French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Lida93]

Mbappe must be crazy not to accept that offer coming from Al-Hilal. If the details of that contract offer tied Mbappe for at least a few years there then I would understand him in case he rejects it. In the end it would be too long to stay away from European football at this young age for him. But there isn't even such situation now. He can just play for one year to get the enormous amount of money and right after that he can easily sign for Real Madrid without any obstacle ahead of him.

Al-Hilal just want him in their league to make their fans watch some quality football. I don't think staying at PSG this season is an ideal decision for him.

His decision to reject the Saudi club side deal is a great and ideal decision for the young star. Mbappe still has much time to play by his age and moving to Al-Hilal at his peak would be a wrong timing. Mbappe is a fantastic forward and moving to Real Madrid next summer will give him the greater opportunity to win European titles like the UCL and also contesting as best in the world for ballon di'or and in Saudi his dream of achieving this goals can't be.

Am convince that 7-10 years from now if Mbappe still plays active football the Saudi club will still come for him, the likes of Ronaldo, kante etc are a good example. These are players that have won major titles in Europe before making a move away and Mbappe I believe is also thinking in same direction. It's not yet the right timing.

[Z-tight]

Even Luis Enrique will be able to make the PSG team more compact with one target to achieve many trophies next season.

Psg are not going to win many trophies next season, the Ligue 1 is not a competitive league, so they may win it as they have been doing for a very long time, but psg are not going to win the champions league, even now that Luis Enrique is their manager. Before psg can win the champions league they must become an organized team, they only have top players playing for themselves individually, but as a team there is no unity, it is not possible to win the champions league with that kind of team.

[GiftedMAN]

If Mbappe leaves PSG, the attacking part of PSG team will be very weak. PSG's main objective is to do something extraordinary in the Champions League, so they are trying hard to keep Mbappe in the team.

It's too early to judge whether or not PSG's attack line is weak at the moment because in general PSG are still trying to get some players for the line they need. Besides, next season hasn't started yet, so it wouldn't be so accurate if I had to judge it now, even when Mbappe was around, PSG couldn't do much in the Champions League last season, except for only Ligue 1, where PSG was still the strongest to win. So let's see how PSG will fare next season.

Looking at how things were going with the PSG team last season with the presence of Messi, Naymer and Mbappe, it is crystal clear that without Mbappe for the PSG team next season is really going to be difficult for PSG attack regardless of the players they are going to buy before the next season I think the presence of the star will really be missed because he has the force in the attack as he is regarded as one of the fastest players right now. Looking at the performance of PSG with Mbappe last season in the champions League, I think his performance was great but the team was not totally coordinated or well prepared for the champions League and the issues among the players in the team also  affected their performance so it was a team poor performance not a personal poor performance for him.

[Sakanwa]

If Mbappe leaves PSG, the attacking part of PSG team will be very weak. PSG's main objective is to do something extraordinary in the Champions League, so they are trying hard to keep Mbappe in the team.

It's too early to judge whether or not PSG's attack line is weak at the moment because in general PSG are still trying to get some players for the line they need. Besides, next season hasn't started yet, so it wouldn't be so accurate if I had to judge it now, even when Mbappe was around, PSG couldn't do much in the Champions League last season, except for only Ligue 1, where PSG was still the strongest to win. So let's see how PSG will fare next season.

Looking at how things were going with the PSG team last season with the presence of Messi, Naymer and Mbappe, it is crystal clear that without Mbappe for the PSG team next season is really going to be difficult for PSG attack regardless of the players they are going to buy before the next season I think the presence of the star will really be missed because he has the force in the attack as he is regarded as one of the fastest players right now. Looking at the performance of PSG with Mbappe last season in the champions League, I think his performance was great but the team was not totally coordinated or well prepared for the champions League and the issues among the players in the team also  affected their performance so it was a team poor performance not a personal poor performance for him.

