French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[FanEagle]

Maybe people will think that it has nothing to do with transfers. But the reality is that the protests at Paris and most parts of France definitely hampers getting transfers as well. Could you imagine getting a player to fly out to see the place and chat about potentially signing and he sees all the riots? Or he just opens up the tv, twitter etc etc and sees what is going on?

It is obvious that this will have a situation where players would be like "I rather not", and of course PSG could just overpay for players and get them if they want to, but it is not going to be a smart decision at all. They are already losing players, and I am guessing Mbappe will be the last domino to fall, after that it is going to be just years of recovery for them without much success.

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[Litzki1990]

Over the past few seasons we have seen PSG sign a number of stars at high prices but unfortunately they have not had much success despite spending such a huge amount of money.
By spending such a huge amount of money, they have only managed to win the league title. The specific reason behind their failure if cited would be the lack of experienced managers. PSG management should have thought that it is very difficult to win the title from a quality tournament without training the quality players they have bought which is a complete failure for PSG.  

Luis Enrique has been appointed now I hope he will be able to organize PSG well again but PSG should have appointed Luis Enrique as manager when Lionel Messi was at PSG. Because at that time he would have been able to take this team to the top level of Europe.

PSG is one of the richest clubs in the world. They can sign any player and have also been successful in bringing in a number of world stars but again they have failed to become the best in Europe. I suspect that something is not going well in management, the owner of PSG should also immediately expel several board of directors who have indeed failed to do their job for the sake of the team's future success.

I salute the appointment of Luis Enrique as the new coach. But of course it must be accompanied by new recruits as well. I think Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) boss Nasser Al Khelaifi has to put full faith in Enrique and give him money to be more flexible in the transfer window.

PSG is one of the richest clubs in Europe. They have proven that they have the ability to take any player into the team. Three of the world's greatest football stars once played for PSG. Winning the European Champions League title is the main reason they spend so much money on the world's most valuable stars but the few times they have signed big stars they have failed in the Champions League. A quality manager with quality players should have been appointed to the team earlier. They hired a quality manager but after several quality stars left the team. Still, if we work properly with this team, this team will not have much difficulty in achieving the superiority of Europe. Hopefully PSG will win the Champions League title for the first time under Luis Enrique.

[wiss19]

Do you believe in your words if Paris SG is the richest club in the world?
I admit that Paris SG has always been able to bring in the greatest players from the past like Neymar and Messi, but for now it seems that Paris SG is having a little trouble who to bring in, while great players at high prices are not necessarily able to get because these great players always refuse any offers. of rumors being spread. I also believe that Luis Enrique can make a nice change for Paris SG in the new season but it looks like Luis Enrique is confused about choosing which players to bring in while mbappe also seems to be leaving Paris SG.
This is a challenge for Luis Enrique to be able to make a good contribution to Paris SG.

Here we have to change the words as PSG is not the richest clubs in the world, but they are backed by richest peoples in the world those are doing many other big things as well right now with their money, and they are also trying their best for years to win Champions League but fail consistently due to their lack of vision and better sports chemistry but in last few weeks we have good changes which can bring better results for them in European competitions but right now they need to solve their problem which are surely deserve good intention from them like settled Mbappé issue and also looking into Neymar which is injury porn star and fail to give his best in last many years.

If we have these both players not available for the next season then surely we will have some new faces which will surely bring good results, and even we can expect Victor Osimhen here as well because he is currently third-best striker in soccer world which can change things by his own.

[Queentoshi]

PSG is one of the richest clubs in Europe. They have proven that they have the ability to take any player into the team. Three of the world's greatest football stars once played for PSG. Winning the European Champions League title is the main reason they spend so much money on the world's most valuable stars but the few times they have signed big stars they have failed in the Champions League. A quality manager with quality players should have been appointed to the team earlier. They hired a quality manager but after several quality stars left the team. Still, if we work properly with this team, this team will not have much difficulty in achieving the superiority of Europe. Hopefully PSG will win the Champions League title for the first time under Luis Enrique.

