Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1175. (Read 556052 times)

Xavi has been a good manager at the Spanish side, even though they've had some shaky situations, they've just found a way to cover up lapses and make necessary coverings to the loopholes. It's very much good that they were able to put in good effort regardless of what they lacked to good team building. Nonetheless, Xavi would have still done better than he's already done. Well, his days with the team are technically numbered and he's got some commendations which he definitely deserves.

 I don't know what to say about his intended replacement but all I'll say is Barcelona as a team has work to be done and I'd love to see the new Barcelona in seasons and games to come.
It'll be very much important that Barcelona management tried their best to get a good replacement for Xavi and finding the best option for them would be a bit difficult. There are prospect options for them but they've got to be very careful in their choices.

 Considering Emery as a choice, he's got an improved record with Villa and normally, Villa and Barcelona's level can't be compared so it's safe to say that it'd be a bit different to manage Barcelona based on their range of players and level in football. Barcelona isn't a team to be taken as an experiment. They won't be able to bear loosing their value and pride just because of them trying to make use of a manager who's not really had very much experience in a big team. Although, EPL is competitive than the La Liga, so maybe there can be a little match in strategy.

In the last few matches we have seen good performances from Barcelona players. Especially I would say the young players of Barcelona were able to perform very well. And that's why we've seen good performances from Barcelona in both La Liga and the Champions League. But despite regaining second place in the table, Barcelona have no chance of going to the top of the table.



Since the defeat against Real Madrid, we have seen the erratic performance of Girona players. Perhaps after the defeat against Madrid, Girona's chances of winning the title were over, and because of this, Girona's players lost confidence. Other than that I can't find any other reason. In case of any changes in Girona's squad, the match strategy remains the same. However, Girona's overall performance is poor. If the players are confident, maybe we will see a good performance from Girona again.

Barcelona still has match left against Real Madrid on games week 32, its bigger opportunity for Barcelona close the gap become 5 points remaining but its not easily have to face Madrid on their home. Madrid have consistent their performance on every matches left, next match Athletic Bilbao is most difficult team and Carlo Ancelotti must win the match if want secure their top position standings.

Barcelona has difficult matches left, not only facing Real Madrid but also will face Girona got loss on the first half season but they are on confidence performance can take all three points left after success qualifying in Champion League quarter final.

What you said might happen in this stage of this campaign with them coming back from the international break and getting prepared for the champions league is something that can happen that's dropping points. In as much as Madrid are topping the league with many people thinking or have predicted that Madrid are champions already an upset might happen, like Madrid not only opening a way but dropping more points, starting with there first game after the international break.
 They might lose like 3 games or draw them for either Barcelona or Girona to take there spot on the log, it can happen especially when the break is over you see bigger teams messing up, it's expected.
 Fatigue will hit on players and when that happens there performance won't be as expected and you'd agree with me that Madrid have so many injury prone players in there first team so if that happens it will affect the team and I even see them being desperate in getting a win in any encounter in the reminder part of the season.

That is the best possibility if it does happen because apart from the return money they will get this can also benefit Lewa in his old age before actually retiring from professional athletes because how can it also be an option so that Barcelona can bring in players by buying the money from the sale of Lewa and regenerating players for the squad.

It's just that there are no specific rumours about this because after all, with the prestige and performance of Lewa who is still very capable for SPL it should be enough.
But for Barcelona it is also not completely comfortable because for next season it must definitely need an overhaul with the conditions that are happening now.
The positions left by Joao Felix and Cancelo can still be filled by Balde and Ferran but surely that is not enough because they have to look for other options which of course this is not easy with the financial conditions they have now.

I don't think that's the case anymore, Barcelona this season is no better than last season, which means they failed, whatever problems they are facing, they have increased progress every season, but that's not the case for Barcelona.
Barcelona is only performing well now, at the start of the season their performance was quite bad so they are far behind in the race for the La Liga title this season.

There is no need to compare Barcelona with Manchester United because a team as big as Barcelona should be able to recover from its downturn in a short time, currently they have been in decline for several seasons.

Why are you feeling for Barcelona. The fact is that this season is not for them, and that was why they faced difficult times in the beginning of the season to help Real Madrid triumph over them. This is how it happens when it is not your season to shine, a lot of setbacks will occur.

It is just a wish, I know. I don't have the guarantee that Barcelona will be able to win all the rest of their 9 matches without losing anyone or draw any. Same with Real Madrid, so you see it. It is not just that only Barcelona will keep winning, then how did Real Madrid get to the top of the table. Is like you have forgotten who Real Madrid are. This was exactly how Barcelona excelled last season from the beginning of the season to the end and won the league. This is Real Madrid season, so accept it.

