French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[GiftedMAN]

Unfortunately they have never been that great at UCL, it hasn't been something that common and we can't really see them doing anything this season neither. They got pretty close last season, at semi finals they were playing against Dortmund and they had plenty of shots either saved by the goalkeeper or hit the woodwork, they got very unlucky, otherwise they could have been at the finals, not that I think they could have beaten Real Madrid to be fair, but at least could have been one step closer and a few lucky stuff could have made them win.

This season they do not look even that close, I do not think they will reach semi finals, they are having trouble at group stages and there is a very real possibility that they may miss out and be outside of top 24, which is hugely disappointing considering how much they are spending each year. I can't really point out how much problems that could cause as well, they need to do a lot better for their future.

You said it, I know it's not serious to say that it's due to lack of luck, because luck is a factor that many don't consider but it does have a lot of effects, so PSG in the UCL not even with the strongest offensive trident for a moment could not win the UCL, and that was despite the fact that there was a lot of support, I remember those big bets for PSG to win the UCL titles that many contested with good players and were not even close to winning, the truth is disappointing, but that's football, if they don't achieve anything this time it will be a hard blow for this team, they are not very good and their recovery is very strong.

We are not going to say that PSG was unlucky because they didn't reach the finals and lost it. From my own understanding, I feel that we are the ones giving PSG too much hype because they don't have a rival in their domestic league. We think that they are very strong, but they come to UCL and mess things up for themselves. PSG need more improvement in order for them to have the chance to win UCL.

The PSG team already knows that their performance in the domestic league is not enough to give them the champions League competition trophy because the teams they play in the league is very different from the teams they meet in the  champions league so I think they should know that it is not totally luck that will take time to the champions league finals but good performance.saying that PSG needs an improvement is an understatement I think they need to bring in young and quality players to help them improve their performance in the champions league before they cen think of winning it.

[Leviathan.007]

It seems Saka is linked to PSG and he can have the chance to play there in the next season. Saka was not maybe in the good enough form to help Arsenal and Arteta knows that but he can have the chance to play for PSG in the next season.
Now PSG can have the chance to fill the place of Randal Kolo Muani in this team by hiring Saka.

[Captain Corporate]

Saka is out for a good long time, so I am not sure if PSG would be interested in getting him. But many places are showing that PSG is ready to get rid of Kolo Muani, that part is very true. It would be a loan I think, Arsenal is not ready to splash that much money for him, and PSG would have to find a buyer next summer, but at the end of the day, it would be at least getting rid of one player and his salary, so that's still a good thing for them. Muani was a big hope for PSG, but never really did well enough and Arsenal could maybe use him better, not entirely sure really but we will see. That could help them replace injured Saka for like five months to see if that would work, and they are going to only pay a salary, so its not that much money to test something like this out.

[Weawant]

We are not going to say that PSG was unlucky because they didn't reach the finals and lost it. From my own understanding, I feel that we are the ones giving PSG too much hype because they don't have a rival in their domestic league. We think that they are very strong, but they come to UCL and mess things up for themselves. PSG need more improvement in order for them to have the chance to win UCL.

A simple but very true understanding. That is why PSG always has difficulty competing with big teams from other leagues when they are in the UCL. Because PSG when they are in league 1 do not have strong opponents that make PSG accustomed to fighting tougher teams. Although every season they can always be present in the UCL, the experience that PSG gets is very lacking to get a title in the prestigious competition. Unless PSG is really lucky when they get a coach who can really bring PSG to win the title in the UCL and slightly ignore the title in league 1.

A good a d tough rivalry at the domestic levels no doubt does helps the team build some level of resilience especially when they go out there away from their domestic league but for PSG, I see beyond that because teams from the Italian league that isn't as competitive as the Spanish and English premier League still does well in the champions League but with PSG they appear to me like they have at some point lacked the mentality to get them the champions League level of competition and so they at this stage still struggle around it even when they have a relatively good team with a fair depth and form.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Before Luis Enrique arrived Paris Saint Germaine, they were already known as the giants of French football and were dominating the French league. So far, the Spanish manager haven't been able to do more than his predecessors and at the moment, Paris Saint Germaine are on the brink of crashing out of the group stages of the UEFA Champions League competition.
If the French champions fails to progress to the knockout stages, I think it'll be a very poor campaign for them regardless of what they achieve in the league this season.

