Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 842. (Read 188890 times)

Luis Enrique for a fact is a manager with successful managerial records and surely he's gonna make a good manager for Paris Saint Germaine if he's finally unveiled as their manager.
However it is Undoubtedly clear that Jose Mourinho would have made a better manager if he was given the chance to manage PSG. Jose Mourinho isn't just a great manager with unprecedented managerial records but he's also a manager that's very good in man-management. If Mourinho becomes the manager of PSG, he'll would've easily made Mbappe to see reasons why he can win whatever he wishes to win in football with PSG. I think it's PSG's loss not to go for Jose

Even no doubt about this Mbappé can join Liverpool but with the amount like this $300 Million I am not agreed with this because Liverpool have history of not spending amount like this in their history and in current situation they will never do anything like this which bring them in deep troubles in financials in last summer they sell Sadio Mané just because of his high demanded salary and now how can they spend amount like this and then give him huge salary which will surely disturb their budget and not guaranteed of having expected results.

Second factor is now Liverpool is not in Champions League for the one season, so he will also not love to play in Europa Cup as he can achieve better things from many other clubs in current season, but now just one year left and PSG management having serious issues regarding him how things will be ended it's not clear about his future.

It has been discuss before and why PSG doesn't choose Mourinho as new manager because they know Mourinho pattern is the manager with defensive style and his tactic was so bored and not entertain many people so that's why although probably Mourinho will considering the offers from PSG if they choose them but PSG owner doesn't want to see this team will play with parked bus for each matches

There was no more name for PSG manager unless Luis Enrique this because PSG have made a choice for this coach and they only want Enrique and reported PSG will announce him to the public in the near future but Enrique will faced the challenge whether Enrique can able to control Mbappe or not but Neymar has been cooperate with Enrique before while at Barcelona and maybe under him Neymar can able to find his shape again

PSG is looking forward to working with their new manager, which is undoubtedly fantastic news for Parisians and their followers; now is the time to witness top performance from this equipped team. The Parisians have already finalised paperwork and agreements with Luis Enrique, who will be announced PSG's next head coach soon. Although the good news is delayed since Christophe Galtier has yet to relinquish his post as manager, any further delay beyond this week, he will face some petitional fines, he will leave Parc des Princes and, by July 1st, Luis Enrique will take over. 

Neynmar won't leave from PSG. He has no choice other than stay caused by his main plan back to the barcelona already failed. There's no reason for him to try it again as barcelona doesn't need him.
I remember some EPL clubs have been linked to him but these were not true as there's no EPL club tried to approaching him.

So far there's no club that has been approaching him now. Jassim is not having interest to buy him from PSG too. He has no choice to stay in PSG for next season. He has been auctioning the trophy that has been given by messi to him.

Well, the owners of Paris Saint-Germain probably had their own reasons if they did not invite Jose Mourinho to the post of head coach, or even did not try to do it, if it is really true. I'm not sure if Roma is a better option for Jose himself, but on the other hand, Mourinho at least won't have to start from scratch getting used to the conditions of the new club. Also, maybe the Qatari sheikhs could be offended by Mourinho if he refused them on previous occasions. Luis Enrique is also a good option for the club, if only the owners of the club will be patient and give the new head coach time in the amount of several years to build a team, and not throw him out of the club at the slightest failure.

Verrati leaving PSG is a big one, he is the only world class midfielder in the PSG team and loosing him to Al Hilal means PSG needs to get serious about their summer. There are just too many uncertainties. Mbappe flirting with Real Madrid, Neymar wanting to leave, no new coach with just a month left to a new season; Its poor management in Paris already.

Its a good pay for Verrati if he moves too Al Hilal, 30 years, massive experience and quality signing for the Saudi League

Luis Enrique is expected to be announced as the new PSG coach in a short time. Mourinho's name was also among the serious candidates but it looks like they didn't make an offer to him. He was actually open to an offer from PSG as he was looking positive about a move there. But staying at Roma mustn't also be feeling bad for Mourinho as he has been ready to continue working for them. It is difficult to say which one of these coaches would be the best choice for PSG yet.

