French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[AndySt]

The problem is that the manager they got is not one that is famously known, or ever won any UCL before. Which means that the players may not care about what he has to say. Sure they will act as if they care for a while and if the results come from what he says then they will care even more, but if they do not suddenly become much better team then they won't care about it and they will start to ignore him as well. This is the problem with hiring a manager and saving some money from it. They should have spent as high as possible, because having a great manager is as important as having Mbappe. If you ask me would you rather be me as manager and mbappe on the team, or Zidane as manager without Mbappe, I say zidane would be a better choice.

I don't think the contradictions between Mbappe and Neymar are so serious and it's more of a public game. One of the tasks of the head coach of the team is to build such relationships in the team so that the personal relationships of the players do not interfere with team play and results. By the way, it is not at all necessary that the players have cloudless relationships, on the contrary, internal competition between players is useful to a certain extent, the most important thing is that it does not take ugly forms. For Galtier, the beginning and the first half of the season will be decisive, if there are good results and a team game being built, then there is hope that the players will take the requirements of the head coach seriously. If there is no game, no results, then the intrigues of the star players at the Paris Saint-Germain management level will flourish again with all their might and the main guilty party will be the head coach, as it usually always happens.

[emrecemsan]

I also don't expect this incident to cause bigger problems in the team. Neymar and Mbappe both are professionals in the end so they would work this out. PSG have no luxury of dealing with some in-team problems also. While they are targeting to win the Champions League title these things shouldn't create a hindrance for them. It seems like the trio won't change this summer as Neymar is expected to stay. This trio is still one of the bests and all of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar should be able to perform well to achieve their goals.

[alpamar99]

The problem is he doesn't want a pay cut at the moment, he agrees to move to any club but doesn't agree with a pay cut which makes it difficult for other clubs to want his services.
Indeed over the past few seasons I still feel that his performances have been below average which makes it difficult for Neymar and it's clear the higher ups there don't want this kind of performance at the wages and costs PSG have paid for him.

I don't think he wants to go to "any" team, because if that's the case, I am sure Newcastle would be willing to pay him what he wants, wouldn't they? I seriously do not know what their offer was, but they have way more than enough to get Neymar, in fact they have enough money to get 100 Neymars and it would still not make a single dent in the owners wallet, dude has like 300+ billion dollars networth give or take.

In the end, we are talking about something that would make a bit of a persona choice in that matter to make that stop, and Neymar probably wants to go to a team that would fight for something. Probably a team in UCL for example.

This is a different story if it was Newcastle who made an offer.
In this case if you look at the finances it is quite clear they can afford it, but does Neymar want to spend time there? I don't think so at the moment because even though Newcastle are rich but still they are still in the middle position now and even that is only this season because the rest are at the bottom.
Neymar is a voter but money will not be enough because popularity is also very important.

[karabiber]

PSG is going through an overhaul of the team this season. There are so many players in the club that it's time to say goodbye to some of them. They have a staff of 40 people. So many players break ffp rules. Together with the new coach, they will go to reduce their staff. I guess it will be difficult to choose. Icardi and Draxler are on the sending list. I think both should be given a chance. Players with potential should be brought to the team.

[Furious 7]

In terms of performance I don't see a bad one there because indeed their performance was very good but when talking about the Champions League even though they played well but of course we also have to look at the opponents they are playing against clearly have good experience too.
In this case I will not blame PSG in terms of performance but in terms of tactics and strategy they clearly lost.

Yes, certainly the flaws are still in force, I don't know if the problem is technical, because clearly the players are not, with such quality in a team it is almost impossible, however not everyone knows how to deal with so many stars, who have experience in having many stars in a team is Real Madrid, however if PSG manages to master that detail well, it will be an unstoppable team.

