Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 495. (Read 541723 times)

You know previously when Barcelona sacked xavi and then released some important players they also made  me doubt with Barcelona performance, but what Barcelona have shown so far is starting to erase a bit of my doubts, Barcelona have started to improve even though they are still using tiki taka but their attack is now more varied than before when the Spanish coach coached,  The Spanish tiki taka game and also the quick attack that often shoots outside the German penalty box managed to be well combined by Hansi Flick, although it is too early for us to say Barcelona as a candidate for the championship this season, but it is indeed worth saying that they are will leaving Madrid  who have not found their best performance at this time.

It was recently discussed that Real Madrid has a very good squad depth and they are ready for the new season better than any other team, but after several injuries they have problems in several positions. It turns out that not everything is so simple and finding a quality replacement for the main player is quite difficult. It is good that Militao's injury did not leave him out of the game for a long time, the defense is not the line of Real that can afford to lose players. Although even the oversaturated attack line does not give the expected results.

All the injured players( Bellingham, Camavinga, Alaba, and Vallejo) of Real Madrid will return to the field of play in mid-September. So, it's a little bit of time; the lapses that Real Madrid faces in winning matches in Laliga will be over as victory sets in, taking Real Madrid to appear at the top of the Laliga table as they have always in the past Laliga leagues. However, there is plenty of time for Mbappe to showcase his talent as he gets aligned with other players to the playing pattern of Ancelotti. Gradually we will begin to see what Mbappe is made of, the main reason why he was signed as one of the frontline hitmen of Real Madrid

Their attack line has failed, Mbappe's appearance on the field is not as expected, he seems dead and only plays like an ordinary player in general and does not stand out like a star.
Vinicius Jr's problem is indeed quite chaotic and makes him play unfocused, I think he is too selfish with the racism problem because he may also be quite young and his emotions are unstable, what would be very sad is, he has just risen to fame, if this racism problem continues I think the stakes are his career which may be in the future no one wants to recruit him.

If Vini can think long term, he must stop this problem and apologize so that his career and reputation are safe, it is too early for a young star to be stubborn, he does not know that maybe tomorrow morning he can be thrown away.

Well, I see our perception is quite the opposite from before the season. We all thought Real Madrid would become stronger after signing Kylian Mbappe, but so far they have not shown that strength, even the team is in chaos with too many stars.
Barcelona, ​​on the other hand, in a season that was considered inferior to Real Madrid, Barcelona is proving the opposite to everyone by winning all 4 opening matches, they are very stable with new coach Hansi Flick. Under the German strategist, Barcelona possesses a beautiful style of play but still ensures efficiency. I believe many people are still surprised that Barcelona can win 4 matches in a row like that when their preparation for the new season is not perfect.

It was beyond my expectations that Hansi Flick could stabilize the Barcelona team so quickly. Hansi Flick is an experienced coach that we knew. But last season we saw very poor and erratic performances from Barcelona. And the status of this group is very shaky. There were no experienced players in the squad except Lewandowski

Hansi Flick has built a squad based entirely on young and inexperienced players. And he succeeded. Barcelona's performance in the first four matches was very composed. And the team has won four matches in a row. Barcelona are 4 points ahead of their main rivals Real Madrid.

Barcelona topping the La Liga table, not difficult for them because they're unbeaten this season in 4 games played this season thereby surpassing their pre-eminent rivals. Everything comes easy when the board make bold steps to appointing a new coach to fill in the void space left by Xavi Hernandez. Barcelona president, Joan Laporta have more pressing issues but he worked crucially on resolving them without hurdles.

Hansi Flick is promptly one of the good thing that have happened to Barcelona this season, he got the managerial role and absolutely nailed his oppositions. Barcelona are in one of the best form for years and this is a solid development for the club. Hansi Flick have the experience and this is just the beginning we're seeing. Expects more winnings on their path and mostly going in for major titles this season, his first priority is winning the La Liga then he focused on the Copa Del Rey and the UEFA Champions League which happens to be one of the most challenging cup in the European world of football.

