French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Swordsoffreedom]

That's hundred percent correct, I love Luis Enrique, he is a coach I admire big time. I became a fan during his treble win for Barcelona and I have never doubted his capabilities.
Winning the Champions League Competition should be the priority for every single player that comes into that club, nit just to win the League 1 Competition and be comfortable with it. Well said my man!

PSG have priorities and one of them is mainly to win the UEFA Champions League trophy. Ligue One is no longer consider competitive for PSG, they've won their domestic league title and its time for them to start reviving parts to  win games. Paris Saint-Germain coach, Luis Enrique have managed elite clubs and have been fired due to his incompetence in handling these clubs. Paris Saint-Germain should be lucky enough to have Luis Enrique as headcoach, he will implement good driving force towards his players and their style of game.

Ligue 1 teams are not of high quality. These groups are not very strong. So if PSG can have some stable performance then PSG will be able to win the Ligue 1 title very easily. This is not a difficult task for a big team like PSG.

I think Luis Enrique is now preparing his squad to win the Champions League title. Like Guardiola, Luis Enrique is planning for the long term. PSG have a lot of talented young players in their squad. There is no doubt that the PSG team will get excellent performances from these players in the future if properly groomed.

Moreover, PSG management is very rich and they are ready to spend money to strengthen the squad. Luis Enrique will get big funds to build his squad with the players he wants. This season he might try to stabilize the overall squad. And will form the squad targeting the Champions League title next season.

[Hirose UK]

That's hundred percent correct, I love Luis Enrique, he is a coach I admire big time. I became a fan during his treble win for Barcelona and I have never doubted his capabilities.
Winning the Champions League Competition should be the priority for every single player that comes into that club, nit just to win the League 1 Competition and be comfortable with it. Well said my man!

To be honest, I would like to see a team like PSG reach the final, It's time for them or Barcelona to make the difference by reaching the final. I think these teams have a lot of potential. With respect to Luis Enrique, for me he was a coach who didn't share many of my ideas, but I've seen a big change in him He has a different way of seeing football. He's very interested in the players and takes into account their experience, youth and limits. I think the team he's putting together now is powerful, I think this time they would be much more frightening than before when there wasn't that famous trident.

PSG had the opportunity to fight for the UCL title when they managed to qualify for the final in the 2019/20 season and they had Bayern Munich as their opponent, in this match PSG was still full of great players but unfortunately they were defeated by Bayern Munich.
If PSG again has the opportunity to be in the UCL final, maybe the events of the past can repeat themselves considering that they really always fail here, the only way to win the UCL is for Real Madrid to be eliminated so they don't reach the final.
Real Madrid being eliminated before reaching the final will allow several of the remaining team to be able to fight for the title because if they meet Real Madrid in the final then it will clearly be difficult match to win.

He has quite lot of experience and from everything he has gone through with PSG, he should be able to give Luis Enrique lesson in building better team and really enable PSG to create strength that can make it difficult for opponents to bring them down.
PSG current potential is to become one of the Ligue 1 squads that has quite lot of young players, they will be very strong if they can develop well and are on the right path.

[klidex]

PSG are also interested in Nico Williams, yeah. I have heard they are even thinking about doubling Barcelona's current offer    (which must be 58 million euros if I'm not wrong). It would be an insane deal honestly. Just think about it, his release clause is normally this but you are paying two times of it. They are probably targeting him as a replacement for Mbappe so they don't want competition.

