French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Pandu Geddon]

I don't feel like Liverpool and Mbappe thing will get real soon. Real Madrid have already been on the line to sign him and he is also keen on signing for them. I don't see Liverpool winning a race to pay more money for him either. Because Real Madrid wouldn't refrain from offering the same. Liverpool should look for some other players as a result.

Real Madrid will be signing Mbappe sooner or later. The president Perez doesn't want to rush anything for now. But if PSG make a statement like they are selling him now then things can change quickly. The same thing is valid again if Liverpool or some other team make an official offer suddenly.

We know that Liverpool's finances are just barely enough if they want to get Mbappe and that is very impossible for Liverpool. I think Mbappe is only interested in joining Real Madrid and no other team is interested in him. On the other hand, Mbappe has also confirmed via insta story on Instagram by uploading PSG's match schedule for the 23/23 season and that is enough to prove that this summer he is not going anywhere and will stay at PSG until his contract ends. Maybe for other teams like Liverpool this rumor feels forced and Liverpool should be well aware that if they want to get Mbappe they have to spend more than 200 million euros, that is something that is very impossible for Liverpool to do.

yes Liverpool don't need to do that to dominate the Premier League. Mbappe will remain at PSG until his contract expires. and it might be to the advantage of other clubs in the future if Mbappe does not extend his contract. Madrid, I believe they still have the desire to sign Mbappe. but if not this summer, maybe in the winter they will.
however Mbappe is a young player who has good playing qualities. despite the controversy over asking for privileges when he was at the club.

[len01]

Yes, the change of coach is the right decision. Moreover, Enrique has a better historical record, PSG has a higher chance of winning their target so far in the UCL, but may PSG must be willing to spend more money to buy several players in the transfer market this summer. I don't think the depart of Lionel Messi and Ramos will have too bad an impact on PSG performance in the coming season, if Luis Enrique succeeds in implementing tactics that are suitable for the PSG squad.

indeed the departure of Messi and Ramos will not affect PSG's performance but for Mbappe's departure it will greatly affect the future of PSG because from last season Mbappe's contribution was very large for PSG and if PSG had got a new coach Enrique tried to maintain Mbappe's role at PSG.
and I'm not sure if the PSG coach is replaced it will be better because I know Galtier's role was very good for PSG even though they failed in the UCL but to reach the top of the standings they succeeded.

If Mbappe left. Yes the performance of this team will definitely drop, of course that will be a big problem for PSG, as you said Mbappe contribution for PSG is very large. But I think PSG will keep Mbappe no matter what, like last season. For me, Galtier is not very good for PSG Sir, even though PSG won the Ligue 1 title but this team has a record of total goals conceded which is not so good in standings this league.

maybe PSG can keep Mbappe but I think only in the short term because there are other teams urging Mbappe to move to another team like Real Madrid who really want to be able to get Mbappe and Mbappe himself is also interested in joining there because of the desire to conquer the champions league. but do not be surprised if PSG even though they won the top of the standings but have conceded a lot of goals but this achievement is all thanks to Mbappe's contribution.
I won't give any guarantees but I'm sure if PSG really fail to retain their best players, maybe PSG have to be ready if they will only be runners up.

[piebeyb]

I don't feel like Liverpool and Mbappe thing will get real soon. Real Madrid have already been on the line to sign him and he is also keen on signing for them. I don't see Liverpool winning a race to pay more money for him either. Because Real Madrid wouldn't refrain from offering the same. Liverpool should look for some other players as a result.

Real Madrid will be signing Mbappe sooner or later. The president Perez doesn't want to rush anything for now. But if PSG make a statement like they are selling him now then things can change quickly. The same thing is valid again if Liverpool or some other team make an official offer suddenly.

We know that Liverpool's finances are just barely enough if they want to get Mbappe and that is very impossible for Liverpool. I think Mbappe is only interested in joining Real Madrid and no other team is interested in him. On the other hand, Mbappe has also confirmed via insta story on Instagram by uploading PSG's match schedule for the 23/23 season and that is enough to prove that this summer he is not going anywhere and will stay at PSG until his contract ends. Maybe for other teams like Liverpool this rumor feels forced and Liverpool should be well aware that if they want to get Mbappe they have to spend more than 200 million euros, that is something that is very impossible for Liverpool to do.

