La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Litzki1990]

Real Madrid has spent at least €129.50m building up its squad. They have signed at least 5 players including Jude Bellingham, Arda Güler, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Fran Garcia and Joselu. Two of the 5 players are players on loan, while the other 3 are signed on a permanent basis.

Two of five player signed by Real Madrid success get regular position last two matches in La Liga, Fran Garcia filled left defender for replacing Ferland Mendy still injury and Jude Bellingham success become man of the match for Real Madrid in last two matched with contributed three goals. Its no really bad with Real  Madrid transfer activities because spent €129.50m for building team squad success won 2 of 2 matches in La Liga although not really promising performance in pre season match.

Expected with Kepa Arrizabalaga will get regular position or not, he was arrive last several days and actually still need time for adapting and upcoming match against Celta Vigo will he gets regular position or still in the bench.

And it must be admitted that by spending not too much money, Real Madrid was able to maintain the team's performance and it could even be better, in the first 2 matches of the La Liga, Real Madrid did not seem to be experiencing any difficulties and the results of their recruits were playing quite well, especially Jude Bellingham, now There has been a lot of discussion that Jude Bellingham is playing quite well and this can be considered as a Real Madrid recruit who has been quite successful this season.
While Kepa has just joined the team, I don't think there is a need to rush into playing him, he still needs time to adapt to this team.

Kepa quickly gets used to Spain. After all, it's a country he knows. I think his adaptation to Real Madrid will also happen quickly. Bellingham's performance is tremendous. I've never seen a new transfer perform like him. He plays as if he can fill the gap in the striker area, which is currently missing in Real Madrid. Ancelotti must be very happy to have him on the team.

Real Madrid always surprises with new transfers. It goes without saying that Bellingham has been one of Real Madrid's best transfers this season. The way Bellingham has been playing for Real Madrid since the beginning shows how well he knows Madrid. Bellingham is a young midfielder but currently plays as a striker for Real Madrid. As well as scoring goals in every match, this young midfielder from England is also helping other players to score. Kepa currently serves as Madrid's main goalkeeper. It must be said that he has adapted well after leaving England and coming to Spain. Real Madrid brought the goalkeeper on loan from Chelsea for one season. After leaving Chelsea and coming to Real Madrid, I hope Kepa will keep the goal post of Real Madrid with his best.

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[bering]

I am very impressed with Jude Bellingham performances in the two matches he has played with Real Madrid, he has successfully maintained his performance with the new club he has defended. One goal that was scored when Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao and two goals in bringing Real Madrid to victory over Almeria marked him as the most profitable signing made by Real Madrid in the transfer market.
Jude Bellingham qualities give Ancelotti many options in strategic planning. As you can see right now, Real Madrid still haven't found the right player to operate in position number 9, the presence of Jude Bellingham can be used by Ancelotti to make up for the deficiencies on the front lines.

Well Jude Bellingham totally wowed everyone with his looks. He managed to get all eyes on him. But it is too early to have high hopes and trust Bellingham completely. So at least let's see in the next matches whether Bellingham will still maintain its outstanding form or not. If in the 3rd match he still shows good performance, it can be said that he is indeed the most successful transfer by Real Madrid in this transfer market.

What Bellingham showed reminded me of Haaland when he first came to Man City. If Billingham can also continue to maintain the productivity of his goals in every game then he will definitely start to be called the bomber from Real Madrid.

Bellingham has gets new position in Real Madrid that he was played as attacking midfielder and apparently he was very suitable with this position because he can able to scores 3 goals from 2 matches and indeed i know it's too early to judge his performance because Laliga has only just begun but at least we can see Real Madrid is not wasting 103 millions because at the beginning of league at least Bellingham can successfully to showed his quality and i think if Bellingham can playing consistent most likely Real Madrid will not required to bought more forward players even Ancelotti was very confident although Bellingham and Benzema has different style of game but he feel Bellingham can able to replace Benzema in the term of scores goals

[jostorres]

is Real Madrid also experiencing financial difficulties at the moment? I guess this is bad news about them, but I'm not sure about that. The way Real Madrid are signing players does not reflect that they are in a bad financial situation, but perhaps Real Madrid are starting to save money for Ancelotti's last season with them.