Both of them have really decent careers so I hope Enrique can be really beneficial for PSG especially in the Champions League. Because PSG want a title winner there to manage the team to achieve the same success. There are just differences in game plan but I assume PSG would work this out at the end of the day.

It seems PSG is also losing Verratti and their Italian player is the next target for Al Hilal while he is still under contract with PSG and has three years left before his contract to get expired but Verratti is going to play for the Saudi team if they pay enough money to PSG. Al Hilal sent some of the agents to Paris to have negotiate with PSG. While I think Verratti is happy to leave PSG and play in the Arabian teams to earn more.

This is interesting as I wasn't aware of that in the slightest. Now that you posted this I realize that I couldn't even have given an answer if someone asked me about the former clubs of Veratti. He has played there for 11 seasons now. Are the rumors that he has been confronted with lucrative offers from Saudi Arabia now a thing of the past? This could be a reason for him to not go to Saudi Arabia yet but instead try something else in his career. Staying at the same club for over a decade is rare.

Indeed. IF PSG .  If PSG didn't expect a player anymore and didn't want to keep him because of their failure to bring their team, they would have let the player go. In this case, Mbappe. PSG always hoped that Mbappe would still strengthen his squad and extend his contract, even if one day Mbappe's contract runs out and he wants to move, PSG said that they would let him go. But if Mbappe still wants to stay at PSG, then PSG will still accept him with great pleasure. But of course players with star labels at their clubs will definitely have their own pressure compared to their playing. Especially if the club loses and he can't play optimally, then he will be blamed by several parties, especially his fans. However, this is also nothing new so the players, especially the stars, are not surprised by this kind of condition.

We agree, what Franck Haise has done for his squad has had a very significant impact. from 2021 to 2022, Lens has consistently been ranked 7th in the Ligue 1 standings. In the 2022/2023 season, Franck Haise was able to lift his team to finish in 2nd place in Ligue 1. Even before, I wouldn't have thought, if Lens would be able to compete fiercely against  Marseille, Monaco and Lille. which in the end, Lens finished runner up under PSG.
an achievement that must be appreciated both for the coach, and the players. their hard work with the team and coach paid off and at the same time participated in the Champions League competition next season. unfortunately, don't get your hopes up that this team will be able to compete competitively in the most prestigious event of the league caste. in fact, I doubt if Lens will be able to survive in the group phase later.

By the way, as I said before. in the 2023/2024 season, Lens will have a fairly busy schedule of matches. at least, they will participate in 3 competitions at once in one season. a challenge that is quite difficult for Franck Haise, to bring his squad to appear consistent and competitive. even if they add to their strength by bringing in some newcomers, I doubt they can stay consistent.
Ideally, Franck Haise only focuses on two competitions namely Ligue 1 and Coupe de France. but with conditions, Lens requires sufficient player depth. both for the core squad, as well as the second tier. thus, they will remain strong contenders in the League competition. for the Champions League, Franck Haise knows very well that his team is a mediocre team. however, Franck Haise can while mentally training his players to be more solid when tested if they meet a team that is far from their level.

The PSG president made Mbappe a top priority last season when he came close to joining Real Madrid. So far, Mbappe has had that priority. So if he loses the match even after serving as the captain, Mbappe will not be under much pressure. Because PSG has given him such power, he can change the manager of PSG if he wants. PSG will not blame a player who has the power to change managers and lose a match anyway. The departure of most of PSC's players could be one of the reasons for the match loss, in this case it is no use discrediting Mbappe's captaincy. Since Mbappe's contract with PSG will not be extended, it can be assumed that Mbappe will join Real Madrid as a free agent next season.