If it's just mediocre, it's too forced, what about the salary, of course it will be very large for expenses for Liverpool, but this is just an ordinary rumor that is too forced, so don't be surprised to see that, after all, it has been explained that Mbappe is not going anywhere, just wants to finish his contract with PSG, but even though he will move I believe only madrid is the place he is going because madrid probably has a lot of money to buy him.

This discussion will continue to be a rumor everywhere about Mbappe, I almost found it on social media and also on this forum, this is to attract traffic to the media about this news, but many people believe in cheap rumors like this, but if later Mbappe manages to move to Madrid I'm sure he can replace Benzema's position there. 

[Leviathan.007]

The last news about Nice is that Francesco Farioli joined this and he is going to be the new coach for the next season.
After leaving Alanyaspor in February he didn't work with any team, He was also the assistant of Roberto De Zerbi when he was working at Benevento Calcio and Sassuolo Calcio.
He is a coach with an attacking playing style. However, Francesco Farioli is a 34y old and still not an experienced coach.

[Pulsar77]

Neymar's top market value was 180 million euros 3 years ago. But in the last 3 years there has been an enormous level of drop in his value. As of June 27 it has dropped to 60 million euros. Of course he has got older in the meantime and he is 31 now. However this is still not a normal level of drop without doubt.

It is mostly because of being injury-prone and getting injured for really long time periods. I'm wondering if he will really be leaving PSG in the summer. There is 0 rumour about him on the recent days. I wonder if he is okay with leaving Europe as well. Considering his situation it might be the best move.

[shogun47]

Mbappe should join Liverpool or Real Madrid. He probably won't win the Champions League title at PSG. Although PSG spends a lot of money on players, PSG does not employ experienced coaches. This is why every season we see erratic performances from PSG. Liverpool are willing to spend big to get Mbappe into the squad. I think PSG will sell Mbappe and Neymar. And will make their squad completely new under the leadership of the new coach.

Nobody can tell yet what PSG is planning without anyone knowing and who they want to sign, but they had no chance last season with Ramos, Messi, Mbappe, Neymar and several other world class players to get even close to the title in the Champions League. If they now let most of these players go and a lot of players already left or decided to leave, who are the players that they are going to bring in in order to have a chance to win that title? I can't see yet that PSG will again have a team of that quality and now imagine that even Mbappe considers leaving even though he doesn't say it yet. it would be game over for them for a while.

You have a good point here and I think PSG letting the players on the list go means they have other plans that we don't know to bring replacement for them but who or which players are they planning to bring to the club that will do wonders which could not be achieved when they had the likes of Messi, Mbappe, Naymer, Ramos just as you mentioned which could not help them to get the champions League trophy. With most of the big names already out of the club, I think letting Mbappe leave will make the team to become less dangerous in all competitions because they will be playing without a name of a big player unless they will make a die minute transfer which we don't know who they plan to bring.

It is no secret that they would not be able to replace the players one by one that they already have had, assuming that Mbappe will also leave the club in the next few weeks. There is at least no chance in terms of popularity to bring in similar stars because there are no similar stars available (three at the same time) They could choose a different approach and try to build a younger team that has not won as much as Neymar and Messi did before. Sometimes experience is key but sometimes it can also slow down players when they have won it all already. They had all these players who won so much and maybe not care as much anymore.

[Litzki1990]

Neymar's top market value was 180 million euros 3 years ago. But in the last 3 years there has been an enormous level of drop in his value. As of June 27 it has dropped to 60 million euros. Of course he has got older in the meantime and he is 31 now. However this is still not a normal level of drop without doubt.

It is mostly because of being injury-prone and getting injured for really long time periods. I'm wondering if he will really be leaving PSG in the summer. There is 0 rumour about him on the recent days. I wonder if he is okay with leaving Europe as well. Considering his situation it might be the best move.

