La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[masulum]

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Although Xavi has returned to Camp Nou, there is no guarantee that he will be able to bring Barcelona glory again because the composition of players is still not ideal.

I agree, however, Xavi is a new coach, maybe the trophy he presented to the team he coached before, can't bring to Barcelona, because of different of League quality. Next season, maybe Xavi can improve Barca's condition better than this season, but going back to experience, we can't expect what Zidane achieved for Madrid into Xavi for Barcelona. Maybe, if Xavi is a coach who has good abilities for the team he coaches, at least he needs one full season and then maybe he can find his best formation for barcelona.

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[hd49728]

Barcelona will always be the favourite in these matches. But considering the situation, if they had an 80% chance of winning before they have a 60% chance now. Because we all about the situation at Barcelona is in. So I think they still should win. But that out still stays in everyone's mind.

They are favorite because they are a giant club and has good history and good players but all of these can not equal to automatic wins for them. They have to fight hard to win matches. If they play with bad connections amongst players, they can give chance to weaker opponents. The consequence can be a draw or loss at the end.

yes aggre with you statement see in some news xavi wants to strengthen the back line and interestingly dani alves his salary less than the other main players ,it implies dani loyalty to barca considering his name is bigger at this club ! IMO Barcelona vs Espanyol match that will be win is Barcelona and I'm pretty sure the little angel in barca camp nou

Dani Alves really want to help his ex-club. I know Dani Alves was known since the time he played for Sevilla but he has best time in Barcelona. Now at the end of his career, he came back to help the club and his ex-team-mate now is a coach Xavi to surpass the current crisis. Not mention about his funny salary but let's talk about his quality. He is playing very good in Brazilian team so I think he can be very useful for Xavi.

Dani can not play in all matches because of his age but Xavi can use him sparsely and I believe Dani will complete his task very well.

[judas]

The upcoming game for Barcelona is going to be against Espanyol. And I've no doubt that Xavi is really looking forward to having his first game as the Barcelona manager. He is a legend of this team already and it should be really meaningful for him to be the manager of his old team. I'm pretty sure that he wants to achieve new successes with Barcelona in the future. But he needs to be patient as they will need time to recover. And the Espanyol game is looking like a good place to start for it. I'm believing that Barcelona will destroy them.

The match against Espanyol was his debut match during his time as coach of Barcelona and of course this will be quite emotional for Xavi, moreover they will play at the Camp Nou Stadium which is the pride of Barcelona, ​​as a Barcelona player, Xavi has shown his quality so far but as a coach, of course Barcelona fans should not I expect too much from Xavi, because in my opinion, Xavi, who lacks experience, certainly still needs time to prove his capacity as Barcelona current coach.

He needs experience indeed. It is not an easy task to manage a team like Barcelona when you are an inexperienced manager even if you are a legend as a footballer. But I'll always be believing in Xavi to improve himself day by day. And in fact, being able to manage the team he is accustomed to the most must be better for him. If there is a strong chemistry among the team, then things would start getting better and maybe even earlier than expected.

[BALIK]

Yes that era when Barcelona had Xavi and Iniesta in mid-field and Dani Alves, Pique, Puyol in defense, Messi, David villa in attack, and then later came the MSN trio, those were the golden errors of Barcelona football. Now it seems to be very difficult to even win in a home match. Things will change in my opinion but it will be a good amount of time and money.

In the past, Dani Alves played in a few positions for Barcelona. The most common position for him is a wing back and many times he played like an attacking player.
It is very surprise to see Alves can prolong his career like this and at his age almost 40, he still is a captain of Brazilian national team. Now, he come back to the Europe to play for Barcelona. Again, we have another legendary player come back, after Ibrahimovic, we have Dani Alves.

Welcome home Dani.

His experience, professional can help to improve the defense of Barcelona in short term. It's a good deal for Xavi and Barcelona.

Dani Alves was officially introduced by Barcelona a few hours ago, but what is interesting enough is that Dani Alves wears a costume with the number 8 back, of course this is very interesting and a debate for many observers and Barcelona fans, will Dani Alves' position be shifted to the middle considering the back number 8 is identical to the number 8? the jersey number worn by the midfielders. But it all depends on Xavi's decision whether he continues to provide a position as a wing-back or play in a new position as a midfielder.

