Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 734. (Read 531561 times)

I am equally of the same opinion as yours. Xavi should take some time to rest and analyze his performance with Barcelona over this season. Xavi has faced a lot struggles and tussle managing an elite club like Barcelona as a young manager in his managerial career, being able to navigate those top and tough management team consisted in the Barcelona club was sure going to be an hectic day for him all day. But he was able to remain firm and pushed the club to the position they hold today in the La Liga table standing.

For him to return optimally, I also suggest he takes some break and use those periods to take some more professional courses, give time to family and fly out for vacations while he builds more stamina to work stronger than now. What you cannot take from Xavi right now is his high profile already which makes him a high stake for a lot of clubs out there following the experience he has gathered while coaching over the Barcelona club this season.

A manager who managed a team like Barcelona when they were in 9th position in the league and took them to second position. At the end of the season, the club had to rely partially on free transfers because they were not financially buoyant, that manager took that squad and won the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid. That season he won the La Liga, defeating OG managers like Carlo Ancelotti and Diego Simeone with a smaller budget.
The next season was poor, based on the standard of the club because in a lot of clubs, he would have been applauded. Barcelona under Xavi finished 2nd in La Liga and got to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. What does a manager have to do to be rated?

I know Xavi is not a world-class coach, but saying he's still a beginner manager is what I do not agree with and I don't also agree that he can't handle a big project. Maybe he won't be able to handle the top 5 clubs in Europe but he's not a beginner coach. Arterta has gone two seasons in a row without a trophy, but the whole world agrees he's a top manager.
Offers will come for Xavi and I would like him to test himself, it will only be through those tests that he'll learn and grow.

I am seriously one of those people that actually think whenever a manager gets sacked or leaves his position probably because of poor management and team performance they shouldn’t rush back into getting another job. Taking a year off your job doesn’t only get you a free time with your family but also gives you the luxury to watch your tactics and back test matches that didn’t went well. You can use that period as a form of sabbatical. Xavi to me just like some younger managers rushed back into managing a club as huge as Barcelona with having a good record or probably a pattern they can boost of that they have used in the past and has worked for them.

This isn’t praising Xavi but to me he has done well with this Barcelona side who have more problems than just the one we see on the pitch. The internal struggles the club faces could create a difficult environment for even the top managers. Put this Xavi in a smaller club he would have been on the news now about been exceptional but the pressure at Barcelona is just too big for him to shoulder at this stage in his managerial career. For me he should take a one year break and later come back

At least Barcelona can finish in runner up position after a series of unsatisfactory results this season and they will start next season with a new manager of course with different tactics like Cavi's, we don't know whether Barcelona's performance next season will be better or worse but if there are no changes in terms of Barca's squad, I think they still have the same strength as this but it depends on the new manager's coaching system whether it will be as good as Cavi.

Yes, they will go to La Liga 1 next season and replace the relegated clubs from La Liga 1 this season and will compete in La Liga where the competition is quite tight, only strong clubs can survive there. They have to show their best performance if they want to stay there longer and not returning to laliga 2.

I do think that's a good idea, it is not a bad idea to trust him, he has brought so much success to that team and I think that wouldn't be a bad thing. I get that it may feel like we are talking about something that was bad this season, but that was just this season alone and not every season.

I think it's clear that we are going to see a much more improved ATM next season as well. The best thing to do would be just focusing on how to get better and would that be something that could actually considered to be good right away? Then that's enough. If ATM does well enough next year, then Diego would be able to say that 2023-2024 was a fluke, and he will do just fine for the long term, there isn't really anything that is a reason for him to be fired.

Xavi was sacked after all his achievements so far at Barcelona, Xavi dismissal is certainly not something that Barcelona fans really want at the moment, but the bad relationship between Xavi and Laporta after Xavi remarks that alluded to the club condition made Barcelona not think long to fire Xavi even though it would actually cost them, so far we know how Xavi huge loyalty to Barcelona has been all this time,  he is coming and bringing significant changes to Barcelona who are currently slumped, although Barcelona this season has indeed failed to win the championship trophy in all competitions but this does not make Barcelona fans hate Xavi and even Barcelona fans love Xavi after everything he has done so far in lifting Barcelona performance which is in poor economic conditions.

