French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

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Insiders (Francois Gallardo) write that Real Madrid has already bought Mbappe for 280 million euros (a new absolute record), so the activation of PSG is understandable - they are completely rebuilding the team. And yes, now they will need to sign at least one top level striker. I wonder who it could be, since in this transfer window a lot of clubs are trying to get themselves a top striker and doing it for less than 100 million is probably unrealistic.

PSG have to recruit new players after the departure of many players including Messi and the uncertainty about Mbappe and Neymar. The attack line got the hardest heat and they have to work to rebuild it correctly. Enrique will certainly figure this out and I think the list of these players was made after his agreement.
Now this rumour about Mbappe is kinda strange. The number announced here could build a whole team!!

[Davian144]

I think Patrick Vieira can do a good job at Strasbourg in the French League; theres a believe that if the Premier League is too good for your skills; then the French League can be a good one for you, vice versa too. Did Patrick Vieira do a good job at Crystal Palace? YES; Did he make the good performance consistent? NO. I think with the experience from EPL, Patrick Vieira can take Strasbourg to a better level.

The experience that a coach has in another team or in a different league before will always be valuable for a new team in a new league like Ligue1. Because Patrick Vieira will not have much difficulty in shaping Strasbourg's players to become stronger in Ligue 1 because previously he always faced tougher teams in the EPL, so when he coached Strasbourg in Ligue 1 with not many strong teams it would certainly be easier for him to making the Strasbourg team get better results although Patrick Vieira also needs time to learn things that he didn't know in Ligue1.

[cygan]

Luis Enrique is the new coach of paris St. germain. the spaniard replaces the hapless Christophe Galtier, who - like his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino - has to leave after just one year.
LE, who has been out of contract for a year, receives a contract at the french capital club until summer 2025

[marcous]

Luis Enrique is the new coach of paris St. germain. the spaniard replaces the hapless Christophe Galtier, who - like his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino - has to leave after just one year.
LE, who has been out of contract for a year, receives a contract at the french capital club until summer 2025

I think this time PSG owner Nasser Al Khelaifi's ambitious project of winning their first Champions League seems one step closer with the arrival of Luis Enrique, and is believed to be able to bring new hope to them. With the star-studded squad that Enrique currently has at PSG, it will certainly make him more flexible and it is certain that they will go further in the Champions League next season, compared to last season, PSG could only reach the round of 16 while still playing under Christophe Galtier.

Even though it is not certain that I will be able to win the Champions League next season, Enrique I think I understand very well the wishes of the club owners. With the experience and achievements he has while coaching Barca and the Spanish National Team, of course he will be highly respected by every player at PSG. and I'm sure he can lower the ego of every star player in the Club.

[Minor Miner]

PSG are likely to hire Luis Enrique as coach. If Luis Enrique is the coach I think he will want full freedom to build his squad. And will want to build his squad from scratch. Mbappe's relationship with Neymar is not good. And so PSG management has to decide to sell one of these two players. PSG did not benefit much by keeping these two players together. I would say PSG should build a squad full of youth with the help of Luis Enrique. As a result, they will get stronger and more organized performances from the squad in the future.

After the negotiations between PSG and Nagelsmann failed, only Luis Enrique was predicted to become the new PSG coach. now, PSG has officially not been coached by Galtier. so, most likely if Enrique will replace his position. Regarding Mbappe, I think the club has to decide wisely. if Mbappe doesn't want to extend his contract, there is no choice but to let him go in this summer's transfer window.
but the problem is, not many clubs are willing to sign Mbappe. besides the high price, Mbappe's salary is very high. ideally, PSG could negotiate with Real Madrid. because, Madrid is the only club that Mbappe wants. plus, Madrid was able to bring in Mbappe and at the same time pay his salary. it's just that, it looks like there will be tough negotiations regarding the ideal price for these two giant clubs. well, let's see how this drama will continue.
Speaking of Enrique, I think he could be an ideal coach and bring PSG even better. it's just that, I doubt if Enrique can bring PSG to win the Champions League trophy in his first season. ideally, as you say. Enrique was given complete freedom to build his squad. I would even prefer if PSG were filled with new people, including releasing Mbappe and even Neymar. instead, Enrique can build his new squad with an even depth of players.

