La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Harkorede]

Finally, "Barcelona sack Koeman as head coach following dismal start to season" - goal.com

It's official Barcelona have sacked Koeman as it's team coach, it's being a long time coming, but the question now is WHO would be the next manager, and I've been reading about Xavi being the next coach (till the end of the season.

This decision will cost a lot for Barca, but with such poor results it was simply inevitable.
I would like to see Xavi, but not now. For young coach without much experience, joining current Barca would be suicide. And I think he still have contract with current club.
Conte maybe? What do you think about it?
And honestly, I was sure that Solskjaer will be sacked before Koemann.

I honestly didn't see this coming either, and  I guess majority of the decision might be due to the frustration and hostility that the fans are showing towards the Coach..

As for Conte, I wouldn't mind, he might not the best choice for Barcelona in terms of playing style, but the fact he's capable of implementing an adaptable style is enough for me. Barcelona didn't have any form of playing identity under Koeman.

Looks like Xavi might be the one to take charge, according to multiple sources.

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[DU18]

I think barcelona might have to make a bet by signing xavi as their coach, moreover xavi is one of the legends of barcelona of course he might be able to revive barcelona, ​​besides, maybe xavi will not burden Barcelona with a high salary .

This is a very difficult decision but for now I think Koeman's dismissal, even though it provides additional funding, I think this is the right decision for now.
at least they should now be able to get out of the declining performance.

btw, i heard the news that xavi has officially become the replacement of koeman according to fabrizio romanov and now xavi is waiting for the termination of the contract by al saad

Now barcelona fans are just waiting for Xavi's inauguration as coach of barcelona and they must be wondering if Xavi is able to improve barcelona ?
After finding out that Xavi was a substitute for Koeman, I then tried to find out what Xavi's achievements as a coach were, and I was a little surprised because Since becoming Al Sadd coach in 2019, Xavi has given Al Sadd seven titles and most recently, Xavi managed to bring Al Sadd to won the 2021 Emir Cup title after beating Al Rayyan on penalties on 22 October.
Of course, it is quite interesting to see how far Xavi is able to bring Barcelona in the remaining La Liga matches this season.

[jostorres]

This is a very difficult decision but for now I think Koeman's dismissal, even though it provides additional funding, I think this is the right decision for now.
at least they should now be able to get out of the declining performance.

I'm happy to hear this good news after so long having to see Barcelona like a team that lost its way with Koeman. It seem that Barcelona president Joan Laporta has lost patience with the poor results of Barcelona's many games during this season and sacking is the last resort although I believe Barcelona's financial burden will be even more severe when they experience a financial crisis like now.

It's very good news for many fans of Barcelona because mostly he was not fit person for this job his strategy was not working for them and results was the worst day by day. Currently, Barcelona facing 2 biggest issues, first one they are trying to fix in next few days and second is also needed some good intention because their debit is also having not good way for them if they are able to solve this also in quick way then surely they will be back in limelight because they are able to have fight back for their supremacy in La Liga.

Sergi Barjuan coach of Barcelona B is right now in charge, hopefully we will have some better solution in next few days.

[savetheFORUM]

Atletico today needs to defeat Levante, I think this task is within their power. It is very important not to let Real Madrid go in a big break on points from themselves. The rest of the teams are still difficult to take into account, I think that they themselves will be lost during the season. And the main fight will take place between Real Madrid and Atletico. Barcelona showed everyone that it is not capable of anything this season.

90th minute penalty goal give Levante a very important point and Atletico Madrid lost their 7 points in last 4 goals after having this result now they are staying at 6th spot with one game in hand, but this is really poor from them as they were on top and suddenly losing their momentum which can bring them more down like Barcelona.

Real Soceidad is leading with Real Madrid just three points behind leaders right now we have some interesting situation in La Liga as two top ranked teams struggling but have some good time for taking back even Real Soceidad and Sevilla is also very good going for this year's race.

[Yogee]

..This seems like another experiment to me.Xavi is a Barca legend,but he doesn't have any experience leading such a big team.

I agree that he doesn't have the enough coaching experience yet but this is kind of a trend now. We've already seen this happen to teams in the Premier League. Maybe Barca board is also hoping Xavi could follow Pep's success since he was also a former player before he took over the team and won many silverwares.

