Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 287. (Read 545064 times)

Real Madrid fans and Real Madrid management are feeling the absence of Toni Kroos as Real Madrid have performed poorly in the last few matches. If Luka Modric, one of Real Madrid's best midfielders, leaves Real Madrid next season, their midfield may be temporarily weakened, but the coach or management of that team may find the right replacement for him.
All positions of a team are important in the game of football because if a team is strong in the midfield, if the defense and attack of that team are weak then the team is not strong. So any team to be fully strong must be equally strong in midfield, defense and attack.
Real Madrid's defense and midfield both seem weak to me at the moment. For Real Madrid, those who play in defense and midfield are not performing well, as a result of which weaker teams are performing well against Real Madrid and winning the match very easily. Yes, it is true that while the midfield and defense players of Real Madrid are performing poorly, their team's strikers are performing well. Especially Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Jr. they are constantly performing well and even scoring goals.

I think the reason Ancelotti doesn't often use young players is because Real Madrid has a lot of experienced stars. There is no reason for Ancelotti to risk playing young players. And I believe other coaches will do the same.

Barcelona's current finances do not allow them to buy stars. This forces them to use the young talents they have trained themselves. And this is part of Lamine Yamal's luck. If Barcelona also had many experienced stars, the scenario would not be different from Real Madrid. They will also give priority to using those experienced players.

The decision had to be taken because indeed seeing from his current condition at the winger there was already Vini so inevitably Ancelotti had to take different steps for Mbappe at least his position was the same as what happened in the French national team but indeed his condition until now has not shown signs of this working because indeed Mbappe's performance has decreased slightly when compared to the winger position at PSG last season so this decision must be reviewed it seems.

Ancelotti still seems to be missing a midfield figure because indeed the supply of the ball now sometimes maximizes speed rather than trying to pass which in the end this does not really work well for Madrid and it is evident for now they still have problems that are difficult to solve even though in terms of play and possession they are good but there are still many gaps that can be penetrated which in the end makes them have to taste defeat.

We can definitely see Barcelona do better than Real Madrid this year. I know that everyone assumed better but because the team is not fitting better together, Real Madrid is playing terrible. A report came out recently that said Mbappe requested to be played at his old position left wing. I know they have Vini Jr. there, but he is saying he is a left wing too and being played at striker and at least for a few games Vini should be tried there whereas Mbappe goes back to left wing.

I do not think that they will do it, they will not listen to him, but by the looks of it we are going to see Mbappe not stay here for too long unless they fix something. If they keep this up, then we are going to see him do terrible and he may actually leave.

That may make no sense to people, this kid grew up idolizing Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid, so why would he leave? But, he is also someone who doesn't like tough situations and he is in a bit of a mood right now, so sending him away could make more sense right now. I believe at the end of the season is too early, just one year wouldn't work, but if he keeps being a disappointment for another year after that, he is definitely going to be sold.

Real Madrid fans and Real Madrid management may be missing Toni Kroos the most right now. The midfield situation is pretty good now if luka madris leaves next season but real madrid's midfield will be very shaky and with this weak midfield they will not be able to do well at all. I always say that midfield is the most important position of a team in football and if this midfield position is not good then the team cannot perform well at all. 

Real Madrid have failed to deliver the beautiful game that they used to and the midfielders that they have are not able to keep the ball in their favor which is why the opposition are succeeding in attacking easily against Real Madrid. 
Strikers aren't doing too bad but fans expect more from a player like Mbappe.

The young players that Carlo Ancelotti has in his hands, such as Brahim Diaz, Arda Güler, Endrick, are players that the best teams in the world are eager to work with. However, Carlo Ancelotti does not give them enough opportunities. Let's say you do not play them in the Champions League, why do you not play them in the matches in the Spanish league? How will these players develop without playing the last 20-25 minutes of the matches? I find the criticisms against him to be justified.

As an old player, Lewandowski now has less ability to carry a whole team to wining by himself. Now at his old age, he needs more support from his teammates but if he receives enough support and key passes, he will score many goals for his team. Using Lewandowski now and in next several seasons is like double-edged sword and soon we will discuss about Lewandowski like what we talked about Cristiano Ronaldo 3 seasons ago in Manchester United. Like an old striker scored a lot of goals but his team failed, and didn't win any title. This is natural with any old player who will need to be used properly, wisely and other players in a squad have to work harder to cover weakness of that old player.

It can be one of key reasons to help Lewandowski is playing better in this season. More young teammates, more energy and Lewandowski has more space created by his teammates when they attract defenders with their dribbles, movements and so on.

Considering the playing time that some of the talented players in the Real Madrid squad have gotten this season, statistics  clearly back your claim that it'll be hard for the young lad at Real Madrid to get the opportunities of living to their full potentials but i still think that in no distant time, Carlo Ancelotti will likely start to give them playing times.
It's obvious that the regular starting XI isn't giving the manager what he wants and if that persists, Carlo Ancelotti might resort to using his second team in other to achieve great results.

Yes, I also agree with you friend. That the selfishness of Real Madrid players and also the lack of firmness from Ancelotti is something that has a big influence on Real Madrid's performance. So to fix this, it is clear that Ancelotti must immediately fix this if he doesn't want Real Madrid's performance to decline further. Honestly, I didn't think that Real Madrid would experience serious problems this season. Because after seeing that in the previous season Real Madrid won in the UCL and also in Laliga, it makes me confident that this season Real Madrid will perform even better, especially after Mbappe is here. But it turns out that this is a big mistake, because in reality Real Madrid is performing badly at the moment.

