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July 02, 2023, 01:29:32 PM
Personally, I think PSG's owners should learn from Manchester City's example.
Both clubs have very rich owners, but Manchester City is still a more successful club than PSG. Why is that so?
Why did Manchester City finally manage to win the Champions League and PSG not even though they have three of the best footballers in the world, Mbappe, Neymar and Messi?
It is not enough to just bring the best players, you also need to have a top coach who will know how to create a strong team, as Pep for example.
Also, long-term systematic work and vision are needed, and PSG does not have that. How many coaches have they changed in recent years?
What about Manchester City?  Grin

I have discussed this in various posts, in fact I often compare these two clubs which have very healthy finances. the difference is, City is handled by professional management. as for PSG, it looks like Nasser Al Khelaifi is more in control as he wants. for example, at PSG Mbappe has privileges. at City, players who don't follow the coach's instructions or show their ego. then he will be on the bench, yes like Joao Cancelo. City, giving the coach the right to be involved in bringing in the players he wants. at PSG, it all depends on the club management. City, has an almost even depth of players and has a very solid starting eleven. at PSG, there is a gap between the front line players and the other players. I mean, PSG are sharp up front but lame in midfield and defence. plus, the two trainers have different ways and characteristics.

PSG should be able to emulate the steps taken by City. now, PSG is under the tutelage of Luis Enrique. at least, Enrique meets the criteria as a coach who has a proven track record.  it's just that, we don't know the depth of PSG in next season. at least, let's see what they do in the transfer window this summer.
IMO, I'm not sure PSG will be much stronger than last season in this competition. however, let's see and wait how Enrique will bring PSG more competitive.
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July 02, 2023, 01:23:10 PM
Zidane may not even want France national team too, from every single thing I heard about him, it looks like he just wants to be retired and rest. I understand that he was amazing at Real Madrid but it looks like something happened there that made him dislike coaching, not in the sense that the team was bad or they treated him badly or anything like that, I am sure it was a lovely experience on that part.

However, we need to realize that it is a full-time job that goes beyond players, even players themselves train and play the games, but coaches stay and watch game tape and draw tactics and prepare so they have even more job than players. He may felt tired and want to rest instead and maybe doesn't want to be busy like that anymore.
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July 02, 2023, 12:25:44 PM
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It's a shame that Luis Enrique arrival, who was appointed as PSG coach, is called too late, because if the trio were still there, maybe PSG's results could have been better in the Champions League last season. As we know, Luis Enrique is very suitable to lead PSG. Now, this will be quite interesting when Luis Enrique designed the PSG squad from the start, all he has to do is build the squad as ideal as possible. Huge financial support certainly makes his job easier, so buying some quality players is no doubt. When PSG was coached by Galtier there were still many things that were not perfect, for example Galtier was not able to design a suitable game strategy in combining the trio of Messi, Mbappe, and Neymar. I mean the three players still look awkward and still keep their distance from each other and there is often a little friction. No wonder because all three have their own reputations that must continue to stand out.
That's how football fans judge it, when the PSG squad has great players, but is not supported by a great coach. Luis Enrique's arrival at PSG is considered a little late, after losing Messi to Inter Miami, now Mbappe is rumored to be leaving PSG after not wanting to extend his contract. The money PSG has can bring in other quality players, but Luis Enrique needs to rearrange the squad he will lead next season.

The game strategy used by Luis Enrique is certainly different from Galtier, Luis Enrique still adopts the tiki-taka philosophy used by Guardiola at Manchester City or Xavi at Barcelona. To perfect this strategy requires a quality midfield player, Enrique needs to find players who fit the game scheme he uses. The job is a bit easier with PSG money, but it's not easy to find a midfielder that fits the tiki-taka style.
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July 02, 2023, 12:16:57 PM
Pep Guardiola is not only a great coach but in the figure of a shrewd coach. He has proven capable of inventing tactical innovations for every team he leads. Since he first handled Manchester City, he has been able to make Manchester City's game always develop from season to season. Last season, Pep Guardiola changed John Stones' position from a central defender to a defensive midfielder. Then, there is Manuel Akanji who has been transformed into an all-round defender.
Indeed, it is worth admitting that the tactics possessed by a Pep Guardiola are very great because they are able to change players for the better on the lines he wants so that the Manchester City team really looked stronger last season and this was proven by the treble winner they got. Next season Manchester City will still be very strong even though several other teams are also trying to get stronger, but Pep Guardiola will of course always make a better tactic in order to get another treble winner next season.

