Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 576. (Read 542214 times)

Real Madrid are facing the problem of maximizing the power of their top attacking stars. In this match, Mbappe tended to move to the left wing, somewhat stepping on Vinicius Jr. While Rodrygo on the opposite wing completely lost connection. How to use Mbappe to maximize his ability and help the stars at Real Madrid get along will be a difficult problem for coach Carlo Ancelotti shortly. Forcing all three strikers who are good at playing on the left wing such as Rodrygo, Vinicius, and Mbappe into the team cannot create much difference in attack.

Obviously, Mbappe needs time to adapt to the new team's style of play, but coach Ancelotti also needs to review how to use Mbappe when he has never played well in the striker position. After the draw with Mallorca, Real Madrid will play at home to welcome Valladolid at the Bernabeu. This will be an opportunity for coach Ancelotti to regain balance and improve his attacking performance.

People act like the first match results will be same to the rest all of the match lol. Come on, Real Madrid will destroy anyone including Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Girona, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan etc.

This is a long league, they don't necessary need to win all the match, few draw and lose is fine.

La Liga isn't a single elimination tournament, period.

Many people are too concerned about Real Madrid getting a draw in their first match but in my opinion this is not a serious problem because in any case Real Madrid still got 1 point in the match without us having to criticize Real Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti must have known what would be the subject of his evaluation a draw is not a bad result they only share points to be fair but I am sure in the next match in the second match against the promoted club Valladolid Real Madrid will get full points there is no reason for Real Madrid to get a draw or lose because they will be playing at home.

Real Madrid won every tournament in the last season, so they can continue to do so in the next season. We have no doubts about the quality of the players and their performances as Real Madrid have built their squad in such a way that they have no weaknesses. From the defense to the forward line-up, Real Madrid has qualified players in every position, so it is expected that their performance will be better than this season and next season. I don't see any team in La Liga that can overtake Real Madrid in terms of points, same goes for the Champions League. 

Maybe Manchester City or Bayern Munich will compete but in the end Real Madrid are more likely to do well in the competition.

The reason is because Manchester City lacks a midfielder who has high range and experience so they decided to re-sign Gundogan.
This is a scenario that Pep Guardiola never thought of before and if he thinks because he has won everything why let go of a player who has above average quality.
In Barcelona itself, they might be constrained by wages because they are facing financial problems so letting Gundogan go will give them room to stabilize their finances.

On the other hand, Barcelona has several midfielders even though in terms of experience and quality they are below Gundogan.
But what they are thinking about now is to press as hard as possible so that the club's finances can be stable again and this is a step that is being taken so that they can focus more on rebuilding the club.

If you look at Real Madrid's match in the first week, it is natural that Real Madrid is said to have played less than optimally and has not found its best rhythm. The reason is, playing a draw with a team like Mallorca is indeed a slightly embarrassing thing for Real Madrid. Maybe Ancelotti hasn't found the right position for his front players. The reason is, after Mbappe joined Real Madrid, the position of striker at Real Madrid changed. Well, maybe that's why Real Madrid's performance was quite bad when facing Mallorca. However, in next week's match, I am sure Ancelotti already has plans and changes that will definitely make Real Madrid's performance even better. Because if this problem is not resolved immediately it will have a very significant impact on Real Madrid's ranking in Laliga. Because just one draw will really affect the ranking in the standings. So if next week Real Madrid draws again, that will be very bad. The reason is, currently rivals Real Madrid (Barcelona) have collected their first three points and are in second place in the Laliga standings. So Real Madrid must not let this happen, because if for example Real Madrid failed this season it would certainly be very embarrassing. The reason is that the expectations of Real Madrid fans are currently very high, so if Real Madrid's performance this season does not match the fans' expectations, of course this will really disappoint the supporters.

Gundogan got many titles in Manchester City and in his last season for them, he won three titles with them so if he and the club can not find an agreement for a new contract, it's reasonable for Gundogan to leave and find a new adventure for his career. He did not succeed in Barcelona and in this summer things went bad for their relationship so the player wanted to return to Manchester City in happiness.

