La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Oluwa-btc]

It seems like everyone seems happy talking about Joselu and Vinicius until it fills the last page, but you need to know that Modric doesn't seem happy because he is the second choice this season. Ancelotti tended not to play Modric and Kross as his main players earlier this season and tended to play players younger than them. These two senior players only have 1 appearance as a starter in the last 4 matches, but both have been reserve players in the other 3 matches.

Of course, this is not a pleasant situation for Modric and Kross, so there are rumors about a possible immediate departure. In the end, the two senior players had to be left out due to their age, but I believe they are likely to want to appear more as starters even if they have to be replaced in the second half.

They both extended their contract by just one year. They know they're old and will need to move on soon. Modric and Kroos understand this.
But I tell you what, when the season gets tough and Madrid starts playing tough matches in the UCL and the league it will be Modric and Kroos that will start and save Madrid. We saw it last season. There's no midfielder in Madrid as creative as Modric. None of the midfielders in Madrid right now is better than Modric. They are very good ballers.
Ancelotti might feel like he doesn't need them or maybe he just wants to see what these young players have to offer but Modric and Kroos will still take their place.

Camavinga will most likely go back to the right-back position when Cavaja goes on his usual injury in crucial times. Valverde is not starting in midfield ahead of Modric. So that leaves only Bellingham and Tchouameni. Tchouameni is the only DM Madrid has so he might start if Camavinga plays RB.
I believe in tough matches Madrid will play a midfield of Tchouameni, Modric and Bellingham that's if Camavinga is at RB.

Camavinga for Right Back? Man! That's archery  They can convert him to be the replacement for Karim Benzema then.

I said it countless times, Real Madrid should get a backup for Dani Carvajal, he was a weak link when they faced Manchester City and the midfielder's didn't attack enough just the way Vinicius wanted to open space for him. Toni Kroos had some little errors when it came to attacking last season at most during big game.

Camavinga would be a better option for the Left Full Back Position not the other.

[Litzki1990]

Considering the formation Ancelotti is using right now there is no way Joselu aren't playing. Because he needs 2 strikers in the attacking line and there are only two available right now. If Vinicius Junior didn't get injured he would have been in Joselu's place that's for sure. However this can at least be a chance for Joselu.

He scored a goal against Getafe. If he maintains this effort as much as possible he can compete really well with Rodrygo. When Vinicius Junior is back maybe we might even see Joselu beside him. But this task isn't going to be easy considering Rodrygo's playing really good too.

I think as long as Vinicius Jr is still not fully recovered Ancelotti will continue to use Joselu to replace his position or if perhaps Vinicius has recovered I am sure Ancelotti will still use this player because if you look at the several matches played by Joselu he has made a very good contribution with his playing style. unique and managed to provide a score in the last match yesterday against Getafe.
If it is possible to compare Rodrygo with Joselu, both of them have great talent and reliable ball control and even though Vinicius returns when he recovers, it looks like there will still be Bellingham, Vinicius Jr, Joselu and Rodrygo.

Ancelotti is not a coach who will make long-term plans with his performance in a match. Of course, it was a good match for Joselu, but perhaps the plans will not change from now on. When Vinicius returns, he can play the same way for a few more games. I see potential in Joselu, he is a really good player

Ancelotti is one of the most experienced managers ever so he will never select a player in the XI based only on recent performances. Joselu replaced Vinicius Jr. in the XI when Vinicius Jr. was out of the XI due to injury. Joselu has given his best performance in the last few matches since getting a place in the XI.  
With Vinicius Jr. fully fit from injury and sure to return to his place, where does Joselu stand? With everyone doing well in his position at the moment, Joselu could once again be an irregular star for Real Madrid if Vinicius Jr is fully fit from injury soon.  

but I also think Real Madrid still needs a finishing striker.

Ever since Benzema left, Real Madrid have needed a quality striker. We can clearly see the lack of a good finisher in every match. Hopefully Ancelotti will solve this problem soon.

