French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Egii Nna]

PSG will definitely sign new players before they are willing to sell some out, and to me, it’s not a bad option as it will go a long way in helping them to be more stronger. A wise man says when you are at the top, try to increase your strength to keep going higher, not relaxing thinking no one can meet up to you. This still applies to the current condition of PSG, they are not supposed to relax but still increase their strength.

It is needed that PSG gets new faces and talents into the team because they will be getting more attention in the new season and if they are not in their best strength, they most likely will suffer set backs, now that they are a winning team, most player will be looking forward to joining them so they have that preference now, I believe they will get new players to get improving in their strength and replacing those who will be leaving.

PSG will do what will increase their strength, no doubt on that, but seeing new faces will not guarantee good performance. As we know, PSG have been consistent, and those old faces were the ones that took the team to where they are now. I know that even if PSG buy new players, it’s for their second squad because the first squad is already set unless they sell from the first squad, which I know will be very hard for them to do. Although, let's see how the summer will be for them.

[Furious 7]

Right now they also need a pure striker because seeing from how they do the attack pattern although some of the current players like Barkola, Kvaratskhelia or Dembele or even Doue are still quite good but the pure striker at PSG is minimal so they need to find an alternative because in this season they are without a pure striker and there are always problems when some players are forced as spearheads because they are not too ideal with their positions.

IMO, Enrique does not need a pure striker. The PSG coach seems very comfortable with his current tactical system, which does not rely on a pure striker and only requires squad rotation among the players you mentioned. In fact, PSG already have a pure striker, but Goncalo Ramos appears likely to be sold. That alone suggests that Enrique is more comfortable implementing his tactics without a pure striker leading the attack.

It's understandable because of the achievements he's got at the moment but playing without a pure striker shows that their productivity is weak.

We can see the comparison in the last 3 seasons where this season is the worst season to talk about productivity. In terms of results in the domestic league it is not a problem because even if they play without a pure striker they still will not have a worthy opponent because of the difference in resources but on the one hand this should not make them calm because when they have difficulty scoring goals it will be very difficult for them to show the difference in quality they have with other clubs.
This comfort will not last long so regeneration must remain because if it is not like that and Enrique remains comfortable with the current conditions then it could be that in the coming seasons a chaotic situation could occur.

[Lannakosa]

PSG will do what will increase their strength, no doubt on that, but seeing new faces will not guarantee good performance. As we know, PSG have been consistent, and those old faces were the ones that took the team to where they are now. I know that even if PSG buy new players, it’s for their second squad because the first squad is already set unless they sell from the first squad, which I know will be very hard for them to do. Although, let's see how the summer will be for them.

I don't know, but if PSG do end up signing Alvarez, I can definitely see him becoming a regular starter. A player of his quality would be far too good to keep on the bench. I also think PSG will continue signing young players with potential for the future, and those players will probably spend more time on the bench than on the pitch while they develop. However, if PSG make major signings, it is obvious that those transfers will be aimed at strengthening the first team. PSG are not a perfect team either, and there are still areas where they need to improve.

[Egii Nna]

PSG will do what will increase their strength, no doubt on that, but seeing new faces will not guarantee good performance. As we know, PSG have been consistent, and those old faces were the ones that took the team to where they are now. I know that even if PSG buy new players, it’s for their second squad because the first squad is already set unless they sell from the first squad, which I know will be very hard for them to do. Although, let's see how the summer will be for them.

I don't know, but if PSG do end up signing Alvarez, I can definitely see him becoming a regular starter. A player of his quality would be far too good to keep on the bench. I also think PSG will continue signing young players with potential for the future, and those players will probably spend more time on the bench than on the pitch while they develop. However, if PSG make major signings, it is obvious that those transfers will be aimed at strengthening the first team. PSG are not a perfect team either, and there are still areas where they need to improve.

Alvarez will be a very good player in PSG. But how sure are we Atletico Madrid are ready to sell him out, we all see the release clause. And I don't think PSG are ready to invest that much on Alvarez, but let's see how the summer will later be for them. I hope it work well for them, but to me, even if PSG need to strengthen their performance, it will not be that much. But let's see how it will be.

[disbil]

I don't know, but if PSG do end up signing Alvarez, I can definitely see him becoming a regular starter. A player of his quality would be far too good to keep on the bench. I also think PSG will continue signing young players with potential for the future, and those players will probably spend more time on the bench than on the pitch while they develop. However, if PSG make major signings, it is obvious that those transfers will be aimed at strengthening the first team. PSG are not a perfect team either, and there are still areas where they need to improve.

