielder signed a four-year contract until june 2026. T. Minamino had moved from rb salzburg to fc liverpool  in january 2020, and from february to june 2021 he was loaned to the premier league club fc southampton

I think this player will find the chance to show what he can do in monaco better than Liverpool, this is the right place for him to play more matches and improve his statistics and i believe he can this player will have very bright future

[Captain Corporate]

Minamino really had a good potential, don't know why it didn't pan out at all. He was the type of player that could have been a great player for liverpools future. Seeing him not do that well and be sent away eventually really bothers me, but this is football and it is business, so if you can't cut it, then you will be the cutted. In the end he is not going to some Qatar league team or USA to just retire for the rest of his life. He is going to Monaco and that is a good team in ligue 1, not PSG of course but he is a good player and he would be getting some shining light there as well, who knows maybe in 2-3 years he could prove people that he is worthy again.

[youdacapt]

as monaco has officially announced the transfer of Takumi Minamino. the japanese attacking midfielder signed a four-year contract until june 2026. T. Minamino had moved from rb salzburg to fc liverpool  in january 2020, and from february to june 2021 he was loaned to the premier league club fc southampton

This is a good deal for both the player and the clubside Monaco. Monaco get a player desperate to impress ahead of the world cup event and desperate for first team football, They also get Tchoemani replacement cheaply and wisely. I believe the French league is one where Minamino quality would really shine bright and go back to the talisman midfield gem signed from Salzburg. Good signing and cheap too

[jakdanyel]

I'm happy to see that Minamino has found a team for himself in which he can have a much bigger playing time. His last season performance was really good when he had the opportunity and this must have been effective for Monaco to make a clear decision about him. Minamino isn't an old player also (27). He can serve the team long years as long as he doesn't have serious problems. He has played in Japan, Austria and the UK so far but not in France. It is going to be a new atmosphere for him but I believe he will adapt there also.

[BuNga_cute]

I'm happy to see that Minamino has found a team for himself in which he can have a much bigger playing time. His last season performance was really good when he had the opportunity and this must have been effective for Monaco to make a clear decision about him. Minamino isn't an old player also (27). He can serve the team long years as long as he doesn't have serious problems. He has played in Japan, Austria and the UK so far but not in France. It is going to be a new atmosphere for him but I believe he will adapt there also.

Monaco has officially announced that 27-year-old Takumi Minamino is their new player. Minamino agreed to a contract for 4 years until June 2026
offered by Monaco. Minamino's move to Monaco in my opinion is a good decision for Minamino's career, because since Liverpool signed in 2020,
Minamino failed to compete to become the main squad at Liverpool. Therefore, during his time as a Liverpool player, Minamino was rarely become
a starter. Even Minamino was once on loan at Southampton because Klopp didn't need him. Hopefully with Monaco Takumi Minamino can get more
playing time, because at Monaco maybe Takumi Minamino has a greater chance of getting into the main squad than at Liverpool. It is very important
for Takumi Minamino to get a lot of playing time, so that he is confirmed to be called up to the Japanese national team to play in the 2022 World Cup.

[mia_houston]

After Monaco sold Aurélien Tchouameni to Real Madrid then Minamino is their first arrival for next season. Monaco still have sufficient funds from the sale of Aurélien Tchouameni, so it is still possible for them to buy several other players while the transfer market is still open.

Monaco needed a worthy replacement after the sale of Aurélien Tchouameni. Takumi Minamino may be able to adapt well to Monaco. I saw Takumi Minamino's performance. He has scored 10 goals in 15 matches in World Cup qualifiers. I think he will play well in Monaco.

After getting big money from madrid, of course, monaco had no difficulty in completing a deal with liverpool and it was proven that they got Minamino so quickly, as a talented striker Minamino was actually in great demand by other clubs in the english league but monaco moved quickly to get him, Even though he has only had a little playing time at Liverpool so far But he managed to help Liverpool win some trophies and score important goals, Minamino is a good striker and I think Monaco is very lucky to get him because Minamino is a typical striker who is good at positioning, sees the gaps in the opponent defense and is also a hard worker.
I wish him success with his career in Ligue 1 now with Monaco .

[terrorJR]

I think this player will find the chance to show what he can do in monaco better than Liverpool, this is the right place for him to play more matches and improve his statistics and i believe he can this player will have very bright future

He's still quite promising actually but indeed when he was at Liverpool it was a different story because indeed he would definitely find it difficult to compete especially Liverpool's attacking players also almost all have average advantages.
This is a pretty good thing for Minamino actually because indeed at Monaco it is clear he will have a bigger chance to give his best performance.

[omgitsmehehe]

After Monaco sold Aurélien Tchouameni to Real Madrid then Minamino is their first arrival for next season. Monaco still have sufficient funds from the sale of Aurélien Tchouameni, so it is still possible for them to buy several other players while the transfer market is still open.

Monaco needed a worthy replacement after the sale of Aurélien Tchouameni. Takumi Minamino may be able to adapt well to Monaco. I saw Takumi Minamino's performance. He has scored 10 goals in 15 matches in World Cup qualifiers. I think he will play well in Monaco.

After getting big money from madrid, of course, monaco had no difficulty in completing a deal with liverpool and it was proven that they got Minamino so quickly, as a talented striker Minamino was actually in great demand by other clubs in the english league but monaco moved quickly to get him, Even though he has only had a little playing time at Liverpool so far But he managed to help Liverpool win some trophies and score important goals, Minamino is a good striker and I think Monaco is very lucky to get him because Minamino is a typical striker who is good at positioning, sees the gaps in the opponent defense and is also a hard worker.
I wish him success with his career in Ligue 1 now with Monaco .