You've said it all. I really don't know how Luis Enrique can stand so much pressure. It's difficult. I wouldn't like to be in his shoes at this moment, nor in Pepp Guaridola's in the Premier League. They are coaches who are expected to do a lot and the team hasn't performed as many people think. In fact, PSG are not doing badly in Ligue 1, they are doing well, but in the UCL, which is the competition where many of their fans want to excel, even the sheikh who owns the club, they can't do it yet. It's a shame that they are going to be left out at a time when they are so important  ,They haven't been able to recover and it's very difficult.

[ancafe]

You've said it all. I really don't know how Luis Enrique can stand so much pressure. It's difficult. I wouldn't like to be in his shoes at this moment, nor in Pepp Guaridola's in the Premier League. They are coaches who are expected to do a lot and the team hasn't performed as many people think. In fact, PSG are not doing badly in Ligue 1, they are doing well, but in the UCL, which is the competition where many of their fans want to excel, even the sheikh who owns the club, they can't do it yet. It's a shame that they are going to be left out at a time when they are so important  ,They haven't been able to recover and it's very difficult.

He doesn't have that much pressure in Ligue 1 but the pressure comes when it comes to the Champions League and that's a very difficult job to do. PSG were strong long before he came and even PSG's previous dominance was very well tested in the domestic league competition. But he was projected to have a positive effect on PSG when competing in the Champions League but in fact it was still quite difficult and he couldn't do it well.

It is almost impossible for them to have success this season and if you look at the Champions League table their chances are very unfavorable. Changes are needed and maybe coaching is needed to make them perform better because buying players as they have done has not been able to provide success.

[CryptoBuds]

We are not going to say that PSG was unlucky because they didn't reach the finals and lost it. From my own understanding, I feel that we are the ones giving PSG too much hype because they don't have a rival in their domestic league. We think that they are very strong, but they come to UCL and mess things up for themselves. PSG need more improvement in order for them to have the chance to win UCL.

There is no doubt that PSG is the strongest team in Ligue 1. PSG is able to perform very well in Ligue 1. The main reasons why PSG is able to perform well in Ligue 1 are that PSG's opponents in Ligue 1 are relatively weak. There is no team in Ligue 1 that has an experienced and strong squad. The most experienced and expensive squad in Ligue 1 is PSG and this is why we see PSG's dominance in Ligue 1 every season.

However, in the Champions League, we do not see a better performance than PSG. Almost every team in the Champions League is very strong. If you want to do well here, you definitely need an experienced squad, as well as an experienced coach. It is not possible to do well on the Champions League platform without an experienced coach and an experienced squad. PSG's coach is quite experienced. If Luis Enrique is given enough time and opportunity, maybe the next PSG team can do well on the Champions League platform as well.

[Jody.Drummer]

You've said it all. I really don't know how Luis Enrique can stand so much pressure. It's difficult. I wouldn't like to be in his shoes at this moment, nor in Pepp Guaridola's in the Premier League. They are coaches who are expected to do a lot and the team hasn't performed as many people think. In fact, PSG are not doing badly in Ligue 1, they are doing well, but in the UCL, which is the competition where many of their fans want to excel, even the sheikh who owns the club, they can't do it yet. It's a shame that they are going to be left out at a time when they are so important  ,They haven't been able to recover and it's very difficult.

He doesn't have that much pressure in Ligue 1 but the pressure comes when it comes to the Champions League and that's a very difficult job to do. PSG were strong long before he came and even PSG's previous dominance was very well tested in the domestic league competition. But he was projected to have a positive effect on PSG when competing in the Champions League but in fact it was still quite difficult and he couldn't do it well.

