La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[hahay]

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.

Although Kepa is one of the good goalkeepers but in reality, at Real Madrid Kepa is only a player who is on the bench. Thus, Kepa is not the first choice at Real Madrid and that way, at least provides evidence that the quality of Kepa at Real Madrid is only limited to second-tier players. Also, in this contract or loan there is also no extension option and also no permanent transfer option. Thus, Kepa will only be at Real Madrid only this season and no more.

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[Oneandpure]

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.

Real Madrid have short term option for signing Kepa Arrizabalaga as loan status from Chelsea without have permanent option to buy at the end season, actually is beneficial for Real Madrid after losing Thibaut Courtois and have absent until one season. Not really bad with Kepa Arrizabalaga performance last season and Real Madrid is lucky team get him easily with loan option although become regular goal keeper for Chelsea last season.

Carlo Ancelotti still need time for Kepa Arrizabalaga become Real Madrid main goal keeper, last match Andriy Lunin still first choose and Kepa have patience in the bench, will next match has possibility for Kepa Arrizabalaga make debut with Real Madrid or Don Carlo still believe with Andriy Lunin?

[makishart]

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.

Only few were injured but madrid can find the solution as soon as possible. I thought that the club gonna use lunin as the main goal keeper but it seems like that ancellotti is not fully trusting him right now.
I can understand that if curtois needs a few months to recover from his injury. This is the main problem with the club. Ancelotti needs also to focus in preparing a replacement for bellingham. He was performing so well but we can't sure if he will always able to play until the end of season. Kepa has been performing very well with chelsea. He deserves a chance to be signed by real madrid. Kepa was also feeling so happy to come to the real madrid.
He was also praying to stay in real madrid rather than moving back to the chelsea. Real madrid can make U turn for him as long as kepa will perform so well this season.

[skarais]

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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.

The competition to become Real Madrid's main goalkeeper in my opinion is not the most interesting thing to discuss repeatedly, of course, because in my opinion we already know the difference in the qualities of the two goalkeepers.

Ancelotti borrowed Kepa from Chelsea to become the main goalkeeper due to Courtois' injury. Meanwhile, Lunin, who incidentally is Real Madrid's second goalkeeper, will still be Ancelotti's second choice, unless Kepa has performed poorly in a number of matches. Kepa Arrizabalaga is one of the good goalkeepers so far in Europe, but I don't think Lunin has been on the same level as Kepa.

[marcous]

Real Madrid have short term option for signing Kepa Arrizabalaga as loan status from Chelsea without have permanent option to buy at the end season, actually is beneficial for Real Madrid after losing Thibaut Courtois and have absent until one season. Not really bad with Kepa Arrizabalaga performance last season and Real Madrid is lucky team get him easily with loan option although become regular goal keeper for Chelsea last season.

Carlo Ancelotti still need time for Kepa Arrizabalaga become Real Madrid main goal keeper, last match Andriy Lunin still first choose and Kepa have patience in the bench, will next match has possibility for Kepa Arrizabalaga make debut with Real Madrid or Don Carlo still believe with Andriy Lunin?

Reportedly Kepa will make his debut against Celta Vigo, Ancelotti has confirmed this. It could be that Kepa has just successfully registered in La Liga, and Madrid next match will be the moment for his first debut. For Lunin I saw it in the last two games, he played well and only conceded one goal.

Ancelotti has made the wise move to lend Kepa from Chelsea, apart from being a suitable cover for Courtois, Kepa can be Ancelotti's rotation option in the midst of the tight competition schedule that Madrid is participating in.

[Fara Chan]

Real Madrid have short term option for signing Kepa Arrizabalaga as loan status from Chelsea without have permanent option to buy at the end season, actually is beneficial for Real Madrid after losing Thibaut Courtois and have absent until one season. Not really bad with Kepa Arrizabalaga performance last season and Real Madrid is lucky team get him easily with loan option although become regular goal keeper for Chelsea last season.

Carlo Ancelotti still need time for Kepa Arrizabalaga become Real Madrid main goal keeper, last match Andriy Lunin still first choose and Kepa have patience in the bench, will next match has possibility for Kepa Arrizabalaga make debut with Real Madrid or Don Carlo still believe with Andriy Lunin?

Reportedly Kepa will make his debut against Celta Vigo, Ancelotti has confirmed this. It could be that Kepa has just successfully registered in La Liga, and Madrid next match will be the moment for his first debut. For Lunin I saw it in the last two games, he played well and only conceded one goal.

Ancelotti has made the wise move to lend Kepa from Chelsea, apart from being a suitable cover for Courtois, Kepa can be Ancelotti's rotation option in the midst of the tight competition schedule that Madrid is participating in.