Firstly, Neymar's value hasn't dropped that much for age, his market value has dropped that much because he's been injured for most of the season. If he can perform well for the team for just one season, his market value will increase again. One of the most important things for Neymar is to save himself. He is careful not to get injured and then perform in every match.  

The second thing is that it is confirmed that Neymar will not leave Europe at the moment. If any good European club offers to take him then he will tag psg otherwise he will stay with psg for one more season.

[JeffBrad12]

Neymar's top market value was 180 million euros 3 years ago. But in the last 3 years there has been an enormous level of drop in his value. As of June 27 it has dropped to 60 million euros. Of course he has got older in the meantime and he is 31 now. However this is still not a normal level of drop without doubt.

I thought that if it was about 222 millions euroes not 180 million euros. It's mbappe who has been bought by PSG from monaco with 180 millions euros. I think that you're wrong about that. PSG has been losing so much money in a few years.
Neymar is not as good as before. His performance has been decreasing a lot since he has been getting so many problems on PSG. He is not feeling confidence anymore to stay in the club even longer but he had no choice.
His price is dropping a lot. It's more than 50%. That's why buying a player with non sense price like that is actually a big loss.

It is mostly because of being injury-prone and getting injured for really long time periods. I'm wondering if he will really be leaving PSG in the summer. There is 0 rumour about him on the recent days. I wonder if he is okay with leaving Europe as well. Considering his situation it might be the best move.

It's not yet clear whether he will be leaving PSG in summer or not. So far, there's no latest development from his transfer. It's ikely neymar gonna stay in the club even longer than before.

[Jody.Drummer]

Neymar's top market value was 180 million euros 3 years ago. But in the last 3 years there has been an enormous level of drop in his value. As of June 27 it has dropped to 60 million euros. Of course he has got older in the meantime and he is 31 now. However this is still not a normal level of drop without doubt.

It is mostly because of being injury-prone and getting injured for really long time periods. I'm wondering if he will really be leaving PSG in the summer. There is 0 rumour about him on the recent days. I wonder if he is okay with leaving Europe as well. Considering his situation it might be the best move.

Firstly, Neymar's value hasn't dropped that much for age, his market value has dropped that much because he's been injured for most of the season. If he can perform well for the team for just one season, his market value will increase again. One of the most important things for Neymar is to save himself. He is careful not to get injured and then perform in every match.  

The second thing is that it is confirmed that Neymar will not leave Europe at the moment. If any good European club offers to take him then he will tag psg otherwise he will stay with psg for one more season.

Yes, injury is an endless nightmare that Neymar feels, almost every time he is constantly injured, even though it is not a serious injury that requires him to be sidelined for a long time, even a minor injury will keep him out and unable to play. Yes, sometimes things like this become a factor where the player has to decline, even though if you look at his actual appearance he is still very good. The decline in Neymar's market value proves that it really has a big impact on his appearance. At a time like that, other clubs will also consider signing him more, because they will also think about why bring in players who sit a lot on the bench to rest.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Yes, injury is an endless nightmare that Neymar feels, almost every time he is constantly injured, even though it is not a serious injury that requires him to be sidelined for a long time, even a minor injury will keep him out and unable to play.

It is like his destiny and a joke of destiny against him. He always got serious injuries when Champions League or World Cup comes to important matches. He is responsible for it with overwhelming entertain time in summer and Christmas, New Year vacations. However it is joke as he did not miss unimportant matches instead of very important ones. I can't say it is because of destiny or only coincidence.

Yes, sometimes things like this become a factor where the player has to decline, even though if you look at his actual appearance he is still very good. The decline in Neymar's market value proves that it really has a big impact on his appearance. At a time like that, other clubs will also consider signing him more, because they will also think about why bring in players who sit a lot on the bench to rest.

Injury is part of reasons but his age contributes to his estimated transfer value drop too. Clubs have to think so carefully if they have to spend transfer cost which is not cheap and give Neymar high salary. They buy a player and hire him to help them win titles but Neymar with his past injuries actually brings some fear to rich clubs.

[rendravolt]

I don't feel like Liverpool and Mbappe thing will get real soon. Real Madrid have already been on the line to sign him and he is also keen on signing for them. I don't see Liverpool winning a race to pay more money for him either. Because Real Madrid wouldn't refrain from offering the same. Liverpool should look for some other players as a result.