It is almost impossible for them to have success this season and if you look at the Champions League table their chances are very unfavorable. Changes are needed and maybe coaching is needed to make them perform better because buying players as they have done has not been able to provide success.

In fact, for Paris Saint Germain, the pressure does not come from the domestic league, but from the Champions League. In the domestic league, they can almost be said to be able to defend the title again, but in the Champions League, they still have the same target every season and always fail to achieve that target. Whoever becomes the coach of Paris Saint Germain will always have difficulty showing their best in the Champions League, one of the things that makes them like that is because there is no pressure in Ligue 1 so that they do not get the opportunity to learn in terms of mentality. Because in the Champions League, one of the important factors is mentality.

[Adiljutt156]

We all will not know what the future of teams other than PSG in this league 1 will be. As long as some teams are able to bring in professional players, surely competing with PSG will be an easy problem. I am sure that even though PSG dominates league 1, it does not mean that they will not experience bad times and one day PSG will definitely have problems that will have an impact on declining performance. And that's when other teams like Marseille will take over the top of the standings. Currently, there is no other way to continue to maintain consistency in the runner up position every season. And when PSG starts to make mistakes, Monaco or Marseille will find it easier to take the opportunity.

While you're praying that PSG will have a bad form or game don't forget that the other clubs might have the same fate waiting for them as they can lose too. PSG will not win all their games as they're going to have some few bad games but still they're always the favourite to win the league and this season they have showed that again by topping the table and I think the reason is as they're the better funded club among all the clubs playing in the french league. PSG is topping the table with 10 points and it'll be very difficult for them to lose 3 games straight while other title contenders won't lose any game and for then Marseille to take over the 1st position.

PSG has always been a strong team in the France league and they won most of the matches even if they did not win all the matches of the season, which is why they have been champions of the France league for several seasons in a row. PSG are unbeaten so far this season as they have played 16 matches where they have won 12 matches and drawn four matches. They have more than half of their matches ahead, if PSG does not drop a point in any of the matches, then at the end of the season we can say that PSG have secured the league title by going undefeated this season. But it is not saying anything for sure if they can stay unbeaten but I will say for sure this season too that PSG will definitely secure the local league title this season.

Paris Saint-Germain football team played last match against Lens football team. Paris Saint-Germain football team won the match at penalties. Both teams did 1,1 goal in this match and Khusanov did first goal of the match and he did goal at 66 minutes of the match and after we saw second goal by Ramos and he did goal at 70 minutes after starting the match . PSG is best team for this season because players are in good form and they are doing their hundred percent to win every match . PSG football team will play final match against Monaco football team. Monaco football team is not as strong team as PSG football team.  PSG football team has good track record and it is best team of the tournament and it will be winner of this season.

[Palakka]

We are not going to say that PSG was unlucky because they didn't reach the finals and lost it. From my own understanding, I feel that we are the ones giving PSG too much hype because they don't have a rival in their domestic league. We think that they are very strong, but they come to UCL and mess things up for themselves. PSG need more improvement in order for them to have the chance to win UCL.

A simple but very true understanding. That is why PSG always has difficulty competing with big teams from other leagues when they are in the UCL. Because PSG when they are in league 1 do not have strong opponents that make PSG accustomed to fighting tougher teams. Although every season they can always be present in the UCL, the experience that PSG gets is very lacking to get a title in the prestigious competition. Unless PSG is really lucky when they get a coach who can really bring PSG to win the title in the UCL and slightly ignore the title in league 1.

So in this case we agree that even if PSG recruits many star players and also brings in a great coach in their squad, will not be able to guarantee them to win the UCL, because of their poor mentality when competing with strong teams from competitive leagues in the UCL?
The easier competition so far in Ligue 1 has no shaped and improved their mentality in fighting in the UCL, but I think if that is the main problem of PSG at the moment, then it will be difficult for any great coach and player to lead PSG to become UCL champions if Ligue 1 does not experience an improvement in competition, so is it possible or indeed it is better for PSG to move to another more competitive league such as Serie A, Bundesliga or EPL?

