Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 8. (Read 149405 times)

It was the biggest mistake made by Nasser Al-Khelaifi and it is a pain for him for the summer because Mbappe will leave PSG. If only at that time he had received a big offer from Real Madrid for Mbappe, then he could have made a lot of money to invest in other players.

But unfortunately he took the wrong step and actually wasted money to lure Mbappe to stay longer at PSG. In the end the star player left without a penny to Real Madrid and I think as a big team in France they lost badly in this transfer matter.

Kylian Mbappe era have been over and PSG must forget him by looking for right replacement with highest level talented from him although its bit difficult, but keep respect with Mbappe decision although some fans not happy after Mbappe announcing will leave PSG and get bad respond from them. Its normally in football when player stays and leaves exactly for Mbapep after playing more than several season and helped PSG won Ligue 1 and French Cup trophies.

Right now has more than two months before Ligue 1 season 2023/24 begin for PSG recruiting new players replacing Mbappe position, Luis Henrique must get new signing and tries him when PSG make pre season matches. Actually supported with much money not difficult for PSG for signing top players from Victor Osimhen or Rafel Leo with paying them more higher salary receiving with their previous teams and PSG offer higher transfer values.

They run such a big club and I don't understand why this mistake has not been brought to their attention for a long time. Management must question the consultants as to why they only allowed managers to buy players without planning. I understand that this club has extra money, but if that money is used in the wrong place, the club's investment will continue to decrease. Maybe this club wanted to bring the world's best stars together to bring the full spotlight of Europe on them but they failed there because no matter how many world class stars you put in a club if the team performance is not good the fans will not watch the game. Now they have appointed a good manager in their club and if that manager deals with the players according to the plan and if he uses them well then maybe this team can change the performance of the team.

Mbappe behavior changed completely after he got all the privileges given to him by PSG after 2 seasons ago he extended the contract, the privileges obtained by mbappe of course he even felt if he was bigger than the coach and even according to the news he was able to intervene in every decision of the coach and even he had an absolute vote to fire the coach,  the privileges given by PSG certainly made Mbappe ego at that time very large, the ego possessed by Mbappe of course only made the situation and stability of the club very disturbed especially indeed the coach has many limits and it is difficult to make absolute decisions to make the team better without involving Mbappe so far.

The departure of mbappe certainly gives Enrique the current flexibility in determining the framework and strategy of the team later, next season mbappe will no longer in squad, of course maybe PSG will lose its best players next season but that way at least PSG still has the ability to bring in some other players who are easy for enrique to manage later,  I think without mbappe then maybe it will make PSG a better team and also have a collective team that can be said to be better.

Mbappe also really wants to leave PSG so there is no benefit for the team if a player wants to leave, now is the time for PSG to forget about this player, now is the time for PSG to look for players who want to join the team. with all my heart even though finding a replacement for Mbappe is currently very difficult, because this season Mbappe is clearly playing as an important player for PSG and in several matches Mbappe has succeeded in bringing PSG to victory.

Now is the time for PSG to be busy in the transfer market, they must be able to find players who can be relied on to play wholeheartedly with PSG, with PSG's excellent financial condition, of course they can buy talented players like Rafael Leo and Osimhen to complete their game to continue the competition next season.
And now PSG can also focus more on processing and building this team as a whole without depending on just one player.

Yes, this season Mbappe managed to win 3 titles in the French competition and these three were the last career achievements that Mbappe could have while with PSG, they tried to fight and reach the UCL final but their efforts failed.
Since he first joined PSG, Mbappe has been topic of conversation as one of the most important figures and goal machine for PSG in their efforts to achieve success in every competition they participate in.
But considering that he really wants something more brilliant than the various titles he has won with PSG, Mbappe has to make really tough decision to be accepted by all PSG fans.
Now Mbappe will start everything with something new and of course the hope of Mbappe fans is that he will remain one of the best players who will be able to create new era like in previous era Ronaldo with Real Madrid.

It just that the decision to play with Real Madrid makes some people happy because Mbappe will definitely be able to achieve everything he wants, such as the UCL title.
However, it is not impossible that in the future Mbappe will return to PSG considering that France and PSG are the two most valuable homes in the development of Mbappe career as football player.

When a player has putting so much efforts on making sure the club improves on there performance he becomes the cherish able and the most valued player because that's exactly what Mbappe has been on the PSG team and he can never be forgotten easily because from the very first day he joined the club there has been one victory to another and he has been a role model to the club because checking from there history of signing players Mbappe has been one of the best they have ever signed because of the impact he made on the club.