The only reason why PSG have not been able to reach anywhere close to the champions league final is the greed among players in the team,Mbape and Neymar are both strouggling to be in control and as such,fighting over supremacy in the team.A coordinated team will only fight and strive hard in other for the team to get the best results,but the differences between players in that team won't let them get to where they are supposed to reach.They are supposed to be the second best team in Europe after Manchester city because they have all it takes to win the champions league.They have three best players in the world among their three(Messi,Neymar and Mbape)but they have not been able to reach expectations.
Now Messi has gone to another league,Mbape is thinking if leaving,while Neymar might also consider leaving too,and it might just be for the betterment of PSG because the way peoe thought they would dominate football is not the way it happened.

[Docnaster]

If Mbappe leaves PSG, the attacking part of PSG team will be very weak. PSG's main objective is to do something extraordinary in the Champions League, so they are trying hard to keep Mbappe in the team.

It's too early to judge whether or not PSG's attack line is weak at the moment because in general PSG are still trying to get some players for the line they need. Besides, next season hasn't started yet, so it wouldn't be so accurate if I had to judge it now, even when Mbappe was around, PSG couldn't do much in the Champions League last season, except for only Ligue 1, where PSG was still the strongest to win. So let's see how PSG will fare next season.

Looking at how things were going with the PSG team last season with the presence of Messi, Naymer and Mbappe, it is crystal clear that without Mbappe for the PSG team next season is really going to be difficult for PSG attack regardless of the players they are going to buy before the next season I think the presence of the star will really be missed because he has the force in the attack as he is regarded as one of the fastest players right now. Looking at the performance of PSG with Mbappe last season in the champions League, I think his performance was great but the team was not totally coordinated or well prepared for the champions League and the issues among the players in the team also  affected their performance so it was a team poor performance not a personal poor performance for him.

The only reason why PSG have not been able to reach anywhere close to the champions league final is the greed among players in the team,Mbape and Neymar are both strouggling to be in control and as such,fighting over supremacy in the team.A coordinated team will only fight and strive hard in other for the team to get the best results,but the differences between players in that team won't let them get to where they are supposed to reach.They are supposed to be the second best team in Europe after Manchester city because they have all it takes to win the champions league.They have three best players in the world among their three(Messi,Neymar and Mbape)but they have not been able to reach expectations.
Now Messi has gone to another league,Mbape is thinking if leaving,while Neymar might also consider leaving too,and it might just be for the betterment of PSG because the way peoe thought they would dominate football is not the way it happened.

When a particular club is flooded with stars who wants to make individual headlines and win personal accolades for themselves instead of playing for the success of the entire team, the effect on the team is always bad despite the quality of the squad
Paris Saint Germaine had a team of players who wanted to be individually recognized by world football and that was is why they weren't able to win the UEFA Champions League title. If Kylian Mbappe finally leaves, I wouldn't be surprised if PSG performs better than when he was still in the squad with Lionel Messi

[Leviathan.007]

Even Luis Enrique will be able to make the PSG team more compact with one target to achieve many trophies next season.

Psg are not going to win many trophies next season, the Ligue 1 is not a competitive league, so they may win it as they have been doing for a very long time, but psg are not going to win the champions league, even now that Luis Enrique is their manager. Before psg can win the champions league they must become an organized team, they only have top players playing for themselves individually, but as a team there is no unity, it is not possible to win the champions league with that kind of team.

It's too soon to talk about Enrique and whether he can earn more achievements for PSG than the last season or not because we didn't see any game from PSG with Enrique yet. I think after they spent a huge amount of money in the last season now they want to just spend on the players Enrique really needs for the next season.

[arimamib]

Even Luis Enrique will be able to make the PSG team more compact with one target to achieve many trophies next season.

Psg are not going to win many trophies next season, the Ligue 1 is not a competitive league, so they may win it as they have been doing for a very long time, but psg are not going to win the champions league, even now that Luis Enrique is their manager. Before psg can win the champions league they must become an organized team, they only have top players playing for themselves individually, but as a team there is no unity, it is not possible to win the champions league with that kind of team.