[rahmad2nd]

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Osimhen and Gyokeres will be the hottest properties in the transfer window, I don't think PSG are the only ones interested in the two attackers. If a Premier League club makes an offer, PSG will have a hard time competing, even though PSG is able to offer a higher salary. Referring to transfermarkt data, Osimhen market value is currently decreasing, while Gyokeres price continues to skyrocket. If we look at it in terms of quality, PSG is indeed better off recruiting Osimhen, because he has more experience playing in more competitive competitions. It is true, as we all know, Napoli has set a price that is too high, making it very difficult to reach an agreement. As for Gyokeres, Sporting CP will most likely release their player if they get an attractive offer.

Osimhen is the most ideal for PSG to bring in the summer transfer window. In my opinion, he is more ready to become the main striker who is relied on to be their goal machine. Because, Osimhen is more ideal if he is under the guidance of Luis Enrique. It does not mean that Gyokeres is not less great than Osimhen, after all, his name is currently soaring as a pure striker. But I'm not sure if PSG will bring him in, although I could be wrong in this matter. Unlike Osimhen, he had intended to join PSG, it's just that the French League giants were not willing to pay the transfer price that Napoli wanted at that time. Well, as you said, Osimhen's transfer value is currently decreasing. If he no longer wants to return to Napoli after his loan period ends with Galatasaray, there are not many options for Napoli to find the ideal deal so that they don't loan him out again and end up with a free agent player. and if Osimhen joins PSG next season I am pretty sure they will be a strong team again in the Champions League, and in this competition the PSG players available are also quite productive in terms of scoring goals unfortunately their performance is the opposite in the Champions League. by the way, most likely Paris Saint-Gemains will still be the champion in this competition, because their probability is very high. in the Champions League, I am not too sure how they will be able to qualify for the next phase.

[hahay]

It seems Saka is linked to PSG and he can have the chance to play there in the next season. Saka was not maybe in the good enough form to help Arsenal and Arteta knows that but he can have the chance to play for PSG in the next season.
Now PSG can have the chance to fill the place of Randal Kolo Muani in this team by hiring Saka.

Maybe, I personally do not really expect any players that PSG will recruit in the January transfer window, because if the recruitment is done but PSG is still weak in the Champions League. Then yes, I think bringing  in new players still fails to make PSG better in the Champions League. At least there is still a chance for PSG to be able to advance through the play-off round  in the Champions League, and hopefully the players that PSG will bring in will really provide significant changes for PSG's performance to be stronger and better in the Champions League. Because for the results that PSG has in Ligue 1 it is clear, only with the current players will PSG still be able  to defend the Ligue 1 trophy.

[Velvet78]

It seems Saka is linked to PSG and he can have the chance to play there in the next season. Saka was not maybe in the good enough form to help Arsenal and Arteta knows that but he can have the chance to play for PSG in the next season.
Now PSG can have the chance to fill the place of Randal Kolo Muani in this team by hiring Saka.

Saka wasn't good enough? Who says that?    He has had a wonderful season so far. 9 goals and 13 assists in 24 games in total. I don't see him going anywhere soon honestly. He must be quite happy to play for Arsenal as well. And Arsenal wouldn't also like to let go of him that easy. He is one of the most expensive players in the transfer market. Even his market value is 150 million euros and I can't imagine how much Arsenal would demand for his fee.

By the way Kolo Muani is mainly a CF who can play on the wings when it is needed too. On the other hand Saka is a RW. This wouldn't be a correct replacement as a result. PSG would rather sign a striker these days rather than a winger.

