Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1187. (Read 556230 times)

What you say is a little bit true in my opinion, when a coach fails to meet the expectations expected by a big team like Madrid then it is certain that the coach's career will end at a club like Real Madrid, because after all Real Madrid have high expectations every season on their coach and even they are willing to spend a lot of money to be able to meet all expectations to be able to win trophies in all competitions they have participated in so far,  So it is very natural that Madrid management will fire their coach even halfway when he sees his team actually down.

But I think for now it's different what happened with Barcelona, if in the past when Barcelona was coached by Quique Setien and Quique Setien failed to get a trophy for Barcelona of course it is not strange and very natural if he was fired for his failure to coach, because Barcelona at that time which had indeed spent a lot of money, but when Barcelona was only able to win second or third place this season and if they also failed to win the champions League trophy of course I think Xavi will still be very successful at Barcelona this season, because after all Xavi has managed to make a lot of changes at barcelona with only modest player capital and also the financial condition of the club which currently has a lot of problems, so honestly I don't want to say if Xavi is 100% a failure in barcelona.

Even though Barcelona has made it to the quarter-finals of the UCL this season, it is still very doubtful that Barcelona will reach the final considering the current condition of their team and the opponents they have to face there. And now Barcelona has regained second place from Girona after Girona lost at home to Getafe and Barcelona successfully won without reply at home to Atletico Madrid, so overall Barcelona is only eliminated in getting first position in La Liga and I think that's not too bad for him

For me, since Ter Stegen returned as the main goalkeeper, Barcelona's goal has not been as easy to break down as when Inaki Pena replaced Ter Stegen due to his injury. Barcelona's main goalkeeper can be relied on, unlike when Barcelona's goal was guarded by Inaki Pena. understandably, this young goalkeeper lacks experience and often makes blunders. that's why, Barcelona experienced some very messy matches. plus, several of Barcelona's core defenders also played badly. Now Barcelona is starting to perform a little better again, even though Gavi, De Jong, Pedri are again injured. Likewise with Balde, Joao Cancelo who is often relied on in Barcelona's defense line.
however, Xavi was able to bring Barcelona through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. plus, currently Barcelona is runner up behind Real Madrid. with 9 matches remaining until the end of the competition, Barcelona is 8 points adrift of Real Madrid. well, it's quite difficult to catch up on the points difference from the top of the standings. moreover, if Madrid is still able to maintain its consistency throughout the remaining matches this season. but at least, Xavi has improved Barcelona's performance and has a chance to advance to the next phase of the Champions League.

As for Girona, their ranking could drop again in the remaining 9 matches. The problem is, Girona has matches against Atletico and Barcelona. plus, several other matches. If Girona loses, that means giving Bilbao and Atletico the opportunity to finish in the top four of La Liga until the competition ends.

I agree with you, but we also have to be able to see from another point of view, not just from the point of view of the "big team" held by a team, in this case Barcelona. I think it is unfair for Xavi when he has to accept that he is the cause of Barcelona's current decline in performance, however he can still bring Barcelona to compete in the top 4 of the standings at least, in the midst of a situation where the needs he needs cannot be provided by management. Unless Xavi gets everything he needs but he cannot make Barcelona better, it is very natural that he is blamed for Barcelona's decline.
It will be very difficult for any top coach to carry a team if they don't get what they need. Barcelona is going through that right now, so we can't blame this on Xavi, but everyone has to take responsibility for the loss of confidence in Barcelona, especially the management. Because we can't deny that the reason Barcelona has so many problems like now is management errors in the past, so it's more appropriate if we blame them.

I thought Barcelona would be at the first position by now in the La Liga table by now, since the club was the most performing in the last season and even the title holders which make them best fit for that position, Girona was a club that climb up to that position of being second because of the early set backs that Barcelona face during the first few games in the early time of the League.


At this moment Barcelona will have a lot of work today be done in under to be able to climb back to possible first position because Real Madrid who is currently the top club with 72 point against the current Barcelona 64 points which means a lot need to be done to be able to beat the current Real Madrid records.

I don't know, Girona still has a chance to maintain its position in the Champions League zone but every match will definitely get more difficult towards the end of the season. You must be aware that Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are two teams that will also be competing for the same place, so perhaps both teams will not allow themselves to drop any more points in their next match with Girona.

It doesn't stop there, Girona still has many difficult matches ahead. Real Betis, Villarreal and several other teams may also be a stumbling block for Girona for the rest of the season and of course Girona must do their best if they want to stay in the Champions League zone. The opportunity is still quite good and Girona certainly doesn't want to lose it in the end.

La Liga is definitely a competitive league and for the fact that against all odds, Girona have proven to stay in the top spot, it only means that there's definitely good fighting and resilient spirits in the teams there. The last weeks of the season games seems to be a walk over for Girona as they've in the first legs played to their best and have mastered rightly their strategies and the opposing team approaches, and so they've got better experience to countering the moves that'll be made.