Wow, if Pep Guardiola can defend the treble winner title or get the treble winner again next season, then that is an achievement and or achievement which is of course very extraordinary. Due to the fact, to defend just one title is in fact very difficult, but you hope and say Pep Guardiola gets back the treble winner next season. That's the craziest or probably the most incredible thing I've ever heard of but who knows, that miracle will actually come true.

Defending the treble in the Premier League is more difficult than defending the treble in the Bundesliga. In the FA Cup and in the Premier League you have some of the hardest opponents in European soccer in every single competition. Winning the Champions League back to back and then also defending the FA Cup against teams like Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and some others is impressive, but also going the full distance over 38 games and defend the EPL title is something that is very special.
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July 02, 2023, 12:04:44 PM
Pep Guardiola is not only a great coach but in the figure of a shrewd coach. He has proven capable of inventing tactical innovations for every team he leads. Since he first handled Manchester City, he has been able to make Manchester City's game always develop from season to season. Last season, Pep Guardiola changed John Stones' position from a central defender to a defensive midfielder. Then, there is Manuel Akanji who has been transformed into an all-round defender.
Indeed, it is worth admitting that the tactics possessed by a Pep Guardiola are very great because they are able to change players for the better on the lines he wants so that the Manchester City team really looked stronger last season and this was proven by the treble winner they got. Next season Manchester City will still be very strong even though several other teams are also trying to get stronger, but Pep Guardiola will of course always make a better tactic in order to get another treble winner next season.

Wow, if Pep Guardiola can defend the treble winner title or get the treble winner again next season, then that is an achievement and or achievement which is of course very extraordinary. Due to the fact, to defend just one title is in fact very difficult, but you hope and say Pep Guardiola gets back the treble winner next season. That's the craziest or probably the most incredible thing I've ever heard of but who knows, that miracle will actually come true.
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July 02, 2023, 11:57:37 AM
Manchester United is still owned by the Glazers pending when the agreement to sell the to the new bidder is confirmed.
So it simply means that Manchester United will remain to continue with whatever transfer strategy and budget that's been put in place by the Glazers until the club is finally sold to another individual or group. United current sqaud for a truth needs to strengthened by signing more world class players which I think will be done in this summer transfer window regardless of who owns the club

Whoever owns Manchester United one thing is certain that they really need significant additions to the squad. At least this is needed if Erik ten Hag is planning bigger for the club for the near future. This season they showed how capable they can be by defeating even the league champion in Old Trafford. They were really impressive in home matches against top clubs in the league.

But this squad isn't still quite enough to compete harder for the Premier League and Champions League titles. Maybe you can give the Arsenal example but it isn't a thing we see very often. They have a really young squad so they also need some serious additions to keep consistency.

As a result Manchester United need to be really careful about their expenditures as well from now on. Otherwise they might find themselves spending a huge sum of money on an average player such as Maguire.

I don't think the team needs to be strengthened with more players, for me personally the ones they have are excellent, what they have to do is find another coach, I don't know to what extent the Manchester leaders are so blind, they still keep a technical director who has not won a single championship , they are all losses, failures, because I don't see any other way to call this club, if they are going to sell it, do it now, because it is a squad of very nice jaguars out there, I would dare to compare them with Chelsea, because they have excellent players who are up to the task, the only thing is that the quality of the technical director is very bad and if they continue like this, they will never be able to have good News, of course it is my personal opinion, and I think that many Manchester fans are Clear on this.

