Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 371. (Read 543517 times)

I know that Real Madrid are also performing well this season, but I noticed that the Real Madrid team is finding it difficult to score a lot of goals against their opponents, which could make them not win most of their matches this season, and this could also slow Real Madrid down in winning this season La Liga title if they continue in such a way. With the way Barcelona are performing this season in La Liga, the winner of this season's La Liga title is still unclear to me. Barcelona players are determined this season, and we all see how they bounced back from their defeat against Osasuna and beat Alaves easily in their last match in La Liga.

For 2 seasons Real Madrid experienced an injury crisis even though last season Carlo Ancelotti was able to overcome it but in any case he definitely needs help in handling the club so that it can continue to compete in the hunt for the Laliga title and also the Champions League where the competition is getting tougher Real Madrid has lost a little balance lately it is certainly not good for the future. Real Madrid also did not remain silent seeing Carlo Ancelotti having to think hard in providing a club strategy and provide relief for the coach to recruit the players needed especially recruiting players who were left by their important players with that Real Madrid can be strong again and compete again in the hunt for the title.

Mbappe has just joined the Real Madrid team and he has not found a strong chemistry with his teammates so I think Mbappe needs time to adapt and there is nothing wrong with that.
And for Real Madrid's performance which is currently struggling because many of their main players are injured so that it has a big impact on the performance of the Real Madrid team which is declining and inconsistent.
In terms of individual quality, Mbappe is quite good, no one doubts it and he needs time to be able to contribute greatly to the Real Madrid team, I'm sure that will happen.

No one doubts that Mbappe is a player who has excellent abilities in the front line, but the problem is that he does not work alone or in other words he must have a team that can work well together and provide good ball supply to the front line. Well now I have not seen Real Madrid able to distribute the ball that well. I even feel that Mbappe is unlucky because when he came Real Madrid had to leave one of their creative players in midfield. Real Madrid is currently having a lot of problems, so it is also a little disturbing to the team's overall performance. Like it or not it has to happen, because some of the changes made also have an impact on the game. Not meaning to say they played badly, but they have not been at their best in showing their best game.

Mbappe has good finishing skills and can convert key passes to goals at good rate but the striker position or central forward position will limit his performance for Real Madrid. At this position, Mbappe will not maximize his most powerful strength, his speed that is shown better if he plays at swing positions.

This coach is good at it through his successful coach career and I believe he will go through this injury crisis in Real Madrid this season well too. Through his coach career, Carlo Ancelotti helped many players found new chapters for their career with entirely new positions where they became more successful than previous seasons.

Ancelotti and Real Madrid know that they will not be able to buy best defenders in winter transfer because such players belong to big clubs in Europe and these clubs never want to let their key defenders to leave in middle of season.

However, Ancelotti and Real Madrid will have to assess many things from now till December, to prepare for any need of finding tier-2 defenders for their team in winter transfer. Because the season is long, and if they are careless with player resource plan, they will pay expensive cost in decisive months of season.

If Mbappe can now fully focus on his new role, he can gain great advantages for Real Madrid. It can be a good process for both Real Madrid and himself because his skills as a forward are very good. He also has finishing skills. Mbappe is a great player and I think he will get used to his position in time and continue to score goals.

Ronald Araujo, Barcelona reliable defender is reported to have recovered quite well after the injury he suffered while defending Uruguay at the 2024 Copa America and it is likely that we will be able to see him defend Barcelona again this season if his recovery can really be as targeted.
In several season, Ronald Araujo has made good contribution in helping to strengthen the team defense line and he has always been player who is quite reliable for Xavi, who was Barcelona coach before being replaced by Hansi Flick.
If in the future Hansi Flick can take advantage of Ronald Araujo performance in Barcelona main squad when he has recovered, then it is certain that they will have better strength in the back line and this will be very helpful to be able to compete well in several competitions that will be followed this season.



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Ancelotti is being a very tactical minded coach, and he enjoys more challenges such as this one. With more defenders getting injured the problem that Real Madrid is faced with is even bigger one especially considering that rotation possibilities are getting slimmer. However, Ancelotti demonstrated only during the last season that he could manage the limited resources and invent ways how to overcome some difficulties, or at least how to compensate for them as everyone expected him to fail in this area. He appears likely to again lean on his scholarship in handling the team this season as he tries to balance performance without overworking the players to an extent of fatigue.

Such a situation is quite understandable knowing the fact that Ancelotti has chosen not to rely on the January transfer windows but instead rely on the players he has at his disposal. All in all, since it is always very challenging to attract top talents and quality defenders in the middle of the second round, this move makes a great deal of sense. Some of the outfield players, such as the ever-invariant Lucas Vázquez would have had to deputize to fill in the gaps in the defensive line, but there are lot of other players as well that Ancelotti has to tinker around with players in order to come up with the best formation. This decision proves him realistic and believing in the versatility of the players he already has and this one also reveals how versatile Ancelotti is still in terms of tactics.

Please don't say this mate, my heart hurts.   hahaha

But it's true, especially since Barcelona's performance is currently on fire and in very good condition, along with Hansi Flick and especially Lewy and Yamal who are really on fire in their performance. So, this will again be a fairly predictable match, and as usual, we don't even know the final result until the final whistle is clearly blown.

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Oh by the way, this is related to the new Club World Cup, it seems that there are talks between La Liga and FIFA regarding the event. Because FIFA has decided and they have emphasized it. It's just that the clubs in La Liga do not agree with it. If this really happens and must be followed without any right to refuse, then just imagine how tired and dense the matches of these players will be in the future, now it's already this dense,


Source: President of La Liga speaks about preparing a lawsuit against FIFA.

Ancelotti genius will be tested again, with the addition of injured defenders, the lack of rotation options complicating the situation within the team. However, we have seen last season, when Ancelotti managed to remove various concerns, this season it seems he will repeat it again. Most likely, Real Madrid will not look for new players in the January transfer window, Ancelotti seems to prioritize maximizing the potential of the available players. We certainly realize that it is quite difficult to find quality defenders in the January transfer window, because every club will try to retain their players while the season is running. Besides that, Lucas Vasquez can of course be relied on, and it is possible that Ancelotti will experiment with other players.

Rotation, if not necessary, would be self-destructive. The last match that Barcelona has lost in La Liga was due to rotation in my opinion. You can say that if they don't rotate, some players become more susceptible to injuries and yet it is sometimes a gamble a coach has to take. Now the two games in the Champions League and in La Liga are both of high importance. Neither would a coach want to rotate in a game against Bayern, nor would a coach rotate in a La Liga game that is one game before the Clasico as it is important to stay in front of Real Madrid. You can already see that the new Champions League format is increasing the burden for the players. And they have to play all these Nations League games on top of that.

At this period Barcelona would just be hopeful that the players can handle the both matches. I have thought of team rotation and I will say both matches are seriously important at this stage. Barcelona have already lost a champions league match already and another loss to Bayern Munich will mean they have just one more game to lose to miss out on the direct qualification. For the Laliga match they have lost one and it basically when he wanted to do a rotation which shows that Barcelona doesn’t have that squad to do heavy rotation now.

If they decide to do it against Real Madrid even if Madrid wins they will still remain on the top with a point but that will be a moral boost to Real Madrid if they win the el classico and would be a pressure on Barcelona. Let Hansi click just stick to his formation and hopefully they don’t get injured