French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Inwestour]

Even though there was a decline, Osimhen was still able to score 15 goals with Napoli last season. Yes, his scoring ability decreased, but that also happened because the team as a whole was not playing as well as the previous season, so this is not entirely Osimhen's fault in my opinion.
Napoli still insist on setting a high price, even though they have now reduced the price for this player, it is still high. Paris Saint Germain is actually not the only team interested in Osimhen, in the Premier League it is reported that Chelsea are also interested in bringing in this player. Apart from Chelsea, Arsenal is also one of the teams reportedly interested in Osimhen.

I just checked and didn’t find any mention anywhere that PSG would like to buy Osimhen, maybe you confused him with Kvaratskhelia, because PSG want to buy him. But all these are still just rumors, which are now full and in the meantime, PSG remains intrigued, and they still have not strengthened their attack with a forward, although with the departure of Mbappe this is a very necessary step for PSG. Enrique understands this very well, but is in no hurry with new transfers, perhaps they are waiting for the end of the Euro.

[legendbtc]

If Osimhen were so in demand, then some team would have bought him long ago, but he continues to play in Napoli, and all his possible transfers end only in rumors. Sooner or later PSG will win the Champions League, and Ligue 1 remains one of the top leagues that provides many opportunities for the player. Mbappe, by the way, came to PSG from Monaco, and now he is a Real Madrid player, in my opinion this is a very good career development, and it didn’t hurt that he started in Ligue 1.

Osimhen previously played for Lille before Napoli bought him for 60 million euros after he performed quite impressively during his season at Lille,  so It's surprising that Osimhen market value has also increased rapidly at this time, of course, Osimhen attracted the attention of many big clubs when he was able to help Napoli win the Scudetto last season, but at that time, along with a new contract extension, Napoli fenced him off with a fairly high release clause and making many teams choose to withdraw from recruiting him, previously PSG was reportedly very interested in bringing in Osimhen as a replacement for Mbappe but for some reason now it seems like PSG is not doing anything to realize their current interest.

The decline in Osimhen performance occurred while he was injured when helping Nigeria in the African Cup last season, but even so when he recovered and return to the team towards the middle of this season he was actually able to make Napoli improve again, In my opinion, Osimhen has made a big contribution to the team that has him, so PSG should be able to consider him as an alternative to become their main striker next season, PSG has a guarantee of qualifying for the UCL every season because they have dominated Ligue 1 so far and of course that is could be a step for Osimhen to become a main star in Ligue 1 , so this will enable him to become a target for other big teams in the future like just like Mbappe is currently.

Victor Osimhen's future is a big question mark as he is likely to leave Napoli this summer transfer season. I think Arsenal and Chelsea are two big clubs interested in moving and staying Nigerian players. As for PSG, I think they may have given up on this deal. Barcelona's Lamine Yamal is the star that PSG wants to pursue. Osimhen's future will certainly be clarified in the summer.

Osimhen is not in good form. Last season, he only scored 17 goals in all competitions.  The clause to break this player's contract is up to 130 million euros, a number that can challenge any club. And of course, Saudi Arabia's football teams also promise to be potential landing spots for Victor Osimhen. Because they have enough money to break that contract.

[Weawant]

Personally I think some people are becoming bias with the performance of Victor osimhen last season, osimhen's team Napoli lost form last season that alone affected the performance of all the players because as they couldn't win matches anymore and the goal scoring abilities of the player couldn't be seen again because nothing was working in the team. PSG were interested with him but then Napoli wasn't interested in letting him go even with the offer but since they appear not to be interested in the deal it is better goes where he will supported and appreciated instead of going into a team that won't respect your decisions.

Obviously this is this fact should be considered true because usually I don't know why anyone would be expecting that a team that had a totally poor performance cumulatively should be blamed on a single player who did his best but didn't get the needed support, even for a Play to be outstanding, there needs to be some level of collective support from other team members which I feel osimhen didn't get in full as he should but rather was expected to singly win trophies for the team, at some point mid last season, he was set to leave but Napoli appeared to not letting him go, there after they still weren't showing him the much needed support so very likely he will do better if he's somewhere else where he gets all the support he will be needing.