We don't know if Luis Enrique will succeed as PSG coach. But it would be foolish to think that he will lead PSG to the Champions League title in his first season in charge. A team needs time to stabilize and strengthen. The PSG team situation is very shaky now. And so even with an experienced coach like Luis Enrique, I don't think they will win the Champions League title next season. If Luis Enrique is able to carry out his duties well, he can build a squad worthy of winning the Champions League title in the next 2/1 season.

It is still unclear which team Mbappe will go to. Liverpool and Real Madrid have expressed big-money interest in Mbappe. PSG on the other hand is a very rich club. They are likely to offer Mbappe an increase in wages. And no wonder Mbappe extended his contract with PSG again.

[Distraction]

The same situation continues between Mbappe and PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi. Mbappe doesn't want to extend his contract certainly but he wants to stay until the end of his current contract anyway. On the other hand PSG president is very determined to not let him go on a free transfer. If he doesn't have an intention for contract extension then he shows Mbappe the door.

PSG have only six months left to lose him for free as I assume that Real Madrid would make an official contract offer right away. They wouldn't wait up until next summer in the end while they have a golden opportunity. PSG are really desperate now as it seems really hard for them to sell him now as he is going to be available for free soon.

[Davidvictorson]

We don't know if Luis Enrique will succeed as PSG coach. But it would be foolish to think that he will lead PSG to the Champions League title in his first season in charge. A team needs time to stabilize and strengthen. The PSG team situation is very shaky now. And so even with an experienced coach like Luis Enrique, I don't think they will win the Champions League title next season. If Luis Enrique is able to carry out his duties well, he can build a squad worthy of winning the Champions League title in the next 2/1 season.

He is an experienced coach, but we'll have to see what team he will build. What he has achieved, especially with FC Barcelona, proves that he is capable of leading this team. Now, what will be a question is whether he will have full authority, and I hope above all that he will not let himself be undermined by his superiors, as he would lose all credibility like his predecessors. And at the slightest interference from anyone other than himself in the sporting domain, he will make the decision either to assert his authority forcefully or, in the worst-case scenario, if his decisions are not respected, to leave the club at the earliest opportunity.

[Swordsoffreedom]

The same situation continues between Mbappe and PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi. Mbappe doesn't want to extend his contract certainly but he wants to stay until the end of his current contract anyway. On the other hand PSG president is very determined to not let him go on a free transfer. If he doesn't have an intention for contract extension then he shows Mbappe the door.
PSG have only six months left to lose him for free as I assume that Real Madrid would make an official contract offer right away. They wouldn't wait up until next summer in the end while they have a golden opportunity. PSG are really desperate now as it seems really hard for them to sell him now as he is going to be available for free soon.

PSG have yet to make a decision on Mbappe. Mbappe has yet to renew his contract with PSG. Perhaps he is not interested in staying. I guess PSG management will make a decision about Mbappe after their coach change. If Mbappe is in Enrique's plans then maybe PSG management will try their best to keep Mbappe in the team. And if Enrique doesn't have Mbappe in his plans, Mbappe might be leaving the team soon.

[temple]

Luis Enrique is the new coach of paris St. germain. the spaniard replaces the hapless Christophe Galtier, who - like his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino - has to leave after just one year.
LE, who has been out of contract for a year, receives a contract at the french capital club until summer 2025

I think this time PSG owner Nasser Al Khelaifi's ambitious project of winning their first Champions League seems one step closer with the arrival of Luis Enrique, and is believed to be able to bring new hope to them. With the star-studded squad that Enrique currently has at PSG, it will certainly make him more flexible and it is certain that they will go further in the Champions League next season, compared to last season, PSG could only reach the round of 16 while still playing under Christophe Galtier.

Even though it is not certain that I will be able to win the Champions League next season, Enrique I think I understand very well the wishes of the club owners. With the experience and achievements he has while coaching Barca and the Spanish National Team, of course he will be highly respected by every player at PSG. and I'm sure he can lower the ego of every star player in the Club.

