Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 207. (Read 189416 times)

Under an ideal situation, PSG will really want to maintain such condition such that they will be able to still be the best in the whole of France and still maintain that top position on the table while still having to be seen as the dominating team too on the table, it's still very possible and achievable but then the honest Truth is in the fact that the team isn't in the exact form they have been much before now so there are going to be some changes which all .ay have to adapt to, this will have to be with both the players and the fans, I know it may look like much didn't change but they can deni the fact that a key player which is of great importance left and is definitely affecting them.
A new player will always come and it will be such that they may do much better than the one they are replacing just like the examples you have sighted and it's still possible they may perform leaser in the very start and in the long term thy become better, one thing is sure about all of this teams, they don't go for replacement that will be worse than that which they once had as it will not be progressive. Getting a new exact replacement is something that is and has never been easy but whatever the replacement is, it's believed that with time, such will definitely change to be better and then serve the purpose for which they came in just as seen in all of those teams mentioned.by you.

I don't know if I feel this right or not but I think PSG is shied now and they have no idea about what they have to do because they never played a whole season without Mbappe in this team for a long time and as I remember when I started watching PSG games, they had Mbappe. They should think about an alternative player but that won't be easy at all because there is no player to take this risk and move PSG and there is no team that lets their player go easily.
Now we can understand why a team should not be dependent on one player.
 

Real Madrid will definitely prevent Mbappe's ego. Ancelotti is a great coach and resolving situations like this is his specialty. I'm sure he thought about these during Mbappe's transfer because Mbappe had great tolerances in PSG. Their privileges over other players were obvious. I know, like everyone else, that this will not happen in Real Madrid.

Mbappe is certainly aware that at the Santiago Bernabeu he is not the only star in Ancelotti lineup, even before his arrival, Madrid was able to win the Champions League and La Liga trophies. So far Madrid is still very careful about the transition of players within the team, veteran players like Modric will be an example for new recruits like Mbappe. Ancelotti has often handled a number of star players, I think Ancelotti will have no difficulty taming Mbappe ego. Bringing star players together in one team is quite risky, apart from being able to bring in lots of trophies, if it cannot be managed well it can cause a team to experience setbacks.

On the other hand, for his first season Mbappe will try to adapt, build chemistry with other players, and try to understand Ancelotti's wishes well. If Mbappe prioritizes his ego too much at Madrid, thereby potentially destroying the harmony that has been formed, Florentino Perez will not hesitate to let him go in the transfer window. I think Mbappe is now an adult, and he will be more mature when he joins the Madrid players.

Several transfer windows have actually opened at the moment, like as the English league which did indeed have a summer transfers opened on June 14 and coincided with the first Euro match of the year, but for Ligue 1 they will officially start the transfer market on July 1 later, this summer transfer market is of course an opportunity for teams to recruit players according to their needs for next season, In addition, of course summer is a crucial time for a club to prevent their best players from leaving for other clubs, at the moment we do not see any active movement from PSG to sign a player who can indeed replace Mbappe role next season, but I think maybe they are currently moving behind the scenes to get the player and make it official when the transfer market opens.

To face the competition in ligue 1, of course, PSG does not need additional new players because indeed their current squad is still able to dominate ligue 1 next season even without Mbappe, but has PSG not prioritized the champions league trophy as their main target?
The competition in the Champions League is not the same as Ligue 1, even with a squad that contains players such as Mbappe, Messi and Neymar, but PSG still fails to compete to become champions, then how will they compete for the Champions League trophy next season without recruiting good players ?

I think that what worries us most about Mbappé's situation at Madrid is not his performance, because he is a player who does his job very well, in fact he is one of the best, because his speed is very great and he has a lot to solve a complicated match, but the communication and ego part is quite complex because that can affect the whole team in general, because being in a team means being in harmony with everyone so that they understand each other better on the pitch. However, I think that this issue will be handled by Ancelotti, Ancelotti is a coach who gives and imparts a lot of respect , and I think that will be Mbappé's brakes at all times.

Is the transfer summer officially opened?
Or do you mean that they are not making moves for the players they need to sign before the beginning of next season.

PSG team is not that bad, they can go another season like this without signing any player despite losing Mbappe as he has already agreed a deal with Real Madrid.