PSG were able to keep Lionel Messi, Neymar and Mbappe on a good deal when Real Madrid first started to show interest in him, they must have a lot of money to be able to do that. They were not able to win the champions league after investing a lot in big players, so now their approach looks to have changed. They are now trying to invest in a good manager who has won the champions league before, maybe it is all they have ever needed. With the unrest in France, I hope the situation does not escalate into affecting the schedule of the French league. Another season is meant to begin on the 12th August 2023.

[makishart]

Well, in terms of strategy, I think every coach has his own views regarding his squad and I think it will be suitable as long as Enrique is given enough time while he is PSG coach. Enrique is no ordinary coach and with his experience of course things like this are not a problem for him to give good direction to his players.

Enrique will become PSG's coach but enrique must try to make fast move as soon as possible caused by there is limited time for the transfer season. Im waiting for enrique to implement tiki taka on PSG even though it's an old strategy.
The first task to rebuild the club again. Enrique is trying to make sure PSG will have a new form soon.

Kolo Muani has been targeted by PSG for a few months and it looks like this could be anticipated if Mbappe leaves PSG this season. But I think the chances of Mbappe leaving are very slim because according to some sources he doesn't want to lose his bonuses when he is an active PSG player therefore he won't be leaving PSG before his contract expires next year.

Im thinking like that. Many people are still waiting for the further move by EPL clubs for mbappe. It's caused by all of the rumors were coming from EPL clubs.
Liverpool, arsenal even MU have been linked to the mbappe. Mbappe tries so hard in defending his bonuses.

It will be a big surprise if liverpool or arsenal will be sending bid for mbappe. I can imagine how big hype that will be showing by so many people.

[jakdanyel]

Marseille are entering a new period with Marcelino's arrival. We will see if he can improve Tudor's record which was to finish in the 3rd place.

In my opinion, the thing Marseille need the most now is a centre-forward transfer. Because Alexis Sanchez has been released. Milik has also been signed permanently by Juventus. Luis Suarez has also joined Almeria right after his loan spell ended. There is only Vitinha left as a centre-forward mainly. But interestingly the only rumour I see about Marseille is Wilfried Zaha. However the departures have happened new so in a short time they should be getting serious about a centre-forward transfer.

[Cryptmuster]

PSG were able to keep Lionel Messi, Neymar and Mbappe on a good deal when Real Madrid first started to show interest in him, they must have a lot of money to be able to do that. They were not able to win the champions league after investing a lot in big players, so now their approach looks to have changed. They are now trying to invest in a good manager who has won the champions league before, maybe it is all they have ever needed. With the unrest in France, I hope the situation does not escalate into affecting the schedule of the French league. Another season is meant to begin on the 12th August 2023.

It looks like they got frustrated because buying the best players didn't help them win the Champions League, but tournaments are won by the team and not expensive players. Of course, they are disappointed and want to optimize the payroll now, and of course they should change their approach to team building. Enrique is one of the best coaches of our time, I am sure he will be able to make an excellent team out of PSG, but now is not an easy time, many players have left the team.

[ampere]

Well, for Killian Mbappe to stay at Paris Saint-Germain for another season is one of the good options, so I'm not too surprised by the player's participation in the presentation. PSG has not closed the transfer window yet and therefore the option of Kilian staying at the club is also quite likely. Another question is that if there is progress in the transfer of the player, then no one will remember that Mbappe presented the form at the beginning of the season. History has known many similar cases and even more comical.

I think another season for Kylian Mbappe in the French Soccer League is bad for his Balon d'or pursuits in the long run; why? Haaland is already stealing plaudits, likewise real Madrid vinicius, another season with PSG means Mbappe will struggle to make the limelight for the world best shouts awards; which is one of his dreams. The PSG squad is one that will under perform in the new season; better to leave that team to Real Madrid and dominate headlines with Vinicius

[OcTradism]

It looks like they got frustrated because buying the best players didn't help them win the Champions League, but tournaments are won by the team and not expensive players. Of course, they are disappointed and want to optimize the payroll now, and of course they should change their approach to team building. Enrique is one of the best coaches of our time, I am sure he will be able to make an excellent team out of PSG, but now is not an easy time, many players have left the team.

