Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1818. (Read 525591 times)

Of course I agree with that, but currently I don't know who is a great striker who is worthy of replacing Benzema in the team when Real Madrid only has Joselu as a center forward. I know Real Madrid can bring in the players they are looking for, but so far they haven't done so and have chosen to withdraw from the transfer market.

I hope there is a new signing for the center forward position in the next transfer window, it will make this team stronger until the end of the season even though there is no guarantee that Real Madrid can win the title this season.

I had no doubts, Benzema Karim is a great player without a doubt but Real Madrid, which is a great team, can very well replace him with other young strikers that they have in their squad.
He could even take someone from the spring and have him play in the big league, its not a possibility to be discarded.

Maybe Girona will stay there for a few more weeks, but that is not going to be the case after a while. I bet that they are not going to be good enough on the long run and we are going to end up seeing them not do that much. I think it's quite important to make sure that we are not doing anything that is profitable, and the reality is that we are talking about something that will benefit us.

The reality is that we will do something that will make sure that it is not doing that weirdly and it should be helpful for them if they keep getting more defensive. Girona already did some fine games so far, but that is not something they can keep up for 30 more games, so defensive would be the solution to keep it going for them.

Real Madrid need a proven scorer like Osimhen or Mbappe. Benzema was a regular scorer for Real Madrid. And Vinicius, Rodrygo and JOselu are talented and experienced no doubt. But they are not regular scorers. Joselu played very well with Espanyol last season. He has scored many goals. He was probably the third highest scorer in La Liga. But his performance with Madrid is still not very good. On the other hand, Vinicius and Rodrygo cannot even score on a regular basis. So next season Madrid management must add experienced striker to the squad. Perhaps the Madrid management should add Osimhen or Mbappe to the squad.

That's good news for King Raul, he can coach a club in Spain highest division. Villarreal is also not a weak club, I think King will consider that. Although previously it was reported that Raul rejected Leeds United proposal, but for Villarreal there is a possibility he will accept. In my opinion he has to show his qualities as a coach in La Liga if want to coach of Real Madrid, because reportedly that man really wants to become the head coach of Real Madrid.

Changes to the standings can occur in the following week, after all, from 3rd place and the leader of the standings only have a difference of only two points.  If Madrid is held to a draw in the Real Sociedad match, that means it will provide an opportunity for the teams below them to overtake the top of the standings.  or maybe vice versa, if Barcelona encounter problems when hosting Real Betis, it is the same as providing an opportunity for Madrid to widen the gap between points from them.

IMO, there's no need to wait for these two teams to meet in the El Clasico match, especially since this meeting still has a time lag.  but what is certain is that the standings can change every week. We will see which team is consistent in match after match. In the Madrid camp, Ancelotti lost several players who had to be absent due to injury, including Vini Jr, who was absent for several weeks.  He is scheduled to return on October 4th. Luckily, they have Joselu even though we haven't seen a stable performance from this player.

Meanwhile for Barcelona, ​​Pedri is also scheduled to return on October 4th. for R. Araujo, his status is unknown. but now that Barcelona has Joao Cancelo, it is very likely that Xavi will include him in the starting eleven in his squad. besides that, Xavi will not only rely on Gavi to play on the wing. now, Felix can rely on Xavi for that position. in theory, Barcelona should be able to perform better. meanwhile for Madrid, the absence of Vini Jr could make Madrid's performance less sharp on the front lines. but what is certain is that we just enjoy what La Liga will offer every week.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are currently looking for more young talent for the long term. Just look at Barcelona with Pedri, Gavi, Alejandro Balde and Lamine Yamal. Then Real Madrid there are Bellingham, Guller, Vinicius. They seem to be starting to realize that they don't want to waste a lot of money on expensive players. The latest news Real Madrid and Barcelona are fighting for the 19-year-old central midfielder is a product of Celta Vigo's youth academy Sugo Sotelo.

With Girona's current form, they look set to stay at the top of the table for the next few weeks. In the next three matches,  Girona will play against granada, mallorca and villarreal respectively. In the next match, Girona will play against Real Madrid. I think they will concede the first leg against Real Madrid.  This team will be undefeated till the previous matches. Girona's performance is very stable. This team is able to maintain consistency. .and since they are now second in the table. Girona's players are now more confident . Because of this it will now become more difficult for any team to earn points against Girona.

I wouldn't pull the statistics card only here and make my judgment based on who has more points right now, but I think that assuming that Vinicius Junior will return in maybe 12 weeks and everyone else is healthy, Real Madrid is the slightly better team in my opinion. I don't know whether Lewandowski can still be considered this one-man-show player he used to be when he was in his best shape possible. That was impressive, but he already played a little bit under his maximum last season. He scored goals and he did so on a regular basis, but I remember how he played when he became the best player in the world. That was a different level.

