French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

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Actually, PSG's goal in pricing Mbappe so expensively is because they don't want to lose the player because Mbappe is a valuable asset for PSG, he is the player who contributes the most to the club, without Mbappe, PSG is likely not as strong in League 1. But the club must also realize that they should not be selfish, Mbappe also wants to experience other experiences with other top clubs, as a result the player does not want to extend his contract and finally he leaves as a free agent. Likewise, if Nico Williams is at PSG, they must understand this player so that the player is more comfortable at the club, PSG must immediately make an agreement with this player if they really want him or immediately complete negotiations with Oshimen, they must move quickly to find a replacement for Mbappe before the season starts soon.

PSG should have been prepared that a day will come when Mbappe will no longer be with them. Not many players like the idea of playing in one league or club all their career. Stuffs like that was more common in the 80s and 90s but not much happening in modern football. They have the opportunity to start afresh and see what their squad performance will be without Mbappe. PSG is a big club in Europe and their are many talents that are willing to play for them. There are so many talents out there that can play more than Mbappe that are yet to be discovered. The loss of Mbappe shouldn't be their downfall, Mbappe gave his all for PSG and it will be selfish for them if  don't want him to pursue his own personal dreams.

PSG thinks that Mbappe loves his country France and will always be loyal to PSG and the club also gives privileges to the player and he also has the highest salary among other players, but PSG forgets that a star player doesn't only think about big salaries and doesn't just explore football in one league, they definitely want to pursue their dreams and want to find different experiences while Mbappe's dream since he was little is to become one of the great players and play for Real Madrid and now he is going through the process. Let's see how PSG performs without Mbappe next season, I think his goal productivity will decreased unlike before when they were still assisted by Mbappe in creating many goals.

[Hanadawa]

You are wrong PSG returning to good days doesn't mean they should hire super expensive players like Messi and Neymar again. They already have a good coach who can help this team to have good performance and he can help PSG to hire better players instead of just hiring superstar players.
I think time after time with Enrique, PSG can have a good time and get progress and improved.  s

PSG have dominated Ligue 1 for a very long time and I don't think they have any problem in winning the domestic title. Without Mbappe PSG are still the strongest team in Ligue 1. They have a good coach and it's true as you said with Enrique they are getting better season by season. Honestly they were quite good in UCL by reaching semi-finals. But IMO PSG really needed Mbappe's contribution in UCL last season. This season they don't have Mbappe so there will be a problem in their front line if there is no other striker who can take Mbappe's role.

[Farma]

You are wrong PSG returning to good days doesn't mean they should hire super expensive players like Messi and Neymar again. They already have a good coach who can help this team to have good performance and he can help PSG to hire better players instead of just hiring superstar players.
I think time after time with Enrique, PSG can have a good time and get progress and improved.  s

PSG have dominated Ligue 1 for a very long time and I don't think they have any problem in winning the domestic title. Without Mbappe PSG are still the strongest team in Ligue 1. They have a good coach and it's true as you said with Enrique they are getting better season by season. Honestly they were quite good in UCL by reaching semi-finals. But IMO PSG really needed Mbappe's contribution in UCL last season. This season they don't have Mbappe so there will be a problem in their front line if there is no other striker who can take Mbappe's role.

Indeed, PSG has long been successful in the domestic league, but not for next season if you look now Marseille is increasingly strengthening their strength by bringing in good players, indeed PSG still has many names in its squad and a good coach, but it feels like the impact of losing Mbappe will be felt next season and until now there have been no signs of Mbappe's replacement to fill their line up in the season that is getting closer, talking about the French League 1 next season, it feels like PSG will lose direction like Munich experienced last season, and of course Marseille will make a good surprise in the French League. In my opinion they are also in the Champions as a semifinal contender team not a contender to become champions and this has happened for a long time, they can't do anything in the Champions because there are many teams that have squads with a champion mentality and PSG doesn't have that, of course they will end very quickly in the Champions next season because in the front line they don't have a name that can convince them to celebrate victory, in my opinion next season will be a difficult season for PSG where they compete.

