Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1964. (Read 525528 times)

Yes, but the ideal performance for them is to apply the formation they have done from last season, such as the 4-3-3 where Joselu is the player who will decorate the center forward left by Benzema. However, with a lot of midfielder stock that is owned, it seems that the formation will start according to ancelotti in order to perfect their strengths in the next season.

So, if Ancelotti hasn't found a good quality player for a centre-forward, chances are it will be their weak point next season. I saw Joselu appearance when dealing with Barcelona in yesterday's match. He seemed to have difficulty playing with a 4-1-2-1-2 formation. Therefore, ancelotti must be able to find a new formation to support the accuracy of their game in this pre-season match.

I also only believe that Joselu is an alternative choice for Ancelotti next season. It is likely that Ancelotti will change his game strategy where he will use 2 strikers who will be assisted by 1 attacking midfielder. The diamond style formation (4-1-2-1-2) or 4-3-1-2 is very likely to be adopted by Ancelotti where Vinicius and Rodrygo will play as strikers while Bellingham as an attacking midfielder.

Ancelotti has tried it in pre-season games, but of course not all of them are effective. This formation approach can also make Ancelotti have no difficulty in strategizing, of course that's because he has a lot of midfielder stock instead of a striker.

Madrid doesn’t expect this aggressive game from the Barcelona.The key factor behind this game was the old aggressive player Xavi was the current manager of the Barcelona.Barcelona totally made the Madrid to follow his way till the end of the match.But they doesn’t allow the Madrid to score the single goal against them was the most unexpected one.Because Real Madrid also the top of the table football team.Since the Barcelona was in the top side and allow the Madrid to play the defend match by keep on striking the ball towards the goal post.This real prove that Madrid was not the equal opponent to the Barcelona after the 3-0 goals.Madrid was the best club to score all the goals pending at the end of the game and had a potential to draw the match,which was missing in this match.

If Carlo thinks he is a great replacement, then he is.
If you look at his career he is seen a lot of talented players come through, and he is also played with them in the past: so I assume he can tell when a person is talented or not. So I trust.

Madrid have to do now is quite clear, as they have to clean up again to plan well what to do in the season that will start in a few days.
In this match, Madrid's defense after several substitutions was very weak which resulted in conceding 2 goals in the last 10 minutes.
On the other hand, it's also a matter of prestige, but as a point of reference it's not a sure thing as they can still improve in the short time they have left.
Hopefully, there will be a change of scheme as the current formation doesn't seem to suit Madrid too well.

As I said before, this is not just a friendly because in my opinion this can also be important data, especially the opponent faced is a rival, of course they are aware that if they lose today, the possibility of potential doubt through the season will be very pronounced.
For matches with other clubs like Manchester United and Juventus it might still be possible but against Barcelona it's clearly different.

I would guess that Arda Guler just got into Pintus curse that's it . If you think about it, most of the young stars that Real gets under 20 years old, enters a heavy load training and that of course makes them prone to injury a lot more as well. Vinicious was constantly injured if people remember it, before he was who he is right now, when he was just a young talented fast winger that everyone considered just decent, he was constantly getting injured because he worked too hard on training.

I am sure that the same thing happened to Arda Guler as well, he worked hard with the team and put a lot of workload on his body and that resulted with him getting injured for now, maybe he will reinjure later on as well, this is just basically powering his body for a while. After 20 years old or so, he will be an indestructible machine, like all Madrid players.

I can agree with that. It is just too early to make an assumption for him. He hasn't even played a single match yet and he has even got injured recently. He needs to prove his skills to the team for some time to increase his value more in time. He has a nice talent but this isn't enough to be confident of anything. This is football where everything can change in a short time.

Maybe you would remember the Bojan Krkic story for Barcelona. When he was first arrived and played in some matches people were talking about him like he was the heir of Messi at Barcelona. But what happened later on? He was down to even Stoke City and retired at the age of 32 only a few months ago.