[imamusma]

Ancelotti is not a coach who will make long-term plans with his performance in a match. Of course, it was a good match for Joselu, but perhaps the plans will not change from now on. When Vinicius returns, he can play the same way for a few more games. I see potential in Joselu, he is a really good player, but I also think Real Madrid still needs a finishing striker.

Joselu is a player who was never even known before joining Real Madrid. I never paid attention to Joselu's style of play before he was loaned to Real Madrid. La Liga probably has been forced Real Madrid to include several Spanish players in its squad list considering that Madrid's current squad is dominated by foreign mercenaries.

Kepa Arrizabalaga, Fran García, and Joselu are the 3 Spanish players brought in by Real Madrid this season. Joselu wasn't brought in because of an urgent need, but I think it was because of the urge that Madrid needed some Spanish players in their squad. This means that Joselu is a cover in Real Madrid's attack line, but because they are short of players, Joselu has been given many opportunities. You can expect a good performance from him, but he won't be as good as expected.

[ginsan]

Ancelotti is not a coach who will make long-term plans with his performance in a match. Of course, it was a good match for Joselu, but perhaps the plans will not change from now on. When Vinicius returns, he can play the same way for a few more games. I see potential in Joselu, he is a really good player, but I also think Real Madrid still needs a finishing striker.

The transfer market has closed and of course Real Madrid will prepare to compete with the existing squad. As for the attackers, they can rely on Joselu for this season and the average quality of Real Madrid players is quite good so it will be easier for Joselu to make a big contribution to continuing to score goals thanks to the support of his teammates.

I think Ancelotti of course really misses Vinicius and Ancelotti hopes he can recover as soon as possible. And the advantage for Real Madrid in the this season is none other than Bellingham slick performance which made their performance at the start of this season run quite perfectly. Yes, Real Madrid needs a quality striker this season, and of course they will recruit him in this winter window.

[Raflesia]

Ancelotti is not a coach who will make long-term plans with his performance in a match. Of course, it was a good match for Joselu, but perhaps the plans will not change from now on. When Vinicius returns, he can play the same way for a few more games. I see potential in Joselu, he is a really good player, but I also think Real Madrid still needs a finishing striker.

Joselu is a player who was never even known before joining Real Madrid. I never paid attention to Joselu's style of play before he was loaned to Real Madrid. La Liga probably has been forced Real Madrid to include several Spanish players in its squad list considering that Madrid's current squad is dominated by foreign mercenaries.

Kepa Arrizabalaga, Fran García, and Joselu are the 3 Spanish players brought in by Real Madrid this season. Joselu wasn't brought in because of an urgent need, but I think it was because of the urge that Madrid needed some Spanish players in their squad. This means that Joselu is a cover in Real Madrid's attack line, but because they are short of players, Joselu has been given many opportunities. You can expect a good performance from him, but he won't be as good as expected.

I don't think so, because looking at his contribution in La Liga, many people definitely know Joselu, even though his performance wasn't very good, but he was also at Madrid before and was in a good era even though he lost to some of Madrid's great players in that era.
On the other hand, his performance last season was also quite good because he was even third in the top scorers last season so it was impossible for people not to pay attention to him even though he would only be known as an ordinary player.

Currently Joselu is still an option and as a substitute but his performance is still quite good if given the opportunity so I think he will still be quite useful for Madrid.

[QueenVera]

Ancelotti is not a coach who will make long-term plans with his performance in a match. Of course, it was a good match for Joselu, but perhaps the plans will not change from now on. When Vinicius returns, he can play the same way for a few more games. I see potential in Joselu, he is a really good player, but I also think Real Madrid still needs a finishing striker.

The transfer market has closed and of course Real Madrid will prepare to compete with the existing squad. As for the attackers, they can rely on Joselu for this season and the average quality of Real Madrid players is quite good so it will be easier for Joselu to make a big contribution to continuing to score goals thanks to the support of his teammates.

I think Ancelotti of course really misses Vinicius and Ancelotti hopes he can recover as soon as possible. And the advantage for Real Madrid in the this season is none other than Bellingham slick performance which made their performance at the start of this season run quite perfectly. Yes, Real Madrid needs a quality striker this season, and of course they will recruit him in this winter window.