It is not too late for the PSG management to sign players, in fact, they can do as many signings as possible after this current Euro competition.

I believe that PSG will maintain their standard as the best club in France. Now that Mbappe is gone, anew player will come out and take over his role. We will see a new player that will be doing all the scoring for PSG. The reason why that player has not being recognized is because Mbappe do outshine him. We have seen this happen in my clubs like Tottenham, when Kane left Son took over. In Real Madrid when Ronaldo left Benzema took over and in Man United when Ronaldo left Wayne Rooney took over the scoring and many more. One thing that might be difficult for PSG is to win UCL.

Fatal mistake made by PSG's management who over confidence will reach agreement for Mbappe extending his contract behind has opportunity for selling him on winter transfer window to earn around 100 million euro.
Its over with Mbappe decision for PSG almost several season and right now Luis Henrique need looking for replacing at Mbappe position, some players linked with PSG from Marcus Rashford, Rafael Leão until Victor Osimhen but management not had official announcement yet for next players signing.

Easily for PSG get sign top players and some their player target behind have much money and make everything possible, but difficult for replacing Mbappe position has consistent performance with PSG become the top scorer of Ligue 1 every season.

PSG isn't rushing anything about making transfers for now. Maybe they are also waiting for the end of Euro 2024 just as many others. 

The most recent rumours on Transfermarkt are Coman and Geertruida.

I don't know whether there is really a need for a RB now. Because there are Hakimi and Mukiele already. I don't think there is any need for a 3rd RB, Geertruida.

After seeing Coman rumour I assume PSG isn't in search of a centre-forward despite Mbappe's departure. But I understand. They already have Gonçalo Ramos and Kolo Muani in the same position. But there is only Barcola as natural LW in the squad. Coman would show a more consistent performance than him too. 

Several people know that Mbappe will leave PSG this season after Mbappe did not want to extend his contract. But I'm sure the club management would have known beforehand and perhaps they would have had private discussions with Mbappe's agent. There's no way they didn't anticipate this. I think PSG is already looking for several new strikers and we only know the names of several famous strikers who also happen to be among PSG's targets. Some time ago, many media reported that PSG was trying to negotiate with Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen. But lately I have also seen rumors on Twitter saying that PSG is targeting Rashford or Lamine Yamal. We don't know who Mbappe's replacement will be next season but I'm sure PSG will get him. They have money that makes everything possible.  

Well, we agree on this. I agree with what you say, I have even said that Paris Saint-Germain will continue to keep its squad competitive even if it has to be without Mbappe next season. as a big club in the French League, they will do their job as they should. plus, now PSG should use the momentum to improve the PSG squad itself. I mean, Enrique can focus on rebuilding his team like before. the difference is, currently they are not dependent on Kylian Mbappe who left for Real Madrid. so, next season Enrique will have to prepare a plan with various strategic options regarding the tactics and systems that he will implement. because without Mbappe, the system run by PSG players will change. apart from that, they will also bring in several newcomers according to the coach's wishes or according to those brought in by PSG's sporting director.

At least, for the French League, Paris Saint-Germain is a team that is quite difficult to beat, let alone break their dominance. As for the Champions League, we'll see first which newcomers PSG will bring in in this transfer window. after that, we can speculate more because we have a little idea to analyze it. what is certain is that next season Paris Saint-Germain will be without Mbappe. or, they won't bring in big name players. however, PSG still has young potential players who can develop if they find their playing rhythm. there are Goncalo Ramos, Kolo Muani and several other young players. Let's see the development of this team from the French League, both in Ligue 1 and in the Champions League.

The transfer window will be open for every elite team. The future of these young players will become unpredictable, some end up well becoming one of the top players and other doesn't have to deal with competition because they've fallen out of line. Paris Saint-Germain will become one of the formidable clubs in the world of football. We're clearly aware about the club's president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi doing everything within the power to ensure everything comes up with brilliance. Paris Saint-Germain are the giant of France league and we know the fierceness of the club.

Talks about Kvaratskhelia seem to have stopped for PSG because Kvaratskhelia has decided to extend his contract at Napoli so this is difficult for PSG but it does not rule out the possibility that in the end there is a new name that can become a candidate for PSG recruits to strengthen their squad next season.

