Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 745. (Read 531360 times)
Finally, the riddle of the manager at Barcelona was solved and they parted ways with Xavi. He's replaced by Hansi Flick. Flick, who had previously done well at Bayern München, was disappointing with the German national team. Managing a club team is very different from managing a national team. Flick will have a good squad at his disposal but his opponents are also very strong. The Barca management should open their hands a bit in terms of transfers so that Flick can succeed at Barca by building a more competitive squad. It's not easy to compete for the title with Real Madrid. We will see if Flick is up to the challenge.
Girona is the main sensation of this season in European football... To be honest, they surprised me even more than Bayer, who haven't lost a single match... Girona managed to be in first place for the first half of the season and managed to stay in the UCL zone... It will be interesting to see how they play next season...
Actually Girona was really outstanding throughout the whole season because even after they started having some difficulty in winning matches after losing to Real Madrid, yet they haven't gone beyond the third position if I'm not mistaken and this was as a result of the fact that they started the season in a good note and now even though the season is ending this weekend they are still ending in a good way as they're currently whipping a relegated Granada now by about 4:0 it may be more than that before the match ends. Next season will be very lively for Girona because they will be in the champions league competing with other Europe's top teams so it will be an interesting season for their fans.
Atlético Madrid vs Real Sociedad
Actually, this match is not going to mean anything on the table. So it is clear the teams are going to give opportunities to the players who generally do not regularly play in the squad. Actually, it does not matter which team wins, they are going to finish in the same position that they are right now on the table. I expect both teams to actually experiment in this match. Of course, both of them are going to get ready for the next season.
If you ask me about betting on this match, I will say Atlético Madrid should have a better chance of winning in this match, whatever the odds. They want to finish this season on a high. Of course, no team is going to go into a match thinking that they are going to lose this match. Both of them are obviously going for the win. Even though they might experiment a little bit. I think a better performance was expected from Atlético Madrid this season. I hope they will be able to improve their performance in the next season and actually give competition for the La Liga title.
Despite the fact that even if they win or lose, both teams will still remain in their positions, it is still a part to consider how these games might end, although you have said that Atletico Madrid's performance is better than that of Real Sociedad. But still, in my deep view of the game, Real Sociedad also has a chance of winning the game, which I might say is a small chance. Although even if Real Sociedad are playing a home game, they would struggle to win or get a draw, I know both teams can make the point they need to meet up to the next position in the table because it is already too late.
And I can still say that even if Atletico Madrid puts more effort into next season's La Liga, they will make something tangible, but it will be very hard for them to get that title as the winners because they need more effort to put on their performance because it is already getting out of hand.
Because if, for example, Barcelona sells several of its players next season, in my opinion that is also too risky. Because, the risk is that Barcelona will not necessarily get better players than the current players. So in my opinion, utilizing existing players is a way out of the problems Barcelona is currently experiencing.
There are several players whose performance may decline due to age and I think those who are old enough can be sold and bought new players, at least young players who have more ability and have the potential to be able to play in the main squad at Barcelona, after all the competition is very tight in Next season, if we continue to play experienced players, it won't be enough because stamina and performance are necessary, especially since league matches are also quite time-consuming, having young players will be good enough to maintain consistency.But I don't know whether Barcelona has enough money to buy new players and sell their players, even though we know they are in a financial crisis, I am not a Barcelona supporter but what I see is that Barcelona should have lots of young players to fill the main squad so they can compete in the season. in the future and Xavi can rotate each of his players so that he can continue to maintain consistency next season, at least winning the Laliga title is already a good achievement, let alone the UCL which is certainly not an easy competition to overcome.
Actually, and I also think this is the best solution for Barcelona, they should just sell their players who they know are not doing well for them again, are old enough, and can participate with their full strength in the full season. You have a point. It always takes time when the league starts, and players who are not in good shape or are old may seriously deform. If there is no other player to replace, then there will be a problem, so to me, the best thing is to get new players with good performances. Sometimes experience does not only matter; strength also needs to be involved in football.
