Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 236. (Read 189229 times)

The stars are at PSG, everyone knows. But Champions League? Not a beauty contest. You need grit and teamwork. Their current lineup is solo artists.

Luis Enrique? Smart man. They need his disruption. Now Kvaratskhelia plays. This kid is hungry and firey. He may change a game or season. We'll see Rodrygo. Although good, he's Real Madrid's golden boy. They wont let him leave easily, especially with Manchester City sniffing around.

Simply put, PSG needs more than spectacular signings. They need strategy. They need teammates who battle for each other. Thats how major wins come. Its how dynasties are built.

I also think like that because now is the moment to target new, younger players with proven achievements in big teams like Real Madrid. Because a player like Rodrygo is a player who is suitable for top teams like PSG and Manchester City to target. But it is true as you said that PSG must move faster to get a player like that before things become more complicated for him because other teams are also eyeing young players like Rodrygo and also other players needed for certain lines.

PSG winning against Lyon was probably the least unexpected thing that happened. I wonder how they are going to get ready for the next season!! Because you know that there is almost 100% chance that Mbappé is going to leave PSG, right? They will definitely somehow have to manage without him. rumor saying, there is a chance that they are looking for Osimhen. But the problem is that guy is very interested in going to Chelsea. At least that's how it seems. Currently, it feels like they are actually going to make Kolo Muani the main striker of PSG. I hope they do not do that. If they want to sustain they will have to bring in someone better. If they are actually thinking about making Kolo Muani the main striker, they are not going to go very far with that plan. because he is just simply not good enough.

A narrow win over Metz in the first leg certainly cannot guarantee Etienne closer to promotion to Ligue 1 this season, I think Etienne must try harder to be able to get at least a draw in the second leg, because after all of course Metz will try to turn things around in the second leg, I personally hope the 2-1 victory over Metz does not make them satisfied,  Because indeed Etienne's journey to be promoted next season is still too long, besides that Metz who lost in the first leg will of course try to give all their abilities in the second leg later, especially in the second leg, Metz will play at home and of course they will get full support from the supporters.

The first leg has finished with Etienne winning and now they are just one step away from continuing their journey in trying to return to the top flight of French football, the second leg will certainly be a decisive match and it is only right for Etienne to be wary of a possible Metz revival on Sunday.
Honestly, next season I would like to see Etienne back playing in Ligue 1 after a long time in league 2.

PSG having amazing history with having most expensive players to be recruited into this club even things have never been good for them to have win in UEFA but still they are doing few amazing things with their available sources and money which is involved in this game and club from them now as we are reading after exit of Mbappé they are going to enter into new era which could be interesting for them and their fans as well because currently we are having few rumours about who is coming to replace Mbappé with mostly are favoring Victor Osimhen but most chances he is not coming in France because he is having his childhood love with Chelsea which is strong candidate for having him into their club with Manchester United and few more clubs are trying their best, but things are not clear.

We are also having few reports which are suggesting coach Luis Enrique is being 23 years old Brazilian and Real Madrid forward under his radar for the possible replacement of the Mbappé even we are having no official statement or anything about this but after arrival of Mbappé he can take this opportunity to be joined PSG and give his best even he is under contract with Real Madrid until 2028.

Its advantage result for St Etienne after winning first leg match against Metz for getting one ticket left promote to Ligue 1 next season, but little difficult for second leg match because Metz will be host and bigger opportunity make come back. Usually for Ligue 2 teams less opportunity for promotion to Ligue 1 trough playoff round against the Ligue 1 team participants, has difference with St Etienne after securing the winning match result for the first leg and keep defend until second leg being draw or make back to back winning match.

Regarding match statistic, first leg St Etienne had dominance from ball possession until lead with shots on target and has bigger opportunity if can play well as first leg performance will get the last ticket for promoting to Ligue 1 next season and completed three Ligue 2 teams after Auxerre and Anger ae qualified as 1st and 2nd standings teams.

St Etienne won by 2-1 in the first leg yesterday. Did they deserve the win? I think they absolutely did.    1.41 xG to only 0.17 xG... Metz were really desperate but they still resisted well for a long time. That winning goal came in the 80th minute made things more difficult for them in the second leg. Do you think they can make a comeback from here?

I think there is still a significant chance. Because it isn't a huge score advantage. I feel like we will watch extra time and maybe even penalties to decide the winner. I still believe Metz will win the playoffs and remain in the Ligue 1 honestly. 