I don't know who will loss regular position for next season if Julian Alvarez success signing because with the current formation of PSG the attacking line have been completed from Dembele as striker, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Désiré Doué will play as winger at left or right position. Julian Alvarez original's position as second striker but he can play well for central forward exactly Dembele have back as the right winger and make Désiré Doué have start from the bench if this possibility for signing Alvarez.

In my opinion, Julian Alvarez not really need signing by PSG because they have many top striker right now and make any three top striker possibility loss regular place, so PSG need to sign back up players only for three top striker who performing quite well in this season.

[Velvet78]

Lens really impress me with the work they have done in the recent years. First in the 22/23 season and now this one... They managed to finish both seasons at the 2nd position.

Despite not even having a great squad actually.    They are a mid-level team in this league normally. But because of that they can't keep it consistent. Probably they won't be near this place next time.

[Abdulzuruku01]

PSG will do what will increase their strength, no doubt on that, but seeing new faces will not guarantee good performance. As we know, PSG have been consistent, and those old faces were the ones that took the team to where they are now. I know that even if PSG buy new players, it’s for their second squad because the first squad is already set unless they sell from the first squad, which I know will be very hard for them to do. Although, let's see how the summer will be for them.

I don't know, but if PSG do end up signing Alvarez, I can definitely see him becoming a regular starter. A player of his quality would be far too good to keep on the bench. I also think PSG will continue signing young players with potential for the future, and those players will probably spend more time on the bench than on the pitch while they develop. However, if PSG make major signings, it is obvious that those transfers will be aimed at strengthening the first team. PSG are not a perfect team either, and there are still areas where they need to improve.

Alvarez will be a very good player in PSG. But how sure are we Atletico Madrid are ready to sell him out, we all see the release clause. And I don't think PSG are ready to invest that much on Alvarez, but let's see how the summer will later be for them. I hope it work well for them, but to me, even if PSG need to strengthen their performance, it will not be that much. But let's see how it will be.

The best option for Atletico Madrid is to sell Julian Alvarez out, because he doesn't show any signs of interest to play for them again. I heard Goncalo Ramos also want to leave PSG and if that's true, they won't mind to invest much to get Alvarez, because they are good at investing big money to sign a players.

If Atletico Madrid sell out Alvarez, PSG will not regret signing him and Alvarez also won't regret joining PSG. Because currently PSG is the best team in the world and Alvarez is an experienced player, possible his contributions could win him a champions league next season.

[Tonimez]

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The best option for Atletico Madrid is to sell Julian Alvarez out, because he doesn't show any signs of interest to play for them again. I heard Goncalo Ramos also want to leave PSG and if that's true, they won't mind to invest much to get Alvarez, because they are good at investing big money to sign a players.

If Atletico Madrid sell out Alvarez, PSG will not regret signing him and Alvarez also won't regret joining PSG. Because currently PSG is the best team in the world and Alvarez is an experienced player, possible his contributions could win him a champions league next season.

It's right to say that any player choosing PSG over any other suitors right now is doing so because he really needs to win titles. PSG has broken into the world of football and no longer a local league champion. Winning the champions League in a back to back style has given them upper hand in any choice of players they would want to sign. If Ramos really wants to leave PSG and also if Alvarez really wants to leave Atletico Madrid, it will be right to go for a swap deal since I'm sure the two players would not hesitate to sign. Ramos has been linked to AC Milan, Newcastle United, Aston villa and even Barcelona with the strongest link being that of AC Milan and Newcastle united.

Since PSG would not want to sell him off without replacement, I would wish they trigger a deal with the Atletico Madrid Alvarez to seal a swap deal with the 24 years old Portuguese instead of selling him off and start renegotiation and scouting for a talent that may not fit in well in the team.

[$weetne$$]

Alvarez will be a very good player in PSG. But how sure are we Atletico Madrid are ready to sell him out, we all see the release clause. And I don't think PSG are ready to invest that much on Alvarez, but let's see how the summer will later be for them. I hope it work well for them, but to me, even if PSG need to strengthen their performance, it will not be that much. But let's see how it will be.

I think Atletico still wants to keep Alvarez, moreover they do need build their depth and sales of players such as this will definitely affect their depth and even the teams form for the season and that is why they had to be particular with the release clause for him but then sometimes some team may want to risk it, let us see if PSG will be willing to risk it before the summer ends.

[GiftedMAN]

Alvarez will be a very good player in PSG. But how sure are we Atletico Madrid are ready to sell him out, we all see the release clause. And I don't think PSG are ready to invest that much on Alvarez, but let's see how the summer will later be for them. I hope it work well for them, but to me, even if PSG need to strengthen their performance, it will not be that much. But let's see how it will be.