Manchester City can work with Gundogan longer than one season but they will not want to sign a long term contract with him. He is a good player and can be useful for Pep Guardiola in this season and more but he will not be able to play all matches in the season and all 90 minutes for all matches. Experience of Gundogan can help Manchester City and his young team mate a lot in big matches and in Champions League.

Yes indeed Gundogan will be more valuable with Man City but the problem seems Man City will only take a 1 season contract and this is an unanswered question at this time whether Man City only values ​​the player or Man City actually needs Gundogan's contribution again.
From my thinking it seems Man City will only test Gundogan's contribution to see if he still has a great passion to defend the club to get a prestigious title like a few seasons ago.
Because this season Man City must compete in the champions league which currently has to compete with Real Madrid who has a new striker player and on the other hand Man City is a favorite in the champions league and it seems that is the reason Gundogan was accepted again at Man City.

I personally also didn't expect that in Barcelona's first Laliga match against Valencia, Gundogan's name wasn't there and to be honest, I was also surprised, even though of course Gundogan, in my opinion, is really needed by Barcelona, ​​but in this case I personally don't know or understand the reason why Gundogan was removed from Barcelona's list of players, but If I'm not mistaken, I once read that Gundogan was very frustrated because he was dropped at Barcelona. but I heard news that he could potentially play at Manchester City and Pep Guardiola is reportedly open to plans for Gundogan to return to Manchester City.

Yes, if you think about it, with Gundogan's return to Manchester City, of course he is in a place that will definitely make Gundogan comfortable and according to reports he has agreed to a contract with Manchester City until 2025 without a transfer fee, so we'll see what happens with his fate. Gundogan. Yes, there is no doubt that if Gundogan joins Manchester City again, Manchester City will certainly be stronger and the squad will definitely be better.

Yes, I also hope that Gundogan can win a trophy with Manchester City this season and it seems like him joining back to Manchester City is the best way for him.

Gundogan's trophy with City.



That's probably one of the reasons why City signed him back from Barcelona. And also, i think the main reason is probably related to the decision of Barcelona to let him go for free. Moreover, Barcelona can't register Olmo without reducing their wages. Parting ways with Gundogan helped them a lot. And it gives Olmo a chance to play in the main squad as Barcelona will be able to register him in La Liga.

And with the come of Gundogan to City, he is strengthening Manchester City's midfield. He can unlock his potential back under Pep. And it seems we are going to see prime City with  Gundogan paired with KDB in City's midfield.

All in all, it's a win win situation for City, Barcelona and Gundogan.

I think Manchester City signed him again because he is experienced and talented. Pep Guardiola let him go to Barcelona before because he had already won everything with Manchester City. Now Barcelona is having money problems so they probably could not keep him. I believe Gundogan will do better with Manchester City because their team is stronger and can compete with top teams like Real Madrid. Barcelona team is not strong enough to win big titles so Manchester City is better choice for Gundogan to succeed.

He is no longer young, but with a free transfer, it is worth it for Man City to take back their former captain. He is an experienced midfielder, with potential and experience that is a good friend at Man City, with Rodri and de Bruyne. Man City is his home. Welcome back again. At least, he can retire at his beloved club, with a contract until 2025.

five-year contract, good sign again for Atletico Madrid. I got this most likely lineup of Atletico Madrid with Gallagher. Will it be much stringer again? Next week, they will play against Girona.

Source: Atletico Madrid could lineup

The player in question is a former Manchester City player who Pep Guardiola allowed to move to Barcelona after he has won all the trophies with the Manchester City team before joining Barcelona so I think Manchester City resigned him because of the potential in him because he is a very experienced player who has helped the Manchester City team during his stay in the club.

FC Barcelona is already facing a lot as a result of their financial crisis I believe they allowed Gundogan to move back to his former club Manchester City because of some financial matters. Gundogan is going to have a better season in Manchester City then Barcelona because with the current squad in the Barcelona team right now I don't think the team is strong enough to challenge Real Madrid in the league likewise in the champions league.