[wmaurik]

Ligue 1 is not a very competitive league even if we compare it to Serie A, so I think Osimhen will be the right option for PSG in the future, it's not wrong to bring in young players but PSG should also be aware that they need experienced players to make the squad to be better, dependence on one player must of course be eliminated by PSG at this time, but even so, of course PSG still needs reliable players or strikers who can be the difference in each of their matches in the next season.

PSG must be able to change its habits next season by no longer depending on just one player, because any player is a human being who can get injured because they are not robots who can always be fit in every match, so players from anywhere who are recruited by PSG, of course must can have a good impact on the team even though the team does not have to rely completely on that player. And I think Osimhen is also worth getting as long as there is an agreement from both parties for next season, because if PSG alone has the desire for that, while Napoli or Osimhen themselves have no desire to go to PSG, it is clear that Osimhen's transfer will not happen for PSG.

[GiftedMAN]

Personally I think some people are becoming bias with the performance of Victor osimhen last season, osimhen's team Napoli lost form last season that alone affected the performance of all the players because as they couldn't win matches anymore and the goal scoring abilities of the player couldn't be seen again because nothing was working in the team. PSG were interested with him but then Napoli wasn't interested in letting him go even with the offer but since they appear not to be interested in the deal it is better goes where he will supported and appreciated instead of going into a team that won't respect your decisions.

Obviously this is this fact should be considered true because usually I don't know why anyone would be expecting that a team that had a totally poor performance cumulatively should be blamed on a single player who did his best but didn't get the needed support, even for a Play to be outstanding, there needs to be some level of collective support from other team members which I feel osimhen didn't get in full as he should but rather was expected to singly win trophies for the team, at some point mid last season, he was set to leave but Napoli appeared to not letting him go, there after they still weren't showing him the much needed support so very likely he will do better if he's somewhere else where he gets all the support he will be needing.

I think the media needs to bring up the attitude of the team towards the player to the public so that a lot of people have their say concerning this matter of Victor osimhen and his team Napoli. A team can not be in poor form you expect your striker to be scoring goals but when he helped the same team to win trophy he was not well appreciated even when he had the intention of leaving the team he was still not allowed to go because the club still needed him and his services.

I think the club has brought in a good manager that will handle the team well but Conte really need to work with his players and stop being dramatic in his choice of a striker. The Napoli team has made the amount placed on Victor osimhen to drop but yet it is becoming impossible for a club to agree to sign him so I hope they understand what it will caused in the performance of the players because he may have some emotional issues as a result of what has happened between him and his Nigerian coach and what he is facing in Napoli right now.

[hyudien]

Paris Saint Germain, Monaco and Brest will represent Ligue 1 in the Champions League next season. By changing the format of the Champions League to a new format, Ligue 1 will get 1 additional slot for the team that will compete in the Champions League. However, I don't see them being able to compete there, because it is a difficult place, only Paris Saint Germain will probably be able to go further and even then they will still fail to win the title they have always wanted.
Compared to teams from other leagues, I don't see them being more convincing, because the competition in Ligue 1 itself doesn't have a good competitive level, so that will affect their performance in bigger competitions. Apart from that, in my opinion their mentality is no better than other league teams. I don't mean to underestimate them, but this is my assessment of several teams that will be in the Champions League representing Ligue 1.

[Palakka]

Paris Saint Germain, Monaco and Brest will represent Ligue 1 in the Champions League next season. By changing the format of the Champions League to a new format, Ligue 1 will get 1 additional slot for the team that will compete in the Champions League. However, I don't see them being able to compete there, because it is a difficult place, only Paris Saint Germain will probably be able to go further and even then they will still fail to win the title they have always wanted.
Compared to teams from other leagues, I don't see them being more convincing, because the competition in Ligue 1 itself doesn't have a good competitive level, so that will affect their performance in bigger competitions. Apart from that, in my opinion their mentality is no better than other league teams. I don't mean to underestimate them, but this is my assessment of several teams that will be in the Champions League representing Ligue 1.

