La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[zuzie]

Yes, it is possible, but something that we are question this time is his performance that some people think is not optimal. And regarding options, it's not a big problem if Ancelotti apply a 4-3-3 formation in the future. Because in some matches coach Ancelotti has seen use Rodrygo as a center forward when playing with a 4-3-3 while the wing positions are occupied by Vinícius and Federico Valverde (he is trusted as a wing in certain situations)

With the presence of dangerous frontlines, Vinicius Júnior, Rodrygo and Brahim Diaz, they're 100% ready for the new season. Real Madrid is an elite club that functions mostly on the basis of its ratings and spectacular performance. The players have prior expertise and are capable of managing challenging circumstances under pressure. The 4-3-3 formation will undoubtedly assist players improve their game; after all, the club pattern is versatile, permitting them to play in any position. Carlo Ancelotti may utilize whatever formation he wants as long as it results in solid winning results.

Actually, the 4-3-3 formation option is good enough to strengthen Real madrid because every player is also familiar with Ancelotti favorite formation and this reliable coach chosen formation will give Vinicius more freedom to always get opportunities to score when there are few opportunities. .
I really admire Ancelotti current strategy and it seems that the main players currently being used are quite convincing because Vinicius is one of the players with good quality and is strengthened by the presence of Rodrygo.
I think the coming season will be an opportunity for Real Madrid to make up for last season failures.

It was Carlo Ancelotti's favorite strategy and now it is likely he will implement the reserve option after one of Real Madrid's mainstay strikers, namely Karim Benzema, left the Santiago Bernabeu. Although we know there is an alternative striker on the reserve list but a different level compare to Benzema, and I think it would be very risky if Ancelotti used the same method but at a different level.
It is this problem that is currently try to be overcome, because it is undeniable that the departure of Karim Benzema has quite effect Real Madrid's consistency.

[Oneandpure]

Since we saw Benzema leave Real Madrid at least years into his career some people were thinking other players from Re Madrid can do the same thing and they will leave Real Madrid for Saudi teams or maybe other teams soon when they get old.
Thibaut Courtois is a player who plays for Real Madrid since 2018 and he is now an old player which can make us think he will leave Real Madrid like other old players but recently he said he wants to even get retired from Real Madrid.

https://madriduniversal.com/courtois-talks-benzema-vinicius-rodrygo-bellingham-valverde-joselu-retirement/

Seems too early with predicting Real Madrid goal keeper move to Saudi Arabia teams because he still 31 years old and get chance more than three until four years later. I am expected with Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are the list name Real Madrid player will leave next season and move to Saudi Pro League teams. Usually goals keeper extend until 39 to 40 years old and always has chance get regular position depend with consistent performance or not. Last season, Thibaut Courtois has consistent performance and he wants leaves Real Madrid early for accepting with Saudi Arabia clubs. Real Madrid have good planning in the future with their player composition dominance by young player, Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Federico Valverde and Camavinga are team assets in the future.

[hahay]

I think Dembele and Ferran Torres are really lacking if they are made as an option to replace a pure striker like Lewandowski because both of them have pure winger positions and Barcelona really should try to bring in a striker to cover for Lewandowski who also has a tall stature and a pretty good finish. If Barcelona still have to wait for Victor Roque until next year, of course that's long enough, they have to look for him now, whether he's a striker on a free agent or can borrow him first for a season. There are still many ways that Barcelona can do to get a pure striker and of course there are also many players out there who want to join a big team like Barcelona.

waiting for Victor Roque next year is not difficult for Barcelona. I'm sure Xavi can come up with a strategy with the formations used even with the existing players. Lewandowsky is indeed very important on the Barcelona front line. but I still believe that if Xavi lets Lewandowsky rest, Xavi can still use other options. Ferran Torres cannot be a replacement for Lewandowsky. but it looks like Xavi will have a special formation that makes him comfortable playing.

I believe Barcelona don't have to look for a pure striker who has the same stature as Lewandowski because after all, Barcelona have basically had a lot of success also with strikers who only have ordinary stature. I mean, it seems that Barcelona very rarely has a striker with a stature like Lewandowski because in fact, previously Barcelona's forwards were Suarez, Messi Neymar who did not have a stature like Lewandowski, right. So yes, I'm sure Barcelona are not concerned about the stature of the player, because so far they also don't have that kind of requirement to bring in players.

