Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 168. (Read 185136 times)

In my opinion, League 1 is not the weakest league among other competitors because there are still several leagues that are weaker, but compared to the top 5 leagues such as Serie A, Bundesliga, La Liga, English League and League 1, yes, League 1 is the lowest league because have competition that is not very competitive, apart from that, they also do not have the financial support, only PSG is the most striking among the others, so it is very natural that League 1 is left behind, maybe if they have the same finances as PSG and can recruit star players, most likely League 1 This will be on par with other top leagues and can compete competitively in the Champions League.

It is recorded that the only League 1 club that won the UCL title was Marseille, but that was a long time ago, even PSG, who dominated League 1 for years, have not been able to achieve results like Marseille

For PSG to improve as a club, players are not enough. Your point about the Messi-Mbappe-Neymar trio failing is actually the reason why I said this. When a club had stars like Ramos, MNM trio, Donnarumma, Veratti and so on and so forth, and had to exit the UCL at the Round of 16, no player can join the team and fix it. The Paris Giants have a lot of problems structurally and in terms of mentality too. They need a rebuild and need to set clear expectations, without that nothing is going to change.

The French League is absolutely nothing compared to other standard league with fierce competitive race amongst themselves. Ligue One have only entertaining features but when it comes to the real deal, they snapped out of it because they're incompetent to face major clubs. For instance, in the UEFA Champions League, we all know what always happen to Paris Saint-Germain failed attempts in numerous times.  They've tried and tried until they get no hope left. Perhaps it doesn't mean they will give up but continue to make attempts because winning is sure.

It is undeniable that French young talent is actually very good, and it is not uncommon for young talents to be priced high when going to other leagues, just like Camavinga or Tchouameni, who were brought by Madrid from Rennes and Monaco.
If from the beginning PSG did that and were not too obsessed with becoming galacticos in Ligue 1 I think they would have a lot of good talent especially since France is one of the countries known for its quality players.

They have the resources, they also have many opportunities for that but they don't see good potential from the start. But it seems that now PSG really wants to change the image of the club at this time because they realize that their approach by looking for star players who are old enough cannot be forced in the Champions League competition so starting from scratch by looking for a new scheme is actually a very good thing for PSG.

There are very high-quality young talents in the French league, but PSG is currently working so well that it is collecting young, promising 15-16-year-old French players into its infrastructure and releasing them to the market a few years later. The latest example of this is Zaire-Emery. That's why other good young players cannot leave the infrastructure. When teams like Monaco and Marseille move away from their policies of transferring good players, this becomes an inevitable end. In addition, PSG is so financially strong that the team that can compete with them is not located in France.

French Ligue 1 is looking for the revival, but things are looking not ideal because we are having good investment from the PSG with no other club is having enough funds to spend and having quality players which is surely big trouble for them even we have good potential but still we are having things which are not working, and they are going down after every season even now few clubs which were doing good job losing their quality and consistency which is creating problems for them in last few years we are having too much money involved which is making things challenging for the clubs.

Monaco, Lille and Nice are also losing their depth which is big trouble for the league in last season we are having Marseille also dropped due to lack of quality and consistency with these things are going the worst day by day French soccer league management needs to check reality check and having their part for the stability before it's too late.

Osimhen has above average individual quality, last season his performance declined due to being affected by injuries, and the change of three Napoli managers made it difficult for Osimhen to find his best playing form. If PSG is serious about recruiting Osimhen, I think it is the right step as a replacement for Mabppe departure.

For PSG, high prices are actually not a big problem, as PSG has very stable financial strength, and their expenses will decrease drastically after Mbappe leaves. Enrique certainly admires Osimhen quality, and will probably ask management to immediately complete his move. Even though PSG can perform well without recruiting a replacement for Mbappe, that can only happen in Ligue 1, not in the Champions League.

So far, Osimhen transfer saga looks stagnant without any significant developments, clubs interested in him have not increased, perhaps this is due to the high price that Napoli wants. Despite all that, it is better for Osimhen to leave, for the sake of a brighter future career. With PSG, Osimhen can experience lifting trophies and playing in the Champions League every season.