I think Atletico still wants to keep Alvarez, moreover they do need build their depth and sales of players such as this will definitely affect their depth and even the teams form for the season and that is why they had to be particular with the release clause for him but then sometimes some team may want to risk it, let us see if PSG will be willing to risk it before the summer ends.

I think if Atletico Madrid wants to keep Alvarez they do not need to put a price tag to his name because there are teams that will be willing to break banks just to sign him for next season. Teams like Real Madrid that is interested in the player will not mind to offer Atletico Madrid the amount they are requesting for same thing with PSG, but at the end it will be left with Atletico Madrid to either keep him or sell him and continue to struggle for next season.

[barbara44]

Correct me if I am wrong, but they did not even buy Safanov to replace Donnaruma. They already had Safanov, he was already their goalkeeper, while Donnaruma was there. They instead bought Chevalier to replace Donnaruma. So at the start of the season, Enrique and everyone else, believed that Chevalier would replace Donnaruma and would be their goalkeeper.

But between injuries and terrible games at the early part of the season, they decided to give Safanov a chance and he took that chance and played amazingly. Which ended up causing Safanov to be the first place. So this season, even though we say that "only the goalkeeper was different", in reality, even that player was at the bench, so absolutely no new player played.

[hyudien]

I think if Atletico Madrid wants to keep Alvarez they do not need to put a price tag to his name because there are teams that will be willing to break banks just to sign him for next season. Teams like Real Madrid that is interested in the player will not mind to offer Atletico Madrid the amount they are requesting for same thing with PSG, but at the end it will be left with Atletico Madrid to either keep him or sell him and continue to struggle for next season.

Ateltico Madrid is quite clear that they will not sell Alvarez, the latest news is that they put Alvarez release clause at 500 million euros, and we also know that Madrid 150 million euro offer was rejected by them, maybe PSG can offer 200 million euros or more, because they are certainly capable, but will it be worth it? I don't think so, although I have to admit Alvarez has above-average quality. PSG is better off adding players who are only for rotation if needed.

[Abu-Naim]

Alvarez will be a very good player in PSG. But how sure are we Atletico Madrid are ready to sell him out, we all see the release clause. And I don't think PSG are ready to invest that much on Alvarez, but let's see how the summer will later be for them. I hope it work well for them, but to me, even if PSG need to strengthen their performance, it will not be that much. But let's see how it will be.

Now that Julian Alvarez is a target striker for almost every big team, Atletico Madrid will want to make good money from selling him, because if that, not so many teams will show interest this season because the release clause is really huge and he is under a long contract with the team which will make it difficult for him to leave the team easily even though we know that he will also want to go to a bigger team where he will win trophies.

If PSG is really willing to sign him, I think the money will not be the problem, they have money as a team because they don’t usually do big signings like other big teams, their squad were build by players who come together as a team to make themselves proud. If the management is ready and the player show interest, it will be an easy move for PSG because they can afford it.

[dezoel]

That is a viable solution for PSG going into next season, as they are already seen as a strong team, having won two consecutive Champions League trophies. However, when it comes to acquiring good young players, there are always challenges for the team, even though PSG has a lot of money to compete for young players to bring new faces to their squad next season. And overall, I also believe that PSG still has the ability to recruit the players they are currently targeting.

Rarely great teams get young players to get ready for the next dominance, they just buy players that are ready. You do not see teams that have average 27 years old players that win, end up getting 18 year olds, so that they would be ready when the 27 year olds retire.

They just buy whoever gets to o old, so if anyone leaves, PSG will just put money forward and get someone there instead. Not like they lack any money neither, they have all the money in the world, so they can buy whoever they want.

[Lida93]

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PSG's current squad is strong enough to regain or maintain what they have achieved in the last two seasons, so I would say that the players that are currently in the French champions' team are constantly playing like a professional player in their position and giving their all, which has resulted in a well-organized team despite not having any very high-quality players. It seems to me that winning the UEFA Champions League for two consecutive seasons is a matter of great pride for this team, so we can undoubtedly assume that the team will definitely prioritize this squad in the upcoming UEFA Champions League season as well. However at this stage it seems hey should buy some players as the season changes to increase the depth of their squad and to spend the upcoming season perfectly.

