Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 393. (Read 543425 times)

What Flick is doing with Barcelona make me respect him more. I always knew he was the right man for the Barcelona job, but when Barcelona made only one signing last summer, I didn't expect much from him, but he has gone on to build a team that is very solid. They have not lost a game on a level playing field. They lost to Osasuna because of heavy rotation and lost to Monaco because of a red card. Looking at the team he's using to perform this well, you have to give him his flowers.

He picked up academy boys like Benel and Casado and turned them into beast. When you watch Casado who is a young lad, he plays football like someone who has been at the top level for the past 3 years. It's unbelievable. The whole team is so confident and hungry. They run and press for the whole 90 minutes. They create loads of chances as well.
There is still part of their game that needs fixing like their defence and their attack needs to be more clinical, but I believe that when their injured players return they eilk be beter than thus.

The ultimate test will be games against Madrid and Bayern. Lucky for them players like Olmo and Gavi would be ready by then so hopefully they'll be at their best. Their prayer should be that none of their players gets injured during the international break.

I am mostly referring to a bunch of scenes in the game when he came across as demotivated and not as dynamic as he usually is. He's losing the ball quite often and usually that is his strength, taking on opponents 1v1 or even 1v2. But lately this hasn't been going very well for him. It is as if he isn't creative enough and allows his opponents to read his next move most of the time.

I think he wasted several valuable years of his career at PSG, playing against far inferior opponents in the French league. His game is actually the best when he can mess with the best, but as I said right now he can't get a lot of things done on the field. To me that is surprising as he has some of the best players in the world next to him.

Saying their performance is very bad just because based on the match against Osasuna alone I don't think it would be reasonable because after all, looking at the current conditions especially in today's match even they returned to good form and did not make the same mistakes as they did last week.

Some unexpected conditions including defeat in a match actually it is a natural thing because after all even though they are a big club but unexpected defeats like against Osasuna can still very much happen but that does not mean they can immediately be labeled as a decline because when this is a concern and can change the performance in other weeks then I don't think it will be a makesense.

Now Barcelona are still quite formidable and we have to admit that, although it is annoying especially since I am a Madrid fan but we also can't ignore the fact that for the start of this season Barcelona are still too difficult to beat so it takes extra effort to topple this club from the top of the table.

Anyone who has been following La Liga for a long time will know that Barcelona is a club that has always rivaled Real Madrid for the La Liga title. I don't believe Barcelona was underestimated in La Liga last season; they only had a bad season in all competitions, which made them less competitive in all competitions last season. The tactics of Barcelona's new coach have helped Barcelona return to its winning ways and also make this La Liga season more competitive than last season. If Barcelona is consistent with their current form, Real Madrid will find it difficult to overtake Barcelona at the top of the La Liga table.

Barcelona are really trying their best this season, and they are making sure they maintain their performance, which is a good one. Although everyone knows that they are underestimated, but their performance now will make people to understand that Barcelona of last season is not the Barcelona of this season, they are definitely ready to maintain their stand in the table. Which am sure it can still happen if they keep playing good performance, because if we are to check their next match against Sevilla they have a very high chance of winning. But after that game then they will be meeting with Real Madrid which is towards the end of the month, and present Barcelona is 3 points ahead of Real Madrid. But we don know what will happened in the nest game, it will be exited to see which of the will be the top of the table before next month and that will be determined on the game that will hold on the last Saturday of October.

Lewandowski leads the top scorer standings until week 9 so far. He is still very productive as a center forward, but of course because he is supported by other players of good quality. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal are Lewandowski's two best partners this season, both players have provided assists quite often so far.

In the last three matches I saw that Hansi Flick had a good approach to several of his main players. He did not play Lamine Yamal and several other main players for up to 90 minutes, meaning rotation is being attempted. In the match against Osasuna, Flick also rotated, but his plan failed. The next match is against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, of course it will be interesting to wait for one of those great matches, but before that Barcelona has to play a match against Sevilla.

It is undeniable that there may be some people who will definitely doubt Madrid's current situation because the results in the previous 2 matches were not too good but in the end they are still Madrid with their advantages.

As I said earlier, in the end Madrid managed to win again with 2 goals against Villarreal, which in the actual situation was a little complicated because they were hit with several busy schedules so that the players' conditions were suspended but in the end they were again able to get 3 points so that too much concern about Madrid would only be an exercise in futility because in the end they remained one of the clubs that was indeed a strong candidate to return to the championship and the competition was still open with Barcelona.

