Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 3047. (Read 551677 times)

That's correct and I can imagine that even a top club like Real Madrid has a whole lot of trouble to sign the best of the best as there are more and more large investors joining the soccer world (or the sports world in general). Real Madrid is not a poor club, but they are by no means a sheikh club either. We may see soccer keep changing more and more over the coming years. Newcastle is the next one, PSG, City, and other clubs are also backed by billionaires. I just recalled that Neymar left Barcelona for PSG for 250 million or something like that and everybody wondered why he would leave Barcelona for a club in France. These clubs have been pushing the boundaries. Qatar also purchased several right from Fc Barcelona. Never say never, who knows, but maybe a in a couple of years from now Barcelona also fully belongs to Qatar. They are pushing the salary boundaries and then normal clubs can't keep up with it.

He was prepared from the start because it is impossible for him to bring in so many players without prior preparation but indeed to say Adaptation is true because the level of adaptation for one player is clearly different and affects his playing on the pitch but on the other hand actually at the moment Xavi does not have the time. what you say in my opinion because it is certain that with the arrival of a lot of players there and of course with this high price, the target for the club's financial management must also increase so Xavi needs trophies as compensation he spends a lot of money and when he fails then we know what what will happen next season.

Depay had the chance to show himself as a valuable part of this club last year before all of these transfers happened, and yet he failed to show that, if it was just one or to games then it would have been maybe a bit unfair but I am sure Xavi keeps watching him play during training as well and yet he still fails for it and that’s why he doesn't get the minutes.

He is still good enough to come in during later stages of the game, like after 70th minute, or he is good when someone is missing like Lewandowski situation now, so it’s not like he is a terrible and gone player, he just is not the starter that’s it and when the starter is Lewandowski, it’s hard to be better than him.

Memphis Depay doesn't suit well into Barcelona and them style of football, it's not that Xavi Hernandez doesn't want to use him but the fact that he doesn't fit in well is observable.
Currently Erik Ten Hag is making Gakpo his number 1 option when the same season opens.
Both Memphis Depay and Manchester United seem to be having a few little discussion with that player agent's as Barcelona also will be ready to let go of the Barcelona contract.

Manchester United are playing well in defend, a bit better in midfied but the true is that the attacking players haven't scored enough goals.

After being eliminated from the Champions League, Xavi next target is to be able to bring Barcelona to win the Europa League and Laliga, but Xavi task is more difficult in both competitions because in Laliga, Real Madrid is very strong this season and the point difference between Real Madrid and Barcelona is very close. Therefore, Xavi must be able to put a lot of pressure on his players to remain fully consistent in every match in order to widen the gap with Real Madrid when Laliga returns. in the europa league barcelona have to compete with several strong candidates like arsenal and several other teams and that will be a tough task for xavi. indeed Xavi performance was very good at Barcelona because he was able to make significant changes in his coaching this season.

Xavi has made Barcelona play better, and they are also at the top of the league. It is only a pity that they have been eliminated again in the Champions League, which is still viewed with a critical note. Barcelona will have to win the league title or win the cup this year. If neither of them wins, there will be a lot of criticism again from the supporters and the press. The Barcelona of the past knew how to play football beautifully and win many prizes. This Barcelona still seems to be in the build-up phase, with a lot of youth with enormous potential through all talents. They also seem to be getting better at each other. Too bad Messi couldn't stay, but I think this team plays better without Messi than with him. Everything in recent years has been too geared to the presence of Messi.

What do you say? As if they don't want the Champions League title and are more concerned with La Liga this is pretty funny lol.
However they need a lot of trophies so the failure of the Champions League is clearly Xavi's biggest failure that repeats from last season so that they inevitably have to look for other alternatives to stabilize them again by trying to secure La Liga and the Europa League.

At the moment, especially for the last few weeks, it's been a not-so-good week for Benzema. He's had a lot of problems with his feet and of course this has hampered Madrid a bit.
Fortunately, there are still a number of players who are capable enough to lead them to win, but Benzema's role is still vital, so with his current condition, I'm actually quite worried if Ancelotti doesn't move quickly in looking for additional players in attack.

Now it's true that something like this is still not visible for Atletico but if we look in the mirror to the previous few seasons, especially last season, isn't this kind of thing still the same for Atletico, but in the end they can still be there.
Indeed, it's still fifty-fifty, especially with Atletico's current condition, but I think the opportunity is still open for them, provided that there must be some changes, including Simeone's strategy, which is always boring in my opinion.

We have to admit that Xavi brought a lot of changes to the Barcelona team. After he joined the team as a coach, the image of the team changed. The team regains their strength. Xavi added some new players to the team, making the team much stronger and so on. Then Barcelona failed in the Champions League. But Xavi's main goal now is to secure the LaLiga title.

