What will happen to the French grand?

PSG is too arrogant for success in Europe

PSG again became the champion of France, but again failed in the Champions League, despite the superstar composition. We understand the further prospects of the project.

PSG expected victory in the Champions League

The excitement around Paris Saint-Germain In anticipation of the 2021/22 season, it was noticeable. In scenes resembling the era of galaxy in Real, PSG tried to create his version of Harlem Globtrotters. The signing of the right defender Ashrafa hack from Inter At the beginning of the transfer window, it did not only solve the problem position, but allowed one of the leading young defenders of the world.

Behind him on lease was followed Nunu Mendesh, taking the place of the left defender, but the Parisians made three sensational free transfers between these signatures. They joined them Gianluigi Donnarumma, Sergio RamoC and, to top it all, Lionel Messi. Their joint presentation for Park de Prens was the main event before the match with Strasbourg in August.

Quite funny Kiliana Mbappe They stuck when he was declared as part of a team before this game against the backdrop of rumors that he could go to Real Madrid. This could well have happened, but PSG rejected several attempts by the royal club to get it. Despite all the brilliance and glamor of the new signatures of the French Grand, Mbappe was still considered the key to their dream-victory in the Champions League.

PSG championship – insufficient success

But the dream of conquering all of Europe collapsed in March – by irony of fate – Madrid. It was Mbappe who brought “Paris Saint-Germain” forward with a score of 2-0 in the amount of two meetings, before inspired Karim Benzema Cambet brought “cream” to the quarterfinals. Since then, the monotonous path of Parisians to the next championship in League 1 – although the first since 2020 – ended with a logical success on April 23, when they tied with Lance.

And although it is difficult to mock the eighth championship title for 11 years of ownership Qatar Sports Investment (QSI), this is the lesser that PSG should be expected, given the grandiose nature of their expensive superstar team.

Mbappe will most likely leave PSG

Mbappa became the first player to score more than 20 goals in League 1 for three different seasons before his 24th anniversary after Erve Revelliwho succeeded this four times in the period from 1967 to 1970.

Before the match with Lance, more than the striker who scored 33 goals in all tournaments had only Karim Benzem and Robert Lewandovsky Among the players of the TOP-5 national championships of Europe, while he also surpassed the indicator of his expected heads (29.5).

If this becomes his swan song in PSG, then Mbappe goes stylishly, albeit not so successful. After their fans boasted him in August, the situation changed when the attacker applauded after the departure of the favorites from the Champions League, and instead were indignant at Messi and Neymar.

The Parisians seem intent on keeping their talisman, but it doesn't really help much, and it looks like Mbappé is set to rock La Liga next season.

Messi could leave PSG

In turn, Messi – perhaps the greatest player of all time – was booed by the fans of the French giant. Such is the fickle nature of football fans: they cheered his name at the start of the season, but should the legendary striker risk his reputation at 34?

Messi in Paris Saint-Germain does not score much, managing to score only nine. It is true that he creatively contributed to the team's success with 13 assists, even though his expected assists (xA) of 9.86 would suggest that he benefited from a certain superior standard in finishing, but what can you expect if you play on Mbappe and Neymar?

The question remains whether he will stay in Paris to help the club fight for the 11th league title (a historic record in France) in its history next season? Hard to say.

Pochettino looks set to retire

However, not only the future of star players is being discussed. Mauricio Pochettino replaced Thomas Tuchel as head coach because the latter failed to win the Champions League, only for the German to leave and win the tournament at the helm of Chelsea. Meanwhile, with the Argentine at the head, the team lost in the semi-final Manchester city last season, and then lost to Real Madrid in the 1/8 finals in the current campaign.

Meanwhile, his Ligue 1 record is 39 wins in 55 matches, with the former Tottenham helmsman's men losing eight times and drawing eight times, resulting in a winning percentage of 70.9. At the same time, the Pochettino team scored 123 goals and conceded half as many – 49.

However, 2.27 points per game on Wednesday with the Argentine is inferior to the performance of his three predecessors: Tuchel scored 2.37, as well as Unai Emery, a Laurent Blanc — 2,35. Carlo Anchelotti (2.14), who brought the club its first league title in the era of Qatari owners, became the last PSG manager to score fewer points per game.

The former Tottenham helmsman may have been expecting an invitation from Manchester United, but the sleeping English giant chose Erika ten Haga from Ajax. Given that the Champions League is everything and everything for Paris Saint-Germain, will Pochettino get another chance? Unlikely.

PSG will look for a replacement for Mbappe

No matter what happens to Mbappe, Pochettino or Messi, one thing is certain: PSG will once again be linked to star player transfers.

If Mbappe decides to dedicate the majority of his career to PSG, will they enter the market and try to further improve their chances of success in the Champions League? If the Frenchman leaves, how will the club replace his goals?

Given the performance of Messi and Neymar, the club's bosses are unlikely to dare to bet on them, and it is unlikely that QSI will want the star player to leave without a replacement.

Pogba is most likely to replace Weinaldum

Meanwhile, Fields of the pogba PSG can sign for free, and it is easy to imagine that the star of the French national team will be Paris. In addition, the transition Giorginho Weinaldum Until with success, and the former Dutchman Newcasl, pumped up with the money of his Saudi owners, has excellent chances to sign it. In any case, authoritative media is intensively written about these transfers.

Concerning Keilor Navas, then Donnarumma, despite some reckless mistakes, it seems that now it remains the first number. Perhaps the Kostarikan will want to be the main goalkeeper in another place? Ramos can hardly maintain shape, and PSG does not have enough world -class partner for Markinos.

PSG needs to be rebooted, but it is unlikely to happen

The French champion may have to take a step back, restart the project in order to finally move forward and become the dominant force in Europe, and not just in France. It is possible to save Pochettino is the right path, and Parisians should still forget about the signing of the stars and let the coach build something, as he did in Tottenham, using younger players and adding star performers with talents that already exist At his disposal.

However, judging by the last decade, this is unlikely – PSG is too arrogant to decide on this.