If you noticed Realmadrid focused more on the Midfield area this season and signed two youngers that would replace their old stars Modric and Kroos who's got few time left before they depart from the club, and instead of signing a power striker they got Joseĺu on loan to temporary fill in that position and since the team is a big team that plays good football Joselu could learn alot in the training ground and could easly blend in with his teammates.
 Of course there's no Coach that won't miss their star players even when they've got others to fill in for him, and moreover Vinicius is the best person that suits the left flank very well so Ancelotti would really miss him and hope he recovers sooner, but Jude Bellingham has made it possible for them to play comfortably with missing Vinicius very much or even help of a power striker.

[BITCOIN4X]

Xavi seems to have succeeded in building his young squad better than Real Madrid. Lamine Yamal, Gavi, and Balde contributed to Spain, especially in international matches. This young player's performance is also good at club level so I really respect the way Barcelona builds their squad.

Not only that, Barcelona has succeeded in taking advantage of the transfer market this season by only paying very low costs. I can imagine Barcelona would probably be very strong in terms of squad depth if they had a transfer budget of 100 million euros this season. Barcelona and Real Madrid's rivalry this season is sure to be great, but I believe each of them will have problems to solve throughout the season.

[legendbtc]

Ancelotti is not a coach who will make long-term plans with his performance in a match. Of course, it was a good match for Joselu, but perhaps the plans will not change from now on. When Vinicius returns, he can play the same way for a few more games. I see potential in Joselu, he is a really good player, but I also think Real Madrid still needs a finishing striker.

Joselu is a player who was never even known before joining Real Madrid. I never paid attention to Joselu's style of play before he was loaned to Real Madrid. La Liga probably has been forced Real Madrid to include several Spanish players in its squad list considering that Madrid's current squad is dominated by foreign mercenaries.

Kepa Arrizabalaga, Fran García, and Joselu are the 3 Spanish players brought in by Real Madrid this season. Joselu wasn't brought in because of an urgent need, but I think it was because of the urge that Madrid needed some Spanish players in their squad. This means that Joselu is a cover in Real Madrid's attack line, but because they are short of players, Joselu has been given many opportunities. You can expect a good performance from him, but he won't be as good as expected.

Striker Joselu is only a backup plan in attack. Real Madrid decided to use Joselu to replace Karim Benzema and did not recruit any other striker this summer. Instead of spending heavily to buy more strikers, Real Madrid will use Joselu and wait to get Mbappe for free.
Joselu had a commendable performance last season when he reached the top 3 scorers. Real Madrid spent very little money to borrow him, and they could buy him outright if they wanted. This could be a spiritual bargain for Real Madrid after losing key player Benzema.

[Leviathan.007]

We know Frenkie de Jong is an important palyer in Barcelona and had a good performance there even when they had problems with some injured midfielders there, Frenkie de Jong also likes to play for Barcelona, in fact, there was some news about this palyer and his manager, it seems his manager doesn't have a good relationship with Barcelona, they even wanted to give this payer to Manchester United but De Jong wanted to stay there, now Barcelona asked him to decrease his salary in the team to have a better financial situation. However, he hasn't responded yet but this request is weird to me.

[Litzki1990]

Joselu is playing so good for Real Madrid and they can feel better with Joselu in their squad after losing Karim Bezema to Al Ittihad. Joselu is a striker and he does not compete a position in Real Madrid squad with Vinicius or Rodrgyo. Those players have different favorite positions and they can play together, support each other in a same squad.
Joselu does not have a massive career like Karim Benzema but he knows how to score goals. Madrid need goals, Joselu have goals for them and it's enough as a striker and goal scoring task.

I think Joselu will sooner or later become a goal machine for Madrid, along with Rodrygo and Vinicius. When Joselu lack of front line options appeared promising, it certainly couldn't be separated from Madrid capable midfield support. Something that Joselu didn't get when playing at Espanyol, in Madrid he can make it happen.
Even though many doubted his arrival at the start, slowly but surely Joselu developed and adapted well to Madrid. Ancelotti will not bother thinking about a top striker this season, Josellu could be the answer for this season.