But the truth is, Barcelona still looks fine even though this season Barcelona doesn't seem to be getting any trophies. Also, I think comparing Barcelona to Manchester United is inappropriate because after all, Barcelona crumbled because of financial deterioration, but about Manchester United crumbling but at the sametime Manchester United still has good finances. Therefore, comparing the decline in performance and financial factors between Barcelona and Manchester United is not very appropriate.

After all, even though Barcelona experienced a decline in performance and poor finances, but in fact Barcelona also still always qualified for European competitions, both the Europa League and the Champions League even though they did not win the title, but obviously Barcelona was still better than Manchester United. The point is, as long as Barcelona can still finish in the top four even if they don't win the trophy, at least that result is still good for Barcelona during the bad situation the club is experiencing.

Well, it cannot be denied that he has a good chance of finishing in the top 4, because he is one point behind Bilbao, although it is possible, he may stay there, but of course now the fights between Bilbao are getting tough. nothing more and he is less with Madrid, it could be March 31, a very tough game, so you can see that it is not so easy for him, now I totally agree with what he says, in fact to be honest, I don't I was hoping to see Atlético in the UCL, the truth is that they are there by pure luck, for me they will not get past Dortmund, however the possibilities are open.

But the team that I see as the most solid is Girona and it will be interesting to see it in the next UCL, so this can cause many things, the first thing must be done so that this team emphasizes the difference with the others, I see Bilbao as very difficult to qualify , but if at least they get a draw with Madrid, well that's not bad, they can do it, and if Atlético loses, well it's more profit for Bilbao.

Carlo Ancelotti: 'Eder Militao, Thibaut Courtois could return against Athletic Bilbao'




Well things can be very different when it comes to the coach not being there with the team, and it is a fundamental lack, but if the strategies are already made, the only thing Xavi has to do is communicate with the 2nd coach and that's it, but I don't See it as something serious, the only thing that happened is that the pressure and stress that It's nothing out of the ordinary, the bad thing is that he will miss the game against Real Madrid, the classic of classics.

Now, what they have to concentrate on is winning, Barcelona has lost many points, they haven't done things very well and that has hurt them a lot, so the desire to try to fix things can produce all these kinds of things in them. .

Luis Enrique says seven Barcelona players would start for his Paris Saint-Germain side




Source: https://www.barcablaugranes.com/barcelona-uefa-champions-league/2024/3/22/24108717/luis-enrique-seven-barcelona-players-would-start-paris-saint-germain-ahead-champions-league-clash

Girona is no longer as strong as it was at the start of the season, now they have to fight as hard as they can to maintain 3rd position so they don't get shifted again by the teams below them, and to maintain 3rd position they have to win and not lose points, Girona has lost a lot of points recently. So don't let this continue to happen because position in the top 3 is threatened by the teams below it. If Girona has difficulty winning when facing big teams, at least they have to maximize their draw at least to increase their total points, but Girona must get 3 points when facing teams in the middle of the table.

It would be very surprising if Real Madrid had to make a big mistake that would open up opportunities for their rivals to continue competing with them until the end of the season. The reason is that with the range of points they have now, they should be able to focus more on each match so that they can always secure 3 points from the matches they play. They cannot afford to make any mistakes that will cost them points, my draw will keep them closer to their rivals this season.

Ancelotti must be able to ensure that his current team can always perform optimally in every match. Every match towards the end of this season is a very decisive match, and they must be able to win the title as soon as possible, so they can relax more. The reason is that they also have a very difficult match in the Champions League, where they have to face Manchester City in the quarter-finals. It won't be easy for them to beat Manchester City, they even have a smaller chance than their opponents in the Champions League.

It seems to me that the best solution for Barcelona is to sell Lewandowski to Saudi Arabia in the summer. Firstly, this will allow Barcelona to earn some extra money, and secondly, it will open a window of opportunity for progress (Lewandowski has no prospects, it is clear that in 2-3 years he will simply end his career, so why build the game around him). But now the situation is complicated by the fact that Xavi’s status has suddenly become unclear and there is a possibility that he will remain at the club for another season. It seems to me that in such conditions, not many good players will dare to take a risk and move to Barcelona at a time when it is completely unclear how this club will develop further.

In fact, it makes more sense to make changes to the attack line by selling older players and bringing in younger players, but the problem depends on Barcelona management whether to keep Xavi.
If Xavi is retained in the next season there will definitely be changes to the attack line because Xavi really understands that Barcelona has a weak attack line and needs major changes to the attack line.
But if xavi is fired at the end of this season, I am sure that there will be no changes because the new coach will need to observe how the players perform and will replace players who are no longer productive.
I hope Xavi stays and makes big changes to the attack line to win the title next season to get even with Real madrid.