Barcelona are actually playing really impressively in general. But somehow they just fail hard in big matches. Maybe it was due to some missing players in the defense line also but it can't be the main reason. Because they were obviously having struggles about scoring goals also. They lost many points because of this in the Champions League especially and it caused them to continue in the Europa League. Normally they should have finished ahead of Inter in the worst case.

This must be mostly related to Xavi's player choices and strategies in that kind of matches. Because we witnessed some bad choices there and it affected their performance deeply. Xavi still didn't give up on doing the same thing in literally every big match. I hope that he has learned his lesson from now on. Because the Europa League will also be important for them.

However there should be a good mix of experienced young and senior players in the team, it will help them more and make their confidence better. Young players with very good enthusiasm and energy, senior players with their reading of the game, that is something every team should have, and I haven't seen that in Barcelona. Not infrequently I see young players do provide something fresh, but they still often lose their way if no one guides them.

Barcelona from the last five matches they haven't lost and they even closed the league during the holiday from the World Cup, well even that the statistics show really good performance in Barcelona's last five gala, even though it's only 2 points difference, Real Madrid is still improving the match what they did to catch up with the top of the table Barcelona, one thing that worried Real Madrid when the World Cup was over, they lost their flagship striker Karim Benzema who suffered an injury during a training session with his country, that's what coach Carlo Ancelotti will think about to back up the position Karim Benzema, until Karim Benzema's recovery can be played again..

If Barcelona and Real Madrid do not meet in the semi-finals, I am sure that both teams will play the final of La Liga. So far these two teams are in the best position in Laliga. After the World Cup they will again perform brilliantly and advance. But in my mind Real Madrid have more chances to win the La Liga title.

For a while it's worth saying that Barcelona has done a very good job in La Liga and also has the potential to continue in the second half of the season. But because remembering that there are still many matches that must be played by Barcelona in the second half of this season, Barcelona must be able to work hard again so as not to be overtaken by its closest opponent, namely Real Madrid, because in the second half of this season there are still more things that can happen in every game. match and Real Madrid itself also has the potential to get rid of Barcelona.

Theoretically, Atlético have the reserves to improve their game (they just need to get out of the crisis), while Sociedad and Bilbao are likely already showing the best they can. So I wouldn't worry about Atlético not getting into the top 3, but it really doesn't matter because there are two options: to become a champion, to get into the top 4. The rest is unimportant because it does not affect anything. Will Atlético fall below 4th place? Let's see. The fact that they will not become champions is obvious.

Yes, it's great what Manuel Pellegrini has done for Betis so far, at least with them being consistent in the top six from season to season, it's also quite impressive. What's more, if Betis can finish in the top four and play in the Champions League, then of course it's a big appreciation for Manuel Pellegrini as an experienced coach.
Yes indeed, Manuel Pellegrini is also not new to La Liga and as you said, that Manuel Pellegrini has coached Real Madrid and Villarreal as well as Malaga before in La Liga. As experience increases for Manuel Pellegrini, at least Betis are lucky because they managed to recruit Manuel Pellegrini to become coach from 2020 and have made a big difference to team performance

Also, for the competition for the top four especially for the remaining two positions for third and fourth place, I think it's a competition for three teams. Because Athletic Bilbao was only in the middle of the standings in previous seasons, of course I would doubt its consistency to compete in the top four.
Atletico, Betis and Sociedad, who from several previous seasons did have a chance to finish in the top four, and because Sevilla are no longer part of the top four competition this season. So maybe I believe that of the three teams, the two of them will be successful teams to finish in third and fourth positions for the final La Liga standings this season.

Real Madrid is undoubtedly the best team in La Liga. Their team has great experience players. One of which is Karim Benzema Vinicius Jr. Besides, Real Madrid has a good understanding of the team. They have the ability to win the La Liga title.

Barcelona has a stronger team than compared to last season. we all know, that to build a team to be very strong will always require time and process.  right now, Xavi is in that transition. Barcelona is still considered worthy, and will always be taken into account by its competitors in domestic competition. moreover at this time, Barcelona is at the top of the La Liga standings even though it is only two points adrift of its toughest rival.

Barcelona has sufficient player resources. but why did they fail in the UCL, yes they still have lots of weaknesses and shortcomings. I'm sure Xavi will review his strategy in the future.
for La Liga, why not if Barcelona can win a trophy this season, they deserve and are able to achieve it. with a note, Xavi must really find the right formation and strategy for his team. he cannot afford to make the same mistakes as in the Champions League.

Pellegrini is experience coach but he wasn't lucky while train big teams such as Manchester City and Real Madrid because he was sacked from those clubs but when train for mediocre teams Pellegrini can changed those teams to being an dark horses teams who possibly can break the domination from big teams and since 2020 he brought the job to Betis and makes this team can able to finish at top 6 for two seasons in a row even Betis achievement under him also quite good for europa league this season Betis can finish as group champion with unbeatable status and successfully to beat Italian strong team Roma and his highest achievement during with Betis is he can bringing this team to gets Copa Del Rey trophy last season