Ligue 1 is just a way for PSG to play in the Champions League so far, because there is no competition which puts them at risk of failing to win in Ligue 1 or missing the Champions League next season, currently Ligue 1 is sending more representatives for play in champions league next season, but even so, it looks like they won't be able to get out of the semi league phase later, currently the teams in Ligue 1 are not strong enough teams and even in the domestic league they are not able to compete with PSG, so there is no reason for us to see that Brest and Monaco are able to compete with other strong European teams in champions league.

PSG is the only strong team that Ligue 1 has in the Champions League, but even so, their it is still doubtful that they will be able to compete for the title in the Champions League, let alone other Ligue 1 teams? currently, Ligue 1 is the least competitive league in Europe  so indeed this makes the mentality of the teams in Ligue 1 very weak, we can even see how great PSG  in Ligue 1, but because their mentality has not been tested by the tight competition in the league, of course they often lose mentally when facing other teams in the champions league so far.

[Ruttoshi]

Paris Saint Germain, Monaco and Brest will represent Ligue 1 in the Champions League next season. By changing the format of the Champions League to a new format, Ligue 1 will get 1 additional slot for the team that will compete in the Champions League. However, I don't see them being able to compete there, because it is a difficult place, only Paris Saint Germain will probably be able to go further and even then they will still fail to win the title they have always wanted.
Compared to teams from other leagues, I don't see them being more convincing, because the competition in Ligue 1 itself doesn't have a good competitive level, so that will affect their performance in bigger competitions. Apart from that, in my opinion their mentality is no better than other league teams. I don't mean to underestimate them, but this is my assessment of several teams that will be in the Champions League representing Ligue 1.

Ligue 1 is just a way for PSG to play in the Champions League so far, because there is no competition which puts them at risk of failing to win in Ligue 1 or missing the Champions League next season, currently Ligue 1 is sending more representatives for play in champions league next season, but even so, it looks like they won't be able to get out of the semi league phase later, currently the teams in Ligue 1 are not strong enough teams and even in the domestic league they are not able to compete with PSG, so there is no reason for us to see that Brest and Monaco are able to compete with other strong European teams in champions league.

PSG is the only strong team that Ligue 1 has in the Champions League, but even so, their it is still doubtful that they will be able to compete for the title in the Champions League, let alone other Ligue 1 teams? currently, Ligue 1 is the least competitive league in Europe  so indeed this makes the mentality of the teams in Ligue 1 very weak, we can even see how great PSG  in Ligue 1, but because their mentality has not been tested by the tight competition in the league, of course they often lose mentally when facing other teams in the champions league so far.

Any player that is moving ro PSG will always play in the Champions League because they are the strongest in Ligue 1. I don't see PSG reaching far compared to this past season in UCL next season because Mbappe that is their key man has left the club and the replacement will not have the qualities that Mbappe has to take them that far to the semifinals.

When PSG had the players that could win the champion league it was futile effort for them and that makes me feel that it is going to be very hard for PSG to win UCL soon because the clubs in Ligue 1 are not strong and competitive enough for PSG which will make it easy for strong clubs to eliminate them in UCL since it is not Ligue 1 clubs.

[Leviathan.007]

Therefore, PSG must consider it if they want to sign Osimhen because his quality has decreased quite a bit since he led Napoli to win the title, this possibility will certainly also have an impact on his new club. Moreover, the transfer fee is very expensive and if PSG is still dependent on players like that then they will not be able to develop further.

Didn't PSG some time ago not want to be dependent on that and prefer to recruit young players who are quite promising in the future, so they have to maintain this step rather than being attracted to quality that cannot be consistent like Osimhen. I am sure that PSG can slowly change their thinking and management to become the front guard to support this step.

Osimhen performance may not be as good as when he played a few seasons ago, but to compete in Ligue 1 of course he is still quite capable of doing it, Currently, Osimhen is still one of the list of players in Serie A who really has sharpness and goal scoring instincts extraordinarily very good, so we can't underestimate him just because this season he failed to score more than 15 goals, this season Osimhen only played 25 matches with Napoli because he had to play for his country and also suffered an injury when he returned to Napoli, but even so , Napoli  started to experience an increase in performance since Osimhen recovered and returned to the main squad, so we cannot say that the decline in Osimhen number of goals this season is due to his poor play.

