Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 3813. (Read 529679 times)

It wasn't Bilbao that managed to beat ATM, it was clearly ATM that managed to lose to Bilbao. Sometimes you can see the difference, it is not that clear at all times but sometimes it is very clear. In this game it was super clear, ATM didn't play like they normally play and they had a very bad game, which was proof enough that they were not going to win this game by playing that badly. Maybe they didn't care about the tournament at all.

Now that we have the finals decided already, it is clear that Real Madrid will win for sure. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that they will win this game, I feel like it is clear as much as it gets.

In fact, both teams are strong here. Real Betis have surprised us with their outstanding performances against many big clubs in the past. So Sevilla will not win today's match easily. However, if we consider the statistics and recent performances of these two teams, then we can feel that Sevilla team is ahead. Because Sevilla's past performance against Betis is also very good. And in la liga they are consistently performing well. But Betis will definitely fight for victory today. We will be able to enjoy a competitive match today.

A few days ago before the el classico match started, xavi confirmed to the barcelona players that if he would meritocracy every player who would fill the line-up in every match, I think xavi would start selecting players to fill the line-up according to his achievements and abilities so far without Regardless of who the player is, it seems that Xavi is starting to overhaul the system that has been implemented by Koeman previously, which is more inclined to choose players from the Netherlands.
 So I think right now Depay will not be guaranteed to play if he doesn't show an impressive performance with Barcelona and it looks like the treatment he gets from Xavi will be a little different if Koeman is still coaching Barcelona, ​​because Koeman has been pampering the Netherlands players so far.

Points between Sevilla and Real bettis in the laliga might not mean anything significant in predicting this very Copa del Rey match. This could be anyone's game. Both teams has all it takes to move on to the next stage depending on how much composure and how lucky they get with their shots on target. Going by statistics we should be expecting a very competitive turn out by 21:00

Real Betis did experience a lot of improvement in several matches in the Copa del Rey. However, against Sevilla, it is quite difficult to move freely like against Celta Vigo which did not provide a small gap to reply to being 2 goals behind. It is not comparable if the opponent is Sevilla. Now I hope the draw alone is good enough for Real Betis to be able to hold Sevilla. Given the appearance of Sevilla is quite interesting and more dominating.

I think it's surprising that Barcelona has run out, not like before where they competed successfully in Spain and Europe. I also understand how Ronald Germs was not able to resurrect Barcelona even though he is one of the legends of Barcelona in recent years, this is inseparable from the financial crisis experienced by Barcelona so it is very difficult to bring in talented players to compete in the domestic competition and the European champions league, Ronald Koeman can't be blamed entirely for the slump in Barcelona's performance last season I think Barcelona is very, very bankrupt so they are no longer able to compete at the top of the league Spain this season and even got knocked out of the champions league

Both are pretty good between Sevilla and Betis. Because basically, the performance they have shown so far has been very good in La Liga and even bullied other clubs, making it difficult to replace Sevilla and Betis. This will be a fairly even score if you look at the situation and condition of the players' performance. But throughout the 90-plus minutes, there were enough opportunities to build a dangerous attack from Sevilla. Betis also need to be aware that Sevilla will counterattack which is difficult to contain.

If you look at the performance, maybe Sevilla are currently very favored because indeed they will definitely be far superior.
on the other hand I feel they will end in a draw in 90 minutes but because here need a clear winner I will be next to sevilla but it is not a guarantee if indeed they will play for 90 minutes.
I think in this case the calves will be a little more insistent because indeed they will be better focused on the Copa del Rey

I agree here. Barcelona players are either old enough and far from their best time in career or too young and need more time to mature. Koeman did great job in his first season and it is fact that can be denied. In his second season, all things were chaotic in beginning after a sudden failure to renew a contract with Messi. Any coach will have to face with big challenge when all plans changed in very last days before a new season and the transfer market is almost closed.

Xavi on the other hand, does not have any experience at top-level league like La Liga. He is smart and used to be a great player but coach and team management are different jobs and he needs more time to learn, get experience and improve himself. Young coach like Pep does not occur too often. Genius players like Messi don't appear too often.

I totally agree that Koeman did well in Barcelona. If anything wrong, it is from the former, current presidents and their director board's members.