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You are wrong PSG returning to good days doesn't mean they should hire super expensive players like Messi and Neymar again. They already have a good coach who can help this team to have good performance and he can help PSG to hire better players instead of just hiring superstar players.
I think time after time with Enrique, PSG can have a good time and get progress and improved.  s

PSG have dominated Ligue 1 for a very long time and I don't think they have any problem in winning the domestic title. Without Mbappe PSG are still the strongest team in Ligue 1. They have a good coach and it's true as you said with Enrique they are getting better season by season. Honestly they were quite good in UCL by reaching semi-finals. But IMO PSG really needed Mbappe's contribution in UCL last season. This season they don't have Mbappe so there will be a problem in their front line if there is no other striker who can take Mbappe's role.

Well, that's the problem that is currently looking bad for PSG losing a mainstay player without getting a replacement with equal skills even though they initially wanted to recruit Osimhen but the rejection made PSG look more worrying. There are still substitutes like Goncalo Ramos who replaced Mbappe but he is not the right player at this time. Because the reason is already visible if PSG ambition is to pursue the UCL title this season after confidently defeating Barcelona last season but unfortunately all of that must be gone through by PSG without a player who can be relied on. I know maybe we are too early to predict the results that PSG will get but this team is always easy to predict because previously they had a lot of star players but in fact they still had difficulty in the UCL and now there are no star players who can be relied on anymore just like having no hope.

[Pulsar77]

PSG would probably continue to dominate the Ligue 1. Because there is no serious threat against him. They are rich and they can't be matched with any other team in squad strength. I'm saying it despite losing Mbappe. Because he wasn't the only talented player in the team. His place can also be filled sooner or later. They just want to make sure who would be more sensible considering their cost to them too.

For example Napoli wanted too much for Osimhen.    130 million euros? It is nonsense for a player who has a big injury history. He is a good striker normally but he isn't worth that much I think.

[Justbillywitt]

You are wrong PSG returning to good days doesn't mean they should hire super expensive players like Messi and Neymar again. They already have a good coach who can help this team to have good performance and he can help PSG to hire better players instead of just hiring superstar players.
I think time after time with Enrique, PSG can have a good time and get progress and improved.  s

PSG have dominated Ligue 1 for a very long time and I don't think they have any problem in winning the domestic title. Without Mbappe PSG are still the strongest team in Ligue 1. They have a good coach and it's true as you said with Enrique they are getting better season by season. Honestly they were quite good in UCL by reaching semi-finals. But IMO PSG really needed Mbappe's contribution in UCL last season. This season they don't have Mbappe so there will be a problem in their front line if there is no other striker who can take Mbappe's role.

I think that's where the coach has to work very closely with the management to identify a player that can fill in the space left by Mbappe. There is no doubt that Mbappe absence is going to leave a big void in their squad, but that doesn't mean that the club should fold because Mbappe is no longer there. Yes they are going to feel the impact but they should start there rebuilding process immediately. Good thing that the transfer window is still open. It is good that PSG are in this position so that they will know how it hurts when another club come in and hijack your star player. Sometimes I think it is Karma that's catching up with PSG. In the past PSG never played good roles when they were buying those expensive players, like Neymar, Mbappe, Messi etc. They were using money to pressure those players to leave their previous clubs to come play for them. They were feeling that they were on top of the world. But now when such happened to them in Mbappe case with real Madrid they are struggling and yet to recover.

[mammusu]

PSG would probably continue to dominate the Ligue 1. Because there is no serious threat against him. They are rich and they can't be matched with any other team in squad strength. I'm saying it despite losing Mbappe. Because he wasn't the only talented player in the team. His place can also be filled sooner or later. They just want to make sure who would be more sensible considering their cost to them too.

For example Napoli wanted too much for Osimhen.    130 million euros? It is nonsense for a player who has a big injury history. He is a good striker normally but he isn't worth that much I think.

