Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 173. (Read 555462 times)

Compared from the previous seasons,  this season we see Atletico Madrid perform better and even they look more developed, their game looks more balanced in attack and defence so that it can be a strong factor for them to become title contenders this season, Simeone became the longest coach ever to coaching Atletico madrid and previously they relied on defensive and physical games in facing every opponent, but this season they even dare to play attractive and offensive like when beating Barcelona but with still maintaining a solid defence,  I think there this season a lot of significant changes in their game and that makes them more interesting for us to watch than the previous seasons.

Indeed, many people did not expect that Atletico Madrid would be this good and could be ranked 1st in the current standings because most people, including me, always focus on Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but yes, if Atletico Madrid, for example, were to become champions at the end of this season, they would definitely This will be exciting news and indeed, if you look at Atletico Madrid, in fact, almost every season, Atletico Madrid always competes with Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​so of course some people won't be too surprised if Atletico Madrid, for example, becomes champion.

But of course, Atletico Madrid fans definitely miss seeing Atletico Madrid win and become champions like what happened in the 2021-2022 season, but in my opinion, this season we won't know who will be the champions because of course Real Madrid and Barcelona also want to become champions. But of course, with the strength that Atletico Madrid has, there is definitely great potential for Atletico Madrid to become champions.

Personally, I also can't wait to see Osasuna's match against Atletico Madrid, yes, there is no doubt that Atletico Madrid's strength will be in that match and it seems certain that Atletico Madrid will have great potential to win that match. and certainly Atletico Madrid will have great potential to score a lot of goals in that match.

Atletico Madrid's form has been incredible at the moment and they are unbeaten in their last 12 games and most importantly Atletico Madrid were able to beat Barcelona at the Camp Nou in quite a dramatic way. In terms of attack there has been a big improvement for Atletico Madrid this season and their forward link is a bit more productive than last season and so is the defense which is more solid in controlling the movement of the opponent's attacks.

Semione has been at Atletico Madrid for a long time and probably understands the characteristics of the players and the patterns that need to be done. Although these efforts have not necessarily given them the best this season, at least they have shown better results and now they just have to show consistency in competing with other teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Extraordinary performance fueled up competitive race. We shouldn't place our hopes and votes on Hansi Flick and Carlo Ancelotti because they've been unserious with the title race this season. There have been numerous scenarios that have been visioned them to be less concerned about winning matches, consecutive inconsistent game outcome. It happen that Real Madrid and Barcelona are relenting and their opportunities to reap good winning points have been compromised. This is totally not the estimated path to follow, Atlético Madrid coach, Diego Simeone is not under pressure because he's experienced coach and knows exactly what he's doing. Atletico Madrid in front for the La Liga title race and this is no coincidence because they're fully determined for the big games.

Semione was unusually active in the last transfer market, and it was clear that they were targeting forwards, and it has paid off, their attack has become much better. He knows this team very well and I think that with the right funding Atletico can be even stronger. Now will be an important time for them, they will need to show how competitive they can be with Real and Barcelona, ​​because more often than not they do not survive this race until the end of the season.

1.40 for 1x2 looks quite good and indeed looking at the opportunities and conditions that occur for Madrid now that it is on the rise actually this looks quite normal even though they are playing away in this match.
Their momentum looks very good, the players are also in a productive mood especially now that no player is experiencing serious problems from injuries apart from a few players who are still undergoing recovery so this could be a good situation for Madrid to get 3 points back and secure their position while sticking to Atletico in the race for the trophy.

This can also be a good opportunity if you see Atletico who will compete a week later, so indeed the chance of 3 points to win a temporary position at the top of the standings is certainly wide open now so Madrid's target is 3 points in this match.

I don't want to expect much from Real Madrid because they can change their way of playing, plus the opponent next week is Valencia, maybe this match can be underestimated because Valencia is not too favored but anything can happen, I don't want to see the standings of both but the pattern of play of both can be a comparison and benchmark for both, because Real Madrid's rival, ATM, will host Osasuna, of course ATM will look for a win because they don't want to lose their position at the top of the La Liga standings.