Hansi Flick is of course a great coach and we cannot doubt his capacity so far in coaching the club, especially Bayern Munich so far, Bayern Munich managed to become a strong team of the Hansi Flick era but we also cannot forget the depth of the squad owned by Bayern Munich at that time, Hansi Flick will certainly be a new era for Barcelona,  But will he be successful?
Of course it will be difficult for us to say, at the moment Barcelona has bad finances and Hansi Flick  tested with coaching a rich team and has many star players, so I think maybe Hansi Flick achievements in Barcelona will not be as good as Xavi achievements so far in coaching.

I remember that Xavi said (even when he was about to quit) that he needed a break of a year in order to rest and recover. Plans may change, but probably for this he must receive some interesting offer. With all due respect, he has not yet outgrown the status of a “beginner” coach, so it is unlikely that he will receive it, he needs to choose some ordinary club to prove himself or wait for the mood to change in Barcelona and return there.

Barcelona won the game against Sevilla by a small margin even though barcelona owned the possessions but it doesn't enough to help club won the game with huge margin. Although this match is not particularly important for the club, the outcome has become Xavi's final game in Barcelona. Sevilla did not play poorly in that game, but it was unfortunate to allow two goals against Barcelona, yet sevilla made one goal in this game.

I respect Barcelona's efforts this season to challenge for the La Liga crown alongside Real Madrid which is reaching its peak performance again. Barcelona will have a fresh face under the name Hansi flick. Barcelona's under Xavi era is coming to an end.

That is true but don't forget that Real Madrid started the season without a true striker. It's not like they didn't have any problems, but they did an amazing job buying Bellingham. It was both a great analysis and of course some luck as you can't anticipate that a player will play like he did.

Barcelona instead decided to sign Gundogan, who is beyond doubt a good player, but nowhere near as effective as some of the best players Real Madrid has. I am also not a big fan of Lewandowski anymore. He will always be able to score a great goal as he is a former world footballer and knows how to do it, but he isn't as good as he used to be and Barcelona needs absolutely outstanding strikers for their game. Strikers who can the full 90 minutes at maximum speed.

They have been signing these players who are either old or who were not able to deliver for their former clubs. Joao Felix scores less than 1 goal every 4 games. So he is a guy who scores less than 10 goals per season if you do the math. How is that enough? Vinicius Junior scored 23 goals and gave 11 assists in 38 games. That is good! And he is always a threat whereas Joao Felix is not. The list is longer and shows that Barcelona made decisions that now fire back. A contract with a huge salary for Lewandowski although he is soon 36 years old. It was smart for Lewandowski, but not smart for Barcelona...

I am also not sure this match will have a winner because I think, Sevilla also has a chance to be able to win in this match. Therefore, because I was only confident that this match will have many goals such as for example draw with a score of 2-2 or maybe ending with a score of 3-1 or maybe also 3-2. Therefore,  I chose the over 3.5 goals option but unfortunately, the match only ended with a score of 2-1 and ofcourse with that result then I lost the bet. But at least,although Barcelona is still in a situation that is not completely good, but Barcelona still shows its quality in this match to still win by beating Sevilla at Sevilla home.

Xavi is a good coach and Barcelona was suppose to give him the comfort he want in Barca to enable him still stay in the club longer than this. He came two seasons ago and won the Laliga trophy for them and due to financial problems, last season became tough for him in the beginning, but he was able to manage the players and brought the team back to their form, despite the lack of funds to buy some new players. Finally, Barcelona ended in second place this season with no trophy, and I would not call it a bad season for them.

These young coaches are filled with great coaching talents that they should be given time to build their own team for the future, so that they can become more successful than this. I hope that Barcelona gets the right coach that will lead them to winning trophies next season.

Barcelona relieved Xavi Hernandez from his managerial role and got him replaced with Hansi Flick who's also one of the best coaches in the world of European football. Hansi Flick knows exactly how to improve Barcelona to become one of the fiercest club in La Liga next season. Xavi Hernandez coming to the English Premier League to do what exactly? Coaching? I don't think he's competent to become rivals with Pep Guardiola and other experienced coaches. We know he's Spaniard and mode of communication would become a challenge for him towards his players.