@hd49728  Yes, and as I think Dani Alves and Xavi even play it as teammates before, they will surely go along. It will be easier for the coach to make Dani Alves understand what he is trying to say or trying to do and Dani Alves will be able to explain that much better to the team.

[Zilon]

If we look from the coach experience, Koeman actually has this compared to Xavi now, but in fact Koeman also failed to be able to restore Barcelona performance, I think maybe Barcelona real problem does not lie with the coach, but maybe lies in the quality of their squad so far who obviously couldn't move on after the departure of messi  and several other important players, to be honest I doubt that xavi will be able to do a better job in barcelona than koeman with the quality of the current squad.
Yes, it seems that Barcelona fans have to be patient enough to see their team improve again and in my opinion, if Barcelona want to return to what it used to be, the first thing they have to do is improve their financial condition first.

Well, the financial condition is not going to improve overnight obviously. so, first I think the players should motivate themselves to play better and the coach should play his part in this. Maybe Xavi is inexperienced but as he was a class player I think he might do you better even with what squad he has.

We should draw a conclusion yet you can judge a content by it's outward storage. Let's give xavi sometime to prove this value. For Barcelona to have signed him as the coach the saw some qualities let's allow him unleash them first. Even if he doesn't win a trophy this season his performance will show a clearer picture of what he possesses

[Fesatmas]

@hd49728  Yes, and as I think Dani Alves and Xavi even play it as teammates before, they will surely go along. It will be easier for the coach to make Dani Alves understand what he is trying to say or trying to do and Dani Alves will be able to explain that much better to the team.

The summons of Dani Alves does not necessarily bring in players who are ready to retire. But I think it is to develop Xavi understanding of Barcelona new players in order to facilitate the implementation of the strategy that will be carried out by Xavi. It's a pretty good tactic with the experience of Dani Alves already capable as if there will be two strong drivers but one is playing on the pitch while Xavi is off the pitch as a coach. Doesn't this make for a war style football game that Barcelona used to be.

[KingsDen]

The upcoming game for Barcelona is going to be against Espanyol. And I've no doubt that Xavi is really looking forward to having his first game as the Barcelona manager. He is a legend of this team already and it should be really meaningful for him to be the manager of his old team. I'm pretty sure that he wants to achieve new successes with Barcelona in the future. But he needs to be patient as they will need time to recover. And the Espanyol game is looking like a good place to start for it. I'm believing that Barcelona will destroy them.

The match against Espanyol was his debut match during his time as coach of Barcelona and of course this will be quite emotional for Xavi, moreover they will play at the Camp Nou Stadium which is the pride of Barcelona, ​​as a Barcelona player, Xavi has shown his quality so far but as a coach, of course Barcelona fans should not I expect too much from Xavi, because in my opinion, Xavi, who lacks experience, certainly still needs time to prove his capacity as Barcelona current coach.

He needs experience indeed. It is not an easy task to manage a team like Barcelona when you are an inexperienced manager even if you are a legend as a footballer. But I'll always be believing in Xavi to improve himself day by day. And in fact, being able to manage the team he is accustomed to the most must be better for him. If there is a strong chemistry among the team, then things would start getting better and maybe even earlier than expected.

Barcelona vs Espanyol is a win match for Barcelona. Whether Xavi is experienced or not. No matter the choice of player or formation, Barcelona will win the match.
The new spirit and excitement of a Lengend's first match as a coach will motivate the boys to do wonders.
Infact Barcelona will dominate the possession and passes.
Even with limited resources, Xavi will surprise everyone. I think he can be able to handle the club till they escape the shackles of poor finance.

[coderben]

There is a Barcelona v Espanyol match in three days. I'm a little hyped about this match as it is going to be Xavi's first ever official match with the team. This match must be helpful for him about creating his roadmap for the team a lot. Espanyol is not a very hard-to-beat competitor for Barcelona normally. But considering the recent look of them, I don't see a guaranteed win here. But I still suppose that Barcelona will manage to win.

