Topic: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) - page 904. (Read 193194 times)

Messi is only one player and he can not bring PSG to Champions League. To win Champions League, PSG must win it as a strong team which they are not. I agree that PSG performance in Champions League becomes worse with Messi in the two latest seasons but I disagree to blame those bad performances on only Messi.

If PSG midfield and defensive areas are weak, Messi and other attacking players can not bring PSG to Champions League trophy. I agree that Messi performance is not too good but it's not his responsibility for PSG poor performances. Other players and coach must share part of responsibility together with Messi.

He will have to choose to stay in Europe to enjoy world class football or move to Saudi and enjoy money. Messi might return to Barcelona for 2 seasons and the rest of his career can be in Saudi. I believe next 2 or 3 years, if Messi won't retire, he will receive offers from Saudi.

PSG had a good performance prior to signing big names to the club, but they immediately changed styles of football, making more mistakes and spending a lot of money on player salaries. Normally, the club is standard and winning games, but their only problem is failing to match strength with elite clubs in top competitions such as the UEFA Champions League. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, have no aspirations to altered the 56 years old Christophe Galtier. PSG is a top-flight club in Ligue One; even in their poorest form, they won the league. One thing I've come to noticed is that the absence of one character can not decreased the performance a team, the parisians have been performing well despite stepping in Leo Messi who they anticipated would give them the UCL, but they now realized all they need is talented serious squad of players, who are 100% determined to face their challenges and a good gaming strategy.

What's the point of spending a lot of money when you get the same result every year. That simply mean they are doing it the wrong way.
PSG needs good talented players that are consistent in their performance, not too much injured like Neymar, not old as Messi, with all respect to what he did with the team this year.
PSG will spend for new players for sure this summer, hopefully they can add something to the team.

With Messi leaving, PSG will lose power, we can all guess. He hasn't had a bad performance this year. The fact that he will leave the team has undoubtedly made it necessary to reinforce the team. On the other hand, if Mbappe leaves the team, it will be a very weak PSG offensively. They may have to spend serious money to fill this gap. I'm very curious about next year's PSG offensive line.

Mbappe is already 24 years old, he is a world champion and it is obvious that at the next World Cup he will be the top 1 scorer in the history of this tournament (I don’t think it will be a problem for him to score 5 goals especially given the new format), while he does not have even Ballon d'or and in general, his individual qualities are rather ignored than adequately rewarded. And all this because he stayed in the French swamp. If he does not leave in the next couple of years, then new young stars will bypass him.
As for PSG, this is a dead project - they need to build a team again, I don’t believe that they could lose this title (the lead over competitors was always big and only at the finish line it was reduced when it didn’t matter), but in Europe, PSG doesn’t look like a top club. They are no better than Benfica.

I do agree that PSG was a let down but that doesn't mean that they are too late for anything neither. Look at the main core of the club and you will realize that they still have a decent team but that doesn't mean that we are talking about something that still has a potential which is why I believe that they will win that UCL one day or another.

Doesn't need to be next year, but Mbappe is still very very young and that's why I believe that even if it takes 10 years, they can still win one. They would rather win multiple ones when they have him, obviously that would be great and they rushed into getting great players and winning right away, but that doesn't mean that it has to happen. I think it is important to take their time and build a good core that can play long years together.

Completely agree with you. Indeed, Lionel Messi failed to bring PSG to win the UEFA Champions League, but Lionel Messi does not deserve to be treated like he is not appreciated. I saw some news a lot from Ultras PSG who don't like it. if Lionel Messi is not appreciated, of course this will greatly affect his appearance. I think Lionel Messi wasn't too bad when he was with PSG, Messi became the top assist in the league, the second top scorer at PSG this season, but instead got that treatment from PSG ultras.

Messi's story at PSG, Like Ronaldo when he moved from Man United. The story is almost the same. Hopefully Messi can get a place and a good and appreciated club and supporters. Ronaldo has moved to Arabia. And Messi will follow Ronaldo to Arab lands or will he return to Barcelona.

Your conclusion makes sense, but nevertheless every team will try to do their best because there is a prize at stake every game they play. Lens also have good form as a competitor, but of course they don't look like the best contenders in the Champions League because other top teams tend to have strong chances and mentality.

In addition, Lens do not have much experience in the Champions League which means they will return home early after the group stage. But anything can happen, maybe next season will be different even though Lens' chances are very low.

I don't think it's a bad choice if we bet on PSG, who often can make money easily, but sometimes PSG also finds it difficult to win even though it's clear they should be able to beat the opponent they are facing. Apart from that, this season they have also been less consistent and of course many bettors have lost money. But not always betting on PSG can make us safe, sometimes we have to be able to choose other betting options such as over/under goals because after all, every match they face sometimes doesn't go the way we want and of course the odds are much more decent than betting completely on PSG.

Lens will try to enjoy what they have achieved this season, playing in the Champions League is the dream of many clubs and it is also a great achievement for Lens, so what they can do is continue to play like this season. It's not surprising for me for a club that doesn't subscribe to playing in the Champions League, so the target they want to achieve is definitely not too big and maybe just getting to the group stage or the last 16 is extraordinary.

Apart from retaining Fofana and Openda, Lens must also look for several new players in the transfer market due to the tight schedule of matches they will face next season, so the strength of the core and reserve players must also be as good. If Lens wants to compete with PSG in the title race in Ligue 1 and in the Champions League. Players like Full Back and Center Back are probably the most needed or can be adjusted according to the players currently owned, so that their defense is more solid next season.

