Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 27. (Read 153831 times)

Julian Alvarez is a very talented player. And because of the excellent performance of Julian Alvarez, Manchester City won some important matches. Guardiola did not place her starting XI Julian Alvarez. Yet this season, Julian Alvarez scored 5 goals and 3 assists. Julian Alvarez performed much better than Rashford, Hojlund or Antony. So I am not surprised at all that the price of Julian Alvarez is 1 million. Moreover, Julian Alvarez is a young player. Naturally the price of Julian Alvarez is higher.

I thought Luis Enrique would try this season to get Osimhen in the squad. But now PSG management is probably trying to add Julian Alvarez to the squad. If Luis Enrique can properly guide Julian Alvarez then we will see better performance than Julian Alvarez. Julian Alvarez has already given us the proof of his ability.

Too overrate with Julian Alvarez values above 95 million euro because he is not regular player with Manchester City and always become second choose for Pep Guardiola. But its not problem for PSG spending high amount fees for signing Julian Alvarez. In this season Julian Alvarez played 36 matches in Premier League but most of substitutes but he was success scoring 11 goals and 9 assists, actually Julian Alvarez is not central forward player typical who needed by PSG after leaving by Kylian Mbappe.

Manchester City most excited if can reach agreement deal with 95 million euro but they will loss super sub players success replacing well Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland position when both players getting injury. Still waiting with Pep Guardiola decision keep stay him or let Julian Alvarez join with PSG for next season.

Not satisfied with the performance of coach Francesco Farioli, this forced Nice to fire him and they got a replacement, namely Frank Haise. I think this change in coach will have quite a significant impact on Nice next season, especially since this season they only finished in 5th position and failed to secure a place in the Champions League.

Frank Haise himself had previously been Lens coach since the 19/20 season and it seems that Lens did not renew his contract so Nice took advantage of this opportunity to recruit him. It is possible that Nice will put their trust in him to be able to bring Nice to compete again with other teams in the top flight next season.

Did you read the transfer fee from Julian Alvarez? in the picture it is explained as 96 million euros, in my opinion that is a big number for a player who often plays as a reserve, but it cannot be denied that even though he is not the first choice at City, his performance is very good and at City this season he is in second place as a players who make assist after KDB and also because PSG is a rich club of course that is not a problem and if everything goes smoothly Alvarez will soon join PSG.
Getting Alvarez would be one of the best transfers for PSG seeing that this player is quite stable and also far from injury and PSG will still perform well in Ligue 1 but for the Champions League maybe they will still be the doubters for a surprising performance.

Shocking news came from Reims, which is mid-sized Ligue 1 team, they are reportedly looking for new coach and several rumors circulating state that Reims is interested in bringing in Ancelotti son to become coach there.
Davide really has the potential to be able to lead Reims to become stronger team, he has quite good experience, even as an assistant coach for his father, Davide can have various strategies and also ways to build team competitively.
Maybe this could be good step for Reims but it also doesn't guarantee success in the near future, it just that seeing how his career in the world of football has gone, it will make it very possible for Davide to become great coach in the future.

But for now I have not found clarity on this rumor, maybe in the future everything will be clear how Reims will be able to get new coach for next season.
If it really happens that Davide can be brought in as Reims coach then that will be very positive thing for Reims development over the next few season.

PSG top goal is winning the UEFA Champions League title but I don't see that happening anytime soon. Don't forget that Paris Saint-Germain will stand tall without their most valuable player. They're balance when it come to finance, and having a possible path to bring in stellar performance. PSG will do well without Kylian Mbappe and we should simply watch how they will become stable and upright in their game results.

PSG still has various other talented players, but it's just that they're not as skilled as Mbappe. So, actually PSG won't collapse so much in the absence of Mbappe. especially in the French league, it is clear that PSG will continue to dominate and have not been defeated. It's just that, to compete in the UCL, maybe they really have to try harder.

Oh yes, it seems like a few days ago, Enrique said that he prefers to focus on the fans that PSG currently has. However, recently, PSG has also been linked with several other top players, one of which is Alvarez from Man City, who is rumored to be being targeted by Chelsea.