In his last season with Real Madrid, Don Carlo definitely had the desire to win titles, so he highly recommends Kepa Arrizzabalaga as the right replacement. Kepa also has the same wish. with the coach he came to the Santiago Bernabeu not only as a bench warmer but he wanted to prove his capacity as Spain's best goalkeeper at the moment. And that opportunity may come this week and Don Carlo has also given a signal for him. Hopefully Kepa can really show his quality and get the coach's full trust.

[el kaka22]

When you have a backup goalkeeper that you do not trust, you get a new one, it's as simple as that. Normally when your goalkeeper is booked or short term injured for like one or two games then you can trust your backup goalkeeper but when you have your goalkeeper missing for most of the season then you are not going to trust the backup with all the season, and this is a team that plays for UCL title and la liga title as well so it is going to take some time.

I really hoped that they would get De Gea, plenty of people wanted to see that like me, but it didn't happen and I think that's going to be an issue. I hope that Kepa does well for them but we all know that he is a weird one and it looks like it may not happen as well.

[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.

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.

Maybe Lunin lacks experience but at least Ancelotti has to give him a chance and I think the decision will be to rotate the two goalkeepers. Kepa is an experienced goalkeeper and maybe he will start for the La Liga and Champions League competitions, while Lunin can start for the Copa Del Rey competition. I think that's fair enough because after all Ancelotti doesn't want to hurt his players and when Courtois recovers from injury both keepers will return to the bench.




Anyway, Ancelotti has confirmed that Kepa will start tomorrow's match against Celta Vigo and at least this proves that the two goalkeepers are equally good in all competitions and Ancelotti will still rotate these two keepers in the future.

[emrecemsan]

According to Transfermarkt Courtois is going to be out until March 10, 2024.

There won't be much time left for the end of the season later on. Even if he recovers by that date this time he will need some time to reach match fitness. Hence we can see it like he has closed this season unfortunately. There is a great opportunity for Kepa here. If he works hard and impress Ancelotti he can extend his time at Real Madrid most probably. But when Courtois is fully back Kepa would probably be his substitute.

[bitLeap]

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.

Kepa current status may be that he is a keeper on loan, but if we look at Courtouis condition, the injury is very fatal and the contract in Madrid will not be renewed automatically, in my opinion, Kepa has the potential to make it permanent in any way. Courtouis, Modric, and Kross both have contracts ending next year, so it makes sense that Ancelotti is gradually starting to prepare Madrid's foundations. Rodrygo. Because if the vacancy problem is resolved, Madrid has returned with a formation that can worry the opponent's defense.

[HajiBagi]

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 don't believe Real Madrid will sign Kepa as their permanent goalkeeper because they already have a goalkeeper in place, and I believe there are multiple goalkeepers in use at any given time. Real Madrid always starts with Courtios in goal keeper, though they occasionally substitute Luin for him to give him the impression that he is also a Real Madrid goalkeeper. Real Madrid loan kepa from Chelsea because courtios is injured or not in a good position to catch the ball. Even though Kepa is an excellent goalkeeper, I don't believe Real Madrid will want to sign him to add another goalkeeper because if they do and Courtios recovers from his injury, kepa won't get the same opportunities as before and he'll also stand as the third goalkeeper because Luin won't let him be the second goalkeeper.

Courtios is the best goalkeeper in the world, and if he plays for Real Madrid, I feel good about the game because if the players did not make a mistake, it would be very difficult to score against Courtios because he is tall and even intelligent. Kepa may be able to save Real Madrid this season in terms of catching the ball, but when Courtios is in the post, I am confident that Real Madrid will triumph over their opponents.

[imamusma]

According to Transfermarkt Courtois is going to be out until March 10, 2024.

There won't be much time left for the end of the season later on. Even if he recovers by that date this time he will need some time to reach match fitness. Hence we can see it like he has closed this season unfortunately. There is a great opportunity for Kepa here. If he works hard and impress Ancelotti he can extend his time at Real Madrid most probably. But when Courtois is fully back Kepa would probably be his substitute.

Of course there is a big chance for Kepa Arrizabalaga to interest Real Madrid to make him permanent at the end of the season if in fact his performance is really as good as expected. Real Madrid do not fully trust Andriy Lunin so they are really hoping for a worthy replacement for Thibaut Courtois.

Kepa Arrizabalaga who already has a wealth of experience in Europe, seems to deserve a big chance at Real Madrid this season. But for some reason, in my opinion, his performance has also been unstable at Chelsea. He did not have consistent performance in many games so Chelsea agree to loan him and replace him with Robert Sánchez.

[Falconer]

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Kepa current status may be that he is a keeper on loan, but if we look at Courtouis condition, the injury is very fatal and the contract in Madrid will not be renewed automatically, in my opinion, Kepa has the potential to make it permanent in any way. Courtouis, Modric, and Kross both have contracts ending next year, so it makes sense that Ancelotti is gradually starting to prepare Madrid's foundations. Rodrygo. Because if the vacancy problem is resolved, Madrid has returned with a formation that can worry the opponent's defense.