I think it's crazy how PSG can double Nico Williams' buyout clause to that amount while they don't want to pay Victor Oshimen who they have been eyeing even though Napoli seems willing to release Oshimen for 100 million euros to PSG and that is the right price considering Oshimen's greatness so far. I think PSG only wants to compete with Barcelona because this club is very ambitious to bring in Nico Williams, even though I think Victor Oshimen is no less good than Nico Williams. PSG is indeed a club that is difficult to predict, other clubs try to negotiate, while PSG does the opposite, increasing the offer so that they can get the players they want more easily

This is the right choice in my opinion, by canceling their interest in Osimhen because Osimhen himself is not in good condition so it is not good for him to be labeled as 100 million, it is better for them to target the Atl. Bilbao player who is currently playing very well and has succeeded in bringing his country to win the Euro title this year, Nico is a very effective player to replace Mbappe so of course PSG management chose him because his game is very good and he is above Osimhen if I say so, especially Osimhen who is currently prone to injury makes PSG also afraid to buy him and Enrique is an experienced coach so he knows who is more suitable to enter his squad. Nico is a great potential for the future of PSG but they have to persuade Nico to go to Paris because the player is very much wanted by Barcelona but it seems that Barcelona cannot meet the requirements asked by Bilbao, and this is a good opportunity for PSG to convince him that their project is better than Barcelona's offer, for me PSG is the right place for Nico to develop of course with the presence of coach Enrique will help him to be better than now.

But still PSG is crazy enough to follow their ambitions just because they have more money than Barcelona they can do anything, in my opinion Victor Oshimen is still the best player his statistics are still good as a striker he cannot be compared to Nico Williams, indeed last season Oshimen was injured but the injuries he suffered were not too frequent. Nico Williams did appear impressive in the Euro 2024 match and that made PSG interested but there is no guarantee Nico William can replace Mbappe's role as a goal scoring machine in my opinion the right player for PSG to replace Mbappe is Victor Oshimen who has a more reasonable price, rather than arguing over Nico Williams by paying a higher price they will later regret it if they have wasted a lot of money but have not met the expectations they want.

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But still PSG is crazy enough to follow their ambitions just because they have more money than Barcelona they can do anything, in my opinion Victor Oshimen is still the best player his statistics are still good as a striker he cannot be compared to Nico Williams, indeed last season Oshimen was injured but the injuries he suffered were not too frequent. Nico Williams did appear impressive in the Euro 2024 match and that made PSG interested but there is no guarantee Nico William can replace Mbappe's role as a goal scoring machine in my opinion the right player for PSG to replace Mbappe is Victor Oshimen who has a more reasonable price, rather than arguing over Nico Williams by paying a higher price they will later regret it if they have wasted a lot of money but have not met the expectations they want.

Becoming a player who is able to score more goals is indeed not easy because it is also influenced by the good and bad performance of his own teammates, but in this case of course what you said is also true that PSG should focus more on getting Victor Oshimen than continuing to pursue Nico William at a much higher price and the certainty of getting it is also very thin. But if PSG can get both players at this time, I think the strength of the PSG team itself will be very different from last season, even though last season PSG was still strengthened by Mbappe.

[mammusu]

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Before the deal with Barcelona was made, PSG still had the opportunity to bring in Nico William. PSG who have financial strength, can easily convince Nico to join them, especially since PSG is ready to pay more than the release clause to Athletic Club and PSG is ready to offer Nico Williams twice the salary that Barcelona is offering.

Currently Nico William is very close to Barcelona, ​​but anything can happen before the contract signing takes place. PSG are still trying to beat Barcelona in the hunt for Nico William, they will do anything to add strength to the attack line, maybe Osimhen will also be brought in as a form of their seriousness in building a squad to be able to compete in the UCL.

PSG loves spending. Nico Williams is talented, but does he want to join a big-name team? Does he wish to join Barcelona's unique event?

I've always said loyalty matters. Players are more than chess pieces. They dream and have hearts. Barcelona has history and culture. Its not for sale.

PSG is loaded. But chemistry cant be bought either. It takes time, the right players, and the right coach.

Williams faces a tough dilemma. Barcelona offers him a heritage, while PSG offers the world. It all depends on the individual and the impact he wants to leave on the game. Time will tell. This makes football awesome, people. Drama, decisions, winners, losers.

