French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Weawant]

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.

PSG has got a very experienced coach, he may actually not have that perfect experience for the champions league but for the domestic league, he's been so experienced that ever since his arrival in the domestic league he's been able to win most of the domestic titles except for once but then he's been able to make  up for it at this time. their squad may actually need that adjustments with their forward and attack but as it has to do with their coach, they may not really need that much of an adjustment already until probably by the end of this season they will be bale to tell.

[ShowOff]

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.

In my opinion, PSG difficulty in consistently winning in the previous 6 matches is not due to their inadequate squad depth or an inexperienced manager. I think the classic reason is the less competitive competition in Ligue 1, which makes PSG less competitive with top European teams from more competitive leagues. Luis Enrique has experience winning the Champions League trophy with Barcelona, ​​if PSG have to find a new manager with a better reputation, maybe only Zidane is currently available on the market.

Because they are used to it, PSG needs a star striker to replace Mbappe role in the front line, this can certainly increase their chances of winning. The change in the Champions League match format is also another reason why PSG this season seems to have failed to meet expectations. The matches against Manchester City and Stuttgart will determine PSG fate in reaching the last 16.

[Phoenix Anka]

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.

PSG has got a very experienced coach, he may actually not have that perfect experience for the champions league but for the domestic league, he's been so experienced that ever since his arrival in the domestic league he's been able to win most of the domestic titles except for once but then he's been able to make  up for it at this time. their squad may actually need that adjustments with their forward and attack but as it has to do with their coach, they may not really need that much of an adjustment already until probably by the end of this season they will be bale to tell.

Since Paris Saint-Germain's main goal has always been the Champions League, coach Luis Enrique's real test was in the Champions League. However, Enrique did not achieve much success in the Champions League. They are currently outside the top 24 and the teams they will play are strong opponents. If they cannot be among the top 24 teams, they will not be able to play in the playoffs. If they cannot play in the playoffs, they will be eliminated from the Champions League and this is a huge problem for Paris Saint-Germain.

[Mustang Shelby]

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.

In my opinion, Paris Saint-Germain was inadequate in the Champions League this year. Their attacking players were very bad. They were perhaps one of the most effective and below-expectation teams in the Champions League. If Paris Saint-Germain thinks from this perspective, I think they can be more successful. They need a very effective attacking player. Maybe they can compete with Manchester United for the transfer of Osimhen.

[ancafe]

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.

That is clear because when facing the competition in Ligue 1 they don't get any pressure and they have even dominated the league quite well so far. But the problem actually comes when they face the challenge in the Champions League and so far their performance has really looked worse than before so that there is no chance that Luis Enrique can do to make PSG appear more promising this season.

In addition to the lack of pressure in the domestic league, they also do not have the quality of players who can make a difference and they are not ready for pressure in certain conditions. I also think whoever becomes PSG coach, if there is no pressure in the domestic league, it will be difficult for them to be successful in the Champions League.

[mamesso]

~Snip~

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.

Luis Enrique is very satisfied with the performance of the squad he currently has, he is also open to recruiting new players if there is an opportunity to strengthen the team as needed. PSG are willing to spend £83m to sign in-form Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. PSG are currently too strong in the domestic league, but they are struggling to compete in the UCL, this situation needs to be improved so that they can compete in the hunt for the most prestigious title in Europe.


Source: Fichajes

[Hirose UK]

~snip~

Looking at the finances owned by Paris Saint Germain, bringing in Osimhen is quite easy, because it will not mess up their finances. Meanwhile, other teams, they can actually do it too, but it is something that is forcing themselves and it will make them feel financially messed up.
But the question is how interested are they in Osimhen? because some time ago there were also rumors that they were interested in Osimhen, but the news then sank again without any definite clarity. So I conclude that they are indeed interested, but they do not dare to spend a lot of money.

Well that the problem, indeed PSG will be able to buy it even two players at the same price will also be obtained by PSG but this is not about money but about how Osimhen will be in the future when PSG successfully gets it because if it does not provide big contribution as expected then it will be in vain.
On the other hand, PSG is more interested in young players who can be long-term assets and of course they will consider many things when they are going to bring in players.

~snip~

PSG last season had made an offer to sign Osimhen and even Osimhen was willing to resume his Ligue 1 career with PSG, but the big money they offered still did not meet the demands of Napoli who also wanted one of the PSG players as a condition of Osimhen transfers, with the current decline in prices and  release clause,  I think it is very likely that they will make another bid to sign Osimhen in January, although at the moment it is likely that Chelsea, Arsenal, Galatasaray and Manchester United will be in the race for get Osimhen, apart from must pay a large sum of money to Napoli, PSG or any team that wants to sign Osimhen must to pay compensation 6 million euro  for galatasaray as loan period cut .

That means Napoli who have lot of drama related to the request to release Osimhen transfer clause, no one will want to accept because the requirements are complicated and also large amounts of money will not necessarily be comparable, later if something similar happens then PSG is sure to forget about Osimhen and maybe they will look for other players who are easier to complete the transfer.

[Fuso.hp]

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.