If selling their weak players and signing new players can solve their problems, it will be a good idea to sell them, but the truth is that if it sells some of these players, do they have money to sign a Batter once? But I believe that Barcelona still has batter players currently, but even some teams that performed this season still have a good squad, but all these players need good management and coaching. Not saying Xavi is not doing well, but I believe that there are some coaches better than him out there that if they have this Barcelona squad, they will use it to win the trophy. Signing more players does not guarantee team performance without a proper coach. in fact, what kind of players does Barcelona need in their squad now?
There are several players whose performance may decline due to age and I think those who are old enough can be sold and bought new players, at least young players who have more ability and have the potential to be able to play in the main squad at Barcelona, after all the competition is very tight in Next season, if we continue to play experienced players, it won't be enough because stamina and performance are necessary, especially since league matches are also quite time-consuming, having young players will be good enough to maintain consistency.
But I don't know whether Barcelona has enough money to buy new players and sell their players, even though we know they are in a financial crisis, I am not a Barcelona supporter but what I see is that Barcelona should have lots of young players to fill the main squad so they can compete in the season. in the future and Xavi can rotate each of his players so that he can continue to maintain consistency next season, at least winning the Laliga title is already a good achievement, let alone the UCL which is certainly not an easy competition to overcome.
It is true, selling players who are old and no longer have an important role could be Barcelona's choice in the upcoming transfer market. But the problem is, Barcelona currently doesn't have many old players, maybe only Lewandowski, Ter Stegen, Oreul Romeu and Gundogan are old enough. Apart from all that, these four players have a very important role in Barcelona, in essence these four players can be said to be the pillars of Barcelona at the moment. So if, for example, Barcelona sells these players, then Barcelona buys young players, I believe it is very likely that Barcelona's performance will decline much further next season. Because young players definitely need a long adaptation period to be able to unleash their abilities. But I don't know whether Barcelona has enough money to buy new players and sell their players, even though we know they are in a financial crisis, I am not a Barcelona supporter but what I see is that Barcelona should have lots of young players to fill the main squad so they can compete in the season. in the future and Xavi can rotate each of his players so that he can continue to maintain consistency next season, at least winning the Laliga title is already a good achievement, let alone the UCL which is certainly not an easy competition to overcome.
Apart from that, what I know is that currently Barcelona has more young players and I think these young players are quite talented. Examples Lamine Yamal, Gavi, Roque, and Joao Felix. All of these players are future assets that Barcelona has, that's why I say Barcelona doesn't need to buy any more players next season. The reason is that currently Barcelona already has quite talented players. So that way, Barcelona can save a little in spending money.
With Barcelona's performance this season, you can see that they need to make changes in the team because their performance has been bad, prompting them to fire Xavi and hire a new coach. The old players you mentioned, such as Lewandowski and Gundogan, are not in their best form anymore. The worst part is that Lewandowski is already a weak striker who can't do what he used to do. They need to get a young player to replace him. Even if they didn't sell him, he should stay, but he won't be playing 90 minutes again. They should change with the new striker they buy if they bought new young players because I am very sure they need to be a change. Since they have hired a new coach, he can state that he is unable to play with some of the players on the squad and would like to add some players. If a young player is good and gifted, he does not need to spend time proving himself, before catching up with the rest of the team.
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When Gular arrived at Real Madrid as a young player, he did't wasted little time in scoring goals for the club, and all of the fans and players began to adore him, proving that if you are good, you are already good, it is not necessary to invest time before you can begin performing in the team. If a club keeps old players in a team, it will be a very difficult season for them; they must keep young players who can play the full 90 minutes; Barcelona is a large club, and they must make a change or they will continue to do poorly in the league. And champions next season will be very touch, he won't be like this season, they have made many changes in the competition and barcelona need to be tight and do well and if they is not new players am very sure nothing they will do next season.