I think having a trio of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar was PSG's biggest chance to go for their first Champions League title finally. However they didn't show the same performance about their manager choice. I was really not waiting for them to sign a manager like Galtier who didn't have a successful career. This was a really big risk to take for PSG.

They took this risk and it resulted in really badly just as I expected. Galtier was even contented with that season just because of winning the Ligue 1 title. But this wasn't a big success for PSG as they were winning this title most of the time already due to its being easy for them.

Finally they have a much more successful manager like Luis Enrique now but the problem is that his game plan is quite different. I'm really curious about what they will do next season with this new system and without the same trio as well.

It's a shame that Luis Enrique arrival, who was appointed as PSG coach, is called too late, because if the trio were still there, maybe PSG's results could have been better in the Champions League last season. As we know, Luis Enrique is very suitable to lead PSG. Now, this will be quite interesting when Luis Enrique designed the PSG squad from the start, all he has to do is build the squad as ideal as possible. Huge financial support certainly makes his job easier, so buying some quality players is no doubt. When PSG was coached by Galtier there were still many things that were not perfect, for example Galtier was not able to design a suitable game strategy in combining the trio of Messi, Mbappe, and Neymar. I mean the three players still look awkward and still keep their distance from each other and there is often a little friction. No wonder because all three have their own reputations that must continue to stand out.


Personally, I think PSG's owners should learn from Manchester City's example.
Both clubs have very rich owners, but Manchester City is still a more successful club than PSG. Why is that so?
Why did Manchester City finally manage to win the Champions League and PSG not even though they have three of the best footballers in the world, Mbappe, Neymar and Messi?
It is not enough to just bring the best players, you also need to have a top coach who will know how to create a strong team, as Pep for example.
Also, long-term systematic work and vision are needed, and PSG does not have that. How many coaches have they changed in recent years?
What about Manchester City?  Grin
Well, from what I've seen of Manchester City, it's a huge advantage that they've always had, and it's not because they have Haaland, it's because they have a great coach, a Pep Guardiola who is always aware of everything and knows how to direct him, he knows by heart every skill that his players have and he has an incredible vision of the game, I don't know if you remember him, I appreciate having read or seen him on TV, but some statements by Haaland stated that Pee Guardiola always read every game and everything he did They predicted what was going to happen and how it was going to be, that's how the game was played, he really is a great coach and who knows how to lead his team.

Personally , if City let go of a great coach like him, I don't think they will have the same performance , they can have the champions as players, but if he leaves and they put another (without detracting) they will begin to live the nightmare of a Chelsea , which cannot be explained with that template as they could not have gone so far at one point.

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PSG problem is they don't have stable and good management at the same time.
Ten Hag for exemple had a lot of horrible results with Manchester United in the beginning of the season but he managed to save the team and make it fighting for top spots. If he was in PSG, he would be kicked since the third match he lose.
The other problem for PSG is they don't have a long term solution to keep the team competitive. Short term contract with top players made that difficult. A 2 years contract is nothing other than stress for the whole team since the player will be threatening of leaving them.
Well, we should say that Ligue 1 isn't as competitive as EPL.. With all these reasons, it is clear why PSG fail each time while Manchester City made it this season.

Well, the truth is, I wouldn't give Ten Hag many flowers, for me he is not a good coach, he lacks a lot, apart from he did not win anything important, he did not win any PL, nor did he win the Europa League, apart from he made many changes, he is indecisive to the time to put a player, he doesn't know whether or not to buy players, he has lost a lot of high-level business, he couldn't convince a Harry Kane that he can get him out of the hole where the MU is in, so this type of thing is the that we see from a football fan's point of view, now, the MU fans who always defend this coach I think they got used to losing everything and not winning anything, I think the scary nickname of the "red devils" of the MU" they no longer have anything at all.