If you look at this season, even though it is small, there are some obstacles there, such as when problems arose in the middle of the season between Neymar and Mbappe or indeed some who criticized Pochetino for being incapable.
But seriously, from an individual point of view they are very strong and maybe even for almost all the big clubs at the moment in other leagues they are the strongest in terms of individualism but in terms of cohesiveness, obviously they are still difficult to do that.

[snipie]

PSG is going through an overhaul of the team this season. There are so many players in the club that it's time to say goodbye to some of them. They have a staff of 40 people. So many players break ffp rules. Together with the new coach, they will go to reduce their staff. I guess it will be difficult to choose. Icardi and Draxler are on the sending list. I think both should be given a chance. Players with potential should be brought to the team.

PSG is consolidated the team on all fronts! They are planning to bring Škriniar from Milan and maybe other(s) if the deal won't be done. At the same time they are working to reduce the number of players but without losses! They are asking for fees before letting them go, like between €8-10m for Rafinha although his contract expires in 1 year..

[1kodumtek7]

It looks like PSG's interest in Ronaldo didn't last long. They thought of bringing him as well this summer. However they seem like they haven't got any intention in that way anymore. I don't think that PSG need Ronaldo now too. Ronaldo is a striker in the end and they have already Mbappe and Icardi. Let's say they had only Mbappe this would still not change anything. Because a player like Ronaldo wouldn't like to be benched in the end. PSG wouldn't change the attacking line of Mbappe, Neymar and Messi that easy too.

[wiss19]

I also don't expect this incident to cause bigger problems in the team. Neymar and Mbappe both are professionals in the end so they would work this out. PSG have no luxury of dealing with some in-team problems also. While they are targeting to win the Champions League title these things shouldn't create a hindrance for them. It seems like the trio won't change this summer as Neymar is expected to stay. This trio is still one of the bests and all of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar should be able to perform well to achieve their goals.

Definitely it's a big problem for them as they are holding few big stars, and they are no working with each other this is the biggest failure for them in long run even most of the peoples know about this but mostly still feeling it's not big issue because both are professional and can do work together, but many time things like this can create feud and having negative impact on overall teams confidence they need to work on this quickly if they want to win Champions League.

Recently some good rumors about Neymar because now management is also not happy with him, and they want to offload him, but new coach is having some different ideas and secondly no other club is going to pay wagers like PSG so let's watch how they settle this all.

[slaman29]

@slaman29 had Zidane turned up at PSG then he would have inherited a rich talented squad, and by selling few player’s he could have easily stitched a very strong squad as per his needs, and only then would have I said that PSG are the favourites to win the champions league this season. However now I expect Manchester City to finally win the champions league this year, and I also doubt that PSG will lose the league title again hence in my opinion it’ll be PSG who’ll be winning the Ligue 1 title.

Need to retrace back a few comments then. This is all assuming Zidane (or anyone) COULD do that. It really isn't clear I think at PSG where the power lies and how wide the power structure is. Zidane knows this. Poch sort of gave clues to it.

Anyway, duh PSG wins Ligue 1 but 20x on Monaco still feels pretty okay to me, surely they can win it 1 in 20 right?  lol

Anyway, I hope PSG fails. Want to see another club take it.

[Velvet78]

Of course it isn't good to see a specific team dominating the season in the Ligue 1 all the time. But as long as the rest of the teams don't take big actions to get ahead of PSG it is difficult to see different teams making it to the championship. Lille did this yes but it was like a one-time success. They didn't have an incredible squad like PSG had. If some team revolutionize their squad and start playing big then we can start seeing some competition in the league finally.

[bering]

It looks like PSG's interest in Ronaldo didn't last long. They thought of bringing him as well this summer. However they seem like they haven't got any intention in that way anymore. I don't think that PSG need Ronaldo now too. Ronaldo is a striker in the end and they have already Mbappe and Icardi. Let's say they had only Mbappe this would still not change anything. Because a player like Ronaldo wouldn't like to be benched in the end. PSG wouldn't change the attacking line of Mbappe, Neymar and Messi that easy too.