Barcelona is very aggressive in approaching Nico Williams and even Nico Williams has also responded positively to Barcelona wishes, It is reported that both parties have now established intense communication but no personal agreement has yet been reached and this means that there is still a possibility for other team to recruit Nico Williams at the moment, compared to Barcelona, ​​it is clear that PSG actually has a lot of ability to recruit Nico Williams, but in my opinion, currently PSG is too slow in moving to make an offer to Bilbao, although Nico Williams has interest in joining Barcelona, ​​but on the other hand, currently Nico Williams future is still very much determined by Bilbao, so that when Bilbao and PSG can reach an agreement, like it or not, Nico Williams must to accept it, to be honest, at the moment I don't see any young players who have Loyalty to the team is very big and I dare say that money is often a determinant and attraction for them to move to another team, in the last few seasons it is very rare for us to see players like Lampard, Ryan Giggs, Casillas, Maldini and Scholes who have high loyalty for a club.

[hyudien]

But still PSG is crazy enough to follow their ambitions just because they have more money than Barcelona they can do anything, in my opinion Victor Oshimen is still the best player his statistics are still good as a striker he cannot be compared to Nico Williams, indeed last season Oshimen was injured but the injuries he suffered were not too frequent. Nico Williams did appear impressive in the Euro 2024 match and that made PSG interested but there is no guarantee Nico William can replace Mbappe's role as a goal scoring machine in my opinion the right player for PSG to replace Mbappe is Victor Oshimen who has a more reasonable price, rather than arguing over Nico Williams by paying a higher price they will later regret it if they have wasted a lot of money but have not met the expectations they want.

Becoming a player who is able to score more goals is indeed not easy because it is also influenced by the good and bad performance of his own teammates, but in this case of course what you said is also true that PSG should focus more on getting Victor Oshimen than continuing to pursue Nico William at a much higher price and the certainty of getting it is also very thin. But if PSG can get both players at this time, I think the strength of the PSG team itself will be very different from last season, even though last season PSG was still strengthened by Mbappe.

their ambition to get the desired player is very crazy, even in my opinion sometimes they do unreasonable things. Just imagine they were once disappointed by Mbappe who preferred to leave, even though they gave the player privileges, but they did not learn to do the same thing, even though what they did was not necessarily answered with the player's success with them.
You are right, a player cannot work alone in a team, even though he is a very good player but if he cannot be supported by teammates who can play well, then it will not be optimal either. There must be a balance between one player and another, that is what will make them play well. In my opinion, it would be better if they started to compile an even squad rather than just focusing on one player which does not guarantee that there will be success that can be brought.

[MainIbem]

Barcelona is very aggressive in approaching Nico Williams and even Nico Williams has also responded positively to Barcelona wishes, It is reported that both parties have now established intense communication but no personal agreement has yet been reached and this means that there is still a possibility for other team to recruit Nico Williams at the moment, compared to Barcelona, ​​it is clear that PSG actually has a lot of ability to recruit Nico Williams, but in my opinion, currently PSG is too slow in moving to make an offer to Bilbao, although Nico Williams has interest in joining Barcelona, ​​but on the other hand, currently Nico Williams future is still very much determined by Bilbao, so that when Bilbao and PSG can reach an agreement, like it or not, Nico Williams must to accept it, to be honest, at the moment I don't see any young players who have Loyalty to the team is very big and I dare say that money is often a determinant and attraction for them to move to another team, in the last few seasons it is very rare for us to see players like Lampard, Ryan Giggs, Casillas, Maldini and Scholes who have high loyalty for a club.

Nico Williams love Barcelona infact he's made it clear that it's his favourite option and most likely team to move next is Barcelona and I think after a fine partnership in the Spanish National team with Yamal he will want to continue such partnership with him at Barcelona and since the young lads are good pals, he'll be easily convinced of being successful at Barcelona than PSG but since Barcelona are stalling on the deal and have not established much agreement on personal terms, they're giving PSG more chances to exhibit their spending power, Williams is a player that's much admired by PSG and splashing big money to get him won't be very difficult, all it just takes is to convince his agent and give Bilbao an offer they can't reject just like they did with Neymar when he was at Barcelona. Moreover finding a player that remains loyal to a club is quit difficult and I feel Nico William might be convinced by what he stands to earn at PSG and consider a move there.