With respect to PSG, the fault lies entirely with the technical director, there is nothing else that can be said, they lost Messi, they are about to lose Mbapé, Neymar is a fact that he doesn't want to be there anymore, so this kind of thing They are the ones that can really be said that the Sheikh lacked decision.
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July 02, 2023, 11:05:32 AM
Personally, I think PSG's owners should learn from Manchester City's example.
Both clubs have very rich owners, but Manchester City is still a more successful club than PSG. Why is that so?
Why did Manchester City finally manage to win the Champions League and PSG not even though they have three of the best footballers in the world, Mbappe, Neymar and Messi?
It is not enough to just bring the best players, you also need to have a top coach who will know how to create a strong team, as Pep for example.
Also, long-term systematic work and vision are needed, and PSG does not have that. How many coaches have they changed in recent years?
What about Manchester City?  Grin
PSG problem is they don't have stable and good management at the same time.
Ten Hag for exemple had a lot of horrible results with Manchester United in the beginning of the season but he managed to save the team and make it fighting for top spots. If he was in PSG, he would be kicked since the third match he lose.
The other problem for PSG is they don't have a long term solution to keep the team competitive. Short term contract with top players made that difficult. A 2 years contract is nothing other than stress for the whole team since the player will be threatening of leaving them.
Well, we should say that Ligue 1 isn't as competitive as EPL.. With all these reasons, it is clear why PSG fail each time while Manchester City made it this season.
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July 02, 2023, 10:07:01 AM
Pep Guardiola is not only a great coach but in the figure of a shrewd coach. He has proven capable of inventing tactical innovations for every team he leads. Since he first handled Manchester City, he has been able to make Manchester City's game always develop from season to season. Last season, Pep Guardiola changed John Stones' position from a central defender to a defensive midfielder. Then, there is Manuel Akanji who has been transformed into an all-round defender.
Indeed, it is worth admitting that the tactics possessed by a Pep Guardiola are very great because they are able to change players for the better on the lines he wants so that the Manchester City team really looked stronger last season and this was proven by the treble winner they got. Next season Manchester City will still be very strong even though several other teams are also trying to get stronger, but Pep Guardiola will of course always make a better tactic in order to get another treble winner next season.
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July 02, 2023, 10:02:50 AM
I think having a trio of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar was PSG's biggest chance to go for their first Champions League title finally. However they didn't show the same performance about their manager choice. I was really not waiting for them to sign a manager like Galtier who didn't have a successful career. This was a really big risk to take for PSG.

They took this risk and it resulted in really badly just as I expected. Galtier was even contented with that season just because of winning the Ligue 1 title. But this wasn't a big success for PSG as they were winning this title most of the time already due to its being easy for them.

Finally they have a much more successful manager like Luis Enrique now but the problem is that his game plan is quite different. I'm really curious about what they will do next season with this new system and without the same trio as well.

It's a shame that Luis Enrique arrival, who was appointed as PSG coach, is called too late, because if the trio were still there, maybe PSG's results could have been better in the Champions League last season. As we know, Luis Enrique is very suitable to lead PSG. Now, this will be quite interesting when Luis Enrique designed the PSG squad from the start, all he has to do is build the squad as ideal as possible. Huge financial support certainly makes his job easier, so buying some quality players is no doubt. When PSG was coached by Galtier there were still many things that were not perfect, for example Galtier was not able to design a suitable game strategy in combining the trio of Messi, Mbappe, and Neymar. I mean the three players still look awkward and still keep their distance from each other and there is often a little friction. No wonder because all three have their own reputations that must continue to stand out.