I don't think that Xavi will change anything in how the team plays.Returning "Tiki Taka" won't be successful,because Barca doesn't have good midfielders right now.Perhaps Xavi won't be the new coach of Barcelona.

He could at least uplift their morale hehehe.

[nelson4lov]

It's very good news for many fans of Barcelona because mostly he was not fit person for this job his strategy was not working for them and results was the worst day by day. Currently, Barcelona facing 2 biggest issues, first one they are trying to fix in next few days and second is also needed some good intention because their debit is also having not good way for them if they are able to solve this also in quick way then surely they will be back in limelight because they are able to have fight back for their supremacy in La Liga.

Sergi Barjuan coach of Barcelona B is right now in charge, hopefully we will have some better solution in next few days.

I've seen people on Twitter criticizing Joan Laporta for making the decision the way he did but I don't see how the went wrong. I mean, Barcelona with Koeman was nothing to write home about. Poor performances and lack of good, clear cutout strategies ruled the day. Koeman had plenty of chances to improve but it was clear that he can't not like he won't. I hope the next coach will understand the team enough to take  it back to winning ways.

[borovichok]

I think barcelona might have to make a bet by signing xavi as their coach, moreover xavi is one of the legends of barcelona of course he might be able to revive barcelona, ​​besides, maybe xavi will not burden Barcelona with a high salary .

This is a very difficult decision but for now I think Koeman's dismissal, even though it provides additional funding, I think this is the right decision for now.
at least they should now be able to get out of the declining performance.

btw, i heard the news that xavi has officially become the replacement of koeman according to fabrizio romanov and now xavi is waiting for the termination of the contract by al saad

Now barcelona fans are just waiting for Xavi's inauguration as coach of barcelona and they must be wondering if Xavi is able to improve barcelona ?
After finding out that Xavi was a substitute for Koeman, I then tried to find out what Xavi's achievements as a coach were, and I was a little surprised because Since becoming Al Sadd coach in 2019, Xavi has given Al Sadd seven titles and most recently, Xavi managed to bring Al Sadd to won the 2021 Emir Cup title after beating Al Rayyan on penalties on 22 October.
Of course, it is quite interesting to see how far Xavi is able to bring Barcelona in the remaining La Liga matches this season.

Great news,have said to my friends that Barcelona are doing their selves more harm than good keeping Koeman, because he won't improve them or change his fortune just like the way Ole the Manchester United coach can't do anything because they are not the right men for their job respectively.but my fear is that, I don't know if xavi have the experience to bring Barca to its previous standard considering the poor financial support but I think if there is truth of this trophy you said he has won I think I we be optimistic about the move.

[Harkorede]

Atletico today needs to defeat Levante, I think this task is within their power. It is very important not to let Real Madrid go in a big break on points from themselves. The rest of the teams are still difficult to take into account, I think that they themselves will be lost during the season. And the main fight will take place between Real Madrid and Atletico. Barcelona showed everyone that it is not capable of anything this season.

90th minute penalty goal give Levante a very important point and Atletico Madrid lost their 7 points in last 4 goals after having this result now they are staying at 6th spot with one game in hand, but this is really poor from them as they were on top and suddenly losing their momentum which can bring them more down like Barcelona.

Real Soceidad is leading with Real Madrid just three points behind leaders right now we have some interesting situation in La Liga as two top ranked teams struggling but have some good time for taking back even Real Soceidad and Sevilla is also very good going for this year's race.

It was an even game between Atletico and Levante, Atletico were just lucky to have been in the lead, and yet couldn't keep it together defensively, Levante played better than I expected from them.

Real Sociedad are having a great season so far, I thought Celta Vigo would have been a though game for them.

[AndySt]

Now barcelona fans are just waiting for Xavi's inauguration as coach of barcelona and they must be wondering if Xavi is able to improve barcelona ?
After finding out that Xavi was a substitute for Koeman, I then tried to find out what Xavi's achievements as a coach were, and I was a little surprised because Since becoming Al Sadd coach in 2019, Xavi has given Al Sadd seven titles and most recently, Xavi managed to bring Al Sadd to won the 2021 Emir Cup title after beating Al Rayyan on penalties on 22 October.
Of course, it is quite interesting to see how far Xavi is able to bring Barcelona in the remaining La Liga matches this season.

