Yes you can say that. Because last season Atletico Madrid and Barcelona stumbled several times and had to slowly get up. But the difference is that Barcelona can bounce back faster than Atletico Madrid. Especially now that they have overhauled the squad to be even better. I saw Atlético Madrid one step behind Barcelona's moves.
That's clearly true and even Barcelona's strength is now almost level with Real Madrid so it's clear that Barcelona's development is much better when compared to Atlético Madrid's strength at this time. And I believe that Barcelona will be challengers for the title again in La Liga because they have the potential to win again in La Liga next season with their best strategy and steps. Yes indeed these three clubs are subscriptions to compete at the top of the standings. But last season they failed to compete and put Real Madrid on top without any pressure. Even though Sevilla tried it, they weren't strong enough to do something that could make it difficult for Real Madrid. And even at the end Sevilla was eliminated from his position in the standings. Hopefully these three teams live up to our expectations. |
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I can't wait to see what will happen in the Premier League in the 2022/2023 season. Because there are names that I look forward to seeing how well they do if they play in the world's top league. Besides that, of course, I want to see breakthroughs from several teams where last season they were very difficult to even get a win. These changes are very interesting to look forward to.
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Yes, even without Paul Pogba, France does not lack quality play in its squad. They will be competitors among other favorite countries. But something is interesting here, we know that one of the curses that happened at the World Cup was that the reigning champions couldn't say more. That happened to Germany, for example, who had to be eliminated in the group stage. Will the curse happen again, or vice versa?  I disagree with you. France will not be able to perform very well if Paul Pogba is not found in that squad, Pogba has been a potential player in the French team, a key player in the midfield, and a major contributor to the team's expansion and current tactical form and performance. Yes, the French team doesn't lack quality players but no better player can replace the super star because he is one player in the team with a different playing attitude, especially in the national team. France team will still be major competitors in the world cup and I doubt if they will be affected by any course as the reigning champions. I don't think it's really like that regardless of Pogba or not obviously France have to keep going there. Pogba is very good indeed but even if there is no Pogba this is not too much of a problem because a French name with a myriad of big players there when no one can replace Pogba when he is not around. But indeed in this case it looks like Pogba will still play because he decided not to have surgery and prefer the world cup. |
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Yeah there is still a long time ahead for the World Cup to start. But it is a fact that France are likely to play without Pogba in the World Cup. Maybe he could join the tournament after some time as we don't even know when he will be able to return. He is one of the crucial players for his national team in the midfield. France would still stay strong as they are full of world star players of course. With or without Pogba I'm going to see them among the biggest contenders for the championship.
Yes, even without Paul Pogba, France does not lack quality play in its squad. They will be competitors among other favorite countries. But there's something interesting here, we know that one of the curses that happened at the World Cup was that the reigning champions couldn't say more. That happened to Germany, for example, who had to be eliminated in the group stage. Will the curse happen again, or vice versa. |
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Arsenal started very well at the end of last season and even almost made it to the Champions League, but could only stay in the Europa League... In April they lost away to Crystal Palace by a big score... I think the first game of the new Premier League season will be revenge for Arsenal... I think you can bet on them to win as long as the bookies give good odds...
Yes they crashed at the end of the season which should have paved their way to the Champions League. But it all ended just like that because they suffered several defeats including against Tottenham Hotspur who became their competitors in 4th position in the standings. This season indeed they look better than before, with a few changes they look so ready now. |
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The competition level in the Serie A has increased a lot in the recent years. Thanks to Inter and Milan, Juventus' dominance is gone from now on. We have been witnessing new champions in the league which has made it much more attracting than before. I would like to see this continuing for more years honestly. Because everybody, including me as well, must be enjoying their time now. This season is going to be another interesting one. Milan's job would be much more difficult as for defending their title.
What's even more interesting is that when Juventus' dominance ended, many clubs increased, that's what made dominance not only controlled by one club. But when the situation is different (the dominance is only taken by one club) of course it will not make a difference. I won't compare it to other leagues, but here there is a significant improvement which makes it even more interesting. |
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Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are these three teams. Indeed, from year to year only these three teams have always been residents of the top. I'm also a little hesitant for other teams to join them in the competition. Their movement in the transfer market is so minimal.
