Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1566. (Read 547515 times)

This is becoming more and more interesting and the competition is even more exciting to participate in because the competition is fierce, previously we only saw competition between Real Madrid, Barcelona and also Atletico Madrid, but this season Girona emerged as a surprise, making the La Liga competition even more interesting.

However, to what extent Girona can maintain something like this is still a question mark because it is very difficult for a team to maintain its consistency, especially the Girona team which does not have supporting players who are comparable to its main players.

But for some reason, I really like this kind of competition. Girona, who appeared very extraordinary, became the difference this season which made the competition even more interesting. We certainly know that some big clubs will certainly not let Girona too long at the top of the standings especially with their current performance which is very good but on the Girona side they also don't want to slacken their current performance especially with the momentum they have and with the results that have been positive for Girona so far, they certainly don't want to end this quickly.

Next week Girona will only face Alaves, which in fact is a club that can still be defeated easily by Giroba at this time, which is certain that Girona is the favorite but on the other hande even though their performance is different, the strength of the Alaves players is not much different from Girona so Girona does not consider this match easy just because of the positive streak they get.  

I think their scoring is still quite good, it's just that they have a serious problem with their defense which has not shown a solid defense. 30 goals is a good number, although it may not be the most productive but they can still record a good record. While their defense has now conceded 18 times in 16 matches they have played, of course this is a problem for them. Their midfield is also unstable now, it is much different when it is still strengthened with players like Iniesta, Xavi who are their current coaches.
They can actually take advantage of the upcoming transfer market, but again they are still constrained by their financial problems, so they cannot move freely and bring in players.

Barcelona has conceded a lot of goals compared to its arch-rival Real Madrid, maybe its match in the Champions League against Antwerp is not that important because Barcelona still qualified for the next round and maybe they played it casually, but conceding a lot in La Liga is of course a bad result. bad and affecting their performance, so far Barcelona has conceded 18 goals in 16 matches while Real Madrid has only conceded 10 goals in 16 matches. This has proven that Barcelona's defense is quite bad and Xavi must immediately improve it before facing the next match in the Champions League and in La Liga. Because this season is still long, if Barcelona doesn't improve it immediately, Barcelona will experience further decline.

Atlettico Madrid and Real Madrid are still quite consistent when compared to Barcelona even though they have the same points, but Atlettico Madrid doesn't concede too many goals, especially Atlettico Madrid still has 1 match if they have played it, maybe Atlettico Madrid already has a point difference with Barcelona in 3rd place.

When it comes to the Girona - Atletico Madrid game it is surely going to be an interesting one. Before anything else I must admit that it doesn't matter for Girona to play away or home so far. Because they have been very successful in both situations.    But it does matter for Atletico Madrid as they are much more problematic in away games.

This is why I'm not thinking of betting on Atletico Madrid to win this game. Girona are already a dangerous team and I have no doubt they will do their best in this game as well. Simeone will try to hunt them down by his special strategies and will try to keep Girona in a low scoring game. But Girona still have a capacity to get even three points just as they did to Barcelona.

The Atletico Madrid vs Girona match in Januarwy 2024 will indeed be very interesting to watch. And after Girona managed to beat Barcelona, ​​of course now everyone is wondering whether Girona will also be able to beat Atletico Madrid. But before we get to that match, of course Atletico still has several matches at the end of the first half of this season. Like today Atletico Madrid will face Athletic Bilbao. Last season Bilbao could be said to have had a slightly bad season. Even Bilbao was only able to finish in 8th place at the end of last season. And last season, Bilbao suffered two consecutive defeats in Laliga by Atletico Madrid. Whether in home or away matches, it turns out that Bilbao was always beaten by Atletico Madrid last season. But this season I think Bilbao is a little different. Bilbao looks better than last season. Bilbao have only suffered 3 defeats this season. Just like Atletico Madrid who have also experienced 3 defeats this season. So the Atletico Madrid vs Bilbao match this time will definitely be more difficult for us to predict the outcome. But Bilbao is the host of today's match. So Bilbao could win this match. Or maybe you can get a draw. But I would probably prefer a draw. Because beating Atletico Madrid feels like it will be very difficult to do.

A heavy consequence  that Barcelona has to accept this season is that they are struggling to get back on their feet. But seeing how  Barcelona has declined it is clear that it will be difficult. The defeat to Girona was an ongoing disaster. On the other hand Madrid also shouldn't think  that the La Liga competition is easy especially since Girona is currently the dominant team in every way.  The upcoming transfer market in January is certainly a big opportunity  for Madrid to increase its breakthrough power because this is also to fully support the Champions League  competition in the last 16. The next  competitor Atletico Madrid will make a difference to make it more difficult for Barcelona to maximize points. Well you could say that Atletico Madrid is quite at an advantage because they still have 1 match against Bilbao. Or conversely Atletico Bilbao also wants to try  to shift Barcelona from 4th position in the standings. So being squeezed  by 2 clubs who both want to  get rid of Barcelona  will make Xavi  a little frustrated.