Ligue 1 is not a very competitive league even if we compare it to Serie A, so I think Osimhen will be the right option for PSG in the future, it's not wrong to bring in young players but PSG should also be aware that they need experienced players to make the squad to be better, dependence on one player must of course be eliminated by PSG at this time, but even so, of course PSG still needs reliable players or strikers who can be the difference in each of their matches in the next season.

I think people keep making mistakes about Osimhen and his performance in the recent years. Osimhen had a good performance when Spalletti was working there as a coach and this made people think Osimhen was a great player while one reason for Osimhen to have better performance was the strategy of Spalletti and it was not because of Osimhen himself.
Does'nt matter if Osimhen plays in PSG or Napoli the thing thing about Osimhen is we can't expect to see a miracle from this player.

[Blitzboy]

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Personally I think some people are becoming bias with the performance of Victor osimhen last season, osimhen's team Napoli lost form last season that alone affected the performance of all the players because as they couldn't win matches anymore and the goal scoring abilities of the player couldn't be seen again because nothing was working in the team. PSG were interested with him but then Napoli wasn't interested in letting him go even with the offer but since they appear not to be interested in the deal it is better goes where he will supported and appreciated instead of going into a team that won't respect your decisions.

His last season wasnt his greatest, but thats not his fault. It was Napoli. Team was a mess. They couldnt help themselves, and he suffered. Even so, he scored 15. Imagine what he could do on a well-oiled squad. Teams like PSG, Chelsea, and Arsenal are smart. They want him for a reason. Napoli has him like a lifeline, but if they cant help him succeed, they're hurting him.

Osimhen requires a winning team. A strong defense, inventive midfield, and off-ball forwards. There, he'll shine. Premier League would suit him. Fast, strong, instinctive. Probably rip it apart. Such skill wasted on a losing squad is unfortunate.

[xzone]

Paris Saint Germain, Monaco and Brest will represent Ligue 1 in the Champions League next season. By changing the format of the Champions League to a new format, Ligue 1 will get 1 additional slot for the team that will compete in the Champions League. However, I don't see them being able to compete there, because it is a difficult place, only Paris Saint Germain will probably be able to go further and even then they will still fail to win the title they have always wanted.
Compared to teams from other leagues, I don't see them being more convincing, because the competition in Ligue 1 itself doesn't have a good competitive level, so that will affect their performance in bigger competitions. Apart from that, in my opinion their mentality is no better than other league teams. I don't mean to underestimate them, but this is my assessment of several teams that will be in the Champions League representing Ligue 1.

In my opinion, the French League is one of the weakest leagues among the European leagues. The quality of football in this league is not very high, the players and teams are below the Champions League level.
For a few seasons PSG performed well, among the other teams there was no team that had a chance of winning the title, perhaps they have not been very successful in the last 20 years. The 3rd and 4th teams in the Champions League will be easy opponents for other teams

[Lidger]

There was a time when the hype about PSG was high because at that time PSG broke all the records of the transfer market and signed one after another the best players to their club. As they continued to buy players to strengthen their club, it looked as if PSG would dominate alone but the performance was not the same. Even when other top star players including Neymar Messi Mbappe played for their club, their club team performance was almost nil. 

Neymar playing at the same time as Messi Mbappe could not overcome the barrier of the Super Sixteen of the Champions League was certainly a big surprise for them. 
PSG has changed a lot since the new manager took over and many players have been sold by the club. The team that PSG has now is an average quality team. To improve the performance of this team, better quality players must be appointed

[mammusu]

In my opinion, the French League is one of the weakest leagues among the European leagues. The quality of football in this league is not very high, the players and teams are below the Champions League level.
For a few seasons PSG performed well, among the other teams there was no team that had a chance of winning the title, perhaps they have not been very successful in the last 20 years. The 3rd and 4th teams in the Champions League will be easy opponents for other teams

Saying they are the weakest league, I don't think so, because there are leagues that are weaker than LIgue 1, but overall they will find it difficult to compete in the Champions League. Comparing them with the English League and La Liga for example, you will see quite striking differences between these teams, except for Paris Saint Germain who are still said to be capable because they have a better squad or players than other teams from Ligue 1.