Actually from there upcoming leagues there is every possibility that his leaving will affect the club a lot because they are very use to his performance and creativity so playing without him now is like starting with a new pattern all over again but however the good thing is that he has made PSG become more stronger than the way they use to be but the fact is that they can never forget Mbappe and he Will always be remembered by the club, however one good thing about PSG is that they have grown so strong now that even without the help of Mbappe they have the performance of wining this league next season but the only league they will be concern on now is the champions League next season.

Interestingly I somewhere read a post here saying that PSG could actually become better without PSG because the way he plays and the way he demands his teammates to play might not be the perfect way to exploit all the team's potential. I think when a player of his calibre goes to Real Madrid, he will quickly realize that he isn't the only superstar and if he thinks so, the only way to please everyone is to score loads and loads of goals.

Ronaldo was a very egoistic player, but he gave the answers with his goals, so nobody could really complain. Although I am sure that most people here know what I am talking about. Ronaldo couldn't enjoy when his team scored a goal but it wasn't him. That's a bit too much for my taste, being egoistic can be good as a striker. But it's better to have a team around you where more players can claim to be the best in the world.

Mbabbe is a rocket, he is a superstar and he has been for many years, but it often felt that what he did in France was all for the money. It's time that he now starts mostly for fun and to win titles and to prove to the world that he is the best in the world by scoring world class goals.

I doubt that he would show the same behavior in some of the games when he plays for Real Madrid. His body language at PSG was sometimes ignorant and arrogant. He would be well adivsed to not behave the same way when he plays for the biggest club in the world. I can also see that Ancelotti would be the perfect coach for him. AT PSG Mbappe didn't take things that seriously as he knew he was the king, but an uncrowned one as we now know.

I partially agree with you.   Mbappe is very one-sided as we know it. PSG's management has given Mbappe a lot of favors. So Mbappe probably considered himself the owner of PSG. For this reason, he has opposed various decisions of the coach in the past. Mbappe's relationship with coach and players was visible in PSG's squad.   And this is why PSG's performance in the previous season was erratic.   So PSG will not suffer too much if Mbappe leaves the squad if Luis Enrique can find a suitable replacement for Mbappe.

There is no doubt that Mbappe is a very talented player.   And he has the ability to score a lot of goals.   Mbappe is also PSG's main scorer so far. So if PSG can't find a suitable replacement for Mbappe, this negative effect will definitely be seen in PSG's overall performance.

Maybe it would be better for PSG if Mbappe doesn't stay. If he had stayed at PSG, he might have disturbed the peace of the team because he could sometimes act like the owner of the team. Now the important thing for PSG will be to convince good players to come to the team. Of course, I know this will be difficult, but PSG can use its economic power in this regard. Maybe if they add Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia to the team, they can have effective wings.

308 games for PSG and 256 goals, he definitely deserved it even against the backdrop of the fact that the separation turns out to be quite offensive - Mbappe leaves for a larger club, and PSG (represented by its president) considers itself such.
But still, the farewell to Ibrahimovic was more epic, he always knew how to add an element of show. And I also remember his words “I came as a king, but I’m leaving as a legend” 

Yeah managing egos is hard, but it depends on the manager as well, if the manager is someone who has proven himself, then even the stars will end up falling in line. Like remember when Real Madrid had all the stars? Ronaldo, Maria, Benzema, Modric, Kroos, Ramos and many other super stars basically, and won three UCL in a row, how? Because they had Zidane as manager, that dude was already great, world cups, champions leagues, league titles, dude was always a great player, and he became a star manager as well.

So, when you have someone nobody respects then you are not going to get anything decent, but when you end up getting a great manager then it will work. This is why I kept saying PSG should hire Zidane as well, would have worked very well.

PSG does it well by giving a good farewell gift for mbappe. The won against lyon has been also completing mbappe's journey in the french league. This is also his last match of him with PSG for the last season.



It was an easy bet for me given PSG's desire for giving Mbappe the last momentum of him to get the trophy with PSG before he leaves the club. Good bye, mbappe. One of the top players in the French league has decided to take on a new challenge in another league and most likely in La Liga.