[Lannakosa]

their ambition to get the desired player is very crazy, even in my opinion sometimes they do unreasonable things. Just imagine they were once disappointed by Mbappe who preferred to leave, even though they gave the player privileges, but they did not learn to do the same thing, even though what they did was not necessarily answered with the player's success with them.
You are right, a player cannot work alone in a team, even though he is a very good player but if he cannot be supported by teammates who can play well, then it will not be optimal either. There must be a balance between one player and another, that is what will make them play well. In my opinion, it would be better if they started to compile an even squad rather than just focusing on one player which does not guarantee that there will be success that can be brought.

PSG didn't try to keep Messi when he left the team, and maybe they were even happy when Neymar's contract ended, but they tried to keep Mbappe with all their might. Their financial capabilities are huge, but for Mbappe it was not enough, maybe he will not have the status of the team leader in Real at first, but he is ready for it. But I like Enrique's position, he could play without Messi and Neymar, and he said that they need to learn to play without Mbappe, PSG is not even in a hurry to buy another forward.

[Zlantann]

PSG didn't try to keep Messi when he left the team, and maybe they were even happy when Neymar's contract ended, but they tried to keep Mbappe with all their might. Their financial capabilities are huge, but for Mbappe it was not enough, maybe he will not have the status of the team leader in Real at first, but he is ready for it. But I like Enrique's position, he could play without Messi and Neymar, and he said that they need to learn to play without Mbappe, PSG is not even in a hurry to buy another forward.

Mbappe is at the peak of his career and he was the engine and brainbox of PSG. So, the club was scared of letting him go since they believed he could help them win the UEFA Champions League. But it became very difficult to keep him since he had made up his mind to pursue his drama of playing in Real Madrid and winning more trophies. Luis Enrique has already started preparing for his departure and the club will be able to cope if they put things in place. PSG should be in a haste to get a replacement because they need it. They have been in talks with Napoli for Victor Osimhen, but it seems the discussion has stalled because of the transfer fees. Maybe they should look towards getting some placements because the vacuum Mbappé created will be difficult to fill.

[Weawant]

PSG didn't try to keep Messi when he left the team, and maybe they were even happy when Neymar's contract ended, but they tried to keep Mbappe with all their might. Their financial capabilities are huge, but for Mbappe it was not enough, maybe he will not have the status of the team leader in Real at first, but he is ready for it. But I like Enrique's position, he could play without Messi and Neymar, and he said that they need to learn to play without Mbappe, PSG is not even in a hurry to buy another forward.

With maple I don't think the money was the problem, as at the time of messi, mbappe and Neymar, PSG had a huge salary bill to maintain and so the exit of the other two felt like a relief and that was one of the reasons they needed not persuade them to stay back because somehow they are going to have a relief on their bills and they still had mbappe to keep who could fill up at some point but the exit of mbappe left a vacuum. Even before mbappe left, at some point Enrique was trying to see how well they can play without him and was reducing his play time,. nevertheless his exit did have an effect on them.

[Farma]

But still PSG is crazy enough to follow their ambitions just because they have more money than Barcelona they can do anything, in my opinion Victor Oshimen is still the best player his statistics are still good as a striker he cannot be compared to Nico Williams, indeed last season Oshimen was injured but the injuries he suffered were not too frequent. Nico Williams did appear impressive in the Euro 2024 match and that made PSG interested but there is no guarantee Nico William can replace Mbappe's role as a goal scoring machine in my opinion the right player for PSG to replace Mbappe is Victor Oshimen who has a more reasonable price, rather than arguing over Nico Williams by paying a higher price they will later regret it if they have wasted a lot of money but have not met the expectations they want.