At least if mediocre team can be competitive for those top clubs and that will be far better. Financial fair play is the way for that those mediocre clubs can compete with the big club. I hope that if la liga can become the same like EPL in term of competitive club. It's very boring to see that big club will always dominate the competition. Yes, that's the fact, when the team gets bigger, they will be more stable. On the other hand, for clubs that only occupy the middle board, they are difficult to compete. It's different when talking about the English Premier League, because the competition there is very different from what is in La Liga. There any club can at any time make a surprise. |
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Players in the Premier League have chosen to halt knelt before each game as a show of anti-racism. More than two years after the Premier League joined the kneeling campaign, the league will now work together to avoid the weekly kneeling display, while players may still kneel at the start of certain games.
The Black Lives Matter movement, which gained popularity after George Floyd died in police custody in May 2020 in the United States, was supported by the Premier League when the kneeling proposal was first implemented there.
I really appreciate their movement against racism especially in sports, especially football. But that doesn't mean that it completely erases the racism we've seen so far which is very disappointing. I wanted a move that was more than that, because I believed they could do it. Because until now there are still doing it, so the movement does not seem to have much impact. |
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Actually they were doubted even before stepping out of the knockout phase, many of them did think that Real Madrid would be destroyed in the Champions League last season. That's because the opponents they face are strong teams who are favourites. But they managed to silence it all, even though they struggled in the game, but they were able to finish it well.
I also can't understand that when Real Madrid is able to finish every match well and win the Champions League, it's very clear that Real Madrid is being made difficult by all of their opponents. But I don't know what spirit the Real Madrid players have that they are able to work together so well in every game and win the trophy in the end. The team in the Bundesliga should learn from what Real Madrid did, especially Bayern Munich. Because if you look at the internal conditions of the club, it is clear that Bayern Munich has everything. But so far they have not been able to achieve that. What I see from Bayern Munich is that they lack mentality. Especially if they are in a state of stress, it is certain that they are difficult to get out of that pressure. |
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actually can not be compared between prestigious leagues in Europe, but football lovers place the English Premier League as a reference for other leagues. That's a natural thing because the English Premier League presents a very hot competition and is very unpredictable compared to the League in Europe. But I have seen significant developments in the Serie A competition where the League is no longer dominated by one or two teams.
Talking about which one competitive between Primer League and Serie A exactly all vote will choose as Primer League, there are all team always have surprise result match, not ever big top fourth position like Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal or Tottenham Hotspur will easy winning from small team. But Serie A dominance only By Juventus, Inter and Milan, less time we saw small team can't defeated big top team and always fourth standing position never changed by Milan, Inter, Juventus and Napoli. Every weeks on Primer League always unpredictable who will win although with top team like Manchester City. Actually for Serie A these few seasons there have been some improvements especially for some of the underdogs like Atalanta and Roma but last season Atalanta seemed to be off track and I regret this. As for the top clubs, it seems that in the top 4 there will be some changes next season if you look at the current condition of Napoli. Not meant to be condescending but I'm still skeptical of their current players. |
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Yes pre-season is projected to see how strong their squad depth is. I don't care about the result of the match winning or losing, I think it's just a bonus. Real Madrid did not field all the starting players, because their focus was not on winning. Moreover, their squad has not changed much for next season.
As for Barcelona, I think it's natural when they field the full squad, because they want to see their new squad play.
Real Madrid's squad has barely changed this season, in other words the Real Madrid squad has been formed with a very strong chemistry between players, Ancelotti still really believes in the quality of players Real Madrid currently has. While Barcelona is forming a new force, new signings need to get minutes in the friendly, one of the reasons Xavi fielded all the main players in the match against Real Madrid so the players could understand each other. The results in the test match are just a formality, nothing special in my opinion, the real strength will be tested in the official match. Soon the new season will start soon, we will see which team will be the best, whether Real Madrid is still relying on the strength of last season or Barcelona with its new strength. There are some improvements that Madrid have to make in terms of chemistry especially if they want to make various rotations for their old players. This will be the last season for Kroos so there needs to be a replacement there. As for Barcelona now they are in a major overhaul and it definitely needs a strong chemistry there although I see they are still good enough for now in terms of performance although not good enough financially |
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The conversation about Haaland and Nunez is getting more and more interesting especially after the two met yesterday. Haaland failed to live up to most people's expectations to perform well, while Nunez managed to contribute a goal for Liverpool's victory. But of course we don't judge from the match alone, because there are still many matches ahead that await. I wish them both success playing with their best performance.
