Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 62. (Read 140705 times)

Dude, I feel you. Zidane taking over PSG would be massive. The guy's a straight-up legend, and what he did at Real Madrid is insane; three Champions League wins in a row? That's unheard of. With PSG's money, he could build a similar monster like Pep's City. That would be terrifying for the rest of Europe. We could finally see PSG dominate the Champions League the way they've been wanting to

But I'm also with you on the hesitation. Zidane seems picky about where he coaches, which honestly, I respect. Makes him even more of a badass. That said, think about what he could do at PSG! Not just winning trophies, but changing their whole style, their reputation

I think PSG can maintain a title series in the Ligue 1 even after Mbappe leaves. Because they will still have a much stronger squad than the other teams. Mbappe has had a huge role in the success of this team so far. But when he leaves they should learn to stay strong as a team as well.

Mbappe's place would surely be filled with another player but it is really hard to predict who it would be.    Osimhen is the most speculated player for now. His play style isn't similar to Mbappe but he can contribute really highly with his scoring skills.

Moreover, Messi and Neymar also don't have very big influence on PSG performance, maybe there are several advantages that PSG has, but still the key to PSG success and strength lies in Mbappe.
It will be much more difficult for them to be in bad condition when Mbappe leaves and this is the reason why Enrique prioritizes all his players not to be too dependent on Mbappe because it will be very bad if Mbappe leaves, and I sure Enrique has already guessed that Mbappe will really leave.
What Enrique did was also quite the right step as coach, he wanted all his players to be able to play well without depending on just one player, but Enrique forgot that the trigger for PSG enthusiasm and strength was because of Mbappe with them.

If say loyalty then it is clear that anyone will not care about loyalty after they have received series of pressures just because they are required to survive and want to extend their contract longer.
Not only Mbappe but all the other players, if they experience conditions like this, when the opportunity comes, they will choose to go to another team that is much better and can give them what they want.
Moreover, Mbappe really hopes for the UCL title, this is the prestigious and most valuable title for all European football players.

I can see that it's definitely not the same as winning League One, but it's not that easy or difficult. They've been trying for the last 5 or so years to win it, and they've spent so much money and said so much and none of it does them, they've lost big.

Oh I don't think you fully understood the point I was trying to make. I do agree with the most part of what you have written, but do you remember that Ronaldo said the competition with Messi is what made both perform at this insane level for such a long time? Great teams and great players are pushing each other, they make you shift your own performance boundaries. PSG doesn't have opponents that put them under pressure, but then suddenly they need to play the best game of their life. Manchester City, in contrast, is playing against Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United etc. on almost a weekly basis. In my opinion this makes a huge difference because players have to be sharp nonstop. There is no negligence possible at any point in time during the season. PSG players can lean back 70% of the time during a season. Once they have a 6 points advantage, the season is essentially over.

Bradley Barcola's situation is not good at all now in PSG. It seems Bradley Barcola got injured hard while playing for France. FIFA Day made many players injured and Bradley Barcola is one of them. Bradley Barcola is a young talent who has good performance and considering his age he could shine in PSG for years.
Recently his life changed a lot because he was playing for Lyon before but Enrique asked PSG to buy this player.
They spent 45 million euros on him which is a huge amount of money.
So far in this season, Bradley Barcola played in 3 games, and in 19 games he was in the first squad, he also scored three goals and six assists. This can show how effective a player he is for his team.

Yes, they have really tried with the various efforts they have made so far. Even with their financial condition not being a problem, they have brought in many star players in the past few seasons. But in the end, it turned out that it didn't work, because they seemed to only focus on the front line. Meanwhile, football does not only depend on the attacking line because after all, all lines must be truly ready. And one more thing, the competition is very tight within the club itself and sometimes it's not good enough.

But yes, at least, PSG is still trying in that way. Even though now they only have Mbappe as their most talented main player. In the UCL, they will have to face Barcelona, where they should also have a chance, because Barcelona is currently not in their best position. However, it's just a matter of how they can make good use of this opportunity.

I get your point, but PSG is among the  elite teams right now. They have the players and they have what it takes to win the Champions League. They've just been run very poorly. It has nothing to do with the league they play in. A good team is a good team anywhere, the league doesn't matter. If they are very well managed they should be able to win the Champions League.
Manchester City is almost the same thing with PSG, the only difference is Man City won the Champions League last season which is about 6 seasons after signing Pep Guardiola.
My point is, that it takes time.

It's worse for PSG because they don't know how to manage the club. They don't know how to sign players. The fans decide a lot of the players they sign. When they had Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe, they had a very average midfield. Good management should know that the team needs to be balanced.
A well-managed team would have let Mbappe go last season instead of giving him such a huge contract. They keep building their team around one man and it has never worked.
They need to have a balanced team where the team depends on the team to succeed. One man can't carry a team except you're Lionel Messi. Even Messi needs support, to be honest.