They have the money and they have the right to do it if it is determined by the price, Barca can't get it because they don't have the money and they expect help from Nico to choose them for his future goals, but PSG has the budget and of course they are trying to buy the player in order to develop the player in the future, talking about Osimhen this is an unreasonable price that Napoli offered to PSG they want a price of 100 million of course this is not his market price anymore because last season he didn't play well and he was also injured so I think it's better for PSG to target Nico.

Because Nico is very suitable to replace Mbappe and he is also good at playing as a winger and in the middle position they still have Ramos so Osimhen is not the right choice I think PSG will waste a lot of money if they offer to Osimhen but instead to Nico so it's better for them to target Nico to fix everything than to bring in Osimhen.

[Blitzboy]

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But still PSG is crazy enough to follow their ambitions just because they have more money than Barcelona they can do anything, in my opinion Victor Oshimen is still the best player his statistics are still good as a striker he cannot be compared to Nico Williams, indeed last season Oshimen was injured but the injuries he suffered were not too frequent. Nico Williams did appear impressive in the Euro 2024 match and that made PSG interested but there is no guarantee Nico William can replace Mbappe's role as a goal scoring machine in my opinion the right player for PSG to replace Mbappe is Victor Oshimen who has a more reasonable price, rather than arguing over Nico Williams by paying a higher price they will later regret it if they have wasted a lot of money but have not met the expectations they want.

Although Osimhen is a gifted attacker, he has lately had a few hiccups and €100 million? For a man not playing at his best, that is a lot of money. People, we have to use our money wisely. Nico Williams is now really interesting. He has ability and is flexible. Would he be the Mbappe of future generation? Perhaps not, perhaps not. Still, I enjoy his ability to play several positions. Champions triumphs are those kinds of adaptability.

While spending large sums of money on Nico carries some risk, what in life is not? You have to occasionally follow your gut feeling. And my instinct indicates this child is unique. He may be the secret to PSG's next level performance. Yes, Osimhen is good, but at that price Im not certain about him. Nevertheless, Nico Williams? He qualifies as the wild card. It was he who could truly turn everything upside down. And perhaps, a little upheaval is just what you need.

[Franctoshi]

PSG didn't try to keep Messi when he left the team, and maybe they were even happy when Neymar's contract ended, but they tried to keep Mbappe with all their might. Their financial capabilities are huge, but for Mbappe it was not enough, maybe he will not have the status of the team leader in Real at first, but he is ready for it. But I like Enrique's position, he could play without Messi and Neymar, and he said that they need to learn to play without Mbappe, PSG is not even in a hurry to buy another forward.

With maple I don't think the money was the problem, as at the time of messi, mbappe and Neymar, PSG had a huge salary bill to maintain and so the exit of the other two felt like a relief and that was one of the reasons they needed not persuade them to stay back because somehow they are going to have a relief on their bills and they still had mbappe to keep who could fill up at some point but the exit of mbappe left a vacuum. Even before mbappe left, at some point Enrique was trying to see how well they can play without him and was reducing his play time,. nevertheless his exit did have an effect on them.

The mistake that PSG did all this years that Mbappe was rumoured to be going to Madrid was not bringing in a player replacement for Kylian Mbappe to the team on time before his departure, despite several time that he made it clearly to the club that he wasn't going to stay back this season and play at PSG. Now due to his departure the chances of PSG lifting the Champions League trophy has reduced, as the impact will greatly be felt by the club until they got a good replacement for the young star.

[Helena Yu]

Although Osimhen is a gifted attacker, he has lately had a few hiccups and €100 million? For a man not playing at his best, that is a lot of money. People, we have to use our money wisely. Nico Williams is now really interesting. He has ability and is flexible. Would he be the Mbappe of future generation? Perhaps not, perhaps not. Still, I enjoy his ability to play several positions. Champions triumphs are those kinds of adaptability.

While spending large sums of money on Nico carries some risk, what in life is not? You have to occasionally follow your gut feeling. And my instinct indicates this child is unique. He may be the secret to PSG's next level performance. Yes, Osimhen is good, but at that price Im not certain about him. Nevertheless, Nico Williams? He qualifies as the wild card. It was he who could truly turn everything upside down. And perhaps, a little upheaval is just what you need.