I also don't really believe that Atletico Madrid can win the La Liga title for the 2023-2024 season when Barcelona and Real Madrid have built good quality. Atletico Madrid are title contenders every season which cannot be underestimated, but it's true that they are no better off than Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Diego Simeone has proven the quality of his strategy at Atletico Madrid since 2011, but of course Atletico Madrid has many weaknesses compared to Barcelona and Real Madrid. Diego Simeone will also have the same difficulties next season, I mean he doesn't have a high chance of winning the La Liga title. I tend to believe that Barcelona will secure the title even though it's too early to tell.

I do not agree with this. Is Joselu a good striker, Yes he is, Is Joselu a worldcass or elite striker, no he is not. Joselu is not just filling a void; Joselu is the only recognized striker in the Real Madrid first team; he might not be the best in the league; But he is the most competent 9 in the Real Madrid line up.

Joselu will get lots of chances, Joselu will score good amount of goals. Will Real Madrid get Mbappe to help Joselu?
Time will tell.

I had never seen Arda Guler perform before but now I was too curious to see it. Of course Arda could follow in the track record of other Turkish players who have had success in top-flight teams, but that would not have been had he not trained harder and taken his chances to earn the coach's trust. I also don't want to say anything exaggerated about his future, that's because some young talents can be thrown away by the teams that sign them for one reason or another.

Do you remember the Norwegian midfielder who was squandered by Real Madrid?
Yes, Martin Ødegaard is the player I mean. Martin Ødegaard didn't have many opportunities to play for Real Madrid although he also had great skills when he first arrived. Martin Ødegaard actually had success with Arsenal and he is happy to be playing in the Premier League now. Arda Guler may also meet the same fate, but who knows about the future.

Yes, it looks weird. Maybe Real wants to have an experienced striker for rotation, but for me the figure of Joselu looks absolutely random (why is exactly he), because we are talking about Real. And as far as I can tell, this signing happened even if Mbappe is bought this season, it is clearly part of a different plan than a temporary replacement for the top striker.

The problem is that Real Madrid are interested in signing Mbappe. But they are not interested in buying Mbappe. Real Madrid are unlikely to sign a young player in the form of Mbappe as a free agent. Although PSG is a rich club, they are not that stupid. They will not release Mbappe as a free agent. They decided to sell Mbappe. At the moment, Chelsea management is showing the most interest in getting Mbappe into the team. Premier League club Liverpool are also interested in signing Mbappe. Also I saw in a news yesterday that Barcelona also want Mbappe in the team.Chelsea and Barcelona push for Kylian Mbappe player-plus-cash transfer deals
Chances of seeing Mbappe at Barcelona are slim. We will probably see Mbappe with Chelsea next season.

Guler's skills are above average for a young player of his age, but it would be a shame if Real Madrid later squandered his talent, as we all know the stock of Real Madrid players is huge. In my opinion, the Türkiye Wonderkid Arda Güler is a worthy future project for Real Madrid. He has god-level dribbling skills and was able to contribute to his team at that time, Fenerbahçe SK. I trust 100% with the education and coaching from Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. Arda Guller is believed to follow in Mesut Ozil's footsteps in the future because I see him dribbling like Messi, shooting like Cristiano, and passing like Ozil. He is something else.

Real Madrid are ready to wait a year for Mbappe but are not interested in replacing Mbappe. Mbappe's move to Real Madrid is all but certain until Mbappe's PSG contract expires. It is rumored that Mbappe will move to Real Madrid when his contract with PSG expires. Mbappe was offered a one-year deal from Saudi Arabia which is a huge amount of money but he has not accepted the offer and is only preferring to stay in Europe at the moment. Mbappe may feel that if he left Europe for Saudi right now it would have a big impact on his performance, so he is more focused on his career than money. Football fans will see the best transfer if Mbappe's contract with Real Madrid is completed.