That is what Carlo Ancelotti is currently thinking about for Real Madrid because he himself is also working on several players on the front lines to become good strikers so that Real Madrid will not be weak this season. I'm quite sure that Carlo Ancelotti can do it for the Real Madrid team even though it takes time to try it, but the team themselves hope that this will not become an obstacle in order to perform well this season.

Statistically Real Madrid are slightly better in La Liga so far than Barcelona, the points difference proves that. What is most interesting is that Xavi's squad has quite complete players in every line, including pure striker Lewandowski. The reverse condition was experienced by Ancelotti squad, several key players were not available due to injury. Under these conditions, Madrid can secure full points in every match, this is the benchmark I think.

However, both of them are still the best in La Liga, when the two meet in the "El Clasico" match, it will give a full picture of who is the best this season.

It is very difficult to find a striker who is so hungry for goals, especially like Karim Benzema, because an attacker like Karim Benzema is like looking for a needle in a haystack, the era has been replaced by an era with young talent, even we all European clubs are competing to find a reliable and goal-hungry striker, no It's easy for Real Madrid to find the right replacement like Karim Benzema.

Have you been watching a different league or club or are you sure that you are talking about Barcelona from La Liga? If you said that they played ok so far, I would think ok, it is your opinion. But you consider them to be the best team in the league when on average they concede one goal per game, already had a draw and sometimes have massive problems with their offense. They lack some high quality experienced players and not a lot of people think that they will make it very far in the Champions League. They are behind Real Madrid and there are three teams who have a better goal difference, but in your opinion they are "brilliant and the best".  

When talking about Joao Felix playing skills he is indeed a young striker with the capacity to play quite effectively in getting past the opponent's defense and when coupled with the training given by Xavi he can really be a threat to other teams when they play against Barcelona starting this season.
Even though in his first game with Barcelona he didn't give any goals or assists in the next matches I hope he can show his contribution and make Xavi and the fans proud of his presence in the Barcelona squad.

The reserve players are not all worse than the main players who are sent down in every match because some coaches use players who are good enough on the bench to be used when the team is in a lagging condition and these reserve players can perform optimally with stamina that is still really good conducive to launching attacks and catching up.
Real Madrid will never lose strength even if their mainstay players have left or are injured and that is true with players like Joselu or Bellingham and some of the players you have mentioned.

It's still early in the 2023/24 season and even though Real Madrid lose matches and are behind on points due to absent players it doesn't mean Real Madrid can't compete well and Ancelotti definitely has a way to overcome the problem of having players absent from injury.

Even though he had some problems with Sevilla during his time in Madrid, especially with their fans, we can't ignore the fact that Sergio has strong ties with the club because he grew up in Sevilla before he went to Madrid where he made his name even bigger and became one of the great defenders of this era.

Now he's coming back with a lot of emotion especially when it comes to the reception of course it's a good thing for Sergio even though at the end of the day it might be after this season that he leaves and retires but it's been a very good career for Sergio with Sevilla being the club that started and ended his career.

I wouldn't have a different opinion about Real Madrid when Benzema was still there. He was amazing and deserves all the respect for what he has achieved in his career, but what he in a condition that was strong enough to win more Champions League and La Liga titles with Real Madrid or would they probably be better off if they have either Bellingham to fill that gap with his interpretation of the position he is playing or to find the perfect player who is able to play the role as a striker like Haaland, for instance.

Ancelotti wouldn't just want any striker for the sake of having a striker. That is why he was creative now and tried out how Bellingham would do if he has more responsibility for the offensive game and so far nobody can complain. But I see a risk on the horizon moving forward this season. Bellingham could miss games or it turns out that in games when he is more busy with defending that he can't give the important passes and shots in the offense.

This has been the biggest problem for Real Madrid as Karim Benzema's place has been vacant since his departure. But so far, Real Madrid has not appointed any player to fill the vacancy. Playing Real Madrid against any team these days must be feared as they need experienced players to score goals which is why Real Madrid lacks experienced players at present. So if they should appoint experienced players as soon as possible then there will be no problem for Real Madrid to bet. But I'm afraid to bet because Karim Benzema is vacant.

I can understand what you mean that a club like Real Madrid should have replaced Benzema but they haven't yet and his spot is still empty. We saw how Ancelotti need Mbappe to replace the club and it didn't work out,that is why you see that he is taking his time to look for that right player that will fit into Benzema's role. Their performance isn't that bad because they have a player like Bellingham who has always survived the club in their Victories. I don't think Real Madrid is facing a big challenge and if they can manage this squad efficiently, I believe that they will achieve something great this season. My only problem is Vinicius that is still on injury.

According to a report from Marca, Villarreal is now trying to consider Raul to replace the coaching position left by Setien. Currently Raul is a coach at Real Madrid Castilla and of course if Raul accepts an offer from Villarreal then the Real Madrid academy will lose a coach and also a club legend. But this will also be a new journey for Raul as coach of a team in higher competitions with Villarreal. As one of the great players and also a Spanish legend, Raul's quality cannot be doubted, but could he be a good coach with Villarreal? We should wait for news of developments later.