Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1626. (Read 537706 times)

- We can't keep comparing the past to the present indefinitely. Each era has its own characteristics, and the style of play evolves over time. Every football team experiences glory in a certain period, and Barcelona is no exception. It's unrealistic to expect a team to stay at its peak forever; highs are often followed by lows, and Barcelona has likely moved past its peak period of dominance. They have a rich history, undergoing restructuring for a new generation, and I believe there will be a time when they return to their golden era, albeit with a completely different style and image.
- Football, like any other aspect of life, is cyclical, and teams must adapt to changes, both in terms of personnel and play style. Barcelona's journey might be in a transitional phase now, but history suggests that they will find their way back to the pinnacle, albeit with a refreshed identity.
- Given the current limited resources, I believe Xavi is doing a pretty good job leading Barca. Their squad lacks many stars to anchor the playing style as before, but a few young talents, like Lamine Yamal, are promising seeds for their future. When the tough economic times pass, I'm confident that Barca will make a strong comeback.
- The club's history suggests resilience, and with a blend of experienced players and emerging talents, they can rebuild their strength. Xavi's leadership, coupled with strategic investments and nurturing young talents, sets the foundation for a brighter future. It's not an overnight process, especially considering the financial constraints, but there's potential for Barca to return to prominence.

But this is sometimes easier said than done because if it wasn't for some healthy egoism, Lewandowski may not be today where he actually is. I think a high level of self-confidence can also sometimes decide about the next step in your career. There is risk involved when you decide to go for a shot yourself and fail, but when you hit the target you are considered the match winner. Nobody will blame you ever for not passing for as long as you score the goal.

In the case of Lewandowski, he finally scored two goals in a game again. But he has also had a number of missed chances when he played. Despite these two goals I think he is still quite far from his best form.

I see that they only lack a quality striker (a replacement for Benzema). Otherwise, this team is quite even in all areas in terms of player performance, even the main players and also the supporting players.
And regarding Ancelotti's departure, I'm sure another great coach will come, this is Real Madrid, we don't need to doubt them.

Xavi did a great job with Barcelona. When Koeman was the coach, Barcelona were a team that almost collapsed. After Xavi took charge of Barcelona, the overall condition of Barcelona started to improve quite quickly. Gradually he stabilized the party and tried to strengthen the party. And now the Barcelona team is considered strong. But the problem is that Barcelona's performance is erratic. The team is not able to play well consistently. The team relies on Lewandowski to score. If Barcelona had another experienced striker besides Lewandowski in the squad, then maybe Barcelona's performance would have been more stable and consistent.

There was an interesting moment during the Barcelona game. Lewandowski looked very angry at Yamal. He didn't wave back Yamal's hand. It seems to be a Barcelona vs Alaves match. From the video I saw, indeed Yamal had enough open space to pass or shoot directly at the goal. But it seems that Yamal was selfish and chose to shoot at goal. Lewandoski himself is indeed in a free position, maybe even if Yamal passes Lewandowski maybe 90% it can be a goal. Looking at the issue, it seems Yamal also has to make the best decision, whereas Lewandowski, I think, there is no need to be too angry. Yamal is developing, he needs a lot of advice from seniors.

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Barcelona will improve game performance. Xavi Hernandez is a young coach that have produce both good and poor results for Barcelona, the board is patient with me this season, I can't presume the fact that Xavi Hernandez is an inexperienced coach, I could only comment about the poor energy generated from his squad and the current challenges they're struggling to conquered. The coaches you mentioned have experience and have been in the managerial system before Xavi Hernandez. Some of these prominent manage happens to be the coach of Xavi Hernandez way back in Barcelona.

Even though the majority of Barcelona's players are out due to injury, I still think that Barcelona will win because after Alaves' goal, the odds on betting sites increased, so I used my money to bet on Barcelona to win, despite the fact I knew it would be difficult for them to win and get the three points. While Alaves led the game with one goal for the entire first half, Barcelona felt like they shouldn't give up because they could lose the position at any time and winning is what's best for them because they are only ahead of Atletico with two points. That is why i didn't think Barcelona would lose to any weak teams at this point, but it will be extremely difficult for them to win the trophy.

Real Madrid is not under pressure, but it would be better if the team began talks with the new coach as soon as possible. Ancelotti's contract is set to expire in 2024, and I do not believe that any coach can represent Real Madrid more than Xabi Alonso. When Benzema left the team, they were still using Rodrygo as their striker, and they were still winning games, which really encouraged them to add more players. As of right now, a lot is still anticipated to happen in Real Madrid during the next transfer window.

I've discussed it here and it's quite difficult who is to blame. I think if the situation at that time Barcelona was already ahead, of course it wouldn't be a problem if Lamine Yamal wanted to take the shot himself, but when the team still needs a goal to achieve victory, of course that's quite a selfish decision. I think all players must be rational and prioritize the team's victory first before thinking about their individual actions.

Apart from all that, next time Lamine Yamal must be more objective and be able to pass to his colleagues more freely and Lewandowski must also understand that youth is something that is sometimes difficult to control and of course he has also experienced the same thing as Lamine Yamal at the start of his career.

Alaves actually held up well. Playing against Barcelona is not something every team can achieve. Even though the quality of the squad was much lower, Alaves managed to take the lead in the first seconds, but they were unlucky because Lewandowski returned to the scene. The 2 goals scored by Lewandowski gave life to Barcelona and they continued their pursuit in the league by winning 2-1.

A lot is expected to happen at Real Madrid innthe next transfer window, most especially in searching and having a possible fit to fill in the gap that has left the club to be at a disadvantage since the last couple of seasons, and if the club can sort that out in terms of players signing and even the coach then it will be a good starting point for the club for possible recovery from what Benzema departure from Real Madrid has caused.


