French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Velvet78]

PSG have entered a new era by the arrival of Christophe Galtier. While everyone was waiting for a experienced manager like Zidane they brought him here. This is a really big risk that they have taken while they are targeting the Champions League title. However if there is a strong connection between the players and the manager they can still get closer to achieve their target. We need to see the performing under his management first for a while.

[AndySt]

As far as I've heard rumors Christophe Galtier is interested in keeping Neymar on the team for at least one more season. Maybe he wants to use the trio of Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe properly. Neymar's performance last season was not good because he was injured for a long time at the beginning of the season. I think we will get better performance from Neymar if we don't face too many injuries next season.

Immediately after the appointment, Galtier said in an interview that he was interested in Neymar and considered him one of the strongest players, so these are not rumors. I think that's the consensus view of the current state of affairs: PSG can't get rid of Neymar so they have to work with him (after all, he's not bad enough to just put him on the bench). But if PSG finds an option for Neymar to leave the club, I think the management will do it and Galtier's opinion will not play any role.

I am afraid that Galtier will soon regret his words about Neymar. I don't think Galtier will be a strong authority for Neymar when a football player again has a difficult period in his life and a lot of secular temptations will again interfere with his football career. It's one thing when the head coach is not against the player staying in the team, and it's quite another thing when the head coach says that he wants the player to stay in the team. Here the matter may be that Galtier is well aware that he does not have the last word anyway and simply expresses his wish, because I do not think that the Paris Saint-Germain management will think much if a really worthwhile offer for the transfer of Neymar appears.

[Jody.Drummer]

PSG have entered a new era by the arrival of Christophe Galtier. While everyone was waiting for a experienced manager like Zidane they brought him here. This is a really big risk that they have taken while they are targeting the Champions League title. However if there is a strong connection between the players and the manager they can still get closer to achieve their target. We need to see the performing under his management first for a while.

Actually, in this case Galtier is also one of the local coaches which I think is quite good.
His performances this season with Nice clearly give something interesting because with a modest squad he was able to bring Nice to a pretty good direction and can compete in the top 5.
But indeed everyone's expectations of Zidane are too high so that when Galtier arrives it is clear that many will doubt it, especially with the comparison that is quite far between Zidane and him.
But I'm pretty sure Galtier will have something decent enough to prove.

[posi]

With so much speculation going around right now, is it possible that we will still see the MNM trio next season?
As far as I know, Neymar future at PSG now seems to be full of question marks, but if later he stays at PSG then I think Galtier must be able to maximize the potential of Neymar later, in my opinion, Neymar is a good player and has qualified skills but indeed his injury has made him less than optimal in playing, besides that, Galtier  is currently starting to be coach from  PSG, may find it difficult to maintain the balance of the PSG squad, especially the front line which is filled with star players who have quite a high ego.

Now time is running out for Neymar because he is not useful as PSG management were expecting even he is one of the play who is in category of special treatment which is creating serious troubles for them there were rumors that he is going to Juventus or any other club now this all ends with new manager is having him in his set-up for this season but surely if PSG not able to achieve their targets then we are going to have some big changes in this season because PSG management already lost their patience, and they want some good results specially in Champions League.
With this all most chances this season is going to be testing case for both Neymar and new coach if something good not happened than surely Galtier is going to lose his job as coach of PSG and Neymar is also going to lose this club and special treatment because no other club going to give things like this to him.

We are surely going to see the Messi Neymar mbappe trio again in PSG because Messi is staying in PSG as well as mbappe, and Neymar has finally extended his contract with PSG till 2027. 
So, it is going to be an interesting season for PSG again. The problem is I still don't believe that the new boss "Galtier" is going to be able to bring in results that will be much better compared to what PSG did in the last season. But I do hope that they will be able to do their best. this team has the potential to be one of the best in the world but it did not bring any results like that and in my opinion, the coach is the one to blame.

[hd49728]

We are surely going to see the Messi Neymar mbappe trio again in PSG because Messi is staying in PSG as well as mbappe, and Neymar has finally extended his contract with PSG till 2027.

World Cup is coming and Neymar will not move to another club and face with uncertainty there. In PSG, he does not have a most important position like when he joined them but at least his position is safe in PSG squad. Mbappe takes over the most important role from Neymar in last 2 seasons. The transfer of Messi did not change it in the last season too.

So, it is going to be an interesting season for PSG again.

I don't know it will be interesting or terrible for PSG. Mbappe with his new contract and more power can react more arrogantly against Messi and Neymar if he won't receive enough support.