Xavi did a great job for this we have seen the number of stars that has come out from the Barcelona academy which has really helped them survived till now. Barcelona will continue to respect Xavi as a coach for what he did for them at their low moments and if not for injuries crisis mostly affecting their midfielders Barcelona would have done much better and this is the part I would love them to spend money on though I still have to accept that Xavi had is own issues as a coach which made him have bad relationships with some of the players. 
The goal of 3 cups is not a very distant goal for Real Madrid. The players are very good this year and they ensured the elimination of their toughest rivals, Manchester City. Dortmund is not in their class. There may also be a possibility of elimination. Although Real Madrid is the favorite in the UCL final, they should never underestimate Dortmund. We have seen in the last matches in La Liga that even the team consisting of substitute players scores a lot of goals in the matches. For now, they present the image of a team that has no problems scoring goals.
Real Madrid has the potential to add another title this season. After successfully winning La Liga, they are now aiming for their 15th Champions League trophy again. If you look at the opponents they are facing, Madrid has quite a big chance, but Dortmund must still be respected even though they are not the favorites. If they successfully win the Champions League, El Real will again have the opportunity to add other titles such as the European Super Cup and Club World Cup. I really believe that will happen.I cannot call Real Madrid's chance of winning the Champions League title a chance. To me, they have a very big chance of winning the title this season, and I believe they will win it. It is not like I’m trying to underrate Dortmund, but I justify this due to both clubs performance and experience so far in the Champions League competition. Obviously, Real Madrid are the favourites to win the title this season, and I believe they will do that. I can confidently say this.
though some people are thinking Dortmund will have some motivation because this is the final stage of the season and the final game. But still, I don't think they will make it, and Real Madrid are far better than them, so let's see Real Madrid win the league this season.
Girona is the main sensation of this season in European football... To be honest, they surprised me even more than Bayer, who haven't lost a single match... Girona managed to be in first place for the first half of the season and managed to stay in the UCL zone... It will be interesting to see how they play next season...
There is nothing remaining in this season, and Real Madrid has already won the trophy. I don't think there is any other game remaining in La Liga there are no more adjustments to be made. Even in the final week, nothing will change because everyone already understands their beliefs. The three clubs are undoubtedly going to be relegated. and Madrid's chances of taking home the Champions League were strong.
Honestly with the results real Madrid is providing all this days already show that this season have already be their own they will definitely dominate this season trophy with a workout any much challenges, there are so many clubs that was trying to compete with the real Madrid but with strong standards of real this season in the la La Liga trophy they bring down all the clubs that are claims there only the tough team in the la La Liga the Madrid only awaiting for the final stage now, because even though they have some matches remain to play I don't think they find those matches difficult to win.Quote
And things are surprising because who would expect Girona not to make it to the second place? I feel Girona should have done more because I remember at some point they were dragging points with Real Madrid. and next season Girona might have a chance next season. but I feel next season is going to be tough because of the way Girona has thirsted for victory so they will want to get to that top at all costs, I see some other clubs coming up so next season is going to be hot. and they have a good prospect next season coming from next season.
When Gular arrived at Real Madrid as a young player, he did't wasted little time in scoring goals for the club, and all of the fans and players began to adore him, proving that if you are good, you are already good, it is not necessary to invest time before you can begin performing in the team. If a club keeps old players in a team, it will be a very difficult season for them; they must keep young players who can play the full 90 minutes; Barcelona is a large club, and they must make a change or they will continue to do poorly in the league. And champions next season will be very touch, he won't be like this season, they have made many changes in the competition and barcelona need to be tight and do well and if they is not new players am very sure nothing they will do next season.
