Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 490. (Read 193902 times)

No player is bigger than the club, Kylian Mbappe leaves and nothing will drop down the performance of the club if the coach has the player's to win him games.
Don't forget that it's football played by eleven players, Mbappe will not reduce the performance are of the club. Berkham was important for Manchester United but he left and they coped. Same thing with Cristiano Ronaldo who left Manchester United and they did well. He left Real Madrid and they've also produced mlre two Ballon d'or winners.

The absence of Kylian Mbappe is just for the main time. Luis Enrique Is a good coach and he knows how to improvise and win big games. This first season is quite challenging for him.

Of course Mbappe is a big priority for Luis Enrique because Mbappe already knows very well how to beat his opponents in Ligue 1. Mbappe is superior to other players because Mbappe is the choice as a player who plays from the first minute. but other attackers sometimes have to start as a substitute. On the other hand, in Ligue 1, Mbappe is a player who is often the top scorer every season, so it is not too surprising that this season, Mbappe will again be the top scorer in Ligue 1.

Apart from that, PSG is the strongest team compared to other teams so there is no stronger competition from other teams in breaking PSG dominance in Ligue 1. In this January transfer window we saw that PSG star Mbappe was again linked with several elite European teams, even Liverpool are also very interested in getting him. Mbappe is even willing to lose his bonus if he goes to another club in this January transfer. Well, if Mbappe goes to Liverpool, I admit that Liverpool will be quite strong in the second half of this season.

Currently Mbappe has scored 18 goals in League 1, this is due to the support of his teammates as a team. I could even say that Enrique focuses more on Mbappe. naturally, apart from being a star player, Mbeppe is also an established player and very dangerous when in the opposing team's defensive area. as for the other players, namely his teammates, most of them have not yet reached their best performance or game. especially, for newcomers like Ramos and Kolo Muani. these two players are still unstable and have not yet reached the level of play that Luis Enrique wants as the architect of Paris Saint-Germain. currently, Enriue is rebuilding the PSG squad. we can see, several players have left PSG. now, they only bring in young players. the aim is none other than that, starting with young players who don't really have star names. I mean, not on the same level as Mbappe. which means, PSG's philosophy is starting to change, especially in the hands of Luis Enrique.

This season, there have been strong rumors that Mbappe will actually end his contract with PSG. it is even reported that this French star is willing to cancel his loyalty bonus from Paris Saint-Germain. so far, Enrique is directing PSG and is quite successful in Ligue 1. they are at the top of the standings, and are only 5 points behind the Nice team. however, in the Champions League, Luis Enrique's team is nothing compared to other top teams. this is only natural, considering that PSG is in the phase of rebuilding their squad and only has Mbappe as a big star at their club. if in the end Mbappe leaves, Enrique has prepared how he will handle his team. apart from that, PSG will look for the ideal player instead. the point is, IMO, PSG is not targeting the Chanpions League trophy. but at least, they will still maintain Ligue 1.

No time to waste for PSG, they will continue in excellence in  upcoming seasons and matches to come. PSG priority is winning the Ligue One title and also taking home the UEFA Champions League title which comes first on the radar list. PSG performance doesn't decline, rather it keep streak winning in league matches and they're top club and won't be allowing any poor results to draw them back. Luis Enrique and the president of Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser Al-Khelaifi who's desperate to pin Kylian Mbappe in PSG, he's going nowhere other than focused on his contract to run out before he would take his decision to exits Parc des Princes stadium.

But think about it, if you were around 10 years of age and you are extremely talented in football, you have your idols and you are dreaming of certain leagues where you would love to one day play, would Ligue 1 be part of your dreams? This is the biggest problem I think for clubs from France. PSG is an exception because they can make up for a bad experience with money. Playing in Spain or England is very different from playing in France. El Clasico in Spain, the derbies in England and so many other things that are great in those leagues. The only thing that could convince you to go to France is money. No young talent would ever go to France if clubs from Spain and England are also interested.

I could not agree with you. PSG will suffer horribly if Mbappe leaves next summer. I think if Mbappe leaves this season in the winter, PSG will still be able to win the league but if he leaves next season, they will have to fight even harder. Currently, Ligue 1 is like a picnic to PSG. They just go and win the matches and return home. They can just draw a match and it won't seem to be affecting the table that much due to the huge lead that PSG has got over other teams.