Real Madrid has spent at least €129.50m building up its squad. They have signed at least 5 players including Jude Bellingham, Arda Güler, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Fran Garcia and Joselu. Two of the 5 players are players on loan, while the other 3 are signed on a permanent basis.

Real Madrid financial system is having some trouble but not like Barcelona and now with the exit from Mbappé deal things will be also better because if they are going to have opportunity for signing Mbappé then surely they can face more trouble, but they have done good deal and not approach for this which is positive thing for them Carlos Ancelotti is doing good job, and he is not investing like we have many in other clubs which is surely helping them as well. Currently, we have few bad news for the Real Madrid fans due to injuries but most chances now things could be much better than last season, and they can do much better as well for the top spot in La Liga and Champions League because their huge investment on Jude Bellingham is surely doing as requirement which is good sign and as few other players will adjust they could be on song.

[Minecache]

Bellingham is just an amazing transfer for Real Madrid. I think he is worth every penny of 103 million euros fee. I don't even know why Liverpool weren't more insistent on signing him. Their first offer wasn't good enough and they didn't even increase it more. They offered Caicedo more than 110 million euros for example. Isn't Bellingham worth paying that much more than Caicedo? I think he definitely is.

Anyway Bellingham has already started to perform in an impressive way. He is playing like a striker and it looks like he will make a good level of goal contribution during the season as well.

The best transfer win this summer was Jude Bellingham because regardless of the money Real Madrid paid for him, he had a perfect performance in this season and I think Bellingham is the player who can have an even better performance bad more potential in Real Madrid because of his age. In the last games I saw this player he had a perfect performance and he even got a chance to become the top scorer at the end of the season while he was a Midfielder.

Jude Bellingham is definitely worth more compared to Caicedo. And I am not trying to say that Caicedo is not a good player. Definitely is good, but Jude Bellingham is definitely better at least in my opinion.

So it makes sense that they should definitely give less money to get Caicedo than they have spent for Jude Bellingham. But the sad reality is the transfer market does not work like that. And with every player who has a little potential being more than 100 million, it is actually hard to get a player who is decent for less amount of money.
 
And if we talk about the performance of Jude Bellingham, I will also say that it was worth the money. They are definitely going to get the performance that they want out of him.

[Velvet78]

Real Madrid already had a great squad before the transfers this summer. They only needed to make some transfers for certain areas and that was going to be enough for them. Bellingham is a wonderful transfer to the midfield. I would have waited for them to do the same for the centre-forward position as well but it looks like they won't.

But for now things are going on nicely for them. As they haven't brought anyone as a replacement of Benzema to the starting lineup Ancelotti has found a new formula. I wouldn't have expected to see Vinicius Junior playing in a forward position. But he can still play freely from his position as he is much more beneficial with his dribblings from his wing.

[borovichok]

Real Madrid already had a great squad before the transfers this summer. They only needed to make some transfers for certain areas and that was going to be enough for them. Bellingham is a wonderful transfer to the midfield. I would have waited for them to do the same for the centre-forward position as well but it looks like they won't.

But for now things are going on nicely for them. As they haven't brought anyone as a replacement of Benzema to the starting lineup Ancelotti has found a new formula. I wouldn't have expected to see Vinicius Junior playing in a forward position. But he can still play freely from his position as he is much more beneficial with his dribblings from his wing.

Real Madrid will push weigh better than last season, I have that feelings, and they will. Carlo Ancelotti will never failed to amused us, he keeps making good records and statistics for the club. He made an important and beneficial decision when he brought the former Borussia Dortmund player to Santiago Bernabeu. Jude Bellingham is the most important signing for Los Blancos this summer, his presence have contributed alot of positive results and goals for the team. The young englishman have made his teammates, the coach and the fans believed they're fortunate to sign him. This is just the beginning, there's alot to watch out from Jude Bellingham who's not relenting, always keeping winning as his priority in all league games.

[Jody.Drummer]

Yes, he is a player who managed to show his abilities at the beginning of this competition, it seems that his adaptation process went smoothly so it didn't take long for him to show his abilities.
Also the style of play applied by Don Carlo seems to match his style of play, and it cannot be denied that the players on the pitch are also very helpful for then Jude can show his game.
3 goals and 1 assist in 2 matches is a good record, especially since he is a midfielder. I'm sure Real Madrid are now happy that they have a player who can replace the senior players.