And this is the good news about PSG wants Alvarez to join PSG.


Source: PSG is interested in Julián Álvarez

PSG will only rely on luck if they appear in the Champions League to reach the final round without Mbappe and if that happens, it will only be a big surprise for PSG, but also we should not underestimate clubs like this because not only in the Champions League but PSG can try to win a title at UEL to gain experience in the final round and at least the players can be prepared to appear in the final round of this big competition.
Competition is not just about the champions league and if it is difficult for PSG to achieve a title in the champions league there should be other alternatives to get a title that is easier to obtain but also something to be proud of.
PSG's ambitions may be too high to pursue the Champions League title because they feel that this club is able to win the title in this competition just because it has star players and always dominates League 1, while PSG players are not ready to compete in the Champions League.

The league 1 title is like PSG's food every season without us worrying that PSG will still dominate league 1, but after Mbappe's departure I actually want that dominance to be broken by another club like Monaco so that league 1 is not so boring.

With the presence or absence of Mbappe in the PSG squad in the end, it is still PSG who are indeed difficult to touch when talking about Ligue 1  But the difference is that their chances are indeed getting slimmer when talking about performance problems in the Champions League because indeed with the loss of Mbappe who has always been the backbone indirectly this also makes most of their probabilities for big competitions in the Champions League disappear .

But when talking about Ligue 1 then they will still be the same where they will be the best club with resources that cannot be pursued by other clubs.
Although their productivity may be reduced in terms of goals but in terms of performance it is unlikely to change much because in this case we must be aware that other clubs in Ligue 1 only always compete for second place but for the top of the table PSG is always in control.
Its just that if this season there is a new champion then Mbappe's absence at PSG is clearly very significant even though I'm not sure anyone can win other than PSG .

PSG will still be higher in terms of squad quality, I'm sure of that. For PSG, the French league is and will continue to be a league cup that can simply be won. They will probably add important names to the team instead of Mbappe this summer and try to fill this gap. I believe that the dominance of the league will be in their hands again. PSG won't have achieved their goals unless they win UCL

Obviously if he was appropriated well enough I'm of the opinion that he will most likely not want to leave the team just like that, he would have loved to extend his contract maybe, he's been in Napoli for two seasons an a season more wouldn't do much but then it's obvious he's not appropriated well enough so he has to make a move to a place where he will be appreciated even more when he's gets to show his good performance.

Asides Napoli I believe there are other teams where osimhen can literally go to and become a very good assets to them just like he has been all these times in Napoli, PSG appears to be a prospective place where he can get to go and show his brilliance, the even have a very good champions league appearance record which could mean a chance at an attempt to the trophy in any of the seasons, the challenge he will be having at PSG will be assit, he may not be getting the perfect kind of assist that can help him deliver as a striker, even with mbappe , he did all most of the job to get a goal.

Osimhen isn't a dull player, he's very energetic and does go after r he Ball to the point he has the ability to even create chances for himself in the games but then for games like the champions league, he will not be able to do it alone, he's going to need the assist and the help of his team mates if he will be optimal but then there have been no announcement of a deal yet at PSG so let's wait till there's any then we can make speculations around it.

Nice currently have no manager because Francesco Farioli has decide to withdraw from his position and he was choose Ajax as his next club i think that's very unfortunate because although Francesco Farioli only train Nice for one season but he has successfully to bringing this team to finish at 5th place and will playing at Europa League next season besides that under Francesco Farioli Nice records also very impressive because during this season Nice only conceded 29 goals from 34 matches and they also recognized as the team with the strongest defense in Ligue 1

Until now Nice hasn't decided yet who is their next manager and actually Nice want to hire Bruno Genesio as the replacement of Francesco Farioli but seems Bruno Genesio has refuse the offers from Nice because he is currently accept the jobs as Lille manager but Nice still have one more candidate as their next manager because it says Lens manager Franck Haise will thinking to leave Lens and handle Nice but this is still not official because Nice probably still look for other candidates

The French League has not been very enjoyable for many years. The quality of the league increased in the last 3-4 years, when PSG built very good squads, but there was no excitement in the league because the team that would become the champion was known months in advance.
But we can say that PSG does not have a very good squad anymore. That's why the league will not be the same as before, we will watch more competitive matches. Of course, we can have discussions when the time comes about how high the match quality will be