Osimhen is more suit to replace Mbappe's position, Mbappe is top scorer for PSG for many seasons, Osimhen is a goal scorer too unlike Nico Williams who's better in terms of giving assist. Osimhen has joined Napoli since 2020, the first two years he's not good enough, but the last two years he can perform. Don't forget the last two teams he joined Lille and Sporting Charleroi, he can perform in there.

So, I believe Osimhen can adapt to new team.

[rahmad2nd]

This is the right choice in my opinion, by canceling their interest in Osimhen because Osimhen himself is not in good condition so it is not good for him to be labeled as 100 million, it is better for them to target the Atl. Bilbao player who is currently playing very well and has succeeded in bringing his country to win the Euro title this year, Nico is a very effective player to replace Mbappe so of course PSG management chose him because his game is very good and he is above Osimhen if I say so, especially Osimhen who is currently prone to injury makes PSG also afraid to buy him and Enrique is an experienced coach so he knows who is more suitable to enter his squad. Nico is a great potential for the future of PSG but they have to persuade Nico to go to Paris because the player is very much wanted by Barcelona but it seems that Barcelona cannot meet the requirements asked by Bilbao, and this is a good opportunity for PSG to convince him that their project is better than Barcelona's offer, for me PSG is the right place for Nico to develop of course with the presence of coach Enrique will help him to be better than now.

But still PSG is crazy enough to follow their ambitions just because they have more money than Barcelona they can do anything, in my opinion Victor Oshimen is still the best player his statistics are still good as a striker he cannot be compared to Nico Williams, indeed last season Oshimen was injured but the injuries he suffered were not too frequent. Nico Williams did appear impressive in the Euro 2024 match and that made PSG interested but there is no guarantee Nico William can replace Mbappe's role as a goal scoring machine in my opinion the right player for PSG to replace Mbappe is Victor Oshimen who has a more reasonable price, rather than arguing over Nico Williams by paying a higher price they will later regret it if they have wasted a lot of money but have not met the expectations they want.

I have another picture if Nico Williams and Victor Osimhen play together in the Paris Saint-Germain squad, from my point of view, if these two players can play for PSG, this team will be much more competitive. I will not compare Nico and Osimhen, because these two players have different backgrounds from their positions. Theoretically if these two players join Paris Saint-Germain, this team is quite sharp in the front line. There are two wingers, Nico and Dembele, who are both good at dribbling, they are agile players who can penetrate the opponent's defense line. In the center forward position, there is Osimhen who is ready to receive passes to tear the opponent's goal. Plus if PSG has a good DM, this team will be quite competitive, at least it can compete in the Champions League according to my version. Although in order for the team to play epic and solid, Enrique must implement an ideal system and pattern. In addition, chemistry and bonding need to be improved so that the PSG squad can play according to its expectations. In addition, PSG is certain to have a second reserve player who is as good as the main team. There are Goncalo Ramos, Kolo Kuani, Asensio, Barcola, who can be reliable supersub players. However, there is no certainty that PSG will bring these two players to Parc des Princes, their headquarters. That is why PSG is trying in this transfer window. The latest news, when Joao Neves was reported to be difficult because Benfica wanted an expensive transfer, Joshua Kimmich's option became PSG's short list.

[hyudien]

their ambition to get the desired player is very crazy, even in my opinion sometimes they do unreasonable things. Just imagine they were once disappointed by Mbappe who preferred to leave, even though they gave the player privileges, but they did not learn to do the same thing, even though what they did was not necessarily answered with the player's success with them.
You are right, a player cannot work alone in a team, even though he is a very good player but if he cannot be supported by teammates who can play well, then it will not be optimal either. There must be a balance between one player and another, that is what will make them play well. In my opinion, it would be better if they started to compile an even squad rather than just focusing on one player which does not guarantee that there will be success that can be brought.

