French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Jody.Drummer]

Are you always compared to PSG? everyone also knew the difference in financial strength. What I mean here is that even though Lens is not a big team like PSG, at least they are still moving in the summer to strengthen the depth of their squad. The reason is that other teams such as Marseille, Lyon and Nice have moved first so if they don't do the same then they will be left behind.

Lens don't need to buy new players with such big price tags, they can still bring in players in the price range of 10 million euros and below. There is quite a lot of talent in that price range that has not yet surfaced and it is up to the talent scouting team to find it.

Every team knows what's most applicable to their financial strengths and would pitch within that knowing they will be doing more harm to their purses if they try exceeding their capacity at any point. Sometimes bigger players were once priced low before their value did increased due to their performance so it's not totally out of place that lens could strength their squad even with less priced players whom they are eventually going to have turning out big in the nearest future. If Lyon see they are lacking in any aspect, now they have got the time to make transfer as rhw windows are still Open.

There are many things that must be considered when a club wants to bring in new players, one of which is looking at their financial strength. They also definitely don't want to force themselves, because if they force themselves it will cause problems for them in the future. especially if it is related to financial problems, it will be very difficult to get out of that problem once they get into it. There are many clubs that can be taken as an example as they struggle to regain financial stability.

If you compare everything with Paris Saint Germain, I don't think it can be compared. The reason is that Paris Saint Germain is at a different level from the clubs in Ligue 1. We will be able to compare Paris Saint Germain with big clubs from other leagues. Take for example the Champions League, they are equal to the clubs that subscribe to the Champions League, and sometimes they (Paris Saint Germain) are even below it.

[Marvell1]

Apart from what you said, I think we also shouldn't directly say about a setback for the PSG team because that hasn't happened after Mbappe left for Real Madrid. Because PSG still has time to think in order not to experience a setback in its performance next season and apart from that, I also agree with what you said, PSG can still dominate Ligue 1 even though Mbappe is no longer in their squad next season.

Competition in Ligue 1 is not a problem that Enrique has to think about because however the squad they currently have is still better than rival teams even though Mbappe is no longer in their team, PSG is the only strong team in Ligue 1 so I think the season In the future, the Ligue 1 trophy will still be theirs, losing Mbappe will indeed leave a hole in their front line, but it looks like players like Dembele and Ramos will be able to cover the hole, apart from that, currently PSG is still looking for a new striker to replace Mbappe PSG in front line to next season and I think they will get him soon after the fantastic offer they made to sign the players.

Yes @arimamib you are right. I also think that PSG is going to be fine because they have enough money to bring in players. It is definitely going to be hard for them to financially recover from the Mbappe situation. They really let a player who could give them more than 200 million for free.

Anyway, why I believe that PSG is not going to have a big problem is because they have a really good coach right now, Luis Enrique. a coach who has had incredible success with Barcelona. if they actually got him  A little earlier probably they could have even won the Champions League title. Anyway, You can't deny PSG still has a decent squad without Mbappé. They just need to get a player who is a genuine striker and will be able to score goals when needed.

[Palakka]

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Lens is not PSG who have great ability in terms of their finances so far, so it is not surprising that they have not been very active in the transfer market so far, retaining players last season is a better alternative to Lens at the moment in my opinion, Lens who did perform quite poorly last season but at least they are still able to survive in Ligue 1 , Just like you, I also haven't heard of any target players that Lens is currently targeting and I think they don't  do that because of the financial limitations they have, Lens defense last season was quite fragile but compared to some other teams such as Lyon and Monaco lens defense is still better.

I think we should look more realistic about the targets that other teams have besides PSG at this time, apart from PSG I don't think there is any hope for other teams to be able to get the championship trophy so that indeed their current target is more realistic just to end the season in the Champions League zone and also Europe, I personally also hope that not only Lens will improve their squad but hope that other teams can also improve the quality of the squad so that it will be able to provide fierce competition to PSG next season.

Are you always compared to PSG? everyone also knew the difference in financial strength. What I mean here is that even though Lens is not a big team like PSG, at least they are still moving in the summer to strengthen the depth of their squad. The reason is that other teams such as Marseille, Lyon and Nice have moved first so if they don't do the same then they will be left behind.