While some people are starting to doubt Real Madrid this season because of the loss of their main pillars like Benzema, for Don Carlo there are still quite a lot of ways to make the most of the current squad. It must be admitted that Madrid does not have a reliable striker, but thanks to Bellingham's presence, everything can be redeemed very well. Bellingham was really given the freedom to explore all areas so it was very difficult for the opponent to guess his steps. Seeing Bellingham's role reminds me of when Don Carlo was still in charge of AC Milan and he once gave a role like that to Kaka and at that time Milan was really very difficult to stop, especially in the Champions League and they were finally able to win in 2007.

That's something that happens every season, that people doubt them. Maybe we all still remember when they won the Champions League, 2 seasons ago, yes many people doubted them, but they were able to show that all the doubts pinned on them were wrong and they managed to win La Liga and the Champions League. Last season was the same, a lot of doubts were cast on them. But they still managed to win one of the local competitions.

Yes, he is a player who managed to show his abilities at the beginning of this competition, it seems that his adaptation process went smoothly so it didn't take long for him to show his abilities.
Also the style of play applied by Don Carlo seems to match his style of play, and it cannot be denied that the players on the pitch are also very helpful for then Jude can show his game.
3 goals and 1 assist in 2 matches is a good record, especially since he is a midfielder. I'm sure Real Madrid are now happy that they have a player who can replace the senior players.

Bellingham quality is not in doubt, especially he is not an attacker but he is a midfielder. However, in the two matches he has played with Real Madrid, it has shown that he can become a Real Madrid goal machine this season. Things like that indicate that he could become a big pillar on the front lines of Real Madrid.

Also Real Madrid success at the start of this season could not be separated from the big role played by Mr. Ancelotti because he had a relatively short time to find an ideal formation for Real Madrid this season. So that Ancelotti tactics are easy for the players to understand and they can give a good game in every game they play.

Yes, what was achieved by Real Madrid could not be separated from Ancelotti's role, but did he (Ancelotti) not get criticized? a lot of criticism came to him, one of which was that he was said to be a coach who did not have a fresh strategy so that Real Madrid's game looked monotonous. I've been hearing that for a long time, and even when he's set to join Brazil next season, the criticism is still coming his way, that he's not suited to Brazil's style of play.

[Oluwa-btc]

Real Madrid already had a great squad before the transfers this summer. They only needed to make some transfers for certain areas and that was going to be enough for them. Bellingham is a wonderful transfer to the midfield. I would have waited for them to do the same for the centre-forward position as well but it looks like they won't.

But for now things are going on nicely for them. As they haven't brought anyone as a replacement of Benzema to the starting lineup Ancelotti has found a new formula. I wouldn't have expected to see Vinicius Junior playing in a forward position. But he can still play freely from his position as he is much more beneficial with his dribblings from his wing.

Great Squad like you said bit they needed youngins who will fill up when player's like Luka Modric and Toni Kroos desires to leave or retire. Bellingham has done well, his talent passion and discipline for the game fits into a big club like Real Madrid. Also, he's got the qualities of a good leader carry and motivating others along off the pitch and  on too.

Real Madrid signed a player on loan and the young Brazilian signed during the FIFA World Cup Competition can fill up for Karim Benzema.
I'm also not convinced Rodrygo can fill that hope he's at his best whenever he comes from the right wing. Vini deserves a free role , he should stop dribbling and starts converting whatever he has into the back of the net. Football currently is Al about nthe goals and contributions you make on the pitch.

[wiss19]

Bellingham is just an amazing transfer for Real Madrid. I think he is worth every penny of 103 million euros fee. I don't even know why Liverpool weren't more insistent on signing him. Their first offer wasn't good enough and they didn't even increase it more. They offered Caicedo more than 110 million euros for example. Isn't Bellingham worth paying that much more than Caicedo? I think he definitely is.

Anyway Bellingham has already started to perform in an impressive way. He is playing like a striker and it looks like he will make a good level of goal contribution during the season as well.

Even Liverpool having Jude Bellingham in their wanted list for few months but sadly at the end Real Madrid steal the transfer and now enjoying his impressive performance and skills which are amazing just after two matches he makes his mark and now going through on road of many legendary players which done impressive work for the Real Madrid as well.

