Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1617. (Read 538527 times)

It must be admitted, Girona's performance this season has surprised all the Spanish football public. After starting the opening match with a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad headquarters, Girona immediately stepped on the gas and won six consecutive wins until finally being forced to suffer their first defeat by Real Madrid. Girona immediately recovered after losing 0-3 to Madrid at home, they won five consecutive wins over Cadiz, Almeria, Celta Vigo, Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano.

Girona will play another home match after the international break, this time the opponent they face is very tough. Even though Athletic Bilbao is ranked fifth in the standings, Girona must try hard to get full points. Bilbao is not an easy team to beat even though the two are separated by 10 points. Girona must learn from the defeat they experienced when they met Real Madrid, they must be able to maintain their best performance to add to their list of wins while maintaining first position in the standings.

For years Atletico Madrid has tried to undermine the dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, but in fact Diego Simeone's team has always had difficulties with these two giants. Now Girona is trying what Atletico Madrid has been doing, so far Girona is still able to do it perfectly. The competition is still very long, so Girona needs to maintain their best performance consistently, but as has been experienced by Atletico Madrid, there are obstacles when the competition is almost over.
I think Girona is lucky in distributing the match schedule, if they were matched against big teams at the start of the competition, they would lose a lot of points as they experienced when they faced Real Madrid a few weeks ago.
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It is normal for Girona to lose to Real Madrid, because in terms of mentality Madrid is still superior. However, for Girona defeat will not be a problem as long as he has opportunities in other matches. For Atletico Madrid, which continues to try to break the dominance of Barcelona and Madrid, this is a challenge that is very difficult to solve. In my opinion, as long as there is no change in coach, there will be no significant changes. In terms of players Atletico Madrid is very capable and there is no doubt about it.

Next month Girona will play Barcelona so this match needs to be proven very clearly by Michel troops. If it is true that Girona wants to bring down 2 giant clubs, at least they will try that with Barcelona.

Míchel have really been in good performance since he took over as Girona's head coach in 2021 as he succeeded in leading Girona to promotion in La liga after winning Tenerife 3-1 aggregate on play-off and in their first season 2022/2023, Girona finished 10th position in the La liga which was commendable considering the fact that they were the third team to gain promotion to la liga yet they were in better position than UD Almeria and Real vallodolid who finished 17th and 18th position respectively despite gaining promotion before them.

Now, coming to this season, Girona is currently topping the La liga table ahead of stronger teams like FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla and some other teams that normally perform very well in the la liga. No doubt Míchel have been of great impact to Girona since he became their coach in 2021 and should they continue in this great form then they might be heading to claiming the league title this season. The coaching techniques of Míchel has really made me believe that the success of any club are most time determined by their choice of coaches because when a team aligns with a coach that understands their play pattern then they are most likely to records huge successes.

Though Girona's match with Athletico Bilbao is gonna be though because Athletico Bilbao is also a great club in the Spanish la liga but considering Girona's consistency in winning matches, more especially having the ability to come back after conceding a goal and win matches, am afraid Athletico Bilbao wouldn't really find it easy to penetrate Girona.

Vinicius condition is still doubtful because Brazil national team hasn't published yet how bad the injured which Vinicius gets and indeed this is quite bad for Real Madrid because during this season this is the second time Vinicius has been injured and as important player Real Madrid is really needed Vinicius and if i am not mistaken so far at least 8 players Real Madrid currently who got injured including Bellingham and the latest is Vinicius so this situation is very unexpected because they required all of the players to pursuing Girona on standings league and apparently for upcoming match against Cadiz later Real Madrid will playing without some of their important players and this is not good because possibly Real Madrid had a potention to be slipped

I see Casemiro's role in Manchester United's midfield as very sacred and he is quite influential, but because the Manchester United team is in very poor performance, it is difficult for Casemiro to show his best performance.
In his first season, Casemiro has proven that he is quite a successful purchase, but currently his performance is declining due to injuries, but I don't really blame Casemiro because this is clearly the team's downturn which has an impact on him.
If Manchester United plans to let him go, I think this would be a very bad move.

And with Casemiro not being young anymore, I don't think he will return to Real Madrid again.