Sevilla vs Barcelona two teams entered the field to play today's match in the Spanish League. Barcelona team won today's match by scoring 2 goals. Barcelona team player R. Lewandowski scored the 1st goal in 15 minutes and F. López scored the 2nd goal in 59 minutes to win today's match.  Sevilla's Y. En-Nesyri scored 1 goal in the 31st minute, after which Sevilla couldn't score any more goals.

People hate seeing legends like Xavi leave. He's a winner, loves Barcelona, and did well with those young players. Young Yamal and Cubarsi represent the future, and Xavi assisted them. Im disappointed. The whole thing stinks. Laporta is the boss, so I hope he had a solid reason. Xavi wont mope. He fights like he did on the field. He'll win at a new club that appreciates him. He'll return, maybe to Chelsea or elsewhere. For now, we wish him well. A wonderful act, Xavi deserves all the success in the world.

These days most top clubs are coached by young and inexperienced coaches. If you look at the age bracket you will see that some of them are just thirty and above. Xavi has done all he can to manage a practically broke Barcelona. I don't think any coach will perform well when they don't have access to the players they think fit in their pattern of play. Let's see who will replace the Spanish international and the results he will produce. But I know that Xavi will not be out of job for a long time because he will be sought by many clubs.

If you look at Atletico's trend, Simeone should be fired - after stagnation, the club clearly began to slide down. Even their signature all-out defensive play doesn't work anymore and they're conceding a lot of goals. But based on reality (there are simply no resources to fight with Real for first place, and there is no difference between second and fourth place), there is no point in changing anything, at least until Atlético drops below fourth place (which is unlikely).

Diego Simeone has become a symbolic name for Atletico Madrid. I think he is also tactically successful. Of course, if they get a little better in terms of squad quality, Simeone and Atletico can take part in the championship race next year. I have a question mark in my mind for Girona. The same company owns both Manchester City and Girona. What will happen if they fall into the same group in the Champions League?

Sometimes, i think that if laporta was the main causing for barcelona's financial problem. This is what i have got it from the article below.

https://www.football-espana.net/2024/05/27/xavi-hernandez-wanted-to-ship-out-4-6-barcelona-players-this-summer-multiple-reports

Disagreements between xavi and laporta has become the main causes of laporta sack xavi from barcelona. Xavi has been requesting the management to sell the 4 players above mentioned by the article but laporta refused it. I totally agree with what xavi did consider the lewandowkis is getting older, felix's performance was so average.
Cancelo is good but club will not able to extend his loan from manchester city without making him as a permanent transfer. Vitor roque is not as good as what i thought.

Xavi wants to get rid all of them but laporta doesn't even agree with him said that they are still contributing a lot to the club. IMO, xavi tried to give more chance for barcelona's academic player to perform in the la liga. This decision may be also helping barcelona to leave from the financial struggle.
Laporta understood it wrong. No doubt that he sacks xavi who are having different perspective about those players.

Coaching a team in Serie a is more suitable for Xavi Hernandez. It may be just Milan that could be an option this summer due to the resignation of Stefano Pioli. Juventus is chasing Thiago Motta as the main target, but they may see Xavi as an alternative. Coaching a team in Serie A may be a tough challenge for Xavi to succeed in Europe, because Serie A teams are not so competitive in european competitions. Beside Juventus, Serie A teams have a lack of spending power, and this could be a struggle for Xavi if he wants to succeed in europe level.

Coaching a Premier League team may not be more suitable for him, but it's still possible if he wants to have a bigger challenge in his managerial career. Manchester United and Chelsea are the options, but I'm highly doubtful he will succeed at one of these two teams. There are too big internal challenge in this two club which could make Xavi potentially harming his future career as a coach, if he failed miserably. 

Girona was a part of city football group. Girona is now very different compared to the old girona. The fresh funding from city's owner has been also helping girona to show great improvements on its performance in the la liga. Simeone was always a boring coach. He has been there in atletico madrid for many years.
Diego simeone probably will be retire on atletico madrid. The club's owner has no interest to change him following the positive result that has been always achieving by him.


that's an old story. Simeone is atletico's family. The club's management will never sack him.