Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 177. (Read 185183 times)

This is not just based on Mbappe alone but as a whole and the habit in the end is still difficult for PSG. They are already very comfortable playing in Ligue 1 without any obstacles so that when stepping into a bigger competition like the Champions League they are not too well adapted because of their habits in Ligue 1 which are carried over where they do not need extra energy for Ligue 1 but must be required to provide more energy in terms of performance when in the Champions League which makes them confused in the end.

The presence of Mbappe or not they are ultimately the same especially for now they are faced with a transition where in the past few seasons they have always made Mbappe a backup but this season they have to try more which makes this even more difficult.

PSG will still be seen as one of the big teams but to talk and occupy a decent position in the Champions League is quite difficult because in the end they always have mental problems because they are not better than some other big clubs in matters of winning mentality in Champions League competitions.

What what can actually be said to be team with winning mentality and also very stable playing performance even though in certain conditions which have clearly given the team downturn, they can all be relied on and can always perform optimally without the figure of legendary player.
In contrast to several other team in other league competitions which always have core players with better advantages than other players, he will be the main driver for success in the team and without him it will not be able to provide good game.
PSG for example, they always dominate Ligue 1 but it cannot be denied that previously they always relied on just one or two players to achieve this success, things like this are what made PSG team that failed to develop well in European competitions.

Last time they were in the UCL final was in the 2019/20 season and at that time PSG faced Bayern Munich, the match was very fierce but Bayern Munich had 1 goal advantage when entering the second half.
This advantage made Bayern Munich the 2019/20 UCL champions and made PSG come out as runners-up even though they were also able to show pretty good game, I think in the future it will be difficult for us to see PSG again in the UCL final.

Kylian Mbappé is not absent, but he has moved to another, more competitive league after a long career at PSG so it is not quite correct to say he is absent because in reality he has only moved to another team that is not in the same league as PSG. And Kylian Mbappé's contribution to PSG is indeed a lot and deserves a lot of praise, but he himself also has to adapt more to a more competitive league next season so that he can achieve better results because when a player can do a lot in a league that is not so competitive like the French League, it is still not comparable to what players in other leagues such as the English League and La Liga have done.

Marcus Rashford has been Manchester United's mainstay striker for many years, but in my opinion his performance was not very consistent, sometimes he performed well and sometimes he performed poorly in the previous season he performed well in Erik Ten Hag's first season. But last season, in his second season Erik Ten Hag, he performance dropped drastically and that which makes the club want to sell this player. In fact, PSG is interested in this player because until now PSG has not found a striker who can truly replace Mbappe. The hole left by Mbappe must be closed immediately and PSG is looking for a suitable replacement. Maybe if Rashford is interested in moving to PSG, the club is willing to buy him because that's enough it's hard to find a great striker to play in League 1.

Marcus Rashford

It is not impossible for every team to win the champions league, it is the dream of teams in various leaguers because it is the most prestigious league among big clubs and getting into it is also not easy, it's just that maybe PSG couldn't penetrate further either in the champions league last season or before that.

This is indeed quite a question where we do not know a worthy candidate who can replace Mbappe for PSG, Enrique may have other plans or indeed he feels enough with the players he has today to test the upcoming season, maybe it will be left to Kolo Muani if the situation does not change.

Kylian Mbappe was unarguably Paris Saint Germaine's best player for the last decade so I expect his departure to affect the club's performance next season if they fail to get a player who'll be as prolific as he used to be for the club especially in the UEFA Champions League competition. After it was confirmed that Kylian Mbappe was going to leave Paris Saint Germaine at the end of the just concluded season, I was expecting the club's management to immediately swing into action and get his replacement immediately but I'm surprised that after over one month that he played his last game at the club, Paris Saint Germaine are yet to get his replacement.
There's been a lot of speculations about who the club wants to sign as Mbappe's replacement but none of them is a serious deal. Maybe the club doesn't want to make their transfer moves publicly again until it's finalized

In fact, we are just too worried about Mbappe's departure, while we miss the positive thoughts that PSG will be fine without any star players.
Maybe the Champions League is no longer PSG's priority this time because the club has to adapt to appearing without star players and get used to appearing with players who were previously available and without worrying, I believe that Kolo Muani and Dembele are still able to help the club dominate League 1.

Let PSG develop without relying on superior players alone and time to teach this club to learn from other clubs so they can strengthen their formation without having to depend on just 1 player.