They are already feeling the pressure of not being able to do well in the Champions League. PSG may be the only team who chased the Champions League a lot and despite trying hard to win the Champions League title, they could not win the Champions League title, on the other hand, they are constantly winning the local league title despite not thinking much about the local league title. This season they are at the top of the France League points table and if they perform like they are, they will surely win the France League title this season as well. The crown of European excellence is the Champions League title that PSG has yet to claim. But even if they fail multiple times, I believe they will try again and once again they will put together a good team to win the Champions League title.

[hyudien]

That means Napoli who have lot of drama related to the request to release Osimhen transfer clause, no one will want to accept because the requirements are complicated and also large amounts of money will not necessarily be comparable, later if something similar happens then PSG is sure to forget about Osimhen and maybe they will look for other players who are easier to complete the transfer.

Yes, that's right, Napoli themselves are the ones who make it difficult for their players to get a deal, because they want to sell at a very high price. His contract with Napoli will end in 2027 after Osimhen extended his contract. That time does seem long, but it won't feel like it, so Napoli also have to consider it carefully, because they could lose Osimhen without getting a penny.
Surely other teams will also realize that, when Napoli finds it difficult to get a price agreement, while time goes on. Maybe what Paris Saint Germain experienced will be experienced by them, like when they lost Mbappe.

[bitcampaign]

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.

The French League is just lacking in interest and many clubs there do not want competition like Serie A, the Premier League, or La Liga, maybe we only see clubs like PSG or AS Monaco or other top teams, who are reluctant to present famous players to raise the prestige of the French League, even though PSG has done it but in fact it did not work, this is not a matter of winning the Champions League or not, but the lack of interest of the audience to watch the French League which may be other teams who do not seem to want to compete there and in the end the French League is only controlled by PSG, that's why in the eyes of people PSG seems to be in the wrong League which should be in the Top League such as Serie A, La Liga, Premier League.

[Odohu]

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.

If they don't bring in new faces to the team, especially the forward, I'm afraid they will not make much progress in external competitions. PSG as it stands now have not gotten that fine blend they need to win serious matches externally and consistently.  They might be doing very well in the French league  but when they meat teams from other countries, their weakness is easily exposed. The ongoing UEFA Champions League and previous champions league is a good proof to this.

What I expected the management to do is to start a foundational overhauling of the team which will also involve hiring some good psychologist to do the mental job while a good coach is giving the task of building a new football culture that will represent the brand of football of the team because I can't really say what the playing pattern of the team is at the moment. Until that is done, they will rarely make any headway in external competitions.

[mammusu]

~Snip~

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.

Luis Enrique is very satisfied with the performance of the squad he currently has, he is also open to recruiting new players if there is an opportunity to strengthen the team as needed. PSG are willing to spend £83m to sign in-form Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. PSG are currently too strong in the domestic league, but they are struggling to compete in the UCL, this situation needs to be improved so that they can compete in the hunt for the most prestigious title in Europe.


Source: Fichajes

Although PSG has many talented young attackers in their squad, but there must still be player recruitment carried out in the transfer market later in order to support the performance and stability of their team, indeed so far with the existing squad they are still able to compete and become strong candidates for the Ligue 1 champion so far, but in my opinion, to be able to continue to improve their chances and abilities in the Champions League, of course, recruiting players can be an alternative for them,although that it may not be able to improve their mentality in the Champions League later, bringing in Isak could be a smart move for PSG and also a replacement for Mbappe in their front line, However, PSG main challenge in the Champions League is not only about the quality of players and squads but also their current low mentality.

[irhact]

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.

I don't see a reason why they should be thinking about buying any striker as they already have many goal scorers in the club. PSG are not just only top of the table with 10 points gap but also the highest goal scoring club in the league with 44 goals. The area that I think something needs to be done on is their defence, although PSG hasn't lost a game this season in the league, they still need to do something about their defence as it isn't helping them in other competitions as the champions league. They're also conceding goals in almost all their league games and this is showing that their defence isn't strong, they're only outscoring their opponents and that's why they win games.

[tusandii]

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.

In my opinion, Bokayo Saka's performance is still quite good as a winger so far he has scored 9 goals and 13 assists in his 24 appearances in all competitions but yes for the Premier League competition Bokayo Saka's performance has declined slightly and it is very unfortunate that he was injured after Arsenal won big against Crystal Palace, he suffered a hamstring injury and it looks like he will be out for quite a long time before that Arsenal needs another player who can fill the gap and reportedly Arsenal is also eyeing one of PSG's players, Kolo Muani if ​​they are interested in each other's players they can exchange players but PSG will be at a slight disadvantage because they have to wait for Bokayo Saka to recover from his injury.

Source : https://www.goal.com

[Fara Chan]

Luis Enrique is very satisfied with the performance of the squad he currently has, he is also open to recruiting new players if there is an opportunity to strengthen the team as needed. PSG are willing to spend £83m to sign in-form Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. PSG are currently too strong in the domestic league, but they are struggling to compete in the UCL, this situation needs to be improved so that they can compete in the hunt for the most prestigious title in Europe.