Real Madrid had big plans before signing Joselu on loan, Real Madrid is preparing big funds to bring in Mbappe. After the situation experienced by Mbappe at PSG who did not want to activate the contract extension clause, Real Madrid preferred to be patient until Mbappe contract expired at PSG and then signed him for free next season.
Joselu has only been made a temporary option after Real Madrid lost several players up front, Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard, Mariano Diaz and Marco Asensio all leaving the club last season. Keep in mind, Joselu was brought in as a loan player, maybe next season he will be returned to Espanyol after Real Madrid did not activate Joselu's loan extension.

Some arguments about Arda Güler were exaggerated, and the media even took advantage of this to provoke Real Madrid fans by saying that Barcelona was happy with the news. I don't think Arda Güler has proven anything to Real Madrid that he can be the successor of X or Y, it's just an exaggerated assumption.

Arda Güler is a newcomer to Real Madrid, so he may have to work hard to break into the main squad. I think Ancelotti could have used him in some of the less intense games like the Copa Del Rey is against a team like Las Palmas or something else, if Real Madrid have confirmed themselves to win. But in any case I think Arda has a chance to become an important player for Real Madrid in the coming seasons if he wins the coach's trust with his good performances.

Well, just imagine how Barcelona reaction was when they heard this news, they must have laughed and felt lucky not to bring him to Headquarters. If in the end an injury becomes an obstacle for any club to question this and harm the party who bought it. Now Madrid must be able to convince the public, especially the Madrid fans who have high hopes as when he was brought in and won the attention of many people. He is widely regarded as the successor to Ozil, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration. Hopefully, we can hear good news for his recovery period, at this time Madrid needs to focus on the squad they have.

It's a shame, as this was one of the few opportunities for him to show that he's worth the high price tag for a young player but with this knee injury it's clear that he's going to be delayed from his professional games in Madrid. In fact, Madrid tried to inject platelet rich plasma to make him better but it didn't work and Arda had to go under the knife. I didn't hear that he will be in the treatment room for two months but indeed with this knee problem it will definitely take time to heal completely.
Let's hope this doesn't hamper his progress at Madrid because if it interferes with his career then he won't get any opportunities at Madrid.

As we know, Joselu is not a foreign face for Los Blancos. the reason is, he has studied at the Madrid academy, Castilla, and debuted for the Los Blancos main team in the 2010/11 La Liga. even though his career is not too bright, at least at this time Joselu's role can be said to be a fairly well-established player.
as we know, currently there are very few pure strikers who are really good. As for the good players, they are quite comfortable with their current club. I'm pretty sure that the decision taken by Madrid was not a panic decision when Benzema left El Real. because after all, Madrid needs established players. it seems that Madrid have little choice but to borrow him from Espanyol, with the scenario that Mbappe will play with Madrid next season as a free agent. after all, Joselu was able to become the third-highest scorer last season. so maybe, Madrid doesn't want to buy expensive players because they already have options for next season. maybe that's why, too, Don Carlo chose him.

IMO, especially in this pre-season game. I see more that at this time, Ancelotti is more inclined to experiment with new patterns that he applies. because usually, Ancelotti is more dominant using the 4-3-3 strategy. ideally Joselu plays as a goal getter with a 4-3-3 system, like when Benzema was still a striker at Madrid. plus, Joselu has an advantage of the top balls. So far we haven't seen what Carlo Ancelotti wants with his system. We'll see, what he is working on in his project. after all, the transfer market still has a lag time.

It's wrong if joselu doesn't have quality. It seems like that he needs more time adapting to the club. Joselu has ever become a part of madrid many years ago. He is just coming back after he has been leaving from the club.
Joselu was not a bad player but we can't deny that if benzema's performance is far above him. That's the reason why joselu looked like a weak player compared with benzema caused by you can't be sure to find another benzema again after the real benzema has left from the club.

Give him more time, he is new in madrid. he needs to make sure he will able to build chemistry for another player in real madrid. The management even ancelotti was not blindly signing him as a new striker for madrid.
Ancelotti sees how good his performance last season once he was still at the espanyol. It's really wrong to blame him even before the opening match of la liga will be started.
It's really wrong to expect new benzema from him. Joselu was joselu and he will never be benzema or whatever people called it.