Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 209. (Read 189409 times)

Auxerre and Angers both teams was playing in Ligue 1 before but on season 2022/2023 they have been relegated to Ligue 2 after at that time Angers finish at 20th place and Auxerre in the 17th place but after being degradation they did a lot of improvement which makes them can return to Ligue 1 again within a year even Auxerre can became an the champion on Ligue 2 and for St Etienne they have done well but their process to return to Ligue 1 is more hard compared to Auxerre and Angers this because St Etienne have to through an play off stages against several teams to gets the last ticket of promotion team and in the final match dramatically they can won from Metz which they deserved to return to Ligue 1

Regarding their chances to survive in Ligue 1 i think it's hard to predicted because we still don't know whether they will be able to performing well or not but one thing for sure these teams have to bought new players to strengthen their squad but unfortunately they probably only able to bought mediocre players because correct me if i am wrong this because they status in Ligue 1 is only small teams with limited budget of money so they may only be able to buy non famous players at a cheap price

When we are talking about how PSG could still be great, we do not need to look at how good PSG is or not, we also need to look at other teams. I mean assume that PSG isn't that good anymore, which other team in the league could be better than them? Monaco? I do not think so. I think it is quite clear that we are seeing something changing with other teams at that league but not fast enough and they are not that rich at all, which is the issue.

So, while I agree that PSG will drop in quality a bit, I still think that no other team in the league got any better, so that means other teams will not be good enough to pass PSG at all, in order for PSG to fail to win, we do not need PSG to be bad only, we need some other team to be great.

That is a big management target that he has not been able to realize so that special thinking is needed so that he can realize his dream of winning the Champions League trophy. The void left by Mbappe must have a solution so that next season they remain strong when playing in the Champions League. For the Ligue 1 issue, I don't think it is a problem because losing Mbappe will not affect them to continue to dominate.

PSG must also change their mindset about recruiting ready-made players and they must build team strength from much younger players. So that the strength can be much more solid and understand each other because previously we have seen how when three star players were there and the hope of getting the Champions League trophy could not be realized.

I think PSG should evaluate Xavi Simons. I didn't understand why he wasn't included in the team. I think the Dutchman would be a player who could explode in PSG. I'm sure he can score a lot of goals in League 1. He had a not bad season in the Bundesliga, but I think PSG's plans are different. I thought you might be involved in Enrique's plans.

I love the fact that you admitted that Paris Saint Germaine would win the French league even in the absence of Kylian Mbappe. Many other people who's expressed their opinions about Paris Saint Germaine's future on this thread are always suggesting that since Kylian Mbappe have left the French champions, the club is very likely to lose their grip of dominance in the French league. Now to your opinion that Paris Saint Germaine's quest to win the UEFA Champions League title have become a more difficult task now that Mbappe is out, I partially agree with you because of the impact of the French on the Paris Saint Germaine team over the years however, I also think that Paris Saint Germaine under Luis Enrique have a chance of building a team that'll be better than any team we've seen in the club in recent years.
I think Paris Saint Germaine's main issue why they've not won the UEFA Champions League title over the years isn't because they lack quality players to do that but because they've always banked on their star players to help them win games and trophies with their individual brilliance Instead of building a team that plays team football. Luis Enrique I strongly believe have the tactical and technical ability to build a Paris Saint Germaine team that'll be almost impossible to stop in the nearest future so it's possible they can win the UEFA Champions League without the presence of Kylian Mbappe in the team.

It's time to prove that PSG can play well without Mbappe next season, Enrique of course has to work hard to prove it all to PSG management that he can make PSG a strong team without Mbappe next season, statistically I am still confident in the strength of Their current main squad is still PSG will continue to dominate Ligue 1 next season but their target should not be the Ligue 1 trophy because they have to pursue a higher level, for example the UCL because they will play again in the UCL next season.

Enrique also has to find a replacement for Mbappe because it is important to get new, more productive players next season, because the competition is quite tight in European competitions such as the UCL because many great players have moved to new teams and of course there is team competition which might make things difficult for PSG. I think this is Enrique's toughest challenge to erase that stigma and PSG must remain a strong team without Mbappe and they must be able to prove it later, at least reaching the important round in the UCL next season, the semi-finals or the UCL final in order to have progress every season.