With they are still missing few things but just this transfer done good work, and they are having chance for the better results in this all season if we have no serious injury in Real Madrid camp then one of the best season is waiting for us to enjoy and enjoy the skills of the Jude Bellingham who is going to be next wonder boy in this club Real Madrid.

[rahmad2nd]

Real Madrid already had a great squad before the transfers this summer. They only needed to make some transfers for certain areas and that was going to be enough for them. Bellingham is a wonderful transfer to the midfield. I would have waited for them to do the same for the centre-forward position as well but it looks like they won't.

But for now things are going on nicely for them. As they haven't brought anyone as a replacement of Benzema to the starting lineup Ancelotti has found a new formula. I wouldn't have expected to see Vinicius Junior playing in a forward position. But he can still play freely from his position as he is much more beneficial with his dribblings from his wing.

It is undeniable that in the first two La Liga matches, Bellingham played very nicely. with Madrid, he has a more important role than when he was still playing with Dortmund. Bellingham showed his capacity, even though he is still very young. his career with the Spanish giants, looks like it will shine even more. it's just that we have just seen it in two matches in this competition, there are still many matches that Bellingham will play with Madrid.
and do not be surprised, if the performance will fluctuate. because after all, this young player does not meet the criteria as an established player. however, Bellingham's presence with Madrid made a difference and was not a failed purchase. Bellingham will be a great player, as his experience grows.

Unfortunately, Madrid did not bring in another striker as Benzema's successor in this summer window. Moreover, Joselu's role and performance have not met expectations. maybe because, he only became a substitute in the first two matches of Real madrid. that's why, its contribution is not very visible. well, the problem is, if one of the strikers from Brazil is injured it will be a problem for Ancelotti later. but to find out more, we follow all of its developments. this week Madrid will visit Celta Vigo headquarters, we will see how the consistency of Carlo Ancelotti's squad is.

[rendravolt]

In this season Real Madrid was a little bit unlucky because they lost their forward Karim Benzema and they couldn't hire any other player to fill his place and then their defender got injured hardly in the first weeks, also Thibaut Courtois got injured and Real Madrid knows he can't play for weeks, after that they hire another goalkeeper to fill his place in the next games.
When Kepa Arrizabalaga joined Real Madrid and they spent too much money on him, the fans of Real Madrid were worried about his performance but Arrizabalaga had a good performance in the previous trainings, also he attracted Anceloti's attention.

Indeed, all this was bad news for the Real Madrid squad when the La Liga competition was about to start and after that there were still players who were injured. His absence was unmitigated, even among them there were those who until the end of the season would not be able to strengthen Real Madrid. Kepa's arrival at Real Madrid is only on loan and of course it won't cost a lot of money. Ancelotti does like Kepa and even threatened Lunin's position, which was previously expected to get a starter when Courtois was injured. I think Ancelotti must be fair in dividing the rotation for these two goalkeepers.

[shogun47]

In this season Real Madrid was a little bit unlucky because they lost their forward Karim Benzema and they couldn't hire any other player to fill his place and then their defender got injured hardly in the first weeks, also Thibaut Courtois got injured and Real Madrid knows he can't play for weeks, after that they hire another goalkeeper to fill his place in the next games.
When Kepa Arrizabalaga joined Real Madrid and they spent too much money on him, the fans of Real Madrid were worried about his performance but Arrizabalaga had a good performance in the previous trainings, also he attracted Anceloti's attention.

Indeed, all this was bad news for the Real Madrid squad when the La Liga competition was about to start and after that there were still players who were injured. His absence was unmitigated, even among them there were those who until the end of the season would not be able to strengthen Real Madrid. Kepa's arrival at Real Madrid is only on loan and of course it won't cost a lot of money. Ancelotti does like Kepa and even threatened Lunin's position, which was previously expected to get a starter when Courtois was injured. I think Ancelotti must be fair in dividing the rotation for these two goalkeepers.