No one having any doubt about Victor Osimhen quality and ability even he is playing under any coach things are going at the top level but in last season as we have change of coach at the Napoli, and then we have serious troubling time between Napoli management and Osimhen we have some decline in his performance but still he can do at the top level with age factor and all other things are favorable for him and his good future in soccer.

Now Napoli management are realizing their mistake and want to have Osimhen again at his best, but he wants to leave this club and having future at any new club which is surely good idea for them but due to very high asking price from the Napoli president we are having deadlock between buyers and Napoli hopefully all will be settled on positive note in few days, and we will have this impressive player in action in coming season.

After the exit of Kylian Mbappé and having troubling time between Osimhen and Napoli mostly peoples were having feeling he is going to join PSG but as things are going we are having nothing predictable because Luis Enrique is having few other players under his radar for the suitable replacement of the Mbappé and Osimhen is having some links with Chelsea but as we all know in soccer nothing is last until we have all things settled so here we can have changes but right now it looks like Osimhen to PSG is looking no realistic.

Currently, mostly peoples are working on Euro which is going to end in few days then all will be clear about which player is going in which club for the next season right now we have just rumors and all personal views which are not officially working for any player or club Luis Enrique is having hard job in hand for restructuring PSG after the exit of Mbappé which is now all set with Real Madrid for long time.

Of cousre PSG must be able to build a solid foundation to be able to continue their desire to win the Champions League trophy so far, but without tight competition in the league, it will not make them have a strong enough mentality to support their performance, so far PSG has done so there are many things to be able to get their first trophy in the Champions League, including bringing in star players, but it turns out that this doesn't actually guarantee that they can win the Champions League so far, although PSG Is starting to be considered one of the strongest competing teams in the Champions League so far, but to be able to win the champions league, of course squad depth and player quality alone are not enough without a strong mentality.

PSG has failed with its star players, hoping for a competitive league also seems impossible happen in Ligue 1 in order to improve their mentality, so I think what you say might be the right solution for PSG now, it seems like it's time for PSG to start changing their current mindset of continuing to rely on star players and of course  building a young squad may be more likely to give them hope of becoming Champions League champions in the future.

Osimhen possesses aptitude, passion, and a hunger to win. Like a good manager, a great coach can transform a decent player into a superstar. Check Ronaldo. Manchester United wasn't playing to his strong points when he was with them. At Al Nassr, however? They let him do what he is most suited for and developed a structure around him.

Spalletti is a champion. He is aware of how to maximize his athletes. That's a fantastic combo, Osimhen alongside Spalletti. You assemble a championship squad this way. It's about assembling the correct pieces and making them sparkle, not only about personal ability.

PSG must build a solid foundation if they have the ambition to appear consistently in every competition, it is not an obstacle to winning the Champions League even though they come from Ligue 1. PSG should be able to change their transfer culture which is too ambitious with star players, PSG must start by providing stage for young players. Dedication and loyalty will not be achieved by just giving high salaries to players, PSG must ensure that every player is happy at the club, that way they will give everything to the team. There are no instant results that can be obtained by relying on star players alone, all players in the squad should be treated special by the club. In my opinion, if PSG can change all that, they will succeed in realizing their ambition of winning the Champions League in the future.

It is very natural that the French League is a less competitive competition than other top leagues in Europe, as reported by several media letters in 2023, if Ligue 1 drops out of the top five UEFA top leagues. Moreover, currently several famous stars who competed in Ligue 1 have left. The Ligue 1 competition lacks interest from investors to invest in Ligue 1 clubs, especially since most of the Ligue 1 clubs only compete to produce young players and then they are released after they have potential and a fairly high transfer value. The gap is inversely proportional to the PSG squad which has abundant finances, in fact they are always ready to spend large amounts of money to recruit the players they are after. Well, we can assess and see if the gap makes it difficult for the teams competing in the French League to shift the dominance of Paris Saint-Germain.

On the PSG side, this team is also having difficulty making their team able to win the Champions League title. For me, it's natural, especially since PSG is not handled by people who are competent in it. I mean, whether it's the PSG owner who is too involved in every matter of bringing in players, the sporting director whose competence I don't know and whether they are people who understand football. plus, choosing a coach who lacks experience managing a club as big as PSG. But at least now PSG has Luis Enrique who has a lot of experience and is used to handling big clubs. We saw last season, Enrique was able to bring PSG to play quite well and very aggressively. Unfortunately, the depth of the PSG team is not filled with competent players in each line. So, let's see what PSG and Luis Enrique do in this summer's transfer window.