Xavi does his job at acceptable level and results are not too bad. Barcelona can put hope on Xavi but we will need more time to see how it goes. With young coaches, they are bad to face with pressure and bad results. Like Lampard, Ole, they all did good jobs but then when thing got worse, they could not handle it properly.

However, I am quite impressed with Xavi's actions during his time at Barcelona, because he is willing to carry quite a heavy burden. Changing the course of the game that was left by Koeman is not easy. As a football coach, Xavi has a lot of potential as an ideal coach in the future how to make a big enough contribution. It's better for Xavi to stay at Barcelona and I believe that gradually Barcelona's players can truly match what Xavi expects as a new generation of El Barca.

At the moment, I generally have big doubts about Koeman's fault - Xavi came and from the point of view of the result, nothing has changed at all, Barcelona played like an average player and continues to play the same way. Also, I think that Xavi's idea of returning to the old style of play is harmful and will not bring any profit even if he can establish this style.

@Maidak there’s no doubt Real Madrid are the favourites, but they should be wary of their opponents because if they play with over confidence then they could lose too. However chances of RM losing is very slim, and hence I’m expecting them to score at least 3 goals and win the match by the scoreline of 3 - 1.

Atletico Madrid are going through a hard spell it seems. I would have liked a Madrid derby in the finals but it's not happening. If I'm not wrong, they even lost their previous league game.
Diego Simeone needs to figure out what the problem is and fix it as soon as possible. "Athletic Club vs Real Madrid" in the finals and I can't think about a reason why RMA won't win the cup this time.

Koeman is a good coach and you should not blame all the problems of Barça on him. Yes, during the time when Koeman coached the team, the club did not show good results.
Barca's problems began when Bartomeu began to steer the club, that's who ruined the great club.

Barcelona decision to appoint Koeman as coach was the biggest mistake from laporta which made Barcelona slump this season, even though before they knew that Koeman had often treated his players badly and it ended up causing divisions in the team.
Right now Xavi actually has to get quite a hard work to improve conditions for Barcelona and get rid of all the style of play left by Koeman, Xavi work is getting tougher due to the financial problems faced by Barcelona today, so of course Xavi must be able to maximize the existing players and don't expect too much if Barcelona will bring in great players as happened in the past.

Yes, that's why I say Barcelona are very close to the top four even though before Xavi came Barcelona seemed to have lost hope for that position at the end of the season. With this change then of course Xavi has indeed managed to give good results so far, that's what I also said about the Barcelona squad is still relatively young but Xavi in fact is able to continue to make Barcelona improve slowly. If Xavi can make big changes quickly then surely Barcelona have a great chance of getting the UEL title about the fast process I said before, whereas basically Xavi has been doing well gradually.

Barcelona which is known as one of the Spanish giants, has experienced a decline in performance since being coached by Ronald Koeman. In the hands of Ronald Koeman barcelona did not get a trophy, it became a bad career for Ronald Koeman and barcelona.
The arrival of Xavi is expected to be able to provide new enthusiasm for players. But Xavi task is not easy, he also needs a lot of time to remake Barcelona style of play like when he was coached by Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique.
Barcelona need two or three new players to strengthen the squad, besides Ferran Torres they must immediately bring in new talents who are able to elevate the degree of Barcelona.

I think Xavi has done wonders with the squad. Barcelona are not in their strongest positions, but with what he's been given,  Xavi is doing a great job in bringing the results. Even though they lost, they played really well against Real Madrid.



In the present situation, the Barca forward is so far okay, now they need some time and need to get players in the defense and maybe a defensive midfielder. Pique is aging and so are Busquets so they need replacements asap.

Although Real Betis are third in the points table, they are 10 points behind Sevilla. Moreover, it does not seem that Real Betis is in good form now. In the last few matches, they have lost to Atletico Bilbao and Celta Vigo. Sevilla's performance is very stable. Their defense is strong, the players are confident now. Sevilla will win the match against Real Betis. My prediction is that Sevilla will win 2-1.

Today is the day for the Copa del Rey matches in last 16 round. And the most delightful match could be Betis - Sevilla I think. Because they both are doing perfect in the La Liga nowadays. Sevilla are fighting for the league title and Betis are at the third position in the standings. I don't know how much each one of them will care about this tournament but they should care about it. Because especially Betis have not a chance for the league title so they can try their luck in this cup. And maybe they can even get past Sevilla too.