La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

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Diego Simeone has proven beyond any reasonable doubt that his Atletico Madrid side is capable of winning the La Liga even when they're least expected to win it ahead of the serial winners which are Real Madrid and Barcelona.
However, considering their current squad and their less involvement in this summer's transfer window, I think winning the La Liga would be a very difficult task for them next season. Finishing in the top four looks certainly a possibility but it'll be difficult to see them win the league

I also don't really believe that Atletico Madrid can win the La Liga title for the 2023-2024 season when Barcelona and Real Madrid have built good quality. Atletico Madrid are title contenders every season which cannot be underestimated, but it's true that they are no better off than Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Diego Simeone has proven the quality of his strategy at Atletico Madrid since 2011, but of course Atletico Madrid has many weaknesses compared to Barcelona and Real Madrid. Diego Simeone will also have the same difficulties next season, I mean he doesn't have a high chance of winning the La Liga title. I tend to believe that Barcelona will secure the title even though it's too early to tell.

[emrecemsan]

Some arguments about Arda Güler were exaggerated, and the media even took advantage of this to provoke Real Madrid fans by saying that Barcelona was happy with the news. I don't think Arda Güler has proven anything to Real Madrid that he can be the successor of X or Y, it's just an exaggerated assumption.

Arda Güler is a newcomer to Real Madrid, so he may have to work hard to break into the main squad. I think Ancelotti could have used him in some of the less intense games like the Copa Del Rey is against a team like Las Palmas or something else, if Real Madrid have confirmed themselves to win. But in any case I think Arda has a chance to become an important player for Real Madrid in the coming seasons if he wins the coach's trust with his good performances.

I can agree with that. It is just too early to make an assumption for him. He hasn't even played a single match yet and he has even got injured recently. He needs to prove his skills to the team for some time to increase his value more in time. He has a nice talent but this isn't enough to be confident of anything. This is football where everything can change in a short time.

Maybe you would remember the Bojan Krkic story for Barcelona. When he was first arrived and played in some matches people were talking about him like he was the heir of Messi at Barcelona. But what happened later on? He was down to even Stoke City and retired at the age of 32 only a few months ago.

[dezoel]

I would guess that Arda Guler just got into Pintus curse that's it . If you think about it, most of the young stars that Real gets under 20 years old, enters a heavy load training and that of course makes them prone to injury a lot more as well. Vinicious was constantly injured if people remember it, before he was who he is right now, when he was just a young talented fast winger that everyone considered just decent, he was constantly getting injured because he worked too hard on training.

I am sure that the same thing happened to Arda Guler as well, he worked hard with the team and put a lot of workload on his body and that resulted with him getting injured for now, maybe he will reinjure later on as well, this is just basically powering his body for a while. After 20 years old or so, he will be an indestructible machine, like all Madrid players.

[topbitcoin]

The match against Barcelona is not a reference point but Madrid must feel that it will be difficult unlike the initial expectations.

unfortunately it is something that should be taken as a reference because it was not a simple friendly, both teams put their best into the field and we all know that barcelona is always a candidate for the title and losing against barcelona has always been painful, something very bad. not to mention that it was not a game in which they were competitive on both sides, the result is obvious: real madrid was humiliated, conceding 3 goals and not being able to score at least 1 goal is something humiliating

Madrid have to do now is quite clear, as they have to clean up again to plan well what to do in the season that will start in a few days.
In this match, Madrid's defense after several substitutions was very weak which resulted in conceding 2 goals in the last 10 minutes.
On the other hand, it's also a matter of prestige, but as a point of reference it's not a sure thing as they can still improve in the short time they have left.
Hopefully, there will be a change of scheme as the current formation doesn't seem to suit Madrid too well.

Therefore, at this time they have to find another alternative because basically with the 2 striker scheme the fact is still a little complicated.
I don't really understand why Ancelotti used 4-1-2-1-2 in some of their friendlies because if you look at Madrid's playing history I think it would be better if Madrid tried the standard formation in 4-3-3 because it can still be used.
Jude can still be flexible as an attacking midfielder. Second strikers are good too but when their target man is struggling it's clear the 4-1-2-1-2 formation won't work well.