Yeah slowly but surely, Joselu can adaptation with Real Madrid, as a striker he is actually not bad and could be better performance. But Ancelotti maybe not continue to play him in the starting eleven, if Vini is back from injury and available to play. Even so, Real Madrid have good squad depth. Also Bellingham is a very smart young man there, he can be a goal machine too. I personally hope Bellingham can continue to make a good contribution, especially in big UCL events.

The important thing is that Madrid have several important matches. And Madrid must win these matches if they want to continue their dominance in the Champions League and La Liga. Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid will face Real Madrid in La Liga. On the other hand, they will play against Union Berlin in the Champions League match. They have to earn full points in every match. Madrid desperately needed Vinicius Jr. at the moment. Because the most talented player in Madrid's attack right now is Vinicius. Joselu is yet to adjust himself well to the group. If Bellingham doesn't play well, it won't be easy for Madrid to continue to perform well consistently.

Real Madrid are currently at the top of the points table in La Liga. Real Madrid have earned full points in all the matches they have played in La Liga so far. If Real Madrid had a quality finisher at the moment, then Real Madrid's performance would be much better than it is now. But since Real Madrid lacks a main striker, other players in the team must take that responsibility. Although they were eliminated from the semi-finals of the Champions League last season, Real Madrid will definitely want to perform better in the Champions League this season.
Jude Bellingham is one of the most important stars of Real Madrid at the moment. He performs well in the midfield as well as having the ability to score goals. Real Madrid will certainly do well this season with a combination of midfielders and strikers.

[AndySt]

We know Frenkie de Jong is an important palyer in Barcelona and had a good performance there even when they had problems with some injured midfielders there, Frenkie de Jong also likes to play for Barcelona, in fact, there was some news about this palyer and his manager, it seems his manager doesn't have a good relationship with Barcelona, they even wanted to give this payer to Manchester United but De Jong wanted to stay there, now Barcelona asked him to decrease his salary in the team to have a better financial situation. However, he hasn't responded yet but this request is weird to me.

And what's strange about that? This is a typical situation for the current Barcelona and I wouldn't even be surprised if the club's management then asks Frankie de Jong to pay for the right to play at a great club himself, since he didn't want to move to another club at the time and help the club with his transfer I recall the recent story of Dembele's transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, when the player seems to receive half of the transfer amount, simply because Barcelona still owes the player a salary.

[arimamib]

Xavi seems to have succeeded in building his young squad better than Real Madrid. Lamine Yamal, Gavi, and Balde contributed to Spain, especially in international matches. This young player's performance is also good at club level so I really respect the way Barcelona builds their squad.

Not only that, Barcelona has succeeded in taking advantage of the transfer market this season by only paying very low costs. I can imagine Barcelona would probably be very strong in terms of squad depth if they had a transfer budget of 100 million euros this season. Barcelona and Real Madrid's rivalry this season is sure to be great, but I believe each of them will have problems to solve throughout the season.

Real Madrid and Barcelona have increased the depth of their squad with an average of young players. Like Barcelona has a number of players with young ages and Real Madrid also does it. Now both teams are regenerating young squads for the upcoming season.  However, the young players brought in by Real Madrid in this transfer window have not played in LaLiga like Arda Guler because he suffered an injury in a pre-season match which made him miss the first match of this season.

On the other hand, I see Sevilla in 20th place in the standings. Well, I doubt Sevilla fate this season because they were European champions last season but they didn't make big improvements in the transfer window to improve their strength. I think Sevilla will continue to fight to stay away from the relegation zone as like they did in last season.

[Leviathan.007]

Xavi seems to have succeeded in building his young squad better than Real Madrid. Lamine Yamal, Gavi, and Balde contributed to Spain, especially in international matches. This young player's performance is also good at club level so I really respect the way Barcelona builds their squad.

