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Indeed he failed miserably as the national coach and he lost trust quickly. He lost trust much faster than Jogi, who was lucky enough to have some very patient people around him or otherwise they would have sacked him long before they actually did it. But they acted quickly concerning Flick.

But I think that Barcelona could be a project that is doomed to fail for any coach if they can't improve the player quality due to liquidity shortages. It rarely matters whether Flick is a genius or not, I doubt that he can bring Barcelona back on track.

Madrid has too many midfielders while it has very limited defenders. This is ironic caused by i often say that real madrid to have problems wth the defensive line like when rudiger and eder militao were injured. They were not feeling good with the performance of real madrid once it used the weak back.
Ancellotti needs to strengthen its defensive line caused by having a good attacking line will not even matter if the club keeps to perform so badly in the defensive line. It will make madrid conceded a lot of goals. I think that ancellotti forgot that if defensive line has become a very important thing.

In fact, the club needs to make sure that if will have good performances in all of lines. Real madrid has been known as the strongest team which is very balancing in any of its lines. Im not doubting the performance from real madrid. Im quite happy with the result from this.
Real madrid is still having enough time to perform even better than before as long as ancellotti will be also strengthening the defensive line at this time. It will be good to see madrid to perform as good as before like when los galacticos was still exist.

The future of real madrid is also depending on how strong the defensive line is. You do have good mid and attack but you have bad defensive line and your club can conceded the goals many time.

luca modric is old. so if he leaves real madrid it won't be a big problem for real madrid. in real madrid besides there is still toni kroos midfielders who are the same type as luca modric are still ready a lot in real madrid. what's more if looking for a replacement by buying new players even better to add strength and depth to the team.

Madrid president, Florentino Pérez will relaxed his mind because there's other part of progress than watching his new signings delivering the club from challenges. I would gladly say the future of Real Madrid is in safe hands after watching the stellar performance of this current squad, they have ginger spirit to play matches without facing challenges that will drain them down. Real Madrid have the best squad in La Liga as it stands currently, there's no other competitive squad competent enough to match energy except for Girona, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

It's new to me that Hansi Flick led Germany to win the World Cup He was assistant coach of Jogi Low in 2014 when Germany became world champion, but he was not in the lead at this time. And he worked later for Bayern before he became national coach of Germany were he miserably failed. So, Barca could be a good option. Money will not be the problem. Barca will not find a cheaper option if they want to get quality.

I agree Real Madrid has

Camavinga
Bellingham
Valverde
Guler
Tchouemani
Ceballos

The future of the Real Madrid midfield is set and already fine tuned; either kroos and modric leaves or not; the options are in full gear.

Real Madrid is indeed the galactic o; an mbappe signing would make the squad unstoppable

Real Madrid have exceptional players, this is specifically one of the best season for Los Blancos, they're almost in all thr essential competition necessary. Real Madrid headcoach, Carlo Ancelotti have idea of the possible future of the team, he's still here and not leaving anytime soon but he's keen on achieving quite important accolades with the team. Carlo Ancelotti not using Luka Modric in matches simply because he's aged and doesn't possess the strength to match up the top fights with these opponents. There are backup replacement for the Croatian, that's not even considered a problem for the club.

A legend he is to Real Madrid that's why he want to keep his position with the club despite the coming offers but all legends has their peak time and need to retire. He has done his part in making the club proud, imagine playing for a club since when Ronaldo was in his prime and he is still there but h is no longer young, even Anceloti don't use him much like that in this matches.

His contract will soon expire by June, Real Madrid gave him just a year contract and that's maybe for him to clear his head. He better retire and keep his honored to Real Madrid or proceed to where others like him are making retirement money from football, even Benzema is there and has been paid well compare to When he was even struggling more in Rea Madrid.

This is not a new thing because surely by looking at Modric's current age he will definitely be one of the players who will be glimpsed and targeted by SPL with another tempting offer so that Modric can be in SPL next season.
Currently, Modric's contract is also only short-term for him in Madrid because of his age, even if we see now Modric is actually the only player who is more than 36 years old and is still active in Madrid.

This is a fifty-fifty situation because on the one hand I still expect Modric to be at Madrid but with the current age conditions and with Mardrid which is sometimes unpredictable he could be let go later just like the 3 players Mariano, Hazard and Benzema last season.

I think the problem in modric deal is the willingness of the footballer; modric is not onterested in a move away from Europe; and that alone is why the deal looks very unlikely

Real Madrid already have Luka modric replacement; and that’s not in doubt.
I think modric will move to Croatian

Currently, the news about Xavi's replacement is actually confusing because we know that there are several names that have been linked back to Barcelona after Xavi agreed to step down from the coaching chair next season because apart from Enrique in the end we also saw the name Tuchel as one of the strongest candidates to replace Xavi afterwards.

But indeed this is only speculation that is not yet clear where it will go so it is difficult for us to validate it other than by waiting for what Barcelona will do next season but honestly this will change the shape of Barcelona and it could be an increasingly complicated situation for Barcelona next season because the transition with all the limitations they have can be a difficult situation.

He was under too much pressure to be perfect in training under conditions that were actually difficult because the resources Barcelona had were really poor.
By now, we know that the conditions for Barcelona will complicate the transition to a new coach but the decision has already been made. Xavi loves the club too much and he doesn't want to see Barcelona fall apart under him so it's commendable what he's decided to do.
As for the names of the current coaches, I actually still feel it's the same where we just have to wait to see what Barcelona will do because there are too many names being linked in the speculation of Xavi's replacement next season.