[fachant]

I think Dembele and Ferran Torres are really lacking if they are made as an option to replace a pure striker like Lewandowski because both of them have pure winger positions and Barcelona really should try to bring in a striker to cover for Lewandowski who also has a tall stature and a pretty good finish. If Barcelona still have to wait for Victor Roque until next year, of course that's long enough, they have to look for him now, whether he's a striker on a free agent or can borrow him first for a season. There are still many ways that Barcelona can do to get a pure striker and of course there are also many players out there who want to join a big team like Barcelona.

waiting for Victor Roque next year is not difficult for Barcelona. I'm sure Xavi can come up with a strategy with the formations used even with the existing players. Lewandowsky is indeed very important on the Barcelona front line. but I still believe that if Xavi lets Lewandowsky rest, Xavi can still use other options. Ferran Torres cannot be a replacement for Lewandowsky. but it looks like Xavi will have a special formation that makes him comfortable playing.

I believe Barcelona don't have to look for a pure striker who has the same stature as Lewandowski because after all, Barcelona have basically had a lot of success also with strikers who only have ordinary stature. I mean, it seems that Barcelona very rarely has a striker with a stature like Lewandowski because in fact, previously Barcelona's forwards were Suarez, Messi Neymar who did not have a stature like Lewandowski, right. So yes, I'm sure Barcelona are not concerned about the stature of the player, because so far they also don't have that kind of requirement to bring in players.

Barcelona had a great run of form last season. One of the roles behind which was Lewandowski. I hope this season, this team will be able to perform amazingly in both La Liga and Champions League.

[rahmad2nd]

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waiting for Victor Roque next year is not difficult for Barcelona. I'm sure Xavi can come up with a strategy with the formations used even with the existing players. Lewandowsky is indeed very important on the Barcelona front line. but I still believe that if Xavi lets Lewandowsky rest, Xavi can still use other options. Ferran Torres cannot be a replacement for Lewandowsky. but it looks like Xavi will have a special formation that makes him comfortable playing.

As previously rumored, that Vitor Roque will join Barcelona in the 2024 winter window. this player, plays as a center forward. it is very likely that Roque will be Lewandowski's backup. or, maybe Xavi will try to rotate him in several positions. considering that this player is still very young, Xavi can explore his talents and abilities again apart from being a center forward. so, Barcelona doesn't need to think about a second tier player to replace Lewandowski. thus if Vitor Roque has been confirmed to join Barca, Xavi does not always have to play his main squad even though it basically depends on the team they are opposing.

As for Ferran Torres, this player can actually play in various positions. Unfortunately, he has not been able to show a slick performance while in Barcelona's uniform. in the next season if he still remains part of Barca, Ferran Torres will have to prove his worth if he wants to enter Barcelona's main starting eleven.
One more thing, I hope Ansu Fati will return to his original form and play to give his best game. at the very least, it should return to its former performance. thus, maybe Xavi will give a lot of minutes of playing time. the rest, Barcelona has players who are quite competitive. both midfield and defense. so it's only natural that Barcelona has the chance to retain the La Liga trophy for next season.

[Doell]

Seems too early with predicting Real Madrid goal keeper move to Saudi Arabia teams because he still 31 years old and get chance more than three until four years later. I am expected with Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are the list name Real Madrid player will leave next season and move to Saudi Pro League teams. Usually goals keeper extend until 39 to 40 years old and always has chance get regular position depend with consistent performance or not. Last season, Thibaut Courtois has consistent performance and he wants leaves Real Madrid early for accepting with Saudi Arabia clubs. Real Madrid have good planning in the future with their player composition dominance by young player, Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Federico Valverde and Camavinga are team assets in the future.