I think it will be difficult for Psg to win the ucl trophy in the current conditions where many of their core players have left in this transfer window like messi. Previously, a squad that was not well organized would experience a great difficulty when dealing with stronger teams such as Real Madrid and Manchester City. Psg is not too strong in the Champions league but they are strong enough in the domestic league so that is an obstacle that must be resolved by Luis Enrique to form the psg squad to be stronger in the league they participate in.

So there is no end to talk about Mbappe because he just threw away such a huge amount of money when $770 million became al hilal joint salary if he agreed to join al hilal. But Mbappe was not at all interested in joining Al Hilal, which made the Saudi Arabian club have to bite their fingers to get Mbappe.

[Velvet78]

I don't think Mbappe should stay at PSG just because he is going to get a loyalty bonus. Because there is an enormous offer on the table by Al Hilal now. They are ready to pay an amount between 700-800 million euros to Mbappe for only one season. There is no reason for Mbappe not to accept that deal now in my opinion.

Of course he would like to play at Real Madrid but this won't happen until next season as it seems. He can take advantage of the season between like this rather than staying for getting that loyalty bonus which is worth way lower than the amount of money he can make at Al Hilal.

Mbappé won't extend his contract with PSC even though he stayed at psg because his contract with PSG expired but now that he has received a big offer from the Saudi League, he might move to Saudi Arabia for a year for sure. The offer made to Mbappe benefits both Mbappe and the club and guarantees Mbappe will join Real Madrid as a free agent next season Al Hilal so I think it's a great opportunity for Mbappe to earn money if he plays in the Saudi league for a year I don't think there will be any negative impact on performance. It would be the biggest transfer in football history if Mbappe joins Al Hilal. Mbappe's transfer is at the heart of the transfer market.

Now it looks like Mbappe has turned down the offer. His salary was going to be at a really amazing level for only one season. But it looks he has still chosen to continue to play European football. Even though his target is to sign for Real Madrid most probably he still wants to be competitive for the Champions League with PSG.

At least I have understood this from his decision. Otherwise there is no meaning in turning down such offer. From now on I wonder if Al Hilal will improve their salary offer more to go for one last attempt. But if Mbappe is very determined to stay then there is nothing to do about it.

[Leviathan.007]

Even Luis Enrique will be able to make the PSG team more compact with one target to achieve many trophies next season.

Psg are not going to win many trophies next season, the Ligue 1 is not a competitive league, so they may win it as they have been doing for a very long time, but psg are not going to win the champions league, even now that Luis Enrique is their manager. Before psg can win the champions league they must become an organized team, they only have top players playing for themselves individually, but as a team there is no unity, it is not possible to win the champions league with that kind of team.

I think it will be difficult for Psg to win the ucl trophy in the current conditions where many of their core players have left in this transfer window like messi. Previously, a squad that was not well organized would experience a great difficulty when dealing with stronger teams such as Real Madrid and Manchester City. Psg is not too strong in the Champions league but they are strong enough in the domestic league so that is an obstacle that must be resolved by Luis Enrique to form the psg squad to be stronger in the league they participate in.

So there is no end to talk about Mbappe because he just threw away such a huge amount of money when $770 million became al hilal joint salary if he agreed to join al hilal. But Mbappe was not at all interested in joining Al Hilal, which made the Saudi Arabian club have to bite their fingers to get Mbappe.

Mbappe is just a player and nothing more than this even he can't guarantee that he can make his team to win the French League, Champions League, or any other tournament. The important mission for Luis Enrique is to fill the empty place of Mbappe if he leaves PSG in this transfer window.

[Strongkored]

Most times it isn't always about the money. A young player like Mbappe wants to win trophies and mingle with the best of his time, not to go bond with Arab players who need the experience of age to advance football in the country.
Mbappe would eventually go where he wants to go and I don't think he would regret turning down the $700m deal because he earns as good, got the attention and press representation and he's young.