A player's performance cannot be separated from the role of a coach who knows him well. Many players are successful with one coach and fail with another coach, that's why I say the role of the coach is also very crucial for a player, even though in the end it is the player himself who will determine the shape of his game. but usually coaches really know a player's strengths and they know how to use them.
I will talk about the mega star, Cristiano Ronaldo. When he was at Manchester United he didn't get many opportunities and the coach said he couldn't be relied on any more. But when he went to Al Nassr, he could be very dangerous and he managed to score a lot of goals and become top scorer. This is a simple example where the role of the coach will also be very necessary in determining and utilizing a player's abilities. For me it is something that is interconnected.

I believe one of the features you are trying to commend is self work, I believe osimien is one of the few players that works so fucking hard on himself that even when the team is actually having a bad day he stretches out and want to make things work out for the team. I could relate to what you are trying to say because despite the hard times and poor form that the whole entire Napoli team was having I believe some players were still made exception of it and one of them is osimien.

I don't know if you did watch osimhen play at the AFCON, are you going to credit his performance to the strategy of the coach of his national team too? away from any coaches strategy, is the personal efforts and performance of a player which is first examined before talking about the coach strategy. There are performance we will see from a player and you can tell if the coaches strategy is the reason he is doing so well or not nevertheless I'm not disputing the impact of spallerti's strategy and tactics during his time at Napoli but beyond that are other factors which I believed played huge role to osimhens performance than spalleti's strategy. I wouldn't want to stretch this argument but I know for sure that osimhen is a very good and brilliant player.

I also think Osimhen can perform better at PSG. Luis Enrique is rebuilding the PSG squad. Luis Enrique is building a youth-oriented squad. We may see this team improve slowly, but it will be long-lasting. Luis Enrique and PSG management have long-term plans for PSG's squad. PSG have spent a lot of money in the last few seasons, but it hasn't really paid off. So now the PSG management has hired a coach like Luis Enrique to revamp the PSG squad.

Osimhen performed superbly with Napoli in the 2022–23 season. He scored a lot of goals and assists. Osimhen was not present in several matches due to injuries in the last season. However, Osimhen managed to perform well enough throughout the season. Osimhen has the potential to score more goals with PSG's squad. Moreover, Osimhen can become more experienced if he is with an experienced coach like Luis Enrique.

Osimhen must realize the situation he is currently facing. The decline in performance he experienced was due to not being handled by a coach who could develop his hidden talent. Spalletti succeeded in making him a great player, his level of sharpness in scoring goals also increased. After Spalletti left he seemed to lose his magic, his performance slowly began to decline which caused his selling value to become cheaper than before. Maybe Luis Enrique can develop his talents like Spalletti did, he must look for a club that can improve his abilities because it is very important for his future.

I understand your point but one thing we must understand in football is that no matter the kind of pattern a coach will introduce on a club if the player does not have a good performance there is no way he would perform well because there are so many other clubs that has a very good coach but still some of there players are still messing up, so actually in the aspect of Osimhen I don't think he is a weak player because we cannot easily forget how hard he has tried for Napoli in terms of putting his possible best to enforce there attacking speed, don't get me wrong I'm not saying that Osimhen is the best player for Napoli but what I'm just saying is that he has contributed a lot towards improving the performance of the club.

Although there is no doubt that Osimhen performance is no longer the same as before because there has been a serious decline on his performance lately, so actually who knows if his performance will improve immediately he changed club or league because I still believe that with time he will come back to the way he normally use to play.

But a player cannot be good just because he plays with some coach, and then he will be an ordinary forward because the coach has changed. I think the team plays a role, because Osimhen was good when Napoli became champions, he cannot act separately from the team. Sometimes it happens that a team starts to play better with a certain coach, but many factors play a role, both the coach and the players. In fact, I think that Osimhem could score more goals at PSG than he does at Napoli, because PSG is an attacking team, and Napoli were like that with Spalletti, it is always easier for a forward to play in an attacking team.