If the injuries are too many it is definitely going to affect their performance. It is a difficult situation to be as a manager, especially if the injuries happens to key players of the squad. There are just few options left for the manager. Either he turns to the academy players to help out, if the club have good academy players. But real Madrid as a club are not known for having academy players they can turn to. The only thing is that the injured players should not be sideline for a long time, that's the only way they can salvage the season. Because if the players are sidling for a long time the impact on the performances of the team will be too much. No club can have a successful season when most of their key players are out injured and sideline for too long. The manager will be left stranded as he can't perform any magic, no matter how good the manager is.

At first we knew that Barcelona was quite doubtful under Hansi Flick but slowly but surely everything was successfully passed smoothly. Maybe Barcelona will return after last season was quite chaotic and in the competition for the title with their rivals it will be more tense. Barcelona is happy if Real Madrid is still struggling below and the current points difference provides fresh air for Blaugrana.

They must maintain the winning trend so far, especially if you see Lewandowski who has returned to his original form will make Barcelona more confident in securing victory. Lamine Yamal last night also provided an assist for Joselu's goal in the Nations League match against Switzerland and that will increase his confidence when he returns to Barcelona later.

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Anyway, there is less good news where Dani Olmo suffered a knee injury when Spain played Serbia and last night he could not play against Switzerland and this will be quite a loss for Barcelona losing their attack creator.

Source: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/41175041/spain-forward-dani-olmo-returns-barcelona-knee-injury

It is undeniable that Hansi Flick has been quite successful in bringing a new nuance to Barcelona's performance at the beginning of this season, although many have doubted Hansi Flick since his arrival because Barcelona had the problems it faced, but Hansi Flick proved that he could build a Barcelona team with a makeshift squad.
However, I will not overestimate this because it is still early in the season and cannot be used as a reference for us to measure the true strength of a team.

Inigo Martinez was targetting by Saudi Arabian club but Barcelona has decide to hold him because Hansi Flick was confirmed Inigo Martinez still be a part of his plan and we all know Barcelona gets Inigo Martinez for free and if they really want to sell him actually Barcelona will gets short profit from this transfer but apparently Hansi Flick feel he still need Inigo Martinez and indeed in the last 4 matches Inigo Martinez was played as centre back and i have to says his performance is really impressive

Barcelona has facing a bit issues regarding their defensive lines because some of their defender players such as Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen are got the injured especially Ronald Araujo because he won't be available for next several month so Barcelona has just make a good decision by not sell Inigo Martinez to Saudi Arabian club

Barcelona have won their first four matches. And more importantly, Barcelona's overall performance has improved. The bonding between the players is now much stronger than before. Since the understanding between the players is good, it is becoming easier for Barcelona to maintain the consistency of performance.

Barcelona's young players have been playing very well this season. Thanks must go to Hansi Flick for this. Barcelona are able to perform well with the help of hansi Flick. Barcelona players have adapted well to Hansi Flick's match strategy.

I would say Barcelona is by far the most stable, consistent and strong club amongst the rest of La Liga. I won't deny that in the hands of Hansi Flick the strategy format is a far cry from what Xavi showed. Creativity in creating chances, even Hansi Flick brought back the era of Tiki Taka Indah on the pitch.  Some of the goals created during the 4 matches have stolen the show. This season Barcelona chances are quite big if they consistently maintain their performance.

Yes, Barcelona in four matches have won overall and made them perform well for the start of the season by occupying the top of the standings, Real Madrid who last season became champions were only able to achieve two wins and two draws.
But at the start of the season like this I not too enthusiastic to say that Barcelona has gone through all its problems well because in the future there are still many matches and they also still have to go through several matches that will be against other strong team here.
If until the middle of the season Barcelona can perform well then it can be said that they have made real change, it is still too early to be too sure about Barcelona performance this season.
On the other hand, I quite impressed with Flick who can work well and begin to show his greatness in coaching and directing Barcelona to get back to their best performance, but they still have not faced the big challenge and in the future I quite curious how Flick can bring Barcelona to face all the challenges in the fight for the La Liga title.