[Pandu Geddon]

Osimhen is the most ideal for PSG to bring in the summer transfer window. In my opinion, he is more ready to become the main striker who is relied on to be their goal machine. Because, Osimhen is more ideal if he is under the guidance of Luis Enrique. It does not mean that Gyokeres is not less great than Osimhen, after all, his name is currently soaring as a pure striker. But I'm not sure if PSG will bring him in, although I could be wrong in this matter. Unlike Osimhen, he had intended to join PSG, it's just that the French League giants were not willing to pay the transfer price that Napoli wanted at that time. Well, as you said, Osimhen's transfer value is currently decreasing. If he no longer wants to return to Napoli after his loan period ends with Galatasaray, there are not many options for Napoli to find the ideal deal so that they don't loan him out again and end up with a free agent player. and if Osimhen joins PSG next season I am pretty sure they will be a strong team again in the Champions League, and in this competition the PSG players available are also quite productive in terms of scoring goals unfortunately their performance is the opposite in the Champions League. by the way, most likely Paris Saint-Gemains will still be the champion in this competition, because their probability is very high. in the Champions League, I am not too sure how they will be able to qualify for the next phase.

If PSG is still confident enough to improve their performance, especially their attack line by bringing in Osimhen it should be quite good. But the problem is Napoli still has Osimhen, their fate is not going to be together again after some disputes. Osimhen only wants to go to a team that is willing to pay the agreed fee.
I think bringing him in is a good move, but it all depends on how serious they are about bringing him to PSG.

[Zlantann]

Osimhen and Gyokeres will be the hottest properties in the transfer window, I don't think PSG are the only ones interested in the two attackers. If a Premier League club makes an offer, PSG will have a hard time competing, even though PSG is able to offer a higher salary. Referring to transfermarkt data, Osimhen market value is currently decreasing, while Gyokeres price continues to skyrocket. If we look at it in terms of quality, PSG is indeed better off recruiting Osimhen, because he has more experience playing in more competitive competitions. It is true, as we all know, Napoli has set a price that is too high, making it very difficult to reach an agreement. As for Gyokeres, Sporting CP will most likely release their player if they get an attractive offer.

PSG abondoned Victor Osimhen when he needed them most. I don't  really blame them, it was Victor's manager and Napoli that messed the negotiations up. Napoli was asking for too much for the Nigerian. But he has pledged to remain in Galastataray till the end of the season. Let's wait and see what will happen this December.

So in this case we agree that even if PSG recruits many star players and also brings in a great coach in their squad, will not be able to guarantee them to win the UCL, because of their poor mentality when competing with strong teams from competitive leagues in the UCL?
The easier competition so far in Ligue 1 has no shaped and improved their mentality in fighting in the UCL, but I think if that is the main problem of PSG at the moment, then it will be difficult for any great coach and player to lead PSG to become UCL champions if Ligue 1 does not experience an improvement in competition, so is it possible or indeed it is better for PSG to move to another more competitive league such as Serie A, Bundesliga or EPL?

How would PSG move to another competitive league? It is a club in France and cannot move to any other European League. PSG is just unlucky not to have won the Champions league. They have had some of the best coach and players but have failed to lift the this prestigious trophy.

[Pokapoka124]

In his place, they would go for a striker who has proven their scoring skills already. Such as Osimhen, Gyökeres or someone else like them. But I believe they will do this at the end of the day.

Last season PSG was also rumored with Victor Oshimen but in fact PSG did not recruit this striker to replace the position left by Mbappe but they instead stuck with the players they had and did not recruit Oshimen because the price tag set by Napoli was too expensive but isn't PSG quite capable of buying Oshimen considering this player is an active striker I hope PSG will really make the reality of recruiting a striker in the transfer market later.

I don't think PSG will be willing to buy any striker, they have young and talented strikers like Desire Doue, Goncalo Ramos, and Randal Kolo Muani. Luis Enrique will be looking to stick to these promising young talented strikers and focus his attention on making them grow into top tier strikers instead of another addition that will give him selection problems.

[Phoenix Anka]

In his place, they would go for a striker who has proven their scoring skills already. Such as Osimhen, Gyökeres or someone else like them. But I believe they will do this at the end of the day.