@Just Say, I have being following subsequent contributions on this very discussion about PSG and I quite agree with many but I don't feel same with your comment about this PSG team repeating what they've being able to do for the third time what they have done in the last two seasons in Europe. Maybe you haven't viewed the transfer market news lately. Have you taken a keen look in how other teams are busy preparing and equipping their squad against next season.
Maybe PSG would retain their dominance in their domestic league but absolutely not with the UCL

[Mayor of ogba]

One or two changes, and you didn't think the sell out of   Donnarumma to buy Safonov was an important change made by the coach Enrique to his team?! It mustn't be that many players to the changes but one critical change where required to patch up the strength of the team.
However, I appreciate the effort in making that list to make your point, but in anyway, there was a change. And if that particular one change was not don't rightly it could have perhaps tuart PSG chances to being champions again.

Luis Enrique brought in one or two new faces to Parc des Princes this season, but I believe even though Luis Enrique didn't replace Donnarumma with Safonov PSG could have still won the Champions League this season, so you shouldn't see Safonov as one critical change that aided PSG and Luis Enrique to win Champions League.

[free-bit.co.in]

PSG will do what will increase their strength, no doubt on that, but seeing new faces will not guarantee good performance. As we know, PSG have been consistent, and those old faces were the ones that took the team to where they are now. I know that even if PSG buy new players, it’s for their second squad because the first squad is already set unless they sell from the first squad, which I know will be very hard for them to do. Although, let's see how the summer will be for them.

PSG did not make any significant changes to  their squad in the previous season. They have performed exceptionally well in two consecutive seasons and won the champions league. Do they need to make many  changes to their squad? PSG has the ability to buy more players to strengthen the squad. But there is no  guarantee that their performance will not become unstable when new players come into the squad. The current  squad has developed a decent bond between strong players. That is why  they are able to perform well consistently.

[GiftedMAN]

One or two changes, and you didn't think the sell out of   Donnarumma to buy Safonov was an important change made by the coach Enrique to his team?! It mustn't be that many players to the changes but one critical change where required to patch up the strength of the team.
However, I appreciate the effort in making that list to make your point, but in anyway, there was a change. And if that particular one change was not don't rightly it could have perhaps tuart PSG chances to being champions again.

Luis Enrique brought in one or two new faces to Parc des Princes this season, but I believe even though Luis Enrique didn't replace Donnarumma with Safonov PSG could have still won the Champions League this season, so you shouldn't see Safonov as one critical change that aided PSG and Luis Enrique to win Champions League.

Safonov signing didn't give PSG the league the entire players they won the champions League against Inter Milan was same players that won last season's champions League against Arsenal the combination of the players and their understanding made everything look easy for them and give the keepers confidence very strong. If Donnarumma was still with PSG they would still win the league because the team is just complete in all round even when they decide to attack more than defense.

[len01]

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It's understandable because of the achievements he's got at the moment but playing without a pure striker shows that their productivity is weak.

We can see the comparison in the last 3 seasons where this season is the worst season to talk about productivity. In terms of results in the domestic league it is not a problem because even if they play without a pure striker they still will not have a worthy opponent because of the difference in resources but on the one hand this should not make them calm because when they have difficulty scoring goals it will be very difficult for them to show the difference in quality they have with other clubs.
This comfort will not last long so regeneration must remain because if it is not like that and Enrique remains comfortable with the current conditions then it could be that in the coming seasons a chaotic situation could occur.

Sorry, I'm not trying to dismiss your opinion, but I think the real concern is not productivity. It's more about the need for regeneration to prevent potential problems in the future, such as injuries to key players. However, I don't think that is necessary for next season because PSG still looks like a relatively young team and does not yet require a regeneration process.

Besides that, Enrique does not seem overly concerned about productivity in domestic competitions. His main objective is to help PSG achieve greater success in prestigious tournaments, and this season PSG's productivity in the UCL has actually improved. Therefore, what matters most to Enrique right now is collective teamwork rather than regeneration.

[Akbarkoe]

Lens really impress me with the work they have done in the recent years. First in the 22/23 season and now this one... They managed to finish both seasons at the 2nd position.

Despite not even having a great squad actually.    They are a mid-level team in this league normally. But because of that they can't keep it consistent. Probably they won't be near this place next time.

But if they manage to make good improvements to the team, this will be very good for next season, we previously saw Lens at the top of the table for a long time and that is a big motivation in my opinion, almost they can finish this season perfectly, I know that he is not a top team in general but in the middle class but that does not mean they cannot enter the top class in the league.

Even in this season only 6 points different from the whole match they have done with PSG, obviously this is a very big achievement that PSG can excel more, I'm waiting for how they finish next season, whether it will remain consistent or not..