On the other hand, it is still not too late if you want a new striker if you feel Joselu is still unsatisfactory because there is still at least 1 month left until the player transfer is closed.

It was a friendly match and it's only natural for the coach to experiment with his strategy. In official competitions, they need a backup strategy including the formation they will apply later. And don't forget that sometimes they get a bad situation with a player getting a red card for example, of course it will make the scenario on the field change, it must also be considered by the coach and including maybe they will do a scheme like that in a friendly match, making the player get a red card.
I remember when they were still managed by Jose Mourinho, I forget exactly when, but at that time the situation was 2 of their players, Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso were forced to make them receive a red card, it sounds very crazy, because of course every team does not want a player to receive a red card, but it really happened.
I mean scenarios like this have to be prepared for, including experimenting with formations.

As I said before, this is not just a friendly because in my opinion this can also be important data, especially the opponent faced is a rival, of course they are aware that if they lose today, the possibility of potential doubt through the season will be very pronounced.
For matches with other clubs like Manchester United and Juventus it might still be possible but against Barcelona it's clearly different.

[giammangiato]

I think Ancelotti didn't add Joselu to the squad to keep him in the team for a long time. Ancelotti is currently considering Joselu as a replacement for Benzema. For the past few seasons, we have heard rumors that Real Madrid are very interested in signing Mbappe. But we are not seeing anything like that this season. I think the Real Madrid management wants Joselu as a replacement for Benzema this season. And let Mbappe join the squad as a free agent next season. This is unlikely to happen. PSG management will sell Mbappe this season. It remains to be seen if Real Madrid will spend so much money to get Mbappe in the squad.

If Carlo thinks he is a great replacement, then he is.
If you look at his career he is seen a lot of talented players come through, and he is also played with them in the past: so I assume he can tell when a person is talented or not. So I trust.

[Westinhome]

The match against Barcelona is not a reference point but Madrid must feel that it will be difficult unlike the initial expectations.
Making significant changes with 2 strikers and 1 second striker is not as easy as it seems.
Indeed, in the end, there are still 3 up front but it is difficult with Vini and Rodrygo who sometimes only act as scramblers for the opponent's defense but are not accompanied by a goal-hungry striker like Benzema.
Joselu is actually still quite capable but it would be better if there was the addition of at least 1 superior striker.
On the other hand, Ancelotti must be aware that in the defeat against Barcelona some time ago, their defense towards the end was very slack and this needs to be improved again because it is very strange when usually Madrid is always a club with last minute specialists but in the match against Barcelona a few days ago they were the ones who conceded 2 goals in the final minutes.

Madrid doesn’t expect this aggressive game from the Barcelona.The key factor behind this game was the old aggressive player Xavi was the current manager of the Barcelona.Barcelona totally made the Madrid to follow his way till the end of the match.But they doesn’t allow the Madrid to score the single goal against them was the most unexpected one.Because Real Madrid also the top of the table football team.Since the Barcelona was in the top side and allow the Madrid to play the defend match by keep on striking the ball towards the goal post.This real prove that Madrid was not the equal opponent to the Barcelona after the 3-0 goals.Madrid was the best club to score all the goals pending at the end of the game and had a potential to draw the match,which was missing in this match.

[BITCOIN4X]

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Yes, it looks weird. Maybe Real wants to have an experienced striker for rotation, but for me the figure of Joselu looks absolutely random (why is exactly he), because we are talking about Real. And as far as I can tell, this signing happened even if Mbappe is bought this season, it is clearly part of a different plan than a temporary replacement for the top striker.

I also only believe that Joselu is an alternative choice for Ancelotti next season. It is likely that Ancelotti will change his game strategy where he will use 2 strikers who will be assisted by 1 attacking midfielder. The diamond style formation (4-1-2-1-2) or 4-3-1-2 is very likely to be adopted by Ancelotti where Vinicius and Rodrygo will play as strikers while Bellingham as an attacking midfielder.

Ancelotti has tried it in pre-season games, but of course not all of them are effective. This formation approach can also make Ancelotti have no difficulty in strategizing, of course that's because he has a lot of midfielder stock instead of a striker.