Acceptable or not, Arda Güler become most success signing for Real Madrid in this season regarding how many goals scoring comparison with how many minutes getting with his appearance. Arda Güler had played 10 games for Real Madrid but most of his appearance as substitutes and success scoring 6 goals. Generally almost scoring one goals every games and Arda Güler always take opportunity for scoring goals every his appearance with Real Madrid in this season. Its not difficult for next season Arda Güler will get more than 90 minutes playing every game, most competitive squad in Real Madrid need time for adapting well and waiting right time get regular position if has consistent performance and possibility scoring goals on every match. I think Arda Güler will get regular position for last match in La Liga with some rotation made by Carlo Ancelotti for Champion League final match against Dortmund.
The goal of 3 cups is not a very distant goal for Real Madrid. The players are very good this year and they ensured the elimination of their toughest rivals, Manchester City. Dortmund is not in their class. There may also be a possibility of elimination. Although Real Madrid is the favorite in the UCL final, they should never underestimate Dortmund. We have seen in the last matches in La Liga that even the team consisting of substitute players scores a lot of goals in the matches. For now, they present the image of a team that has no problems scoring goals.
From this conversation I support Real Madrid to win but I will never doubt Dortmund's performance which can turn the situation around into a very surprising one.
Even though Bayer Leverkusen has had big surprises this season but still, we cannot equate the quality of Bayer Leverkusen with Real Madrid because of course they are very different. Because after all, Bayer Leverkusen is also relatively new to playing in the final while regarding Real Madrid, of course Real Madrid is not just playing in the final because Real Madrid is also the team that has won the most trophies. After all, even though you think Dortmund might be able to do like Atalanta did, but in the end you also still choose Real Madrid to win. Because it is clear, there is certainly no need to doubt about the quality of Real Madrid, although we do not underestimate Dortmund, but Real Madrid still has a very good chance of winning in the final match.
Yes I think you are right, Bayer Leverkusen has been in good form this season having good performance in their league and all competition and finally they got rewarded as they won their league with an unbeaten record but lost in the Europa League final against Atalanta which is the only match they have lost this season. Yet, Leverkusen team can't be considered as a team in the same level with Real Madrid even with their decent performance this season. The Real Madrid team entirely has got a lot of experience in all the competitions I don't think they can be compared to Leverkusen who picked form this season while Madrid has been in good shape for a very long now.
Dortmund against Real Madrid in the champions league finals won't going to be an easy game for both teams but a lot of people see Real Madrid as the favorite because they have got more of quality players than Dortmund and they have are in better form than Dortmund going with their achievement this season but they are still not certain for winning the league. Dortmund against Real Madrid won't be like Atalanta against Leverkusen because these are different teams with different playing patterns and we expect Dortmund and Real Madrid to have a very tough game with better entertainment than what we saw between Atalanta and Leverkusen.
Atlético Madrid vs Real Sociedad
Actually, this match is not going to mean anything on the table. So it is clear the teams are going to give opportunities to the players who generally do not regularly play in the squad. Actually, it does not matter which team wins, they are going to finish in the same position that they are right now on the table. I expect both teams to actually experiment in this match. Of course, both of them are going to get ready for the next season.
If you ask me about betting on this match, I will say Atlético Madrid should have a better chance of winning in this match, whatever the odds. They want to finish this season on a high. Of course, no team is going to go into a match thinking that they are going to lose this match. Both of them are obviously going for the win. Even though they might experiment a little bit. I think a better performance was expected from Atlético Madrid this season. I hope they will be able to improve their performance in the next season and actually give competition for the La Liga title.
I don't think it was because Xavi Hernandez failed to defend the Spanish La Liga title that the club won last season that made the club management sack him. Few months ago, Xavi Hernandez had publicly announced that he's going to leave Barcelona at the end of the season and even reiterated his stance when he said he was still going to leave even if Barcelona wins the UEFA Champions League competition but after so much meetings and pleas from the club management, Xavi Hernandez changed his mind and announced he's not going to leave again.