Personally, I think PSG's owners should learn from Manchester City's example.
Both clubs have very rich owners, but Manchester City is still a more successful club than PSG. Why is that so?
Why did Manchester City finally manage to win the Champions League and PSG not even though they have three of the best footballers in the world, Mbappe, Neymar and Messi?
It is not enough to just bring the best players, you also need to have a top coach who will know how to create a strong team, as Pep for example.
Also, long-term systematic work and vision are needed, and PSG does not have that. How many coaches have they changed in recent years?
What about Manchester City?  Grin
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July 02, 2023, 09:59:48 AM
If there is one coach I won't argue for his player choice it would be guardiola, the man knows exactly what he needs in a player and utilizes these players to their very best. Kovacic in mere comparation doesn't match gundogan but I still can't wait to see him perform because I believe with guardiola as his coach now he definitely play much better than he is currently rated.
You are right, Guardiola knows exactly how to use a player. At the start of last season, we saw Manchester City become heavily reliant on Haaland. However, by the end of the season, this dependence had completely subsided. Gundogan was certainly a very important player in Manchester City's squad. However, since Guardiola is City's coach, he will be able to find a suitable replacement for Gundogan. Guardiola is very experienced. And he knows well which players are suitable to stabilize his squad.
Pep Guardiola generally plans ahead. He is a coach that does not take a step which he did not think two steps ahead in the future. So of course he knows what he’s doing. I know some players are trying to leave Manchester City and that's because Manchester City is currently one of the best teams/clubs in the world if not the best. So a lot of players are realizing that the performance they are going to put on are not going to be enough for Manchester City.
Manchester City is also trying to get some young players into the team. So some old players are moving away from Manchester City. But I believe Guardiola will be able to take the right steps that are necessary for the success of Manchester City.

Manchester City played very well last season. And they won the Champions League and Premier League titles. However, several players will leave the Manchester City squad. And Guardiola is well aware of the state of his squad. And he will be able to find suitable replacements for each player. Since Manchester City is a very rich club. And the team is ready to spend a lot of money to strengthen. So it is expected that Guardiola will not face any problems in forming the best XI. He will add talented and star players to the squad.
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July 02, 2023, 09:59:26 AM
The truth is that PSG are impatients and it will hurt them in the near future, Galtier came just last year and when they found out that he couldn't win the Champions League, they fired him despite winning league1 cup for them, is that record that bad to deserve a sack after a year spent. They also didn't respect Messi and it didn't well and now he is chilling in the US with his fame and they are now focus on making money on team Mbape and worst part is that, there is no club that is willing to crawl into their huge trap, any club that go into buying Mbape and couldn't won the Champions league will enter financial crisis.

They want instant achievement, but it's very difficult. Evidently, money also does not guarantee a football club to get its dream trophy easily. Their quick project failed, because their players were too comfortable with money. A new rumor I read, Kloop offered Mbappe for $300 million. There has been no official word from either club, but it is rumoured by Marca that owners in Qatar have been angry that Mbappe did not renew his contract. If PSG want to spend that, then they are prepared to lose because Mbappe will be out on a free run next year.
More than $ 300 million, wow that's a huge amount of money, it's surprising that it's true that Liverpool is also on the list of clubs that will hunt for this player and are ready with these huge funds, it seems that PSG really doesn't want to lose the opportunity to get big profits by selling their star at a fantastic price, moreover, the player's statement triggered PSG to let go so they will get an injection of funds because they have spent quite a lot of funds this past few seasons but it's a shame they can only excel in local competitions because Europe they haven't shown something good.
The clubs that are in the hunt know of course the benefits to be had by signing this player, but financially it could be devastating if in a few seasons, the big-money club doesn't win the title because that could happen, I think Liverpool has to be careful with this because they have spent enough money to strengthen their squad next season, if Mbappe goes to Anfield this will be a transfer season with the most funds spent by Liverpool.
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July 02, 2023, 09:55:32 AM
I think having a trio of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar was PSG's biggest chance to go for their first Champions League title finally. However they didn't show the same performance about their manager choice. I was really not waiting for them to sign a manager like Galtier who didn't have a successful career. This was a really big risk to take for PSG.

They took this risk and it resulted in really badly just as I expected. Galtier was even contented with that season just because of winning the Ligue 1 title. But this wasn't a big success for PSG as they were winning this title most of the time already due to its being easy for them.