I wouldn't want to really sound like I'm underestimating PSG because they can still get something done but then they are not in the best form and not strong enough to be able to get to the finals or win the champions league, they will even be lucky that by the end of this round one of Manchester city and Real Madrid will be leaving the champions league of which would reduce their fear of a strong rival knocking them out.

Even with the exit of either of these two teams PSG may still be knocked out at the semifinals most likely because they have not got the form a d strength to go beyond that stage and it very sad they have got all the experience in champions league but then even with all the experience they are yet to get that form that will make them more fit enough for the champions league enough to get that far but then if they can improve their performance and form it's still very possible they go beyond their current stage but then they currently don't look like they will be able to really get beyond the semifinals.

Looking at the fixtures you will agree with me that it really going to be even more fierce tough and after these stage because even the teams at this stage are very much strong and getting pass this stage will be a sieve of the toughest team so it's definitely going to be even more tough beyond this stage and PSG may not be able to stand the pressure ahead because they are not looking like they have the stamina to be able to resist the pressure that will come there after.

Before Manchester City won the Champions League title last season, Manchester City had also been to the final but failed to win the title because of Chelsea. Pep Guardiola once said, this team needs to get good experience in the Champions League and they have to learn from their mistakes and correct them in the next season. Pep Guardiola ultimately managed to win the title last season, so PSG may have a lot to learn from Manchester City's journey to the title.

Of course, Ligue 1 competition is not too tight compared to the English League, La Liga and other leagues, but PSG is a team that has improved in terms of the quality of its play but has not been lucky in terms of titles. They have tried to improve themselves and increase the depth of their squad every season, but success has yet to come. There will be a time later, but of course no one knows when, what is clear is that they might still get it this season.

I also agree with you that it will be hard for psg to reach the final stage in this ongoing champion league competition. It is not that psg is not in the good, but for the champions league, I don't think they have experienced players and a great manager that can manage the team to the final. Even in this quarterfinal, I don't think they will escape this stage because they are playing against Barcelona, and despite that, Barcelona is not playing up to your expectations. I think Barcelona will still be the favourite team to qualify in this quarterfinal to the next stage of the competition. psg is in great form in their domestic league, but turning champions league performances is not same.

The era of going a season without winning either the Ligue 1 or UCL leads to a coach getting sacked has to stop because most times, the coach isn’t always the problem here. Yes sometimes the teams in the league where the clubs participates is most times the problem. ⁠Currently you can’t rate PSG as a club with any chance of winning the league. Yes they’re on a very low standard and can’t be compared to better clubs like the likes of City and Real Madrid talk more of the likes of Arsenal and yes Bayern Munich even though they’re not in the best of their form this season, yet PSG might not be able to stop them. Winning the UCL is quite different from winning your league.

 In the Ligue 1, PSG have little or zero competitions and as such the league is more like their self titled especially as among all teams in that they seem to be the better amongst all. Winning the UCL doesn’t require you to have a billion squad and that will help you do it. No, it requires very extra work from the players and more especially from the league too as the clubs in the league need to also improve their way of play and as such it’ll automatically makes psg want to sit up and play in a better way as compared to how relaxed they’re now at least knowing they’re sure of winning the league and maybe the local cup.

 ⁠Luis Enrique won’t be sacked because he’s improved this team and I’m sure he can even take them to the final but even on any note that he’s sacked and a coach like Zidane is brought, I think he might not immediately achieve much success because this kind of team needs to build over a period of one or two seasons then they’ll be able to get their feet. The owners of the club should be patient with Enrique and see what he can do with the team without Kylian next season then they can make a decision if to keep the coach or change him.

Although PSG qualified for the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season but still, I believe there is still no chance for PSG to qualify for the Champions League final. It doesn't matter about Enrique still doing well so far at PSG in his first season but yes, that Enrique will also only be able to bring PSG to get a trophy in the domestic league but it is still difficult in the Champions League. After all, when PSG played in Ligue 1 without Mbappe, the reality is that PSG sometimes still get results that are not optimal. Therefore, this dependence on just one player could be a weakness for PSG to be able to advance further in the Champions League. With these factors, then I believe there is no chance for PSG to get the treble winner because obviously, PSG is still not good enough to get the treble winner as you said.

Currently PSG seems not get problem with their manager and Luis Henrique position keep securing in this season indeed what ever the result of PSG in Champion League match, I don't think Zidane will be manager for PSG in short term because not interested yet after leaving Madrid's manager position last several season still enjoying moment not as manager.
Luis Henrique achieved with PSG in this season very impressive, has chance with treble winner after existing in Ligue 1 managed top standings with many points gap and still on French Cup then PSG has opportunity lead to semifinal round in Champion League. Its great achievement for PSG manager with usually can't existing with three competition in one season exactly last several season PSG always eliminated on knock out round of Champion League.