The gap in Ligue 1 is one of the reasons why they look like that and one of them is because they don't have good enough finances to support them to have an even better performance. I wonder why they can't bring in sponsors or they can't have a big source of income, even though in terms of popularity they are also quite a popular team in my opinion. If they want to quickly be able to have good finances like Paris Saint Germain, then in my opinion there must be rich Arab people who take over their ownership. 

[arimamib]

There was a time when the hype about PSG was high because at that time PSG broke all the records of the transfer market and signed one after another the best players to their club. As they continued to buy players to strengthen their club, it looked as if PSG would dominate alone but the performance was not the same. Even when other top star players including Neymar Messi Mbappe played for their club, their club team performance was almost nil. 

Neymar playing at the same time as Messi Mbappe could not overcome the barrier of the Super Sixteen of the Champions League was certainly a big surprise for them. 
PSG has changed a lot since the new manager took over and many players have been sold by the club. The team that PSG has now is an average quality team. To improve the performance of this team, better quality players must be appointed

PSG owners have huge ambitions to make PSG a strong team not only in the league, but they are obsessed with winning the Champions League, so they don't hesitate to spend a lot of money to recruit star players at that time, Neymar, Messi, Mbappe and Donnarumma become players that they can recruit and make their team look very strong, Previously, the president of PSG really wanted the two best players in the world who had been rivals to join the PSG squad, but this didn't happen after Ronaldo preferred to join another club, I think If Al Naseer previous ambitions are realized then we will see PSG like an Avengers team that has many stars in their squad.

What the PSG president hoped to make PSG a big team has of course been fulfilled now, but even though they have gathered many star players in their squad, PSG is only able to compete in the domestic league without being able to do much in the Champions League so far, even though one by one the star players are leaving PSG at the moment, of course they are still a big team so I think they will still be able to compete in the Champions League even though they may still need a lot of time to become champions.

[ancafe]

In my opinion, the French League is one of the weakest leagues among the European leagues. The quality of football in this league is not very high, the players and teams are below the Champions League level.
For a few seasons PSG performed well, among the other teams there was no team that had a chance of winning the title, perhaps they have not been very successful in the last 20 years. The 3rd and 4th teams in the Champions League will be easy opponents for other teams

If you look further, why this league is not as competitive as other leagues is because the teams there do not have the financial capacity like PSG so they cannot buy players to compete. The level of Ligue 1 is actually far behind several other leagues and PSG's dominance cannot be separated from their financial capabilities so that the quality of the players they have is above the average of the players owned by other teams there.

Football now requires the involvement of sufficient money and that is very important because they will look strong when they are able to buy the players they need. The strength of other teams only relies on limited players and in fact it will be quite difficult for them to break PSG's dominance.

[Cryptmuster]

I think people keep making mistakes about Osimhen and his performance in the recent years. Osimhen had a good performance when Spalletti was working there as a coach and this made people think Osimhen was a great player while one reason for Osimhen to have better performance was the strategy of Spalletti and it was not because of Osimhen himself.
Does'nt matter if Osimhen plays in PSG or Napoli the thing thing about Osimhen is we can't expect to see a miracle from this player.

But a player cannot be good just because he plays with some coach, and then he will be an ordinary forward because the coach has changed. I think the team plays a role, because Osimhen was good when Napoli became champions, he cannot act separately from the team. Sometimes it happens that a team starts to play better with a certain coach, but many factors play a role, both the coach and the players. In fact, I think that Osimhem could score more goals at PSG than he does at Napoli, because PSG is an attacking team, and Napoli were like that with Spalletti, it is always easier for a forward to play in an attacking team.

[Salahmu]

I think people keep making mistakes about Osimhen and his performance in the recent years. Osimhen had a good performance when Spalletti was working there as a coach and this made people think Osimhen was a great player while one reason for Osimhen to have better performance was the strategy of Spalletti and it was not because of Osimhen himself.