Recently, there's been some secret disagreement between Xavi Hernandez and the Barcelona president and that was the reason the club decided to sack him and announce his replacement immediately. I think it's a total disrespect to Xavi Hernandez by the club management to try convince him to stay back when they know they'll still sack him.
I'm happy that Xavi was able to win the laliga league tittle as a coach for Barcelona, he met Barcelona in a terrible condition that he was able to fixed the club back to normal. I just know xavi is a good coach who was able to manage the players he met in the club to win the league for Barcelona last season. Barcelona should have tried their best to keep xavi in the club because it is not easy to get a coach that can revive a team to win the league. The most important important thing xavi as coach for Barcelona was that he was able to achieve something for the league and it is a great achievement for him that will boast is career.Recently, there's been some secret disagreement between Xavi Hernandez and the Barcelona president and that was the reason the club decided to sack him and announce his replacement immediately. I think it's a total disrespect to Xavi Hernandez by the club management to try convince him to stay back when they know they'll still sack him.
If Barcelona was able to provide the kinds of players xavi wants in the club, Barcelona would have done very well in laliga and even in champions league but xavi was able to manage this players to win the league last season, I just hope Barcelona won't regret sacking xavi because having a good coach in a club matters a lot.
I think the biggest reason for the disagreements in Barcelona was that they could not recruit the type of players that Xavi wanted. If Xavi could build his squad with the players he wanted, he could easily compete with Real Madrid and other teams.
There seems to be an undisclosed problem between Xavi and the management at Barcelona. This problem has been going on for a long time. Xavi is not a failed coach, on the contrary, I think they have progressed well despite having a lower quality squad than their rivals.
The main reason for these disagreements is that Barcelona is not as strong as it used to be, after the fans got used to a Barcelona that was always successful.
Real Madrid has the potential to add another title this season. After successfully winning La Liga, they are now aiming for their 15th Champions League trophy again. If you look at the opponents they are facing, Madrid has quite a big chance, but Dortmund must still be respected even though they are not the favorites. If they successfully win the Champions League, El Real will again have the opportunity to add other titles such as the European Super Cup and Club World Cup. I really believe that will happen.
Yes, of course Real Madrid will be chasing their 15th UCL League trophy after winning the Laliga trophy and previously also winning the Spanish Super Cup trophy. This season Real Madrid is on fire both in La Liga and in the UCL league so I am also sure they can beat Dortmund in the UCL league final. I don't mean to underestimate Dortmund, but if you look at the history of Real Madrid, they are very rarely defeated when they reach the final match, this was also expressed by Pep Guardiola in one of his interviews (if you want to win the UCL League, don't let Real Madrid reach the final) this proves the mentality Real Madrid. was very strong when he was in the final.Real Madrid's current failure is only one, they always have difficulty getting a Triple Winner. Because they always have difficulty getting the Copa Del Rey trophy. So it is very unfortunate that in history Real Madrid has never been able to win the treble winner. even though Real Madrid is one of the best football clubs in Europe and the world which has won the UCL consecutively. As a Real Madrid supporter, I hope that Real Madrid can achieve the treble by becoming champions of the Copa Del Rey, Liliga and UCL next season.
The goal of 3 cups is not a very distant goal for Real Madrid. The players are very good this year and they ensured the elimination of their toughest rivals, Manchester City. Dortmund is not in their class. There may also be a possibility of elimination. Although Real Madrid is the favorite in the UCL final, they should never underestimate Dortmund. We have seen in the last matches in La Liga that even the team consisting of substitute players scores a lot of goals in the matches. For now, they present the image of a team that has no problems scoring goals.
From this conversation I support Real Madrid to win but I will never doubt Dortmund's performance which can turn the situation around into a very surprising one.
