Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 42. (Read 547515 times)

Where I was watching the match that very day, one guy was a rooted hard fan of Real Madrid and he kept murmuring on my ear that "the miracle will happen" many times, he believes Real Madrid was going to come back to draw and go extra minutes, he was so lost. Inside me, I knew this is the most quack Real Madrid set of team the club has ever found despite the way the hype around this guys, you will think they will win every trophy that comes there way.

Real Madrid excuse now is they have issues with their defensive game, from the beginning of the season that's what has been their major problem, the forward was rough but seems that has been adjusted because Mbape has improved but the dedenders can't seem to be that rigid like before. There are matches you will watch where Rudiger will make a srtriker helpless, he will swallow them and not get a single shot but that doesn't happened anymore, if this is reinstate, things can come back to normal.

IMO, the problem is not only because some of Madrid's defenders are injured, but some other players are also responsible for the defeat against Barcelona. For example, Madrid's two pivot players, namely Valverde and Camavinga, both of these players are tasked as liaisons but their performance is very underperforming. As a result, the performance of the defenders is just as bad as their two pivots as liaisons. Moreover, those who play in the defense line are not Real Madrid's core players, for example Tchouameni who was assigned to replace the injured player. Unfortunately, the other defenders' performance is also messy. In the front line, Madrid has fast players and has good individual skills, unfortunately they do not get a good ball supply from their other colleagues. So they rely more on their individual skills, unfortunately Barcelona does not allow Madrid to move freely and create goal opportunities. Well, these two teams still have one more meeting in the La Liga competition, the match will be held at Camp Nou, Barcelona's headquarters. Ancelotti has work to do to ensure his team does not experience the same thing, the point is that Ancelotti must find a way to make his team much more prepared even though some of his players are still absent due to injury.

Ancelotti needs to do something in this transfer window because Madrid is facing difficulties to win games when facing big clubs. The defense is no longer good like before, Carvaja is not yet back, and even the Alaba is still strong with small injuries, which is why Ancelotti has not started him in any games. Real Madrid's performance against Barcelona was very poor, and I didn't see any ball they played in that game. Mbappe did everything he could as a striker, but he didn't get lucky to win many goals in the match. If Real Madrid will pick form again they will meet Barcelona for another cup Copa del Rey final if they can win there games in the competition. They will face Celta Vigo and Barcelona are facing real Betis tonight, and am sure that Barcelona are definitely winning the games because Flick as catch up form against Madrid in final. so am sure he will continue doing well and win trophies for the clubs.

Flick has won his first trophy with Barcelona this season, and if he continues to perform well, he will win more in the league, UCL, and Copa del Rey. Let's see how their games end tonight with Real Betis. If Madrid fails to win their game tomorrow against CeltaVigo, Ancelotti will be in danger, and they will most likely fire him because he is no longer performing well. Madrid has the money to buy whatever player they want, so I don't see why Ancelotti is still wasting time trying to find a left back. Let's see how Madrid handles all of the issues it is currently facing. Madrid midfielder is not poor strikers are good, it's just the defense, and he needs to act before Is too late these season.

Truely the El Classico has lost it’s classic touch recently. I miss the days when the El Classico was a tough encounter for both teams not one side beating the other by a large goal margin, then the margin was usually two goals on a favorable day, we get to see scores like 3-1; 4-2; 3-3; 2-1; 4-3; not 4-0 and 5-2, it was always rare to see one team totally humiliating the other.

Barcelona have to deal with these problems very often, the consequences of financial problems lead to the loss of players, but it seems that with Olmo they have managed to do something to keep him, at least for now. They played very well in the final and won the trophy, but in La Liga they do not always go well, they lose points and Real and Atletico did not allow them to do this without consequences.

Maybe something new happened or something changed, but hasn't La Liga already rejected this income as proof of Barcelona's financial solvency? I don't remember the details exactly, but even with this money, Barcelona couldn't register Olmo.
And frankly, what Laporta is doing is very much like selling off the future in exchange for short-term profits. He has already sold off a huge share of advertising revenue for many years to come, and now this. I don't think that's the right way to do business.

Real Madrid’s defense this season has not been anywhere close to solid and has raised major concern from their back to back league loses to core rivals Barcelona, conceding a total of none goals in just two games. Obviously this says alot about the inefficiency of Madrid’s defense, Ancelotti should be looking at new recruitments to strengthen his back line in this transfer window and like I said before no one is okay with Barcelona being the better team in the El Classico meetings.

It is in record that Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor are now registered and will enjoy the rest of the season with no restrictions. His last game in the SuperCopa he has no shots, no assists, no assists but let's make excuses for him. Let's say it's because he came in as a substitute. But he is such a great player so we look forward to seeing his wonders on the pitch now he is registered.

I00 million Euros in a time as this is a big win for Barcelona. Now the can exclusively manage their team and the welfare of their staffs without much to worry about. And this might also pose big threat to their opponents because at the moment they are more equipped for the season.

Of course Barcelona will make an effort to maintain and register Dani Olmo, because Barcelona has also made a great effort to bring him in at that time. But still, the problem is about registration just like before, and entering the second half of this season the problem still occurs, it is very unfortunate of course because Barcelona forced it when their finances are basically still not fully recovered. But even so, Barcelona also did not give up on the bad situation they experienced, they continued to make improvements of course to remain a team that was able to compete in the trophy fight.