I understand your point but one thing we must understand in football is that no matter the kind of pattern a coach will introduce on a club if the player does not have a good performance there is no way he would perform well because there are so many other clubs that has a very good coach but still some of there players are still messing up, so actually in the aspect of Osimhen I don't think he is a weak player because we cannot easily forget how hard he has tried for Napoli in terms of putting his possible best to enforce there attacking speed, don't get me wrong I'm not saying that Osimhen is the best player for Napoli but what I'm just saying is that he has contributed a lot towards improving the performance of the club.

Although there is no doubt that Osimhen performance is no longer the same as before because there has been a serious decline on his performance lately, so actually who knows if his performance will improve immediately he changed club or league because I still believe that with time he will come back to the way he normally use to play.

[mamesso]

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I think people keep making mistakes about Osimhen and his performance in the recent years. Osimhen had a good performance when Spalletti was working there as a coach and this made people think Osimhen was a great player while one reason for Osimhen to have better performance was the strategy of Spalletti and it was not because of Osimhen himself.
Does'nt matter if Osimhen plays in PSG or Napoli the thing thing about Osimhen is we can't expect to see a miracle from this player.

Osimhen must realize the situation he is currently facing. The decline in performance he experienced was due to not being handled by a coach who could develop his hidden talent. Spalletti succeeded in making him a great player, his level of sharpness in scoring goals also increased. After Spalletti left he seemed to lose his magic, his performance slowly began to decline which caused his selling value to become cheaper than before. Maybe Luis Enrique can develop his talents like Spalletti did, he must look for a club that can improve his abilities because it is very important for his future.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I think people keep making mistakes about Osimhen and his performance in the recent years. Osimhen had a good performance when Spalletti was working there as a coach and this made people think Osimhen was a great player while one reason for Osimhen to have better performance was the strategy of Spalletti and it was not because of Osimhen himself.
Does'nt matter if Osimhen plays in PSG or Napoli the thing thing about Osimhen is we can't expect to see a miracle from this player.

But a player cannot be good just because he plays with some coach, and then he will be an ordinary forward because the coach has changed. I think the team plays a role, because Osimhen was good when Napoli became champions, he cannot act separately from the team. Sometimes it happens that a team starts to play better with a certain coach, but many factors play a role, both the coach and the players. In fact, I think that Osimhem could score more goals at PSG than he does at Napoli, because PSG is an attacking team, and Napoli were like that with Spalletti, it is always easier for a forward to play in an attacking team.

I also think Osimhen can perform better at PSG. Luis Enrique is rebuilding the PSG squad. Luis Enrique is building a youth-oriented squad. We may see this team improve slowly, but it will be long-lasting. Luis Enrique and PSG management have long-term plans for PSG's squad. PSG have spent a lot of money in the last few seasons, but it hasn't really paid off. So now the PSG management has hired a coach like Luis Enrique to revamp the PSG squad.

Osimhen performed superbly with Napoli in the 2022–23 season. He scored a lot of goals and assists. Osimhen was not present in several matches due to injuries in the last season. However, Osimhen managed to perform well enough throughout the season. Osimhen has the potential to score more goals with PSG's squad. Moreover, Osimhen can become more experienced if he is with an experienced coach like Luis Enrique.

[Weawant]

I think people keep making mistakes about Osimhen and his performance in the recent years. Osimhen had a good performance when Spalletti was working there as a coach and this made people think Osimhen was a great player while one reason for Osimhen to have better performance was the strategy of Spalletti and it was not because of Osimhen himself.
Does'nt matter if Osimhen plays in PSG or Napoli the thing thing about Osimhen is we can't expect to see a miracle from this player.

I don't know if you did watch osimhen play at the AFCON, are you going to credit his performance to the strategy of the coach of his national team too? away from any coaches strategy, is the personal efforts and performance of a player which is first examined before talking about the coach strategy. There are performance we will see from a player and you can tell if the coaches strategy is the reason he is doing so well or not nevertheless I'm not disputing the impact of spallerti's strategy and tactics during his time at Napoli but beyond that are other factors which I believed played huge role to osimhens performance than spalleti's strategy. I wouldn't want to stretch this argument but I know for sure that osimhen is a very good and brilliant player.