PSG hasn't interested to bought Ronaldo actually his agent offering him to several clubs including PSG because he want to leave Man Utd but apparently PSG has refuse him and for Icardi this player had uncertain situation in PSG because after cannot showed impressive performance and only scoring 4 goals in the league then rumour is PSG want to release him especially PSG has linked to Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca and reported PSG has met Scamacca representative to talking about transfer and negotiation still under progress

[Altryist]

It looks like PSG's interest in Ronaldo didn't last long. They thought of bringing him as well this summer. However they seem like they haven't got any intention in that way anymore. I don't think that PSG need Ronaldo now too. Ronaldo is a striker in the end and they have already Mbappe and Icardi. Let's say they had only Mbappe this would still not change anything. Because a player like Ronaldo wouldn't like to be benched in the end. PSG wouldn't change the attacking line of Mbappe, Neymar and Messi that easy too.

You know, after Ronaldo do that with Manchester United, not many clubs want to deal with the Portuguese. This is not good for the club, for its management and even for the players with whom you played. Need to have the courage to say it like it is, to say that you want to leave the club in advance, when the team is counting on you, it will not be a surprise to everyone. Moreover, if Ronaldo claims that he is full of energy and ready to play at a high level for a few more years, then what's the problem, to fight together with Manchester United, finish the season in the top 4 and play in the Champions League.

[hahay]

Of course it isn't good to see a specific team dominating the season in the Ligue 1 all the time. But as long as the rest of the teams don't take big actions to get ahead of PSG it is difficult to see different teams making it to the championship. Lille did this yes but it was like a one-time success. They didn't have an incredible squad like PSG had. If some team revolutionize their squad and start playing big then we can start seeing some competition in the league finally.

PSG has not become like Bayern Munich and Juventus but with rich ownership, then PSG will follow or will have the same trail as Bayern Munich 10 consecutive titles and Juventus 9 consecutive titles. Because in Ligue 1 there is only Lyon whose record has not been broken so far, Lyon has 7 successive titles in Ligue 1 and PSG has only 4 titles in a row. So yes, PSG have started by winning the title yesterday and will continue for the following seasons.

[uswa56]

Of course it isn't good to see a specific team dominating the season in the Ligue 1 all the time. But as long as the rest of the teams don't take big actions to get ahead of PSG it is difficult to see different teams making it to the championship. Lille did this yes but it was like a one-time success. They didn't have an incredible squad like PSG had. If some team revolutionize their squad and start playing big then we can start seeing some competition in the league finally.

PSG has not become like Bayern Munich and Juventus but with rich ownership, then PSG will follow or will have the same trail as Bayern Munich 10 consecutive titles and Juventus 9 consecutive titles. Because in Ligue 1 there is only Lyon whose record has not been broken so far, Lyon has 7 successive titles in Ligue 1 and PSG has only 4 titles in a row. So yes, PSG have started by winning the title yesterday and will continue for the following seasons.

with what PSG have done and with what they have it is very possible for them to dominate Ligue 1 for a natural time in the future, even as now PSG seems to have won before the competition started, it can be seen from the squad they have. now in Europe's top leagues there are only Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga which are heavily dominated by 1 team while Serie A is far different, even now Juventus has fallen far behind several other teams.
and for Ligue 1 it looks like PSG don't have a strong rival to disrupt their dominance like Bayern in the Bundesliga.

[MAAManda]

Of course it isn't good to see a specific team dominating the season in the Ligue 1 all the time. But as long as the rest of the teams don't take big actions to get ahead of PSG it is difficult to see different teams making it to the championship. Lille did this yes but it was like a one-time success. They didn't have an incredible squad like PSG had. If some team revolutionize their squad and start playing big then we can start seeing some competition in the league finally.