[arimamib]

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Yes, it looks weird. Maybe Real wants to have an experienced striker for rotation, but for me the figure of Joselu looks absolutely random (why is exactly he), because we are talking about Real. And as far as I can tell, this signing happened even if Mbappe is bought this season, it is clearly part of a different plan than a temporary replacement for the top striker.

I also only believe that Joselu is an alternative choice for Ancelotti next season. It is likely that Ancelotti will change his game strategy where he will use 2 strikers who will be assisted by 1 attacking midfielder. The diamond style formation (4-1-2-1-2) or 4-3-1-2 is very likely to be adopted by Ancelotti where Vinicius and Rodrygo will play as strikers while Bellingham as an attacking midfielder.

Ancelotti has tried it in pre-season games, but of course not all of them are effective. This formation approach can also make Ancelotti have no difficulty in strategizing, of course that's because he has a lot of midfielder stock instead of a striker.

Yes, but the ideal performance for them is to apply the formation they have done from last season, such as the 4-3-3 where Joselu is the player who will decorate the center forward left by Benzema. However, with a lot of midfielder stock that is owned, it seems that the formation will start according to ancelotti in order to perfect their strengths in the next season.

So, if Ancelotti hasn't found a good quality player for a centre-forward, chances are it will be their weak point next season. I saw Joselu appearance when dealing with Barcelona in yesterday's match. He seemed to have difficulty playing with a 4-1-2-1-2 formation. Therefore, ancelotti must be able to find a new formation to support the accuracy of their game in this pre-season match.

[Leviathan.007]

It seems Barcelona is going to have a problem for the next season because they can't have Ousmane Dembélé for the next season and Enrique wanted to have this player on his team that's why PSG spent 50m and activated a private clause which made Dembélé to move PSG.
Surely Xavi was counting on this player for the next season and Dembélé leaving Barcelona damaged this team. There is not much time left for Xavi to find players to fill his place.



https://barcauniversal.com/psg-will-sign-dembele-for-e50-million-by-activating-a-private-clause-romano/

[rahmad2nd]

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Real Madrid had big plans before signing Joselu on loan, Real Madrid is preparing big funds to bring in Mbappe. After the situation experienced by Mbappe at PSG who did not want to activate the contract extension clause, Real Madrid preferred to be patient until Mbappe contract expired at PSG and then signed him for free next season.
Joselu has only been made a temporary option after Real Madrid lost several players up front, Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard, Mariano Diaz and Marco Asensio all leaving the club last season. Keep in mind, Joselu was brought in as a loan player, maybe next season he will be returned to Espanyol after Real Madrid did not activate Joselu's loan extension.

Then, the question is whether Ancelotti is not targeting the title in the 2023/2024 season. because to be able to achieve the target they are after, Madrid must bring in a striker who can score at least 20 goals in one season. whether Joselu meets these criteria, this will be a big question for Los Blancos supporters. considering that this season is Ancelotti's last season, he should have spoken out to bring in a more suitable striker for succesor Karim Benzema, even though Joselu is actually a player who graduated from the Madrid academy.

In the previous post, I spoke from Joselu's side. now, I speak from another point of view.
Ideally, Madrid should have a striker like Kane. thus, Vini, Kane, Rodrygo, will be three very sharp strikers. unfortunately, Kane's price is too high for them to bring him to the Santiago Bernabeu. but with Kane around, Madrid have an ideal replacement. so there are a lot of big question marks for Madrid fans, even though the Liga hasn't actually started yet. However, seeing the current conditions, Madrid really need a deadly striker. Joselu hasn't proved it with Madrid, that's why there are many who doubt him. moreover, reportedly this season is Ancelotti's last season because he will coach the Brazilian national team.

IMO, Madrid prioritizes midfielders, even though they need an ideal striker than Joselu. to wait for Mbappe next season, that means Madrid sacrificed this season not to target any trophies. ideally, Madrid fans want Mbappe to leave in this summer's transfer window. some of the rumors that I read, it looks like PSG will offer their star player to Madrid. The thing is, Perez has said that he will not sign another striker. this is interesting, I want to see further developments. my guess is that Madrid and PSG will have a meeting with a more ideal agreement to let Mbappe go. we'll see if it will materialize.

