Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1971. (Read 525562 times)

To excel in a big club like Real Madrid that has so much rich history, a lot is required. When you look back at players who came through this part you will see the much effort and hard work put in to excel at the club. Arda Giller is young and shows signs of a promising future, I believe he will grow to be one of the best names in the game if he works hard and puts his mind to developing his craft.

The 300 million is not the amount that will decide about the success of the transfer. The only thing that decides about the transfer is what Mbappe wants. For now it is said that he rejected the offer from Al-Hilal, which means that it wouldn't matter if Al-Hilal offered 400 million for him to PSG, he still has a valid contract and can stay if he wants. The difference would be that PSG could take 100 million from a higher offer and give it to Mbappe just to make him leave the club. I believe that he has something in mind where he can squeeze out some more money out of the contract by putting PSG under pressure while he can still go to Real Madrid in the end.  

Yes, Atlantic Madrid sounds pretty good for the MLS, by the way 
As for your question, it's me. I believe that Atlético may well kick City out of the Champions League - in the 21-22 season they played almost on an equal footing with City and City at the end of the game played exactly the shameful Simeone football (tightening time, fouls, senseless ball control).

Practice games allow teams to prepare, experiment, and collaborate. I concur, and training games shouldn't be overvalued. Like your examples, training wins dont automatically guarantee a team will win the regular season.

But remember that these games can increase team spirit. Barcelona's win over Real Madrid, in which they were more precise with fewer shots, may have boosted team spirit. Real Madrid's offensive aggression may also indicate stylistic progress. These pairings are experiments, so it's important to apply these outcomes.

I see that there is a difference this time in the El Clasico match, even though this match is at the level of a friendly match. however, there is always a battle of prestige when these two teams meet. IMO, in this match Ancelotti is really testing the system he is implementing, maybe for Ancelonti it is not too important a matter of winning or losing. which in essence, seems like he's only focused on the pattern of the system he's trying to implement.

in 3 pre-season matches, Don Carlo always uses the same pattern. without Benzema, like it or not, it looks like Anceloti will have to concoct a new formula for his team's squad. what I see, Ancelotti is trying to use a formation pattern with 4-3-1-2, maybe to maximize the duet of Rodygo and Vini Jr.  while Bellingham, became a playmaker in three pre-season matches. plus, rotating some of the players. ideally, if this match is an important match, Madrid will return to using its flagship formation with 4-3-3. but this time it was different, despite the fact that Madrid already had Joselu who was always a centre-forward. but the fact is, the trainer is still experimenting with the new system.

Uniquely, Xavi uses the same pattern. whereas, these two coaches are always characteristic of the 4-3-3 pattern. for me, this victory is not a great victory. despite the fact, Barcelona won. we will know the real match, after the 2023/2024 season has started.

Arda Güler is not a very strong player physically. He is still very young and his body has not reached the level it should be. So I think it's normal to have injuries. may experience such problems for a few years, the important thing is to gain experience and improve himself. I think that he will return to the team in a short time and he will achieve success. He will be a very important player

First half was completely dominated by Manchester City and odds were also favorable to them but in second half as we have changes match momentum change into Atlético Madrid favor, and they score two late goals which helps them for having good win in this match even no one were considering this result but surely a good end for the Spanish team which is looking for the better start of the next season after having third spot into last season.

In first half due to tight defense mostly Manchester City aggressive players unable to score anything and have score of 0 - 0, but second half after changes things give good opportunity to both teams, and they score goals but Depay contribution in both goals for the Atlético Madrid was enough for the win in this match.

That's a good point, any team can beat any team, even if it's a match between a strong team and a weak team, which is normal in football. The difference is the chances of the two teams that will compete, and that chance can still be broken as long as in that match they show something very good for them to win the match in the end.
Sometimes luck will also go straight with the results of the match, no matter how strong and how weak the teams that meet, when luck favors the weak team then it will be a defeat for the big team.

I agree about this preseason games never been got any impact on teams performance for the next season because they are mostly practice games which play for the having suitable strategy and few other factors which helps coaches and players for doing things in coming season, and recently we have the good number of changes in few teams which also need to check how players going to adopt things for the next season with new combinations and players as well.

Even few players still in negotiations for joining teams which are also having good impact on teams but as we have good results we can expect good competition in coming season because La Liga is again having two-way rivalry and most chances these both teams will be fight hard until end for the title and Barcelona which is defending champions needs more improved performance for the next season with Real Madrid is also improving their performance and fixing their problems.

It wasn't a derby match, but we'd rather call it an El Clasico match.
Real Madrid was not effective in taking advantage of goal opportunities, while Barcelona performed well and scored 3 goals. Real Madrid had some good goal chances, but unfortunately none of the players managed to get on the scoresheet. Until the match ended, Barcelona won 3-0 over Real Madrid.

Both teams prepare tactics and players' stamina well, but Barcelona tends to have a satisfactory finish. I agree Real Madrid need a reliable striker, it's clear that they lack the power to break out opponent's defense when all the attackers are struggling to score goals.

Regardless of the result against Barcelona, ​​I think Real Madrid have to take positive points to prepare their team better ahead of the new season. There are clearly some flaws that need to be fixed and I hope Ancelotti will have a better solution in the future.