Since being taken over by Naseer al Al-Khelaifi in 2011, PSG has changed drastically to become the richest and strongest club in Ligue 1, so it is not surprising that they will be able to continue to dominate the league even without Mbappe in the main squad next season, the quality of the players that PSG has much better than their  rival teams at this time, so I agree with what you say if PSG will still be the strongest team in Ligue 1 next season, but for now of course we will no longer talk about the Ligue 1 trophy because that's PSG main target is the Champions League trophy, when we compare the strength of PSG and domestic teams, the differences are very clear, but this is not the case if we compare their strength with other European teams this time of course PSG cannot be said to be very better.

There are many quality players in the current PSG squad, but in my opinion the quality they have is no better than Madrid, Manchester City or even Bayern Munich at the moment, so to be able to compete with other European teams, PSG must immediately upgrade the quality of their squad now,
I think for now we no longer need to discuss Osimhen because it seems like PSG is no longer interested in recruiting Osimhen.

[dezoel]

I think Mbappé was very comfortable at Paris Saint-Germain. He had achieved everything he wanted. The team mobilized all their resources for him to stay in France. If you want the player who will replace him to be more comfortable, they need to give the club to him. All they did was not give Mbappé the keys to the club, the president did everything for him. When he did not want to stay, they could not force him to stay and he joined Real Madrid for free. I think Paris Saint-Germain is one of the best in the world in providing all kinds of opportunities to their players.

I agree, PSG management done everything for keeping Kylian Mbappé here with he was also having VIP treatment just because of this we have few problems as well but still they were happy with this but at the end, he was feeling not comfortable and also want to win big trophies so he decides about his future and having contract with Real Madrid now all eyes are set on his this decision and after shocks of this transfer as well.

PSG is having strong control here in Ligue 1 but sadly in last one decade they fail to win Champions League just because of this we watch huge investments and many star players as well but things not working now they are having new strategy and working with experienced Luis Enrique hopefully this will work, and they will be able to have their dream come true under this new coach.

[Mustang Shelby]

PSG would probably continue to dominate the Ligue 1. Because there is no serious threat against him. They are rich and they can't be matched with any other team in squad strength. I'm saying it despite losing Mbappe. Because he wasn't the only talented player in the team. His place can also be filled sooner or later. They just want to make sure who would be more sensible considering their cost to them too.

For example Napoli wanted too much for Osimhen.    130 million euros? It is nonsense for a player who has a big injury history. He is a good striker normally but he isn't worth that much I think.

A lot of players can be transferred for 130 million Euros. Also, when we consider the fee they will pay for the contract, we should expect Messi, Ronaldo or Mbappe success from a player who costs the team so much. We see that this high transfer fee scares the teams who want to transfer Osimhen. They are probably right about this. It is obvious that they can get a few other players instead of Osimhen.

[Sexylizzy2813]

With how the Ligue 1 has been all these years all about PSG can the other teams find a way to cause that big shocker like the way it happened at the Bundesliga where we saw Bayer Leverkusen who dominated the other teams including the back to back champions Bayern Munich, it was a season to always remember.
In the Ligue 1 we have the likes of Marseille, Monaco, Lille and some other able clubs that can go toe to toe with PSG but every season we see them performing poorly like they're not up to the task in taking care of business, what are we to expect this coming season because to me I don't think PSG are going to have an easy season when the league kicks off, it would be a tough one, but the question is which club is going to step up to take that responsibility of battling it out against PSG and equally be crowned champions of Ligue 1?🤔

[rendravolt]

In that year, there were 3 top world-class players that PSG got:
Neymar, Mbappe, and Messi

2 of them became parts of top expensive transfers. However, they only succeeded in the domestic French League, while in the UCL? They failed and were not able to reach the final even when there were three of them.

PSG's front line now relies on Randal Kolo Muani and Gonçalo Ramos, they are actually quite strong, but not top players. For Jaoa Neves, whether he will be played as the main defensive midfielder or not, because Ugarte is still in the club, and more DM are there.