The problem is I still don't believe that the new boss "Galtier" is going to be able to bring in results that will be much better compared to what PSG did in the last season. But I do hope that they will be able to do their best. this team has the potential to be one of the best in the world but it did not bring any results like that and in my opinion, the coach is the one to blame.

Galtier is a disciplined coach with strict rules for his players but PSG will be a biggest club he manages so far in his career. He will have a real challenge in PSG with his biggest pressure ever and with many star players there. Even if he can control PSG players, avoid and handle conflicts well, it does not mean he can bring PSG to Champions League title.

At least PSG can hope that Galtier can force their players to be more professional, more disciplined, take care of their bodies better and perhaps perform better.

[Distraction]

I also agree that Neymar won't leave the team by the arrival of new manager. Galtier doesn't want him out of the team already. PSG need all their greatest stars like Mbappe, Messi and Neymar to be able to achieve the Champions League title. I don't say any thing about the Ligue 1 as I see them as the champions of next season as well. PSG will need better strategies to become the champions in the Champions League as well. I don't know if Galtier is capable enough to do this but we will find out.

[terrorJR]

We are surely going to see the Messi Neymar mbappe trio again in PSG because Messi is staying in PSG as well as mbappe, and Neymar has finally extended his contract with PSG till 2027.

World Cup is coming and Neymar will not move to another club and face with uncertainty there. In PSG, he does not have a most important position like when he joined them but at least his position is safe in PSG squad. Mbappe takes over the most important role from Neymar in last 2 seasons. The transfer of Messi did not change it in the last season too.

Saying his position is safe for now I think it's too much with his current condition.
At the moment he is facing problems with the club leadership and if you look at the words of the club leader who said something ambiguous some time ago it is clear that this is code that Neymar is not safe enough there.
But indeed I quite agree with you that even though his current condition is not too uncertain he will definitely remain at PSG next season and actually the issue of leaving is now slowly disappearing because no club is brave with Neymar's current salary.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I started seeing the probability of Zidane to manage PSG as lower now. It depends on whether he goes for the France job actually. Deschamps' contract is running on December 31, 2022. Therefore Zidane is going to need to be patient until the World Cup ends. However I wonder if France are even thinking of parting their ways with Deschamps too. Maybe they will extend his contract depending on his success in the tournament. If we take this into account I reckon PSG will continue with Pochettino or maybe they will sign an unexpected name.

Yeah it seems that zidane is waiting for that france team management spot otherwise psg would've signed him i wish he would go to psg at least one season until the end of the world cup i don't think the frensh federation will change a manager before the world cup since it would be risky i think zidane with psg will do wonders and he can even win the champions league.

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.

The truth is that I did not know that it was allowed for him to train a team from any league including the French and the French national team, I think that if it is so, why not the Sheikh give Deschamps a good recognition and place Zidane, I think they have the capacity to do it, and so they assure Zidane, because between PSG and the French national team the national team weighs much more, the fact of having two greats like Mbappé and Benzema together at least would give me I'm a little scared to face them, because I think both players are at their best, and if they get to the World Cup well, they'll do wonders.

We are surely going to see the Messi Neymar mbappe trio again in PSG because Messi is staying in PSG as well as mbappe, and Neymar has finally extended his contract with PSG till 2027.

World Cup is coming and Neymar will not move to another club and face with uncertainty there. In PSG, he does not have a most important position like when he joined them but at least his position is safe in PSG squad. Mbappe takes over the most important role from Neymar in last 2 seasons. The transfer of Messi did not change it in the last season too.

Saying his position is safe for now I think it's too much with his current condition.
At the moment he is facing problems with the club leadership and if you look at the words of the club leader who said something ambiguous some time ago it is clear that this is code that Neymar is not safe enough there.
But indeed I quite agree with you that even though his current condition is not too uncertain he will definitely remain at PSG next season and actually the issue of leaving is now slowly disappearing because no club is brave with Neymar's current salary.

Both Neymar and Messi I don't know what has happened to them, perhaps that flame that makes them shine has made them overshadow the immense talent of Mbappé's youth, when Messi joined PSG I told myself that he was going to do his thing with Neymar because both players They know each other very well, they can make an unstoppable duo, but with a player like Mbappé I would make a deadly trident, but things have not turned out that way. For this World Cup I think there can be favorable changes for these players, I hope so.

[alpamar99]

As far as I've heard rumors Christophe Galtier is interested in keeping Neymar on the team for at least one more season. Maybe he wants to use the trio of Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe properly. Neymar's performance last season was not good because he was injured for a long time at the beginning of the season. I think we will get better performance from Neymar if we don't face too many injuries next season.