PSG must get used to and try new challenges by bringing in young players and improving their talent which will provide permanent strength in the future.

I'm just thinking and imagining a Ligue 1 without mbappe, funny as it may sound but Chances are that even non PSG fans are going to miss him in the Ligue 1, he was a center of attention in the Ligue 1 and I wouldn't be surprised to have people say they gave Ligue 1 some attention for his sake. I have a friend who's a Messi fan and for that reason he's not a fan of any club in particular, basically he just fan any club Messi is paying in. There are fans out there which I believe are mbappe fans which Ligue 1 are definitely loosing as a result of this move from PSG, a critical taught in to the movement of mbappe will expose you to the numerous effect that not only the PSG team will suffer, but by extension the whole of Ligue 1. Nevertheless measures will be put in place to get the team back on their feet and Ligue will look for a way to get out of the effects of the loss of a player of the time. Just like when Messi left la Liga it was such a huge emotional moment but currently it's all in the past and almost everyone have move past it, so will Ligue 1 do some day in the case of mbappe. Real Madrid happens to be his new hope and we can't help but wish him only the best in Madrid.

I don't get it, I feel like Real Madrid have enough midfielders to have two teams on the field, why would they want to get Thuram as well? They have Tchouameni, Valverde, Camavinga, Modric, Cabellos, Jude, Diaz and Guler. These are all midfielders and yes not all of them plays at Kroos position but they are at least near it, and I feel like they have to replace Kroos with these players. Modric could do it for one more year, Camavinga and Tchouameni could take it later on as well and play there.

I think Juventus does make sense for Thuram and he should go there because while he may not see as many titles there, but at least he could have a great career where he gets to play and do something, at Real Madrid he may win more but he won't be playing while they are winning.

Madrid has been eyeing Mbappe for a long time and even previously they were ready to pay Mbappe at a fairly high price, but Mbappe and PSG actually continued their cooperation by signing a new contract, Madrid of course felt a big disappointment at that time but finally now they can smile wide by getting Mbappe for free from PSG, whether PSG is too rich or stupid,  because they let Mbappe leave for free at the moment even though from the beginning of last season, Mbappe has said if he wants to leave PSG and move to Madrid, but instead PSG keeps urging Mbappe to sign a new contract and finally PSG has to lose Mbappe or money the equivalent of 200 million euros at the moment, I think when Mbappe has entered his final year and does not want to continue the contract,  PSG should have sold Mbappe at that time because indeed they still had power over Mbappe, But for some reason they didn't do it and chose to lose 200 million euros.

Losing Mbappe will certainly make PSG's performance next season a little disrupted, but I don't think it will make PSG lose dominance in Ligue 1, but not with the Champions League which will indeed be more difficult for them to compete for the trophy in next season.

It is actually very hard from time to time to replace some certain players. I think Toni Kroos is going to be a player like that. Even though there are a lot of players that could play in that position, he is one of the best. Well, I think I should say he was. After all, he is retired now. I think this is a unique problem. Because it is not like there are a lot of players like him and Real Madrid are unable to find them. There are very few players like him because if there were a lot of players like him, Real Madrid would definitely have gotten them already. Thuram is not going to fill the void that has already been left at least that’s what I think.

The absence of Kylian Mbappé in the PSG is sure something the team should be concerned about and looking for an alternative to replace his position will be just the best way to go about it. Since Mbappé joined the PSG, he has shown all indications through his efforts and consistency to bring trophy home for the PSG and he was able to prove it through his active engagement in the club throughout the season. He was arguably the most performing player in the league and to a large extent in the Champions league all of which culminated the successes recorded by the club through out the season.

Real Madrid's struggle to get Kylian Mbappe finally succeeded this season without spending any money at all after Mbappe's status as a free transfer player. Actually not easily Real Madrid journey for signing Kylian Mbappe and ever rejected after 200 million euro as fee transfer offer last two season ago,
in other side PSG over confidence with possibility Mbappe will extend his contract have happening before when Madrid made approach for signing him as free agent but extend two season contract with PSG.

Leaving by Kylian Mbappe keep make PSG dominance in Ligue 1 and has bigger opportunity for back to back become the winner next season, but bit doubt with PSG performance keep consistent and has chance for qualifying until semifinal round or get Champion League trophy for next season?