Real Madrid will be signing Mbappe sooner or later. The president Perez doesn't want to rush anything for now. But if PSG make a statement like they are selling him now then things can change quickly. The same thing is valid again if Liverpool or some other team make an official offer suddenly.

We know that Liverpool's finances are just barely enough if they want to get Mbappe and that is very impossible for Liverpool. I think Mbappe is only interested in joining Real Madrid and no other team is interested in him. On the other hand, Mbappe has also confirmed via insta story on Instagram by uploading PSG's match schedule for the 23/23 season and that is enough to prove that this summer he is not going anywhere and will stay at PSG until his contract ends. Maybe for other teams like Liverpool this rumor feels forced and Liverpool should be well aware that if they want to get Mbappe they have to spend more than 200 million euros, that is something that is very impossible for Liverpool to do.

If it's just mediocre, it's too forced, what about the salary, of course it will be very large for expenses for Liverpool, but this is just an ordinary rumor that is too forced, so don't be surprised to see that, after all, it has been explained that Mbappe is not going anywhere, just wants to finish his contract with PSG, but even though he will move I believe only madrid is the place he is going because madrid probably has a lot of money to buy him.

This discussion will continue to be a rumor everywhere about Mbappe, I almost found it on social media and also on this forum, this is to attract traffic to the media about this news, but many people believe in cheap rumors like this, but if later Mbappe manages to move to Madrid I'm sure he can replace Benzema's position there. 

It's true that it's quite strange when there are cheap rumors like this, especially since Mbappe is such an expensive player in terms of transfer fees and salary per season. So I think even if Liverpool are linked with rumors of Mbappe, of course it's quite unreasonable and the only club that can touch Mbappe is Real Madrid for now. But let's just let Mbappe be with PSG for the next season, moreover PSG still need his services to secure the Ligue 1 title next season.

[Zlantann]

Yes, injury is an endless nightmare that Neymar feels, almost every time he is constantly injured, even though it is not a serious injury that requires him to be sidelined for a long time, even a minor injury will keep him out and unable to play. Yes, sometimes things like this become a factor where the player has to decline, even though if you look at his actual appearance he is still very good. The decline in Neymar's market value proves that it really has a big impact on his appearance. At a time like that, other clubs will also consider signing him more, because they will also think about why bring in players who sit a lot on the bench to rest.

For now, Neymar is a risky investment. His age and injury-prone nature will always discourage many clubs from signing him. He is a top-class player no doubt but he has been very inconsistent recently. No club will be willing to invest in a player that they are not sure of. Due to his underperformance, he might not give clubs extra income from jersey sales and endorsement deals. Another issue about him is his high wage. He €700,000 per week and I am not sure any club in Europe will be willing to pay him such a wage. Maybe Saudi clubs can afford his pay. There are indications that Barcelona is willing to sign him but the only problem is his wage bill. The deal might go through If he is willing to take a pay cut or PSG is willing to pay part of his wage because, with the financial problems of Barcelona, they cannot afford his wage bill.

[X-ray]

The last news about PSG and Galtier is he got arrested in Paris and he is right now in the Auvare police station because of being racist. This can affect his stay in Paris and I think there is a chance to see him leaving Paris for his own good, however, the only thing PSG needs to do about Galtier is just pay him the money to cancel his contract.

It's good. This can give awareness to all players say no to racism. That means french league has been doing the right thing by arresting galtier. let's see how galtier can avoid such allegations against him. It's serious allegation.
It will also be destroying his career as a professional coach. napoli has been taking the right decision but not signing him as a new coach as suggested by osimhen.
Galtier may be going to court after this. He has been questioned with so many questions by police. He shall sanctioned if he has proven has done racism toward muslim player.
We must always respect to our opponents.

[Jody.Drummer]

Yes, injury is an endless nightmare that Neymar feels, almost every time he is constantly injured, even though it is not a serious injury that requires him to be sidelined for a long time, even a minor injury will keep him out and unable to play.