Apart from that, I also didn't expect the decision made by Ancelotti towards Mbappe. Because making Mbappe a striker is of course not the right decision, because Mbappe is not used to this. So Ancelotti should still place Mbappe on the wing. I don't know what the underlying reason was for Ancelotti to place Mbappe in the striker position, but as you said, it was probably caused by Vinicius. So Ancelotti definitely doesn't want to change Real Madrid's established position, so Mbappe is placed in the striker position. But now Ancelotti's mistakes are starting to be felt. Because in La Liga, Real Madrid is having a very hard time keeping up with Barcelona, ​​and in the UCL their performance is just as bad. So I don't know what decision Ancelotti will make in the future, but I hope that Ancelotti realizes his mistake.

Real Madrid's match tomorrow will not be easy, especially with their current condition which is not too good, although I still think they can win, but of course they have to work harder if they want to win because Osasuna is showing good performance in the 11 matches they have played and is perched in 5th position in the standings.
In my opinion, both teams will score goals in this match.
Regarding the bet, I don't think about or test my luck with Osasuna, the BTTS option is a wise choice in my opinion.

This is just a matter of perspective and not a fixed rule about the history of the Football League that you mean, because in the end whether it wins, deserves to win and scores goals, the one who lifts the trophy will still draw conclusions from history. People's perspectives are definitely different so both are still accepted and have their own perspectives. No need to argue.

Lewandowski's improved performance this season is indeed inseparable from the support of other players so that Lewandowski on the front line gets enough support for him to score goals, and indeed Lewandowski's performance is quite good but since he came to Barcelona he has not received strong support from his colleagues and only this season Lewandowski really got it so that he showed his sharpness again.
For other Barcelona players this season is indeed very potential, some of their young players continue to show impressive performances and that shows that the future of Barcelona players will be quite positive, and what they have shown this season is a big surprise even though it was doubted at the beginning of the season.

Lewandowski's current achievements cannot be separated from the cooperation with his teammates. look at Yamal and Raphinha with their assist contributions. I think they have also improved. especially Raphinha who was not seen when Xavi was coaching and is now showing his quality. Raphinha made 7 goals and 6 assists, he is getting quite a lot of opportunities at the moment. and Yamal is a young player who I think has extraordinary development potential in the future.

The goal productivity that has been seen by Lewandowski this season is indeed very good and even that is enough to prove that he still has the quality to score goals and understand the tactics of the current Barcelona coach. I am also really amazed by Lewandowski's goal productivity this season so that it has reflected that Barcelona's front line this season has really improved and has also been really strong compared to other teams in La Liga this season.

I think Real Madrid will not make a decision that quickly regarding the dismissal of Carlo Ancelotti this season because we need to wait until the end of the season anyway. Actually this is not entirely the manager's fault some of their important players are injured especially in the back line Real Madrid who is positioned at right back can not do a good job that makes it difficult for Real Madrid to stem the conceding of goals from their opponents, I think in the January transfer window Real Madrid will take steps to recruit players hopefully with that Real Madrid can find their rhythm again and can compete tightly in La Liga and also UCL.

You are right. I also feel like Mbappe wants to show how talented he is by scoring goals by him, and that is why the assist is not there. I think Real Madrid players are not using teamwork to play this season, and that is what is affecting them now; they all want to score goals; there is not teamwork. And that is why they keep losing matches. Seriously, this season is a very difficult season for them. I can’t say they won’t get their performance back, but as it is now, their performance is bad. 


Not only the players, even the fans expect more than this from Mbappe; everybody was happy when Mbappe joined the squad. But unfortunately it turned out not as expected; maybe Mbappe wants to make everything possible to surprise the fans, or maybe the hype is too much. Real Madrid find the two titles difficult this season if they did not realise their mistake early. 

Fermin is part of a very young squad in Barcelona and by this contract expansion, Fermin will have good chance to be a piece of their squad and part of Barcelona history if they can win La Liga in this season and beyond that. With impressive performances from this young squad, Barcelona will potentially return to highest level in Europe and they will be more competitive for La Liga and Champions League titles.

In this season, Hansi Flick has brought good tactics for Barcelona, and motivated many young players to play well. He bravely gave these lads chances to play for the main squad, changed career of these lads, and in return they are showing well to prove with Hansi Flick that he were not wrong about them.

What do you guys think about Real Madrid vs Osasuna tomorrow?

Real Madrid suffered 2 consecutive loses in their home and Osasuna won 3 times in their latest match. This match will held in Real Madrid's home, but with the previous 2 lose, it doesn't mean anything.

Osasuna is a huge underdog here, is there anyone willing to bet Osasuna to win?

Under Ancelotti i think the chances of young players to gets more minutes to play will be very less this because Ancelotti is more likely to bought experience players to strengthen Real Madrid squad rather than rely on the players from youth academy or young players and it is very different with Barcelona that every season there are always new young players from La Masia to being promoted to Barcelona main team and this is the advantages of Barcelona because they were create the players not buy them and i think Lamine Yamal is lucky because he was Barcelona player because if he came from Real Madrid youth academy then most likely Real Madrid will wasted his talent and he wouldn't give any chances to showed up his skill

Yes, we can't say he will win the top scorer title at this time because the league is still very long and it is possible for anything unwanted to happen to him. Not expecting all that to happen, but in football it can happen and not only from his own factors, maybe Barcelona will also experience a decline and that will affect the players. But at least with what he shows now, it makes his confidence grow even more, especially with the promising game that Barcelona has managed to show. Now their job is to maintain the good performance they are showing now.