Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 161. (Read 185090 times)

Some teams have moved quickly in the current transfer market to find new players but if you pay attention of course you will see that the team first has to sell other players to get a certain amount of money, so it actually does not have a real enough effect on improving their performance next season because there are only substitutions and not additions to players in squad,  when there is indeed no improvement that has occurred in the team then how can we expect them to be able to compete for the Ligue 1 championship trophy, I think teams like Lens should be able to keep their star players and not just continue to look for cheap players and sell them when they become star players, so far the underlying reason why Ligue 1 has become a farmer league is none other than the penchant of Ligue 1 teams selling star players and indirectly making PSG even stronger in the league.

I actually don't want to compare Lens with PSG, but there is no more significant comparison for us to see at the moment that results in a gap that is too big between one club and another, many teams are financially weak but are still able to compete with strong teams in other leagues today such as Atlanta, Leverkusen,  Leipzig and even Aston Villa in the English league, who can still compete with big teams by only relying on players who have been there before in their squad, this season indeed many players from the clubs I mentioned above left for other teams but I think that will not make them weak next season because they also buy players whose quality is equal to the players they sell.

Yes @arimamib you are right. I also think that PSG is going to be fine because they have enough money to bring in players. It is definitely going to be hard for them to financially recover from the Mbappe situation. They really let a player who could give them more than 200 million for free.

Anyway, why I believe that PSG is not going to have a big problem is because they have a really good coach right now, Luis Enrique. a coach who has had incredible success with Barcelona. if they actually got him  A little earlier probably they could have even won the Champions League title. Anyway, You can't deny PSG still has a decent squad without Mbappé. They just need to get a player who is a genuine striker and will be able to score goals when needed.

There are many things that must be considered when a club wants to bring in new players, one of which is looking at their financial strength. They also definitely don't want to force themselves, because if they force themselves it will cause problems for them in the future. especially if it is related to financial problems, it will be very difficult to get out of that problem once they get into it. There are many clubs that can be taken as an example as they struggle to regain financial stability.

If you compare everything with Paris Saint Germain, I don't think it can be compared. The reason is that Paris Saint Germain is at a different level from the clubs in Ligue 1. We will be able to compare Paris Saint Germain with big clubs from other leagues. Take for example the Champions League, they are equal to the clubs that subscribe to the Champions League, and sometimes they (Paris Saint Germain) are even below it.

Since promotion to Ligue 1 in the 2020/2021 season, Lens have actually been able to compete in Ligue 1, they were able to finish in 7th place in their first season and they continued that in their second season. IN the previous season they even finished in second place, they performed quite well at the start of the season, but as usual with teams in Ligue 1, they were inconsistent so they couldn't get better results. Actually, last season I was quite hopeful that Lens would be able to compete like they did in the previous season, but unfortunately they had to decline.

Last season they could only finish in 7th place again because their performance dropped drastically from their performance in the previous season. I wasn't surprised by this even though at the beginning I put quite a lot of trust in them. Consistency is a problem that we often see from several teams, one of which is Lens. Next season they might be even better and it is also possible that they will decline more than last season.

Lyon have more defeats than Lens, but they can be a step above Lens. i think it's not just about the defenders not being good enough, but also about consistent results that can at least be maintained. They were unlucky because they couldn't enter any European competition zone, they should evaluate this to get better results next season. Bayer Leverkusen managed to become champions without spending a lot of money, that's the reason why i think it's not a problem with certain sides such as defenders, but also with the whole team.

Competition in Ligue 1 is not a problem that Enrique has to think about because however the squad they currently have is still better than rival teams even though Mbappe is no longer in their team, PSG is the only strong team in Ligue 1 so I think the season In the future, the Ligue 1 trophy will still be theirs, losing Mbappe will indeed leave a hole in their front line, but it looks like players like Dembele and Ramos will be able to cover the hole, apart from that, currently PSG is still looking for a new striker to replace Mbappe PSG in front line to next season and I think they will get him soon after the fantastic offer they made to sign the players.

If you hope that other teams can improve their squads next season, maybe that will happen, but to compete with PSG, I think it will be very impossible because of the big gap between PSG and their rivals so far, PSG will still dominate Ligue 1 and Enrique should focus more on improving their team to be able to compete in the Champions League next season, currently PSG main target is not the Ligue 1 trophy but the Champions League trophy has become their main priority at the moment.