They bought best attacking players but they did not know that having Messi, Neymar and Mbappe at their attacking system brings a lot of weakness and unbalance between attacking and defense for them. Nowadays, attacking players have to proactively defend but such players like the trio don't want to contribute for defense. One squad should have only one attacking player with defense-free like that but PSG have three.

We can imagine how their midfielders will have to play with fearful when opponents make counter attacks. They have to cover laziness from those attacking players but in big matches, it becomes their dead weakness.

I think another season for Kylian Mbappe in the French Soccer League is bad for his Balon d'or pursuits in the long run; why? Haaland is already stealing plaudits, likewise real Madrid vinicius, another season with PSG means Mbappe will struggle to make the limelight for the world best shouts awards; which is one of his dreams. The PSG squad is one that will under perform in the new season; better to leave that team to Real Madrid and dominate headlines with Vinicius

He is too greedy, wants to have Ballon d'Or but still does not want to lose too much salary if he moves to Real Madrid in this summer. Buying Mbappe in this summer, Real Madrid will have to pay big cost and will no longer be able to give him very high salary. The player will receive less money than if he stays in PSG and it is one big reason why Mbappe intends to finish his contract with PSG.

[rendravolt]

Marseille are entering a new period with Marcelino's arrival. We will see if he can improve Tudor's record which was to finish in the 3rd place.

In my opinion, the thing Marseille need the most now is a centre-forward transfer. Because Alexis Sanchez has been released. Milik has also been signed permanently by Juventus. Luis Suarez has also joined Almeria right after his loan spell ended. There is only Vitinha left as a centre-forward mainly. But interestingly the only rumour I see about Marseille is Wilfried Zaha. However the departures have happened new so in a short time they should be getting serious about a centre-forward transfer.

Looks like Marseille's condition is somewhat complicated and even though in the end they got a new coach at the same time they also lost several key players who had joined their new club. Maybe Wilfried Zaha is not a bad option for a centre-forward because this player is actually quite good and I think Marseille should reach an agreement with him so that they don't have to suffer for the center-forward problem from next season. Marseille's target is to continue to be PSG's competitor next season and we know Lens is also in good form which will make the competition between these three teams happen again later.

[KTChampions]

Maybe people will think that it has nothing to do with transfers. But the reality is that the protests at Paris and most parts of France definitely hampers getting transfers as well. Could you imagine getting a player to fly out to see the place and chat about potentially signing and he sees all the riots? Or he just opens up the tv, twitter etc etc and sees what is going on?

It is obvious that this will have a situation where players would be like "I rather not", and of course PSG could just overpay for players and get them if they want to, but it is not going to be a smart decision at all. They are already losing players, and I am guessing Mbappe will be the last domino to fall, after that it is going to be just years of recovery for them without much success.

Protests and other street activity concern mostly ordinary people. For PSG level players, it makes no difference what is happening on the streets - be it Paris, Saudi Arabia, Germany or any other country. They live in their own world, and even if someone accidentally burns their car (the 10th or 15th of theirs), they will not even notice it, and the insurance company will cover all losses 

[hahay]

Well, for Killian Mbappe to stay at Paris Saint-Germain for another season is one of the good options, so I'm not too surprised by the player's participation in the presentation. PSG has not closed the transfer window yet and therefore the option of Kilian staying at the club is also quite likely. Another question is that if there is progress in the transfer of the player, then no one will remember that Mbappe presented the form at the beginning of the season. History has known many similar cases and even more comical.

I think another season for Kylian Mbappe in the French Soccer League is bad for his Balon d'or pursuits in the long run; why? Haaland is already stealing plaudits, likewise real Madrid vinicius, another season with PSG means Mbappe will struggle to make the limelight for the world best shouts awards; which is one of his dreams. The PSG squad is one that will under perform in the new season; better to leave that team to Real Madrid and dominate headlines with Vinicius

I think it seems, not about the option to stay one season at Paris Saint-Germain but yes, that Kylian Mbappé is still under contract at Paris Saint-Germain for at least one more season. Therefore, this factor also makes Kylian Mbappé willing to play at Paris Saint-Germain in the next season because anyway, if Kylian Mbappé chooses this way then Kylian Mbappé at the end of next season can leave Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer. So yes, if in this transfer window Paris Saint-Germain attempt to sell Kylian Mbappé, then of course it's because Paris Saint-Germain don't want Kylian Mbappé to leave on a free transfer and also, this factor could heat up the situation if Kylian Mbappé insists on staying one more season.