Without Mbappe, PSG would not be as strong, and they should get rid of him. They could probably win Ligue 1 that in their sleep. But Champions League is what they should aim for. Enrique understands how to put together a group. But he needs players who can step up and make things happen. Even though working together is important, you still need experts who can do the job. Can PSG find that balance? Can they put together a team that works well together and has brilliant individuals? I am not going to lie, I am not sure. But I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.

Congratulations to the new clubs but they are well aware that they will be competing with some of the best clubs. The fundamental problem these newly promoted clubs usually have is funding to get enough quality players. When players are injured or face suspension, the lack of quality players will begin to affect the performance of the club. Reaching the top ten position will be a great achievement and exceeding it will be an extraordinary one. But in some cases, these clubs usually go back to relegation.

The main focus of the club now is to sign a replacement for the departed Kylian Mbappé. They might not get a single replacement, maybe they should gamble with two or three strikers and see the one that can wear his shoes. Maybe Luis Enrique is waiting for the UEFA European Football Championship to come to an end before they would intensively search for suitable strikers. This is because many players will determine their future after the competition since they are committed to current games. The club might just be lucky to get a player who can grow with the club to become a world-class striker. We have seen coaches building average players to greater heights.

Now we'll see whether or not Enrique can make significant changes in the end.
This season is clearly a transitional season because for this season anyway Mbappe's move from PSG to Madrid will continue to be discussed depending on the performance of PSG because if PSG cannot play well this season then the comparison is quite clear that PSG can't do anything without Mbappe and this is the test that Enrique must solve.

Now he can do anything including finding the right players in order to realize his plans for next season well because although for Ligue 1 I still have no doubt about PSG next season but of course the benchmark is how they perform in the Champions League. If there is a difference in performance and even tends to decline, it will be a little inconvenient for them because the stigma that PSG cannot develop without Mbappe will still occur and Enrique's task for next season is to eliminate that stigma and replace it with that without Mbappe they can survive well.

PSG's luck is that they are in a league where most teams don't have a high quality squad, they don't have the funds to sign very expensive players, so even if PSG continues to make mistakes during the market opening times with signings without In this sense, they will still be able to be champions, but the central problem will remain that of winning the European champions league. The investments that PSG made need to pay off, and to be paid off, they need to win the European Champions League. but they have already done a lot of stupid things, for example a few seasons ago PGS had a team made up of Di Maria, Neymar, Messi and Mbappe. It was a great chance for PSG to win the European Champions League

but the management didn't know how to hire a good coach, I always say that the problem with the Arabs is that they look at profit rather than the team winning titles, they prefer to spend a lot of money hiring famous players because they will make profits from it and not because they will win titles, they They don't focus on spending a lot of money on good coaches, because they know that coaches aren't famous enough to generate money for them with attention. Unfortunately, PSG will not be able to have a good squad capable of winning the European Champions League in the coming years.

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for them to stay in the first division, they need to spend money making good signings, even with the limited budget that these teams have, it is still possible to make good signings, but this is where it becomes a complicated task, because most teams don't have managed to buy a good player for low prices and be successful in the league. I see these teams as having a greater chance of being relegated

Auxerre, Angers and St Etienne are newcomers in the Ligue 1 this season. None of them is stranger to this league of course. It is nice to see St Etienne back especially after some years.    Do you think all of these teams would relegate right after? Seeing the way Auxerre played last season, I expect bigger things from them.

Like playing for top 10. There are many teams coming from the second league and doing pretty nice things in their first season already. Auxerre have had great scoring potential. I think they are good enough to upset a good amount of teams in the Ligue 1.  

In fact, this is a strategy that must always be applied in football, where coaches must emphasize the collective nature of the game rather than just relying on individual abilities. Because if they only depend on individual abilities it will be a bit detrimental to them.

You are right, one of the advantages when they have a star player is that the opposing club will provide tight security to the star player. And that can provide open space for other players to create opportunities and convert them into goals.

However, this only applies to a few matches, depending on the opponent they are facing. Because if the opponent they are facing has the same strength or even more, then it is likely that they will have to focus on the strength in the front row of the opponent. Therefore, everything must be balanced, because when even one position has a weakness, it will create a gap that the opponent can exploit.

All of us of course want to see PSG get rid of their dependence so far with Mbappe, so that way we will see PSG become a team that indeed makes teamwork more their mainstay in winning every match, ligue 1 has been famous for a league that is not competitive compared to other leagues, so it is likely that PSG will still be able to dominate ligue 1 even without Mbappe in the squad,  But for the Champions League, of course, PSG must have at least one or two players who can distract the opposing teams focus to take care of those players and create opportunities for other teammates to score and win with still rely on teamwork in their game.