But next season it will be different because everyone will start with 0 points. If PSG can find a replacement for MBappe then it might be possible otherwise it won't be. The whole team is dependent on Mbappe. This is not good and you cannot beat a big team with these tactics which is clear by their performance in the UEFA Champions League.

Duke Khan

One thing that needs to be highlighted as the reason why PSG failed in European competition is the figure of their coach. Even though Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are fit, the overall performance of the team has never been good. PSG completely wasted money and time by bringing in the best football stars, while they failed to establish a good partnership with a great coach. Of course they had a lot of money, but they failed to bring the success they deserved.

The 2020 Champions League final against Bayern Munich was a truly disappointing flashback for PSG. Even though PSG ultimately had to give up with a score of 0-1 to Bayern Munich, they should have been able to win if they were able to take advantage of the opportunities well. I want to see how far PSG will go with their team this season in the Champions League, Ligue 1 may be theirs again this season.

This is exactly what I've been saying all along a situation where by there's a good player who helps the team with some good performance which should get the team to a good position very fast but the rest of the team members are not optimal, it will end up jeopardizing the efforts of the star player.

A typical example is when the players scores several goals for the team in a match and the defenders alongside the keeper is unable to guard their post well enough not to conceding too many goals that will bring the goals scored by their player to a ruin. In the case of PSG mbappe alone can not do all the team needs to win UCL but with the help of other team members and good cooperation they can achieve it because they have got a good dept and on the other hand I think the coach is also a problem to the team too. The major challenge PSG has always gotten has been with the UCL as they literally win the ligue 1 at will.

I think PSG will be fine if Mbappe really goes to another club, because currently Enrique has no shortage of good players in his squad. I admit that Mbappe is a great player and has technical qualities above the average of other players, let's say he is a typical player who can make a difference for the team, but I don't think PSG management is building a team that is oriented towards just one player.

For some time PSG will certainly need to adapt, adjust to being without Mbappe, and it is possible that they will be a little unstable. But on the other hand, we also shouldn't ignore the talents of other players who could be a solution to Mbappe's departure, who knows, PSG will be more solid without the star players who are prioritized by the club, getting preferential treatment, big paychecks, and potentially causing jealousy in the locker room.

Messi and Neymar had two whole seasons to show something. Considering the level of other partners, including Mbappe, Donnaruma, etc. they had everything to achieve something, but in fact it was two disastrous seasons. Why do you think such a team should be given another chance? Messi is old, Neymar is lazy and undisciplined - the fact that they left the club made PSG stronger. If they continue to get rid of brands and continue to buy real players (and not those who have a couple of years left to play before the recession), then this PSG has great prospects (which, by the way, I’m not happy about since I’m against moneybags).

The Trophée des Champions might not be a big trophy but little achievements like this could serve as a motivation to put in more effort. They have won the trophy for the twelfth time which is remarkable. PSG coaches are judged based on the Champions League performance but to win the local trophies is a must. But I am glad that coach Luis Enrique has won his first trophy for the club and they are also in a good position to win the Ligue One. Real Sociedad might not be the favorite in the Champions League second-round match but we cannot underestimate them. PSG I not in very good shape compared to clubs like Manchester City, therefore they are not favorites to win the Champions League. Luis Enrique already knows that he might lose his job if PSG fail to lift the most prestigious trophy in Europe this season.

PSG ever have top attacking line such as Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi but failed in Champion League, I think main problem is how to manage ego some players prefer with team working than individual and PSG manager can't reduce the players ego and failed in Champion League to be the winner. Difference with Manchester City although they have many star players but Pep Guardiola success make working teams not individual.

I think if PSG have ideas to build team with star players they must have great head coach can manage well the players ego, make them working as one team not prefer individual skill only. Seems under Luis Henrique, PSG more prefer build up their squad with youth players and worth for long term project keep dominance not only in domestic league but also can talk more in Champion League.

I would like to say the same thing, but I don't think many people want to hear it and tend to make fun of it. Messi, Neymar and Mbappe are great strikers, it is recorded in their history and statistics. However, whether PSG is successful or not in the Champions League is not just because of these three, meaning that every player who has the opportunity to play in that season must be the reason why PSG is good.