[Falconer]

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Yes, but the ideal performance for them is to apply the formation they have done from last season, such as the 4-3-3 where Joselu is the player who will decorate the center forward left by Benzema. However, with a lot of midfielder stock that is owned, it seems that the formation will start according to ancelotti in order to perfect their strengths in the next season.

So, if Ancelotti hasn't found a good quality player for a centre-forward, chances are it will be their weak point next season. I saw Joselu appearance when dealing with Barcelona in yesterday's match. He seemed to have difficulty playing with a 4-1-2-1-2 formation. Therefore, ancelotti must be able to find a new formation to support the accuracy of their game in this pre-season match.

The pre-season games are friendly matches, but I think it's also useful to do some experimenting with strategy and formations. For the last 3 matches, Ancelotti did use 2 different formations between 4-1-2-1-2 and 4-3-1-2. Bellingham played as an attacking midfielder in 3 of those matches, but Ancelotti rotated while giving Joselu a chance.

Of the two formations that have been tried, I think 4-3-1-2 is the best to adopt next season, that means Real Madrid doesn't have a number 9 player next season. But I hope it won't be a problem.

[Raflesia]

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Well, just imagine how Barcelona reaction was when they heard this news, they must have laughed and felt lucky not to bring him to Headquarters. If in the end an injury becomes an obstacle for any club to question this and harm the party who bought it. Now Madrid must be able to convince the public, especially the Madrid fans who have high hopes as when he was brought in and won the attention of many people. He is widely regarded as the successor to Ozil, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration. Hopefully, we can hear good news for his recovery period, at this time Madrid needs to focus on the squad they have.

Some arguments about Arda Güler were exaggerated, and the media even took advantage of this to provoke Real Madrid fans by saying that Barcelona was happy with the news. I don't think Arda Güler has proven anything to Real Madrid that he can be the successor of X or Y, it's just an exaggerated assumption.

Arda Güler is a newcomer to Real Madrid, so he may have to work hard to break into the main squad. I think Ancelotti could have used him in some of the less intense games like the Copa Del Rey is against a team like Las Palmas or something else, if Real Madrid have confirmed themselves to win. But in any case I think Arda has a chance to become an important player for Real Madrid in the coming seasons if he wins the coach's trust with his good performances.

I agree with this because seeing from some media, they only fry the news so that their traffic soars especially when the news about Arda Guller is definitely related to Barcelona and Madrid so this will get a lot of attention so it is very natural that they exaggerate this issue.

Now he has to make his condition better. A knee injury is obviously not something that is easy to heal and it takes a bit longer to recover and re-adapt. So in this case he definitely needs time, but when given playing minutes of course he will be given time because he still has to prove himself especially this could also be very good if in the end he becomes one of the figures who can bring Madrid better.
Madrid is a pretty cruel club when it comes to players and competition but when he can prove himself then in this case it is not difficult for him to be in the main squad especially since there are already examples such as Vini and Rodrygo who are now coveted players at a very young age.

[BRINIRHA]

Update regarding the development of the injury experienced by Arda Guler after previously having to return to Madrid early. This unpleasant news required Arda Guler to be sidelined for two months after suffering an injury during pre-season training. It's really unfortunate when pre-season can be a benchmark for a team before undergoing an official competition but has to lose one of its talented players. I think considering that Arda Guler was too happy to join Real Madrid that he gets too excited in every training session and that is normal. But before that he must be able to train his muscles first with Pintus so he can avoid being prone to injury.

Meanwhile, another Real Madrid player, Ferlan Mendy, was also reported injured, who had to be sidelined for a month after suffering a hamstring injury during the El Clasico pre-season match against Barcelona a few days ago. It seems that this will be a test again for Real Madrid after losing several players due to injury but in depth the Real Madrid squad is still safe and not too bothered.

It's a shame, as this was one of the few opportunities for him to show that he's worth the high price tag for a young player but with this knee injury it's clear that he's going to be delayed from his professional games in Madrid. In fact, Madrid tried to inject platelet rich plasma to make him better but it didn't work and Arda had to go under the knife. I didn't hear that he will be in the treatment room for two months but indeed with this knee problem it will definitely take time to heal completely.
Let's hope this doesn't hamper his progress at Madrid because if it interferes with his career then he won't get any opportunities at Madrid.