They must be paying him very well or otherwise he wouldn't go to a club in Ligue 1. He was the coach of FC Barcelona and now he literally has to build a new team for Ligue 1. that doesn't sound like an exciting project to me when it is a coach who has already experienced the best of the best with a club from a better league. It seems that they couldn't convince Mourinho because I think they wanted him as well. But Mourinho said he will stick to his word and be the Roma coach for next season, which I think is a great decision and benefits Mou's reputation. Enrique is experienced, but it is quite easy to underestimate how difficult it is to bring PSG up.

[KTChampions]

Insiders (Francois Gallardo) write that Real Madrid has already bought Mbappe for 280 million euros (a new absolute record), so the activation of PSG is understandable - they are completely rebuilding the team. And yes, now they will need to sign at least one top level striker. I wonder who it could be, since in this transfer window a lot of clubs are trying to get themselves a top striker and doing it for less than 100 million is probably unrealistic.

PSG have to recruit new players after the departure of many players including Messi and the uncertainty about Mbappe and Neymar. The attack line got the hardest heat and they have to work to rebuild it correctly. Enrique will certainly figure this out and I think the list of these players was made after his agreement.
Now this rumour about Mbappe is kinda strange. The number announced here could build a whole team!!

Yes, this is a fantastic amount, although in fact, PSG originally acquired Mbappe for an absolutely fantastic amount, but no one noticed this as that deal was in the shadow of the deal with Neymar. Then Mbappe received a "single" space contract when he re-signed an agreement with PSG, and now it's the turn of the third contract. In principle, against the backdrop of the deal that Ronaldo received, this is not that much money - just 2-odd Mudrik (who has not yet shown anything for Chelsea) 

[Leviathan.007]

Luis Enrique is the new coach of paris St. germain. the spaniard replaces the hapless Christophe Galtier, who - like his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino - has to leave after just one year.
LE, who has been out of contract for a year, receives a contract at the french capital club until summer 2025

Finally, Enrique started wiring with PSG and this can be good news for this team because, during the last seasons, we saw from PSG had all the good players they wanted to have and the owners were investing lots of money in this team while PSG couldn't have a good coach for their teams and this time PSg got what they need they to have, now we have to wait for Enrique and see the list he is going to give to the team for hiring players in the next season.

[Velvet78]

Maybe PSG believe in Enrique more than Galtier as they have signed a two-year contract with him. But in case of having a similar season I don't know how PSG chairman would react to that. One thing is certain that Enrique will need to take his time until applying his strategies and formation without any difficulties.

Because he will bring a much more different approach here. PSG have been playing a really fast game so far but now that is likely to change. Enrique might want to have a similar understading with PSG just as he had at Barcelona in those successful years.

[Slow death]

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1676184644293632003

PSG have started to be really active in the transfer market. Luis Enrique is about to be announced as the new manager of the team firstly. In addition to that they have signed 6 players and all of them will be official soon. They have made additions to multiple areas of the squad already. People might not have much knowledge about Ndour. I also know him from Football Manager and he has a really good potential for now. 

After these signings I assume a centre-forward transfer will be up next. It had better be because they will need to complete the attacking trio again. Mbappe is already a centre-forward of course but he can play on Messi's wing as well without problem. Having a solid striker in the middle would be really good right beside Mbappe and Neymar.

let's be honest, is neymar still a player that psg can count on his services? how many games will he play next season before getting injured again and partying and traveling? in my opinion psg should sell neymar and if they focus on hiring other better players who will play most of the season's games, i see that psg doesn't have a good sporting direction and i don't understand if they hired a new coach now, so who is doing the hires? this list of players they are looking to sign and others have already been signed seems to me to be a very weak list for a team that aims to win the champions league

first mistake was in hiring coaches, second mistake was in hiring players, so psg in my opinion has been making a lot of mistakes each season and they don't correct that, does anyone expect that with this squad and psg win the champions league? and when I speak of the squad I am including the new coach. do they have the ability to win the champions league as they currently are? my answer is that it doesn't. psg fans were tormenting messi and made messi leave the team, they blamed messi for the bad results, something ridiculous

today I see news that they have given a few days for mbappe to choose to extend the contract or leave the team, they know that there are few teams capable of currently buying mbappe because many teams have already exhausted their budgets destined for signings, and with that the psg management hopes that the mbappe has no choice and extends his contract, but if an offer appears from real madrid and they buy mbappe then psg will no longer have a chance of winning the champions league