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The bad news for now is that yesterday's 3 points must be replaced with an injury to the captain as well as one of Madrid's senior players where Carvajal is suffering from ACL now. Honestly, this is an even worse situation in a tight schedule but it's interesting whether the previously stalled plans for Kimmich or Alexander Arnold will become a rumor again this time?

For strikers, it is mainly all about the goals and assists. A striker who fails to score will not be highly regarded. Some critics of Robert Lewandowski claim that he cannot create his chance and only score cheap goals. But some so many young strikers waste opportunities and a good example is Nicolas Jackson. Robert is contributing immensely to the success of Barca and nobody can doubt it.

Mbappe might be skilful and have some exceptional quality, but because he is not scoring goals, fans have started complaining about his performance. Everyone thought that his presence in Madrid would bring more goals, but this has not been the case. I agree that he needs time to get used to the playing style in Spain, but he needs to improve fast because Madrid has quality players who can take his place.

But it is true, the benchmark of a main striker is a goal, it is the easiest way to mate how the development of spearhead players, the same thing happens to haaland in the infertile season, there is no much productivity of the goal that he created and is valued at him Decreased, this cannot be stopped because it is the easiest way, just like other strikers in speaking of their development, unless we speak midfielders or left or right attackers who help attack, although it can be said to be atternative.

Everyone thinks that Mbappe will give an extraordinary thing, this framing happens where optimism arises to Mbappe who is a talented young star from France, but still he still needs the process of facing his new enemy in the new league and he has not been a season here.

Not many people underestimate Barcelona apart from fans of rival team Real Madrid, but that's normal. Barcelona has been on a good track since the start of the season until now, but unfortunately they lost points in their previous match against Osasuna. If Hansi Flick is able to maintain Barcelona's performance in the first half of this season, then Barcelona has a big chance of leading the standings until the end of the season.

But I'm not as optimistic as other people, Barcelona is still very unstable considering the many young players in it. If Lamine Yamal, Pedri and several other players are missing for any reason, then their performance will suffer. You can see how Barcelona performed against Osasuna, it was so bad and had difficulty keeping up with their opponent's game. Imagine if some of these main players were injured, I'm sure Barcelona would very easily lose points.

Real Madrid are competitive and consider as the best club in the world of European football. They've massively dominated Europe with winning major trophies and remaining at the top  Real Madrid is the dream club for majority of these elegant players. Real Madrid have more players than expected, both the past and present, these players are actively present and always leaned on portraying excellent performance. There's this particular thing I admired about Real Madrid, when it comes to making signings in the transfer window, they absolutely do not relent, always going in for major rare gems and one of them happens to be the Frenchman.

Kylian Mbappe was in the farmer's league where he was relenting and the little display of stellar performance he exhibits, he receives accolades and with or without him, Paris Saint-Germain was dominating and winning their domestic cup. Mbappe understood everything in Parc des Princes stadium but in his new home, Santiago Bernabéu, he just have to make adjustments and put in more efforts because all eyes are on him to deliver. Kylian Mbappe have pressuring momentum but if he happen to be putting 10 times hardwork when he was in PSG, he has to make it 100 times better.

Even though we all say it is not about the goals but it is certainly the only yard stick I see here that people are using to judge him, overall he has been doing just fine and the only expectations he has been short of is challenging for the top scorer Title with the likes of Lewandowski. If he had gotten that goals I doubt anyone will be saying he is on a decline, Real Madrid team thought that signing Mbappe will make them invincible and they would be higher on the table but not everyone get it that he is a player that needs time just like everyone.

Even if Mbappe already have experience from other clubs I think he need time just like anyone, Messi went to PSG and he had the worst first season there, if the greatest of all time could face such challenges then Mbappe is also not going to run a way from it either

Many did not expect the situation to be reversed, Real Madrid who had an ideal squad started the season with unstable performance, while Barcelona was able to perform well under the leadership of Hansi Flick. It is true, adaptation is faster in the Barcelona team, so that currently Barcelona is able to collect more points and lead the standings. In terms of strength, Real Madrid is clearly stronger, because it has a more even squad depth and better rotation options than Barcelona. The El Clasico match in the eleventh week will be a proving ground, who is stronger for the first half of the season between the two teams.