Even though Bayer Leverkusen has had big surprises this season but still, we cannot equate the quality of Bayer Leverkusen with Real Madrid because of course they are very different. Because after all, Bayer Leverkusen is also relatively new to playing in the final while regarding Real Madrid, of course Real Madrid is not just playing in the final because Real Madrid is also the team that has won the most trophies. After all, even though you think Dortmund might be able to do like Atalanta did, but in the end you also still choose Real Madrid to win. Because it is clear, there is certainly no need to doubt about the quality of Real Madrid, although we do not underestimate Dortmund, but Real Madrid still has a very good chance of winning in the final match.
I don't think it was because Xavi Hernandez failed to defend the Spanish La Liga title that the club won last season that made the club management sack him. Few months ago, Xavi Hernandez had publicly announced that he's going to leave Barcelona at the end of the season and even reiterated his stance when he said he was still going to leave even if Barcelona wins the UEFA Champions League competition but after so much meetings and pleas from the club management, Xavi Hernandez changed his mind and announced he's not going to leave again.
Recently, there's been some secret disagreement between Xavi Hernandez and the Barcelona president and that was the reason the club decided to sack him and announce his replacement immediately. I think it's a total disrespect to Xavi Hernandez by the club management to try convince him to stay back when they know they'll still sack him.
I'm happy that Xavi was able to win the laliga league tittle as a coach for Barcelona, he met Barcelona in a terrible condition that he was able to fixed the club back to normal. I just know xavi is a good coach who was able to manage the players he met in the club to win the league for Barcelona last season. Barcelona should have tried their best to keep xavi in the club because it is not easy to get a coach that can revive a team to win the league. The most important important thing xavi as coach for Barcelona was that he was able to achieve something for the league and it is a great achievement for him that will boast is career.Recently, there's been some secret disagreement between Xavi Hernandez and the Barcelona president and that was the reason the club decided to sack him and announce his replacement immediately. I think it's a total disrespect to Xavi Hernandez by the club management to try convince him to stay back when they know they'll still sack him.
If Barcelona was able to provide the kinds of players xavi wants in the club, Barcelona would have done very well in laliga and even in champions league but xavi was able to manage this players to win the league last season, I just hope Barcelona won't regret sacking xavi because having a good coach in a club matters a lot.
The goal of 3 cups is not a very distant goal for Real Madrid. The players are very good this year and they ensured the elimination of their toughest rivals, Manchester City. Dortmund is not in their class. There may also be a possibility of elimination. Although Real Madrid is the favorite in the UCL final, they should never underestimate Dortmund. We have seen in the last matches in La Liga that even the team consisting of substitute players scores a lot of goals in the matches. For now, they present the image of a team that has no problems scoring goals.
From this conversation I support Real Madrid to win but I will never doubt Dortmund's performance which can turn the situation around into a very surprising one.
Even though Bayer Leverkusen has had big surprises this season but still, we cannot equate the quality of Bayer Leverkusen with Real Madrid because of course they are very different. Because after all, Bayer Leverkusen is also relatively new to playing in the final while regarding Real Madrid, of course Real Madrid is not just playing in the final because Real Madrid is also the team that has won the most trophies. After all, even though you think Dortmund might be able to do like Atalanta did, but in the end you also still choose Real Madrid to win. Because it is clear, there is certainly no need to doubt about the quality of Real Madrid, although we do not underestimate Dortmund, but Real Madrid still has a very good chance of winning in the final match.
Real Madrid is having classic players that can do the job without fear, because these are the kind of matches that they want to make record with. Vini will be desperate to score goals, likewise Bellingham and Rodrigo. What about Joselu who cam from the bench and scored two goals. So there are many reasons why most people fill that Real Madrid will win this finals.
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Here's what I think about the whole issue.
Barcelona is not in good place financially, so they knew that firing Xavi and hiring a new coach would be expensive for them, so I believe they were exploiting means to afford to let Xavi go and also afford a new top coach but they couldn't put all their eggs in one basket. They couldn't let Xavi go when they're not sure of a replacement or even sure if they can afford the replacement and afford Xavi's sacking, so what did they do? They convinced Xavi to stay. This way if they can't afford a new coach, Xavi stays, if they can afford a new coach, they fire Xavi. They had a fail safe and it turns out in the end Xavi got sacked and Flick was hired.