Real Madrid need a great striker right now. Because what I understood from watching El Clásico is that Real Madrid currently lack a finisher after Karim Benzema left the team. But Vinicius Junior played brilliantly but was not able to score, he missed some great chances, such mistakes are never expected from a player like him.

Yeah, this is heartbreaking news for the new soccer sensation and his fans those were waiting for his debut in this season because now with this injury he is going to miss start of this season most chances four or five weeks needs to be recovered from this injury but good thing his all teammates are behind him in this time, and they are backing for his fightback for the team place in coming season.

Injuries are part of the play so with these things can go in any way we have to stay positive for his comeback and place into this team because it's just the start of his career at this giant club which is never been easy for any new player to have his place, hopefully he will fight back and have his place in first team despite sitting at the bench and wait for the transfer.

Carlos Anceloti uses the same formation he used for Manchester United and AC Milan to play against Barcelona, but I think Barcelona were well prepared to play and win because we all know that it is always a derby match between the two sides.

After Arsenal defeated Barcelona, Xavi took to social media to say that they did not expect the intensity the Arsenal squad used for them as they were preparing for just a friendly match; maybe that is why they take the match against Real Madrid very seriously.

Real Madrid still needs a reliable striker to keep them more competitive because they have good midfielders that can create good chances for the team. That’s why they insisted on signing Mbappe because they know he is good at finishing even though he is not a natural striker.I think if they go on with this team in the coming season, they will likely suffer in terms of goal scoring since Vinicius is not reliable in terms of goals.

From the first pre-season game to today's match against Barcelona, it was clear that Real Madrid wanted to emphasize the 4-4-2 diamond formation and indeed this formation went very well against Manchester United or AC Milan. But the problem is that when using this formation, Real Madrid still couldn't beat Barcelona in today's pre-season match and they couldn't even reply to the 3 goals scored by Barcelona players. I think Ancelotti is indeed experimenting with his current squad and the question is why from the start he didn't try Joselu as the main striker using a 4-3-3 formation, even though they have a striker who is ready at any time. We know that in the previous game Vini could not move freely because he was always stopped by the Barcelona defense. On the other hand, finishing was the main focus in this match because there were 6 shots that hit the crossbar. Barcelona is Real Madrid's only obstacle to winning the La Liga title next season and if they don't find that loophole soon, it is certain that Barcelona will become the reigning champions.

I agree. I think real madrid will pay a heavy price for playing without a striker during the season. We saw it in the game and it hurts Vinicius Jr. the most. He's looking for a striker who can constantly serve forward. Barcelona looked more organized, it was a lesson for Real. At the moment they have a very large squad that can be good at the European championships for 5 years. They will complete the squad transition with the last years of Modric and Kroos. their only rival seems to be Manchester City. Real madrid's only shortcoming is one clear striker at the moment, and if they solve it with mbappe, they will evolve into a very incredible team.

First of all, I want to make sure that people actually understand it does not matter because it was a friendly match. But winning a match against Real Madrid is going to give any team the confidence going forward in the actual competitive matches.

I agree that Real Madrid did attack a lot in this match. Just look at the number of shots they took. 29 against that 12 of Barcelona. But the shot accuracy is far better from Barcelona. Because Barcelona was able to have seven shots on target while Real Madrid had only five. And in the end, Barcelona was able to win the match by 3-0. Nonetheless, it is wise not to excessively ruminate over this outcome, as it remains essential to acknowledge the friendly nature of the match rather than its competitiveness.

Yes Atalanta Madrid... I am joking around here. It is Atletico and not Atlantic Madrid lol.

But this is again a game that ends in favor of Atletico Madrid, but how many people believe that in the next Champions League game Atletico Madrid will beat Manchester City?

These games are played for only one reason and that is to see the fitness level and the willpower to improve and to listen to the coach and turn the advice into action. Whether those games are won or not is at maximum a side effect it means anything at all.

Atletico Madrid managed to beat the king of Europe, which in the previous season won three titles at once. Manchester City played very pressing and in the end Atletico Madrid was forced to play more defensively and apply a counter-attack strategy. Even though the Atletico Madrid defense was continuously attacked by Manchester City players, Memphis Depay managed to score one goal and in the end Yannick Carrasco made a two goal advantage over Atletico Madrid's victory.

Ruben Dias reduced the arrears for Manchester City but no additional goals were created until the end of the match. Erling Haaland was also not optimal in this match and maybe it was because of the trial match that he was not forced to play more pressing, but at least the coach could take the weak side of the match to continue to improve when the competition started.

Yes it was really interesting that Atlantic Madrid won today with two fantastic goals. Although the match was friendly but they had enough attacks which really engrossed the audience. I thought Manchester City would win today but unfortunately they lost the friendly match by 2-1 goals. Both teams attacked well at the start of the first half but neither team managed to score and there was enough fighting between the two teams. But Atlantic Madrid performed so well today that it was a real surprise. Manchester City attacked well enough but the goalkeeper made a perfect save that kept the ball didn't in the back of the net. It is really surprising that a strong team like Manchester City will be defeated by Atlantic Madrid in the last minute like this.

Hmm there result seems pretty good for atletico madrid at this moment. It's likely manchester city gonna use it as future evaluation even though this was just friendly match but i think that if pep was seeing it as important match caused by he has been using all of main players in the game. Atletico madrid uses all of main players since the game has been starting. Even though the result was still mean nothing but im sure if pep sees this as something good for club.

City is still the strongest team.