What do you deem to be fair? If one goalkeeper turns out to be playing better than the other, do you think fairness in professional football means to let them both play? I can think of a rotation solution for some time, but if one really outplays the other, I guess sticking to one goalkeeper is the better choice. I have never really liked rotating goalkeepers especially when they have different styles. When one goalkeeper is very good on the field as well and likes to accelerate the game with high precision passing and the other goalkeeper is rather known for slowing it down, it always means a change in defensive strategy for the whole team every single game there is a rotation. But we will see how this develops in the coming weeks.

[Google+]

Indeed, all this was bad news for the Real Madrid squad when the La Liga competition was about to start and after that there were still players who were injured. His absence was unmitigated, even among them there were those who until the end of the season would not be able to strengthen Real Madrid. Kepa's arrival at Real Madrid is only on loan and of course it won't cost a lot of money. Ancelotti does like Kepa and even threatened Lunin's position, which was previously expected to get a starter when Courtois was injured. I think Ancelotti must be fair in dividing the rotation for these two goalkeepers.

I think the quality of both is good enough that they just need to show their professional attitude towards the coach's decisions. Because ancelotti is a coach who is quite experienced and he has strong instincts for the players he brings. So if you look at the quality of the Ronin he is a quality goalkeeper but it is difficult for him to get minutes to play. However, his performances in the two matches were good enough that Kepa's arrival gave a stronger impression that Ancelotti prefers Kepa character.

From that point of view, every player must compete to be able to get a regular place and that will probably become commonplace in a soccer team. Besides that, when the schedule is busy, Ancelotti can rotate the goalkeeper so that he can perform optimally in every match they play.

[BlackBoss_]

Indeed, all this was bad news for the Real Madrid squad when the La Liga competition was about to start and after that there were still players who were injured. His absence was unmitigated, even among them there were those who until the end of the season would not be able to strengthen Real Madrid. Kepa's arrival at Real Madrid is only on loan and of course it won't cost a lot of money. Ancelotti does like Kepa and even threatened Lunin's position, which was previously expected to get a starter when Courtois was injured. I think Ancelotti must be fair in dividing the rotation for these two goalkeepers.

Kepa is a smart goalkeeper and he is a Spanish too. It's good for him to return to Spain and play for a biggest club there. Real Madrid will have a good goalkeeper to replace Courtouis without big spending on transfer market. They won't have to wait for months to see good adaptation from Kepa because as a Spanish player who was called for Spain national team many times, Kepa already familiarized with some Spanish players in Real Madrid. In addition, he understands well about La Liga and tactical formations of Spanish clubs.

Real Madrid took minor risk by taking a loan from Chelsea and they can reach to a permanent transfer in the next summer if the goalkeeper satisfies Real Madrid.

[longyenthanh]

Indeed, all this was bad news for the Real Madrid squad when the La Liga competition was about to start and after that there were still players who were injured. His absence was unmitigated, even among them there were those who until the end of the season would not be able to strengthen Real Madrid. Kepa's arrival at Real Madrid is only on loan and of course it won't cost a lot of money. Ancelotti does like Kepa and even threatened Lunin's position, which was previously expected to get a starter when Courtois was injured. I think Ancelotti must be fair in dividing the rotation for these two goalkeepers.

Kepa is a smart goalkeeper and he is a Spanish too. It's good for him to return to Spain and play for a biggest club there. Real Madrid will have a good goalkeeper to replace Courtouis without big spending on transfer market. They won't have to wait for months to see good adaptation from Kepa because as a Spanish player who was called for Spain national team many times, Kepa already familiarized with some Spanish players in Real Madrid. In addition, he understands well about La Liga and tactical formations of Spanish clubs.

Real Madrid took minor risk by taking a loan from Chelsea and they can reach to a permanent transfer in the next summer if the goalkeeper satisfies Real Madrid.

Kepa is undoubtedly a good goalkeeper. Real Madrid have done well by adding Kepa to the squad. Kepa is expected to do better for the team than Real Madrid's previous goalkeeper.

[temple]

Exactly! you said very well ... it's a big bubble! and this bubble will burst sooner or later, this type of business won't hold up for long, the players for the moment are bathing in the big salaries they receive, and having fun! lucky them. I also want to see the Arabs in about ten years if they continue to give stratospheric salaries to top players without having a financial return that can cover their economic expenditure

I think the clubs from the Saudi Professional League wouldn't have to pay these stratospheric salaries forever. They would only need to draw global attention to their league and build a highly attractive national competition with the best players from all around the world. If they could do that within a decade's time, I think they could also normalize their salaries and still be the number one league to go to for players. But this is speculation and I don't know what their goal is with the strategy they are pursuing right now.

