Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)
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Sure enough, the management and club officials will have no difficulty maintaining PSG reputation in Ligue 1, they will easily continue to dominate thanks to their abundant financial strength. So far, no team has been serious about breaking PSG dominance, even though Enrique fleet is playing badly, they can still win the trophy at the end of the season. The gap between PSG and all Ligue 1 contestants is very visible, even though they have now parted ways with Mbappe.Mbappe departure will provide space for other players to shine, and it is possible that PSG will recruit other star players in this transfer window. Ligue 1 will still be the Farmers League for the next few seasons, that's how many people believe in PSG. Nasser Al Khelaifi is determined to build a new era without Mbappe, where PSG is not only dominant in Ligue 1, but will be able to win the Champions League trophy one day.
As long as PSG sets a target of winning the Champions League trophy, they will automatically dominate Ligue 1 every season, I think they will be able to realize these ambitions and dreams. For now, Madrid, City and even Bayern still look too tough for PSG, but in the coming seasons, PSG will definitely have the opportunity to have a big say in the Champions League.
I would admit though that leaving Mbappe while trying to find other players is never a great thing for any club as Mbappe is on a different level when he is able to show his best game. I do believe that Mbappe will reach the next level at Real Madrid as he is still the superstar on the one hand, but there are a dozen superstars on the other hand. He is one of many. I had the feeling that Mbappe too often felt like he is above all else and then he had games where he was nowhere to be found.
For PSG as a club it is a huge loss because the combination was so amazing for them. Mbappe is a French guy and he is probably the best player in the world at the moment. His global presence is impressive and at the same time he was a guy from home so to say.
The big thing is that slowly but surely the PSG bosses probably believe that it doesn't matter what they do, but they can't win the Champions League. Neymar, Messi and Mbappe, what else can you even do?
There isn't much more and I have always been of the opinion that Ligue is not competitive enough. It's hard for players to switch gears when 95% of the games they play is against inferior opponents. But that is something they will never be able to change for the better.