[AndySt]

Maybe PSG believe in Enrique more than Galtier as they have signed a two-year contract with him. But in case of having a similar season I don't know how PSG chairman would react to that. One thing is certain that Enrique will need to take his time until applying his strategies and formation without any difficulties. Because he will bring a much more different approach here. PSG have been playing a really fast game so far but now that is likely to change. Enrique might want to have a similar understading with PSG just as he had at Barcelona in those successful years.

Of course, the Paris Saint-Germain management believes in Luis Enrique much more than in Galtier. As far as I know, initially Zinedine Zidane was considered the favorite for this post, and only failure in negotiations with him led to the option with Galtier. By the way, I think that if PSG managed to persuade Zidane to lead the club, Mbappe would be happy to extend his contract with the club. There were rumors that Mbappe was almost promised the arrival of Zidane and the player was very disappointed in the end.

[borovichok]

Maybe PSG believe in Enrique more than Galtier as they have signed a two-year contract with him. But in case of having a similar season I don't know how PSG chairman would react to that. One thing is certain that Enrique will need to take his time until applying his strategies and formation without any difficulties.

Because he will bring a much more different approach here. PSG have been playing a really fast game so far but now that is likely to change. Enrique might want to have a similar understading with PSG just as he had at Barcelona in those successful years.

We'll see if the team improves in performance owing to the loss of some key players or if they improve with the newly formed squad next season. PSG does not favor any coach unequally; all the Parisians want is a coach who can lead the club to greatness. The president of PSG, Al-Khelaifi Nasser, has yet to achieve his goal of winning the UEFA Champions League. He had the best trio previous season, but winning it was even more difficult. However, the Parisians are eager to see what the new boss in charge has to give. Luis Enrique has been entrusted with PSG's ultimate goals; let's see where they go from here.

[TheGreatPython]

I think Patrick Vieira can do a good job at Strasbourg in the French League; theres a believe that if the Premier League is too good for your skills; then the French League can be a good one for you, vice versa too. Did Patrick Vieira do a good job at Crystal Palace? YES; Did he make the good performance consistent? NO. I think with the experience from EPL, Patrick Vieira can take Strasbourg to a better level.

@ampere here I am agreed with you about this Patrick Vieira was surely good player and his start with Crystal Palace was also not bad at all even in last few weeks he was badly down and lost his job, but it's not mean he can't do anything good in his future now Strasbourg which was hardly prevented from relegation now having his services hopefully these both will be done good as they need to be stayed in Ligue 1 and for this Patrick Vieira surely need to make good things with available sources.
Premier League is surely one of the toughest league and French Ligue 1 is surely relatively have some space where he can manage something positive, and we can expect good performance from Strasbourg and new coach as well.

[len01]

Luis Enrique is the new coach of paris St. germain. the spaniard replaces the hapless Christophe Galtier, who - like his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino - has to leave after just one year.
LE, who has been out of contract for a year, receives a contract at the french capital club until summer 2025

Finally, Enrique started wiring with PSG and this can be good news for this team because, during the last seasons, we saw from PSG had all the good players they wanted to have and the owners were investing lots of money in this team while PSG couldn't have a good coach for their teams and this time PSg got what they need they to have, now we have to wait for Enrique and see the list he is going to give to the team for hiring players in the next season.