In this season, we have some trouble for the Barcelona even their start was perfect, but suddenly they are having problems and now slipping which is surely problem for the fans and management as well in last two games they already concede 7 goals and score only 4 which is surely not acceptable for them as well with Atlético Madrid is surely on better side and having improved performance and good results which are giving them third spot but now in round 17 we are having few big games which can create changes in league table and this also can create difference from top four to other clubs as well.

Real Madrid is surely having good time as they are at their best and currently having just two points difference from Girona which is current leader of the La Liga league table with 41 points and this is surely surprising for the all soccer fans around the world with no one was expecting in presence of teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid they can jump at this spot.

This season is still very long and anything is still possible for Barcelona.
Currently, the Barcelona team's performance is quite poor and the problems they are experiencing are in many sectors, including the number of injured players, so this team does not have enough quality players to maintain team stability when player rotation occurs.

If he wants to bounce back, in the January transfer market, Xavi must be smart in spending on players and make this team improve like last season at least.

If Barcelona can rediscover themselves and get their form back, they will be able to catch up and be in 1st place. Barcelona has two major problems. One is, scoring goals and the other is conceding goals. If they can deal with these issues then they'll be back. The first half of the season is almost over and in January they'll get a new striker in Roque. Hopefully, he'll be able to score the chances they create for him.
Also, Barcelona needs a natural DM. They need a player that can control their midfield like Busquets did. If they can fix these two problems then they'll be able to get back to form.

Also, a luxury signing can be a winger. Be it a left or right winger. They need a natural winger that can force the attack and pressure the opposing defenders. A fast winger, can dribble, create chances, and score goals.

It seems like rain has started to occur everywhere so this problem will at least be resolved temporarily but will reappear every time the dry season enters, especially if it lasts for a long time like this year.
Climate change also affects the sports sector and many parties have to make changes because if it continues to get worse, bad things will also be experienced by athletes, during the day there are no more matches because the weather is very hot and at night players will struggle for air which is very humid, and it's also cold, and a field that isn't watered properly will make the grass dry out.
However, is it possible that this condition affected their performance because several times they did not perform well and losing to Girona was the most surprising thing.

It has become a habit for big and small clubs to take advantage of the transfer market to increase the strength of their squad. The Real Madrid squad as a whole is very good and Ancelotti's current line-up is also very complete. The shortage of main strikers began to be overcome by placing a shadow striker. Ancelotti managed to take advantage of Bellingham's advantages to cover the holes in the striker area.

Regarding who is the strongest candidate in the hunt for trophies this season, of course Real Madrid is in the front position. Even though they are currently two points behind Girona, it is not a big problem for Real Madrid. In the next few matches they will return to the top position and dominate the standings for a long time.

I haven't actually paid attention to this water crisis in Spain, but when I read this headline I thought I should have a closer look at what is going on there. This is crazy and I think when a football club is forbidding its players to take showers within their facilities, things have already gone out of control. But it is a good measure showing the people that there is no privilege for the rich and sports professionals. However, if I understand the article correctly, the prices will go up but there is also a limit of 210 litres a day per resident. I wonder how that applies to sports facilities like the Barcelona stadium and how far could this crisis go? I see that there are jokes being made about potential hygiene effects for away teams when they play in the Barcelona stadium, but I guess this isn't really a good time for jokes.

This is surely good news. Real Madrid needs more player available for harder matches in UCL and La Liga. They will have tougher matches in the UCL because they are already in knock-out phase. Fortunately, Real Madrid has no big matches in La Liga in the next few matches. So, Aurélien Tchouaméni can begin playing in easy matches in La Liga after he recovers from the injury. I'm sure it won't be easy to return to his best form after he spent a long time for taking a rest. Well, hope that Tchouaméni will recover very soon, so he can directly help Real Madrid to maintain good performances.

Everyone must be surprised about the performance of Girona. It is because Girona isn't an elite (top) team in La Liga. Many of their players are not popular players, the popular players are mostly old players. So, no one expects Girona to perform very well with their current squad. However, the coach of Girona, really succeed to optimize the ability of the players. In the midfield line and attacking line, there are many young players, it makes them to play offensively. Meanwhile in the defense line, most of the players are old/experienced players. The combination of this players, make Girona stronger this season. And the tactic and mentality of Girona players are also incredible, they showed us that they are not mediocre team anymore.

Well, I think it is still too early to talk about winning the La Liga title. But if Girona can always play consistently with their best form, it is surely not impossible to win it. However, if we consider the squad depth, I think Real Madrid is still the favorite to win the La Liga title.

