Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 135. (Read 184973 times)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Source: Manchester United withdrew from signing Manuel Ugarte!

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

I don't think that the exit of Mbappr from PSG will affect their performance in their domestic league to the extent of not winning the league next season. They have being in dominance of the league and thay will not change because they are rich and can afford any player they need to keep their consistency in the league.

It is in UCL that Mbappe absence will be felt by PSG because his contributions means a lot to them last season which made the able to reach the semifinals, but how will they cope next season in UCL. Will we see a smart, sharp and brilliant striker to replace him I guess NO.

Basically, PSG is not wrong because PSG is still able to retain Mbappe even with a salary increase of course. But unfortunately, Mbappe himself has chosen to leave and not accept PSG's contract extension, so PSG does not get any benefits from Mbappe departure. So, this is not about PSG setting a high price on Mbappe so that no team was willing to buy Mbappe at that time. Because in reality, PSG had previously always succeeded in extending Mbappe's contract so no team had succeeded in buying Mbappe at that time.

In this case, I personally think there was no mistake made by PSG because after all, PSG is still making a huge effort to be able to become a trophy-winning team in the Champions League. But unfortunately, with his efforts so far he still hasn't made PSG better in the Champions League and for that reason, Mbappe also chose to leave.

Compared to the previous few seasons, doesn't it appear that PSG seems to have reduced their intensity in spending on players?
It is true that the summer transfer market still has a lot of time left, but PSG should move quickly to recruit several new players to strengthen their squad because the league will start soon, and this is different from the previous season when the transfer market had just opened, they even announced several new players, while.currently PSG has only got two players in the transfer market, Neves is one of the transfers that is attracting our attention at the moment because he dared to be bought at a high price by PSG al though he is still very young.

The arrival of Neves will definitely make their midfield solid next season, butApart from that, it looks like Neves will be a good investment for them in the future, but in my opinion, currently the front line should be the focus for PSG to improve after Mbappe leaves, Enrique  experience and ability  we can't doubt building a squad so far, but Enrique still needs a capable squad depth to support his work at PSG next season and of course it's not just about improving the midfield but forgetting about the big hole left by Mbappe in the attack line.

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

Marseille's performance decline is not only the players' bad, but also the manager who handles them. We know very well that after Igor Tudor left, Marseille's performance declined drastically. Starting with Marcelino, Gennaro Gattuso, Jean-Louis Gasset. Just look, Marseille changed coaching chairs three times last season. In the end, Marseille had a bad season and was unable to restore the team's performance, especially since they failed to finish in the top four of the French League. In the 2024/25 season, as we can see, Marseille has started making changes starting from signing De Zerbi and bringing in several newcomers. Not only bringing in Greenwood and several other players, Marseille is still actively targeting other players in several positions. Marseille also recruited Carboni from Inter Milan, plus the option of Youssoufa Moukoko is also an option for the front line of De Zerbi's squad. However, so far there has been no new information between Marseille and Dortmund.  In addition, there is no certainty for Nketiah even though Marseille has previously agreed with the Arsenal striker. So it is clear that the changes made by Marseille in this transfer window are to strengthen their team again. At least, the target of finishing in the top four can be the club's mission. Talking about competing with Paris Saint-Germain, as we have discussed before, that the probability they have at this time is not too strong as a competitor for PSG.