I'm not interested in talking too much about Ancelotti's plans especially for next season, that's because there are rumors that Ancelotti will not renew his contract with Real Madrid after this season ends. Ancelotti will only be very focused on Real Madrid this season where he is responsible for win the title he lost last seasons.

Kepa's future is also still in the dark where it is possible to get him back to Chelsea after this season ends. Kepa really hopes that Real Madrid will agree to make his move permanent, but he has yet to make his debut. The future is there, but I can't be sure before seeing some of his performances this season.

[Ndabagi01]

According to Transfermarkt Courtois is going to be out until March 10, 2024.

There won't be much time left for the end of the season later on. Even if he recovers by that date this time he will need some time to reach match fitness. Hence we can see it like he has closed this season unfortunately. There is a great opportunity for Kepa here. If he works hard and impress Ancelotti he can extend his time at Real Madrid most probably. But when Courtois is fully back Kepa would probably be his substitute.

Kepa has become Real Madrid's first-choice goalkeeper since Courtois went down with a long-term injury. I'm not sure he'll be ready to play any games before the season finishes, even if he's back by March. Real Madrid just signed Kepa on a one-year loan deal, and I believe Courtois will still replace him once he returns from injury.

Kepa will undoubtedly want to prove himself worthy of that position, but I am uncertain Real Madrid will want to make him their first choice goalkeeper and keep him after his loan contract expires. Chelsea will also be keeping an eye on his progress and may want him back when his loan contract expires. It is now left for Kepa to decide at the end of the season the side he wants to stay with.

[kro55]

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Kepa current status may be that he is a keeper on loan, but if we look at Courtouis condition, the injury is very fatal and the contract in Madrid will not be renewed automatically, in my opinion, Kepa has the potential to make it permanent in any way. Courtouis, Modric, and Kross both have contracts ending next year, so it makes sense that Ancelotti is gradually starting to prepare Madrid's foundations. Rodrygo. Because if the vacancy problem is resolved, Madrid has returned with a formation that can worry the opponent's defense.

I'm not interested in talking too much about Ancelotti's plans especially for next season, that's because there are rumors that Ancelotti will not renew his contract with Real Madrid after this season ends. Ancelotti will only be very focused on Real Madrid this season where he is responsible for win the title he lost last seasons.
Kepa's future is also still in the dark where it is possible to get him back to Chelsea after this season ends. Kepa really hopes that Real Madrid will agree to make his move permanent, but he has yet to make his debut. The future is there, but I can't be sure before seeing some of his performances this season.

This is likely to be Ancelotti's last season with Real Madrid. He is not interested in extending his contract with Madrid. However, his opinion may change in the future. However, there are still rumors that Ancelotti will not be with Madrid next season. So he will try his best to win the La Liga title this season. He is trying to make the Madrid squad more stable and strong. I also heard that Real Madrid will make a last-ditch effort to add Mbappe to the squad as well.

Kepa is a good enough goalkeeper. However, we do not know if the Madrid management is interested in adding Kepa to the squad permanently. If Kepa can do well with Madrid then chances are we will see Kepa in a Madrid jersey for the next few seasons. Because Kepa is Spain's goalkeeper and he is only 28 years old.

[klidex]

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.

Kepa current status may be that he is a keeper on loan, but if we look at Courtouis condition, the injury is very fatal and the contract in Madrid will not be renewed automatically, in my opinion, Kepa has the potential to make it permanent in any way. Courtouis, Modric, and Kross both have contracts ending next year, so it makes sense that Ancelotti is gradually starting to prepare Madrid's foundations. Rodrygo. Because if the vacancy problem is resolved, Madrid has returned with a formation that can worry the opponent's defense.

It actually makes sense that Kepa Arrizabalaga will be permanent at Real Madrid because this player is also very young, has very good talent and Real Madrid usually prefers young players like this, especially if their performance is very good, of course it will be permanent.
Real madrid situation right now is not as strong as last season and all that because they haven't found the best striker yet and we not need to see how Ancelotti plans but I am sure in this season he will have a defensive strategy not to be too behind on points with other clubs and I think a little it is difficult to catch the champions league trophy this season even in La Liga it seems it will also be difficult to shift Barca position.

[Falconer]

-snip-

This is likely to be Ancelotti's last season with Real Madrid. He is not interested in extending his contract with Madrid. However, his opinion may change in the future. However, there are still rumors that Ancelotti will not be with Madrid next season. So he will try his best to win the La Liga title this season. He is trying to make the Madrid squad more stable and strong. I also heard that Real Madrid will make a last-ditch effort to add Mbappe to the squad as well.