Haaland had a good position at the end of the match but was unable to use on it. I just don't want to evaluate it for one position and one match. But for now, Nunez looks better when you look at it, but that will change in the season. We will see a good Liverpool and City rivalry this year, I wonder if there will be another team participating in this rivalry? For now I quite agree with what you say but indeed this will be a very good spice for competition and rivalry because this can be a binder between them. As for other clubs that can be used as references, it might be a little difficult but if you look at Arsenal's development I would expect more of the same, especially if you look at their game in pre-season. |
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Indeed Borussia Dortmund is the club closest to Bayern Munich. But they could not surpass Bayern Munich any further. They will still be under Bayern Munich if they don't improve the quality of the team. But they don't show that they will improve with their current behavior. What is expected of Dortmund when they always do the same thing?
Not only Dortmund, Leipzig and Leverkusen are good enough clubs. Despite the lack of star players in the squad, their performance is good enough. They are capable of performing well even against the mighty Bayern Munich. If these teams had spent money on strengthening themselves and adding the necessary talent to the squad, Bayern Munich's dominance in the Bundesliga would have been greatly reduced. They are quite aware of this when they add a few players there they will narrow the gap between them and Bayern or maybe better than that and beat the dominance. But they need improvement everywhere with a very large amount of money to be drained there with results that are still uncertain. When you say this, actually it will only make the competition competitive, not to beat Bayern's dominance because for the champion is also uncertain. So they don't want to take that risk. |
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Bayern Munich can continue their dominance in the Bundesliga next season. Bundesliga teams are weak compared to Bayern. But we are not sure if they can do well in the Champions League. Sadio Mane is a very talented veteran player. Moreover, Bayern Munich's match strategy is very good. But can Sadio Mane become a regular scorer like Lewandowski? Mane's performance with Liverpool was quite good. But Sadio Mane was not a regular scorer. So I don't think Sadio Mane can be a worthy replacement for Lewandowski.
Bayern Munich keep dominance on Bundesliga for next season without have Robert Lewandowski after leaving Bayern and moving to Barcelona. I think true with several Bundesliga team are weak from financial and not really active when window transfer opening. I think rival Bayern Munich on Bundesliga is Dortmund, but they have lost talented player Erling Haaland and make their chance broken dominance from Bayern Munich will be difficult. Not easy for Dortmund and other Bundesliga team can destroy how Bayern Munich dominance on every season because have stabil financial and always have star player on every window transfer. Indeed Borussia Dortmund is the club closest to Bayern Munich. But they could not surpass Bayern Munich any further. They will still be under Bayern Munich if they don't improve the quality of the team. But they don't show that they will improve with their current behavior. What is expected of Dortmund when they always do the same thing? |
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The conversation about Haaland and Nunez is getting more and more interesting especially after the two met yesterday. Haaland failed to live up to most people's expectations to perform well, while Nunez managed to contribute a goal for Liverpool's victory. But of course we don't judge from the match alone, because there are still many matches ahead that await. I wish them both success playing with their best performance.
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It is true, Real Madrid didn't release all their main players in that match, while Barcelona played with full key players. Actually, it's an unequal match, Real Madrid seems not really serious to play against Barcelona. Ancellotti may just focus on giving the new players time to play against a strong team. He also wants to know the quality of the substitution players. Based on this matter, surely this match doesn't determine anything. We cannot judge Barcelona already stronger because they can beat Real Madrid by scoring a single goal only.
Pre-season cannot be an illustration for the next game. I haven't felt any concerns about the players madrid have for next season. They are still capable enough to compete with other teams. Modric, kroos, and Casemiro continue to be Anceloti's top choices. They became the heart of Madrid's game. Indeed these three players are seniors, anceloti has a tough task if the three of them retire. I hope Anceloti will not be late looking for players so that the champion generation continues and does not make mistakes like Barcelona. Yes pre-season is projected to see how strong their squad depth is. I don't care about the result of the match winning or losing, I think it's just a bonus. Real Madrid did not field all the starting players, because their focus was not on winning. Moreover, their squad has not changed much for next season. As for Barcelona, I think it's natural when they field the full squad, because they want to see their new squad play. |
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Serie A last season was also a fairly hot competition. now Serie A fans I think it's more like the Premier League. That's because it's not just the dominance of a handful of strong teams fighting for the title.
the club must have second-tier players who have the same qualities as their main squad. at least every position should have a proper replacement.