With all due respect to Qatar's domestic championship, I am not sure that Xavi's successes as a head coach there are very indicative and will allow him to achieve success with Barcelona immediately. Still, let's not forget that despite all the recent events, the Spanish Championship continues to be a competition with a very high level of both the game and in competitive terms, so not everyone succeeds and Koeman's example is the clearest example of that. Also, another destabilizing factor is the fact that Barcelona has a completely different level of expected results than from other ordinary Spanish clubs under the conditions that are not the most favorable for this.

[snipie]

May the next Barcelona coach be better than the previous oneS and might the players will perform better although I am a bit sceptic about that.
6/10 games in this round ended with a draw including ATM, Real Madrid and Sevilla which left the doors open for Sociedad to be get the top of the table for the moment.
Well technically the 3 other teams still lacks 1 more game comparing to Sociedad.

[abhiseshakana]

In my opinion, it was the financial crisis that Barcelona went through that caused Barcelona to slump now. Barcelona had to let Messi and Griezmann leave due to salary limit issues and they had difficulty signing other players due to budget constraints, and currently, they only have a few limits on signing new coaches.

Barcelona finances are currently one of the problems that make Barcelona slump and Koeman's dismissal makes their finances even worse because they have to spend big money now.
So you mean Barcelona will have a hard time getting a coach this season after Koeman departure?
I think barcelona might have to make a bet by signing xavi as their coach, moreover xavi is one of the legends of barcelona of course he might be able to revive barcelona, ​​besides, maybe xavi will not burden Barcelona with a high salary .

If the coach criteria wanted by Barcelona is a good coach who already has credibility, then with very limited funds it will certainly be difficult for Barcelona to make it happen. All Barcelona can do at the moment is find a new low-paid coach, like Xavi. Moreover, Xavi does have close chemistry with Barcelona, and this made it possible for Xavi to accept offers from Barcelona with all the limitations in his contract.

[alegotardo]

If the coach criteria wanted by Barcelona is a good coach who already has credibility, then with very limited funds it will certainly be difficult for Barcelona to make it happen. All Barcelona can do at the moment is find a new low-paid coach, like Xavi. Moreover, Xavi does have close chemistry with Barcelona, and this made it possible for Xavi to accept offers from Barcelona with all the limitations in his contract.

Xavi may not cost Barcelona much, but his choices may not be so cheap.
For now he will have to work miracles with the team he owns, a good move is to return to Dembélé as a starter, who is almost recovered from an injury.
But for January, Xavi is already asking for reinforcements with a fast forward and also a fast defender with good ball play. Some names I've read around are Raheem Sterling, from Manchester City, and Jules Koundé, from Sevilla, for their respective roles.
But... it's still just speculation.

[Slow death]

the news about xavi is already all over the world, I understand that barcelona will have a new coach (interim coach) for this game against alaves, but this odd is a big exaggeration:

barcelona @1.32

alaves @9.22

Barcelona players are still the same players who have not brought victories, what makes bookmakers put such low odds?




atletico surprised me with this draw

[Minor Miner]

May the next Barcelona coach be better than the previous oneS and might the players will perform better although I am a bit sceptic about that.
6/10 games in this round ended with a draw including ATM, Real Madrid and Sevilla which left the doors open for Sociedad to be get the top of the table for the moment.
Well technically the 3 other teams still lacks 1 more game comparing to Sociedad.

Sociedad's performance is very commendable. They are playing stable game and are able to play consistently well. And in the next few days they will be able to hold the top spot in the table, because their opponents are not very strong in the next few matches. Atletico Madrid is a bit behind. They have lost 7 points in the last 5 matches. Quickly they have to get back on the winning track if they want to win the title.

[$crypto$]

the news about xavi is already all over the world, I understand that barcelona will have a new coach (interim coach) for this game against alaves, but this odd is a big exaggeration:

Because many people expect Barcelona to want to recover, therefore news from Xavi has become news that is welcomed even this has become an agreement between Xavi and Barcelona while there is talk of alsadd asking Xavi until november apart from that, Alsadd's management will not demand anything, whether will this be a quicker deal or wait a little while?