Well I will say this is wrong at least your first point of Osimhen not getting the kind of hype he got while at Napoli is false because at PSG, i think with Kylian leaving, the media will want to watch out on how his replacement performs. If Osimhen dishes out a very top notch performance then of course, he will get the hype. Now for PSG wanting Osimhen, I think it’s not a bad choice but for the sake of rebuilding, they can get a younger striker and I think that will fit their style as the player might not be under pressure.

 Romelu Lukaku is still a good option as you can call him a team player and plays with the team better in the matches I’ve seen him play. Chelsea are attracted to Osimhen and I wouldn’t be surprised when I see the deal been confirmed soon, I think Osimhen will flourish more in the EPl Than in the Ligue 1 majorly because of the competition there. At Chelsea yes they can be rebuilding but i think him as a complete striker in that team, of course he will be a firing power for the team.

 ⁠About Napoli’s high fee for the young lad, I think that’s not a problem for Chelsea especially with Napoli already eyeing Lukaku which is Chelsea’s, then a swoop deal and funds can be added to land Osimhen to Chelsea. So let’s just wait and see what the summer window holds for us.

When there are 2 possibilities or there are 2 clubs linked to Kvaratskhelia, he will definitely prefer to accept PSG's offer and due to his young age, he wants to have a bigger career at a European club to get a better career than having to accept an offer from a Saudi Arabian club.
Kvaratskhelia will most likely still join PSG if he really wants to get a big salary because PSG is able to provide a bigger salary for Kvaratskhelia and if he only thinks about money, Kvaratskhelia with PSG will be guaranteed to get a bigger amount.

This is like an alternative when Napoli don't want to let go of Osimhen because they still need the player and choose to sell Kvaratskhelia who could be a replacement for Mbappe and both clubs will benefit from each other.
Talking about whether Kvaratskhelia's position is right or not to replace Mbappe, it doesn't seem to matter because PSG only needs his talent to strengthen the performance of the attack line.

At the domestic league level, the squad they have is enough to allow them to dominate the league, but that doesn't apply when they are at a higher level such as the Champions League. They have to have an even better squad to talk about when they are in the Champions League. They always have difficulty when they are in the Champions League, because in the Champions League they get opponents who are equal or even better than them. So it's not enough to make them champions in the Champions League.

Now they have to formulate a new plan for the next season, especially since next season they will no longer be with the player who is their mainstay on the front line, Kylian Mbappe. This is a challenge in itself for them, because they are required to look for players who can fill the existing void and of course that is not an easy thing for them to do. Now let's see what their movements are in the upcoming transfer market.

PSG's attack line hasn't been that strong over the past year, and I understand why Enrique is now so actively looking for strikers. Besides the fact that he needs to figure out who should replace Mbappe, he also needs to have several good forwards in case one of them is injured, or maybe one of them cannot adapt to the team properly. I see a lot of interest in Rodrigo, but this only increases his price on the transfer market, Real Madrid is already asking €170 million for him, this is an exorbitant price.

Previously Kvaratskhelia was rumoured to Saudi Arabian club even at that time there is a club who willing to buy him with 100 millions but Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has been refused that rumour and about PSG indeed it is confirmed Napoli was received the offers from this team 80 millions for Kvaratskhelia but Aurelio De Laurentiis said Kvaratskhelia currently still focusing himself for Euro 2024 so Kvaratskhelia will not give the answers in the near future but the negotiation about new contract Kvaratskhelia still on going because it says Kvaratskhelia want 5 million for annual salary but Napoli only dare to pay him maximum 4 millions

Maybe if the negotiation about new contract with Napoli does not reach an agreement then probably Kvaratskhelia will be considering the offers from PSG and leave Napoli however Kvaratskhelia and Mbappe have the same characteristics that their real position is left winger so maybe that's why Luis Enrique want Kvaratskhelia because probably he will be suitable as the replacement of Mbappe

Kvaratskhelia could be an option for Mbappe's replacement when he decides to leave this season but for Rodrygo it seems a little difficult.
He is still the center of attention in Madrid even if there will be Mbappe in Madrid but it will not interfere with Rodrygo in terms of position so there will indeed be no problem for this player and will remain in Madrid.

There are some players like Dembele or Asensio who are actually still very good but Enrique still can't bring out their potential especially for Asensio so even if Mbappe eventually leaves if there is Kvaratskhelia in the squad it won't be too bad.

For Ligue 1 actually they will not worry too much because after all Ligue 1 always leaves the first place for PSG but to compete in the Champions League it is at a slightly different level so they have to work extra if they really want to be the best because some big clubs are still quite balanced even better than PSG also want the same results in the Champions League.