Now, Mbappe left but the name Xavi Simons began to emerge because of his good performance at Leipzig and his performance at the Euro this time cannot be underestimated so it is likely that PSG's attack line will be more developed after Xavi Simons returns from his loan period. But on the other hand, there are also many rumors that this player is being lured by many big clubs including Arsenal.
Although Simons said he was still quite comfortable at PSG, when there was an appropriate price and with an attractive offer for Simons he was also still uncertain whether he would stay at PSG or not.

That is the thing people are missing. Sure Mbappe left, but people are acting as if PSG is just some smaller level team that got their player stolen by a bigger team. Even Monaco did not become some terrible team after Mbappe left, they finished the league second if I do not remember wrong, and I believe that PSG will be fine as well.

Don't act as if PSG has no idea what to do, they knew that it was possible for Mbappe to leave all the way last summer when he rejected making another deal, and they knew it since February when he basically declined the official offer as well, and everyone started to talk about how he is going to Real Madrid. So they probably worked on what to do since then, and we are going to see how it will unfold.

Xavi Simons was one of the players who opened the lock for the Netherlands, who could not score a goal in the Netherlands match yesterday. Simons brought dynamism to the game and made positive contributions for the Netherlands, but of course the Netherlands could not avoid defeat. Still, they tried, and Simons had a big part in that effort. I think PSG should consider him in the main squad. If he is not going to be evaluated in the main squad, they should send him on loan for 1 more season and evaluate him next year.

You are right and indeed from financial perspective PSG is very much superior to several other European team, they will very easily be able to provide fantastic offers to attract players or teams to sell their players to PSG, this is truly extraordinary support owned by PSG.
But the question is who this great player is considering that great players who are still at very productive age will definitely prioritize winning titles and supporting their careers, with PSG perhaps they will only get domestic titles and not important titles like the UCL.
This is the reason why some other great players are not interested in PSG, maybe money can be earned but not by winning titles in important competitions, after all if it is only about money then those great players can go to Saudi and be guaranteed to get very high salary big.

Let just follow how PSG develops in this transfer window, whether they will really bring in some great players to develop the team or not.
What is clear is that getting truly great and reliable players will definitely be much more difficult for PSG, but they can develop several young players in the future if they are patient and build strength from the bottom.

I don't understand what PSG is trying to do by sending Xavi Simons on loan. He is a young, determined, quality player. Moreover, he had a very good season in Leipzig. Bayern want him and that alone should be enough to make PSG reconsider their decision. Xavi Simons could be a good alternative in this period when Mbappe left the team. They can form a nice offensive line together with Zaire.

What is the point of having a competition when PSG is the only team that is rich and capable of bringing in good players? They are literally in a farmers league. Every season they are just farming the league title again and again. And I absolutely agree that it is going to be very hard for PSG to actually perform well in the Champions League competition because they are not facing that level of competition any time in the league.

So how are they going to get ready for bigger competitions? The fact that they had not been able to win the Champions League competition when they had Messi, Neymar, and Mbappé in the team and were also literally one of the best squads in the world should have been a big red flag for them. An argument could be made that if they had Luis Enrique as the coach at that time, maybe the results that they had could be different.

Regards

Duke

PSG is a team that has a strong enough finance at the moment so it will not be difficult for them to bring in many star players to their squad for next season, but what is their problem at the moment is the lack of star players available and worth buying, so far I have not seen too much active movement from PSG in approaching star players, so it seems that they have a lot of considerations and also is more inclined to continue to monitor players who can indeed make a big contribution to PSG next season, but apart from all that, it is also possible that PSG is currently trying and evaluating new talent in the Euro so it is likely that they will be active in player transfers after the Euro is over.

Simons is one of the talented players owned by PSG and of course his loan to Leipzig so far has made him develop quite well, even though he is positioned as a left midfielder, but xavi simons can be plotted in various positions in the PSG squad if they later give the opportunity for xavi simons to play in the PSG main squad next season, currently PSG needs talented players to be able to make their squad stronger and I think with all the developments and Xavi Simons current ability, of course releasing or selling him to another team next season is a stupid act done by PSG.