Sometimes it is not about the players you intend to sell but when in crises like the way Barcelona is you will just have to make some decisions and this is certainly one of them, first if I agree with post you quoted that De Jong should be the first on that rather than anyone, reason been that he is the highest paid player in the league which is certainly not a very good thing for Barcelona financially now, with Barcelona finding it difficult to register players I think his wage load would have been better used elsewhere since he is even rarely available.

Although I don’t blame the decision of the Barcelona board at the moment to actually let Gundogan go because Gundogan wanted out and he already has just a year left so the decision was already a easy one to make, they wouldn’t want to lose De Jong for free and no club currently want to buy an injured player a high amount and still pay that high wages

Barcelona are actually facing a higher financial issue right now that is affecting their team even though it can do a lot of damage to them more than what they think, but since they can’t afford other new players that will hold the midfield for them, I also think the best they need to do is utilise those that they already have, even if they do get injured due to the game, but I hope they will be able to be something for the team this season because for now they are not in a better condition than last season, but there is a possibility they might try more than last season or less than last season due to the conditions of the team and their performance. 

Lol.. why do you think Barcelona should sell  De jong over Ilkay Gundogan ?? Not saying  Gundogan isn't a good player to be retained infact I prefer him to stay  than leaving if the Barcelona can afford to keep him  but I don't think they have choice which is why they are selling him. However, after De Jong  had  injury  & Pedri was battling with frequent injury it was obvious that the midfield grow weaker and not even as obvious when Gavi had Injury again... De jong is more like barca strength backed with Pedri and Gavi it will take a while to get players to replace these players especially at their current  financial stage which is why I think Barca wouldn't be risking them even when they had injury.

Yep, this is a way that is actually not wise if it should be appreciated considering they do everything including throwing players so that Dani Olmo enters the squad because seeing from the situation that occurred in this case we must be aware that this condition occurred because they had difficulty registering Dani Olmo for the squad because it was overloaded for FFP so they tried to do methods like this so that their stability was not disturbed, especially for salary problems when Dani Olmo was registered as a player

Dirty tricks like this they can do so be prepared for some other players to be the next victims especially when the transfer season starts and Barcelona brings back players.

Honestly for this season Barcelona is a funny club that in my opinion is full of surprises with the drama they provide lol

Even though iIkay Gundogan is still physically strong enough to play with Barcelona until the end of his contract, financial problems made Barcelona act inappropriately by releasing him for free. In fact, many experts think that Barcelona has made a blunder in their decision. I think Manchester City is quite lucky to have Gundogan back because we have seen the quality he has which is capable of making something different when he is on the pitch.

It is true that Manchester City did not have problems with their stability when Gundogan left, but still Gundogan joining Manchester City again will make them much stronger this season. Pep knows he still needs Gundogan and is the right choice for Pep in the decision he makes. In his performance statistics with Barcelona, ​​Gundogan performed well, playing 36 matches and scoring 5 goals.

Very big blessing honestly because he has nothing to lose at Barcelona and Manchester City will still welcome him very well and he stands a chance of earning better Salary and there is no need to even argue between him and De Jong who Barcelona would have sold because i believe that since IIkay Gundogan will be moving out of the club now they will know his worth and importance to the team so no need even making a comparison between him and De Jong.

Barcelona resulting to selling players to cut down salaries of players is really very ridiculous as this is the height of what making wrong financial decisions results to so they should deal with it

This is such a heavy one for gundogan to bear but then I believe he's going bro have a good career at Manchester city, in Barcelona he wasn't a bad player so most likely he's not going to be that bad either in Manchester city, it will only take a very short time and he will be back solid on his career again it was a really bad and cruel act Barcelona did exercise against him, for a player who had done so much for the team,  I was expecting more from them, this fills like literal striping him of all his benefits he was supposed to get which was supposed to come with his contract.