And that is what Real Madrid is currently experiencing when everything is not going according to plan because of the storm of injuries that are hitting them right now. Florentino Ferez as the club president who holds full control should bring in one or two players if he doesn't want to buy. The loan option is also worth trying, the most important thing is that there are players who can cover their vulnerable sectors such as the defense line which until now Ancelotti has not been able to find the right solution due to the lack of players in that sector. In my opinion, this step must be taken by Madrid to maintain the opportunity to defend the La Liga title.

Barcelona has had really bad days financially you know. But now I have read an interesting article on this source:

https://www.sportspro.com/news/barcelona-vip-season-tickets-camp-nou-olmo-january-2025/

It says that Barcelona has raised 100 million euros from future VIP box sales. If it is true then it could make some positive impact on their finances on these days. It seems like they will manage to register Dani Olmo for the rest of the season as well.

At least according to what I read earlier in the day.    It is said to be the chairman Laporta's statement. It would be great news for the fans. Losing a valuable player who makes solid goal contribution would be an important hit otherwise.

This season, Real Madrid and Barcelona has met on 3 several occasions and there main problem has always been the same thing, the defenders are lacking and there is no way they could have won that game. The forward was good that Mbape was so fast to make a good entry goal early in the match but fast forward, the defenders were not doing there job and there is absolutely no way you are going to win a game when your defenders are playing like sick people.

I want to believe Perez is seeing what is happening and not taking it emotionally, he was there to witness the match and they lost. It's time they change that mindset of  using a set of players for all the club activities. They get worn out and miss the important aspect of the team. Take a look at Carvahal for instance, that guy absence was felt in that match, Barcelona were just entering every corner they see and printing goals like it's their lucky day.

Currently Real Madrid defense is not that strong, and it is clear that this is the reason why they are conceding goals from time to time. If Ancelotti can quickly look into that matter and sign more defenders in the January transfer window, it will be a great help to the team and may improve their chances of winning some trophies.

If defensive errors are not part of the issue, why would Real Madrid be conceding so many goals against Barcelona and some other teams. I believe they have met twice, and in those two meetings, Barcelona has scored 9 goals against Real Madrid. That is really bad.

If it’s about mistakes in football, I don’t think it should have happened again in the Super Cup after occurring in the La Liga competition. The truth is, if Madrid does not find a solution for their defensive line, it is very possible that Barcelona will beat them again in second leg of laliga competition and probably score many goals again.

It is wrong to burn a lot of money for the winter transfer market. However, for some teams, the situation will be different. Those who want to change the team's situation with half the season available will do it.
It is like an emergency experienced by a team whose players are injured or need to improve their performance to catch up in the standings. There will not be much happening in the transfer market, but maybe what happens is the most critical.

Well said my man and I agree with you. Well, they should do with a defender who can both attack and same time defend, Recce James currently captain of Chelsea would have been best option of he was not injury prone for that right full back role. It will be unwise to add Alexander Arndol to this kind of defenders since his defensive abilities poor.
Aurelien Tuouchmeni flopped and couldn't complement Rudiger. I wonder what's the delay with David Alaba and his return. Dani Carvajal as well aged and will not thrive for too long with Real Madrid. They should get a natural centre back like Romeo and Saliba from the Premier League competition.

Unfortunately no one can know this, if we knew the future you know what fun it would be! i would make all winning bets..
like it happened in the movie Back to the Future when Marty took the almanac, how many times have i dreamed of doing the same thing, it would be a spectacle

Previously we've heard of a lot of players being linked to both madrid and barcelona, but I've also just realised that two weeks after the transfer window opened we haven't seen a single transfer take place, madrid seem to be sticking to the words of Perez and Ancelotti who have previously said that their squad is perfect at the moment and they won't be trying to enter the winter transfer window, so maybe that's why they're not trying to bring in any new players although they're in bad conditions.

As for Barcelona, do you hope them to get into new trouble with new transfers?
Barcelona are busy with the case of dani olmo and also pau victor, so I think they probably won't try to sign new players at the moment, because their finances are still bad and if they still want to sign new players of course they must to think twice before do it.

Winter transfer market is never a good time for big clubs to spend big budget for buying star players. They usually do loan transfers or aim at young players or cheap transfers as their temporary solutions before a next summer transfer market. A biggest and most important transfer market each season is summer transfer market, where big clubs have more time for negotiate with other clubs, to buy star players, and to have enough time for players and coach to work with each other before a start of new season.

Real Madrid and Barcelona have problems in their squads but they won't try to spend big budget in January 2025, just like they and other big clubs usually do in past winter transfer markets.

It's been almost 15 days since the winter transfer window opened, but I haven't read any news of a major transfer happening. Especially for Real Madrid and Barcelona who have unstable problems with their performances.

From the data I read, there are only 4 transfer activities. It seems that the rumors that have been circulating a lot have not been proven true. Do big teams also wait until the end of transfer day? From the experience there is such a thing, but those who want new players to be better should get it immediately so that they can be more effective.

Source: https://www.espn.co.uk/football/transfers/_/league/ESP.1/season/2025/laliga

I understand how you feel, it's very difficult to accept this because from the beginning we were very optimistic and convinced that Real Madrid would be able to win the match and become champions. I realised that this was a very valuable lesson for me, that should never put too much hope in something, even if you believe in it, and also never put your money in one place just because of belief, because that's what i did. Putting all my earnings for 3 months in Real Madrid to win this match and look what happened, the end was very disappointing and painful.