You're right Sir, Thibaut Courtois his performance is quite good. And yeah he still have chance to play at Real Madrid for three or four years later, he is also still needed at there although there are other goalkeepers but they experience is not comparable with Thibaut Courtois. Actually I also hoped Modric or Kroos could play in the Saudi league, but it seems like that's not going to be happen. Modric already considers Real Madrid his main home and it seems he has no interest joining to Saudi Liga, also Toni Kroos reportedly only want retire at Real Madrid.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Barcelona expected more from Dembele. But Dembele failed to live up to Barcelona's expectations. The team did not perform very well against Barcelona. Dembele has been playing with Barcelona for 6 seasons. In 6 seasons he played only 127 matches in La Liga. And scoring only 24. And so Barcelona are unwilling to increase Dembele's wages to keep him with the squad. If Dembele does not ask for an increase in wages, Barcelona will probably keep Dembele in the squad.
However, Barcelona could make a smart amount of money by selling Dembele to PSG. Barcelona spent 135 million to sign Dembele. But they don't get better performance than Dembele. Dembele was a loss project for Barcelona. However, it is not yet clear how much money PSG are willing to spend on Dembele.

According to what the Lequipe journalists write, the transfer amount will be 50 million, and Dembele will receive a salary increase at PSG. And if nothing changes, then Dembele may be officially announced as a PSG player tomorrow, August 7th. Even if Dembele did not live up to Barcelona's expectations, they would still like to keep him in the team, but due to financial instability, they cannot do this. By the way, for the same reason, Messi did not back to Barcelona...

Anyway, Dembele will still be fine if he leaves Barcelona, or maybe Dembele can develop even better in another club because maybe playing at Barcelona is maybe Dembele get more high pressure. Because Barcelona condition is also not completely good so yes, it would be better for players with big fees, maybe it would be better for some of them to be sold. At least, to restore Barcelona finances as well and over time they will at least be able to get what they want if they succeed from time to time.

Barcelona's financial situation is not good. They are spending enough money to buy players though. However, the Barcelona club is still in financial trouble. Dembele wants higher wages from barcelona. It is probably not possible for barcelona to increase Dembele's wages now. Because Dembele is unable to make any significant contribution to Barcelona's overall performance. And so the Barcelona management will benefit if they make money by selling Dembele. This money they can use to buy any new players.  Perhaps we're going to see Dembele very soon with PSG. It would also be a very good deal for Dembele. Also, with the help of Luis Enrique, Dembele can adapt himself to the PSG squad very quickly.

[topbitcoin]

There are some things that are quite interesting to see the news in a headline saying that with this knee injury Arda Guller who was predicted to be the next Messi instead turned into the next Hazard.

Of course, this is not a good thing for the Real Madrid squad at the start of this season considering that the Laliga competition is about to start. It's true that as you say on various social media, Arda Guler has become the butt of jokes because of his injury problems. Not a few have compared him to Eden Hazard, who is a player who has not developed at Real Madrid due to constant injuries. Not even a few of them changed Arda Guler's nickname to be like Oziel to be like Eden Hazard.

Hopefully, the many jokes about this do not make him mentally disturbed because of course with the price spent there must be a lot of pressure especially this is Real Madrid which can make star players become outcast players.
Now he just needs to focus on recovering and proving himself by playing well when he recovers.

This is clearly disturbing even though he has good potential but injuries can greatly hamper especially knee injuries like this sometimes need a long recovery and recurrent injuries that always come.
Hopefully his performance does not decline too drastically although it will definitely take time but if this is in Madrid then when in the end after the injury he did not return to appear then it was finished for Arda Guller.

At first I expected Arda Guler to play in a right wing position like Bale or Asensio because he is left footed 'after Real Madrid signed Mbappe or a pure centre-forward. After that, Real Madrid is just looking for an additional right-back position, Cancelo or Rice James, because Alaba can play in his original left-back position like at Bayern Munich, not Mendy or Camavinga who play in that position, and center. The -back positions are Rudiger and Militao. That way Real Madrid will be the strongest team this season, and of course the Champions League will remain the main target.

To make him on the right wing is not an easy job because Madrid currently has two good young players there (Valverde and Rodrygo) who even Asensio did not get a place for that position.
But there is a chance when Valverde is pulled back a little according to his original position it might be able to take turns in the wing position with Rodrygo.
Cancelo has now opted for Barcelona but now that Cancelo has left Bayern, the rumors of Davies leaving will be difficult for Madrid as Bayern will definitely keep the player.