Finally they have a much more successful manager like Luis Enrique now but the problem is that his game plan is quite different. I'm really curious about what they will do next season with this new system and without the same trio as well.
You are on point. Imagine the three superstars in PSG last season and the club couldn't see it as an advantage to win UCL due to their coach that  couldn't manage the players and bring out the best in them. I will say that he is not a lucky coach when it comes to winning. If it was some other good clubs like Barca or Real Madrid they will take advantage of having these trio players to win all the leagues that they played. Real Madrid is known to be after quality and outstanding players like Mbappe,Messi and Neymar because the club knows that you need the best to be the best. What is the need of having quality players and you can't win a big trophy,I think it is useless.
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July 02, 2023, 08:49:18 AM
Initially, many people doubted Guardiola quality after being promoted to head coach in the Barcelona first team, because at that time his status was as a coach at Barcelona B, especially at that time Guardiola had only started his career as a coach for one year. The opportunity given Barcelona was not wasted by Guardiola, he immediately brought Barcelona to win the La Liga title for three consecutive seasons. As a newcomer to the world of coaches who were full of competition with great coaches, he managed to make Barcelona one of the best clubs in Europe at the time.

I think Guardiola is better than Zidane who has only coached the only club, he was able to win the treble winner with two different clubs. Behind the success he has achieved with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, he still has the task of helping Manchester City become the reigning champions on the UCL stage. The squad that Manchester City currently has can be polished by Guardiola with the tiki-taka style that is his trademark to become a frightening club in the EPL and UCL.
Both Zidane and Guardiola certainly have their own strengths and weaknesses. There's no denying Zidane's achievements when he was active, he was one of the best of his time, and surpassed Guardiola's achievements. But during his time as coach, Guardiola slightly surpassed Zidane. In fact Pep proved with Three different Clubs in Three different Leagues. Barcelona in La Liga, Bayern Munich in the Bundes Liga and now Manchester City in the EPL, he can win with these three teams. So in the world of coaching Pep deserves appreciation for surpassing Zidane. With Zidane's break from the world of coaching, the best competition between the two has automatically stopped and only starts again if Zidane trains one of the clubs in the EPL. It will be interesting if he returns to coaching and takes part in an EPL club.

But it seems that Zidane will not train any club in the near future, until now there has been no serious news regarding Zidane's future, PSG who are interested in his services, recently appointed their new coach next season Luis Enrique, automatically adding the puzzle of where Zidane will be anchored while Guardiola will stay with City next season.

there is no doubt left that guardiola is an excellent coach, but he was also lucky to be coach of teams with a lot of money and willing to invest heavily to have all the players he asked for with the aim of winning the champions league, just see that he he arrived at manchester city and spent many years in manchester city organizing the team and only after that he started to achieve many things with manchester city at the england level and it took many years for him to have a team capable of winning the champions league

So even though Guardiola is a good coach, even he needs a lot of time to organize a winning team. with that we can see that guardiola would never fit in small teams with medium budget and teams that want to win the champions league quickly like PSG, while the case of zidane was something that caused a lot of surprise and many people, but maybe we can say that he found real madrid while they already had an excellent squad and with his strategies the team managed to win everything they could. zidane's biggest test would be if he had to coach a new team and in that part he needs to be very cautious, a mistake by him in coaching a problematic team could ruin the great image he has, that's why in my opinion he is excited to train any team
Pep Guardiola is not only a great coach but in the figure of a shrewd coach. He has proven capable of inventing tactical innovations for every team he leads. Since he first handled Manchester City, he has been able to make Manchester City's game always develop from season to season. Last season, Pep Guardiola changed John Stones' position from a central defender to a defensive midfielder. Then, there is Manuel Akanji who has been transformed into an all-round defender.
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July 02, 2023, 08:35:05 AM
The truth is that PSG are impatients and it will hurt them in the near future, Galtier came just last year and when they found out that he couldn't win the Champions League, they fired him despite winning league1 cup for them, is that record that bad to deserve a sack after a year spent. They also didn't respect Messi and it didn't well and now he is chilling in the US with his fame and they are now focus on making money on team Mbape and worst part is that, there is no club that is willing to crawl into their huge trap, any club that go into buying Mbape and couldn't won the Champions league will enter financial crisis.