Lens don't need to buy new players with such big price tags, they can still bring in players in the price range of 10 million euros and below. There is quite a lot of talent in that price range that has not yet surfaced and it is up to the talent scouting team to find it.

Some teams have moved quickly in the current transfer market to find new players but if you pay attention of course you will see that the team first has to sell other players to get a certain amount of money, so it actually does not have a real enough effect on improving their performance next season because there are only substitutions and not additions to players in squad,  when there is indeed no improvement that has occurred in the team then how can we expect them to be able to compete for the Ligue 1 championship trophy, I think teams like Lens should be able to keep their star players and not just continue to look for cheap players and sell them when they become star players, so far the underlying reason why Ligue 1 has become a farmer league is none other than the penchant of Ligue 1 teams selling star players and indirectly making PSG even stronger in the league.

I actually don't want to compare Lens with PSG, but there is no more significant comparison for us to see at the moment that results in a gap that is too big between one club and another, many teams are financially weak but are still able to compete with strong teams in other leagues today such as Atlanta, Leverkusen,  Leipzig and even Aston Villa in the English league, who can still compete with big teams by only relying on players who have been there before in their squad, this season indeed many players from the clubs I mentioned above left for other teams but I think that will not make them weak next season because they also buy players whose quality is equal to the players they sell.

[SUPERSAIAN]

......but I believe that he can become a coach that all PSG fans will be proud of because he is one of the coaches who has always dared to speculate about playing PSG without Mbappe before and in this way Enrique was able to measure how strong PSG's performance will be without Mbappe.
After everything was answered, Enrique knew several things he had to do to build a stronger club by bringing in more reliable midfielders.

Yes, this will be a new challenge for Enrique to manage PSG without top superstar football players. He once said that he still wanted Mbappe to stay at PSG, but after the decision, Enrique remained confident that he was still able to keep PSG strong, with PSG's composition without Mbappe. He quite believes in the various talents that are actually possessed by the talented footballers at PSG who are actually very good and solid as a team. Therefore, he is not necessarily looking for a replacement who is equal to Mbappe. Even when Mbappe was still at PSG, Enrique had started to compose the team without Mbappe, because after all they had to get used to it because Mbappe would also be leaving.

PSG was previously very interested in signing Barcelona's young star, Lamine Yamal. However, recent news suggests that Barcelona blocks PSG's $200m bid for Lamine Yamal. Barcelona has closed the possibility of transferring the young Spanish player and keeps him at Barcelona.

Apart from that, PSG's hopes of getting Kvaratskhelia also seem to be very difficult or will even fail, because the player prefers to stay at his club, Napoli. whereas previously, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was one of the most rumored candidates to move to PSG after the departure of Mbappe.

So, PSG will need more and more efforts to bring in top players to strengthen the team, because the competition in the French League may be normal, however, their target is still the UCL, which will be very difficult to achieve.

Source: FC Barcelona blocks PSG's $200m bid for teenage sensation Yamal
Source: PSG's dream of landing Kvaratskhelia was shattered by Napoli

PSG does not need to spend much to compete in the French league. But this team's only target was never the league, they always targeted UCL and they spent accordingly. Now they have removed Mbappe and sold him, they need to make transfers to fill his place, for this they need to make a lot of meetings, convince the players and managers, work extra hours and at the same time increase the offers for the players they want.

[el kaka22]

Lens still looks like a good team, in the past 4 seasons, they finished 7th 3 times, which I do not think I have seen a team be 7th for that many frequent times lol, but finished second previous season which is amazing for them. When a team is managed properly, you can see how great they can become, which is the most important thing for these teams.

I think we are going to see them do a lot better, we just need to make sure that we are doing all we can, and doing a better job at it as well. Lens is a proof that if you put a very reasonable and smart person in charge, then you are going to get good results, results that nobody expects from you. This is going to be tough but it has to be the most important key situation for them.

[ancafe]

PSG does not need to spend much to compete in the French league. But this team's only target was never the league, they always targeted UCL and they spent accordingly. Now they have removed Mbappe and sold him, they need to make transfers to fill his place, for this they need to make a lot of meetings, convince the players and managers, work extra hours and at the same time increase the offers for the players they want.

That's true because they had big plans long before Luis Enrique arrived but they always failed to achieve success in the Champions League. To compete in Ligue 1, PSG doesn't need a lot of money to recruit other players because the strength they have now is much more sufficient and no other team has been able to break PSG's dominance for so long. Mbappe's departure will certainly make space in that position more problematic and when playing in the Champions League it will be a bit difficult for the attack line to score goals.

