Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 680. (Read 535112 times)

Since Benzema's departure from Real Madrid to Ittihad, Real Madrid has not found a suitable replacement, but of course Real Madrid is very lucky to have a coach like Ancelotti because since Benzema left, so far Ancelotti has succeeded in making Real Madrid champions even without Benzema.

Yes, now with the presence of Mbappe, of course there is a good position for Mbappe to replace Benzema, but of course, before Mbappe joined Real Madrid, Ancelotti had actually succeeded in creating a good formation and strategy. and of course, with Mbappe's presence, Ancelotti will have the potential to put him in a suitable place for Mbappe. Yes, of course now it can be said that Mbappe deserves to replace Benzema.

Yes, as one of the best players in the world, Mbappe will definitely adapt easily to Real Madrid and of course now the Real Madrid squad is complete. Of course Joselu has been great all this time and indeed he cannot be compared to Benzema but of course he has done extraordinary things. Yes, Ancelotti will definitely have the potential to put Mbappe in Joselu's place, but of course we'll see in the coming season, but what is certain is that Ancelotti will make the best syrategy.

We cannot know the truth behind it, Laporta is at the boundary between hero and saboteur in Barcelona's history. Laporta is suffering from a bad reputation when he and his associates use every means to pressure some of the team's players. and legends of the team. Barcelona "is treating legends like Ronald Koeman, Lionel Messi and Xavi very badly. Laporta was the one who indirectly pushed Messi out of the Nou Camp after financial problems that could not be resolved. And Xavi's pain when the team he had been with for a long time fired him. What Laporta is doing is no different from mortgaging his reputation to get through the current life and death period. If he successfully saves Barcelona through this incident, Laporta deserves a statue. On the contrary, if they fail, the gambles of the past few months could leave Laporta with a permanent bad reputation.

Glad I am not the only one who noticed that everything have changed for Barcelona and I really cannot figure out what it is. By quality of players, they have a wonderful squad that can match any team but the result is not showing. See the way the performed so bad last season with no major trophy and even fighting Girona to retain the second position. What I find so confusing is the fact that Xavi could not do the magic. He was part of the Barcelona team that did wonderfully well and won good trophies in the past so if there is anyone that is best for the team, it ought to be him. But it seems he has not been able to build a team that is physically and mentally ready to push Barcelona to the strong and feared team they used to be.

Joselu could be a good backup for Mbappe, but nothing is known about his future; however, I think Real Madrid needs to permanently hire him. Rumours about him arise: the first is that Madrid will not extend Jose a contract to remain in Real Madrid; the second is that Madrid has handed him a one-year contract extension offer to Jose. 
Though he is 34 years old, Joselu is still performing rather brilliantly; moreover, Joselu was a hero for Madrid last season. Joselu's low price will also help Real Madrid not incur any financial burden. Although Madrid is not currently working on signing him permanently, I think once the summer transfer season starts, Madrid will decide Joselu's future. 

Barcelona has a squad of good players, they have the quality to win the league and even win the European Champions League, if even Dortmund reached the final of the European Champions League, why couldn't Barcelona reach the final? Barcelona's squad is much better than Dortmund's squad. In last season's Champions League, Inter reached the final where they played against Manchester City, and if we compare Barcelona's squad with Inter's squad, we will see that Barcelona's squad is better. So why doesn't Barcelona reach the final of the European Champions League?

The answer to that question is very simple: Barcelona lack a good coach. If they took Guardiola now and put him at Barcelona with this current squad, we would see Barcelona reaching the final of the European Champions League at least. Because Guardiola is a good coach, he has a style of play that suits Barcelona. Barcelona's big problem has always been the wrong choices made by coaches who have brought in players with very different playing styles and the team has become a mess. Xavi, for example, always kept changing the starting eleven because he still didn't have a clear idea of ​​what the starting eleven would be. It was only this season that he started to have more consistency in the starting eleven.



Before, he used Raphinha, JoãoFeliz and Robert Lewandowski in the starting 11, he brought good results for a while, then the bad results came and he switched again to Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal to see if the attack could score goals. this combination worked and he left it that way until the end of the season. I think that if Barcelona had a good coach, someone very experienced, they would have good results

It depends on Real Madrid management. If they want a substituted player for the striker position, they may sign Joselu permanently. Joselu market value is only €5m, Real Madrid only needs to spend a little money to sign him. Joselu already proves that he is useful for Real Madrid. He scored 2 crucial goals in the semi-final against Bayern Munich last season. He became the hero of Real Madrid at that time. I think he deserves to play again with Real Madrid next season. But he must accept to sit on the bench because Mbappe must be the main striker of Real Madrid.