Because based on the latest information, while Man United has withdrawn their bid for Ugarte.

Source: Manchester United withdrew from signing Manuel Ugarte!

It's tiring if we keep talking about the champions league on PSG and in the end they are just clowns in the competition. No matter how strong they are and how many players they bring in, the results will still be very difficult for them to get. On the other hand, if they can't find something that can change their habits, then it is certain that they will only succeed in Ligue 1.

Seeing Ugarte's situation, it is likely that Joao Neves will be played as a central midfielder with Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz so in this case Luis Enrique will try a new formation using 4 midfielders. I think Manchester United's withdrawal for Ugarte will not disturb the atmosphere in the PSG dressing room and as long as Luis Enrique can manage it well, there will be nothing to doubt anymore.

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You are wrong PSG returning to good days doesn't mean they should hire super expensive players like Messi and Neymar again. They already have a good coach who can help this team to have good performance and he can help PSG to hire better players instead of just hiring superstar players.
I think time after time with Enrique, PSG can have a good time and get progress and improved.  s

Of course Enrique's a good coach. However, coaching alone won't win the Champions League. PSG needs stars, it's true. Mbappe's departure leaves a vacuum. He instills fear in opponents, not simply goals. Good but not great last season. Decent won't compete with the big boys. Tactics matter, but without execution, you're playing chess with pawns versus kings. PSG needs a statement signing. A player who scores and changes the game

Football's a business. Money, fame, and winning matter. It takes talent, strategy, and luck to win. With strategy but no aptitude, Enrique is a mechanic without a car. PSG must market aggressively. Find that missing piece, then let Enrique work. Respect Enrique's ideology. But philosophy doesn't win awards. They play. PSG must balance the books, sign a superstar, and let Enrique build his team. This is their only chance to stay relevant in Europe

[Ruttoshi]

PSG is one of their most expensive transfers in the 2024/2025 summer transfer season. Benfica's young midfielder Neves was in the 60 million euro transfer. Of course, we will see much higher transfer fees until the transfer season ends. According to my research, the highest payments are currently between 60-65 million euros.

Although there is a 120 million euro exit clause in his contract valid until 2028, Benfica has stated that they will not force this clause in this transfer. PSG is entering a new era with the new season, the legendary squad they had previously established has already been destroyed, Mbappe has also left and they are now trying to build the team on a new system.

I think PSG should focus on transfers that will contribute to the team rather than expensive transfers. Of course, they can buy players at the prices you mentioned, but there are many missing players in the team and a team like PSG can produce its own stars. There are many young and potential players in the world and if PSG is a big team, they should find such players.

Mbappe is gone but it is not a dream to see a stronger PSG. If PSG can find players who will contribute to the team and have star potential during the transfer period, PSG, which everyone thinks is losing power, can rise again.

I agree that PSG can return to its former glory and glory. As long as they make the right transfers. Mbappe is gone but it's not the end of the world. Luis Enrique is a coach who will know how to deal with this. So with his experience, PSG can become a better team.

You are wrong PSG returning to good days doesn't mean they should hire super expensive players like Messi and Neymar again. They already have a good coach who can help this team to have good performance and he can help PSG to hire better players instead of just hiring superstar players.
I think time after time with Enrique, PSG can have a good time and get progress and improved.  s

Yea, I agree with you that since PSG has a good coach there is no need for too many super players. If the team continue playing under Enrique, definitely they will improve in performance and become strong enough to compete in UCL and win the league because that is only what PSG needs.

PSG don't have any rival in their domestic league which makes them not in any competition with other clubs and no matter how they play, they will still win the league so what they need to to build a strong squad to win UCL.

[aylabadia05]

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PSG have dominated Ligue 1 for a very long time and I don't think they have any problem in winning the domestic title. Without Mbappe PSG are still the strongest team in Ligue 1. They have a good coach and it's true as you said with Enrique they are getting better season by season. Honestly they were quite good in UCL by reaching semi-finals. But IMO PSG really needed Mbappe's contribution in UCL last season. This season they don't have Mbappe so there will be a problem in their front line if there is no other striker who can take Mbappe's role.