I don't understand why you claimed Osimhen won't be suitable for Real Madrid. Osimhen is a great striker, he has a good ability in scoring goals and he is fast in dribbling. I imagine Real Madrid will have 3 fast players in their attacking line if they sign Osimhen. It will be very effective to use a counter-attack tactic.

Real Madrid may prioritize Mbappe but how if Mbappe chooses another team? Real Madrid must consider to sign Osimhen as well. Haaland will be impossible for Real Madrid, he still has a long contract with Man City.

Hansi Flick may have a good record with German national team and Bayern Munich. But I doubt he will be suitable for Barcelona. Barcelona has complicated problems, that's why Xavi is difficult to improve the performance of the club. It is not easy for Hansi Flick to manage Barcelona because he doesn't know the nature of Barcelona game play. Hansi Flick even isn't familiar with the atmosphere of La Liga competition. So, I'm not sure with this man, why don't try to negotiate with Pep Guardiola?  

This has really nothing to do with his quality as a player per se, but age isn't just staying away from him. Ancelotti let's his team play a pretty dynamic tactic and it is a lot about speed and also counter attacks. When Kroos and Modric were on their top physical level, it was still affordable to have two players that can control the speed of the game and are rather known for keeping the game under control. I think that changed a bit and Ancelotti now still wants one player like Kroos or Modric, but he likes to have more pace on the pitch with the younger midfielders. It's quite normal really and whether Modric ends up in Saudi Arabia, good question. It would be odd somehow.

Currently, Modric is getting fewer playing minutes than Kroos, but I think Ancelotti has other reasons for that. Modric is the oldest player at the club and perhaps currently his performance is not so good if he is used from the first minutes of the match. Because Ancelotti often included him in the second half as a substitute. If Modric is aware of course he will accept that decision, especially since Ancelotti has to give a lot of playing minutes to his young players. Going to the Saudi league will only make his passion decrease and it would be better for him to retire at Real Madrid.

If I were Luka Modric, I would really want to consider the Saudi Arabia option. He is 38 years old and cannot receive another contract offer that would earn him hundreds of millions of Euros before he retires. I think he should go to the Saudi Arabian league for a year, earn money and then retire. He now has fewer chances to play in Real Madrid. However, he seems to be committed to Real Madrid.

Zidane refused the bench of Algery, he wants to wait a better opportunity.

Even though I don't agree with your take on Liverpool, I don't want to say much about that. I'm more focused on Barcelona.
Xavi leaving Barcelona would only be a bad decision if Barcelona doesn't get the right man for the job. It's not like Xavi was one masterclass of a coach that has put Barcelona on an unstoppable level. They're still struggling. So if they get the right man for the job Barcelona will excel.

I don't get why people are so fixated on the fact that Barcelona is broke so no other manager can manage them. Broke Barcelona has a better squad than Chelsea and Manchester United. A team that has Gundugan, Pedri, Lewandoski, Aruajo, Kounde, Frenkie, Christensen, and other players that are okay.
With the right manager, Barcelona just needs to sign 3-4 players of lacking positions and they're okay.

Then there's also the fact that Barcelona are also always planning for the future. They're recruiting youngsters and they have a very good academy that produces great talent. Just today, Barcelona acquired another youngster.
So IMO, Barcelona will be okay, but they have to make the right decision when choosing the next manager.

Saudi Pro League hasn't highest level than European competition and I think Luka Modric have one or two years career there, right now he got difficult to get regular position with Real Madrid due over age and there are have many young with midfielder position. Last rumor, Luka Modric rejected with Saudi pro league teams offer and he still interested for playing with Madrid and want end his career in european team, less minutes playing is the reason for him leaving European team and accept with Saudi Arabia club offer.
I think for all club interested for signing Luka Modric need waiting until his contract over June 2024, right now not any negotiation with another contract extend from Real Madrid and likely management will not extend his contract one year later or Luka Modrid won't extend his contract after facing difficulty get regular position.

I am really not a fan of giving these mercenaries a second chance. I don't understand why they should deserve the chance to go back to the best place on the planet to play football when they decided to leave it to pile up some more money. As if what they have earned in Europe wasn't enough. But the worst part is the interviews they give when they provide their reasons why they left Europe. None of them left for the money of course. Even Jordan Henderson said he wants to help turn Saudi Arabia into a better place after he has been one of the strongest advocates for plurality, freedom of speech and freedom in general. Now he wants to leave the country again. Mission failed or what? Not worth they money anymore? Same thing with Benzema, it is one thing to go there for the money and be authentic about it. It's another thing when they tell their weird stories and turn themselves into clowns. I hope Benzema won't go back to Europe.

Real Betis stepped in for Cedric Bakambu. Bakambu, who could only play in 10 league matches for Galatasaray, was able to score only 1 goal. Galatasaray wanted to send the striker, who couldn't get the desired performance, but Real Betis made an offer to loan him. Bakambu has left his prime behind and is no longer the goal scorer he once was. Therefore, it's normal for teams to approach this transfer cautiously. 3-4 years ago, he was a complete striker and could carry his team, now he can only find a place in the rotation.