I don't get much information about Real Madrid decision on Joselu whether we wants to sign him permanently or not. There are already some media spreading issues about this, they said Real Madrid will pay €1.5 million for signing Joselu permanently. However, there is still no official statement from Real Madrid management yet.



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One of the reasons why up to today I still give Xavi is flowers for even winning a league title with the team. Clubs like this having board member problems and also financial problems aren’t easy to work with. People can tell me he was actually sentimental in his selections and favouritism but I will say almost all coaches have their preferred choices and they stick with those they want. Xavi at Barcelona wasn’t getting his choice signings rather was mostly left to work with free agents year by year.

Hansi Flick is a very good coach and can handle pressure better than Xavi but we shouldn’t be too to expect results soon because he also needs to build players around his plans and that takes time. Putting pressure on him can just have its negative effects on him like it did to him at Germany and also did to Xavi at Barcelona

Well I don't disagree because with the way this Madrid team is already filled, it would be definitely hard to find a place to start up but if I were the coach of Madrid and joselu seems to given or providing and delivering the service of which he was brought to the club then bringing him in as a super sub for atleast some cup games wouldn't be a bad idea but that too still depends on how he would cop in the team because for now Madrid is filled with a lot of players that to rotate the team itself would be some puzzle for the coach.

Isn't that all thanks to Xavi contribution? then what will be the fate of Barcelona in the following season while the only coach who really understands the depth of Barcelona is Xavi.
I always admit that Xavi will continue to give his best for his team but after he left, I didn't expect anything from Barcelona performance and just wanted to see this team in the runner up position even though it wasn't competing with Madrid but finishing in the runner up position would be better than below the top 5.
Recruiting new players I'm sure Flick can do it, but I think managing Barcelona players might be a bit difficult for the new coach as the competition in La Liga becomes stronger.

For now I am sure that will not happen and is very impossible.
Anyone who still believes Barcelona will return to its glory days, I'm sure they are big fans of this team but for me, I really doubt if Flick can make big achievements just with free players or only existing players.

There is still no decision regarding Joselu for now although in several statements he has always said that he wants to be in Madrid because of his love for the club he has always been proud of from the beginning but until now Madrid has not responded to anything regarding the decision for Joselu now whether he will be retained or returned to Espanyol because his loan period has expired.

Madrid only have to pay less than 2 million to make Joselu permanent but this also needs to be considered especially now that Madrid's attacking line is quite full after the arrival of Endrick and Mbappe so it is possible that this is an option that does need further thought.  During his time at Madrid this season Joselu has played very well but with his age and the number of attacking players Madrid have at their disposal there is still no reason for Madrid not to make Joselu permanent as their youth project could be an option for next season.

I think it's disrespectful to say that Real Madrid "may" be the favorites to win the Spanish La Liga title come next season considering the quality of players at the team when compared to the other two clubs you've just mentioned. Barcelona is currently not financially strong to sign quality footballers who will help bring the club back to top of becoming a strong contender for the Spanish La Liga title next season. For Girona, they're an average team who had a wonderful season in the just concluded season which saw them finish in the top four of the Spanish La Liga and that's why Real Madrid I think will not have too much competition next season in retaining the Spanish La Liga title.
Again, Real Madrid signed one of the best players in the world at the moment in Kylian Mbappe despite having the best quality squad in the French league so as far as Spanish football is concerned, I expect Real Madrid to continue to dominate for a very long time

In a news I read, it was said that the purchase option would be used for Joselu. I don't see any sense in Real Madrid keeping 35-year-old Joselu in the team after acquiring Mbappe. I think Joselu should be sent from the team, he is no longer needed. His one season for Real Madrid will remain a fond memory.

I think we have normalize the standard of a striker in matches but there are other ways matches can be won without giving much priorities to striker. Real Madrid played 38 matches of Laliga games and lost one in it without a striker but was strategically done by Anceloti and not did they just win the league, they won the Champions League as well, this was done with wingers effort and midfielders but the disadvantage of this is if the key players sustain injuries, there is going to be problem if there is no good replacement.

With Joselu or without him, I think Anceloti knows better and how to continue with any players that are available and since the official transfer window is still open till August, we should expect more signing from different clubs like the way Bellingham came to Real Madrid, I didn't expect such move but it in the end it pays well and I hope to see Mbape performance because it seems everyone are dying to see what he has on his sleeves.