Or maybe if Barcelona's management really wants their club to remain in good condition, at least sell players who really don't have good performance anymore and choose to get young players to get investment in very valuable players, but if Barca's management just continues to rely on free players from the transfer market, it seems like it will it's a little difficult because in the end the only players who have free transfer status are players who definitely have problems, such as old players or like Felix who has problems with Atletico Madrid fans.
It looks like Barcelona could try to be patient in developing young players who will become high quality players but this all depends on Barcelona's management.

When it comes to finances Barcelona have really had tough days but they would leave these days behind sooner or later. Their main problem has been with the league FFP rules recently.

Barcelona aren't having a very successful season which is a truth. The point losses they made earlier caused them to fall from the title race very quickly. Now the gap is eight points while we are in last nine weeks of the season. Real Madrid just need to make a terrible mistake from now on to let Barcelona jump in the race again. I don't expect that to happen. I'm just curious about who they will bring in Xavi's place after his announcement to leave.

The financial problems faced by Barcelona have been going on for a long time and it has made it difficult for this big club to compete in Laliga, even though last season they managed to become champions but in fact they are still in financial difficulties, and this season they are still competing in the top four but not as competitive as last season then because it was difficult to catch Real Madrid.
It is rumored that Barcelona will sell some of their players, but I think that is just their strategy if they want to make changes to their line-up for next season so they can perform more optimally, for example, their current striker is quite old which of course next season his performance could decline due to age and getting the younger one is a permanent option and can be done if they has the money from selling some of his current players who are not playing too well at the club.

João Félix is not like the João Félix we know before. His performance decreased a lot and his not performing well anymore. Maybe João Félix made a mistake when he had a bad performance in Atletico Madrid and was forced to let him leave the team for Barcelona. However, João Félix liked to play for Barcelona but this damaged him.
João Félix was the most expecnsive palyer in Atletico Madrid.
Back in 2021, João Félix worthed around 100 million euros, but now this player is playing on loan at Barcelona with the price of 30 million euros and he couldn't have the good performance we saw from him before.


 

I don't think Arteta will be able to handle this team in its current state. I mean, Arteta makes it so easy to choose his target players at Arsenal that this can help him build the ideal squad he wants. Meanwhile, if he goes to Barcelona then he will also feel frustrated like what Xavi experienced. It's not easy to build a good squad if the club's finances are strained and Barcelona is still dying without any new recruits that would allow this team to compete with teams like Real Madrid.

I also wonder why Barcelona doesn't dare to cut salaries or just let De Jong go considering he is the one with the biggest salary at the club. De Jong earns around 750k euros per week and that is a large amount of salary for a player whose team is in financial decline. If Barcelona let him go, even though they won't have a player as good as him, they can buy a player with similar performance with the money from the sale of De Jong. Moreover, I'm pretty sure there are several teams who want to recruit De Jong for a large transfer fee, especially Manchester United, who have wanted to sign him for so long.

With the Barcelona financial issue, La Liga will not be competitive again because Barcelona will not have enough money to boost their squad to challenge Real Madrid for the La Liga title in the coming years. Barcelona might even sell some of their quality players to increase money. Real Madrid will keep on winning the La Liga title until Barcelona is capable of buying quality players that will rival Real Madrid for the title.

I hate seeing the club like way. Xavi leaving feels odd after he won a title last season despite financial issues and roster changes. He left, which says a lot. He didn't have the assistance he needed to sign the players he needed to compete with Real Madrid, which is continuously adding players

This Arteta rumor has me pondering. His style may fit Barca's, but if the money problems and poor management persist, will he hit the same walls Xavi did? That's my question. Can Arteta (or anybody else) handle this better? Is something severely wrong that must be repaired before any management gets a chance?

In 1 week the leagues will start again.When I look at the matches to be played in the next match week, I see that 2-3 matches are important.One of them is of course the match between Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.Athletic Bilbao has been playing good football this season and we have to say that they are in a good position in the league.Athletic Bilbao needs at least a draw in such tough away matches to avoid giving up the 4th place. I don't know if they can beat Real Madrid, but as Real Madrid have a Champions League clash with City later in the week, Real Madrid might have a chance to rotate for this game, as they are in a more comfortable position in the league at the moment, their opponents don't have the chance to rotate much, so Real Madrid will want to rest a few players for the City game, considering that City will have a full squad on the pitch.