Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 372. (Read 543517 times)

If the coach can lead the team to the victory of trophies or an outstanding improvement in the performance of the club, then very high salaries are rational. Whereas in this case, despite leading Atlético Madrid to a quite good level, the consideration of 30 million or more as a salary seems extremely disproportionate, especially when compared to the top players who might be earning much more. For clubs like Atlético Madrid, which do not work according to the budget of Real Madrid or Barcelona, ​​the allocation of so much onto one single person raises questions regarding their expenditure effectiveness. More so when the salary in question is mostly very far above what other coaches get, despite that they are also very successful. In summary, the burdens an extremely high salary places on it and not always reflecting results on the field may make a coach an important asset to a club.

Which team we are talking about matters too. I mean if you are Real Madrid coach for this long, having two la liga titles and 2 UCL finals wouldn't be a good thing, everyone would consider that as bad and you would be fired long ago. But when you are talking about ATM, arguably third best team in all of Spain, then having these achievements is good. Sure they got a little bit of investment, but a lot, not enough to prove he is great.

The only downside he has is he is the highest paid manager of all time. He should be paid well enough, but 15 million is more than enough, even maybe 20 million would be a lot but acceptable, this dude made 30+ million for a while and now back to 30 million. This is way too much, most players do not make this kind of money, only a few players make more than him. I understand he is a great coach, but even the greatest coach shouldn't be making this much. In theory, the highest a coach should be paid is 20 million, not 30 million or more.

A tight match schedule with tough opponents for Barcelona and maybe also for Real Madrid. Barcelona will play against Sevilla and Bayern Munich at home, but after that Barcelona will play away in the el clasico match. For Real Madrid, they will still play at home against Dortmund and Barcelona and thus, maybe Real Madrid has a good chance not to lose in  the el clasico match. But, if it is related to the importance or not about the match against Bayern Manich in the Champions League and against Real Madrid in La Liga, I think it is clear that it is an important match for Barcelona not to lose.

But it seems that the match in the Champions League must be maximized by Barcelona because no matter what,Barcelona still has to get points to improve its position  in the Champions League standings. But at the same time, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid also need points because currently their points in the Champions League are the same and they are in 15th, 16th and 17th positions. Thus, their match will still be a difficult match and not easy at all,  so any result is still very possible.

Changing league is not really what is affecting Mbappe performance but playing as a center forward is a challenge to him, because he is not used to that position. Last season Real Madrid was able to win Laliga and UCL without Mbappe and that is why Ancelotti is converting him to a finisher and not a winger because he is the new player to the club.

Vini is doing his job perfectly and Rodrigo making it impossible for Mbappe to play their wings. With time Mbappe will become what he was brought into the club for which is to support the club in scoring endless goals.

I absolutely disagree with your opinion said Joselu made no difference. In fact, he made a lot of difference, and he has even saved Real Madrid a few times. We wouldn't win UCL without his effort. And, replacing him with Endrick is a downgrade. Even though we clearly need regeneration in our attacker.

Kroos has always helped us control the game. He builds a solid rhythm between the midfielders and attackers. He is a genius passer. I see that none in the squad has someone who can replace him. Losing him has been hurting our squad a lot.


Real Madrid has great attackers (Mbappe, Vini, Rodrygo). Yet, they looked poor in the last games. This is because they need someone who can feed them, and Kroos often did this. And they look so clueless after we lost Kroos. They need a good midfielder who can feed them all with a great pass.
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Well then let me put it differently: you could always pick this one important goal and then say that the player was indispensable for the success. Take Mario Götze at the World Cup 2014 as an example. He scored the goal in the final, but was he any important for the team other than that? Now you could argue that Germany would have not won the World Cup without Götze, but how do you know? Maybe another striker would have been there to score the goal.

Joslu is a player who is reliable, yes, but this is not a very special finding or observation. If he wasn't any good, Real Madrid wouldn't have signed him and they would have gotten a different striker. But he won't go down in history for Real Madrid. That season was well played, he did a great job, but everyone knew that in an offensive line consisting of Mbappe and Rodrygo, he isn't quite the central striker they want. They'd rather want a prime Benzema or Higuain. This is again not to say that he is bad, but claiming that Real Madrid depended on him goes probably too far.

When you win the league and UCL quite often, you get a bit of a leeway from the fans and this is why the yare not worried. Ancelotti won two UCL titles so far if I am not mistaken, and two la liga titles as well, this is good enough for him to keep his job even if he doesn't do great. Remember prior year? City won the UCL and Barcelona won the la liga with Xavi, that means Real won nothing and they waited because one year later, even without a striker, they still did great.