It would be foolish to expect too much from this Barcelona squad. If we compare the squad of Real Madrid with the squad of Barcelona, ​​it is easy to understand that the squad of Barcelona is far behind. Madrid have excellent attacking players like Mbappe, Vini and Bellingham. On the other hand, Barcelona will be dependent on Lewandowski next season.

Barcelona have changed their coach. Hansi Flick is experienced no doubt. But Barcelona fans shouldn't expect too much from Flick. Barcelona's squad is full of talented young players. But 2 1/2 more years are needed to make these young players experienced. I think Barcelona will be an average team next season and I don't expect much from this team. I guess next season we will see Barcelona in second place in the table.

Barcelona of old is not this one. Every thing is a complete catastrophe. Xavi appeals to me. Its clear that he is a winner. But with this squad? It needs more than a coach. It has to be totally rebuilt. Money thrown at the issue will not make it better. You must have an idea. Has Hansi Flick? Good coach, sure. He isnt walking on water, though. You cant expect miracles. Im not betting on any trophies until this team improves both in and out of the field. Champions League? Forget about it.

So do you think Joselu will remain a Real Madrid player next season?
How confident are you about the possibility of Real Madrid making Joselu permanent?

The two questions above are based on Joselu's contract which will end on June 30 2024 as a loan player from Espanyol. Real Madrid is unlikely to extend Joselu's loan period from Espanyol considering they have already found their target player as a center forward. Joselu is more likely to return to play for Espanyol next season and it is a reality that Real Madrid does not want to extend his contract.

There are also French players in Real Madrid. This will make Mbappe's adaptation easier. Since he did not leave France, he adapted easily to PSG. It is his first time being transferred outside his own country and there may be some problems. For example, language problems, country differences, but I think Mbappe will get over this quickly.

Madrid has gotten mbappe already, well I don't know if there's still a confirmation yet undone as it regards the mbappe deal, because I keep seeing comments here still talking about Madrid trying to get mbappe, meanwhile I saw the last time on a news that he has been confirmed to have moved to Madrid so at this point I'm nursing some levels of confusion with all of this and I'm hoping what I have seen in the media before now is true been that it's a done deal and mbappe will b playing for Madrid in the new season. Madrid will doing everything possible to get mbappe provided he's willing to go to Madrid, that is if it hasn't been a done deal already.

It's an opportunity Madrid will not be willing to loose for any reason that they are capable of prolly averting, the value that comes with having mbappe as a team mate is something I believe they would want because they want to win all the league in which they are participating for the season. The champions league is one very important league mbappe personally would want to win at Madrid as it has been his dream league even at PSG and so I believe the journey to a  second champions league in a row may have just begun for Madrid as their striker will want his dream fulfilled especially in this first season of his stay at Madrid where he can be able to use the force he can pull in his first season just before the next season turns out weak for him.

Yes, Ancelotti is not defined by a certain style. It’s because just like you said, he has been able to adapt to the modern football. So far that has worked out to be great for Ancelotti. I mean if he is able to win the Champions League trophy so many times, he is definitely doing things right. It is also good to see that he actually prioritizes the relationship between the players. All know that it is very important for the players to have a good chemistry with each other.  otherwise, the team is not going to work perfectly in the field. and that is something Ancelotti really tries to improve. He also tries to have a really good relationship with almost all the players. I really have not seen him having any kind of problems with any players, at least not recently.   

so it does not matter what people say. Yes, he is not known for inventing new styles like Louis van Gaal and Pep Guardiola but he is doing a good job and whatever he is doing is being able to bring in good results for him and Los Blancos. It is actually disrespectful to say that he is just a lucky coach.

Madrid had a problem attacking last season because Joselu missed numerous chances to score, but he eventually improved and scored goals, helping Real Madrid qualify for the Champions League final against Munich. Now that Mbappe is in the club, Madrid will be strong and scoring goals will be easier because they have a goal machine. Joselu will be the opposite of Mbappe; he will not get enough time to play because Mbappe is better than him, and Joselu is getting older and can no longer do what Mbappe can. I think Joselu would return to his former squad when Mbappe arrives next season, but I recently heard that Madrid have sign him for full contract  in the club. Madrid don't lack any players now all are in good form the first eleven and the substitution all are in fitness. Let see how Madrid will ed next season I think they can do unbeaten like Bayern Leverkusen and take league.