[tulusikhlas]

There is a Barcelona v Espanyol match in three days. I'm a little hyped about this match as it is going to be Xavi's first ever official match with the team. This match must be helpful for him about creating his roadmap for the team a lot. Espanyol is not a very hard-to-beat competitor for Barcelona normally. But considering the recent look of them, I don't see a guaranteed win here. But I still suppose that Barcelona will manage to win.

At least there are some results that Xavi can prove, some developments, changing patterns of play, implementing strategies and we might as well be the final result. Victory is certainly a hope for Barcelona fans with Xavi. But it all took a long process, I didn't expect too much in the first game from Xavi's coaching, because it's quite a different pattern of play which is a good achievement for Barcelona.

[rahmad2nd]

There is a Barcelona v Espanyol match in three days. I'm a little hyped about this match as it is going to be Xavi's first ever official match with the team. This match must be helpful for him about creating his roadmap for the team a lot. Espanyol is not a very hard-to-beat competitor for Barcelona normally. But considering the recent look of them, I don't see a guaranteed win here. But I still suppose that Barcelona will manage to win.

I think Espanyol is not easy for Barcelona depend how situation and bad performance last previous match, how ever this derby and Espanyol will have bigger attention from his fans. Most excited on this match become how style of Barcelona game play under Xavi Hernandez debut, will adopt tiki taka again or Barcelona will have new game play style, lest see with new player debut Dani Alves with his number 8 how many impact for Barcelona team.

[jakdanyel]

Among the big teams of the La Liga, it seems like Real Madrid are going to have the most comfortable match this weekend. Because they are going to have an away match vs one of the weakest teams of the league, Granada. And I remember one important thing also that Real Madrid simply ended them by 4-1 here in the last season. There is no hindrance for them to prevent them from repeating it.

[ropyu1978]

Yes that era when Barcelona had Xavi and Iniesta in mid-field and Dani Alves, Pique, Puyol in defense, Messi, David villa in attack, and then later came the MSN trio, those were the golden errors of Barcelona football. Now it seems to be very difficult to even win in a home match. Things will change in my opinion but it will be a good amount of time and money.

In the past, Dani Alves played in a few positions for Barcelona. The most common position for him is a wing back and many times he played like an attacking player.

It is very surprise to see Alves can prolong his career like this and at his age almost 40, he still is a captain of Brazilian national team. Now, he come back to the Europe to play for Barcelona. Again, we have another legendary player come back, after Ibrahimovic, we have Dani Alves.

Welcome home Dani.

His experience, professional can help to improve the defense of Barcelona in short term. It's a good deal for Xavi and Barcelona.

Dani Alves was officially introduced by Barcelona a few hours ago, but what is interesting enough is that Dani Alves wears a costume with the number 8 back, of course this is very interesting and a debate for many observers and Barcelona fans, will Dani Alves' position be shifted to the middle considering the back number 8 is identical to the number 8? the jersey number worn by the midfielders. But it all depends on Xavi's decision whether he continues to provide a position as a wing-back or play in a new position as a midfielder.

The number 8 worn by Dani Alves at Barcelona this season maybe it's more to give Xavi Hernandez as a Barcelona tactician, especially the number 8 is identical to a midfielder, but Dani Alves will still play on the right wing or as a flashlight to guard Barcelona's back line this season. this, in my opinion number 8 is more identical as a leader on the field considering Dani Alves is the oldest player who will play under the direction of Xavi Hernandez this season I think he is very suitable to carry out as captain in the midst of Barcelona's young players especially Dani Alves was a Barcelona legend a few seasons ago

[JeromeTash]

Espanyol is not a very hard-to-beat competitor for Barcelona normally. But considering the recent look of them, I don't see a guaranteed win here. But I still suppose that Barcelona will manage to win.

Don't underlook Espanyol mate. It's a derby and Espanyol can prove to be cocky ot Barceona at times. During this period. Even low ranking teams are confident when playing against Barcelona because the fear factor they used to have is not there anymore.

Xavi's a rival may not change things at Barcelona instantly, it will take time if he is to build the team from scratch. So don't expect too much only to be disappointed at the end

[sana54210]

In the past, Dani Alves played in a few positions for Barcelona. The most common position for him is a wing back and many times he played like an attacking player.