Yeah, PSG had a powerful team whether in the attack line or the defence especially in the previous three years, yet they weren't able to obtain UEFA Champions League and they continue to fail to reach the final game.
Luis Enrique already started signing new players and continue persuading others. There is Kvaratskhelia on the list which seems to be close from joining PSG and we all know how good he is with Napoli. There is also rumours about Rodrygo from Real Madrid but it seems that Pep Guardiola wants him in Manchester City too which makes things more complicated for PSG.

St. Etienne which was relegated after end of the 2022 after losing play-offs against Auxerre done good job against Metz in first leg game for the spot into Ligue 1 which is surely looking to be good for them with second game is going to be play on 2nd June at the Stade Saint-Symphorien Metz.

Even we are having just one goal lead for the ST Etienne which is not good but still things are interesting because Metz is having five matches losing streak which can give them setback if they fail to bring some improvement in coming game at home, and they have to go for the Ligue 2 which could be huge lost for them hopefully we will have good competition into next game and things take good change but still right now situation is favouring St Etienne for having their spot into Ligue 1 after absence of 2 years.

No one can stop peoples to talk shit like this with he is currently one of the best striker of this era and have right to do things which are good and suitable for him with the gives his best during his stay at this club, and now he wants to have changes which is his right and no one can stop him from doing this because he deserves to play his best with the best teams around him and also win trophies which are not possible here at the PSG.

Even this is big setback for the PSG and Ligue 1 but still no one can stop changes from happening and same happening here because we are having many issues here in this farmer league which is having no competitiveness which is important for having goods success in mega events hopefully officials will work to improve quality and performance of this league for having players love to give their best here in these conditions.

PSG have had a very strong squad over the past few seasons. They had a lot of talented and experienced players in their squad. But there was no experienced coach. Now PSG has an experienced coach like Luis Enrique, but their squad is relatively weak.

PSG management are likely to give Luis Enrique complete freedom as well as large funds to restructure their squad. Mbappe will not renew contract with PSG as we already know before the start of this season. So Luis Enrique is definitely trying to find a suitable replacement for Mbappe. Hopefully, with the help of Luis Enrique, we will see more improvement in PSG's overall performance next season.

It will not even make sense to see Osimhen playing for PSG, osimhen will not even get any hype like before again, did we know that because of the goals Osimhen scored in Napoli Napoli won the league last season that make the Napoli became well-recognized and also made osimhen well known, although before I know that Napoli is in Serie A league but it will be very difficult for me to even watch their matches because they are not performing well before, PSG should just go for another young striker, there are many strikers players outside that if PSG goes for they will be even better than osimhen, and also lukaku is available for PSG if they want him because Chelsea doesn’t need lukaku again, they want to part ways at the end of the season and no any club have come for him.

The only place that Osimhen will be more popular after Napoli is the premier league, Chelsea needs to striker like Osimhen but I think they are not ready to sign Osimhen at this point, Chelsea still believes in Jackson as a striker but Chelsea should try to get a player like osimhen who is a better goal scorer than Jackson, Chelsea might like osimhen but I think the price will be something that will make Chelsea change Their mind because Napoli will never sell osimhen with a small fee.

I am also surprised by people who question Mbappe's loyalty to PSG, he has long been a target for elite European teams but he still chooses to stay with PSG. However, a player like Mbappe who has great talent and a bright future staying at PSG is not the right choice. Moreover, as a great player without a UCL League trophy, Mbappe's career feels less than perfect.

Mbappe really had to move from PSG to look for a new challenge because if he stays at PSG his career will not develop, maybe chasing the Ballon d'Or will be difficult if he is still at PSG. Now his choice to play for Real Madrid is the right choice for his future career. As a PSG fan, you must not be selfish, Mbappe is a player who has extraordinary talent, so let him leave PSG without badmouthing him. Apart from that, I think PSG will immediately look for a replacement for Mbappe in the next transfer window because for PSG bringing in another great player is not a difficult matter, especially financially.

I don't know what motivation there is in Osimhen to choose Chelsea over PSG, even though so far Chelsea has not performed very satisfactorily in the EPL, and the team will also not play in the UCL next season. At PSG he can get what Chelsea can't bargain for, Luis Enrique is also very smart in unleashing player potential, I think Osimhen will develop more at PSG than at Chelsea who are trying to get out of difficult times after failing with Pochettino.
The decision is entirely in his hands, where his destination is best according to him. If he is looking for a challenge, the EPL is perfect for him because the competition there is very competitive, but if he chooses to get trophies and the opportunity to play in the UCL, PSG would be a worthy place for him.