Not only that, Barcelona has succeeded in taking advantage of the transfer market this season by only paying very low costs. I can imagine Barcelona would probably be very strong in terms of squad depth if they had a transfer budget of 100 million euros this season. Barcelona and Real Madrid's rivalry this season is sure to be great, but I believe each of them will have problems to solve throughout the season.

Regarding Lamine Yamal, I think Xavi and Barcelona have long-term plans for this palyer and they want to keep Lamine Yamal for a long time, after the performance we saw from Lamine Yamal in season for Barcelona they know a player at this age in a gem in the market. Since Lamine Yamal is not 18 years old yet, they can expect his offer for only three years but his agent and Barcelona agreed to extend his offer for longer until he is 18 years old until 2030.



https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2023/09/10/fc-barcelona-and-lamine-yamal-agree-seven-year-contract-extension-plan-reports/

[QueenVera]

Xavi seems to have succeeded in building his young squad better than Real Madrid. Lamine Yamal, Gavi, and Balde contributed to Spain, especially in international matches. This young player's performance is also good at club level so I really respect the way Barcelona builds their squad.

Not only that, Barcelona has succeeded in taking advantage of the transfer market this season by only paying very low costs. I can imagine Barcelona would probably be very strong in terms of squad depth if they had a transfer budget of 100 million euros this season. Barcelona and Real Madrid's rivalry this season is sure to be great, but I believe each of them will have problems to solve throughout the season.

Regarding Lamine Yamal, I think Xavi and Barcelona have long-term plans for this palyer and they want to keep Lamine Yamal for a long time, after the performance we saw from Lamine Yamal in season for Barcelona they know a player at this age in a gem in the market. Since Lamine Yamal is not 18 years old yet, they can expect his offer for only three years but his agent and Barcelona agreed to extend his offer for longer until he is 18 years old until 2030.

He's a very brilliant young prospect and Xavi and the board would do anything to keep him at the club cause he'll serve them for a long term, and to keep other top clubs from luring him away from their club a new long term contract would be needed to increase his release clause, despite Lamine Yamal's age he's been able to impress in both club and Country side and has caught the attention of the fans and also making Xavi to be very impressed.
 But i just hope he doesn't end up like one of those youngster that started brilliantly and was hyped but could end up performaning well at last, for some time Barcelona have been looking for a replacement for Lionel Messi,  and maybe Yamal could end up being that player they've been looking for , he's young and talented, very skillful as well and i hope he keeps up with his good performance.

[rendravolt]

Alejandro Balde had made Manchester City interested in recruiting him this summer but Barcelona seemed unhappy and stated that their young player would not be touched by any club. We know that Alejandro Balde has had a very good season with Barcelona since last season and as a replacement for Jordi Alba for the left back position, it is unlikely that Barcelona will let him go to another club.

Even though we know Barcelona's finances are not good enough, retaining talented players will be their priority now. The new contract for Alejandro Balde will be valid until 2028 and Barcelona is very right in extending the player's contract and they must maintain it so they can continue to strengthen the depth of their squad over the seasons.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1700478362269970634

[W Jr.]

We know Frenkie de Jong is an important palyer in Barcelona and had a good performance there even when they had problems with some injured midfielders there, Frenkie de Jong also likes to play for Barcelona, in fact, there was some news about this palyer and his manager, it seems his manager doesn't have a good relationship with Barcelona, they even wanted to give this payer to Manchester United but De Jong wanted to stay there, now Barcelona asked him to decrease his salary in the team to have a better financial situation. However, he hasn't responded yet but this request is weird to me.

I think De Jong did not leave Barça because he did not want to leave. I think he is happy in Spain and that is why he remains in the team. There were reports that Manchester United would transfer him, but this transfer did not happen. If Barcelona expect him to reduce his salary, I think it would be unfair. The transfer window is over in almost all countries and De Jong will remain in Barcelona, ​​continuing to receive his salary.