It is like his destiny and a joke of destiny against him. He always got serious injuries when Champions League or World Cup comes to important matches. He is responsible for it with overwhelming entertain time in summer and Christmas, New Year vacations. However it is joke as he did not miss unimportant matches instead of very important ones. I can't say it is because of destiny or only coincidence.

Yes, sometimes things like this become a factor where the player has to decline, even though if you look at his actual appearance he is still very good. The decline in Neymar's market value proves that it really has a big impact on his appearance. At a time like that, other clubs will also consider signing him more, because they will also think about why bring in players who sit a lot on the bench to rest.

Injury is part of reasons but his age contributes to his estimated transfer value drop too. Clubs have to think so carefully if they have to spend transfer cost which is not cheap and give Neymar high salary. They buy a player and hire him to help them win titles but Neymar with his past injuries actually brings some fear to rich clubs.

You're right, I just realized he is a player who often gets injured in important matches. The bad luck he had with injuries which always happened when he was going to play important matches, especially during the World Cup in Qatar for example.
I'm sure no player wants to get injured, but it can also be because of bad habits. Even at the age of 40 they can still play even if the speed is reduced due to age. From what I see Ronaldo might be a good example of keeping fit, while other players his age are starting to lose control of their body development, he can still be as we can see.
Neymar is a player we often hear about getting injured at a very mature age for a footballer, and slowly indeed it could destroy his career and affect the club's interest in him.

[bestcoins1]

The last news about Nice is that Francesco Farioli joined this and he is going to be the new coach for the next season.
After leaving Alanyaspor in February he didn't work with any team, He was also the assistant of Roberto De Zerbi when he was working at Benevento Calcio and Sassuolo Calcio.
He is a coach with an attacking playing style. However, Francesco Farioli is a 34y old and still not an experienced coach.

If you don't have experience as a coach, why did Nice recruit him to become a coach next season? Because a coach must at least have a little experience to bring a team stronger in competition. Even though over time his experience will continue to increase by coaching Nice starting next season, especially last season Nice didn't look so bad, although it wasn't that good either because it was only able to rank 9th in the final league standings.

[hahay]

The last news about Nice is that Francesco Farioli joined this and he is going to be the new coach for the next season.
After leaving Alanyaspor in February he didn't work with any team, He was also the assistant of Roberto De Zerbi when he was working at Benevento Calcio and Sassuolo Calcio.
He is a coach with an attacking playing style. However, Francesco Farioli is a 34y old and still not an experienced coach.

If you don't have experience as a coach, why did Nice recruit him to become a coach next season? Because a coach must at least have a little experience to bring a team stronger in competition. Even though over time his experience will continue to increase by coaching Nice starting next season, especially last season Nice didn't look so bad, although it wasn't that good either because it was only able to rank 9th in the final league standings.

Age is not a benchmark for someone to become an experienced head coach because, Francesco Farioli has entered or been involved in the coaching field and has also been an assistant coach for a long time. So yes, having studied the coaching system for a long time and of course Francesco Farioli has a lot of experience so yes, I personally don't mind about age. Because after all, when someone can be made a head coach, of course because he already has a certificate and it's not about age and it's not about experience for Francesco Farioli to be appointed to be head coach.

[shinratensei_]

Age is not a benchmark for someone to become an experienced head coach because, Francesco Farioli has entered or been involved in the coaching field and has also been an assistant coach for a long time. So yes, having studied the coaching system for a long time and of course Francesco Farioli has a lot of experience so yes, I personally don't mind about age. Because after all, when someone can be made a head coach, of course because he already has a certificate and it's not about age and it's not about experience for Francesco Farioli to be appointed to be head coach.

You can see his track record. I personally didn't see him has impressive track record but i think that if nice has another consideration to recruit him as a new coach for the club.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.id/francesco-farioli/stationen/trainer/73923/plus/1

Nice will be counting on him for next season. Farioli has never coached big clubs before. It's his first time to be a coach in the league 1. I hope that he will able to bring the club to be even better next season.
Age didn't matter in picking the coach. Remember that naglesmann was still also young as a coach but he has managed to coach bayern last season.