TBH, Enrique's arrival at PSG I'm thinking between doubting and being happy to see him because Enrique will be a coach with a new face who might make a difference in the future of PSG but my doubt is that Enrique hasn't had good experience and for me not as good as Galtier. Maybe this is just my speculation but it all depends on the PSG players themselves whether they can bring home the Champions League trophy with Enrique.
and for other problems Enrique is really able to control all the lines to be able to always perform well in every game and hear rumors about if Mbappe leaves Enrique wants PSG to bring in other reliable players and this will only be the same as Galtier when he served as PSG coach to bring in star players like Messi and the results are not very good in the champions league.

but let's just see if Enrique is able to provide new history at PSG.

[hahay]

Wow, of course I am very happy to get info about PSG that PSG finally recruited a great coach like Luis Enrique. With the appointment of Luis Enrique as PSG's head coach for the next three seasons, I hope Luis Enrique can provide a stable and consistent performance for PSG both in Ligue 1 and the Champions League. So yes, because Luis Enrique has become PSG's head coach, it seems that this will have an impact on Mbappe, whether Mbappe will really leave or choose to stay at PSG. Because anyway, if Luis Enrique manages to provide the best results and performance for PSG, then I think there is a possibility that Mbappe will stay at PSG, who knows.

[rendravolt]

Luis Enrique is the new coach of paris St. germain. the spaniard replaces the hapless Christophe Galtier, who - like his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino - has to leave after just one year.
LE, who has been out of contract for a year, receives a contract at the french capital club until summer 2025

PSG's coach's track record has always been filled with season-long tenure and I hope that the signing of Luis Enrique will match his end-of-2025 form. We know PSG often sacked their coach before if they couldn't meet the targets desired by the club and maybe if only to win Ligue 1 I don't think PSG have any obstacles, but they want bigger things like winning the champions league. Therefore the future of the coach at PSG will not last long and I hope that Luis Enrique can make a difference this time.

[Ayers]

After the negotiations between PSG and Nagelsmann failed, only Luis Enrique was predicted to become the new PSG coach. now, PSG has officially not been coached by Galtier. so, most likely if Enrique will replace his position. Regarding Mbappe, I think the club has to decide wisely. if Mbappe doesn't want to extend his contract, there is no choice but to let him go in this summer's transfer window.
but the problem is, not many clubs are willing to sign Mbappe. besides the high price, Mbappe's salary is very high. ideally, PSG could negotiate with Real Madrid. because, Madrid is the only club that Mbappe wants. plus, Madrid was able to bring in Mbappe and at the same time pay his salary. it's just that, it looks like there will be tough negotiations regarding the ideal price for these two giant clubs. well, let's see how this drama will continue.
Speaking of Enrique, I think he could be an ideal coach and bring PSG even better. it's just that, I doubt if Enrique can bring PSG to win the Champions League trophy in his first season. ideally, as you say. Enrique was given complete freedom to build his squad. I would even prefer if PSG were filled with new people, including releasing Mbappe and even Neymar. instead, Enrique can build his new squad with an even depth of players.

We don't know if Luis Enrique will succeed as PSG coach. But it would be foolish to think that he will lead PSG to the Champions League title in his first season in charge. A team needs time to stabilize and strengthen. The PSG team situation is very shaky now. And so even with an experienced coach like Luis Enrique, I don't think they will win the Champions League title next season. If Luis Enrique is able to carry out his duties well, he can build a squad worthy of winning the Champions League title in the next 2/1 season.

It is still unclear which team Mbappe will go to. Liverpool and Real Madrid have expressed big-money interest in Mbappe. PSG on the other hand is a very rich club. They are likely to offer Mbappe an increase in wages. And no wonder Mbappe extended his contract with PSG again.

I think by the time people are going to read this post, it is actually going to be officially confirmed that Luis Enrique is the new head coach of PSG. I was scrolling on Twitter, and I found this news. I still remember Luis Enrique being the manager of Barcelona. He did a very decent job. But I am a little skeptical about him finding success with PSG.

I think if I am not wrong, Luis Enrique was the coach of Barcelona when Barcelona beat PSG by 6-5 after being behind by 0-4. But a lot of things has changed since then. It is still going to be hard for PSG to win the Champions League trophy. I also agree with @rahmad2nd that he will need to build his own squad to find success.