The injury suffered by Vinicius Junior adds to the long list of Real Madrid players who have been injured because previously there was Jude Bellingham, and the one who also suffered a new injury is reportedly their goalkeeper Kepa, and what is very unfortunate is that all of them are key players who have made Real Madrid perform well this season, if the player takes a long time to recover it will be very detrimental for Real Madrid but if on the contrary I think Real Madrid will be fine because their next three matches in Laliga and Champions League will only face mediocre teams Cadiz and Granada while in the champions league facing Napoli is not that important the result is because have confirmed that they have passed the group phase, there is even a chance of winning the group because Napoli if they can beat Real Madrid, are still 2 points behind and in the sixth match, Real Madrid will most likely be with their core players again and they will achieve victory.

There have been some important changes in the club. I think that the main change that was giving a significant impact to the performance from the club would be the coach itself. Girona has signed a good coach. Michel has become one of main reason why girona is able performing as good as this time. Many people were not expecting 48 years old to change the club alot. Michel has been also doing some replacement in the club. Some players being taken from another club as loan for girona.
The performance of girona is beyond my expectation. Bilbao was a strong club and don't underestimate it. Michel needs to break the defensive strategy that will be used by girona. I would not even underestimate this club as bilbao was able making the big clubs struggle to beat it.

Michel has become the main reason that was changing the club a lot. Many people were not expecting this significant change to happen in a short time.
No doubt that if people are not expecting girona to be as good as real madrid or atletico madrid. Barcelona will also face it next month but i was picking over 2.5 goals for girona vs bilbao.

Atletico Madrid's defeat by Las Palmas on Matchday 12 was quite disappointing for everyone, including me, who also bet on that match. But actually the defeat was not surprising. Because in the last few weeks Las Palmas seems to have shown quite good performance. Even though Las Palmas were only promoted this season, in fact they are now able to compete in the top 10 of Laliga. In fact, currently Las Palmas is ranked 8th. And I estimate that Las Palmas can rise even higher if they can continue to maintain their performance this season.

But Atletico Madrid have indeed made up for their defeat by successfully beating Villareal with a quite impressive score, namely 3-1. But if Atletico Madrid makes the same mistakes in the next matches, Atletico Madrid will be eliminated from the title race more quickly. But for now I am still surprised that Girona is still at the top of the standings. And I would be very surprised if in the middle of the season Girona is still ranked 1st.

The injury to Vinicius junior will be a threat to Real Madrid because the squad will appear limping when they return to compete in the Spanish League and currently Madrid is in 2nd place, two points adrift of the Girona team at the top of the standings and with Vinicius' injury it will definitely be a threat to Real Madrid and this is good news for the Barcelona team because they can easily overtake Real Madrid's position, so Carlo Ancelotti must be able to make good use of his remaining players so that they can perform well when they return to competing in the Spanish League in order to strengthen their position in 2nd place in the standings.

It's a bad news for Real Madrid as they already got limited appearances and contributions of Vinicius Jr. in this season. The player got some injuries and intensity of injuries becomes higher in this season compares to previous seasons. I don't think it is only because of the player himself like his habit and professional to take care of his own body, but one of main reasons is from over playing in previous seasons. In the last three seasons, Vinicius Jr. improved himself a lot and became a more important players in Bernabeu. Consequently he had to play more matches each season but unfortunately he is human and his body has its own threshold.

But does this mean Casemiro will return to Real Madrid?

I don't think Real Madrid will take the player into their club again. They don't have a good history of using old players and pay them high salary. Some legendary players had to leave Bernabeu in tears like Raul Gonzalez, Iker Casillas and career of Casemiro in Bernabeu already ended two seasons ago.

If he wants to continue his career in Europe, I guess he has reasons like want to play at highest level as his preparation for World Cup 2026 with Brazil. If he can join that tournament, it will be his last World Cup for his national team.

The rumor reveals another fact about terrible transfer strategy of Manchester United. What did they think to spend very expensive cost to buy an old player like Casemiro? They must be realistic to know old players like this can lose best performances after one or two seasons.

Recently, there have been many rumors suggesting that Manchester might let Casemiro go in the upcoming winter transfer window due to his significant decline in form and a serious injury that will keep him sidelined until the end of the year. However, everything has been clarified as Casemiro has no intention of leaving Manchester in the coming winter. He still wants to maintain his peak career in Europe.

Casemiro's class is beyond dispute. In his first season with Manchester, he brought a completely different dimension to the midfield, providing solidity and making significant contributions that helped MU secure the Carabao Cup and reach the top 4 in the Premier League. MU fans still have high expectations for him, hoping that Casemiro will quickly regain his form as before.