I think PSG are in a position to benefit from an offer from Al Hilal because that could put pressure on Mbappe to accept a long contract offer at PSG, but actually when a player no longer feels comfortable playing at the club it will be very detrimental for the club nor career for the player because he will no longer try to play at his best level, but I also don't think that Kylian Mbappe will accept an offer from Al Hilal even though he only plays for one season after that he can freely go to Real Madrid club where he is very want to play.
Apart from that Mbappe is a fan of Real Madrid so he really wants to be able to play there it is very understandable why Real Madrid is his main goal because there are many things that are very possible for him to achieve such as the champions league trophy which looks like it will be difficult for him to get with PSG, but the club is very likely to develop, especially PSG has large capital for that, namely money and the presence of Luis Enrique, it is hoped that it will provide a good change for the club, but staying at PSG Mbappe has to wait several seasons to be able to win the champions league because it's not impossible his current club can achieve that throphy.

[rendravolt]

Now it looks like Mbappe has turned down the offer. His salary was going to be at a really amazing level for only one season. But it looks he has still chosen to continue to play European football. Even though his target is to sign for Real Madrid most probably he still wants to be competitive for the Champions League with PSG.

At least I have understood this from his decision. Otherwise there is no meaning in turning down such offer. From now on I wonder if Al Hilal will improve their salary offer more to go for one last attempt. But if Mbappe is very determined to stay then there is nothing to do about it.

Even though Al-Hilal's representatives are currently in Paris to carry out the negotiation process, Mbappe has refused the meeting. With this it is clear that Mbappe has blatantly rejected the fantastic offer that has been made by Al-Hilal and it seems that he is currently thinking about a good move for his next career. Real Madrid are still likely to be Mbappe's priority as his new team and given the striker's spot is so vacant after the departure of Benzema this summer, the chances are it's now or never to get that chance. On the other hand, PSG remains confident that Mbappe will agree terms with Real Madrid. I think Al-Hilal could increase his bid to blow up the transfer market once again with an unreasonable bid for Mbappe and let's see if that happens or not.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1684279800335040512

[eightdots]

Now it looks like Mbappe has turned down the offer. His salary was going to be at a really amazing level for only one season. But it looks he has still chosen to continue to play European football. Even though his target is to sign for Real Madrid most probably he still wants to be competitive for the Champions League with PSG.

At least I have understood this from his decision. Otherwise there is no meaning in turning down such offer. From now on I wonder if Al Hilal will improve their salary offer more to go for one last attempt. But if Mbappe is very determined to stay then there is nothing to do about it.

Even though Al-Hilal's representatives are currently in Paris to carry out the negotiation process, Mbappe has refused the meeting. With this it is clear that Mbappe has blatantly rejected the fantastic offer that has been made by Al-Hilal and it seems that he is currently thinking about a good move for his next career. Real Madrid are still likely to be Mbappe's priority as his new team and given the striker's spot is so vacant after the departure of Benzema this summer, the chances are it's now or never to get that chance. On the other hand, PSG remains confident that Mbappe will agree terms with Real Madrid. I think Al-Hilal could increase his bid to blow up the transfer market once again with an unreasonable bid for Mbappe and let's see if that happens or not.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1684279800335040512

The offer made by Al-Hilal shows the level of the transfer market. We will gradually see that the spirit of football dies. Mbappe's negative view of this transfer is good news for football. Being able to buy everything with money misses the spirit and beauty of the business. Mbappe is still young and wants to play in Europe.

Real Madrid should not miss such an opportunity. Mbappe is the best striker for me right now. A quality that can more than fill Benzema's void. Despite this, it is surprising that no action has been taken by Real Madrid. What do they expect it to come free?

[Litzki1990]

If Mbappe leaves PSG, the attacking part of PSG team will be very weak. PSG's main objective is to do something extraordinary in the Champions League, so they are trying hard to keep Mbappe in the team.

It's too early to judge whether or not PSG's attack line is weak at the moment because in general PSG are still trying to get some players for the line they need. Besides, next season hasn't started yet, so it wouldn't be so accurate if I had to judge it now, even when Mbappe was around, PSG couldn't do much in the Champions League last season, except for only Ligue 1, where PSG was still the strongest to win. So let's see how PSG will fare next season.