Injuries during international matches have become commonplace for key players who are fighting to defend their country, and the clubs involved must be ready for whatever happens, it is indeed Real Madrid's fate, they must work harder to stabilize their performance without having to think too much about injured players because it will affect other players who are building their mentality.
Real Madrid still has reserve players who can be relied on, this club is not a team that gives up easily, especially Carlo Anceloti is used to the tough competition in La Liga and the Champions League so he already understands how to arrange the right tactics to fill the place of injured players.

It's just a matter of adaptation and maybe for now he hasn't found the best rhythm of play with his teammates, but I'm sure he will be in the best form after everything goes well.
Mbappe's performance is also not too bad and he managed to score two goals in the previous game so the assumption that he played badly as some people say is not right.
The results in some games are not too disappointing because even though they drew at least they didn't lose full points and now Real Madrid is in second place in the standings and will continue to compete with Barcelona to win the top position.

Yeah! This will not be the first time Aurelien Tchouameni has been utilized as a center back for Real Madrid in the absence of David Alaba, Nacho Fernandez and Militao. Recent Injuries has also rumoured Real Madrid to be interested in signing Saliba from Arsenal but I don't know if Mikel Arteta would want his machine to do that.
As for Carlo Ancellotti, Dani Cebalos can be brought in to cover up for Aurelien Tchouameni as a defensive midfielder since Eduardo Camavinga was Injured weeks ago during training sections. Mendy do not have the discipline to be a center back, I would stick to Aurelien Tchouameni come rain come sun.

It seems that You thoughts are the same as mine, because I also predicted that in the Leganes match against Betis, of course I predicted that Betis would have great potential to win because I saw that Betis was certainly superior to Leganes in strength. Yes, since this season's matches started, it's a shame that Betis still haven't won in the season but have only drawn 2 times, such as against Girona and Alaves, but lost 1 time against Real Madrid and of course they were beaten by Real Madrid, of course. which is natural considering that Real Madrid is a strong team.

Yes, playing at home will certainly make Pellegrini's troops enthusiastic about winning the match against Leganes and of course Betis fans really want Betis' first win this season, especially playing at home, of course the victory will be eagerly awaited.
but of course, even though Betis is playing at home, of course there is no guarantee that Betis will win because Leganes' performance cannot be underestimated because a promoted club can of course sometimes give surprises because after all Leganes was in the Segunda Division last season 2023-2024) he was the first champion which of course this should make Pellegrini alert.

Personally, in Betis' next match against Leganes, I would prefer to bet on Betis' victory, it is very risky in this match, but I will use a little money and I am sure that Pellegrini's troops will be able to win.

As I said a few days ago when Mbappe joined Madrid everything seemed fine but actually a little problem was seen when the attack line was filled with professional players who wanted to score. We see there are Vinic and Rodrygo, maybe Rodrygo can still work with Mbappe to not be selfish. But Vinic seems to find it difficult to let go of his selfishness to score a large number of goals. We can see how the two players performed in the match against Betis yesterday, Vinic when dribbling the ball, Mbappe asked for a pass but Vinic actually shot the ball towards the goal. While Mbappe when carrying the ball and Vinic had an empty space, Mbappe actually also shot the ball towards the goal. I can understand this condition, because it is the first time Mbappe has joined and it takes a process to provide closeness between Vinic and Mbappe. If these two players already have strong chemistry, I am sure in the UCL both players will perform very well.

The news that Eder Militao will be absent for just two games is a good one because Real Madrid''s defence option is shrinking with David Alaba also sidelined. He would miss the La Liga match against Real Sociedad and their first Champion League match with the German side  VfB Stuttgart. Maybe Ancelotti will have to depend on some versatile players to cover up the defence. Players like Aurelien Tchouameni, Ferland Mendy or Ramon Jacobo could replace Eder. Aurelien is a versatile midfielder who can also do well in the defence.