Not to mention, this season it looks like the players will also be bothered with the Qatar world cup agenda. It looks like the league schedule in Europe will clash with FIFA's agenda.
Serie A teams are not as strong as Premier League teams. There are few star players on the team. But the quality of the teams is almost equal. AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Napoli, Lazio, and Roma are all performing well. AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Napoli battled for the title last season. However, Juventus and Roma have strengthened themselves for next season. And so I think the next season will be more competitive than the last season. actually can not be compared between prestigious leagues in Europe, but football lovers place the English Premier League as a reference for other leagues. That's a natural thing because the English Premier League presents a very hot competition and is very unpredictable compared to the League in Europe. But I have seen significant developments in the Serie A competition where the League is no longer dominated by one or two teams. |
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Roma are very close to finishing the signing of Andrea Belotti now. I wonder if Mourinho is thinking of a game plan that there are two forwards in. Because with this transfer they are going to have five forwards in the team. Maybe they can play with 3-5-2 formation. Belotti will be a really good addition btw. He is a very capable striker and can help the team become more effective in scoring goals. They are aiming high this season so this is one of the good moves for that.
It looks like it was planned by Jose Mourinho, when their striker is deadlocked then there are still many options for him up front. Indeed, what they have done in this transfer market shows that they have high targets for next season. As Roma are one of the teams that are active in this transfer market, so it will definitely improve the team's performance to achieve the targets they want to achieve. |
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It could be like that, but if you look at the friendly match some time ago with all the emotions that were spilled there, it's clear that this will revive things that have been lost for a long time now The fact is that apart from the competition in the next season that I am waiting for, El Clasico is now one of the things that must be waited for as well because indeed this will be too bad to miss. The tense friendly match is already hot, what if it's El Clasico later. El Clasico is a very exciting match in La Liga every season. Moreover, this season Barcelona will have their new star in the El Clasico next season, Lewandowski, which is definitely very interesting to follow. Next season's Laliga will start in 11 days for sure all teams will prepare their squad as well as possible for the upcoming season. such as Valencia are currently trying to get Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo on loan. Atletico Madrid also don't want to be left behind this summer, recently they also expressed interest in Iker Bravo and even they will compete with real madrid for Iker Bravo. promotion club this season like Girona seems they are very ready with the squad last season there are no major changes they did in the transfer window. Btw, in terms of transfers, I haven't really paid much attention to clubs in La Liga lately because La Liga seems to be passive and doesn't transfer too many players except Barcelona. Unlike clubs in other leagues such as the EPL, where there are some significant changes for each club. Talking about El Clasico will no doubt be more interesting than before. |
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The problem is that due to the World Cup taking place at such a strange time, the contradiction between the interests of the player and the interests of the club only increases. Pogba wants to be ready to compete in the World Cup and is planning his recovery schedule for the event. The club obviously wants Pogba to have surgery as soon as possible in order to recover quickly and play as much of the season as possible (but in doing so, most likely missing out on the World Cup). I don't know how this issue will eventually be resolved.
It will be interesting how they find a middle ground because on the other hand Juventus are well aware that they must do their best for Pogba's recovery but on the other hand the World Cup is one of the big dreams of the players. Apart from showing their quality in the national team, it also gives them pride when they are at this big event and obviously Pogba doesn't want to miss the opportunity there. This morning I saw the news that Pogba will meet with professor Sonnerri Cottet in Lyon today to decide whether to have surgery or not, but I don't see any continuation of this news yet. Apparently one of these days we will find out how he will act, but I assume that he will refuse the surgery and choose a conservative treatment that allows you to recover faster but involves re-injury and more risk. This is likely to be 2 things that are very difficult for Pogba to decide because indeed one of them must be eliminated between the world cup or his future which will be prone to injury. It definitely needs some consideration I think and Pogba knows that. Now it's up to him whether to give up the world cup, or take the risk of not having surgery but his leg will be vulnerable and dangerous. |
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