Despite having three world-class stars in Mbappe, Messi and Neymar, this team did not do well in the Champions League. Expectations are high for this team before the start of every season, but as the season begins, this team proves us wrong. If Mbappe stays at PSG next season, we will expect good things from PSG again. A season of Neymar fit is essential for PSG. Neymar has been sidelined for most of each season due to injury which has had an impact on the club. If Mbappe stays at the club for one more season and if Neymar is fully fit and if some new players can be added in some important places, this French League side might do well in the Champions League.

[hd49728]

Despite having three world-class stars in Mbappe, Messi and Neymar, this team did not do well in the Champions League.

You can not require a single attacking player or three attacking players to win Champions League for a club. They need support from midfielders, wing backs as well as they have to support their team-mates in defense too. It's what PSG lacked of in the last few seasons as their squad is imbalanced between attacking and defense. Their defenders are not good at world-class and their defenders lacked of support from their midfielders and attacking players.

If Mbappe stays at PSG next season, we will expect good things from PSG again.

Sorry but expect what from Mbappe? He can not do all things to help PSG to win Champions League and his mind is no longer with them.

A season of Neymar fit is essential for PSG. Neymar has been sidelined for most of each season due to injury which has had an impact on the club. If Mbappe stays at the club for one more season and if Neymar is fully fit and if some new players can be added in some important places, this French League side might do well in the Champions League.

Neymar is vulnerable with injuries and I don't know it is his destiny or just coincidence but he missed many big matches because of sudden serious injuries. I don't expect he won't get such in future including a coming season.

[Davidvictorson]

Despite having three world-class stars in Mbappe, Messi and Neymar, this team did not do well in the Champions League. Expectations are high for this team before the start of every season, but as the season begins, this team proves us wrong.

This is a question that is deep but the answers is not far-fetched. PSG problem is their overreliance on individual talents rather than team cohesion and this is why despite having had Messi, Neymar, Mbappe there was no championships. Secondly the French Ligue 1 is lacking in strong competition. There is literally no team strong enough to give PSG a run for their money that is why they are a dominate side in the league the result of this is that it has weaken them to be able to face stronger clubs in Europe. Aside the star players they used to have the other thing eating them up from withing is their constant club internal issues, including clashes of ego among players and management, and questionable coaching decisions, which has contributed in no small way to their abysmal performance in the Champions League.

[len01]

If Mbappe stays at PSG next season, we will expect good things from PSG again.

Sorry but expect what from Mbappe? He can not do all things to help PSG to win Champions League and his mind is no longer with them.

yep you are right. I also understand that since Mbappe joined PSG, he has only been able to make a strong contribution in League 1 but not in the champions league.
realistically, Mbappe is no longer comfortable at PSG, he is just waiting for his contract to run out because of problems with his own team and other player that make things worse and if someone speculates that Mbappe can make a good contribution at PSG, yes, I admit it is possible, but only in league 1, not for the champions league or European League.

[Docnaster]

If Mbappe stays at PSG next season, we will expect good things from PSG again.

Sorry but expect what from Mbappe? He can not do all things to help PSG to win Champions League and his mind is no longer with them.

yep you are right. I also understand that since Mbappe joined PSG, he has only been able to make a strong contribution in League 1 but not in the champions league.
realistically, Mbappe is no longer comfortable at PSG, he is just waiting for his contract to run out because of problems with his own team and other player that make things worse and if someone speculates that Mbappe can make a good contribution at PSG, yes, I admit it is possible, but only in league 1, not for the champions league or European League.