Since Luis Enrique signed a contract with PSG, I think he started to realize that Kylian Mbappe couldn't stay in his squad for long. Luis Enrique did not play Mbappe in several matches, indicating that PSG was no longer completely dependent on the contribution of one player. However, Kylian Mbappe got 29 playing slots in Ligue 1 last season by scoring 27 goals and 7 assists, while Mbappe scored 8 goals in 12 appearances in the Champions League last season.

I agree with you that PSG will still dominate Ligue 1 without Mbappe. They have a lot of quality players which will help them get what they want, but their performance in the Champions League is still questionable. Dembele has not been as good as expected, neither have several other strikers. Goal productivity will probably be lower than last season, but something could not be as I say.

[mamesso]

PSG thinks that Mbappe loves his country France and will always be loyal to PSG and the club also gives privileges to the player and he also has the highest salary among other players, but PSG forgets that a star player doesn't only think about big salaries and doesn't just explore football in one league, they definitely want to pursue their dreams and want to find different experiences while Mbappe's dream since he was little is to become one of the great players and play for Real Madrid and now he is going through the process. Let's see how PSG performs without Mbappe next season, I think his goal productivity will decreased unlike before when they were still assisted by Mbappe in creating many goals.

If PSG thinks so, then they have misjudged Mbappe, as long as PSG always showers Mbappe with money in the hope that the player will continue to stay there. Mbappe is considered to always stay if the club is able to provide him with luxury, but money is not the only goal of the player because achievement is also very much needed. If PSG had achieved in the Domestic League and Champions League, perhaps Mbappe would have stayed there, but his departure was purely because he wanted to feel the extraordinary sensation of lifting the UCL trophy. Every player has a dream, he will pursue his dream to a place that makes it easier for him to achieve it, Real Madrid is the right place for him to get something that has never been won in his career.

[Hvdv]

PSG is one of their most expensive transfers in the 2024/2025 summer transfer season. Benfica's young midfielder Neves was in the 60 million euro transfer. Of course, we will see much higher transfer fees until the transfer season ends. According to my research, the highest payments are currently between 60-65 million euros.

Although there is a 120 million euro exit clause in his contract valid until 2028, Benfica has stated that they will not force this clause in this transfer. PSG is entering a new era with the new season, the legendary squad they had previously established has already been destroyed, Mbappe has also left and they are now trying to build the team on a new system.

I think PSG should focus on transfers that will contribute to the team rather than expensive transfers. Of course, they can buy players at the prices you mentioned, but there are many missing players in the team and a team like PSG can produce its own stars. There are many young and potential players in the world and if PSG is a big team, they should find such players.

Mbappe is gone but it is not a dream to see a stronger PSG. If PSG can find players who will contribute to the team and have star potential during the transfer period, PSG, which everyone thinks is losing power, can rise again.

I agree that PSG can return to its former glory and glory. As long as they make the right transfers. Mbappe is gone but it's not the end of the world. Luis Enrique is a coach who will know how to deal with this. So with his experience, PSG can become a better team.

You are wrong PSG returning to good days doesn't mean they should hire super expensive players like Messi and Neymar again. They already have a good coach who can help this team to have good performance and he can help PSG to hire better players instead of just hiring superstar players.
I think time after time with Enrique, PSG can have a good time and get progress and improved.  s

It may not always work to spend big money and bring in great players. We saw this in the old days with PSG. They could not win the UCL and they had great players in their squad. Now we see that in order to be successful at PSG, you need to play the team game in the best way possible. Enrique is doing this. That's why I congratulate him. I think they can be successful without Mbappe. As long as they play without breaking the team discipline.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I thought we would see only PSG dominance in this match. Because PSG team is stronger than Sturm Graz. But Sturm Graz is performing well in this match. PSG are not able to dominate the match. At the end of the first half, the match was tied at 2-2.