The 3-point difference is still very easy for Real Madrid to cut, in this case Barcelona needs to continue to be vigilant and maintain its stable performance. Hansi Flick deserves appreciation for his performance, he is able to bring out the best potential from each of his players. With Barcelona improvement this season, we will see the competition for the La Liga trophy become fiercer with high intensity, unlike last season where Real Madrid looked quite comfortable at the top of the standings without getting significant pressure.

Of course not, but it is not only about the goals, but also about the significance he brings in for the team and that is insufficient at the moment. And while you are saying that it doesn't mean he has to score every single game he plays, I think that the Real Madrid fans were indeed hoping that Mbappe will become the next Ronaldo.

But in my opinion he has been in decline recently. Maybe he realized that Ligue 1 isn't La Liga, but then again he has played dozens and dozens of Champions League games and World Cup games and he should know what to do. If you ask me, I think his start in Madrid was not what he himself was hoping for and as I said, it is not only about the number of goals.

Barcelona are a strong and hard working team who look as good at home as they do on the pitch. You know the performance of Barcelona ​​so of course you have an idea and Barcelona players are scoring more goals anyway.  For which they are working very hard.  And win matches, if they don't get it, there no point in their development. The players of Barcelona scored 3 goals and did not allow a single goal to the opposing team, due to which Alvas team lost the match by 3 goals. It's interest to see the way Barcelona play and then it even more gratify when they win a match. Now this is the hope that Barcelona will definitely win this title because with the pace they are playing they will definitely win and will not let us down. Barcelona don't let their hard work diminish but make it strong which is why they don't lose their game and keep win matches.

After the coach change we can see the stable performance of Barcelona. Hansi Flick is an excellent coach. And he has managed to create a stable match strategy for Barcelona. This is why we are seeing consistently good performances from Barcelona. Also I would say Lewandowski, Raphinha and Yamal are able to perform well in every match.

Lewandowski has been in great form this season. In 9 matches he managed to score 10 goals and made two assists. Lewandowski's performance is also good in Champions League matches. Yamal has 4 goals and 5 assists in 9 games. And Raphinha has 5 goals and 4 assists in 9 matches. Due to the consistent performance of these three players, Barcelona's attack is strong this season.

Barcelona again showed itself because they were underestimated in the previous season and it was the deepest wound for the team that was big in the 3rd best standings last season, however we need to appreciate Barcelona this season, they showed that they were not like last season with Hansi Flick, they managed to improve their quality and vision in season ii with very ambitious, the victory over Alaves made them back far above the table and it was a very extraordinary step, while Real Madrid as a rival seems quite overwhelmed at the beginning of the season.

After that early goal by J. Alvarez, which came from a fine pass by Griezmann, it seemed that Atletico Madrid lost control of the game. Real Sociedad immediately upped the tempo and kept knocking at the door, especially through dominance in terms of ball possession with over 60%. Atletico seemed overwhelmed by Sociedad's continuous attacks, 6 of them finding themselves on target. It was clear, though the defense came in solid enough to weather the storm, that Atletico found it difficult to build their game or create dangerous opportunities after the first goal. If Real Sociedad will keep pressing like this, then Atletico must find a way to immediately dampen their attacks. They need to maintain high concentration in the second half.

At the beginning of this season, we considered Real Madrid as the favorite for the La Liga title. Real Madrid team is the strongest squad in La Liga. On the other hand, Barcelona's performance last season was very erratic. We didn't think Barcelona would change their overall situation so quickly. With the help of Hansi Flick, the team is now very strong.

I wouldn't say that Barcelona's squad is too strong. Especially I wouldn't say that Barcelona is stronger than Madrid. Compared to Madrid, Barcelona is still far behind. But with the help of Hansi Flick, Barcelona's overall performance is stable. Barcelona's young players are playing brilliantly. Hansi Flick has managed to strengthen the bonding between the players. So Barcelona still managed to hold the top spot in the table.

I think Flick knew best how to use him. He fell below expectations in previous years but this year he managed to score over ten goals without playing many matches. He could probably score over 30 goals before the end of the year. Robert Lewandowski is one of the best strikers currently playing active football. Barcelona is currently getting the best out of him. I hope he can continue like this until the end of the year.