Indeed, in this case he did not say he was ready to move, but on the other hand, with the statement he said some time ago and refusing an automatic contract extension, this indirectly made a scene, especially for PSG, which immediately gave an ultimatum when he did not extend the contract, then indeed another option is sales.
I think with this even though he is still not planning to move but when there is a suitable price especially for 250 million ++ there for the clause of course it will make him leave if anyone dares to give PSG the full clause.

Now actually the decision is on Mbappe because if indeed he is willing to extend the contract at PSG then PSG's ultimatum will automatically end but when looking at this condition and he is forced to stay at PSG, then indeed another thing that will happen is that he will remain the same as previously with conditions where he really wouldn't be looked at too much even with his impressive performance but in the end PSG is still PSG with all conditions where indeed they are strong only for the domestic league.

Neymar's future is also unclear for this transfer window. It looks like PSG might have to go for a rebuild this summer as they have started to lose their important players. First Messi has left and now Neymar is also likely to do so. I don't know where Neymar's next station would be though. There isn't any offer in Europe for now.

Maybe MLS or Saudi Arabia can be serious options for Neymar. Let's say he also left PSG will have only Mbappe left in the trio here. Even Mbappe's time is running out at PSG. If it doesn't happen this summer it looks like it will in the next one. A complete rebuild in the attacking line would be really interesting to watch.

Yes and no, but in essence I agree with you. But Mbappe would not sign any sort of pre-contracts I assume. So there remains a risk for Real Madrid to sign him rather later than earlier that could also result in a missed chance and incurred opportunity cost. Summarizing the whole situation, I come to to the conclusion that something will be done this year. All this talk from Mbappe that he wants to stay at PSG and never had any other plans is the same old story we have been hearing forever now. But due to the hype alone that is related to this transfer, it would make more sense to do it this year. I guess the hype is even worth something to the club who signs him in the end as they get serious advertising value for their money on top.

That's probably PSG's biggest problem. They spend huge amounts of money on top players. They probably have the best squad of any other European club. But they can't compete well in European cups. Ligue 1 is not a good league like England, Italy or Spain. But even this season PSG have hardly managed to take the top spot. I don't even know what could help them.

You are right. I was confused after viewing some post that speaks about his plans of leaving. Mbape has already had talks on this and the arrived on him leaving after the end of next summer. Mbape still has something to offer PSG, they didn't just buy him to help them win Ligue one, he was brought into the club to help them get European titles which for a very long time they haven't tasted.  I believe that's the more reason the likes of Messi and Neymar were brought also.  If PSG and focus on buying average midfielders and good defenders, I think they will reach the height they had planned to be with the help of Messi, Neymar.  Mbape is good enough to help them reach that height.

No man. 300 million is genuinely too much for one player. And of course, there is always an underlying fear that he might not be able to perform as well as his shirt when he actually does come into the team. And why get him for 300 million when in the next season he is going to be a free transfer? Just give him a huge amount of money as a salary then.

But honestly, I don’t think this is actually real news. I don’t think any club is actually going to pay 300 million for him, especially when he's going to be a free agent in the next season.  But if Liverpool is actually offering that type of money, which is very unlikely, because I don’t think I have seen Liverpool offering that type of money for any player in recent times, I think PSG should sell him and also Mbappé should join Liverpool.

But even though Mbappe has an important role like captain and is fully responsible on the field, of course there will always be pressure on him like when PSG loses, of course he will be the source of the problem. I think it's very good to be a pillar of the club, especially being the Ligue 1 champion every season is certain if Mbappe stays at PSG, it's just that now he must be jealous of some of his rivals who have won the Champions League title and maybe that will be one of the reasons Mbappe to leave PSG one day.

Apart from all that, of course Mbappe will try to hold back until his contract with PSG expires next season and if there are offers from other teams, of course he will start to consider them. But again his top priority is to join Real Madrid and that would definitely be Mbappe's dream.