PSG took a 2-0 lead just 12 minutes into the match. I thought PSG will dominate the match and PSG will win by a big margin. But Sturm Graz players played very well. PSG had 73% ball possession in the first half, while PSG players made a total of 4 shots. Sturm Graz's players had only 27% of the possession. But Strum Graz players made a total of 8 shots. Strum Graz players performed very well in the first half. I would say Sturm's players performed better than PSG's players. Despite having Kolo Muani, Soler and Ramos in PSG's squad, PSG's attacking performance has been relatively weak.

[Velvet78]

Considering PSG's manager history for a long time, Luis Enrique might also get sacked in case of not winning a Champions League title this season.    It is like they are able to be patient for only 2 years the most. I don't see many names keeping their job for more than that time period. We have seen so many big names being signed by PSG but still no Champions League trophy achieved...

If one of these names is given more years instead of only 1 or 2 years, then maybe they can achieve their biggest goal. It wouldn't be bad to give it a try. Just take Liverpool - Klopp relationship as an example.  

[Leviathan.007]

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You are wrong PSG returning to good days doesn't mean they should hire super expensive players like Messi and Neymar again. They already have a good coach who can help this team to have good performance and he can help PSG to hire better players instead of just hiring superstar players.
I think time after time with Enrique, PSG can have a good time and get progress and improved.  s

Of course Enrique's a good coach. However, coaching alone won't win the Champions League. PSG needs stars, it's true. Mbappe's departure leaves a vacuum. He instills fear in opponents, not simply goals. Good but not great last season. Decent won't compete with the big boys. Tactics matter, but without execution, you're playing chess with pawns versus kings. PSG needs a statement signing. A player who scores and changes the game

Football's a business. Money, fame, and winning matter. It takes talent, strategy, and luck to win. With strategy but no aptitude, Enrique is a mechanic without a car. PSG must market aggressively. Find that missing piece, then let Enrique work. Respect Enrique's ideology. But philosophy doesn't win awards. They play. PSG must balance the books, sign a superstar, and let Enrique build his team. This is their only chance to stay relevant in Europe

One good reason to say the management of PSG had good performance and made good decisions was hiring Enrique for the last season. Unlike other coaches in PSG, Enrique is a coach who has the experience of working this superstar players and he played against many strong teams when he was working in Barcelona.
Since they had many superstar players but they didn't have a good coach they decided to hire Enrique to have better performance which was a good move from PSG.

[rahmad2nd]

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I thought we would see only PSG dominance in this match. Because PSG team is stronger than Sturm Graz. But Sturm Graz is performing well in this match. PSG are not able to dominate the match. At the end of the first half, the match was tied at 2-2.

PSG took a 2-0 lead just 12 minutes into the match. I thought PSG will dominate the match and PSG will win by a big margin. But Sturm Graz players played very well. PSG had 73% ball possession in the first half, while PSG players made a total of 4 shots. Sturm Graz's players had only 27% of the possession. But Strum Graz players made a total of 8 shots. Strum Graz players performed very well in the first half. I would say Sturm's players performed better than PSG's players. Despite having Kolo Muani, Soler and Ramos in PSG's squad, PSG's attacking performance has been relatively weak.

Like many other pre-season matches played by other teams, the final result of the match did not have a big impact on them. Like PSG for example, I did not watch this match. But, as usual, Enrique experimented again with the system and pattern that he applied when PSG played Sturm Graz. Based on the references that I used as references, Enrique used a 4-4-2 pattern, pairing Ramos and Kolo Muani. I am not too sure if PSG will use this pattern in the real competition, it seems that he just wants to experiment while evaluating his players. Besides, Enrique is tinkering with his players. Maybe for Sturm Graz this match can be a benchmark for them, because PSG is a giant team in the French League. We'll see in the next pre-season match, between Leipzig and PSG. We can judge whether Enrique will continue to use the same pattern, or he will try to change it while looking at the potential of the available players. What is certain is that PSG must be ready because the real competition will begin soon.