[wmaurik]

I think another season for Kylian Mbappe in the French Soccer League is bad for his Balon d'or pursuits in the long run; why? Haaland is already stealing plaudits, likewise real Madrid vinicius, another season with PSG means Mbappe will struggle to make the limelight for the world best shouts awards; which is one of his dreams. The PSG squad is one that will under perform in the new season; better to leave that team to Real Madrid and dominate headlines with Vinicius

Even if Kylian Mbappe goes to Real Madrid, I don't think it will be easy for him to win the Balon d'or by stealing more attention. Because at Real Madrid there are also many great and talented players so they will also be a direct rival for Kylian Mbappe, although the assessment of some people will not be any better if he stays at PSG for next season. But everyone also needs to respect the decision he will make for himself in terms of which team to join.

[shogun47]

It is true that money now rules the game because players are not playing for passion anymore. But buying these younger players will be far better than having these high-sort players that will always have options of moving to other clubs. But these younger players will grow with the team and gradually become relevant to the club. Some of them will give their best because playing for such a big club is an uncommon privilege for them. But one of the problems is that they are not experienced and sometimes show signs of indiscipline because of youthful exuberance.

Right and this is where it could become dangerous when the Saudi League lures players into a desperate situation where they have to decide between either joining a reputable team with a long history and highest level soccer in the European competitions or whether they go for a financially secure future with hundreds of millions of dollars earned in their young 20s. This is not decided yet and I would say that it would make me sad if a super talent like Mbappe goes to the SPL one day just for the money instead of making use of his talent and present the world with the best soccer game ever.

[beerlover]

Well, in terms of strategy, I think every coach has his own views regarding his squad and I think it will be suitable as long as Enrique is given enough time while he is PSG coach. Enrique is no ordinary coach and with his experience of course things like this are not a problem for him to give good direction to his players.

Enrique will become PSG's coach but enrique must try to make fast move as soon as possible caused by there is limited time for the transfer season. Im waiting for enrique to implement tiki taka on PSG even though it's an old strategy.
The first task to rebuild the club again. Enrique is trying to make sure PSG will have a new form soon.

I mean would you leave if you had 60+ million in salaries and at least another 60+ million on bonuses and such on the club? That would mean that another team must offer at least that much if he leaves, and no team is offering that much for him, not because he doesn't worth it to be fair, it's because that was one of the biggest European contracts ever in history and no team has that kind of money, they would love to offer him even more, 100+100 if they could, but they just can't because financial fair play and to be fair they don't have the money for it.

So, he wants to stay at least one more season and get that bag before he leaves for another club and gets paid a lot less. He already has enough money so it's not that shocking to accept lower after that.

[Minor Miner]

PSG are still leaving the door open for Mbappe but they don't want to simply put him in transfer list. They must be open to offers anyway. But they wouldn't accept offers below a satisfying level. Because they are going to have to pay a really high amount of money to him in case of selling him earlier on his contract.
The offer they get should be worth higher than that level for sure. However Real Madrid don't want to make this offer as long as there is no other team trying to sign him. Because there is no meaning in paying an insane amount of money for his transfer fee while they have the chance of signing him for free in 6 months.

Whether PSG will sell Mbappe cannot be predicted for sure. PSG has yet to express any interest in selling Mbappe. However, if a club is interested in buying Mbappe at a higher price, PSG management may consider the offer. Real Madrid have been trying to sign Mbappe for a long time. But the club has been disappointed every time because of PSG. If Real Madrid are interested in paying a higher price this season, they may be able to sign Mbappe. However, many clubs have expressed interest in signing Mbappe. And so Real Madrid has no chance of getting Mbappe into the squad without paying a high price.