I think it is Enrique's job to be able to bring PSG to reach the important round in the UCL next season, even though without Mbappe of course it will be difficult for PSG to reach that important round, but Enrique should be able to find a player who is really suitable to replace Mbappe as striker in PSG's front line so that it can make PSG play better than the previous season, it is important to recruit productive players because it can help to be able to create goals to win matches when PSG meets opponents who really make things difficult for them in the UCL next season.

But it's true that this definitely needs a process and it's not easy to get up after Mbappe left. PSG needs time to become a strong team again in the UCL like last season, even though they didn't manage to get rid of Dortmund, at least they have shown good progress, it's just that they weren't lucky enough to qualify for the next round in the UCL yesterday and reach the final, that's what might encourage Mbappe to move because progress is quite slow making him unable to achieve the UCL trophy so joining Madrid is the only way for Mbappe to be able to taste the trophy UCL next season, however, PSG must immediately get up and find a replacement for Mbappe so that they can become a strong team that can not only dominate Ligue 1.

The transfer market this time is still quite fierce in terms of selecting players, especially for big teams like Real Madrid and Juventus because both teams are in need of several new players to replace their old players. However, if Real Madrid does not immediately make a slightly more fantastic offer to the player, of course Real Madrid will not get it if Khéphren Thuram immediately accepts Juventus' proposal after considering it very well. Because currently there are many young players who are being targeted by big teams in order to improve the quality of their squad.

It seems like Khephren Thuram is a pure Monaco academy graduate but Nice managed to bring Khephren Thuram into their squad, and at Nice Khephren Thuram managed to improve his performance and quality. Thus, Khephren Thuram is very strongly linked with Juventus and also Real Madrid. After all, even though Thuram is a legendary Juventus player, but I think there is no guarantee that Khephren Thuram will accept Juventus offer easily. Because after all, if Real Madrid makes a better offer, then of course Khephren Thuram will be able to accept Real Madrid offer too. What's more, Real Madrid is the best team in the world, so it seems difficult to refuse Real Madrid offer, especially because Khephren Thuram is still young which will certainly be good for the long term.

Their goal is definitely there but indeed the situation for them is very difficult because after all from the beginning when management tried to make a breakthrough for PSG to become new galacticos we must have realized that they wanted trophies including the Champions League.
It's just that in terms of experience and strength they are very difficult because after all when talking about the Champions League with so many big clubs in the end PSG's strength is not able to make a difference in this case.

They are still not ready for a competition as big as the Champions League because after all, even though their strength is strong but when competing in Ligue 1 which is already without any resistance for them, of course this is a surge more when in the Champions League which makes them unable to compete more and only become one of the candidates to qualify from the group phase, not more than that.

In the end, Real Madrid succeeded in completing their plans to bring in Mbappe, all speculation about the French sticker future ended. The process of Mbappe move was indeed the most dramatic, because PSG experienced quite large losses from various aspects. Florentino Perez patience so far has paid off, Real Madrid got Mbappe for free without having to pay a transfer fee. Meanwhile, PSG must prepare a budget to find a replacement that is equal to or close to Mbappe quality, but so far they have not found one. In my opinion, Luis Enrique will have no difficulty making PSG perform consistently in Ligue 1 even though he failed to bring in a replacement for Mbappe, but for the Champions League they should be worried. Real Madrid currently has an ideal squad, they can dominate all competitions next season.

Well I think so too, one of the great ways Madrid has to stop him is also their own players, in Spain it's not as easy as it seems, I remember when CR7 was starting out they would put him in the plays but they wouldn't pass him the ball, and he himself had to go back to the defense to look for the ball and then go out touching it, I remember that the one who passed it the least was Sergio Ramos, that's a sustainable reality, now I think Mbappé can be different, these are other times now, but even so if the player arrives in an immature manner, then Ancelotti will take it first and then the players, they won't make it easy for him if he arrives in that way with a high ego.


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Ancelotti is not only a good coach in winning and presenting titles, but he is also a good coach in building or preparing the future of the team he handles. We can see now what he is doing at Real Madrid, even though this is the plan of the management as a whole, he also helped a lot in determining which young players he could bring in and now we can see what the results are like. At least in the next few years they will always be a solid team with their current squad.

He is a very simple coach, we can see it from the style of play he uses. He doesn't implement many strategies that require staying long with the ball or controlling the match, but he implements a very effective game to take advantage of every opportunity they create. I don't know which match I saw them dominate with ball possession, I don't remember even when facing a weaker team, they didn't focus on that. However, they were able to prove it in the final result of the match with the victory they achieved.