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This is the main reason I do not like international breaks and games, players tend to be more vulnerable to injuries and this sad incidents is channel to affects the important players that served vital roles on the pitch in  elite teams. Vinicius Júnior is affected, first it was Eder Militao, Thibaut Courtois, Anthony Rüdiger, Aurelio Tchouameni, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga and now we have Vinicius Júnior, can Real Madrid be able to keep the top race with the absence of these players? I think Carlo Ancelotti will figure a way like he always do, more reason I respects him.

So far, Ter Stegen has never been replaced as Barcelona's starting goalkeeper and I think this is a major blow because they are completely dependent on the German goalkeeper. However, if you look at the Barcelona squad list, there is the name Inaki Pena and actually I don't know the quality of this goalkeeper but Barcelona have no other choice but to rely on him as a replacement for Ter Stegen for the time being.

Vinicius did not have good luck even though he was starting to return to his best performance after previously only relying on emotion in every match and of course this time his duet with Rodrygo had to stop for a while. It is possible that Ancelotti will pair Joselu and Rodrygo again for their attack line.

However, with the situation experienced by Barcelona and Real Madrid, it seems that Girona is the party who will benefit the most because they will be able to have more freedom with a complete squad.

Girona managed to surprise many authorities this year. I guess none of us would have predicted the leadership position the club is in today at the beginning of the year. We were talking about the possibility of leadership among Atlético, Barça or Real Madrid, but Girona, who was not in the calculations, came out and managed to upset all the balances. I think it is a great success and should be congratulated.

Saddens me to see that he'll be out Injured. Vinicius Junior spent quality time trying to get himself back to fill up the space left on the left wing for Real Madrid. It's said that same Injury he suffered from other has strucked him once again.



I watched the game against Las Pamas, Atletico Madrid didn't deserve to win that game. Las Pamas played better in that game, I didn't watch all of the game but then, the first half was evidence enough as to why Atletico Madrid shouldn't have won that game.
Both Griezmann and Alvaro Morata have scored important goals so far for the team.

I think Girona will win at home in the match that will be played after the national matches. Athletic Club is an important team and they have had tough matches before this. They will do their best against Girona, but I think Girona will win. The actors have great harmony with each other. With this harmony, I am sure that the players will work extra hard to maintain the leadership in La Liga.

Atletico Madrid maybe surprised and disappointed their fans by losing the Las Palmas game but I was expecting a point loss honestly after seeing those odds. However it didn't take them much time to recover from that either. That win over Villarreal was really a nice one to bounce back from a loss against Las Palmas.

Griezmann is still performing really nicely and showing that he belongs with Atletico Madrid. He has made a serious contribution with his goals so far in the season too. He has always been in his best form while he is playing for Atletico Madrid as well. This is really his home because of that.

Yes. In each season, there are only 3 teams which compete for the titles. Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid too dominate the La Liga competition. They are too strong, other teams have no capability to compete with them. Well, it was quite surprising that Atletico Madrid could win the title in the season 2020-2021. And for this season, we have Girona which is leading the La Liga standings now. Will Girona win the La Liga title this season? If they win the title, it will be a big surprise for this season. However, TBH I a bit doubt it.

Yeah I agree with you Girona has a chance to win especially when playing at home of course Girona doesn't want to lose points they will continue to try to maintain their position in the standings, Girona has a chance to lose next December when they have to come and play at Camp Nou against Barcelona well, except for this match, Girona will try to secure it. We know that Real Madrid and Girona are only 2 points apart meaning that with one defeat, Real Madrid will take over the top of the standings and Girona will be more difficult to catch up again.

Overall, La Liga has 15 matches remaining and Girona have 4 important matches there somehow they have to survive if they really want to make history in Laliga, this is not an easy challenge because next season there is no guarantee that Girona will get this opportunity again while Real Madrid has missed the title for 3 seasons this means that Madrid will also try as hard as they can and they will be embarrassed if they cannot compete with Girona.

Girona are currently at the peak of their team's performance and it's just a joy to watch how impressive they've been all season. Currently, they're the most prolific team in the Spanish La Liga as they've scored more goals than any other side in the league this season as they comfortably sit at the top of the league table.
Their next fixture in the league will be played at home against Athletic Bilbao and I expect them to take all three points from that game.