It's actually a very bad move for clubs to try spend hugely on players just to improve the quality of their squad when the amount of money spent is somehow above their financial strength. It is one of the reasons you see a club go from one of the best to become one of the worst teams because immediately they fail to win major trophies that'll attract big investors to collaborate or sign endorsement deals with the club, you see them offloading the high profile players because of their high wages.
Lens last two seasons surprised many of us with their performance in the French league though they failed to replicate same feat in the just concluded season but that doesn't mean they should try signing high profile players in other to compete with the big teams in the French league when they do not have the financial strength to do that. They can go for scouting for talented players from lower leagues and build them to help the club remain competitive

Every team knows what's most applicable to their financial strengths and would pitch within that knowing they will be doing more harm to their purses if they try exceeding their capacity at any point. Sometimes bigger players were once priced low before their value did increased due to their performance so it's not totally out of place that lens could strength their squad even with less priced players whom they are eventually going to have turning out big in the nearest future. If Lyon see they are lacking in any aspect, now they have got the time to make transfer as rhw windows are still Open.

Are you always compared to PSG? everyone also knew the difference in financial strength. What I mean here is that even though Lens is not a big team like PSG, at least they are still moving in the summer to strengthen the depth of their squad. The reason is that other teams such as Marseille, Lyon and Nice have moved first so if they don't do the same then they will be left behind.

Lens don't need to buy new players with such big price tags, they can still bring in players in the price range of 10 million euros and below. There is quite a lot of talent in that price range that has not yet surfaced and it is up to the talent scouting team to find it.

No one needs to speculate between PSG and French League 1 because they will definitely dominate the league even if they lose Mbappe, now what needs to be asked is how Luis Enrique will do in the Champions because PSG really needs the Champions trophy, and currently Luis Enrique is of course considering this This is to give PSG the Champions League title, because in the French League 1 of course there is no big pressure for them because they still have star players they can rely on, but losing Mbappe is also a problem for the team and Luis Enrique because they will lose their mainstay in the PSG squad.

And currently Luis Enrique also needs some ideal players to help make PSG fans' dream of becoming Champions come true, and I will not doubt Luis Enrique because he is a coach who already has a lot of experience in the Champions and of course he will do it he something to win it, now it's just a matter of waiting who will be the mainstay next season, because we know Luis Enrique is very skilled at seeing the potential of young players.

I agree, usually Lens is having their spot in Ligue 2 where they were doing decent job, but they have good luck with at the end of the 2020 which season was early ended by LFP Lens were at the second spot and having promotion due to this early end of the season, but now they are doing good job with having spot in last year's Champions League and now having end in top 7 mean they need to be more stable which is possible just because of having good finances which is currently problem of many French clubs which are suffering badly.

If they are able to keep things on good level then surely we can expect good results with consistency because having stay into top ranks for any soccer club in any league is not easy and this all need good strategy and better finances now in coming years they could be in Conference League which is also good chance of having things on better way.

PSG ambition to win the Champions League trophy will not stop after Mbappe departure, PSG is still trying to realize their dream of becoming the number one club in Europe for the first time in their history. However, this is not as easy as turning the palm of your hand, we realize that PSG is financially capable, but will not be able to speed up the process of realizing their dream. Building a solid foundation, by remaining the most dominant in Ligue 1 every season, can increase their chances of winning the Champions League trophy in the future. Luis Enrique has a wealth of experience in managing a club, PSG should keep him for a long time, who knows, in the future this collaboration will produce the expected results.

Even after Mbappe's departure, Paris Saint Germain remain the biggest favorite in the French Ligue 1. But we all know that they want to win the Champions League more than the French Ligue 1. According to media reports, they are preparing to make a €200 million transfer offer to Napoli for the transfer of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen. If these two players go to Paris Saint Germain, Paris Saint Germain will win the French League 1 more easily. Honestly, I would like to see a team that can challenge them in the French Ligue 1. Because then the French Ligue 1 will become a better league.