Real Madrid is not under pressure on a new coach contract but in terms of players, there is an urgent need for that new addition to the club in other to change and improve the chances of recovery as I said earlier.

There was an interesting moment during the Barcelona game. Lewandowski looked very angry at Yamal. He didn't wave back Yamal's hand. It seems to be a Barcelona vs Alaves match. From the video I saw, indeed Yamal had enough open space to pass or shoot directly at the goal. But it seems that Yamal was selfish and chose to shoot at goal. Lewandoski himself is indeed in a free position, maybe even if Yamal passes Lewandowski maybe 90% it can be a goal. Looking at the issue, it seems Yamal also has to make the best decision, whereas Lewandowski, I think, there is no need to be too angry. Yamal is developing, he needs a lot of advice from seniors.

Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@crackstok/video/7300681293577096453?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7301258966544713218

Ancelotti replacement will be very important in determining the fate of a club as big as Real Madrid and must not be careless in making decisions. I hope Perez makes these two coaching candidates, namely Zidane and Xabi, his main priority. So you just need to wait for a response that really wants to bear the burden that Ancelotti will leave behind. The next Madrid coach will have a tough task, Zidane cannot equate his previous position with now because the atmosphere and mentality of Madrid players today is different from before. Of course, Xabi Alonso has now made his name as a successful coach because he has given positive results at Bayern Leverkusen, and what he needs to remember is that La Liga will definitely not be the same as the Bundesliga competition.

Madrid is just lining up as many as possible names to become the future coach of real madrid. Xabi or zidane didn't even matter a lot. These guys are the best. They know what they shall do to help madrid to rebuild the club again.
Zidane's impact on Real Madrid's success in winning the UCL three times in a row was far greater than Xabi's due to his superior experience and achievements. This is my main reason to call that if xabi and zidane already good names to replace ancellotti.
We will see that next year who the hell will be replacing ancellotti as a new appointment in real madrid. These names are the most potential candidates to become ancellotti's successor.
It's caused by they were all have ever played in real madrid. They know so well about the team.

It is true that Xavi is not an experienced coach. If we compare Xavi with Guardiola, Luis Enrique or Ancelotti, Xavi will be far behind. But Xavi has adapted well to the Barcelona players. He is not old. And he is a Barcelona legend. So he was able to build a friendly relationship with the Barcelona players. And I think this friendly relationship boosted the confidence of the Barcelona players. And stability came to their performance. But now Barcelona's aim is to dominate La Liga and the Champions League. But Xavi can't do it. He needs a stronger squad. Due to financial crisis, Barcelona management is not able to buy players at high prices. Maybe in the next few seasons we will see a more stable and strong Barcelona team.

not sure if my answer has been answered before but for me age is very influential.
I mean maybe Koeman has a lot of experience in terms of being a coach but he is older while Xavi is younger than Koeman while younger people have different talents from older coaches and in terms of talent this is not only in players but also coaches and in fact Xavi even though he doesn't have much experience, he can really be a great coach for Barcelona, just with the players he has, Xavi was able to bring Barcelona to the top of the standings last season and this season Barcelona also performed quite well even though they experienced a decline in performance, but that a normal thing.
and I support your argument if Barcelona still maintains it until its finances improve, it is possible that Xavi can take Barcelona to a higher level to get a title in the UCL.

The top 4 teams all have good chances to compete for the championship. Atlético have one game left to play against Malerka, so they have a chance to get ahead of Barcelona and be one win away from Girona (three points). What Xavi did for Barcelona is difficult to underestimate, but if I’m not mistaken, the team still has financial problems and this does not allow Xavi to strengthen the team as he would like, perhaps this was the reason for Dembele’s departure from the team.

The top 4 teams all have good chances to compete for the championship. Atlético have one game left to play against Malerka, so they have a chance to get ahead of Barcelona and be one win away from Girona (three points). What Xavi did for Barcelona is difficult to underestimate, but if I’m not mistaken, the team still has financial problems and this does not allow Xavi to strengthen the team as he would like, perhaps this was the reason for Dembele’s departure from the team.

But reshuffling players like Xavi expects now is tricky because it would conflict with other problem they want to solve as soon as possible in terms of finances so when they try to reshuffle with new players who have better progress it will be complicated when their money can't cover it.

In addition, it is fortunate that Barcelona now has Xavi who is quite straightforward and can still bring  Barcelona to the top because if it werent for him I think now Barcelona would be an ordinary club in Koeman's hands. Despite doing it with several loan players and free agent players, Barcelona can still compete and thats very good. 

Yes recently we saw much news about Xabi Alonso but Real Madrid might still targeting Zidane, but Xabi also has a big chance of joining to Real Madrid if Leverkusen wins the Bundesliga title this season. That's big achievement will open a wide gate for him, but also for this time I think Real Madrid will still see Xabi development at Leverkusen. Regarding 15 to 18 million euros, it is actually not that big for Real Madrid, so money may not be a problem for them.

Different era, different gameplay, different strategies. There's no need to compare the current barcelona to the old barcelona. There is only messi and that's messi, there is also lewandowski and that's lewandowski. That's become very irrelevant to compare the old era to the current era. Barcelona is trying to do its best but there have been also many factors who were preventing barcelona to be even better like mismanagement for the club has been also making barcelona had very big debts.

I think you have a point mate Barcelona has not had convincing game recently, a big team should not be living on the edge everytime they play, yes it's a unique way of life for big teams to be able to turn a game around when ever they go down but I believe another quality of a big team is when they play matches in a convincing manner and Barcelona recent form is far from convincing I am of the stands that Xavi Hernandez needs to go.