PSG has problems, especially the coach and the depth of the squad. They have problems in defense and midfield, even if they have big-name strikers. The coach is also the reason why they tend to lose technically, so success is not solely due to the players but also due to the coach's ability to analyze the team's problems and needs. Unfortunately, Messi and Neymar have left while they have Luis Enrique as coach. But Enrique will create his own story this season with PSG even without Messi and Neymar again.

I would say that it is not really all that same, I feel like they might be even better right now compared to last two seasons and when I say that many people think that I am joking but that's really the reality without a joke. Because Messi was already at a certain age when he get there, he was still a great player but he wasn't the Messi that can took a team from nothing to UCL, plus he wasn't playing in his own system, that dude played 20 years at Barcelona, PSG was a new team to him, between his age and new team I think he wasn't at 100% anymore.

Neymar was even worse situation because we are talking about a situation where he was just keep getting injured, just like he is injured now as well. So those all matter, sure on paper it looked great, but the reality wasn't like that.

I wouldn't describe the win of this title as a booster for their confidence, but as something that gives them a decent understanding of their own goals and possibilities. Everyone expected them to win that title and they delivered. But by now nobody expects them to win the title in the Champions League and maybe it is good for them that they finally don't have to carry this burden anymore and deal with the pressure that everyone says they have to win the Champions League. Not this time, the favorites are other teams.

Yes, they are with enough finance to get good young players, but I do think their problem is that the coach or the management board kind of lack the ability to foresee young players with great potential like that of Mbappé to sign ,else they should have gotten Mbappe's replacement on ground before his departure. PSG is hugely depending on Mbappé to get the club going and which is bad, I'm still wondering how PSG is gonna survive and compete with fellow clubs in Ligue 1 and even in the European competition should Mbappé finally exit the club in summer transfer.

Yes, but if PSG still doesn't have the ability to fight other big clubs, it's the same as last season, nothing changes.
In my opinion, PSG has not had any changes and is still the same as the previous season because it has not provided anything impressive and to lead in League 1 is not something new, but it has been since several previous seasons. PSG has always led in League 1 until the end of the season and according to I Luis Enrique also hasn't provided anything different.
For Enrique's efforts I agree with you that he as a coach will be given the responsibility of getting a replacement for Mbappe but in my opinion it will be the most difficult task because it will be very difficult to get a striker who has equal talent to Mbappe because several big clubs still retain their best players but we don't know what happened because I also heard that PSG might be able to get Haaland as a replacement for Mbappe because PSG could spend a large amount of money to make an offer to Haaland.

But I wonder, even though PSG has good finances or is the richest team in France but yes, it seems that PSG is not so successful in having and or getting young players with great potential. Because anyway, over time also young players with great potential like Mbappe will also leave and if Mbappe really leaves, then of course PSG will experience a decline in performance which may be very bad.

Because after all, so far PSG has only relied on Mbappe to become a goal machine and of course, if Mbappe leaves, it will take more time for PSG to get or have good performance only in Ligue 1. Because yes, we cannot consider too far about PSG in the Champions League because after all, only for competition in Ligue 1 also PSG still relies on Mbappe.

5 points ahead of the second-placed club is a difficult gap to catch up with, yes that's because Paris Saint Germain are at the top, but if another club was in that position and Paris Saint Germain were in second place I might say different things.
Now the expectation is on Nice, they have a very strong defense that is difficult to break down, but they have a deficiency in the front line that is very difficult to create goals. They must take advantage of the transfer market to get players they can rely on up front. I'm sure if they can improve their goal productivity, then they will be a real threat to Paris Saint Germain, but if they can't improve then I'm not sure they can be a contender for Paris Saint Germain, maybe even be displaced from their current position.

If Mbappe leaves the club in summer, which I think will happen no matter what PSG will do, the club will lose so much besides an exceptional striker. I think the whole team will suffer from Mbappe leaving them. They are so much less dangerous without him. Imagine you take him out of the team now, I think they wouldn't have the slightest chance in the Champions League as he is the player who can really decide a game within a blink of an eye. They would still win Ligue 1 as this is nothing special given how much quality they have in the team, but on the highest level Mbappe can't be replaced.