Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 466. (Read 542252 times)

Well I totally agree with you. Because sometimes the performance we see in a team in the first half looks bad but in the second half they can change for the better. Or a team can dominate a match in the first half but may not be able to do the same in the second half. The flow of the match can always change direction throughout the match. So we really can't draw conclusions just based on the first half. In the Rayo vs Osasuna match we saw Rayo turn things around in the second half. In Serie A yesterday I also saw Udinese turn things around in the second half against Parma. Well all that happens quite often.

This is why is not right for someone to draw a conclusion on how the entire match will be on the first half because the second half is always consider to be the stage were the both teams are expected to bring different things in other to win, so actually the Rayo Vallecano against Osasuna is a match that explains what I'm trying to say because you have already seen how dominant was Osasuna on the first half and leading Rayo Vallecano 1:0 but the second half was the time the match entered the both side and the strategy Rayo Vallecano brought was totally different from what they use on the first half, so indirectly they reshuffle there strategy, so we should expect a lot of changes on the second half of every matches.

based on my personal view, Barcelona's progress in the future will be increasingly difficult with a tight schedule. of course their energy will be drained, besides that some young players do not have long flying hours. which means, they do not have much experience and a proven mentality. well, in order for the team to remain at the top of the standings, Flick will always maintain the performance of his team and the advantage is that this coach has a myriad of tactics and strategies. however, I am sure as a coach he does not want to be reckless in every match that his team will play. the added advantage, some young players who are now given a lot of playing minutes will soon form their mentality little by little and develop their talents. while waiting for some core players to recover from their injuries. if that can be maximized, Barcelona will remain stable and Flick can realize his ambition to bring Barcelona to perform much better. by the way I agree with some of the points you said, if Barcelona can defeat their tough rivals both away and away, their chances of winning the La Liga trophy are wide open.

I think what Real Madrid needed for Mbappe to make meaningful impact play a creative midfielder in the team, a player in mould of aging Modric unfortunately there is non for now, Mbappe is a top and clinical finisher thus needed a clearcut  passes to score goals, I hope Ancelloti would definitely find a means of utilizing as well as playing him perfectly for the team though Vini Jr plays well at the right flank or wing a position where Mbappe also play well but I believe once he adapt and gel with the squad he would up his scoring ability as their top striker therefore their team is bound to improve and challenge Barcelona for the first position,

Mbappe is very talented, skillful and clever so he is able to adapt to any club and his performances in general will be better than many other players. People only expect too much from a super star player like Mbappe and he certainly can not satisfy super high expectation from all people who are watching him match by match.

In Real Madrid, there are many star players in different areas and they can support Mbappe a lot in tactic operation, create space for Mbappe to use his speed, provide him key passes and assists and even penalties too. Succeed or failure in Real Madrid, will depend on own ambition of Mbappe but he surely will score many goals there. Champions League titles and Ballon d'Or award or not, time will tell us. In history, there are many super star players who never won Champions League or Ballon d'Or.

Team	Point
Barcellona	15
Atletico Madrid	11
Real Madrid	11
Villarreal	11
Celta Vigo	9
Alaves	7
Girona	7
Athletic Bilbao	7
Espanyol	7
Osasuna	7
Betis Siviglia	5
Maiorca	5
Siviglia	5
Leganes	5
Rayo Vallecano	4
Real Sociedad	4
Real Valladolid	4
Getafe	3
Las Palmas	2
Valencia	1

Woah, Real Madrid in 2nd place with Atletico and Villareal, incredible!

I agree with you that Mbappe will soon adapt to Laliga since it is difficult and more challenging to Ligue 1 where PSG has no rival and they are always the club winning the league often.

There is a big competition in Laliga and clubs are looking for a way to see how they can outshine big clubs if it is possible. We saw Girona how tough they were last season beating big clubs. I believe with time Mbappe with adapt fully and will be undesputed.

I am sure that once Mbappe finds himself at Real Madrid, he will be a very difficult player to stop. He will be a player who can wreak havoc in the Spanish league. He is just trying to adapt to the Spanish league right now. La Liga is a more difficult league than the French league. When he adapts to this league and starts to adapt to the tempo, we can see his most effective times.

I agree with you that Real Madrid were very lucky last season. It cannot be said that Madrid will be lucky this season. However, Madrid have a very strong squad this season. And this squad has the ability to beat any big team. However, winning the Champions League title is always a difficult task.

Real Madrid's performance has not been entirely consistent this season. Their performance in La Liga is quite erratic. Mbappe in particular did not adapt well to the team. At the same time, the overall performance of the team is also poor due to the injury of several important players of the squad. But since Ancelotti is an experienced coach, he will definitely be able to create a suitable match strategy for Madrid. We will see a consistent performance from Madrid in the Champions League.

It's not good news to hear that he's such a talented player but has been out injured for so long. The truth is that Olmo desperately needed more appearances in the inaugural La Liga season as a means to elevate his career, so he lost valuable time. 3 games and 3 goals is an amazing achievement from Dani Olmo, to be honest he's a player who arguably doesn't need adaptation, with Barcelona showing an immediate fit. It's true that El Classic should have Dani Olmo in the main squad, his role will be much more important and make it easier for Hansi Flick to implement a fast attacking scheme.

Ancelotti is a very experienced and realistic coach and no coach does not want to win all or as most titles as possible. The difference between an experienced and clever coach with a bad coach, is knowing when to make due diligent assessment and make big decisions like what titles will remain as the club targets and what competitions will be sacrificed. I believe that Carlo Ancelotti is very good to make important decision like this.

