Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 187. (Read 555464 times)

Yep Barcelona experienced a high decline in performance in the last few matches before Flick managed to bring Barcelona to the top of the standings but he lost balance in a few matches towards the end of the year 2024 maybe his strategy has begun to be read by his opponents so that Barcelona is quite difficult, Hansi Flick needs to make good use of the transfer market later to balance his squad again and in order to have more options to carry out the latest strategies with his new players, BTW Real Madrid seems to have bounced back from the slump that befell him at the beginning of the season, especially in the run-up to Q4 2024 they were very inconsistent and fixed it again.

Interestingly, Real Madrid will play earlier in 2025 against Valencia. And if Real Madrid are able to win this match, then they will shift Atletico who are at the top of the standings. However, keep in mind that just like Real Madrid, Atletico have also only played 18 matches, so if Real Madrid manages to top the standings, then at any time Atletico can reclaim the top position.

and regarding Barcelona, ​​​​they are also not too far behind, where there is only a difference of 2 points with Real Madrid and only 3 points with Atletico, so if they are able to return to winning ways, Barcelona can still compete tightly for the top position. However, if Barcelona is unable to return to winning ways, then at any time Atletico Bilbao could shift Barcelona's position considering that the difference in points between Bilbao and Barcelona is not too far, where there is only a difference of two points.

Barcelona is facing race against time as they are still having few quality players with things are manageable, but their mindset is going down badly with recent poor results we can watch how terribly they are playing, but we can expect them fight back, but few things are surely going to have serious impact finances are also going worst with now Dani Olmo saga is gone against them which is also huge problem they needed to fix few things before it has more terrible consequences.

As media reports are coming we can have some changes with few big names are ready to leave club which will help them for having improve their finance's situation but still if they are going to bring few new players then surely they need to work on their finance's situation because if it's not going to stable then surely moral will be not improve.

One of the problems I have noticed with Barcelona this season is that they have many young players who are yet to blend fully into the team, that is why we are seeing the declining performance even when they started the season very well. Although, I still believe that the future is very bright for Barcelona especially when some of these players would have gotten enough experience through many years of playing in serious competitions like the Champions League.

Few weeks back no one were talking about Atlético Madrid as they were having average start of this season and all things were happening around Real Madrid and Barcelona but in last 12 matches which they won and now having leading position in La Liga with good lead while their performance in Champions League is also impressive things are taking changes, and we have Atlético Madrid at the top of league table while with their current form it's looking we will be having them at the top for some time.

Win against Barcelona give them good confidence and now their players are surely feeling better while they will be in good touch after this break their Champions League direct chances for going into next round are looking not good, but their game against Bayer Leverkusen is surely going to have good for them which will give them fair chance for keeping them at the better spot.

A team performs well in the beginning of the season, in the middle they perform poorly and in the end they perform well again, if their performance is so random then we cannot call that team a reliable team at all. La Liga is a very competitive league so if the performance here is haphazard then at least the champion cannot be won in this league. Real Madrid's performance has been poor for some time but they are back to good performance and their return to good performance is not good news for Barcelona. 

Another team in La Liga this season has picked up quite a few points so far and their performances have been pretty consistent. So if Barcelona cannot perform consistently then they will lose the title to Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid.

What happened to the two big teams at the moment is really tragic after they have gone through a lot of glory, if we look at the which exists statistics that of course in the  conditions Barcelona is still better than Manchester City, besides that Barcelona chances in La Liga to win the championship trophy are also more likely compared to what happened to Manchester City in the Premier League this season,  While we can say that Barcelona finances are still their main problem, but at least they still have a chance to remain title contenders this season, so I think Hansi Flick has managed to take Barcelona in a better direction.

Barcelona's problem might extend beyond this season since they are facing financial crisis and their chance of winning the title race seems like an impossible mission. The January transfer window will be a big time for City to strategically get new players. But I don't know what Gaurdiolla's true plans are and where he feels s he need to strengthen.

Right now Barcelona needs a big partner who can help them ahead of January but definitely it will cost them something big in return but if that's all the need to get back on track then they just have to do it. This season is already half way down the line but there is still hope to push on even though the hope might not look visible

Player	Goal
Lewandowski R.	16
Raphinha	11
Mbappé K.	10
Budimir A.	10
Sorloth A.	8
Pérez A.	8
Lukébakio D.	8
Vinicius Júnior	8
Sandro Ramirez	7
Lo Celso G.	7
Sancet O.	7
Barry T.	7
Griezmann A.	7
Bellingham J.	6
Aspas I.	6
Puado J.	6
Olmo D.	5
Larin C.	5
Guruzeta G.	5

Nothing new, Mbappe in third place still at -6, a disappointment

Barcelona and Manchester City are trying so hard to bounce back to epic form this season, we could remember vividly how these teams starts this season, they were on a winning streak and nobody pose a problem, but what happen now? They're no longer favorite to win their perspective league and having to consider other sectors for strengthening. Barcelona headcoach, Hansi Flick is not fit to handle the managerial role? I don't think so because he's one of the very best coach to lead the team, besides the board had trust him to deliver and they see this current form, they will explain their uncertainty and doubts for appointing him in the first place.

While for Pep Guardiola, he's a rare one and taken Manchester City from bottom to the top, he deserved some accolades because not all managers have succeeded in building a team from low level to the very top. Now look at where they are, among the best European clubs in the world of football. Manchester City will bounce back, probably next year I guessed.