Ligue 1 is and has never been a problem to PSG rather the champions league is what they are willing to give their all for because that's one trophy they admire so much and yet have not been able to win it recently. One thing I believe mostly is that mbappe was an advantage to PSG mainly for the champions league and not their domestic league actually, in their domestic league, PSG can always find a way around been able to win the title and even if they don't win they will have a place athe top so for getting to win the champions league some day they would when they must have built the team way beyond.

next season if Lyon performs well they could even fight for the title because in my opinion PSG will be weakened or not as strong as in past seasons because mbappe left PSG, so this is a good opportunity for other teams in the Ligue1 manage to win the league and with that the league becomes more competitive, but unfortunately what happens in Ligue1 is that even when PSG is weak the other teams don't take advantage of it, on the contrary they become weaker, which makes PSG lose become champion. anyway, Lyon should at least fight for a place in European competitions


PSG's mistake in my opinion was that they focused on big player signings and ignored the importance that a coach who has had great achievements in the champions league could bring to the team. PSG management didn't take something important like choosing a good coach seriously. The Champions League is a tournament in which having a coach who knows the league well can be an advantage. but the PSG management kept choosing coaches who hadn't won the champions league, I don't know why

In fact, we don't know for sure how PSG will perform after Ligue 1 starts and the same goes for when they compete in the Champions League. It is true that Mbappe's departure means PSG no longer has a striker who can be relied on as a goal-scoring machine, but that doesn't mean the club and Enrique won't look for an ideal replacement.  However, so far PSG have not made any real moves in the transfer window to bring in the newcomers they are after. It could be that PSG has made several efforts and negotiated in this transfer window to bring in the right players, especially according to the team's needs. I'm pretty sure Enrique knows exactly what steps he has to take, while still keeping PSG competitive even without Mbappe. After all, we agree, PSG actually has players who are much more competitive than their rivals in the French League. Their chances of retaining the League title remain wide open, especially as several teams as competitors have experienced a decline in performance. Well, in the second season Enrique seems to be targeting to make PSG much better, even without Mbappe. after all, they have the financial resources to bring in even expensive players. The point is that as a giant club in the French League, the club and its coach will make efforts to ensure that their team squad remains a team that counts well in Lique 1 as well as in the Champions League. Well, if PSG plays badly in the new season, and they can't even defend their Domestic League title, then we can say it's a setback for PSG.

Barcelona will not let go of his star players now because they see from what has happened to some of their young players as much as any offer they still will maintain the player. We've seen Ansu, Gavi's offer and even De Jong but Barcelona remained firm with the establishment of not selling their young players.
Now for Lamine Yamal, he is a player who is indeed the backbone for the future of Barcelona.
Yet if in the end Lamine sold it would clearly change Barcelona's finances for the better, but it would not be done.

Barcelona always retains the players but it is a blunder for them because after all what they showed from the beginning they were always late to sell players who in the end made them losses because their star players left with a free agent status.
Actually this is a density but back again this is Barcelona who is always difficult to release players and for PSG now they only have to try harder to find good winger as a Mbappe ruler next season.

Luis Enrique is a fantastic coach. He cannot, however, simply plug someone fresh in and hope for everything to be rainbows and sunlight. It goes beyond merely replacing someone. Its about attatching the correct fit. Its about locating players who can rise to meet most important needs. PSG must adjust their perspective. Their priorities should be on creating a cohesive unit rather than merely assembling stars. They will only be able to overcome those demanding Champions League evenings by this means. So, are they able to do? Can they adjust devoid of Mbappé? Years will pass. One thing is clear though: it will not be business as usual.

Instead of acting without a plan, making the right moves with a planned move would be the best thing PSG could do. If they had acted in a planned manner from the past, they could have preserved top-level football by making a few changes to an established squad. However, when the unplanned move was made, people started wondering what PSG would do as soon as Mbappe left the team. Mbappe was given too much leniency. He is also a football player. We have seen that he can go to other teams without giving any transfer fee to the team. That's why I expect planned, slow and beautiful moves from Enrique this time.

Lens is not PSG who have great ability in terms of their finances so far, so it is not surprising that they have not been very active in the transfer market so far, retaining players last season is a better alternative to Lens at the moment in my opinion, Lens who did perform quite poorly last season but at least they are still able to survive in Ligue 1 , Just like you, I also haven't heard of any target players that Lens is currently targeting and I think they don't  do that because of the financial limitations they have, Lens defense last season was quite fragile but compared to some other teams such as Lyon and Monaco lens defense is still better.

I think we should look more realistic about the targets that other teams have besides PSG at this time, apart from PSG I don't think there is any hope for other teams to be able to get the championship trophy so that indeed their current target is more realistic just to end the season in the Champions League zone and also Europe, I personally also hope that not only Lens will improve their squad but hope that other teams can also improve the quality of the squad so that it will be able to provide fierce competition to PSG next season.