I feel bad for Xavi for been sacked in this way, but I can't blame Barcelona for doing what they did. Hard choices have to be made. They have to protect the interest of the club first before any other. Also, Xavi wasn't impressive this season so sacking him is not the worst of decisions.
Xavi is a good coach who has done various things to make Barcelona rise from adversity. Xavi doesn't get much budget support to strengthen his team, but he doesn't lack ways to make Barcelona have a reliable squad. Of course he has encountered unpleasant stories at Barcelona as a coach, even after bringing Barcelona back to life and competing for the title every season.
Every clubs have challenges they're facing and looking forward to resolving them. Financial problems could with compromising positions and Barcelona is popularly recognized based on the heavy debts tagged on their name. Xavi Hernandez failed to dominate this season and thereby leading Barcelona out of the glorious path he paved for them the previous season. Barcelona have been through alot lately and their challenges can't be merely won but it comes with consistency in their peak performance.
Barcelona will only be able to show new performance next season if they have found more ways to improve that they need at the moment. Because if the team still has internal problems and the debt is still not settled, of course it will still be quite difficult for Barcelona to produce a brilliant performance next season. Because this season this has really been seen in the La Liga championship so Barcelona still needs new things that can solve the problems they are currently facing.I think if they get rid of the high paid players, like Ilkay and De Jong and Raphipha and Lewandowski, just get rid of these four then I am sure that they could get a few more good players instead that could really help the team next season.
The goal of 3 cups is not a very distant goal for Real Madrid. The players are very good this year and they ensured the elimination of their toughest rivals, Manchester City. Dortmund is not in their class. There may also be a possibility of elimination. Although Real Madrid is the favorite in the UCL final, they should never underestimate Dortmund. We have seen in the last matches in La Liga that even the team consisting of substitute players scores a lot of goals in the matches. For now, they present the image of a team that has no problems scoring goals.
From this conversation I support Real Madrid to win but I will never doubt Dortmund's performance which can turn the situation around into a very surprising one.
Even though Bayer Leverkusen has had big surprises this season but still, we cannot equate the quality of Bayer Leverkusen with Real Madrid because of course they are very different. Because after all, Bayer Leverkusen is also relatively new to playing in the final while regarding Real Madrid, of course Real Madrid is not just playing in the final because Real Madrid is also the team that has won the most trophies. After all, even though you think Dortmund might be able to do like Atalanta did, but in the end you also still choose Real Madrid to win. Because it is clear, there is certainly no need to doubt about the quality of Real Madrid, although we do not underestimate Dortmund, but Real Madrid still has a very good chance of winning in the final match.
Recently, there's been some secret disagreement between Xavi Hernandez and the Barcelona president and that was the reason the club decided to sack him and announce his replacement immediately. I think it's a total disrespect to Xavi Hernandez by the club management to try convince him to stay back when they know they'll still sack him.
Here's what I think about the whole issue.
Barcelona is not in good place financially, so they knew that firing Xavi and hiring a new coach would be expensive for them, so I believe they were exploiting means to afford to let Xavi go and also afford a new top coach but they couldn't put all their eggs in one basket. They couldn't let Xavi go when they're not sure of a replacement or even sure if they can afford the replacement and afford Xavi's sacking, so what did they do? They convinced Xavi to stay. This way if they can't afford a new coach, Xavi stays, if they can afford a new coach, they fire Xavi. They had a fail safe and it turns out in the end Xavi got sacked and Flick was hired.
I feel bad for Xavi for been sacked in this way, but I can't blame Barcelona for doing what they did. Hard choices have to be made. They have to protect the interest of the club first before any other. Also, Xavi wasn't impressive this season so sacking him is not the worst of decisions.
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