They want instant achievement, but it's very difficult. Evidently, money also does not guarantee a football club to get its dream trophy easily. Their quick project failed, because their players were too comfortable with money. A new rumor I read, Kloop offered Mbappe for $300 million. There has been no official word from either club, but it is rumoured by Marca that owners in Qatar have been angry that Mbappe did not renew his contract. If PSG want to spend that, then they are prepared to lose because Mbappe will be out on a free run next year.
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July 02, 2023, 08:06:45 AM
I think having a trio of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar was PSG's biggest chance to go for their first Champions League title finally. However they didn't show the same performance about their manager choice. I was really not waiting for them to sign a manager like Galtier who didn't have a successful career. This was a really big risk to take for PSG.

The truth is that PSG are impatients and it will hurt them in the near future, Galtier came just last year and when they found out that he couldn't win the Champions League, they fired him despite winning league1 cup for them, is that record that bad to deserve a sack after a year spent. They also didn't respect Messi and it didn't well and now he is chilling in the US with his fame and they are now focus on making money on team Mbape and worst part is that, there is no club that is willing to crawl into their huge trap, any club that go into buying Mbape and couldn't won the Champions league will enter financial crisis.
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July 02, 2023, 07:42:53 AM
I think having a trio of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar was PSG's biggest chance to go for their first Champions League title finally. However they didn't show the same performance about their manager choice. I was really not waiting for them to sign a manager like Galtier who didn't have a successful career. This was a really big risk to take for PSG.

They took this risk and it resulted in really badly just as I expected. Galtier was even contented with that season just because of winning the Ligue 1 title. But this wasn't a big success for PSG as they were winning this title most of the time already due to its being easy for them.

Finally they have a much more successful manager like Luis Enrique now but the problem is that his game plan is quite different. I'm really curious about what they will do next season with this new system and without the same trio as well.

It's a shame that Luis Enrique arrival, who was appointed as PSG coach, is called too late, because if the trio were still there, maybe PSG's results could have been better in the Champions League last season. As we know, Luis Enrique is very suitable to lead PSG. Now, this will be quite interesting when Luis Enrique designed the PSG squad from the start, all he has to do is build the squad as ideal as possible. Huge financial support certainly makes his job easier, so buying some quality players is no doubt. When PSG was coached by Galtier there were still many things that were not perfect, for example Galtier was not able to design a suitable game strategy in combining the trio of Messi, Mbappe, and Neymar. I mean the three players still look awkward and still keep their distance from each other and there is often a little friction. No wonder because all three have their own reputations that must continue to stand out.
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July 02, 2023, 07:14:41 AM
Zidane and Pep Guardiola have their own uniqueness, even though Zidane was able to win 3 Champions League trophies but he only got it with one team namely Real Madrid, unlike Pep Guardiola he was able to get it with two different teams namely Barcelona and Manchester City even though it took enough time long ago gave City its first Champions League title.

But Pep Guardiola is able to win domestic titles with three different teams at the moment compared to Zidane only winning with Real Madrid, Zidane is only a manager for one team for now and there is no chance for Zidane to return to being a coach in a different team. PGS rumor will sign Zidane have get Luis Henrique and looking Zidane back as manager next season seems not possible yet.

I think it is unfair to limit Zidane champions league 3 peat exploit to just "because he managed Real Madrid" Carlo Ancelotti, Mourinho and Benitez all managed Real Madrid and they never won the three peat. Pep with the best team in Barcelona too did not win the three peat. Zidane won the 3 peat champions league title due to his grit, tactics and proper usage of excellent players. Players like Isco, Ascensio balled for Real Madrid in that champions league 3 peat, today Ascensio is in PSG, and am not sure where Isco is anymore.

