Ligue 1

[Newcomer]

I'm sure on Camp Nou they'll focus and show their best version. You're surely exaggerating. To me it's classic case of complacency from playing in a weaker league. We're talking about the last year's CL finalist after all. How bad can they be really?

Nope. You could say you are complacent when you are leading and don't care that much. This season, PSG are leading nothing. LOSC is above, Lyon is above. They lost and were totally dominated by Lyon at home.

Finished top of the group in CL with some flukes. Leipzig dominated PSG left and right and lost thanks to a very lucky penalty kick PSG got. Was this complacency too ? PSG had less than 35% possession at home in a very important game for qualification.

Last year CL finalist doesn't mean anything. Real Madrid were 3 time CL champions before they crashed. Tottenham were CL finalist before they got a terrible season and fired their coach.

See for yourself, this team is really really bad. Only Verratti, Navas, Neymar are keeping it floating.

 

[Horatio]

Wait....It's called Ligue 1 Uber Eats?!

 

[Morten]

Nope. You could say you are complacent when you are leading and don't care that much. This season, PSG are leading nothing. LOSC is above, Lyon is above. They lost and were totally dominated by Lyon at home.

Finished top of the group in CL with some flukes. Leipzig dominated PSG left and right and lost thanks to a very lucky penalty kick PSG got. Was this complacency too ? PSG had less than 35% possession at home in a very important game for qualification.

Last year CL finalist doesn't mean anything. Real Madrid were 3 time CL champions before they crashed. Tottenham were CL finalist before they got a terrible season and fired their coach.

See for yourself, this team is really really bad. Only Verratti, Navas, Neymar are keeping it floating.

So, Mbappe isn't up for much anymore, considering you didnt mention him?

 

[Newcomer]

So, Mbappe isn't up for much anymore, considering you didnt mention him?

He is usually pretty good in L1 and average in CL. This year, he is average everywhere.

However, even when he is very good, you can't compare his impact on the team with the one of Neymar,Verratti or Navas. He indeniably improves the team but he is not as influencial and pivotal.

If you have to draw PSG skeleton, it would definitely be Navas, Verratti and Neymar. Maybe we could add Marquinhos now that Thiago Silva has left.

 

[Andresito]

He is usually pretty good in L1 and average in CL. This year, he is average everywhere.

What would you like to do with him at this point? Sell this summer? Try to renew?

 

[Newcomer]

What would you like to do with him at this point? Sell this summer? Try to renew?

Renew because we wouldn't recoup the transfer fee we paid for him. Renewing both Mbapp? and Neymar would ensure we would have enough money to finally improve the squad.

Nevertheless, it is not what i would like that matters. I think he wants to leave and i hope the club will sell him this summer and stop letting players leave on free (Meunier, Thiago Silva, Cavani, Kouassi, Aouchiche, Draxler soon, Di Maria maybe). Considering we need to pay a 40-ish M bonus to Monaco if he is sold or if he renews, selling him now with only 1 year left on his contract and the COVID situation and him not performing means we are going to get peanuts. Not enough to improve the team afterwards.

If someone comes with 180, i say "Sell" !

I would have sold Neymar too if he wasn't renewing, btw.

 

[malvolio]

isn't the french league in major shit right now? heard that no major broadcaster is willing to throw big money for television rights.

 

[Newcomer]

isn't the french league in major shit right now? heard that no major broadcaster is willing to throw big money for television rights.

Yes. Mediapro are major crooks.

Canal + are angry they got snubbed by the league when they sold the rights to Mediapro. Thus, Canal + decided to be major dicks. Their owner has been quoted saying "it is the time to break their knees with a baseball bat". They want to bleed them, hence why they decided not to even make an offer to take back the rights after Mediapro didn't pay. They even ask to give back the rights they had paid for.

The saving grace could have been Bein Sports, the qatari sports channel. The problem is Qatar are angry too because, a few years ago, they were going to offer a massive deal to take all the TV rights. However French president Hollande, lobbied by Canal +, asked Qatar to share the rights. Since then, they have been following Canal + to avoid any trouble.

One thing is for sure, TV rights will not increase as it was thought out after the last bid won by Mediapro but it will massively decrease. The usual buyers are angry and want their revenge.

Meanwhile, Mediapro keep broadcasting for free till it is resolved.

 

[Newcomer]

He is usually pretty good in L1 and average in CL. This year, he is average everywhere.

However, even when he is very good, you can't compare his impact on the team with the one of Neymar,Verratti or Navas. He indeniably improves the team but he is not as influencial and pivotal.

If you have to draw PSG skeleton, it would definitely be Navas, Verratti and Neymar. Maybe we could add Marquinhos now that Thiago Silva has left.

Talking about Navas, he might well miss the game against Bar?a... Such a free win for you guys... I dread the score.

 

[te amo barca]

Talking about Navas, he might well miss the game against Bar?a... Such a free win for you guys... I dread the score.

Man your jinx game is too obvious

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Yes. Mediapro are major crooks.

Canal + are angry they got snubbed by the league when they sold the rights to Mediapro. Thus, Canal + decided to be major dicks. Their owner has been quoted saying "it is the time to break their knees with a baseball bat". They want to bleed them, hence why they decided not to even make an offer to take back the rights after Mediapro didn't pay. They even ask to give back the rights they had paid for.

The saving grace could have been Bein Sports, the qatari sports channel. The problem is Qatar are angry too because, a few years ago, they were going to offer a massive deal to take all the TV rights. However French president Hollande, lobbied by Canal +, asked Qatar to share the rights. Since then, they have been following Canal + to avoid any trouble.

One thing is for sure, TV rights will not increase as it was thought out after the last bid won by Mediapro but it will massively decrease. The usual buyers are angry and want their revenge.

Meanwhile, Mediapro keep broadcasting for free till it is resolved.

Wow what a mess! Unbelievable.

 

[Newcomer]

Man your jinx game is too obvious

Check the news, Navas is still not playing. Still injured and a real chance he won't be there or will not be totally fit for Bar?a game.
Verratti and Marquinhos not there too.

All of our "main players" are injured/sick. Couldn't happen at a better time indeed.

 

[JamDav1982]

Check the news, Navas is still not playing. Still injured and a real chance he won't be there or will not be totally fit for Bar?a game.
Verratti and Marquinhos not there too.

All of our "main players" are injured/sick. Couldn't happen at a better time indeed.

From the players that should be available what would be your combined starting eleven between PSG/Barca?

 

[Newcomer]

From the players that should be available what would be your combined starting eleven between PSG/Barca?

I really hope Navas will play even on one leg because Rico is a joke.

I would say if i'm optimistic :

Navas - Kurzawa, Kimpembe, Marquinhos, Kehrer - Verratti, Paredes, Gueye - Neymar, Icardi, Mbapp?

Pochettino seems to have an hard-on for the Argentine players. I guess Paredes will play no matter what. He used to play Verratti as a 10 when Neymar wasn't there. I would have been a bit more optimistc with Bernat instead of a trash player like Kurzawa. On the other side, Kehrer has gotten even worse than before, if that was even possible.

Even looking at the best possible 11, i'm already sad.

If the players are not fit, it will probably be :

Rico - Kurzawa, Kimpembe, Kehrer, Florenzi - Paredes, Danilo, Gueye - Neymar, Icardi, Mbapp?.
Unless he wants to play with Di Maria too and puts Gueye on the bench (he doesn't like Gueye supposedly as they tried to loan him to Newcastle).

A very very average side.

 

[Joan]

Phew. Combined eleven consisting only of PSG players. And you think we stand a chance.

We're in for a beating.