Actually, with Koeman the fans are fed up, so with the news of Xavi being a positive side, I hope I am as well as Barca can compete again.

[hahay]

At the beginning of the season, Atletico Madrid was projected to dominate the league and was expected to be a strong candidate to regain the title, but it seems that hope has been dashed. Indeed, the points aren't that far off and could still break through to get back to the top, but I'm just worried that Simeone is losing his magic this season. In fact, from other big teams like Madrid and Barcelona, that Atletico can be said to be the most prepared team if we look at the squad they have, the result of last night's match was clearly a surprising result even though it was a draw.

[Dewi Aries]

At the beginning of the season, Atletico Madrid was projected to dominate the league and was expected to be a strong candidate to regain the title, but it seems that hope has been dashed. Indeed, the points aren't that far off and could still break through to get back to the top, but I'm just worried that Simeone is losing his magic this season. In fact, from other big teams like Madrid and Barcelona, that Atletico can be said to be the most prepared team if we look at the squad they have, the result of last night's match was clearly a surprising result even though it was a draw.

This is the question why almost all of the best teams have decreased we might be able to understand if it happened to only one team like in the Premier League but in La Liga it happens to elite teams surprisingly Sociedad lead the standings. I hope this phenomenon is not something planned
financial crisis sometimes forces  to do something.

[Mimi Peri Rapunchelle]

At the beginning of the season, Atletico Madrid was projected to dominate the league and was expected to be a strong candidate to regain the title, but it seems that hope has been dashed. Indeed, the points aren't that far off and could still break through to get back to the top, but I'm just worried that Simeone is losing his magic this season. In fact, from other big teams like Madrid and Barcelona, that Atletico can be said to be the most prepared team if we look at the squad they have, the result of last night's match was clearly a surprising result even though it was a draw.

This is the question why almost all of the best teams have decreased we might be able to understand if it happened to only one team like in the Premier League but in La Liga it happens to elite teams surprisingly Sociedad lead the standings. I hope this phenomenon is not something planned
financial crisis sometimes forces  to do something.

You mean like what happened in serie a few years ago? so far only conjecture, can't prove it

[rahmad2nd]

the news about xavi is already all over the world, I understand that barcelona will have a new coach (interim coach) for this game against alaves, but this odd is a big exaggeration:

Because many people expect Barcelona to want to recover, therefore news from Xavi has become news that is welcomed even this has become an agreement between Xavi and Barcelona while there is talk of alsadd asking Xavi until november apart from that, Alsadd's management will not demand anything, whether will this be a quicker deal or wait a little while?

Actually, with Koeman the fans are fed up, so with the news of Xavi being a positive side, I hope I am as well as Barca can compete again.

So far only Xavi close deal with Barcelona to be new coach there, I think with this composition player Xavi can't give more expectation for Barcelona fans because less experience team right now become why Barcelona still failed. I don't think Koeman fired is solution for Barcelona will wake up and get win for every match, just happening with team management where sell many potential player and got bad player quality on last transfer, but still waiting what can do by Xavi if really become new coach for Barcelona.

[Zilon]

At the beginning of the season, Atletico Madrid was projected to dominate the league and was expected to be a strong candidate to regain the title, but it seems that hope has been dashed. Indeed, the points aren't that far off and could still break through to get back to the top, but I'm just worried that Simeone is losing his magic this season. In fact, from other big teams like Madrid and Barcelona, that Atletico can be said to be the most prepared team if we look at the squad they have, the result of last night's match was clearly a surprising result even though it was a draw.

This is the question why almost all of the best teams have decreased we might be able to understand if it happened to only one team like in the Premier League but in La Liga it happens to elite teams surprisingly Sociedad lead the standings. I hope this phenomenon is not something planned
financial crisis sometimes forces  to do something.

Financial crises can't just be the reason why some big teams suddenly begin to face poor performance. We should also consider most of this small teams also desire to top the league as well and the put in time to train. For me the performance of each match is based on the energy and time spent in their training grounds ahead of each match as well as the extent to which the coordinate as a team to play. Every team desires to grow