[Litzki1990]

I think another season for Kylian Mbappe in the French Soccer League is bad for his Balon d'or pursuits in the long run; why? Haaland is already stealing plaudits, likewise real Madrid vinicius, another season with PSG means Mbappe will struggle to make the limelight for the world best shouts awards; which is one of his dreams. The PSG squad is one that will under perform in the new season; better to leave that team to Real Madrid and dominate headlines with Vinicius

Even if Kylian Mbappe goes to Real Madrid, I don't think it will be easy for him to win the Balon d'or by stealing more attention. Because at Real Madrid there are also many great and talented players so they will also be a direct rival for Kylian Mbappe, although the assessment of some people will not be any better if he stays at PSG for next season. But everyone also needs to respect the decision he will make for himself in terms of which team to join.

If there is a worthy rival in one's team, then the team gets a good advantage by trying to give the best of both. Real Madrid have some quality players who can expect the Ballon d'Or. If Mbappe joins them again, it can be said that they will be a good competition in the Ballon d'Or fight. But the idea that only Real Madrid players can win the Ballon d'Or is completely wrong. Many of Europe's more prestigious clubs have a number of star players full of potential who would be well on their way to winning the Ballon d'Or.

[Z-tight]

then of course it's because Paris Saint-Germain don't want Kylian Mbappé to leave on a free transfer and also, this factor could heat up the situation if Kylian Mbappé insists on staying one more season.

If Mbappe does not want to extend the contract, it will send a message to the club that he wants to leave next year, and leaving next year means that he is leaving for free, psg can never let that to happen, they have spent so much on Mbappe to allow him leave for free, i believe they will force Mbappe to extend his contract, and if he refuses they will sell him. He is psg's biggest asset and it will be very foolish of the club to lose him and not get any money.

[rahmad2nd]

Marseille are entering a new period with Marcelino's arrival. We will see if he can improve Tudor's record which was to finish in the 3rd place.

In my opinion, the thing Marseille need the most now is a centre-forward transfer. Because Alexis Sanchez has been released. Milik has also been signed permanently by Juventus. Luis Suarez has also joined Almeria right after his loan spell ended. There is only Vitinha left as a centre-forward mainly. But interestingly the only rumour I see about Marseille is Wilfried Zaha. However the departures have happened new so in a short time they should be getting serious about a centre-forward transfer.

Apparently, I forgot a lot about this one club. in fact, I didn't even know that Alexis Sanchez had ended his contract with Marseille. immediately after that I tried to surf looking for information related to the news, there wasn't much information that I got other than that Sanchez was interested in by the Saudi club, namely Al Fateh. So actually there are several Saudi clubs outside the PIF company who are also hunting for top European players, especially players who have entered 30+.

Speaking of Marseille, currently Marcelino is replacing Igor Tudor who also chose to leave Marseille with the agreement of both parties. referring to Marcelino's track record, at least he has a pretty good track record when handling Bilbao and Vallencia. with the provisions he has, it is hoped that Marseille can participate in competition at the top level of Ligue 1. At least, Marcelino knows what he needs by bringing in newcomers. unfortunately we rarely focus on other clubs, apart from the French giants. I hope that Marseille will still be able to become a competitor in this competition. at least, so that this competition is not so boring.

[DaNNy001]

then of course it's because Paris Saint-Germain don't want Kylian Mbappé to leave on a free transfer and also, this factor could heat up the situation if Kylian Mbappé insists on staying one more season.

If Mbappe does not want to extend the contract, it will send a message to the club that he wants to leave next year, and leaving next year means that he is leaving for free, psg can never let that to happen, they have spent so much on Mbappe to allow him leave for free, i believe they will force Mbappe to extend his contract, and if he refuses they will sell him. He is psg's biggest asset and it will be very foolish of the club to lose him and not get any money.

Allowing mbappe to leave the club for free would be a stupid move but the thing about player relationship and club is that PSG can't actually force him to stay in the club they could try to persuade him to stay by increasing his salary but even at that if his mind is set to leave the club the best they could do is just to offer him out for sale Atleast they would gain much from deal since he is off high value.