Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 184. (Read 555499 times)

Even though Atletico will eventually get resistance from Barcelona or Madrid, so far we have seen them show extraordinary performance in the competition. Atletico is not as good as Madrid and Barcelona in goal productivity, but at least for now, they are the team that has received the least defeats. That is what makes Atletico worthy of participating in the competition for the La Liga trophy this season.

The difference in points for each team in the top 4 standings I think is not too far, and it is still very possible for them to compete for the trophy considering there are still many matches left. I hope Barcelona is no longer depressed with their condition, as well as Madrid who can be more consistent. That will make the competition more interesting.

Atletico is good at what they do and how they manage to get at the top is a surprising action which am sure will not last for long, because in my prediction they are not among those that will be able to win the la liga this season and I have more confidence in Madrid and Barcelona, and the strategy of playing a defensive game and the same time they are still attacking Madrid amd the moment Madrid is able to take over then the strength in them will increase and I don't know why I love how Madrid have built them self that even if they are in unstable conditions they still find there way.

And we know how even mbappe have been performing poorly in the beginning and it was looking as if there is no hope for them and in almost every game they are always scoring and with the kind of talent that he has he should be like a weapon of destruction and that is one of the reasons that Madrid wanted him but with how he started was discouraging and we all assume he was worthless there but no his already making meaning to the club. And Barcelona seems to be affected still by there financial problems but they will find a way of solving there own issue because every club have there own challenges.

After starting the season so well, we did not expect such a bad performance from Barcelona in the middle of the season. I can't figure out the reason behind the poor performance. The players they started the season with are now in the squad and no players have been injured so they have been performing poorly recently. 

I think they should change their plan and take every match very seriously. If Barcelona plan match-by-match, taking each match seriously, maybe they can be a little more successful with this strategy. However, in which position the team will play against which team and in what format they will play all this depends on the manager. But I hope the manager will definitely adopt the right strategy for the needs of the team.

It can be said that way, after all the key goal for Atletico's victory was created in the 90+6 minute. luck was on Altico's side, but that doesn't mean their victory was outside the context of the strategy and pattern applied by Simeone. if only being able to dominate the course of the match is not enough, let alone having to lose full points. the cause could be from various factors, whether it was Flick's strategy that had been read by Simeone, and also indeed Barca players had difficulty breaking through Atletico Madrid's goal even though they had quite a lot of opportunities. well, for some reason if Fermin Lopez played as the main starter, his performance was less than optimal, whether it was just my personal opinion even though it was supported by his performance statistics. on several occasions Flick tried to rotate his players, most of the results were less than satisfactory. now they have experienced 5 defeats in 18 matches, 2 matches ended in a draw. I hope Flick can bring Barcelona back like before with impressive wins and performances, plus there is no need to try to rotate his players a lot because we really want Barca to return to winning ways. the reason is so that Barcelona can once again become one of the strong contenders for the La Liga trophy.

What happened must be understood because Hansi Flick did not get strong support from Barcelona management to build this team and we can also see that Hansi Flick has made positive changes at the beginning of the season but unfortunately several injured players made it difficult for Hansi Flick to maintain the consistency of the team's performance because there was no equality of quality between the main players and their reserves so I think Hansi Flick cannot be blamed for what happened to Barcelona at this time.

In as much as Barcelona are experiencing financial difficulties that is gradually affecting their performance, I’m of the opinion that Hansi Flick is a upgrade to Xavi Hernandez last season performance. Hansi Flick has brought more dynamism to Barcelona’s playing style and has also instilled confidence into the players making them better than what we saw under Xavi’s management last season.

The tempo is likely to continue only on one condition , if Athletico does not decline ( and I doub it ) but I believe can improve and still maintain their current position. Realmadrid on the other hand were able to get this far even in their current injury state though recently  it has reduced as some of them are back into the team, this means next year should mark  an increase in  performance for the club (hopefully) so only if Athletico continue their winning streak then they will be able to last longer on the table and maybe hopefully win it.
Barcelona on the other hand, will have to maintain their third position and hope for a decline in performance from both parties before they will have opportunity to take over( what a pity   ).they tried anyways Besides, hansi Flick promised to recover the lost position back still waiting for how he's gonna do it.

I don't think there is any luck in a big match like this because despite Barcelona's dominance, we can see how hard the Atletico players worked to keep the ball out of the net in this match.

Some of Gavi and Raphinha's shots could have even become goals if Oblak hadn't played brilliantly in the end. This proves that in the end there was no luck involved but Atletico's victory over Barcelona was due to hard work and they managed to convert their chances better than Barcelona in this match.

5 shots and 4 on target showed that Atletico were very solid and they did not waste the chances they had in contrast to Barcelona who sometimes threw away chances even after 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper.

Barcelona football team could not play well against Leganés football team and that team could not do any goal in this match. We did not expect that kind of poor performance by players of Barcelona team because that is high quality team but that team could not do well against Leganés team. Sergio did goal in this match because he was the person who was in full form and he did goal at 4 minutes of the match and after Barcelona team tried to do goal but defense of Leganés team was excellent.Barcelona football team will play next match against Athletic Club and both teams are good teams and we will see good competition and that will not be one sided match.Barcelona team could win this match but Athletic Club should try to win match and should give like Leganés team performance.

The number of goals created by Mbappe is indeed more than when Ronaldo first joined Madrid, but this does not show that he is better than Ronaldo, as @Pokapoka124 said, because the fierce competition and also the lack of playing time Ronaldo at that time was very limited compared from the current Mbappe, so indeed he was not able to score more goals because Madrid at that time had a main striker who was difficult to replace, especially when Ronaldo joined Madrid, his age at that time was still very young so he was more dominant to be a substitute, but actually he actually adapted well in Madrid and even managed to score a goal in his debut match with Madrid.