But Spanish clubs like Barcelona are proof that financial distress can become a reality. I don't think that the Saudis could run into financial distress like Barcelona did because there are also no financial fair play rules in place, but sustainability is definitely an issue for any league.

[tusandii]

Kepa is undoubtedly a good goalkeeper. Real Madrid have done well by adding Kepa to the squad. Kepa is expected to do better for the team than Real Madrid's previous goalkeeper.

Didn't Kepa go on loan to Real Madrid from Chelsea?
If Kepa is indeed a good goalkeeper, it looks like there will be a loan extension later or Kepa will be bought by Real Madrid, considering that his loan period is only one season.
I also understand that Kepa is a goalkeeper who is quite reliable plus he was also one of Chelsea's mainstay goalkeepers while joining there but it would be a shame if later Kepa had to leave when his contract with Real Madrid expired.

[shogun47]

Kepa is undoubtedly a good goalkeeper. Real Madrid have done well by adding Kepa to the squad. Kepa is expected to do better for the team than Real Madrid's previous goalkeeper.

Didn't Kepa go on loan to Real Madrid from Chelsea?
If Kepa is indeed a good goalkeeper, it looks like there will be a loan extension later or Kepa will be bought by Real Madrid, considering that his loan period is only one season.
I also understand that Kepa is a goalkeeper who is quite reliable plus he was also one of Chelsea's mainstay goalkeepers while joining there but it would be a shame if later Kepa had to leave when his contract with Real Madrid expired.

i think this is one of those typical difficulties when highly talented players go on a loan to a strong club like Real Madrid. When they play an amazing season and Kepa performs in a considerably strong way for the season, what are the chances that Chelsea would not want him back especially when Real Madrid even wins titles with him? If they let him go, then it will be very expensive, but at the same time they will have Courtois as well.

But it could be an interesting transfer for Real Madrid because Kepa is three years younger than Courtois. He is not quite a new generation, but three years is still worth considering when Real Madrid thinks about the future on the goalkeeper position. Courtois' injury isn't a light one, it is a severe condition and it takes time to see whether his knee will fully recover.

[borovichok]

Kepa is undoubtedly a good goalkeeper. Real Madrid have done well by adding Kepa to the squad. Kepa is expected to do better for the team than Real Madrid's previous goalkeeper.

Real Madrid affected by injuries and on their important players this summer, one thing I trust about the team, they don't depend on a single player, they played collective football. Real Madrid didn’t sign a permanent goalkeeper, because they have their primary choice which is Thibaut Courtois. The problem they currently face is, Courtois is critically injured and won't be available for games for months. Arrizabalaga Kepa was loaned to Real Madrid as a potential temporary replacement for the Thibaut Courtois, perhaps Los Blancos can turned the deal around and make him permanent signing,  it all depends on the form and good records keep by Kepa.

[iamsange]

Kepa is undoubtedly a good goalkeeper. Real Madrid have done well by adding Kepa to the squad. Kepa is expected to do better for the team than Real Madrid's previous goalkeeper.

Real Madrid affected by injuries and on their important players this summer, one thing I trust about the team, they don't depend on a single player, they played collective football. Real Madrid didn’t sign a permanent goalkeeper, because they have their primary choice which is Thibaut Courtois. The problem they currently face is, Courtois is critically injured and won't be available for games for months. Arrizabalaga Kepa was loaned to Real Madrid as a potential temporary replacement for the Thibaut Courtois, perhaps Los Blancos can turned the deal around and make him permanent signing,  it all depends on the form and good records keep by Kepa.

Real Madrid are really lucky to get Kepa Arrizabalaga even though he is on loan. Since Courtois has been suffering from a long injury, it is clear that management is very worried. Previously, Madrid was also linked with De Gea but did not get the blessing of Ancelotti. Don Carlo really understands the needs of his team at this time and Arrizabalaga is a figure he really wants, if he is able to show his capacity then it is not impossible that he will be permanent from Chelsea because Kepa is also not included in Pochettino's plans at Chelsea.