Bringing in minamino to the team is a good idea for Monaco's coach, cause he will be of a good help to the team. Perhaps he never had alot playing time with his ex-club Liverpool, but he still delivered in some matches if opportuned, and he really helped them in winning some major trophies last season. I think with his new team, he will be giving more chance to prove his worth, no doubt he is a exceptional player, he has alot of good qualities, he is good in positioning, and also a good goal scorer. It was really a nice signing from Monaco, am convince this is their first signing of the season.

[slaman29]

I have a really good feeling about Monaco and Takumi too actually, he was one of their most lethal strikers, goals per games and per minutes is one thing but he was actually just really itching for goals just didn't get enough pitch time. I have a feeling he will do really really well there!

At last it is not known if Zidane will manage both teams? It would be a great feat on the part of the PSG sheik to have Zidane, but I'm sure Zidane would ask CR7 to strengthen his team, if this happens, I think the other teams would be afraid of them, Zidane is used to dealing with the best stars in the world, at the time he played with the best in the world, so that for him is like a walk.

Probably yes, but he knows he will have the immediate task of winning UCL AND there is also the thing about Mbappe supposedly having a say n the club direction. This isn't clear to me what it is or if a coach like Zidane could tolerate powershare.

[izsara]

Why don't we think he can coach both teams at the same time? Maybe Zidane will manage both France and Paris SG teams together? I see him as a coach with a very good technical capacity. I liked it very much in his Real Madrid career. I believe he will be very successful if he becomes the coach of Paris SG.

I've never heard that one coach can manage the national team and another team at the same time, it sounds weird to make it real. Whoever the coach was, no matter how good his technical skills were, it would be very unprofessional to manage two teams at the same time, and maybe it was against the rules.

Isn't this too cheesy to do Impressed like wanting to get everything which is precisely this is becoming uncertain as I haven't even seen anything like this. The logic is that managing just one club is already very difficult, especially if it is managing 2 clubs at once with different targets. Obviously this is still possible but something like this is very difficult to do.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

This is a good deal for both the player and the clubside Monaco. Monaco get a player desperate to impress ahead of the world cup event and desperate for first team football

Choosing Ligue 1 is a good decision of Takumi Minamino. Even this league is less competitive than Premier League, it is still in top 5 leagues in the Europe. Monaco is a club that is very good for potential players to improve, shine and move to bigger clubs. They are like a transitional club for potential players.

Takumi played well in Salzburg but the transfer to Liverpool is a failure with him. He spent last couple of years in Premier League and failed to get a position there. I think Takumi is more relevant for La Liga but Ligue 1 is not too bad.

They also get Tchoemani replacement cheaply and wisely. I believe the French league is one where Minamino quality would really shine bright and go back to the talisman midfield gem signed from Salzburg. Good signing and cheap too

He will have more chance to show his capability there and even people consider Takumi as a replacement for Tchoemani, pressure on him is not too high.

Tchoemani has yet proven that he can become a super star like Mbappe or Haaland and I am surprised to see an expensive transfer of Tchoemani to Real Madrid.

[Falconer]

Tchoemani has yet proven that he can become a super star like Mbappe or Haaland and I am surprised to see an expensive transfer of Tchoemani to Real Madrid.

No matter how good a defensive midfielder a team has, they will often be isolated when a striker or winger scores a lot of goals in a season. Defensive midfielders are difficult to be the best players and I haven't even seen one of them win the Ballon d'Or so far. Messi and Ronaldo have dominated the award since 2008, Modric is the only midfielder to break the chain of dominance between the two players. Besides that I think only Fabio Cannavaro (defender) won the Ballon d'Or in 2006 and he's the only defender to have won it in the last 21 years.

So I think it's true that Aurélien Tchouaméni's current high price tag will not make him a star player. He is not a striker or a player who can score a lot of goals, and that will prevent him from being better than other players like Vinicius, Rodrygo and some other strikers but it is still possible he will be better than other defensive midfielders at Real Madrid.

[hahay]

I'm happy to see that Minamino has found a team for himself in which he can have a much bigger playing time. His last season performance was really good when he had the opportunity and this must have been effective for Monaco to make a clear decision about him. Minamino isn't an old player also (27). He can serve the team long years as long as he doesn't have serious problems. He has played in Japan, Austria and the UK so far but not in France. It is going to be a new atmosphere for him but I believe he will adapt there also.

Monaco has officially announced that 27-year-old Takumi Minamino is their new player. Minamino agreed to a contract for 4 years until June 2026
offered by Monaco. Minamino's move to Monaco in my opinion is a good decision for Minamino's career, because since Liverpool signed in 2020,
Minamino failed to compete to become the main squad at Liverpool. Therefore, during his time as a Liverpool player, Minamino was rarely become
a starter. Even Minamino was once on loan at Southampton because Klopp didn't need him. Hopefully with Monaco Takumi Minamino can get more
playing time, because at Monaco maybe Takumi Minamino has a greater chance of getting into the main squad than at Liverpool. It is very important
for Takumi Minamino to get a lot of playing time, so that he is confirmed to be called up to the Japanese national team to play in the 2022 World Cup.

I think that even though Minamino didn't always start at Liverpool, Minamino is still a player who has the quality to play for the national team. Well, with Minamino who is used to changing teams such as from Asia to Europe, then of course Minamino will easily adapt to Monaco as well. Monaco itself still has a chance to be able to play in the Champions League next season, hopefully Minamino can give his best performance and contribute greatly to Monaco next season. Although Minamino at Liverpool was not always the main player but with his position on the left wing Minamino can still score goals, this ability is certainly something that promises that Minamino is a talented player.