Immediately after the appointment, Galtier said in an interview that he was interested in Neymar and considered him one of the strongest players, so these are not rumors. I think that's the consensus view of the current state of affairs: PSG can't get rid of Neymar so they have to work with him (after all, he's not bad enough to just put him on the bench). But if PSG finds an option for Neymar to leave the club, I think the management will do it and Galtier's opinion will not play any role.

Even if they want to get rid of Neymar but at the moment there is still no club that really wants Neymar.
For some time ago there were Chelsea and Newcastle who wanted Neymar's services but I think this will only be a rumor considering Neymar's salary is quite large which makes me not sure that Chelsea or Newcastle will want it.

[Furious 7]

I also agree that Neymar won't leave the team by the arrival of new manager. Galtier doesn't want him out of the team already. PSG need all their greatest stars like Mbappe, Messi and Neymar to be able to achieve the Champions League title. I don't say any thing about the Ligue 1 as I see them as the champions of next season as well. PSG will need better strategies to become the champions in the Champions League as well. I don't know if Galtier is capable enough to do this but we will find out.

In this case it looks like Neymar now has to change his impression with the club owners considering his current relationship is quite tenuous with Nasser Al-Kheilafi. But indeed the current management will not be able to do much, especially now that Galtier has said he will include Neymar on his list of plans for next season.
This could be a second chance for Neymar to make sure that he is still worthy of PSG even though he is already in his thirties.

[rahmad2nd]

I just found out that Neymar has a disharmonious relationship with Nasser Al-Kheilafi.  

neymar's performance was not at its best last season as well as messi's form which was very bad in my opinion, but I'm sure next season the two stars will give a better performance hearing that neymar does not want to leave PSG and wants to get the champions league trophy reinforced by the statement  galtier who included him in the squad next summer. many observers say PSG lack creative players who help attack and now Vitinha is the answer,
I think PSG have a great chance to win the champions league trophy next season.

[tbterryboy]

The problem is I still don't believe that the new boss "Galtier" is going to be able to bring in results that will be much better compared to what PSG did in the last season. But I do hope that they will be able to do their best. this team has the potential to be one of the best in the world but it did not bring any results like that and in my opinion, the coach is the one to blame.

Galtier is a disciplined coach with strict rules for his players but PSG will be a biggest club he manages so far in his career. He will have a real challenge in PSG with his biggest pressure ever and with many star players there. Even if he can control PSG players, avoid and handle conflicts well, it does not mean he can bring PSG to Champions League title.

At least PSG can hope that Galtier can force their players to be more professional, more disciplined, take care of their bodies better and perhaps perform better.

If Galtier can settle things in discipline with his rules then surely he can take some better results because this is very important for success just follow things which bring all players on one level and PSG is having no rules about this with something special treatment for Mbappé and Neymar is creating some issues and just because of this they are fail in discipline and having no required results even they are ruling in French League, but their results in Champions League is not as they want.

In French League there is no competition for them quality is big difference even Monaco is doing some better but still much behind and Marseille is also having no luxury like PSG but still having some good results which are no enough for staying on level with PSG.

[D-law]

The transfer window in french league seems to be boring.
It's all about PSG and PSG again.
How they want a new Coach and wanting Neymar to leave the club.
Doesn't see it happening soon he will maintain the space in the club

[KTChampions]

Immediately after the appointment, Galtier said in an interview that he was interested in Neymar and considered him one of the strongest players, so these are not rumors. I think that's the consensus view of the current state of affairs: PSG can't get rid of Neymar so they have to work with him (after all, he's not bad enough to just put him on the bench). But if PSG finds an option for Neymar to leave the club, I think the management will do it and Galtier's opinion will not play any role.

Neymar is surely under radar for performing better or PSG management will waste no more time for giving him departure orders because they already lost their patience with his injuries and his attitude which already create few problems for other players as well and just because of few players Zidane rejected this job because he is not happy with PSG management about their special treatment with few players which is having bad impact on overall team.

Discipline is key for success, and we know all big clubs never allow any bad thing from player and if someone done surely he has to pay for this like we have recently Auba in Arsenal, PSG surely need some better environment if they want better results from team.

Zidane refused not only for this reason, but even this reason alone is already weighty in order to bypass PSG, especially given the status of Zidane, who risks a lot in case of failure.
By the way, I know that there is such a management strategy - when a club needs restructuring, they hire an ordinary average coach without a special name and achievements, for just one task - to disperse snickering or just old players. First they do this dirty work with someone else's hands and then they hire the right top coach. I wonder if Galtier will be used in this sense.