It is still possible to happen in the second half of the season, what Hansi Flick has shown at the beginning of the season is certainly a guideline if they also do the same thing and regarding the decline in Barcelona's performance at this time, it is inseparable from several of their main players who are injured so that Hansi Flick has to make several changes so that it has a big impact on the team's performance.

Now with the entry of Atletico Madrid into the competition for the title, La Liga is getting fiercer and that is also a reference for Barcelona to be able to develop and improve their performance in the second half of the season, I am still sure that Barcelona still has the same percentage as Atletico Madrid and also Real Madrid to win the La Liga title this season.

I think Barcelona still have a chance to go top if they can prepare for the upcoming matches and play more aggressively. Barcelona are 3 points behind Atletico Madrid which is not a big gap. They are well prepared ahead of their match against Barbastro on next match and are trying to sign one of their best forwards, Olmo, for the new year but their financial situation has hampered that effort and the court ban. Andreas Christensen has been out for a long time due to injury which has affected the team a bit and Olmo could be given a temporary registration to make up for the shortfall in the current team's performance. However, the legal complications of signing him directly due to the annual budget for the season have arisen. Now it is up to them to see how positive they can be about their ability to pull the team out of this predicament.

Barcelona had shown extraordinary performance at the start of the season, at that time almost everyone believed they had ended their difficult times after being handled by Hansi Flick. But now what happened after entering the end of the first half of the season, they seemed to have lost their way and had difficulty getting wins.
Need to improve their performance to maintain the title race with Real Madrid and Atletico, they still have time to change everything and Hansi Flick must return his team's performance to the beginning of the season.

If Barcelona want to achieve their goal and win the La Liga title, they must start their long journey from the present time. Moreover, they will not be able to go with the current performance of Barcelona, because their current situation is not strong at all, but rather weak. They will have to change their game sufficiently. If they can tighten their bets, maybe they will be able to change their position to win the title. Everything is possible in football, but of course every player has to work hard, otherwise it is not possible to change their position in any way. Since Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are currently at the top, Barcelona will have to strengthen their journey at the moment, but winning the title is possible.

From what you said i think the league is some how open for any body at the moment and I can't say ATM can make it to the last day of the campaign because they hardly score more than a goal unless they first concede couple with fact that they can't stay consistent for 5 games. The position they are occupying now is a deserving one and it still pains me that the Barcelona side lost the number 1 spot to a team nobody thought would get to where they are now. If you believe Barcelona can get that position back is never going to happen unless ATM and Real Madrid start making mistakes by losing games unnecessarily, it might happen.

Atletico Madrid does that sometimes, whenever other two does not so great, they show up and do great. With Barcelona failing to register Olmo, they are going to literally miss him all season long, for a team that's already not doing great, I am not sure if they will recover at all. So I think the only one left for a title race would be Real Madrid, and they are doing great and the momentum looks great, they will most probably beat Valencia too. I do not know what ATM will do, and if they can keep up, but they ar looking great, and if Real Madrid has any issues, then ATM has what it takes to win, they just need to keep going the way they are, and wait for Real Madrid to fumble.

Atletico Madrid has reached a different level now, coach Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid players are very harmonious, it can be seen that the strategy made by the coach can be maximised by his players to produce goal after goal to become a victory, this is certainly an extraordinary achievement and it's nice to see Atletico Madrid growing and getting stronger until it is difficult to beat at this time.

After beating Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid is now at the top of the Laliga standings. I think Atletico Madrid deserves this right now. Because Atletico Madrid has performed quite well this season. But talking about whether Atletico Madrid will be able to maintain its position at the top of the standings until the end of the season, I also can't say that Atletico Madrid is capable of doing it. Because this season is still quite long, and now it's only been half the season. So with this, of course anything can happen in the Laliga standings. Moreover, Atletico Madrid's points tally with Real Madrid and Barcelona can be said to be still very slim at the moment. So it can be confirmed that Atletico Madrid's current position cannot be said to be safe.