PSG didn't try to keep Messi when he left the team, and maybe they were even happy when Neymar's contract ended, but they tried to keep Mbappe with all their might. Their financial capabilities are huge, but for Mbappe it was not enough, maybe he will not have the status of the team leader in Real at first, but he is ready for it. But I like Enrique's position, he could play without Messi and Neymar, and he said that they need to learn to play without Mbappe, PSG is not even in a hurry to buy another forward.

There is a reason why they did not try to keep the 2 star players when they left, unlike Mbappe, they were desperate to keep Mbappe. When they did not try to persuade Messi to stay with them was because Messi's age was no longer young, and there was also a difference when he played for Barcelona and when he played for Paris Saint-Germain, even at the beginning when he joined them Messi had a hard time adapting. The second reason why they did not try to keep Neymar was because of the injuries he continued to suffer, even now when he is with Al Hilal he has only played a few matches because of the injury he is still suffering from.
They did not immediately bring in a new striker when Mbappe left, but the news that has emerged now we know what it is like. They are even willing to spend a lot of money to achieve what they want, although once again it doesn't make sense when they want to increase the offer to 2x.

[Slow death]

their ambition to get the desired player is very crazy, even in my opinion sometimes they do unreasonable things. Just imagine they were once disappointed by Mbappe who preferred to leave, even though they gave the player privileges, but they did not learn to do the same thing, even though what they did was not necessarily answered with the player's success with them.
You are right, a player cannot work alone in a team, even though he is a very good player but if he cannot be supported by teammates who can play well, then it will not be optimal either. There must be a balance between one player and another, that is what will make them play well. In my opinion, it would be better if they started to compile an even squad rather than just focusing on one player which does not guarantee that there will be success that can be brought.

PSG didn't try to keep Messi when he left the team, and maybe they were even happy when Neymar's contract ended, but they tried to keep Mbappe with all their might. Their financial capabilities are huge, but for Mbappe it was not enough, maybe he will not have the status of the team leader in Real at first, but he is ready for it. But I like Enrique's position, he could play without Messi and Neymar, and he said that they need to learn to play without Mbappe, PSG is not even in a hurry to buy another forward.

I have always said that PSG has made serious mistakes when it comes to signings and I believe that this is the reason why Mbappe left the team, he saw that PSG would not win the Champions League that way. Because there was a time when PSG had a very strong squad, they had Neymar, Messi, Di Maria and Mbappe, if they had just sold Neymar because of injuries and kept Messi and Di Maria and hired a good coach who would improve their defense, then PSG would have managed to win the European Champions League. But the PSG board has been making disastrous signings from coaches to players.

Today they have a modest squad that will hardly be able to win the European Champions League. I think the management is aware of this and it seems to me that they have resigned themselves and focused only on Ligue 1, where they are invincible. As it is a league in which the other teams have very limited funds, then PSG will not have any headaches in the league. They will always have money from their league wins and whenever they manage to get far in the European Champions League, money will come from ticket sales in the stadiums and money will come from sponsorships. I think PSG is not very concerned about the European Champions League.


friendlies are not going well for Ligue 1 teams

LOSC = lose

Lyon = lose

Nice = draw

Monaco = draw

it's funny that PSG haven't played any friendly matches yet

[Palakka]

their ambition to get the desired player is very crazy, even in my opinion sometimes they do unreasonable things. Just imagine they were once disappointed by Mbappe who preferred to leave, even though they gave the player privileges, but they did not learn to do the same thing, even though what they did was not necessarily answered with the player's success with them.
You are right, a player cannot work alone in a team, even though he is a very good player but if he cannot be supported by teammates who can play well, then it will not be optimal either. There must be a balance between one player and another, that is what will make them play well. In my opinion, it would be better if they started to compile an even squad rather than just focusing on one player which does not guarantee that there will be success that can be brought.