It's a shame that a young player who was expected to bring positive things to this club now has to suffer an injury and keeps him out of action for about 2 months. And even that could be more if the recovery process does not go smoothly. Well I wish the best for this young player and also for the Real Madrid club. I feel that things have not gone smoothly this season for Real Madrid. Even in the pre-season match yesterday, Real Madrid were humiliated by a score of 3-0 by Barcelona. And of course even now Barcelona will be even more comfortable to be able to become the favorite club in Laliga again. But I have high hopes for Joselu, Bellingham and Vinicius Jr. who will be included in the seeded players at the Real Madrid club. And their performance is quite good. I still don't think Real Madrid will be bothered by just this problem. But it would really be great if this problem didn't happen.

[arimamib]

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Yes, but the ideal performance for them is to apply the formation they have done from last season, such as the 4-3-3 where Joselu is the player who will decorate the center forward left by Benzema. However, with a lot of midfielder stock that is owned, it seems that the formation will start according to ancelotti in order to perfect their strengths in the next season.

So, if Ancelotti hasn't found a good quality player for a centre-forward, chances are it will be their weak point next season. I saw Joselu appearance when dealing with Barcelona in yesterday's match. He seemed to have difficulty playing with a 4-1-2-1-2 formation. Therefore, ancelotti must be able to find a new formation to support the accuracy of their game in this pre-season match.

The pre-season games are friendly matches, but I think it's also useful to do some experimenting with strategy and formations. For the last 3 matches, Ancelotti did use 2 different formations between 4-1-2-1-2 and 4-3-1-2. Bellingham played as an attacking midfielder in 3 of those matches, but Ancelotti rotated while giving Joselu a chance.

Of the two formations that have been tried, I think 4-3-1-2 is the best to adopt next season, that means Real Madrid doesn't have a number 9 player next season. But I hope it won't be a problem.

That's a challenge experienced by Real Madrid because they haven't found the right player for their center forward for next season. In fact, if Real Madrid did it in this transfer window, surely they could sign Mbappe, but they didn't.

Thus only the form of formation that they can adjust to find a match for their game for next season. The pre-season match is indeed an experiment for ancelotti to find a strategy for the formation they will apply next season.  So if Real Madrid manages to bring in Mbappe in this transfer window I think they will prefer to use a 4-3-3.

[flyingcarpet]

Update regarding the development of the injury experienced by Arda Guler after previously having to return to Madrid early. This unpleasant news required Arda Guler to be sidelined for two months after suffering an injury during pre-season training. It's really unfortunate when pre-season can be a benchmark for a team before undergoing an official competition but has to lose one of its talented players. I think considering that Arda Guler was too happy to join Real Madrid that he gets too excited in every training session and that is normal. But before that he must be able to train his muscles first with Pintus so he can avoid being prone to injury.

Meanwhile, another Real Madrid player, Ferlan Mendy, was also reported injured, who had to be sidelined for a month after suffering a hamstring injury during the El Clasico pre-season match against Barcelona a few days ago. It seems that this will be a test again for Real Madrid after losing several players due to injury but in depth the Real Madrid squad is still safe and not too bothered.

It's a shame, as this was one of the few opportunities for him to show that he's worth the high price tag for a young player but with this knee injury it's clear that he's going to be delayed from his professional games in Madrid. In fact, Madrid tried to inject platelet rich plasma to make him better but it didn't work and Arda had to go under the knife. I didn't hear that he will be in the treatment room for two months but indeed with this knee problem it will definitely take time to heal completely.
Let's hope this doesn't hamper his progress at Madrid because if it interferes with his career then he won't get any opportunities at Madrid.