Basically those are the rumors I least want to hear, meaning I still really hope Ancelotti stays at Real Madrid for many seasons to come. He might be coaching the national team, Brazil is a national team that really expects his services.

I absolutely agree that Ancelotti will make the most of this season to win titles. We lost the La Liga title and the Champions League next season so I hope they will really improve this season. Kylian Mbappe deserves it, but I hope he doesn't come in a bad way. To be honest that I was looking forward to it for real.

[Google+]

The competition to become Real Madrid's main goalkeeper in my opinion is not the most interesting thing to discuss repeatedly, of course, because in my opinion we already know the difference in the qualities of the two goalkeepers.

Ancelotti borrowed Kepa from Chelsea to become the main goalkeeper due to Courtois' injury. Meanwhile, Lunin, who incidentally is Real Madrid's second goalkeeper, will still be Ancelotti's second choice, unless Kepa has performed poorly in a number of matches. Kepa Arrizabalaga is one of the good goalkeepers so far in Europe, but I don't think Lunin has been on the same level as Kepa.

I don't understand why you say that the goalkeeper's position is not the most interesting thing to review. Aren't they the tip of the defense that takes priority in maintaining the balance of the team in every match that is played. I think it's difficult to find a replacement commensurate with courtois for his level of skill at keeping goals from conceding.

Lunin is very close to the Real Madrid players and the players want Lunin to be a mainstay for Real Madrid before Courtois returns to the field. However, Kepa recruitment also reaped great praise because he is a slick goalkeeper at European level but last season he did not perform very well with Chelsea.

[Ryu_Ar1]

The only true competitors of La Liga who are constantly competing against each other for the title are Barcelona and Real Madrid. Without these two I do not think there are actually many competitions in the league. 6/7 years ago the league was a lot more competitive.  Atletico Madrid was actually a good team. They were even really good in the Champions League as well. But right now it has definitely become kind of a farmers league.

Barcelona definitely going to be interested in winning this match against Villareal. Barcelona have already lost some points. so they will have to win matches consistently. It is not going to be a home match for Barcelona. so that might be a little bit of problem for them.

A few seasons earlier even Atletico performed quite well by being able to take the title position, it's just that it was also the beginning of their destruction where after they got the trophy their performance declined even more to this day.
There are some conditions where I actually don't really like the same way Simeone coaches for a very long time because in my opinion things like this must change so that the club becomes fresher.
Not that Simeone is bad but if you continue to rely on Simeone, the scheme that Atletico does becomes a spectacle because it does the same scheme and formation in every season.

Back to Barcelona and Villarreal I still hope for Barcelona but I will probably watch without making a bet even though the odds are pretty good because honestly with the previous 2 Barcelona matches in terms of finishing that is lacking I am quite doubtful about this match and even if I win this possibility will only be a narrow victory for Barcelona.

For me, it is hard to trust  Barcelona as well at the start of the season. Barcelona is definitely a great team. But at the start of the season, some players are not performing well. Or at least not as expected. So it is going to be hard to predict what happens in this match In my opinion.

But of course, I expect Barcelona to win this match. But a draw is not absolutely out of the possibility for this match. The thing is if Barcelona can score, and if the attacking lineup of Barcelona can perform confidently, they are going to win. Otherwise, it will probably be a draw. I definitely do not expect this match to be a goalless draw. I think the deadlock is going to be broken at some point.

That's one of the reasons why I don't gamble.
Although with the condition of the club and the favourite, Barcelona is definitely the favourite club in this match but still this does not become a reference to believe that they can win easily.
Lewandowski's condition which seems to lose his instincts and some other players that make me doubt the finishing is one of the reasons not to bet.
However, the presence of Pedri and the return of Raphinha will put more pressure on the game and my hope for Xavi is that he gives Ansu a chance to prove himself because it's been a long time since he's been given more of a chance in a game.

[KTChampions]

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.

Kepa current status may be that he is a keeper on loan, but if we look at Courtouis condition, the injury is very fatal and the contract in Madrid will not be renewed automatically, in my opinion, Kepa has the potential to make it permanent in any way. Courtouis, Modric, and Kross both have contracts ending next year, so it makes sense that Ancelotti is gradually starting to prepare Madrid's foundations. Rodrygo. Because if the vacancy problem is resolved, Madrid has returned with a formation that can worry the opponent's defense.

Courtois is only 31 years old (nothing for goalkeepers) so despite the severe injury I'm sure Real Madrid will consider him number one for a long time to come. Neuer is 37 and has suffered a much more serious injury, but Bayern continue to count on him (I don't support that, by the way). The situations for Modric, Kross on the one hand and for Courtois on the other are completely different in my opinion.