 Real Madrid is definitely of all the league teams be their toughest opponent but I believe that they'll definitely find the best way to counter the moves that'll be made. It'll be beautiful to see that Girona in a long time would get to have a ticket to the European cup next season, they're not aiming for the La Liga trophy, they're definitely going for next season's European ticket and so far, it's seeming like a finished task, we only have to wait for the last table result on the La Liga. Girona has been doing really well in the soccer season, surprising everyone with their great performance.

 In my opinion it still won't be that easy because to become a leader in La Liga you have to have deeper experience even competing with popular teams in La Liga is not an easy task because popular teams have more experience with various strategies to be able to regain their position first. I'd hope more that maybe there'll be a difference on the leader in the La Liga this season considering how dedicated Girona team generally are set towards making a remarkable change. Madrid for sure won't make it so easy for them and so let's anticipate how the remaining weeks of the season would turn out.

I was not surprised that Barcelona won against Athletico Madrid in La Liga because Barcelona has been beating Athletico Madrid in their last four meetings in the league. What surprised me were the three goals Barcelona scored against Athletico Madrid at home without scoring any goals against Barcelona.

But guys the problem when you are a top manager at one top team like Real Madrid or Barcelona is you need to win ALL so no matter what Xavi is doing he is out of LaLiga and in third place, and for first time after two miserable performance they reach quarter finals on UCL, so for top teams that is 100% shit.

At least, Xavi managed to return good results for Barcelona this season, because this season will be Xavi last season at Barcelona. Indeed, previously when Girona was still firmly in second place, I also thought that Girona was capable of maintaining second position. But yes, in reality Girona has returned to the quality of their mediocre team so yes, this has caused Girona to get bad results recently even though they only play against teams that are in the bottom zone or in the relegation zone. But regarding Barcelona, even though Barcelona failed to defend the title but yes, if Barcelona can still manage to finish in second place, of course it will still be a good result for Barcelona compared to Atletico, which is really difficult to stabilize and even Atletico is in danger of failing to finish in the top four this season.

That's not a reason in my opinion because even though the Atletico Madrid team will still fight for a top 4 position so that they can still get a ticket to the Champions League next season, if they hope to win the Champion League title this season I think it is very difficult.
In fact, teams that are focused on the European stage make the team's mentality and confidence better when facing matches in La Liga, especially if they have the same motivation.
So in my opinion Atletico Madrid's chances of finishing in the top 4 are still quite wide open, now Atletico Madrid is only 1 point different from the 4th ranked team and with 9 more matches left in this season their chances are very wide open.

Girona are currently not in good shape and it will be very difficult to predict who will be able to win when looking at the current conditions of Girona and Betis.
Looking at the current game scheme and position as well as the advantage of playing at home, it is certain that Girona will be the favorite because apart from those who play at home, in terms of performance and positional advantages they are also better but don't forget in this case Betis is also one of the dark horse clubs that should be wary so we will not be able to predict this match with confidence because Girona's current performance is unpredictable including some bad results they have had in recent weeks.

In terms of odds, Girona are definitely ahead now because they definitely get the advantage of playing home, it's just that it's too troublesome at the moment when trying to bet on Girona because after all, with the performance they have shown in the last few matches, there is no guarantee that Girona will be able to get 3 points in the match later.

If we look at the results of Girona's last few matches, they have lost against Athletic Club, Getafe and Mallorca. While Athletic Club was a somewhat stronger team, Getafe and Mallorca were comparatively weaker opponents. Girona were defeated in both these matches.

The main reason for the defeats against Getafe and Mallorca was the poor performance of the attacking players. Girona lost both matches 1-0. The attacking players are not in good form. Otherwise Girona would not have lost against the likes of Mallorca and Getafe.



If Girona does not play well in the next matches, it will not be possible for them to qualify for the Champions League from the top four of the table. I would say Girona's players need to be confident. They have the ability to perform well. Girona's players have proved it this season. If the players are confident, and if the match strategy is good, Girona will once again be able to consistently perform well in every match.

I believe Atletico Madrid will finish top 4, but they have to pass a few hurdles. There are only 9 match days remaining in La Liga, and they have to get ahead of Atletico Bilbao within this time. So they have a good amount of matches left to do that. But the problem is that they have UCL knockout games coming up. There are 2 legs in the UCL knockout match. If they play a good team there, they won’t be able to play their strongest teams in the league matches. So things might get problematic there.

Atletico Bilbao are still flying. They have good recent form and there is a chance that they might finish top 4 over Atletico Bilbao. I guess the match that will be most deciding will be the match between Atletico Madrid and Atletico Bilbao.