So, even if they have one bad season and end up not winning anything this year, they will still be feeling fine because they know next year they can win everything. This type of feeling the fans have for the team allows the players and staff to not have pressure, since they already gave the fans what they want recently, they can go one year without winning, and this is great. Only one who is feeling the pressure is Mbappe, who came in here to win, and if he fails then he will be upset and feel not delivered enough to fans.

Ancelotti  is a good Manager no doubt and he is not the one playing all he can do is instruct, the performance is still going to be players'. Currently,he's doing well but the players aren't not all though and when I mean they aren't playing well, I'm not saying the squad but instead the way they are relating and feeding each other on field. The injured  players are returning at the moment , likes of camavinga, Bellingham.....there was just some slight change even with the new returns  because with their squad Barcelona should be competing with their goals , now cavajal is injured and it definitely not returning this year, a central back(D.Alaba)  player will also join the team back by November.We should just wait for November and let's see how the performance turns , atleast there's just only a RB out for the year...

Yes but everyone knows that the key moments haven't happened yet. Or you could say that there was one key moment, which kind of was the game they lost. It would still be a six points advantage over Real Madrid and the clasico takes place in two weeks from now. If they had kept the advantage, it would be less pressure for them. Of course it is still the most important game of the season and it would never go without pressure, but Real Madrid would know that if they lose that game, a nine points gap is almost game over. Now it's an open competition with no early match points for anyone. That was the first key moment Barcelona missed.

This is no longer week 8, but every team from La Liga has finished match week 9. The next match is match week 10 for each team, but El Clasico is played in week 11. Barcelona will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League , while Real Madrid will face last season's Champions League runners-up Dortmund. Both have important matches ahead of El Clasico, so it will be great to see how much drama will occur during the match.

For week 10, Real Madrid will visit Celta Vigo's headquarters at the Balaídos Stadium, while Barcelona will host Sevilla at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium. Both Barcelona and Real Madrid have the same chance of winning the match, but strategy adjustments may be needed for each coach following their schedule in the Champions League.

Not only Barcelona who will host the Bundesliga representative in UCL, Real Madrid will also face Dortmund I assume both will undergo a tough match in UCL before the El Classico match on October 27. It's just that Ancelotti's squad is slightly more advantaged because they get 4 days of rest, 1 day more than Barcelona who only have 3 days of rest and this classic match is held at Santiago Bernabeu. Even though it's Madrid's home, this match is still difficult to predict who will come out as the winner because in my opinion both of them deserve to get 3 points. I hope in this El Classico there will be a surprise and show the hot tension of the game from the two giant La Liga clubs.

IMO, what is happening in Madrid right now does not put any pressure on Ancelotti. We all know the quality of all Madrid players from the main players to the reserves who have very good performance quality and the reserves or second-tier players are always ready and able to provide the same contribution as the players who are currently injured. So Ancelotti has often faced problems like this and Madrid is not in a hurry to recruit new players in january. There are still many players like Arda, Endrick and several other players who are always ready to maintain Madrid's performance.

Both are important games and Barcelona should be able to win both. Both are important games but the game against Real Madrid in my personal opinion is much more important than the game against Munich. But the problem is that Barca has a bad record when facing Munich and a win will allow them to end Munich's dominance. On the other hand, the El Classico match is an important match for the club and the fans because of their rivalry. Barcelona is currently on fire. Real Madrid is also solid but they do have problems in defense. Although Barcelona is ranked 1st in the standings at the moment but I choose Real Madrid to win the match.

Ancelotti has proven it last season when they also lost some of their best pillars. Real Madrid won the Champions League and La Liga titles thanks to the good performance of its players, as well as Ancelotti's expertise in concocting the right strategy. But can you guarantee that they can always maintain that good performance without their best players? Even if they could, it would be really difficult.

Of course, I agree with you. Real Madrid has time to fix it and plan something better. They are good based on the performance of their players, but sometimes they have difficulty winning in some matches that are considered easy.
Barcelona certainly doesn't want to relax and they will try their best to stay at the top of the standings, so the title competition this season will be very tight compared to last season.