It is very surprise to see Alves can prolong his career like this and at his age almost 40, he still is a captain of Brazilian national team. Now, he come back to the Europe to play for Barcelona. Again, we have another legendary player come back, after Ibrahimovic, we have Dani Alves.

Welcome home Dani.

His experience, professional can help to improve the defense of Barcelona in short term. It's a good deal for Xavi and Barcelona.

Dani Alves was great and all, but at his age there is nothing that he could provide anything at all. I get that Xavi wants to change some stuff, and having Dani Alves could be changing something and I get that there is a good chance that he could even not play and the reality is that just because he could be good locker room presence doesn't mean that he should be playing. Maybe it is time to get Dani Alves as a staff? Getting Iniesta there as well, he is playing in Japan but he could retire today and become a coach.

I get that old players of Xavi era could be great staff and great locker room and they would help but no longer could be great for playing, they are just way too old.

[kawetsriyanto]

Only time will tell in the end whether it was the right decision to part with Koeman and appoint Xavi to the post of Barcelona head coach.

Ye, exactly. For now, we cannot judge that Xavi will be successful since he still doesn't prove anything. What we are talking about now is the possibility that may happen after Xavi is managing Barcelona with his capacity.

Let's be objective that Koeman had a difficult situation

I am trying objective enough in viewing the coach. We are unsatisfied with Koeman isn't because Barcelona cannot be number 1 in the La Liga table. But we are seeing that Barcelona is in 9th place now. Although Barcelona is in a bad situation, they don't deserve to be in 9th place.

And it is not necessary to compare the coach of such a big club as Barcelona and, for example, the coach of Real Sociedad.

I am not comparing the coach? Who tries to compare them? 

[maju69]

Espanyol is not a very hard-to-beat competitor for Barcelona normally. But considering the recent look of them, I don't see a guaranteed win here. But I still suppose that Barcelona will manage to win.

Don't underlook Espanyol mate. It's a derby and Espanyol can prove to be cocky ot Barceona at times. During this period. Even low ranking teams are confident when playing against Barcelona because the fear factor they used to have is not there anymore.

Xavi's a rival may not change things at Barcelona instantly, it will take time if he is to build the team from scratch. So don't expect too much only to be disappointed at the end

You're right, not much has changed, because Xavi only had a short amount of time when he landed at Barcelona and started coaching new players. So there are still many things that certainly haven't been addressed in a short time, it's not enough to make Barcelona back into the dreaded derby. Except for a miracle, that too is not a standard at all. The point is the match against Espanyol is to test the quality of both.

[AndySt]

In the past, Dani Alves played in a few positions for Barcelona. The most common position for him is a wing back and many times he played like an attacking player.
It is very surprise to see Alves can prolong his career like this and at his age almost 40, he still is a captain of Brazilian national team. Now, he come back to the Europe to play for Barcelona. Again, we have another legendary player come back, after Ibrahimovic, we have Dani Alves.
Welcome home Dani.
His experience, professional can help to improve the defense of Barcelona in short term. It's a good deal for Xavi and Barcelona.

Dani Alves was great and all, but at his age there is nothing that he could provide anything at all. I get that Xavi wants to change some stuff, and having Dani Alves could be changing something and I get that there is a good chance that he could even not play and the reality is that just because he could be good locker room presence doesn't mean that he should be playing. Maybe it is time to get Dani Alves as a staff? Getting Iniesta there as well, he is playing in Japan but he could retire today and become a coach.
I get that old players of Xavi era could be great staff and great locker room and they would help but no longer could be great for playing, they are just way too old.

Firstly, according to my information, Alves will get Barcelona for free and can only play for the club from January if Barcelona resolves issues with its financial fair play. Secondly, if everything goes well and Alves is able to play for the club, then he will have the lowest salary in the club. In his case, more emphasis will be placed on all sorts of bonuses in case of achieving certain results. By the way, there is information that Koeman vetoed the potential return of Dani Alves to Barcelona. But Alves was persistent and when Xavi returned to the club, the club president said that the final decision would be made by Xavi. And if the current helmsman has made such a decision, then he understands how he will use Alves in a team game.