A tree they say cannot make a forest and if there was any member of the Paris Saint Germaine player who needed to win the UEFA Champions League competition than the rest of the squad members, then it has to be Kylian Mbappe.
It has dawned on him that winning the UEFA Champions League title might be be realisable if he continues to play for PSG and that's why he's made up his mind to go the most successful club in the competition which is Real Madrid. There no doubt about the Frenchman's football potentials and if he finally moves to Real Madrid, he'll surely win whatever he's ever wanted to win in club football

[Litzki1990]

You can not require a single attacking player or three attacking players to win Champions League for a club. They need support from midfielders, wing backs as well as they have to support their team-mates in defense too. It's what PSG lacked of in the last few seasons as their squad is imbalanced between attacking and defense. Their defenders are not good at world-class and their defenders lacked of support from their midfielders and attacking players.

Along with recruiting world class forwards, they should have recruited world class defenders and midfielders but they were happy to recruit only forwards. PSG would have done well in the Champions League if Messi had employed some quality defenders and midfielders along with Neymar and Mbappe.

Sorry but expect what from Mbappe? He can not do all things to help PSG to win Champions League and his mind is no longer with them.

Having a star player like Mbappe in the team means that opponents plan differently. But due to Mbap's bad relationship with PSG, Mbap may not perform well on the field. If Mbappe is announced as the captain of the team, some responsibility will be placed on Mbappe, I hope Mbappe will do well for the team.

Neymar is vulnerable with injuries and I don't know it is his destiny or just coincidence but he missed many big matches because of sudden serious injuries. I don't expect he won't get such in future including a coming season.

The Brazilian superstar could have made his career as bright as he could have been but due to injuries every season, despite his talent, the Brazilian superstar failed to make his career shine. He has been plagued by injuries every season and has been sidelined for most of a season which has not served PSG well. Hopefully Neymar will be fully fit this season and will be well on his way to winning the Ballon d'Or.

[shinratensei_]

It's too soon to talk about Enrique and whether he can earn more achievements for PSG than the last season or not because we didn't see any game from PSG with Enrique yet. I think after they spent a huge amount of money in the last season now they want to just spend on the players Enrique really needs for the next season.

Agreed, we shall also see the performance from PSG during the early season. Too much expectations for enrique caused by he has ever coached barcelona while the fact that if he is now coaching PSG. People shall aware if PSG was different compared with barcelona.
PSG was only getting draw against al nassr. I don't even put big expectation for PSG. Winning league 1 is a must caused by this is a farmer league but about UCL. Im doubtful with it. It's caused by PSG can't even beat al nassr like last season.
The chance for PSG to win UCL under enrique is very small at this moment. I do know that all of PSG fans are expecting something big will come in any seasons but i just say about the truth if PSG was not strong enough for that.

UCL is still far being achieved by PSG. PSG needs to restart everything from zero. The gone of meesi has been also giving huge impact to the club.

[swogerino]

It's too soon to talk about Enrique and whether he can earn more achievements for PSG than the last season or not because we didn't see any game from PSG with Enrique yet. I think after they spent a huge amount of money in the last season now they want to just spend on the players Enrique really needs for the next season.

Agreed, we shall also see the performance from PSG during the early season. Too much expectations for enrique caused by he has ever coached barcelona while the fact that if he is now coaching PSG. People shall aware if PSG was different compared with barcelona.
PSG was only getting draw against al nassr. I don't even put big expectation for PSG. Winning league 1 is a must caused by this is a farmer league but about UCL. Im doubtful with it. It's caused by PSG can't even beat al nassr like last season.
The chance for PSG to win UCL under enrique is very small at this moment. I do know that all of PSG fans are expecting something big will come in any seasons but i just say about the truth if PSG was not strong enough for that.

UCL is still far being achieved by PSG. PSG needs to restart everything from zero. The gone of meesi has been also giving huge impact to the club.

They will start everything from zero but with a new coach that has experience in International competitions so this will serve to PSG as a good base where to start,Enrique has also time in order to implement his ideas until the new season start,not much time but enough for him to create a clear idea as what needs to be fixed.

While I also don't think that PSG is going to win the Champions League in this year,I think that Enrique next season will ask for a couple of new players who harmonized with the ones he already have should make a big impact and next season they should try and win the Champions.