[barbara44]

Saying his position is safe for now I think it's too much with his current condition.
At the moment he is facing problems with the club leadership and if you look at the words of the club leader who said something ambiguous some time ago it is clear that this is code that Neymar is not safe enough there.
But indeed I quite agree with you that even though his current condition is not too uncertain he will definitely remain at PSG next season and actually the issue of leaving is now slowly disappearing because no club is brave with Neymar's current salary.

There is no doubt few days back PSG management and owner was losing patience with Neymar, and they were clear to sell him with two clubs were interested but with the arrival of new coach things are going to be in favor of him but with this now they already mention if he wants to stay here he needs to change his behavior as well because it's creating mess in club, and now they are not going to accept this all.

Neymar is good player, but he needs to act like better human as well because things can change very quickly for any player any time, but one thing is clear if new coach is not going to have desired result in this season then surely we are going to watch both coach and Neymar could be out of club with immediate effect because they will never accept this all.

[Bobrox]

I also agree that Neymar won't leave the team by the arrival of new manager. Galtier doesn't want him out of the team already. PSG need all their greatest stars like Mbappe, Messi and Neymar to be able to achieve the Champions League title. I don't say any thing about the Ligue 1 as I see them as the champions of next season as well. PSG will need better strategies to become the champions in the Champions League as well. I don't know if Galtier is capable enough to do this but we will find out.

New PSG manager Galtier I think keep needed with Neymar service for next season and he still not announcement yet about who player will leave and extended. I think Neymar still with the top performance right now and have reach good working team with Mbappe and Lionel Messi. Next season maybe we will see the amazing performance with PSG trio between Mbappe, Messi and Neymar. How capable new 0SG manager Galtier handle qwith PSG star player and could he make different result of PSG on UEFA Champion League?

[Google+]

There is no doubt few days back PSG management and owner was losing patience with Neymar, and they were clear to sell him with two clubs were interested but with the arrival of new coach things are going to be in favor of him but with this now they already mention if he wants to stay here he needs to change his behavior as well because it's creating mess in club, and now they are not going to accept this all.

Neymar is good player, but he needs to act like better human as well because things can change very quickly for any player any time, but one thing is clear if new coach is not going to have desired result in this season then surely we are going to watch both coach and Neymar could be out of club with immediate effect because they will never accept this all.

Neymar has a selfish nature and this trait has become his internal conflict with other players. he must remove the selfish nature from within him. but i'm pretty sure neymar will choose to stay at psg because some other players encourage him to stay with psg. Even though the issue of his departure is getting hotter on social media this week but I don't think Neymar will leave PSG this summer.

I saw leaked information in the media, Christophe Galtier is predicted to use a 4-4-2 formation where this formation invites a big question mark because psg has messi, mbappe and neymar. whether one of them have to sit on the bench.

[Captain Corporate]

Honestly Neymar could be any type of player, and with that type of talent he should be considered a great player no matter what. I get that some people may prefer to get more "team" oriented players, but after a certain level, you do not question it. Think about it, Neymar has provided so much for PSG in the previous many years, if he is not injured this year, he is going to be an amazing player again. He is not that old neither, so he should continue to provide more. I am expecting them to be a much better team this year, more accustomed to their styles, and they are going to be amazing for sure. No matter what type of player Neymar is.

[Lordhermes]

Honestly Neymar could be any type of player, and with that type of talent he should be considered a great player no matter what. I get that some people may prefer to get more "team" oriented players, but after a certain level, you do not question it. Think about it, Neymar has provided so much for PSG in the previous many years, if he is not injured this year, he is going to be an amazing player again. He is not that old neither, so he should continue to provide more. I am expecting them to be a much better team this year, more accustomed to their styles, and they are going to be amazing for sure. No matter what type of player Neymar is.

Neymar is a very fine player,who every team wants He has been doing well ever since PSG signed him on in a club record deal.He is a player with good dribbling qualities,but one thing about him is that.He is a little selfish infront of goal.Nevertheess,Neymar is still at PSG, and he be looking forward to enjoying another fine form.

[blackened515]

Paris Saint Germain are aiming at Saussuolo forward Gianluca Scamacca for a better Frontline in their team. Although, Price is the issue here, that's why the deal is not yet sealed for the Parisians. Saussuolo wants €50m for the their attacker while Paris Saint Germain are offering €35m for the attacker. I don't think Saussuolo will accept the PGS bid, because it's too low for their key player. Paris Saint Germain will sign Gianluca if they mean it but they're not ready to pay such a whopping amount for a player who might not even do better in the team.