Champions League is where Barcelona want to win most because going far or wining Champions League title can bring massive income to Barcelona. It will help them to improve their club finance and partially solve their club financial crisis. With available resources in Barcelona, they're able to play well in Champions League but to win it, they will need many things converge in a single season. Their chance to win it this season is not too big but they can do it and it is not an impossible mission.

Ancelotti is a maximalist, of course he will want to win all the tournaments, but this season it may not be easy, even if you are talking about the Champions League, last season they were very lucky several times, I think that such luck will not happen twice. And Barcelona looks great, it will be very difficult to compete with such a team, at least now, I say this because it is only the beginning of the season and everything can still change several times.

To be honest, we have seen better performances than we expected from Barcelona this season. We thought it would take a long time for stability to come to Barcelona with Hansi Flick. Because Hansi Flick has made a lot of changes within the squad. Also several new players have been added to the squad. So we thought this season too we might see poor and erratic performances from Barcelona. But from the first match of the season, the Barcelona team is showing excellent dominance. The team has occupied the top position of the table by winning 5 matches.

But now I am waiting to see how Barcelona performs in Champions League matches. It is always challenging to perform well in the Champions League. Because every team here is strong. However, in the first match, Barcelona's opponent is weak. Barcelona will play against Monaco in their first match. So it is expected that Barcelona will start the Champions League journey with a win soon after.

Barcelona have surpassed themselves this season compared to others. Dani Olmo has to stay away from several matches due to injury. And at this time his absence may have little impact on the team. He has done very well this season with 3 goals in 3 matches so everyone has a different view on this fact. I'd like to keep faith in Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. At the moment everything is equal in the points table between the two teams. Both teams have earned 11 points. This season I think these 3 teams will be big competitor to each others.

Spain football is quite different from other leagues. They've one of the best football technology and implementing it on live matches does bring stunning features for games and that comfort feelings towards the audience. Forward to La Liga clubs, Barcelona are more promising when it comes to winning league games and lifting the La Liga title. Although they've competitive opponents to face this season, only Hansi Flick can make this season a success for Barcelona. El Classico this season would be really competitive, having both clubs signed prominent players and we've watched individual performances of these players. We clearly know the ones that would become promising in the future, the ones that will suffer from crucial injuries, some of them have started to show signs already. Anyways, we wait for these outcomes to be triggered.

But previously there was lot of news about the purchase of Lamine Yamal proposed by PSG, if Barcelona was only after some profit money maybe Lamine Yamal is not a Barcelona player now, but Barcelona decision to reject the offer proved to be quite good because the player contribution to helping Barcelona has also been seen very much.
If he survives in the long term maybe he will really be able to become a great player like Messi who is Barcelona star, Lamine Yamal potential is truly undoubted.
But still need lot of learning and experience to be able to develop and become great player like Messi, the playing skills and self-confidence of Lamine Yamal as young player will greatly affect the development of his career.

This is the issue that makes me not like Barcelona than Real Madrid, Barcelona doesn't know how to buy a good player, The reason why I said that is that Barcelona will buy a player that just has one or two good season and decides to sign him without no thinking about the player is an injury player or not, when Barcelona sign Dani Olmo I said it that Barcelona are signing a injury player but some people think maybe I'm just saying it because I don't like the player, Dani Olmo is a good player but if you look at his career even from Leipzig he is a player that use to have injury when he played 4 to 5 matches.

Dani Olmo is having a good season at Barcelona we all know that but he just played 3 matches and he will be out for a week, Barcelona only likes good players without not thinking about their careers or the player is the kind of person that uses to get injured every season, Pedri, DE jong, Ansu fati and some Barcelona key player but the injury is their problem that is why they always find it difficult to play against Real Madrid in El Clasico and even if they play well against Real Madrid many of them get injury after the match.

So far everything seems perfect for Barcelona. In fact, the determining factor for Barcelona will probably be the matches they will play against big teams. What they can do against Real Madrid in the El Clasico match is very important. They will also have important matches against Atletico Madrid. If they win these matches, they will not give the championship to anyone this year. However, their biggest rival on this path will be Real Madrid. If there are no surprise points losses against other teams, why shouldn't they be champions this year? I think Barcelona can be ahead of Real Madrid this year, it is possible.

It is unfortunate for them to spend 4-5 weeks without Dani Olmo. He played very effectively in the attacking line in the past weeks. However, Barcelona has talented players who can fill his absence. They can manage for four or five weeks. The important thing is whether Olmo can quickly adapt to the team after he returns. If he adapts, he will continue to score and contribute. I think he has found himself in Barcelona.

Real Madrid also has a good squad depth, it's just that there are several players who are injured, making it difficult for the coach to implement the right strategy. I'm sure if many Real Madrid players have returned, this club will provide fierce competition to Barcelona. It's not easy for any club to win the La Liga title because Barcelona must pass Real Madrid first. We can't predict what will happen the season is still long.

But I have to admit that Barcelona has indeed appeared stronger this season by adding Dani Olmo and Pau Victor on the front lines, making Barcelona's appearance more productive. I think even though Barcelona has financial problems, if they still have good squad depth, it will be difficult to overthrow Barcelona in the ranks of the top clubs in La Liga.
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Real Madrid have always been the favorites and this season they started the season with a less than optimal start. I disagree if you say that injuries to several players have made Madrid confused because there are quite a lot of alternatives for them to try to replace the role of the marginalized players.

While Barcelona has been quite successful in maximizing the match so far, Flick's troops have been able to sweep all the wins and perch at the top of the standings. Although it is not yet a guarantee to always dominate the top of the standings, at least Lewandowski and his friends already have great motivation in every match to win three points. maybe everyone will be looking forward to the el clasico match which may also be a reference for who will be the best in La Liga this season. But honestly I am amazed by the Blaugrana's performance when they are still struggling with very unhealthy club finances.