It's a shame that a young player who was expected to bring positive things to this club now has to suffer an injury and keeps him out of action for about 2 months. And even that could be more if the recovery process does not go smoothly. Well I wish the best for this young player and also for the Real Madrid club. I feel that things have not gone smoothly this season for Real Madrid. Even in the pre-season match yesterday, Real Madrid were humiliated by a score of 3-0 by Barcelona. And of course even now Barcelona will be even more comfortable to be able to become the favorite club in Laliga again. But I have high hopes for Joselu, Bellingham and Vinicius Jr. who will be included in the seeded players at the Real Madrid club. And their performance is quite good. I still don't think Real Madrid will be bothered by just this problem. But it would really be great if this problem didn't happen.

Since he is young, the healing process may be faster. Arda showed that he would give his all to Real Madrid by pushing too hard in training. Arda's talent is indisputable. I'm sure he'll find his place in the team when he comes back.

The player who will throw the key pass in Real Madrid's matches is Modric. When Modric wasn't doing well in the game, Real Madrid's Vini Jr. option remains. Arda was taken exactly to make up for this shortcoming. We'll see what I said on the field when he gets back. One move and one pass can change the course of the match. Arda is a player who can do just that.

[BRINIRHA]

It's a shame that a young player who was expected to bring positive things to this club now has to suffer an injury and keeps him out of action for about 2 months. And even that could be more if the recovery process does not go smoothly. Well I wish the best for this young player and also for the Real Madrid club. I feel that things have not gone smoothly this season for Real Madrid. Even in the pre-season match yesterday, Real Madrid were humiliated by a score of 3-0 by Barcelona. And of course even now Barcelona will be even more comfortable to be able to become the favorite club in Laliga again. But I have high hopes for Joselu, Bellingham and Vinicius Jr. who will be included in the seeded players at the Real Madrid club. And their performance is quite good. I still don't think Real Madrid will be bothered by just this problem. But it would really be great if this problem didn't happen.

Since he is young, the healing process may be faster. Arda showed that he would give his all to Real Madrid by pushing too hard in training. Arda's talent is indisputable. I'm sure he'll find his place in the team when he comes back.

The player who will throw the key pass in Real Madrid's matches is Modric. When Modric wasn't doing well in the game, Real Madrid's Vini Jr. option remains. Arda was taken exactly to make up for this shortcoming. We'll see what I said on the field when he gets back. One move and one pass can change the course of the match. Arda is a player who can do just that.

Well, this young player is even said to be a prodigy on the football field. But yeah, in a player's career, not everything will go smoothly without a hitch. Some obstacles will make him more mature and more careful in the future. He will become one of the important players in European football. (At least that's what I think of him). But waiting 2 months I think is not too long. Because that means he will start to return to the field after the season starts about 1.5 months into it. Yes, he is still young, so he should indeed be able to recover faster than senior players who are old, which means they always spend a longer recovery period than younger players. I hope this young player stays upbeat and doesn't get hit by the injury that befell him. Because after all being at Real Madrid was his dream for a long time. And when all that materialized he had to be tested with injury problems. Of course this will make him sad and also hit with this problem. But fortunately Real Madrid is not too concerned about this problem and has high hopes for this young player.

[kawetsriyanto]

It's a shame that a young player who was expected to bring positive things to this club now has to suffer an injury and keeps him out of action for about 2 months. And even that could be more if the recovery process does not go smoothly.

He is still very young, it is not a big problem for him to focus on recovery for 2 months. I'm sure Real Madrid has enough facility to make the recovery goes smoothly. Real Madrid is one of the top clubs in the world, we shouldn't doubt how they will treat Arda. They should try their best to recover Arda's injuried as soon as possible.

Well I wish the best for this young player and also for the Real Madrid club. I feel that things have not gone smoothly this season for Real Madrid. Even in the pre-season match yesterday, Real Madrid were humiliated by a score of 3-0 by Barcelona.

Many fans expects to watch Arda Guler to play against Barcelona. Unfortunately, he was absent due to injury problem. People have a big hope that Arda Guler can give something differently in Real Madrid attacking. Arda Guler is a typical offensive midfielder who has an impressive dribbling ability. This may add more power in the attacking field. Well, let's hope that he can join the next El Classio. And he can help Real Madrid to win against Barcelona.

I have high hopes for Joselu, Bellingham and Vinicius Jr. who will be included in the seeded players at the Real Madrid club.