[beerlover]

This information shouldn't be true, Real Madrid are not open to this, they consider Tchouameni untouchable and part of the néw level likewise the future.
He really is a machine like player and has what it takes to be a legendary player for Real Madrid.  The President also hasn't said negativity of the France International.
Real Madrid wanting youngsters for the future wouldn't let go of Tchouameni. Consider the news as fake. Real Madrid focusing on signing what's significant which is a number nine.

I am not entirely sure if that's true or not. They do actually have some pretty good players at his position, how many midfielders can you play in a game? They already have some players going for that spot and Tchouameni is only one of them, they are lacking a striker though.

It means that if he leaves and sold for a lot of money, they could end up getting a good striker with that money, not that they are lacking money honestly and could be considered good enough, but I bet that they are going to end up being decent on the long run even without him. They need to figure out if he is better with him on the field or without him. Try other midfielders and if they are fine, then no need to keep an expensive player at the bench.

[KTChampions]

My prediction if barcelona gonna be dominating La liga until next few years. I think that real madrid is so weak right now. Seeing how bad the result from pre season made me believe if real madrid has low chance to win la liga this season.
Benzema has gone, Modrid and kroos may also leave anytime from the club. I remember when kroos has been rumored to retire from playing football. Modric and kroos are not young anymore. Their performance are not as good as before.

Real madrid looks so weak right now. bellingham and joselu were not solving the problem. Real Madrid has many good midfielders, but their performance after Kroos and Modric leave is uncertain..

In this case, you need to bet on Barcelona because the bookmakers have a different opinion and give you a chance to bet with a favorable odds (if you are right):

Real Madrid 2.00

Barcelona Fc 2.40

Atlético Madrid 9.00

To be fair, I have to say that last season Real Madrid were also favorites (but to a lesser extent) but probably the initial quotes were made when everyone was sure that Mbappe would go to Real instead of renewing his contract with PSG.

[kawetsriyanto]

Since we saw Benzema leave Real Madrid at least years into his career some people were thinking other players from Re Madrid can do the same thing and they will leave Real Madrid for Saudi teams or maybe other teams soon when they get old.
Thibaut Courtois is a player who plays for Real Madrid since 2018 and he is now an old player which can make us think he will leave Real Madrid like other old players but recently he said he wants to even get retired from Real Madrid.
https://madriduniversal.com/courtois-talks-benzema-vinicius-rodrygo-bellingham-valverde-joselu-retirement/

Thibaut Courtois is still 31 years old and his contract expires in 2026. I also never heard a rumor that Thibaut Courtois has a problem and feels uncomfortable in Real Madrid. So, there is no reason for him leaving Real Madrid in the near future. Saudi teams may offer a big amount of money, but not every player wants to accept it because they more care with their career. I'm sure Thibaut Courtois still has no plan to play in a smaller League like SPL. He probably focuses on his career in Real Madrid.

We don't know whether Thibaut Courtois wants to retire in Real Madrid or not. But he is likely to play above 35 years old if he has no injured problem. His performance is still good, he has a crucial role in Real Madrid defense.

[JeromeTash]

You're right Sir, Thibaut Courtois his performance is quite good. And yeah he still have chance to play at Real Madrid for three or four years later, he is also still needed at there although there are other goalkeepers but they experience is not comparable with Thibaut Courtois. Actually I also hoped Modric or Kroos could play in the Saudi league, but it seems like that's not going to be happen. Modric already considers Real Madrid his main home and it seems he has no interest joining to Saudi Liga, also Toni Kroos reportedly only want retire at Real Madrid.

Real Madrid would first have to get a possible replacement for Thibaut Courtois before thinking of letting him go. He has been a good keeper, but some days he turns out not so good. Maybe because he is not under pressure from a good second keeper like it happens in other teams.