Source: Fichajes

The Swedish player who is still 25 years old is indeed good to be targeted by PSG because we all know that PSG is still experiencing difficulties in other competitions so the focus must be on players who are that young. But PSG also have to look at other lines to improve because if they only look at the attack line without worrying about the midfield and defense, it will not be optimal for PSG when competing in the UCL competition. Because in the past PSG had three very deadly attack line players, but they were also unable to bring PSG to become champions in the UCL.

[pusaka]

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.

I don't see a reason why they should be thinking about buying any striker as they already have many goal scorers in the club. PSG are not just only top of the table with 10 points gap but also the highest goal scoring club in the league with 44 goals. The area that I think something needs to be done on is their defence, although PSG hasn't lost a game this season in the league, they still need to do something about their defence as it isn't helping them in other competitions as the champions league. They're also conceding goals in almost all their league games and this is showing that their defence isn't strong, they're only outscoring their opponents and that's why they win games.

Yes, maybe they should focus more on their defense and also their midfield so that they can make the stability of the game in the team even better. Although they may seem to have a gap in the back line, the midfield that supports it must also be improved. Because the midfield or defensive midfielder must be the first person who can stop the opponent's attack or they don't give the opposing player space to go deeper into the defense. They actually need it more in the Champions League, because in Ligue 1 they look fine, while in the Champions League they have a hard time getting a win to maintain their position in the standings.

[dezoel]

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.

They are already feeling the pressure of not being able to do well in the Champions League. PSG may be the only team who chased the Champions League a lot and despite trying hard to win the Champions League title, they could not win the Champions League title, on the other hand, they are constantly winning the local league title despite not thinking much about the local league title. This season they are at the top of the France League points table and if they perform like they are, they will surely win the France League title this season as well. The crown of European excellence is the Champions League title that PSG has yet to claim. But even if they fail multiple times, I believe they will try again and once again they will put together a good team to win the Champions League title.

In last one decade, we have PSG desperately spend for win in Champions League but still have no squad which can give them better results, but currently we have faith for Luis Enrique which is good indicator and if we have more time for him then surely we can expect things could be on move for their maiden title in next two years currently they are having few good players, and they are improving their skills and also increasing their experience which is good sign.

Hopefully after having good end in French Ligue 1 in current season things could be on better level for next season in Champions League as well now we have two games for them against Manchester City and Stuttgart both had chance for them to win and go through, but it's going to be not easy if they are able to win this could be huge booster for them.

[len01]

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.

PSG has got a very experienced coach, he may actually not have that perfect experience for the champions league but for the domestic league, he's been so experienced that ever since his arrival in the domestic league he's been able to win most of the domestic titles except for once but then he's been able to make  up for it at this time. their squad may actually need that adjustments with their forward and attack but as it has to do with their coach, they may not really need that much of an adjustment already until probably by the end of this season they will be bale to tell.

But unfortunately, PSG is no longer the time to only think about domestic titles, but focusing on more prestigious titles is much better. On the one hand, even though PSG has an inexperienced coach, PSG will still dominate League 1.
Adjustments such as bringing in players must also be done together with bringing in a very experienced coach like Mourinho. But it's a shame if a coach who is experienced in big competitions always thinks deeper before joining PSG. Like Zidane who was previously offered by PSG but the offer was rejected.
Professional coaches and players always consider further before joining one of the teams in League 1. Because League 1 is not a competitive league.

[Pandu Geddon]

Yes, maybe they should focus more on their defense and also their midfield so that they can make the stability of the game in the team even better. Although they may seem to have a gap in the back line, the midfield that supports it must also be improved. Because the midfield or defensive midfielder must be the first person who can stop the opponent's attack or they don't give the opposing player space to go deeper into the defense. They actually need it more in the Champions League, because in Ligue 1 they look fine, while in the Champions League they have a hard time getting a win to maintain their position in the standings.

The ability of a defensive midfielder is indeed very important in cutting off the flow of the ball from the opponent's attack. It must be the responsibility of a player who is strong enough in possession of the ball as well.
We can see that PSG's midfield will be fine when they face opponents who are equal or weaker than them. But their midfield will look difficult when facing a stronger team and dominating the match. When they don't have a player with a strong enough defensive type then they will have a lot of difficulty. Maybe they really need a player like that for the competition in the Champions League.

[MusaMohamed]

The ability of a defensive midfielder is indeed very important in cutting off the flow of the ball from the opponent's attack. It must be the responsibility of a player who is strong enough in possession of the ball as well.
We can see that PSG's midfield will be fine when they face opponents who are equal or weaker than them. But their midfield will look difficult when facing a stronger team and dominating the match. When they don't have a player with a strong enough defensive type then they will have a lot of difficulty. Maybe they really need a player like that for the competition in the Champions League.

Without Mbappe, Messi, Neymar, PSG become weaker especially in attacking. They play well in Ligue 1 but in Champions League they have terrible performances. PSG have weak mentality that makes them easily collapsing in a match. This is their weakness many years and prevent them to succeed in Champions League.

Their weakness in defense comes from both midfielders and defenders by lack of good coverage on their goalkeeper. This does not change even PSG spent a lot of money for purchases of many players including defensive players.