It makes sense as you say. Because actually the tik flick tactic is right, it's just that the players who run it still have minimal experience and Barcelona is filled with many ambitious young players. The proof is that Flick's tactics at Bayern Munich are the same but why is it better at Bayern Munich, the tactics even work well. This is all because the players who run it at that time were in their best form and also mentally experienced. What Barcelona is facing now is natural because it is filled with young players, maybe next season Barcelona will be more mature because Flick needs time and process to build a strong squad.

If we talk about statistics by comparing it with the previous coach, then it will not be comparable if we only look at it from the point of view. because Xabi is not good in European competitions while Barcelona has been good in the UCL league so far. The problem is, Xavi has no plan for the match in his second year, Xavi has no other plan and doesn't know how to play this team to make it stronger, all he does is complain and find reasons to have young players, and this is the reason why Xavi was fired. On the other hand, Hansi has a plan and the only reason Barcelona are dropping points easily at the moment is because of the lack of finishing, maybe this will be Flick's main job at Barcelona.

Actually Barcelona does not need to make a big transfer and stay focused with better players on defense. Because what I see today Barcelona has weaknesses that are clearly visible in defenses that are starting to lose consistent.
So that in this way Barcelona does not need to recruit expensive players on the attack line or middle midfielder.
When Barcelona's finances are in a bad condition but Barcelona has a lot of experience that becomes the strength to maintain the current performance and reputation conditions even though only with ordinary players.
And we'll see how well the new coach will bring new players in the transfer market later and I am curious whether the coach is able to know what he should do.

We saw that Barcelona performed very well earlier this season, everyone thought they would easily win the La Liga title this year. Barcelona have won many matches in a row but they have lost several matches in a row recently.
Yes Barcelona don't have the funds to buy world class players, they couldn't keep Messi in their team earlier maybe because they didn't have the funds. Barcelona is a traditional club but their biggest problem at the moment is their financial problems and they are in debt, which has led them to sell many of their best players in the past. Since then, Barcelona have been a much weaker team without those best players and now they can't perform as well as they used to.

Its classic problem always face by Barcelona every season although they have signed top manager Hansi Flick, first time arriving fans have big expectation after winning trend and success defeating Real Madrid at el Clasico match. But comparison his achievement with Xavi looks not difference yet because until games week 19 Barcelona having 38 points and the same with Hansi Flick his first season. Currently, Barcelona have three points remaining awhile from Atletico Madrid have one match left and looks difficult keep in the La Liga tittle race if get inconsistent performance.

La Liga match break until three weeks later but Barcelona have two upcoming match in Copa el Rey round of 32 and have super Copa match against Athletic Bilbao, its great opportunity for Hansi Flick winning his first trophy if can beat Athletic Bilbao and potential will face Madrid at the final round.

That makes sense from what you're saying because Barcelona still have financial problems at the moment so it's going to be very difficult to make improvements by getting some great players in the January transfer window. Whereas Manchester City will probably try to see the opportunity to get some good players in this transfer window to be able to boost their team's performance which is currently dim. So Barcelona have to try to solve their problems first so they can revive their team's strength in the second half of the season.

League matches have ended for 2024. The league will be closed and running effectively on January 11 except for the postponed match Real Madrid vs Valencia on January 4. Barcelona, who looked convincing at the beginning, was very bad in several matches. Barcelona was not able to play well. Flick seems to have to add to the team's layup and mentality during this New Year's break. Taking advantage of the transfer market option is a good option, but I'm not sure it's full of Barcelona's financial condition in good health. There are still many matches and there are still many opportunities for Flick. I don't think Laporta will fire Flick anytime soon.

You don't know for how long Barcelona problem will last, because they have just started their losing streak but for City, I know that when the transfer window is opened by January, they will get new world class quality players to add to the team, because they have the funds. Barcelona doesn't have the funds to buy a top world class player because they are in debt, making their situation critical if their players continue in this form.

I would say that's the point, City used to be a lot better than Barcelona, on the last few seasons as we can see, Barcelona never won UCL, at least City did that, and they were the much better team, and won their league four years in a row, so when you look at their current situation, if they look like they are at similar positions then it would have been still City that got worse, because they started higher, so ending at the same place would have made City's fall bigger.

However, even that's not the case, because City won only 1 game in last 12 games, so it's clear that Barcelona is doing better right now. Which means City was better, and now worse, which ends up showing that Barcelona is at least trying a bit harder.

What a joke!!!! 

Barcelona went down so hard from Xavi to the Flick. I thought Flick's manager bounce impact will be last longer for Barcelona, but that's faded out.

Flick seems unable to fix Barcelona's attacking problem, which is the main causes of the falled of his team.

Also, it's pathetic to see how Barcelona often conceded ez goal. Their weak defense has to be fixed as soon as possible. I must also admit missing Stegen gave huge impact to the club.

Will flick be able to finish his first season in Barcelona?  That only happens only if Laporta has enough patience. 

Only one answer that I think makes sense so far, namely Barcelona is filled with ambitious young players who forget that the League lasts a long time. Rushing at the beginning of the season and now starting to run out of fighting spirit so that inevitably there will be a decline in performance in terms of sharpness. Because young players are not yet stable, sometimes they can play very well but the rest becomes chaotic and uncontrollable. This is where Hansi Flick, who is too confident, is faced with the reality of La Liga that is not according to his expectations.

Try comparing the statistics of Hansi Flick and Xavi at the beginning of the season as Barcelona coaches.