[Leviathan.007]

There is some shocking news about Real Madrid and Arda Guler, we know Barcelona wanted to hire this player and he was the target for Barcelona even before Real Madrid but it seems there are some secrets about this player. Since Real Madrid wanted to somehow hire this player they even knew Arda Guler is injured and they were aware of his situation also Fenerbahce knew everything about him and that's why Arda Guler couldn't play any games yet because he was injured even for joining Real Madrid.



https://www.football-espana.net/2023/08/03/fenerbahce-and-arda-guler-knew-about-meniscus-injury-before-real-madrid-move-report

[TopT3ns]

Barcelona's financial situation is not good. They are spending enough money to buy players though. However, the Barcelona club is still in financial trouble. Dembele wants higher wages from barcelona. It is probably not possible for barcelona to increase Dembele's wages now. Because Dembele is unable to make any significant contribution to Barcelona's overall performance. And so the Barcelona management will benefit if they make money by selling Dembele. This money they can use to buy any new players.  Perhaps we're going to see Dembele very soon with PSG. It would also be a very good deal for Dembele. Also, with the help of Luis Enrique, Dembele can adapt himself to the PSG squad very quickly.

It is normal when Barcelona is experiencing a financial crisis in the world of football because some time ago they also experienced the same thing, and they finally chose to sell some of their quality players and some of their broadcasting rights to still have money. other than doing that so that Barcelona can survive adversity.

[Velvet78]

Courtois is one of the best goalkeepers in Europe now. I can't say he is old for a goalkeeper either despite being 31 years old. I won't be expecting Real Madrid to wait for him to leave for no reason. Courtois must also be very happy to be a part of this team now. There is a long-term contract and I won't expect anything unusual happens for more years.

The thing I would wait for the most would be to see him getting an offer from Saudi Arabia. But I think he will turn it down for now even if he gets one this summer. But after a couple of more years maybe he would start to think of going there.

[X-ray]

Barcelona's financial situation is not good. They are spending enough money to buy players though. However, the Barcelona club is still in financial trouble. Dembele wants higher wages from barcelona. It is probably not possible for barcelona to increase Dembele's wages now. Because Dembele is unable to make any significant contribution to Barcelona's overall performance. And so the Barcelona management will benefit if they make money by selling Dembele. This money they can use to buy any new players.  Perhaps we're going to see Dembele very soon with PSG. It would also be a very good deal for Dembele. Also, with the help of Luis Enrique, Dembele can adapt himself to the PSG squad very quickly.

It is normal when Barcelona is experiencing a financial crisis in the world of football because some time ago they also experienced the same thing, and they finally chose to sell some of their quality players and some of their broadcasting rights to still have money. other than doing that so that Barcelona can survive adversity.

It has become a long term problem that will never be solved by barcelona. The club is in a very big debt at this moment. The club is also become even closer to the deadline to pay its debt. La liga has urges the club to raise at least 200m in cash to make sure its financial gonna be stable but barcelona was not doing it. It's really wrong to call that if barcelona experienced the same thing caused by this is an old problem that never be solved by barcelona. The money raised from doing financial clever was not enough to be used to pay its debt as well.
Barcelona needs to sell a lot of players to pay debt soon. Barcelona needs to make a lot of income. Playing without messi was giving a very big impact to the barcelona. The club was not able selling a lot of merch.

Real these article please
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2023/06/22/huge-fc-barcelona-debt-figure-and-payroll-reduction-revealed-by-economic-vice-president/?sh=5aa72c134a96
https://www.football-espana.net/2023/06/23/barcelona-debt-remains-at-e1-35b-as-club-looks-to-take-on-further-costs

[DanWalker]

Since we saw Benzema leave Real Madrid at least years into his career some people were thinking other players from Re Madrid can do the same thing and they will leave Real Madrid for Saudi teams or maybe other teams soon when they get old.
Thibaut Courtois is a player who plays for Real Madrid since 2018 and he is now an old player which can make us think he will leave Real Madrid like other old players but recently he said he wants to even get retired from Real Madrid.

https://madriduniversal.com/courtois-talks-benzema-vinicius-rodrygo-bellingham-valverde-joselu-retirement/

Seems too early with predicting Real Madrid goal keeper move to Saudi Arabia teams because he still 31 years old and get chance more than three until four years later. I am expected with Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are the list name Real Madrid player will leave next season and move to Saudi Pro League teams. Usually goals keeper extend until 39 to 40 years old and always has chance get regular position depend with consistent performance or not. Last season, Thibaut Courtois has consistent performance and he wants leaves Real Madrid early for accepting with Saudi Arabia clubs. Real Madrid have good planning in the future with their player composition dominance by young player, Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Federico Valverde and Camavinga are team assets in the future.