Still waiting for Real Madrid to officially announce him as a new player. Perhaps it may not happen in days. We are getting closer to the opening of summer transfer season

PSG president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi have a whole lot of work to do this season because he needs players to compete in major tournaments. Paris Saint-Germain will start regretting their actions because the club recorded huge mistakes few seasons back when Real Madrid made substantial offer to sign their key player, Kylian Mbappe but declined the offer and went straight ahead to increase Mbappe's contract with the club and offer him irresistible contract, but looking at what happens today, quite shocking to witnessed.

No matter how hard it is for PSG to let go of Mbappe, PSG still doesn't have the right to keep this valuable player because Mbappe has fulfilled the contract agreement and has completed it, so it's not Mbappe's fault that he is leaving PSG and PSG fans and management have to accept that even though it is very heavy in their hearts. releasing Mbappe who has been an important factor in PSG's success in the domestic league, he is still young and he has also been at PSG for a long time so it is better to leave now than regret it in the end.

Mbappe's next goal is definitely Real Madrid. It would be very surprising if another club got him because there are many rumors circulating that Mbappe will choose Madrid to be his destination to achieve success in the UCL, Madrid is the right club for Mbappe to achieve his desires and after Mbappe joined Madrid I think that club will be the strongest club in the UCL next season.

They thought money could buy them success, however it seems they have learned their lessons. The club failed to have a system that would scout for young players and grow them to become superstars like other top clubs. I think the reason for that was that Qatari Sports Investment chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi was new in the business and was willing to spend anything on players because the money was available. I agree that these players were more focused on making more money from the club and there was no common drive to win trophies.

Another challenge the club has was their inability to unite Messi, Neymar and Mbappe. These players always had personality clashes due to ego and quest for personal glory. Nevertheless, PSG achieved some level of success in the Ligue One and also got to the UCL finals once. It seems the club is not willing to spend on expensive players and is now channelling more effort to get cheap and young players.

PSG actually don't have a good club management, they seemed to sign top players recklessly without a proper plan on how to build a strong squad as a unit. The don't care about wage structure, they just give big names a big wages while talents in the club have small wage, this creates a psychological gap which makes players feel playing for PSG is just a job, no spirit of belonging to the club.

There was a time when Pochettino was the coach, he talked about PSG recruitment team worked without coordination that causes unnecessary players brought into the club. The had many star players, but they couldn't play every game due to a crowded top players. Maybe this time Enrique can change the situation and build a squad on a right plan for short term and long term.

PSG path to achieving success in the Champions League is quite difficult to explain, in simple terms, the Ligue 1 representatives can be said to be still unlucky, unlike other elite European clubs. It's true, PSG once had the best line-up, but still failed to win the Champions League. Now PSG will lose another important player, namely Mbappe, this will clearly make their bargaining value decrease when they compete again next season.

PSG management will certainly try to build Enrique ideal squad, financially PSG will certainly not be constrained. I think if Enrique stays as PSG manager for the next few seasons, PSG will be able to win the Champions League trophy. At the start of their campaign last season, Enrique didn't have much time to build the squad he wanted, maybe in this transfer window all his wishes will be fulfilled.

Meanwhile, Enrique certainly won't find a player like Mbappe in the transfer window, even one close to his quality, because Mbappe is one of the best at the moment. Previously, there were many rumors circulating that PSG were interested in recruiting Osimhen or Rahsford, even young Barcelona star Lamine Yamal was reportedly also on PSG target list. Of the three names, I think Osimhen is more suitable to replace the role left by Mbappe.

PSG is always a step late in building a squad, club officials only focus on quality players without considering the important role of the coach. The PSG squad once contained quality players as you mentioned, but they were not led by a great coach. The coach is very influential on the club's success, Leverkusen's success story is not because it has many top players, but Xabi Alonso role is the most decisive.

Luis Enrique can still be relied on to achieve PSG goals, he needs time and players who fit his ideology to improve PSG performance when playing in European competitions.Mbappe departure is a big loss for Enrique, he must look for another top striker who can be relied on on the front lines.

Mbappe is a great guy. A real winner. With all the talk about his future and other things, he could have mailed it in. He didnt, though. Like always, he played like a winner. You want someone like that on your team. You root for guys like that. Yes, Im sorry to see him go. He's been great for PSG. Without a question, he's a legend. But thats how soccer works. People play, and then they leave. For PSG, this is the start of a new era. Im sure they'll do well. They have the skills and the tools they need. All they need to do is get that winning attitude back.