That is why it is important for PSG to bring in players who have experience so they can help PSG to compete. Luis Enrique definitely has the right replacement and maybe it's only a matter of time before we see the right replacement. The Champions League is always a target for any club and it is also a big target that PSG has not been able to achieve.

[Franctoshi]

PSG does not need to spend much to compete in the French league. But this team's only target was never the league, they always targeted UCL and they spent accordingly. Now they have removed Mbappe and sold him, they need to make transfers to fill his place, for this they need to make a lot of meetings, convince the players and managers, work extra hours and at the same time increase the offers for the players they want.

That's true because they had big plans long before Luis Enrique arrived but they always failed to achieve success in the Champions League. To compete in Ligue 1, PSG doesn't need a lot of money to recruit other players because the strength they have now is much more sufficient and no other team has been able to break PSG's dominance for so long. Mbappe's departure will certainly make space in that position more problematic and when playing in the Champions League it will be a bit difficult for the attack line to score goals.

That is why it is important for PSG to bring in players who have experience so they can help PSG to compete. Luis Enrique definitely has the right replacement and maybe it's only a matter of time before we see the right replacement. The Champions League is always a target for any club and it is also a big target that PSG has not been able to achieve.

It's saddened that after several attempts by PSG to try to bring this trophy home ,PSG has been this unlucky despite the fact that they've had the presence of these trios MNM, Mbappe, Neymar and Messi play in same team and now that Mbappe who happened to be the last two leave the team among the trios, now I don't know what would actually be the faith of PSG in winning the Champions League competition henceforth and with the player replacement for Neymar.

[BALIK]

PSG does not need to spend much to compete in the French league. But this team's only target was never the league, they always targeted UCL and they spent accordingly. Now they have removed Mbappe and sold him, they need to make transfers to fill his place, for this they need to make a lot of meetings, convince the players and managers, work extra hours and at the same time increase the offers for the players they want.

That's true because they had big plans long before Luis Enrique arrived but they always failed to achieve success in the Champions League. To compete in Ligue 1, PSG doesn't need a lot of money to recruit other players because the strength they have now is much more sufficient and no other team has been able to break PSG's dominance for so long. Mbappe's departure will certainly make space in that position more problematic and when playing in the Champions League it will be a bit difficult for the attack line to score goals.

That is why it is important for PSG to bring in players who have experience so they can help PSG to compete. Luis Enrique definitely has the right replacement and maybe it's only a matter of time before we see the right replacement. The Champions League is always a target for any club and it is also a big target that PSG has not been able to achieve.

It's saddened that after several attempts by PSG to try to bring this trophy home ,PSG has been this unlucky despite the fact that they've had the presence of these trios MNM, Mbappe, Neymar and Messi play in same team and now that Mbappe who happened to be the last two leave the team among the trios, now I don't know what would actually be the faith of PSG in winning the Champions League competition henceforth and with the player replacement for Neymar.

PSG tried their best to win the Champions League title. PSG management spent a lot of money. But even then PSG could not progress in the Champions League. Can't dominate the Champions League. One of the reasons for PSG's poor performance in the Champions League was the lack of an experienced coach. The squad had a lot of talented and experienced players. But PSG did not have an experienced coach.

PSG have now appointed Luis Enrique in charge of the squad. Enrique is a very experienced coach. And I think Luis Enrique will be able to make this PSG squad even stronger if given enough funds and opportunities. But it is definitely time consuming. It cannot be done very quickly.

[Josefjix]

PSG does not need to spend much to compete in the French league. But this team's only target was never the league, they always targeted UCL and they spent accordingly. Now they have removed Mbappe and sold him, they need to make transfers to fill his place, for this they need to make a lot of meetings, convince the players and managers, work extra hours and at the same time increase the offers for the players they want.

PSG president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi have future plans for the club, he's doing everything within his power to ensure he gives his best and deliver excellent job for the club. Paris Saint-Germain have priorities to meet next season. Luis Enrique is a prominent coach and he's given good time to handled the club at his convenient radius. PSG have just one main trophy, the UEFA Champions League title becomes compulsory for Les Parisiens and they're doing everything for the big winnings.