They are the main attackers of Real Madrid now. Don't forget Rodrygo, too.
If they still can't show their best, they are probably adapting each others. Joselu and Bellingham are new players, it should take time for adaptation. Considering they played quite well during the pre season match, I think they can play more solidly later. Defeated by Barcelona in a pre season match is not a good thing, but it doesn't mean Real Madrid has no chance to win against Barcelona in the next season. After that loss, Real Madrid players can take a big lesson and they must evaluate many things.

[Oluwa-btc]

It seems Barcelona is going to have a problem for the next season because they can't have Ousmane Dembélé for the next season and Enrique wanted to have this player on his team that's why PSG spent 50m and activated a private clause which made Dembélé to move PSG.
Surely Xavi was counting on this player for the next season and Dembélé leaving Barcelona damaged this team. There is not much time left for Xavi to find players to fill his place.



https://barcauniversal.com/psg-will-sign-dembele-for-e50-million-by-activating-a-private-clause-romano/

I double doubt Dembele leaving would affect the team negatively, he'll sure be missed no arguments on that but he wasn't part of many games last season as he was Injured for a long period of time.
During big games when creative players like Dembele is required he would be absent. Also, Dembele moving forward would be enough chance for them to sign Joao Felix from Athletico Madrid even though he's brought in on a short term loan deal.

Enrique is a coach that keeps possession and plays faster and tick taka kind of plays. I can remember all he did with Barcelona winning the treble that year with special players like  Lionel Messi, Andreas Inesta, Neymar Junior and also Luis Suarez.

[QueenVera]

It's a shame that a young player who was expected to bring positive things to this club now has to suffer an injury and keeps him out of action for about 2 months. And even that could be more if the recovery process does not go smoothly.

He is still very young, it is not a big problem for him to focus on recovery for 2 months. I'm sure Real Madrid has enough facility to make the recovery goes smoothly. Real Madrid is one of the top clubs in the world, we shouldn't doubt how they will treat Arda. They should try their best to recover Arda's injuried as soon as possible.

Well I wish the best for this young player and also for the Real Madrid club. I feel that things have not gone smoothly this season for Real Madrid. Even in the pre-season match yesterday, Real Madrid were humiliated by a score of 3-0 by Barcelona.

Many fans expects to watch Arda Guler to play against Barcelona. Unfortunately, he was absent due to injury problem. People have a big hope that Arda Guler can give something differently in Real Madrid attacking. Arda Guler is a typical offensive midfielder who has an impressive dribbling ability. This may add more power in the attacking field. Well, let's hope that he can join the next El Classio. And he can help Real Madrid to win against Barcelona.

this is the more reason why many coaches like being tactical in featuring most of their key players in pre-season matches, to avoid situations like this from occurring, he's a young and talented rising star with good skills and good attacking abilities though his presence wouldn't really be felt because they have other quality and well experienced players that could feature in that position until he recovers from his injuries, but the Realmadrid coach would need such a player like him to feature in other competitions, though 2months might seems like a long time and he'll be so sad to be missing out on the early stages of the tournament where he'll be looking to impress so as to  contend for a spot in the starting 11, but I believe the medical team would work very hard to try and help him recover ever faster than expected, he's a young lad with good talent and his presence could create an impact with the team, Ancelotti would be so sad at this current incident having one of the rising star in his team suffer from a long injury before the season stars and would be looking forwards to having him back to the training ground again

[TopT3ns]

That's a challenge experienced by Real Madrid because they haven't found the right player for their center forward for next season. In fact, if Real Madrid did it in this transfer window, surely they could sign Mbappe, but they didn't.

Thus only the form of formation that they can adjust to find a match for their game for next season. The pre-season match is indeed an experiment for ancelotti to find a strategy for the formation they will apply next season.  So if Real Madrid manages to bring in Mbappe in this transfer window I think they will prefer to use a 4-3-3.

If Real Madrid uses a formation to play like that, then it has become commonplace because many other teams use formations like that too. By using Mbappe, Ancelotti must know very well the skills that Mbappe has, so he gets a formation that is really suitable for Mbappe, but Real Madrid is currently still unsure whether or not to buy Mbappe because there is no further information about Mbappe's purchase at Real Madrid.