[LUCKMCFLY]

If Osasuna maintained a good level of performance, I would say that their next game against Atletico Madrid would be very competitive. But the truth is that they were terrible on the last four weeks in the La Liga. And they have been losing two times in a row too. In this case, Atletico Madrid have a big opportunity ahead. They weren't the best these days and they need to keep a nice winning streak to go up again. As it is a home game for them also, they should be able to get a clear win here.

It would be a hard game for Atletico, that's for sure but I wouldn't say same thing for Osasuna. They are already the underdog and they are performing way better than similar level teams. If they lose against Atletico nobody would blame them. I don't think they'll get a spot for European competitions at the end of the season so placing in seven or twelve spot have not much difference. Osasuna will still play without any concerns, they got that luxury by collecting points early.

Although Osasuna's growth is quite dizzying, we cannot put aside like the Cholo team is, Cholo clearly makes the best strategies because of his team, which, I imagine, must miss Lucho a lot, however Spanish football has been a bit in we will see, everyone wants to see Barcelona's performance (even I, who am not a fan) but seeing that the arrival of XAVI is having a lot of stir, I think we are all incognito, and it usually turns off Some interest in this game, at least in social networks is what I have observed.

[abhiseshakana]

Dani Alves was great and all, but at his age there is nothing that he could provide anything at all. I get that Xavi wants to change some stuff, and having Dani Alves could be changing something and I get that there is a good chance that he could even not play and the reality is that just because he could be good locker room presence doesn't mean that he should be playing. Maybe it is time to get Dani Alves as a staff? Getting Iniesta there as well, he is playing in Japan but he could retire today and become a coach.
I get that old players of Xavi era could be great staff and great locker room and they would help but no longer could be great for playing, they are just way too old.

Firstly, according to my information, Alves will get Barcelona for free and can only play for the club from January if Barcelona resolves issues with its financial fair play. Secondly, if everything goes well and Alves is able to play for the club, then he will have the lowest salary in the club. In his case, more emphasis will be placed on all sorts of bonuses in case of achieving certain results. By the way, there is information that Koeman vetoed the potential return of Dani Alves to Barcelona. But Alves was persistent and when Xavi returned to the club, the club president said that the final decision would be made by Xavi. And if the current helmsman has made such a decision, then he understands how he will use Alves in a team game.

Yes, Dani Alves is no longer young, and maybe physically he won't be playing as hard as he used to be, but Dani Alves once played for Barcelona, and this experience can certainly be useful for his teammates now, and he is a suitable player to be a role model.

Dani Alves has played with Xavi for 7 seasons, and currently, they are back together with Xavi as a coach. I think this is something very interesting to look forward to.

[rozak]

If Osasuna maintained a good level of performance, I would say that their next game against Atletico Madrid would be very competitive. But the truth is that they were terrible on the last four weeks in the La Liga. And they have been losing two times in a row too. In this case, Atletico Madrid have a big opportunity ahead. They weren't the best these days and they need to keep a nice winning streak to go up again. As it is a home game for them also, they should be able to get a clear win here.

It would be a hard game for Atletico, that's for sure but I wouldn't say same thing for Osasuna. They are already the underdog and they are performing way better than similar level teams. If they lose against Atletico nobody would blame them. I don't think they'll get a spot for European competitions at the end of the season so placing in seven or twelve spot have not much difference. Osasuna will still play without any concerns, they got that luxury by collecting points early.

Although Osasuna's growth is quite dizzying, we cannot put aside like the Cholo team is, Cholo clearly makes the best strategies because of his team, which, I imagine, must miss Lucho a lot, however Spanish football has been a bit in we will see, everyone wants to see Barcelona's performance (even I, who am not a fan) but seeing that the arrival of XAVI is having a lot of stir, I think we are all incognito, and it usually turns off Some interest in this game, at least in social networks is what I have observed.

There is a lot of news on social media about Barca. especially the arrival of XAVI and Dani Alves. yes, it makes us want to immediately see a better performance from Barcelona.
plus, there is news regarding the return of Messi and Iniesta to follow Dani Alves. if this is true, I believe that Barcelona can improve the position of the League for the rest of the season.