[tiCeR]

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I didn't expect to see Ødegaard's name to be connected to PSG. That is weird because he has a lovely career so far. It started with a hard time in Real Madrid but then he found his way in the Premier League and is now one of the leaders of the Arsenal team and he developed and improved his skills immensely. I was skeptical about his career at several points, but now he arrived at the country, at the club and also plays his position very well. I wonder if PSG would even mean a personal improvement to him. It is good as it is it seems to me.

In fact PSg doesn't need to hire any player at this time not even Ødegaard or any other player because they are still seeking a new coach however according to some news Luis Enrique is in Paris right now and we just need to wait for him to officially sign his contract with PSG and then he can ask PSG to hire players.
Honesty I can't wait to see how PSG is going to perform with Enrique


https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/luis-enriques-arrival-as-psg-manager-delayed/

It is quite difficult if you need both at the same time. PSG needs new players and they need a new coach and they can't just sit their and wait what others are doing on the transfer market. They have to take action as well especially if they know that searching a coach could still take more time. But yes the problem is that they also need to consider the philosophy of a coach or otherwise there could be the first problems in the making before the new coach even arrived let alone has signed a contract with PSG. But I also think that new coaches would like to know whether Mbappe stays.

[DanWalker]

Neymar's top market value was 180 million euros 3 years ago. But in the last 3 years there has been an enormous level of drop in his value. As of June 27 it has dropped to 60 million euros. Of course he has got older in the meantime and he is 31 now. However this is still not a normal level of drop without doubt.
It is mostly because of being injury-prone and getting injured for really long time periods. I'm wondering if he will really be leaving PSG in the summer. There is 0 rumour about him on the recent days. I wonder if he is okay with leaving Europe as well. Considering his situation it might be the best move.

Firstly, Neymar's value hasn't dropped that much for age, his market value has dropped that much because he's been injured for most of the season. If he can perform well for the team for just one season, his market value will increase again. One of the most important things for Neymar is to save himself. He is careful not to get injured and then perform in every match.  
The second thing is that it is confirmed that Neymar will not leave Europe at the moment. If any good European club offers to take him then he will tag psg otherwise he will stay with psg for one more season.

Yes, injury is an endless nightmare that Neymar feels, almost every time he is constantly injured, even though it is not a serious injury that requires him to be sidelined for a long time, even a minor injury will keep him out and unable to play. Yes, sometimes things like this become a factor where the player has to decline, even though if you look at his actual appearance he is still very good. The decline in Neymar's market value proves that it really has a big impact on his appearance. At a time like that, other clubs will also consider signing him more, because they will also think about why bring in players who sit a lot on the bench to rest.

Sometimes I think it is incredible that Neymar still has a 60 million market value because no one is going to pay so much money for a player who is going to be injured most of the season. And the way Neymar is fouled most of the time it is very easy for him to get injured. But on the other hand, it is also true that when Neymar is healthy, he can contribute to the team in a way that a lot of other players, actually most other players cannot.

In the end, Neymar is a great player even to this day. But the problem is the coach is always going to be frustrated when a player like Neymar is not going to be available because of injury at the time of an important match.

[Oneandpure]

It's good. This can give awareness to all players say no to racism. That means french league has been doing the right thing by arresting galtier. let's see how galtier can avoid such allegations against him. It's serious allegation.
It will also be destroying his career as a professional coach. napoli has been taking the right decision but not signing him as a new coach as suggested by osimhen.
Galtier may be going to court after this. He has been questioned with so many questions by police. He shall sanctioned if he has proven has done racism toward muslim player.
We must always respect to our opponents.

Racism expressed by former PSG coach Christophe Galtier when he was still OGC Nice coach seemed intolerable, his remarks about complaining about the composition of the Nice squad which contained many black and Muslim players, this caused Galtier to have to deal with the law and was detained for up to 24 hours ahead before going to trial. Actually based on racism expressed can't intolerable depend with France national teams filled by many Muslim players and success helped France won FIFA World Cup 2018.

Leak of racist expressions from Christophe Galtier made his career as a coach on the verge of collapse, it seems that the Fédération Française de Football (FFF) will not give dispensation with racist expressions from this former OGC Nice coach.