Due to the water crisis, Barcelona players are prohibited from bathing throughout the Club Facilities.
It became trending news and looked quite serious. experienced a prolonged drought that began last year. Reporting from the Reuters page, rainfall in Spain since September 2022 is around 17 percent below the 30-year average. This led the Catalan government to take a number of drastic measures to address the situation, including for a 'pre-emergency phase'. All this equipment consumes a lot of water and has the obligation to reduce it to compensate. If Barca want to keep watering the pitch, they will have to compensate even more for what they consume. And as much as possible they also have to save water usage.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/barcelona-raises-water-bills-due-long-running-drought-2023-11-28/

As I said, the only thing that makes Girona able to remain consistent is because they don't have matches in various competitions. they only take part in two competitions, namely La Lia and Copa del Rey. and maybe that is one of the reasons Girona is still able to play their matches well. plus, the players are in their best performance. apart from that, Michel knows very well how to keep his squad on the right track. The only defeat they suffered was in the home match against Madrid, the remaining two were draws and 13 wins. In fact, Girona is more consistent than the teams below them, including Real Madrid. and Barcelona's defeat, became a trigger for Gorina to perform even better. of course we appreciate this team, despite the fact that they are not filled with star players. apart from that, Girona also scored more goals than other teams, even though they only had a difference of a few goals. at least the team that finished in 10th place last season is now at the top of the standings, 2 points ahead of Real Madrid. So far, no one thinks Girona will be able to maintain its consistency. in fact, I clearly doubt they will be able to survive long after falling to Real Madrid. In fact, Michael was able to bring the consistency of his team's squad back to the right track. however, what they have done so far does not guarantee anything even though they have worked hard. in fact, Real Madrid is ready to unseat them. Moreover, Girona will be tested again when they host Atletico Madrid in the next few weeks. It could be that Girona will experience defeat for the second time and experience a decline after that. specifically, after the season's first half ended. and the second half begins, the competition will be even tighter. as I said before, Madrid will not let Girona continue to be at the top of the standings. Likewise with Barcelona, ​​even though they are 7 points behind, they will not be discouraged from continuing to fight and provide tough competition. Likewise with ATM, they have 1 postponed match which might be useful for adding to their points collection later. To be sure, this season is a little different. at least it is more competitive even though La Liga has only presented 16 matches. yeah, there are no other words other than we enjoy it as football fans.

This is just the start. The gap will be bigger and barcelona will be playing so poorly in the upcoming games. The bad result against girona may be making snowball impact for barcelona soon. The club needs to try so hard in keeping up its gap toward real madrid. Madrid is very consistent compared to the last season. Barcelona is starting to play so badly this season. I have no doubt that if barcelona will not be winning the competition as the winner. Real madrid is likely winning the competition soon. I hope that if barcelona will not be winning the trophy this season.
Let girona to take it will be a very good thing as it was giving us a new nuance to see unfamiliar club to win the trophy this season. Girona looks like a very strong club right now.

Indeed, Barcelona is 7 points behind and I think that's quite a distance for them considering that Girona has been so consistent this season. If Girona can maintain their winning trend in the upcoming matches, of course it will be difficult for Barcelona to reduce the points behind Girona. This season, Girona can become champions if they succeed in winning every match because to overthrow Barcelona and Real Madrid, of course Girona cannot lose points in every match. It's a tough task for them if they want to become champions and I think they will find it difficult to do it.

In the January transfer market, big teams will definitely bring in new players to their teams so that their strength will be stronger in the second half of the season. Even for Real Madrid, they are still a strong candidate to win the title this season and I think Ancelotti will be able to bring Real Madrid back to leading the standings in the upcoming match.

I am more happy about Girona now than any other club in the league because of their amazing work over this season. I love their strong performance and reliability can not be over emphasized.

Artem Dovbyk only joined the team in August of this year and he is already the star striker leading at the front line with his great job ever since. Before Artem joined Girona, he had netted over 50 goals from 80 appearances in the last club. And now he's here again performing more magic, with a good, supportive and encouraging club like Girona.

After 72nd minute of substituting Artem Dovbyk in the last match, Christain Stuani scored the 4th goal in the last minutes of the match to show the prowess of his capacity as a forward for the team too. Others are Savio and the good manager doing the wonderful stunts for the team, Michel. These are the guys amongst other team members who are doing extremely well in the league.

Atletico Madrid are technically doing a little better than Barcelona in the league now. Despite having a missing game to play they have the same points with Barcelona now and they are ahead in the standings as well. That loss against Girona by Barcelona was telling us a lot of things. Barcelona are still inadequate in some ways to maintain their title competition comfortably.

In a couple of weeks Atletico Madrid are also going to face Girona so I'm curious about what will happen in that game as well. I don't feel like Atletico Madrid defense would be as weak as Barcelona's then. But first Simeone needs to deal with Athletic Bilbao away. It will be quite a difficult game for them.