I think Girona realizes that they haven't played well in their last few matches and that's why they have to be able to recover from this downturn which could make them miss out on a UCL ticket next season. Girona have been fighting and playing well since the start of the season and they have to succeed in finishing in the top four in the standings until the end of the season, even though they might go through tough matches, even if they at least get points from each match and don't lose points which might make them shift to 3rd position at the moment.

Even though there is a difference in points with Bilbao and ATM, Girona still has to be careful in facing their opponents in the next match because Bilbao and ATM can at any time overtake Girona if they continue to let themselves get worse. As a coach, of course Michel needs to be able to raise the enthusiasm of their players. to be able to finish the remaining matches at the end of this season with good results, at least not losing points and drawing or winning, I am sure that if they are confident in their abilities they will definitely succeed in finishing in the top four of the standings until the end of the season.

This is indeed a piece of sad news for the Belgian international. It was reported that he was in tears when it became clear that he had injured the internal meniscus of his right knee. He has to undergo another surgery that might make him miss the entire season. But this injury is not as serious as the former tear of ACL in his left knee, he might recover to resume with Real Madrid in the next pre-season.

I initially thought that Kepa Arrizabalaga would be number one when he moved to Real Madrid from Chelsea. But the Spanish international has underperformed which has made him second to Andrey Lunin. Kepa's injuries and aerial inability have contributed to the reason why his contract might not be renewed. Thibaut Courtois is currently 32 years and his age might have made him injury prone. So we might see Andrey Lunin getting more responsibility as the Belgian keeps recovering from injuries.     

I don't think Barcelona is able to compete with Real Madrid, Barcelona's success in climbing to second place doesn't mean Barcelona has given Real Madrid competition. These two teams are quite far apart in points which makes Real Madrid feel more comfortable at the top of the standings, even though Real Madrid lost two matches in a row, their position is still safe. Barcelona victory at Atletico Madrid headquarters was a very crucial moment for Barcelona because in other matches Girona failed to win over Getafe. It must be admitted that towards the end of the season, Barcelona's performance was actually better and their goal productivity was also increasing.

Xavi has done his job well even though the chances of retaining the La Liga title are very slim, with the team's condition being unstable financially, he was able to utilize young players from La Masia to fill several holes left by the main players due to injuries. I was very impressed with the performance of the young players Hector Fort and Pau Cubarsi who were promoted to the first team, their performance was very good and they were able to maintain their positions well.

Their presence will actually be very beneficial for Barcelona, they are a solution during the financial crisis, next season Barcelona will be filled with more young players from the La Masia academy, they just need the trust of the coach to develop their talents to become key players in the main squad like Araujo, Gavi, Yamal, Fermin Lopez and Pedri.

It seems to me on the contrary, Atlético’s chances of reaching the top 4 are falling due to the fact that they have a good position in the Champions League. If they can beat Dortmund, then on the way to the final one of the pair PSG - Barcelona will be waiting for them (this is much better than Real, Bayern, City or Arsenal as in the second branch to the final). Maybe it will turn out that they will give all their strength (due to motivation) in the Champions League and lose points in La Liga. I wouldn’t be surprised if they lose the head-to-head match to Athletic and worsen their situation.

It's very hard to think if Girona will defend its performance this season. There will be hard fixtures to come for Girona soon. Look at the upcoming games: Girona is going to face Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. If Girona loses these matches, 6 points will be gone. I strongly believe that Girona will have a very small chance to qualify for the UCL.
The inconsistency still becomes a nightmare for girona and this will still continue to happen probably till the end of the season. It's hard to identiy what factor that was making the performance from girona is worsening from one to the another game.
Have you sene the upcoming fixtures of girona?

There will be some powerful clubs will prevent girona from getting three points. These matches are:

Vs bareclona
Vs atletico madrid
Vs betis
vs villareal

These matches make me doubt if Girona will qualify for the UCL next season. I'm not really sure if Girona can get three points from all the matches above. Girona might win the first leg against Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, but it's not for the second leg.
It's hard to believe Girona will beat all of them again.

There's no way I would want to support justifying the fact that Barcelona did failed and try to see it that there was actually a good reason, although for some while, they have been faced with some challenges which brothers much around finance and has I'm a way limited how much they have been able to strengthen their team probably by signing new players who could actually make up for the lapsis.

Barcelona was actually able to get a few players especially felix by loan and so far he's been really helpful to the team and I would say it will be of a very good idea if they get to retain him because he's been really helpful to the team and can actually help the team get productive if only he's given enough play time. Real Madrid wouldn't have been much of a problem to Barcelona if they were able to actually maintain the kind of form they actually did started the season with but then it has turned out that they dropped form and even have to be battling with girona that should have been considered a much more weak team enough to not be able to challenge Barcelona.

Xavi has actually done a lot for Barcelona but for this season he should try looking out to improving their strategy so they get a better tactical approach against their opponent that way they will be strengthen, although they are currently looking a bit improved but I still don't see that as really good enough as there's more they can still achieve if they get to improve much more better than they have done all along.