PSG didn't try to keep Messi when he left the team, and maybe they were even happy when Neymar's contract ended, but they tried to keep Mbappe with all their might. Their financial capabilities are huge, but for Mbappe it was not enough, maybe he will not have the status of the team leader in Real at first, but he is ready for it. But I like Enrique's position, he could play without Messi and Neymar, and he said that they need to learn to play without Mbappe, PSG is not even in a hurry to buy another forward.

There is a reason why they did not try to keep the 2 star players when they left, unlike Mbappe, they were desperate to keep Mbappe. When they did not try to persuade Messi to stay with them was because Messi's age was no longer young, and there was also a difference when he played for Barcelona and when he played for Paris Saint-Germain, even at the beginning when he joined them Messi had a hard time adapting. The second reason why they did not try to keep Neymar was because of the injuries he continued to suffer, even now when he is with Al Hilal he has only played a few matches because of the injury he is still suffering from.
They did not immediately bring in a new striker when Mbappe left, but the news that has emerged now we know what it is like. They are even willing to spend a lot of money to achieve what they want, although once again it doesn't make sense when they want to increase the offer to 2x.

What PSG did was quite right by letting go of Neymar who was often injured and getting a certain amount of money as a replacement, while Messi reportedly left at that time for family reasons and that's why he chose Inter Miami as his next team instead of accepting Al Hillal offer at that time, in my opinion Messi and Neymar departure actually did not have a bigger effect on PSG than when Mbappe left now, because before Messi and Neymar arrived at PSG, Mbappe had become a star and played a very important role at PSG at that time, Mbappe is still young and also has a very long career journey compared to Messi and Neymar who have entered the end of their career, and so that's why PSG is fighting so hard to keep him in the squad next season, but unfortunately Mbappe, who has continued to be their mainstay all this time, has failed to be maintained and makes PSG have to immediately get a replacement now if they want to compete tight in the champions league next season.

[Velvet78]

it's funny that PSG haven't played any friendly matches yet

I got curious after you said that and really they haven't played a single game so far, interesting. I see that they have scheduled their friendlies for later dates. Only two friendlies are scheduled to be played as far as I can see. Sturm Graz (August 7) and Leipzig (August 10) are their opponents in those ones. There was actually going to be a French Super Cup game on August 8 between PSG and Monaco. But it is postponed. Do you know why? 

The regular season starts by August 18 in the Ligue 1. PSG hasn't signed a replacement for Mbappe yet. I don't believe they are just going to leave it like that. I believe they would make use of a solid player in his place.

[TelolettOm]

I think Luis Enrique is now preparing his squad to win the Champions League title. Like Guardiola, Luis Enrique is planning for the long term. PSG have a lot of talented young players in their squad. There is no doubt that the PSG team will get excellent performances from these players in the future if properly groomed.

Moreover, PSG management is very rich and they are ready to spend money to strengthen the squad. Luis Enrique will get big funds to build his squad with the players he wants. This season he might try to stabilize the overall squad. And will form the squad targeting the Champions League title next season.

Of course, UCL has always been PSG's target since long ago. However, are you sure that Luis Enrique can really prepare a squad to be able to really compete in UCL and become the winner of UCL? Because even though Luis Enrique's target is for the long term, some of the names of these young players are not top players who can be said to be very impressive. While other clubs also always prepare their squads optimally, both with young and old players. So that other teams will be also more competitive from time to time.

To win the UCL league is also not only related to the strength of the quality of the team squad but also the mentality. What I have seen from the past, PSG still lacks a champion mentality in its UCL, even when they still have a complete squad with top world players, such as Messi, Mbappe, and Neymar in the club. So, Luis Enrique's homework is quite a lot for PSG not only to prepare its squad but also a more solid and stable team mentality.

Honestly, I don't understand why you are so confident to say Luis Enrique targeting UCL trophy. You must know Mbappe is their main machine goal, he just left the club and PSG still can't find a proper replacement for Mbappe. In this matter, PSG is probably a more difficult to compete in both domestic and international competitions. Moreover UCL is the highest level of football competition, it should be harder to compete with the current squad of PSG.