So I don't think Lens will set too big a target next season in the Champions League because they are aware that the strength they have is not too strong to compete with other clubs who have great players and mentality in the Champions League.

One of the things they should improve is starting from the transfer.
Bringing in old players like Sergio and Messi before is quite good but in terms of competition they are certainly hampered by age so in this case they have to try new things by looking for fresher players of course.
Fan expectations are very high for PSG but they always make conditions where they bring in something that is actually normal like an old coach or player.
Improvements need to be made here if indeed their expectations are greater than just Ligue 1.

Could you explain what those expectations were? I saw a Messi who made among the most scorer points in Ligue 1 within one season. What did people expect from him besides being a top scorer? He was brought in to become a superstar? I think a superstar was brought in in order for his team mates to become superstars. He did his job and if anyone expected that he will be as much on fire as he was for Barcelona, I think people don't understand how the business works. Who can expect from Ronaldo that he feels as much passion for Al-Nassr as he felt for Madrid and Manchester United during his first term? This is nonsense and in my opinion Messi did a great job for PSG.

PSG failed to live up to expectations; they are a major club, and fans expect to see the Parisians lift significant trophies; but, despite being designated Ligue One champions, they lack confidence in competing in top competitions such as the Champions League. I'm more concerned about the Frenchman; he understands what he needs to do to win the Ballon d'Or; he looks for exits and moves to Real Madrid, wins the UCL title, and already possesses the Russia 2018 World Cup in his trophy cabinet, so his odds of winning the Ballon d'Or exceed 80%. Kylian Mbappe shone brighter than any other PSG player, and he's also stringent salary earner in the club and Ligue One.

We have reviewed this many times regarding PSG's failure in the Champions League. we review a little, the presence of Messi brings fresh air to the PSG team squad. However, two seasons later with PSG, they were never able to win the trophy that PSG management has always dreamed of. the problem is not with Messi, he has been giving his best especially this season. unfortunately, there was a lot of drama and polemic that happened whether it was in the locker room or other non-technical issues. Now, Messi has left PSG. maybe Neymar will follow, Ramos also seems certain to leave. plus, in the next few days Galtier will be fired as reported by Frabizio Romano.

Now, PSG's new round will begin. unfortunately, again, PSG's management always brings in new players before bringing in a coach. Currently, Marco Asensio and Manuel Ugarte have been confirmed to join PSG. IMO, what PSG did was the same mistake repeated. before they bring in players, PSG should hunt for prospective coaches. however, what the PSG management did was the opposite. should, PSG sack their technical director as well and not just Galtier. plus, Nasser Al Khelaifi doesn't need to get involved in bringing in players.

Now rumors, Julian Nagelsmann is predicted to be the most potential coach candidate. supposedly, before PSG confirms the arrival of players, they first confirm who the coach is. that way, the coach can be fair in selecting players according to the system and his wishes. So, the question is whether Nagelsmann is willing to become a PSG coach.

Betting on PSG even though it has a great chance of winning, but the odds that you get will of course be lower. At least, that is also a matter for consideration and requires us to look for other options to get higher odds. But yes, as long as you are used to and comfortable doing this, then of course there is nothing wrong because after all, in the end you also feel happy with the wins you get for betting on matches played by PSG.

Making money is not an issue. For Mbappe, success is more important. I think he is upset and wants to leave because he couldn't do that in Paris SG. Because Paris SG fails on big stages. Like they were eliminated at UCL this year. Mbappe, on the other hand, showed how hungry he was in the world cup final. Despite losing his team, he finished second in the world, but Mbappe was very upset. Even the top scorer award he received did not make him happy. Maybe that's why he can leave Paris this year.

PSG's performances have been very erratic this season. This is why PSG's points gap with Lens was low. Moreover, Lens' performance has been very good this season. The important thing is that Lens has lost only 4 matches this season. On the other hand, PSG has lost 7 matches this season. Lens players played great. And I would say that if Lens can maintain this form next season, Lens has a good chance of winning the title. Because next season PSG's performance is likely to be unstable.

What you like is actually quite natural, because everyone also knows that the strongest team in Ligue1 is PSG, even though Lens has almost matched PSG this season, but in general Lens is still not as strong as PSG. Apart from that, opponents who are too weak are also the reason for most people when they want to bet on matches in Ligue1, because in Ligue1 there are not many strong teams so it's easier to place bets when PSG is playing.

Messi's journey in league 1 already ended. Once he was leaving from there and it's not only him but all of his followers will be also following him. It seems like that if league 1 gonna get less exposure for the next season as there was no super star on this league.

Mbappe? he was not as big as messi. Messi has a very big fanbase after CR7. The gone of messi will be also giving huge impact to the PSG. It will be getting less income from merchandise, etc.
The impact that will be given by messi to the PSG is really big. I wonder how PSG will be able to fix it. I see no chance for PSG now to prevent the traffic that already got by its club will be decreasing a lot.

That's why laporta wants messi back again caused by he will able increasing the income from barcelona.

Mbappe is indeed a very talented player known for his pace finishing skills and significant contributions to PSG. Admittedly Mbappe individual achievements have been somewhat overshadowed by Paris Saint Germain defeat on the big stage. While player performance matters team success often plays a vital role in shaping a player career and earning them the respect they deserve. A move to a strong and successful club could give Mbappe the chance to showcase his skills on a bigger platform and potentially achieve greater success. Despite the financial benefits of staying at PSG chances of being recognized as a football superstar may require a change of scenery.