It will be difficult to see another team that will win in Ligue 1 as long as PSG financial dominance is still there, once I say "Financial Domination" . It's true what you said, even if Lille did it before, but it will be a one-time champion. If we want to see Ligue 1 champions from other teams, they must also have a financial condition that is at least almost the same as PSG. Although until now they have not made a significant incoming transfer, but we can see how they will act in the transfer market.

[Tumanggor]

and for Ligue 1 it looks like PSG don't have a strong rival to disrupt their dominance like Bayern in the Bundesliga.

after Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) bought PSG, until now PSG continues to dominate Ligue 1 (they shaped PSG into a super rich club with many expensive players inside)

maybe other teams like Lille, Monaco and Nice need luck to be able to shift PSG from their dominance in Ligue 1

[Bobrox]

It will be difficult to see another team that will win in Ligue 1 as long as PSG financial dominance is still there, once I say "Financial Domination" . It's true what you said, even if Lille did it before, but it will be a one-time champion. If we want to see Ligue 1 champions from other teams, they must also have a financial condition that is at least almost the same as PSG. Although until now they have not made a significant incoming transfer, but we can see how they will act in the transfer market.

Not really difficult depending how Lille can destroy with PSG dominance last two season, unbelievable with Lille success defeated PSG actually when league almost finish and left few points only to be champion of Ligue 1. But last season not have any team success made PSG faced difficulty with Ligue 1 trophy, left many points from second position standing looks financial have by PSG most dominance than other team. Nowadays not any new investor coming to Ligue 1 club and looks PSG will be dominance again for next season and have better financial than other team, but will see the unbelievable mission did by Lille to destroy PSG dominance on Ligue 1 again?

[terrorJR]

Of course it isn't good to see a specific team dominating the season in the Ligue 1 all the time. But as long as the rest of the teams don't take big actions to get ahead of PSG it is difficult to see different teams making it to the championship. Lille did this yes but it was like a one-time success. They didn't have an incredible squad like PSG had. If some team revolutionize their squad and start playing big then we can start seeing some competition in the league finally.

It will be difficult to see another team that will win in Ligue 1 as long as PSG financial dominance is still there, once I say "Financial Domination" . It's true what you said, even if Lille did it before, but it will be a one-time champion. If we want to see Ligue 1 champions from other teams, they must also have a financial condition that is at least almost the same as PSG. Although until now they have not made a significant incoming transfer, but we can see how they will act in the transfer market.

It can be said that this is Lille's best achievement and will not be repeated as long as PSG is still as it is today, both financially and in terms of players.
Their dominance is strong in Ligue 1 and that is a reality because it is very difficult for other clubs to be able to compete when dealing with superior clubs with financial conditions and abundant players.

[skarais]

There hasn't been much news about Messi at PSG so far, and it doesn't seem like the media are too interested in the rumors about him this season especially about the future. I read one of the news in the local sports media that PSG might make a new contract offer for Messi until 2024, that is a good thing to hear even though Messi actually has the opportunity to leave PSG for another interested team. him at the end of his contract.

Nowadays not any new investor coming to Ligue 1 club and looks PSG will be dominance again for next season and have better financial than other team, but will see the unbelievable mission did by Lille to destroy PSG dominance on Ligue 1 again?

No, I'm sure not. PSG will win the title again and they will still be the dominant team in Ligue 1. Lille will not be able to do much, consider the quality of the team and you will probably get the right answer to the question.

[alpamar99]

There hasn't been much news about Messi at PSG so far, and it doesn't seem like the media are too interested in the rumors about him this season especially about the future. I read one of the news in the local sports media that PSG might make a new contract offer for Messi until 2024, that is a good thing to hear even though Messi actually has the opportunity to leave PSG for another interested team. him at the end of his contract.

Because the possibility is certain that he will stay this season, so no matter how strong the speculation is, not many people will be interested.
Of course we are also talking about his salary which is big enough so which club can match him at the moment and even if there is, would Messi want to. This also showed that he would definitely endure so that no matter how strong the rumors were, things like this would be debunked by themselves.