Pep is a good manager ofcourse; and Zidane, refusing to take a new job does not make him a bad coach.
That's right, Zidane was at the right time to be able to win the UCL hat trick while in charge of Real Madrid and it was unexpected that he was able to do it consecutively. Even Zidane himself did not believe that he could achieve this as a coach in his first season with Real Madrid and despite the many challenges that had to be overcome during those few seasons, he was able to bring Real Madrid to become the most respected club in Europe's highest competition. There are many memorable events that Real Madrid fans will remember while Zidane was coach.

It's quite a shame that Isco's fate is that even now there are still no offers from other clubs wanting to sign him, even though he is a very good player and played an important role in helping Real Madrid win the UCL for 3 times. At the moment Zidane is quite careful because of course he wants to maintain the achievements he has obtained and prefers a team that is suitable for him to handle.
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July 02, 2023, 05:51:42 AM
I think having a trio of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar was PSG's biggest chance to go for their first Champions League title finally. However they didn't show the same performance about their manager choice. I was really not waiting for them to sign a manager like Galtier who didn't have a successful career. This was a really big risk to take for PSG.
Enrique gonna be a new manager for PSG. He must have done so many tasks to make sure PSG will able to compete with another club in UCL soon.
Galtier already arrested and he will not come again. Glad to see that PSG was sacking him at the end of season.

They took this risk and it resulted in really badly just as I expected. Galtier was even contented with that season just because of winning the Ligue 1 title. But this wasn't a big success for PSG as they were winning this title most of the time already due to its being easy for them.
PSG has been wasting so many chances. I don't even know why this club was not trying to sign world class coach instead of signed galtier in the past. It's a bit mistake that has been made by PSG.
The management shall know if club needs a world class coach.

Finally they have a much more successful manager like Luis Enrique now but the problem is that his game plan is quite different. I'm really curious about what they will do next season with this new system and without the same trio as well.
Im very happy to see him back again. he will be coaching neymar and mbappe. Neymar will not be leaving from the club in summer. He stays in PSG.
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July 02, 2023, 04:36:48 AM
I think having a trio of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar was PSG's biggest chance to go for their first Champions League title finally. However they didn't show the same performance about their manager choice. I was really not waiting for them to sign a manager like Galtier who didn't have a successful career. This was a really big risk to take for PSG.

They took this risk and it resulted in really badly just as I expected. Galtier was even contented with that season just because of winning the Ligue 1 title. But this wasn't a big success for PSG as they were winning this title most of the time already due to its being easy for them.

Finally they have a much more successful manager like Luis Enrique now but the problem is that his game plan is quite different. I'm really curious about what they will do next season with this new system and without the same trio as well.
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July 02, 2023, 04:34:25 AM
I agree with you about your comparison between Zidane and Guardiola. Zidane has an aura and players respect him more for his achievements as a player himself than as a coach. I know that he won the Champions League three times, but a lot of coincidences have led to that winning streak as well. It wasn't because Real Madrid dominated the Champions League throughout the knockout stages. It was in quite some games the case that they were the team with a little bit more luck than the others. Taking home three titles just like that will probably not happen again anytime soon. Guardiola is a real coach. Nobody talks about him as a player anymore whereas when I remember the name Zidane, I instantly think about him as a genius player, not as the coach who won the title three times.

Zidane spoke separately about winning the Champions League three times in a row and he claimed that it was the result of his hard work (which exhausted him and deprived him of sleep), and no luck. I agree that there is a share of luck everywhere (in fact, this is just a variance of a random variable, speaking in the language of mathematics), but the strongest are lucky and you should not underestimate other people's merits  Smiley

I am not underestimating other peoples' merits in the slightest, but don't we agree that goals like these won Zidane the Champions League? Also watch this one at the 2:00 minute mark. I am ready to receive and have a look at counter examples where the referee decision was clearly made against Real Madrid and cost them the game. But I tried to find a summary of decisions that were against Real Madrid and I couldn't really find something that was blatantly obvious against Real Madrid and decisive for the game end result. Almost all of those decisions that led to Real Madrid advancing through goals and red cards would not happen these days with the VAR. Almost none of them.
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