So far we know how Enrique ability to coach Barcelona and the Spanish national team, the two teams that have been coached by Enrique are collective teams so maybe Enrique will transmit that the style game to PSG next season, but as I said above of course Enrique still needs one or two star players who can be the difference in his squad and also be able to work well with other players in the squad,  so maybe we will see PSG get even better in the league and Champions League next season.

You are right, when Paris Saint Germain is without Mbappe maybe they will be able to dig deeper into the potential they have and can focus on developing the team rather than just managing one player. Paris Saint Germain wasted their time just dealing with Mbappe, how they tried to persuade Mbappe to stay, but it was of no use at all because in the end they had to really lose this player.

If only they could focus more on the team rather than trying to keep Mbappe, maybe they could be better prepared now. However, it is quite difficult to make them realize that there are still more important things they can do and after they really lost it, I think they are now aware of what they have been doing all this time. Now there is no time for them to regret players leaving, they have everything to build an even better squad, so I hope they do well and soon forget what happened to them recently.

It cannot be denied that Mbappe is a player who has made quite a big contribution to the team, of course losing Mbappe will be quite felt for the team.
However, PSG also cannot afford to drag on, they are a team that has strong finances so it is possible for PSG to be able to rebuild this team and be able to develop much further even without Mbappe.

To be honest, I prefer PSG without Mbappe because now PSG can focus on building a squad that is evenly distributed across all lines without being able to just hope or depend on Mbappe alone.

Luis Enrique is a very experienced coach and has good qualities, and I am sure that if PSG management gives full support to Luis Enrique then he will be able to build this team to be much better in the next few seasons.

You are definitely right I had never seen a game from PSG before they got Mbappe and since I remember PSG they had Mbappe in the team and that is why since he left the team they have been trying hard to find an alternative player but this is not working for them because they couldn't find any player and PSG seems confused because of not having Mbappe in the team.
However, Enrique said that before that they would fill the place of Mbappe in PSG through teamwork in this team.

 

In some matches, Mbappe was left out and other players were given a chance, but if you look at the important matches, you will see that PSG did not announce the team without Mbappe. In other words, Mbappe has a significant role behind the achievements that PSG has achieved recently. Maybe another player can be brought in as a replacement for one player but I don't see another player as a replacement for Mbappe at the moment. But it is a fact that Mbappe has left the club and this fact must be accepted by the club and the management. By paying Mbappe the same amount of money they pay the team every season they can keep two quality players at their club if they plan it right then their future could be better without Mbappe.

All of this is done because there is no other choice but to only bring in new players who may only have ordinary talent without being able to bring in professional players and if you have the opportunity to bring in star players, you will definitely do it.
It is time for PSG to stop spending large amounts of money and must focus on building PSG appearance without relying on any players and this is a new experience for PSG so that they can try to achieve achievements with the squad they have.
Bringing in young players and developing new talents is a very simple way to get professional players from team efforts that have developed the talents of these young players.

Next season will be the toughest season for Enrique who has to bring PSG to compete strongly without mainstay players in several competitions and hopes that Enrique can produce very good results even without a UCL title but being able to compete in the UCL until the semi finals like yesterday is good enough to provide a sign that Enrique is worth keeping.

I think they have great potential to be able to play well even without star players in their squad and to be honest I also like Paris Saint Germain if they have new faces without star players, because we can see their abilities as a team instead of seeing their abilities because there are several individuals who are considered to boost the team's performance. It cannot be denied that having star players will help, but will it really help? I don't think so, we can see how they are when they have 3 or even 4 star players at once, does that help them when they are at a more prestigious level of competition? I don't think so.
In fact, having so many star players means they have new problems with conflicts between the players and this indirectly impacts their performance on the field. I prefer an even squad without any special players, unless they are a star-studded team but they can show their best, like Real Madrid for example.

We have not yet seen PSG without Mbappe, perhaps only at the beginning of the last season, when the situation with Mbappe was not clear and he was not preparing with the team. Then PSG looked bad, but I admit that the reason was not only the absence of Mbappe, but also that Enrique had just joined the team, and he was just starting to build the team, strategy and game. Anyway, Mbappe was a very significant player for PSG, how it will be now is not yet clear, but someone will definitely take his place and will score, since PSG has always created many chances in attack.