Because it could be that Real Madrid or Barcelona again take the top position from Atletico Madrid. Even though it is true that currently Barcelona is experiencing a slight decline in performance, it still cannot be concluded that Barcelona will not rise again. Because after this winter break, Barcelona could return with its best performance like at the start of the season. If this happens, I think Atletico Madrid's position could really be threatened again at the top of the standings. Therefore, if Atletico Madrid wants to stay at the top of the standings until the end of the season and become champions, I think it takes more than strong determination to get it. The point is that all aspects must really be done well by Atletico Madrid. Such as maintaining the fitness of the players, improving the skills of the players, and maintaining consistent good performance. If Atletico Madrid can do all that, the possibility of becoming champions in Laliga, I think could be quite big.

Atletico Madrid can be a pain in the *$$ when they start making those who wants to win the league title be at the state of confusion (by making them drop important points) but this is a different story altogether because they're now making a way to winning the league title and the former league leaders that's Barcelona, has left that spot for them and it would be very hard for them to get to the top again and it seems the Atletico Madrid side might win it this season because this is the season I have seen them becoming serious in a very long while, now the question is, "can they keep up with this winning mentality till the end of the season to call themselves champions of Spain"?

It's not only about what Barcelona can do, can Atletico run faster than their shadow. That's what bothers me right now. Barcelona lost their game last weekend and Atletico seems to have fly high and to be at disadvantage, they have played their 19 game while the tow top has not played their own but even as I'm looking at this, even if they win their next game, they are not that far, remember Barcelona gave Real Madrid 9 point in gap but look at the table view now.

I like how Atletico has managed their self to lose just one game since the beginning of the season but how long can they last? We are on break right now and January is tomorrow, there is definitely going to be a new show come 2025, where every team will be crawling and fighting to be in a better place, nobody will want to be shadow. My mind is telling me that Real Madrid are going to soon take that place and that might weaken Atletico even more unless they don't lose any match.

How did Flick make good signings this season? He only got Olmo who is currently struggling to be registered with La liga. He has had to use kids to play most part of the season and he's done relatively well with what he's got so ai don't agree that he was overhyped. Nobody even expected him to do so well in the short term considering he signed only one player.
Even Ancelotti got only Mbappe, despite losing Kroos. Of all the three managers, Simeone is the manager who signed the most players and spent the most money, so I don't agree with what you say.

In my opinion, Barcelona and Real Madrid slacked that's why Atletico is at the top. I'm not saying they don't deserve it but if Barcelona has not lost form and lost so many matches, I think they could have been at the top with 9 points difference if not more.
When Atletico and Barcelona played, due to the wastefulness of Barcelona, they lost that game, not because ATM played exceptionally well.
I agree that they can win the league this season, but its only because the other 2 teams are not in a good form, if they both pick up form this second half of the season, I don't think Atletico will see  2nd position at the end of the season. 

That’s means Barcelona have a long journey to do if really that they want their aim is to win the La Liga tittle, because there currently performances can’t not lead them go any where in this league they need to tight up their bet more than what they’ve done before; for them to get out of their currently situation.

I understand that in football everything is possible and changes can come at anytime that they can able to display a powerful performances, but I don’t have hope for Barcelona that they’ll get it right to win this La Liga league title this  season; because Atletico have already occupied the top of the table with higher points.

The odds are ok fit bet for because I don’t think Madrid will misuse this opportunity they have to take the lead of the Laliga table even though Atletico Madrid also have one outstanding match to be played.

If Real Madrid win the match against Valencia which is almost possible, they will have 43 points which will make them five points ahead of Barcelona, and just two points above Atletico Madrid; if they take the lead, they will have all the motivation to keep moving which is what they are known for, and it will be too late for Barcelona to overtake them, unless if Atletico Madrid have consistency and end up winning their outstanding match.