I don't think they really need more players, though having backup is good  bit Realmadrid is quite having world-class players as both frontmans and backups, this is the reason they didn't bring in new players in the transfer window.. they are quire confident in their players that they could take on any team and sure who would have thought they wouldn't take on everyteam they come across right before the beginning of the season(maybe me ) and even the hype was real until the season started , their problem currently is not the squad but the game play(you might not see it that way but this is what I think). If they want back up they can get no one is against it but if they don't change how they're currently playing they might still be having issue.
They still have enough time to figure out alot of things before the season  comes to an end(more than enough time) but at the same time I don't think Barcelona will also relax it their future games.

Based on the prevailing circumstances rocking the Real Madrid team at the moment, it is obvious that rotation policy is the the only option that Coach Carlo Ancelotti has to engage to keep the team moving until another transfer window open in January 2025, and just maybe before then most of the injured players may have recovered or would have been fit to start playing again, but for now it only necessary that the coach has to assign some players to some strange position they are not really used to and also give some players from the reserve team the opportunity to cover up for the injured players which is also a way of encouraging and discovering new talents.

Because of his experience and ability to formulate the best strategy for the team, Ancelotti is always confident in his squad. Player injuries can certainly make it difficult for him to make quick choices in the main line-up, but Ancelotti doesn't seem to be complaining about that. Real Madrid has several young talents that can be utilized, Barcelona has implemented this over the last few seasons instead of always bringing in expensive new players.

Basically all players have a risk of injury every season, it's just that some players are lower because their fitness is not good. Players who are over 30 years old tend to get injured more easily than younger players, but of course this is not something that is certain. Real Madrid can bring in some players if they need them, but for the time being they are still quite capable of doing everything well.

Of course, this is not the most favorable situation for Real Madrid. But don't think too much about it, let Ancelotti and management think about a solution.

Of course it is a challenge for Hansi Flick how he maximizes his team when he will play a crucial match, against Bayern is not easy even though playing at Camp Nou. After that, visiting Santiago Bernabeu in the title of El Clasico match. Two matches that will drain energy, mentality and prestige. Flick is faced with breaking Bayern's dominance, and winning the match with his team at Real Madrid's home. Something that is not easy, but of course they will prepare to welcome the match. Fortunately De Jong has recovered from his injury, besides that Gavi has also been declared recovered from his injury, he will add depth and creativity that is much needed back in midfield. Although, it is likely that he will start playing from the bench. Olmo, he is also reported to be returning to this team on October 24. Maybe his status is the same as Gavi, these two players will not immediately become the main starter. One example, De Jong, he has been played in two different matches even as a substitute. I hope Barcelona can play impressively even though I doubt Inaki Pena's performance.

Actually, looking at the current situation, I am still very optimistic about Madrid because after all, with a margin that is still very close, it is actually not too difficult for them to catch up in the remaining time that is still very much.

But before that they must try to find the right scheme so that the players can give their best performance in every match that is carried out because after all this is an important situation when they try to be on a tight schedule then indeed make a good contribution in every match that is done indirectly this will make their performance back uphill as before.

Currently they are still without defeat even though there are 3 draws that were eventually accepted but of course it is better than they have to lose a match, so for now with the composition of the existing players, Ancelotii must try more, especially for the quality of the attack so that their performance is not in vain just because the finishing is not too good.

But it is undeniable that this plan slightly makes the situation the same as last season when the players could not be in the squad due to some problems such as injuries so this indirectly makes conditions on each line have a gap.
We know the main problem in Madrid is actually not their performance on the field but indeed the problem of the hurricane of injuries that always comes in every season and Ancelotti still tries to force it with the existing squad even though if we reflect on each season it is actually quite vulnerable to players due to injuries, especially in defense.

This season has just begun and now we have to face a difficult situation when Courtois and Carvajal are injured especially Carvajal now has to rest for a long time and indirectly he and Alaba will be out for the next few months even though Alaba is likely to return to the squad in December.

But in the end, this presents a tricky situation for Madrid as their attack still seems to have a bit of a finishing problem and with so many players out with injury, it could be even more serious if left unchecked.

But if you really want to be bolder, I don't think it's wrong when applying a 4-3-3 scheme but the position is slightly changed where Mbappe is moved to his ideal position and Vini is placed more as a targetman if you really want to try variations because after all, by looking at the current conditions, although Mbappe and Vini's performance is still quite good, there is a little less than Mbappe when he is a targetman because he is a striker who is a runner type on the side of the field.

This does not mean that this replaces the whole but this only slightly changes the scheme so I think if it is possible this is still very doable for Ancelotti but until now even though there have been several matches that did not match expectations but it seems that Ancelotti is still very satisfied with the conditions where 2 strikers or 3 strikers where Mbappe's placement is forward.