Last season PSG was also rumored with Victor Oshimen but in fact PSG did not recruit this striker to replace the position left by Mbappe but they instead stuck with the players they had and did not recruit Oshimen because the price tag set by Napoli was too expensive but isn't PSG quite capable of buying Oshimen considering this player is an active striker I hope PSG will really make the reality of recruiting a striker in the transfer market later.

I don't think PSG will be willing to buy any striker, they have young and talented strikers like Desire Doue, Goncalo Ramos, and Randal Kolo Muani. Luis Enrique will be looking to stick to these promising young talented strikers and focus his attention on making them grow into top tier strikers instead of another addition that will give him selection problems.

In my opinion, when we look at it, it is obvious that Paris Saint-Germain does not need a striker. In fact, the team is in good shape overall with a few small additions. They are already the sole dominant team in the French league. They could not achieve the performance they expected in the Champions League. They can make a few good additions to the defense and midfield to increase their performance in the Champions League. With these transfers, they can also play successful matches in the Champions League.

[sana54210]

Louis Enrique has one thing he could be calm about, the fact that PSG fired bunch of managers before. Which means, if he gets fired too, then this wouldn't be a problem because Enrique could find another job, everyone knows PSG just keeps firing managers all the time. Look at all the mangers they had in the last five six years, all of them got fired, and all of them find jobs later on.

It is not really shocking to expect Louis Enrique to do the same thing as well, it would make sense and could be done. Obviously it's a tough situation to be in, but it is not impossible for it to happen so I am guessing that even if he gets fired, which he isn't yet, we are going to end up with a good result one way or another without a doubt.

[len01]

In my opinion, when we look at it, it is obvious that Paris Saint-Germain does not need a striker. In fact, the team is in good shape overall with a few small additions. They are already the sole dominant team in the French league. They could not achieve the performance they expected in the Champions League. They can make a few good additions to the defense and midfield to increase their performance in the Champions League. With these transfers, they can also play successful matches in the Champions League.

It seems that if the assumption is aimed at the League 1 competition, I agree if PSG does not need a higher quality attacker. But if this assumption is aimed at UCL, I disagree a little.
As we see that PSG from 6 matches at UCL is only able to score 6 scores and it is still very far from the hope for the team to be able to compete strongly at UCL. On the one hand PSG also not only requires more reliable attacking players, but requires a higher experience through coaches who have greater experience to bring PSG closer to the title at UCL.

[Mame89]

Last season PSG was also rumored with Victor Oshimen but in fact PSG did not recruit this striker to replace the position left by Mbappe but they instead stuck with the players they had and did not recruit Oshimen because the price tag set by Napoli was too expensive but isn't PSG quite capable of buying Oshimen considering this player is an active striker I hope PSG will really make the reality of recruiting a striker in the transfer market later.

It's true. Since Mbappe left PSG, they quickly wanted to find a replacement for Mbappe and at that time their target was Oshimen but considering his very expensive price, PSG was no longer interested. Indeed, PSG can buy at any price but it seems that PSG has learned from experience not to buy players at high prices but in the end it will be a burden for the player and end up under pressure which will have an impact on his performance.

Even at the same time, Chelsea was also eyeing Oshimen, they never backed down but Osimhen's agent was the one who did not answer Chelsea's offer so at the end of the season his agent was fired by Osimhen because he could not get a big club. In other words, Oshimen did not go to PSG and Chelsea because his agent set the price too high.

I don't think PSG will be willing to buy any striker, they have young and talented strikers like Desire Doue, Goncalo Ramos, and Randal Kolo Muani. Luis Enrique will be looking to stick to these promising young talented strikers and focus his attention on making them grow into top tier strikers instead of another addition that will give him selection problems.

To compete in League 1, maybe PSG not buying a single striker will not be a problem, because in League 1 PSG will continue to dominate with the existing squad and Enrique can rely on young players. However, if their target is the UCL league, the young players will not be able to do much in the prestigious competition because the competition is very tight, even now by relying on young players, PSG must fight hard just to qualify for the play-off round.