It can be said that Mbappe's adaptation period is over, and this makes Real Madrid smile now. Real Madrid has now found the right formation so that its players are starting to find chemistry with each other. Real Madrid's current revival will make their opponents nervous when playing against Real Madrid and Real Madrid will be a team to watch out for both in La Liga and UCL.

Mbappe's performance is again inseparable from Ancelotti's role, he gave him continuity. If only Ancelotti was impatient, angry, and benched Mbappe, maybe Mbappe's performance would not have returned. Because, Mbappe's poor performance is not due to quality, but only a mental problem and Ancelotti understands that.

Real Madrid currently seems to have found a solid formation. Mbappe as the spearhead is given the freedom to move, that's why his goals have started to flow in the last few matches.

That's the fact where Hansi Flick is too confident with his ideal strategy but forgets that football always has surprises. Atletico Madrid is a club that is actually not in the favorite category to win this season, they just keep trying to rely on luck and I admit the victory that was obtained was not based on the quality of the game. 3 points are still deserved because Barcelona is too busy attacking and forgets 1 mistake will be an opportunity for Atletico Madrid to steal points. The situation turned around so quickly in the final minutes and Barcelona's mentality immediately went down.

I disagree. When Mbappe first arrived at the Real Madrid he was finding it difficult to settle down at the club. And to compare him to when Cristiano Ronaldo joined the club saying his stat are better is quite disrespectful. It seems you have forgotten when Ronaldo arrived at Real Madrid he didn't have much playing time in his first season at the club as they still had Raul Gonzalez, and some others too and Ronaldo still managed to score such amount of goals.

It won't be easy for Barcelona to beat an opponent with defensive tactical tradition like Atletico Madrid. If Barcelona won't play carefully, Atletico Madrid will be able to exploit their defense weakness and find a winning. If Barcelona lose this match, they will have very big disadvantage against this competitor in La Liga. With one more match, Atletico Madrid will have very good advantage if beating Barcelona in this direct match.

Atletico Madrid have best defense system in La Liga and not only Barcelona, but also many clubs in La Liga have difficulty to score goals and chance to beat Altetico Madrid is smaller because of this strong defense, that is like a bunker. Moreover, Real Madrid are another competitor that can have advantage from bad result of Barcelona in the match with Atletico Madrid.

Barcelona ended 2024 with bad results and it was very disappointing while Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid ended the season with good results so that it will make them more confident to start 2025. Hansi Flick does need additional players to improve Barcelona's performance but I'm not sure the club will allow Hansi Flick to recruit players because when Xavi asked for it the club fired him and considered Xavi did not trust his players I think this will apply to Flick.

There are always obstacles for Barcelona when they are close to a trophy, right? Although the start of the season looked promising, I also at that time there was no way to stop Barcelona. But this is the fun of football, it will not always be able to make a strong team comfortable throughout the season. Pena has not been able to completely replace ter Stegen, and it makes sense for them to recruit Jonathan Tah to strengthen a very fragile back line.

There seems to be something wrong with Barcelona's financial management. We all know that Barcelona has a very large fan base, which should be one of the main sources of income for the club. However, for some reason Barcelona always faces prolonged financial problems.

And a little wider to the English league where there is one elite club but continues to experience a series of bad results every season, and that is Manchester United. Just like Barcelona, ​​​​Manchester United also has a fairly large fan base, but United can take advantage of this opportunity well, so that United looks more stable financially. Even every season Man United always presents top European players and famous coaches.

Yes, in conclusion, Barcelona and Man United both have large fan bases, and great influence too, but their approach to managing the club is very different. Barcelona is struggling to get out of the financial crisis, while United is trying to find a balance between strong finances and competitive performance on the field.

And Furthermore, with the financial crisis they are experiencing, it is likely that Barcelona will only maximize the resources of existing players. And it must be maximized well, because if not, their position will get worse.

If you thought that Barcelona was going to win Atletico Madrid in that match, it simply means you have not been watching Atletico Madrid matches lately. The best result Barcelona would have gotten in that match was a draw because they have been dropping in form rapidly whereas Atletico Madrid have be getting better everyday and in every game. As at today, Atletico have one of the best coordinated team in the Spanish La Liga and their winning was a pure result of team work and not individual efforts like we have in Real Madrid. Therefore, I have the feeling that Atletico might be on their way to lifting the La Liga trophy this season provided they continue in their present direction. I just hope they will be able to develop the mental maturity to sustain the gains they are making now without being overwhelmed.

The financial crisis has not only made it difficult for Barcelona to move in the transfer market to bring in new players, more than that, the crisis has even made it difficult for Barcelona to register players . In my opinion, what Hansi Flick and the current players have done is extraordinary, fans should be grateful for the results that have been achieved. Player injuries are also a serious problem, which has affected their performance in the last few matches. It is true, Atletico Madrid increasing performance this season has also made the competition more competitive. The competition will be even more complicated in the second half of the season, Hansi Flick must work extra hard to be able to reclaim the top of the La Liga standings.

With Simeone management, defense is always foundation of Atletico Madrid success and in seasons, they had outstanding performances of world class strikers like Villa and Suarez, they won La Liga titles, two times so far with Simeone during years of domination from Barcelona and Real Madrid in La Liga.

This season began not too impressive for them but now they are doing well, improving with time and with inconsistency of both Barcelona and Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid started to see good chance to win La Liga again, the third title in Simeone era.

Now the have 41 points, 1 point more than Real Madrid with same total match, but 3 points more than Barcelona while they have played 1 match less than Barcelona. Again the table and stats show defensive strength of Atletico Madrid, they got only 12 conceded goals so far.
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