The right thing for Osimhen's career is to go to PSG. It would be the right move for him to shine and would be a strong stepping stone on his career path. However, speaking for PSG, the squads after the Laurent Blanc era failed to deliver the excitement of the early years when PSG was on the rise. After him, the decline started. Even though Mbappe single handedly backed the team, one players struggle was not enough to change things. If PSG wants to be as strong as it used to be, it needs to recruit star players again. Otherwise, they will continue to be a stepping stone for players who want to make their debut.

I do not think that "higher round in ucl" seems possible considering they were already at semi finals, and Dortmund manage to beat them, so higher would mean finals, and I do not see them getting to finals without Mbappe, that seems like an unlikely situation.

However, I do agree with the situation that they are going to dominate ligue one again, that seems like the most likely result. That doesn't mean that we are going to see things that would be all that complicated, we are talking about just stuff that would be normal for a team that rich to end up getting a win in the league that doesn't have even quarter the amount of money they have. It would be a bigger news if they lost, so it is going to be expected for them to win that.

PSG is currently one of the best clubs for Osimhen to show himself again. Thus, I think PSG made a good transfer. PSG and the league are a suitable environment for Osimhen to shine again. It is doubtful whether he can replace Mbappe, but PSG can still be successful with its total squad. Mbappe is the biggest player in the existing squad. Apart from that, there is not much of a problem, frankly.

PSG has lost their best player. And now they have got the coach who is actually proven to bring in good results with big teams. Only if they had Luis Enrique when they had Mbappé, Neymar, and Messi in the squad. Probably they could have been able to win the Champions League competition. Now that they have a good coach, he will be made to work twice as hard. Because he will not have the good players available for him. He will also have to create a squad from almost scratch. Especially the attacking lineup. Because I do not see any reliable striker in the squad of PSG right now.  Kolo Muani is not reliable. It is going to take quite a long time for him to actually get the squad that he wants even though he has access to a large amount of money. It is not like as we made fun of the Saudi league owners.

Saudi club owner: this player plays very well who is that?
Scout: his name is Haaland
Saudi club owner: OK give me five of that here is the money…..

Things do not work like that  . The PSG coach will have to go through some trial and error to actually find the perfect squad.

The opinion that other French teams are now likely to stop Paris Saint Germaine's dominance in the French league have been repeated by many people on this thread and in as much as I understand their reasons for saying such, I also think that Paris Saint Germaine will continue to dominate the French league without the presence of their former player Kylian Mbappe. For a player like Kylian Mbappe who's been the top scorer in the French league for the past six seasons, his departure is expected to affect his team's performance in the league but for a club like Paris Saint Germaine who without Mbappe still possess the strongest squad in the league, I think they'll continue to dominate.
Paris Saint Germaine have been very active in the transfer market over the years as well as the highest spending club French club in the last one decade and that's why the club does assemble the best legs to their team. Now that Kylian Mbappe have left the club, I still expect Paris Saint Germaine to sign more quality players to the squad in order to further strengthen the team ahead of next season.

Oshimen is not at all happy with his current club but we have been hearing that for a few seasons so why is he in so much trouble at that club. He has enough talent to do well and he is a good player who should go to a club where the club will value him and the manager will give him top priority. The star will surely do well if Oshimen gets top priority in the starting XI from the manager. There are rumors that the player could switch clubs this season, with PSG being linked with the rumours. PSG lost several of their star players last season and this season, so Oshimen might be PSG's best choice if they need to sign a new player

As of Mbappe's departure I think the other teams in the Ligue 1 has increased chances to win a title.    I mean Mbappe has made that big difference at PSG so far. I'm curious about their performance after him.

Of course PSG will still stay as the most favoured team for the league title even after Mbappe. But maybe and hopefully we might watch a bigger competition for being champions. Normally the Ligue 1 isn't among the leagues that I love to watch honestly. A full domination of the same team makes people bored easily. We need some action. Monaco seemed promising this season, maybe they would carry this competition level to a higher place?