Thibaut is a great goalkeeper so there is no reason for him to actually go to the saudi league right now. It is a well known fact that goalkeepers have a greater opportunity to sustain their careers for longer durations if they remain free from injuries. So i think there is no problem if he plays till at least 35 years of age in any big European club.

My belief is he can still go from at the top level, I can't see any reason for him to stop performing well just because he is 31 years old. Moreover, considering his impressive height, it becomes evident that he holds a distinct advantage over other goalkeepers. So I think he is not going to the saudi league for sure.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Thibaut is a great goalkeeper so there is no reason for him to actually go to the saudi league right now. It is a well known fact that goalkeepers have a greater opportunity to sustain their careers for longer durations if they remain free from injuries. So i think there is no problem if he plays till at least 35 years of age in any big European club.

My belief is he can still go from at the top level, I can't see any reason for him to stop performing well just because he is 31 years old. Moreover, considering his impressive height, it becomes evident that he holds a distinct advantage over other goalkeepers. So I think he is not going to the saudi league for sure.

You are right that he is a very great goalkeeper but some reasons you must think about his future.

Goalkeepers usually have longer career than players at other positions like defenders, midfielders and attacking players so it's reasonable if we think Thibaut will play some more seasons at best level. Talking about Saudi Professional League, we and surely Thibaut don't know how long the hype in Saudi Arabia will cool down or disappear. If we surely that it will continue like 10 or 20 more years, Thibaut will have more reasons to stay in Europe a few more seasons.

However reality is different, we all don't know about future of Saudi Professional League so if Thibaut assumes it will last a few seasons, he will consider to move to Saudi Arabia to get very good salary. 2 or 4 seasons in Saudi Professional League will help Thibaut receiving like 10 years salary in Europe. If I was Thibaut, I will leave as I already won some big titles in Europe especially Champions League.

[ingiltere]

There is some shocking news about Real Madrid and Arda Guler, we know Barcelona wanted to hire this player and he was the target for Barcelona even before Real Madrid but it seems there are some secrets about this player. Since Real Madrid wanted to somehow hire this player they even knew Arda Guler is injured and they were aware of his situation also Fenerbahce knew everything about him and that's why Arda Guler couldn't play any games yet because he was injured even for joining Real Madrid.

https://i.postimg.cc/CLBj9MXc/i4dcestt.jpg

https://www.football-espana.net/2023/08/03/fenerbahce-and-arda-guler-knew-about-meniscus-injury-before-real-madrid-move-report

Sad news for him and Real Madrid but this news is shocking. If Fenerbahçe medicals really suggested a surgery and he played like that, I wonder how didn't Real Madrid medicals know this problem? How did he pass fitness tests? I'm confused as I read the article. Surely something is missing in this story. Real paid a big price for a young player and now he's facing against a big injury that may cost him his career.

[rendravolt]

I think Dembele and Ferran Torres are really lacking if they are made as an option to replace a pure striker like Lewandowski because both of them have pure winger positions and Barcelona really should try to bring in a striker to cover for Lewandowski who also has a tall stature and a pretty good finish. If Barcelona still have to wait for Victor Roque until next year, of course that's long enough, they have to look for him now, whether he's a striker on a free agent or can borrow him first for a season. There are still many ways that Barcelona can do to get a pure striker and of course there are also many players out there who want to join a big team like Barcelona.

waiting for Victor Roque next year is not difficult for Barcelona. I'm sure Xavi can come up with a strategy with the formations used even with the existing players. Lewandowsky is indeed very important on the Barcelona front line. but I still believe that if Xavi lets Lewandowsky rest, Xavi can still use other options. Ferran Torres cannot be a replacement for Lewandowsky. but it looks like Xavi will have a special formation that makes him comfortable playing.

I just checked the Barcelona squad list and it's true that there are no pure strikers other than Lewandowski. I don't know what Xavi was thinking with not a single back-up for their striker position. Moreover, next season's competition is getting fiercer and they should be able to prepare things that will make it easier to win. The only way if Lewandowski is later sidelined due to injury or a card penalty is to change his formation to 4-4-2 by plotting Ansu Fatti and Ferran Torres in the attacking positions. I think that formation makes a lot more sense and would be easier to do with the depth of Barcelona's current squad.