IMO, what is actually the problem with Paris Saint-Germain is Nasser Al-Khelaifi and his sporting director.  yeah, they can't do as well as Manchester City.  at least, City is led by a competent coach. also, given the freedom to have players he likes in his squad. ideally, a coach knows which players they need to make their team stronger. different from PSG, several previous coaches were not very competent in handling a team as big as Paris Saint-Germain. Plus, the selection of players is under the constraints of club management. yeah, like when PSG was managed by Galtier. apart from having just managed a team as big as Paris Saint-Germain, he also doesn't have much experience in the international arena. the most crucial thing is, Galtier cannot control the conditions in his own squad's dressing room.
Finally, there are many rumors of disputes occurring within the PSG team. What's worse, Galtier only carried out his duties according to the instructions of Nasser Al-Khelaifi or the club management. That's also why PSG always fails to win the Champions League trophy. When PSG was filled with the MNM trio, this team was sharp in the front line but not in the midfield and defense sectors. PSG is just wasting money, even though they are under a competent coach. It is possible that the French League giants can win the Champions League trophy.

Now Paris Saint-Germain is managed by a coach who is quite experienced, especially in the Champions League. but still PSG is not yet the ideal team. next season, if Enrique stays with this team. There will be changes taking place, especially in the midfield and defense sectors. especially, if in the end Mbappe leaves. that means, Enrique will look for the ideal candidate. For Ligue 1, as we can see, it seems that this season their progress in defending their league title will not encounter any significant obstacles.

I can see that it may not be as easy as winning ligue one of course, but it shouldn't be this hard neither. They have been trying for the last 5 or so years to win it, and they have spent so much money and got so many great players and none of that helped them, they always lost.

I think it's quite important to realize that while it's hard to win UCL title, when you spend this much money on it, it becomes something more possible, this is why we should be considering the situation they are in right now as not normal. I believe if I built a team with that much money then I would definitely expect them to make it better, I would expect them to have at least one UCL trophy by now. Considering they have good players, I assume managers were the main problem.

No it doesn't depend on Luis Enrique only. There is a reason why teams from leagues like Portugal, Eredivisie, Ligue 1 and others almost have no chance to win the Champions League. The main reason is that these teams are not good enough and if they are in regards to the players they have and the quality they potentially can bring onto the pitch, then the teams don't get challenged enough throughout the year and are playing against far inferior teams all the time. But then out of a sudden the next opponent is called Real Madrid or Manchester City and that is when they haven't developed the tools during the season to deal with the problems that these world class teams can create for any opponent. PSG won't win the Champions League and I doubt that Enrique should be blamed for it. It's never the best idea to buy a club in a weak league, invest billions and then hope to win the Champions League.

PSG is big team in Ligue 1 and there was no other clubs who can break their domination in this league in the last 5 season even i have to says PSG have no decent contender to compete for race title for every season and this also causes why Ligue 1 is not too competitive compared to other league because PSG can being an the winner of this league repeatedly and indeed last summer PSG have been contact Zidane this because after Christophe Galtier was sacked they look for new manager and several names was appears as the candidate including Zidane but at that time Zidane was refuse the offers from PSG because Zidane still hasn't returned to train the particular teams

Indeed Zidane reputation which can able to gets Champion League trophy several times with Real Madrid was attempts to make PSG want to hire him but unfortunately Zidane wasn't interested to train PSG but i think Luis Enrique also good manager because at least until today PSG still playing at 3 different competitions such as Ligue 1, France Cup and Champion league and they still have good chances to gets the trophy from those competitions but indeed people awaited to see how far PSG can go in Champion League because at the beginning of season PSG owner has targgeting the trophy from that competition

Previously it was reported that Paris Saint Germain had also approached Zidane, but Zidane still doesn't seem to want to return to being a coach and still wants to enjoy his solitude without a club. It is also rumored that Zidane is more interested in managing the French national team, I don't know whether this is valid news or not.

I have a feeling that Zidane will not want to become coach of Paris Siant Germain, but I also do not rule out the possibility that he might want to if there is a tempting offer. Until now, many clubs want to get Zidane's services, but he is still silent without saying a word. Some time ago he was also linked with returning to Real Madrid, but that never happened.

Maybe Zidane is still thinking and considering which club he will work for, because offers are always there for him. I think after the season there will be more rumors about him and we also don't know whether he will return to coach at the start of the season or not. Let's just see what happens.

Talking about Zidane and PSG actually this has always been discussed even from a few seasons ago and I think it will only remain a rumour because if indeed Zidane wants the Manager position at PSG he has been doing that for a long time because as I remember until now it has been almost 3 seasons Zidane has always been linked with PSG but without giving any certainty.

Last season it was said that Zidane was closer to Marseille if indeed investors from the middle east entered Marseille but that is also not too certain because the rumours now seem to have disappeared.

This season when Zidane is back with PSG I don't think it will be surprising but until there is an official statement I will not believe this especially when the news is PSG where they always create drama not only from the coaching sector but also players who are always a transfer drama in every season.