[Awaklara]

I think De Jong did not leave Barça because he did not want to leave. I think he is happy in Spain and that is why he remains in the team. There were reports that Manchester United would transfer him, but this transfer did not happen. If Barcelona expect him to reduce his salary, I think it would be unfair. The transfer window is over in almost all countries and De Jong will remain in Barcelona, ​​continuing to receive his salary.

It is indeed unfair if there is a salary cut, but that is what the Barcelona club management is currently trying to achieve. they still have to take pay cuts for their players. However, their finances are not in good condition. they try to maintain it all. I'm sure this is also a difficult choice for management clubs. Hopefully, they will soon end the financial problems at their club.

De Jong said he would not move from Barcelona, even though there was previously interest from MU. Barcelona also has to think about extending their coach, Xavi's new contract. he coached Barca in 3 seasons which was quite tough I think. especially at the start of his coaching, when Barcelona was in a slump.

[X-ray]

Xavi seems to have succeeded in building his young squad better than Real Madrid. Lamine Yamal, Gavi, and Balde contributed to Spain, especially in international matches. This young player's performance is also good at club level so I really respect the way Barcelona builds their squad.

Not only that, Barcelona has succeeded in taking advantage of the transfer market this season by only paying very low costs. I can imagine Barcelona would probably be very strong in terms of squad depth if they had a transfer budget of 100 million euros this season. Barcelona and Real Madrid's rivalry this season is sure to be great, but I believe each of them will have problems to solve throughout the season.

Regarding Lamine Yamal, I think Xavi and Barcelona have long-term plans for this palyer and they want to keep Lamine Yamal for a long time, after the performance we saw from Lamine Yamal in season for Barcelona they know a player at this age in a gem in the market. Since Lamine Yamal is not 18 years old yet, they can expect his offer for only three years but his agent and Barcelona agreed to extend his offer for longer until he is 18 years old until 2030.

Lamiye yamal and gavi at the future assets owned by barcelona this time. It will be so stupid if xavi will be selling him to another club. He was still 16 years old and his performance already made many people feel amazed by him.
Barcelona was just finding another hidden gem from its academy. Yamal will be far better than gavi or even dembele which has been fully experienced as a winger.

I have expected him to be the same as neymar in the future. Neymar was a great winger and yamal has been starting his debut even when he was still under 18 years old.
Yamal has everything to become the next greatest player. He has good dribbling, shoot, teamwork, even everything.

We will see so many protests will come from fan if xavi will sell him to the another club. Yamal is staying at barcelona forever.

[len01]

Regarding Lamine Yamal, I think Xavi and Barcelona have long-term plans for this palyer and they want to keep Lamine Yamal for a long time, after the performance we saw from Lamine Yamal in season for Barcelona they know a player at this age in a gem in the market. Since Lamine Yamal is not 18 years old yet, they can expect his offer for only three years but his agent and Barcelona agreed to extend his offer for longer until he is 18 years old until 2030.



https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2023/09/10/fc-barcelona-and-lamine-yamal-agree-seven-year-contract-extension-plan-reports/

Xavi good plan when finances were unstable chose to retain young players from academics who had excellent talent and were trained from an early age to continue to improve the quality of their matches and improve their good performance to continue their career with Barcelona with big names that could be known throughout the world. maybe I am exaggerating, but seeing the appearance of this young player I am reminded of the playing style of some of the great players who have played at Barcelona and hopefully Lamine Yamal can become the next big player.

Xavi plan will make Real Madrid jealous, who at that time recruited young player Arda Guler but unfortunately he could not appear on the field with Madrid due to an injury that had not healed.

[Luzin]

Xavi plan will make Real Madrid jealous, who at that time recruited young player Arda Guler but unfortunately he could not appear on the field with Madrid due to an injury that had not healed.

I don't think it's like that. They had the same plan, but Madrid were a little unlucky because Guller was injured. Masia Barcelona's academy has had a great history for club or Spain. They have always been producers of good players. Yamal too, he is from La Masia. Unlike Real Madrid, Guller is not from the Los Blancos academy. He bought at quite a price. Madrid should indeed start learning, and produce great players from the academy instead of buying.