La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[ShowOff]

All parties at Barcelona should apologize to the supporters, especially since this season they failed to win the Spanish Super Cup. Their performance was good in that match where Barcelona managed to fire 7 shots on goal, and Barcelona also had a high percentage of ball possession compared to Real Madrid. Barcelona only failed to take advantage of their many goal opportunities in that match, they were also disadvantaged because the referee sent off Araujo with a red card.

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These words are interesting and supporters must understand what Barcelona means by why they have to apologize to them.
I have two sides in assessing the meaning of the words Barcelona must apologize to their fans.
On the positive side, if Barcelona apologizes to their supporters all over the world, then Barcelona admits that their performance is not good and must be understood.
On the negative side, if this apology is made, then the entire Barcelona team is doing things they shouldn't be doing.

I think Barcelona fans really understand the condition of their favorite team with the assumption that Barcelona is not always on the winning path, so they have to accept whatever conditions happen to Barcelona.

I'm not really sure what kind of apology you're talking about, but it's normal for all teams that fail in a competition. Barcelona have done their own version of the best, but they failed and that should be a valuable lesson for the squad and coach. You are right, Barcelona will not always be on the winning path every season and that must also apply to all other teams.

For the Spanish Super Cup title, Barcelona is still the most successful team with 14 titles. Real Madrid is behind Barcelona with 13 titles (including the most recent), so they take turns winning them in different seasons even though they can also miss the final in the same season.

[rahmad2nd]

All parties at Barcelona should apologize to the supporters, especially since this season they failed to win the Spanish Super Cup. Their performance was good in that match where Barcelona managed to fire 7 shots on goal, and Barcelona also had a high percentage of ball possession compared to Real Madrid. Barcelona only failed to take advantage of their many goal opportunities in that match, they were also disadvantaged because the referee sent off Araujo with a red card.

In general, Barcelona and Real Madrid both played well and created many goal opportunities, but Barcelona's weak defensive system and the strikers' poor finishing meant that Barcelona had to give up with a score of 4-1. Real Madrid deserved the win, but this was no embarrassment for Barcelona. Since then, Barcelona has had to get better focus on La Liga, the Copa Del Rey and also the Champions League. At least Barcelona still has a chance to win the title if they are able to improve their performance and consistency.

In fact, the Spanish Super Cup trophy is not that prestigious, but what is more prestigious is the El Clasico match itself from my personal point of view. As Barcelona fans, they don't need to apologize to us for the defeat they experienced in the Spanish Super Cup. on the contrary, instead Barcelona must perform better in other competitions so that we as supporters are not so disappointed with their performance this season. after all, last season Barcelona won the Spanish Super Cup. now it's his to Real Madrid, and they deserve it. But we agree that Barcelona must improve because they still have matches in several competitions.

IMO, Barcelona this season should be able to perform much better than last season. It's just that the situation and conditions illustrate the opposite. The decline in the performance of Barcelona's back line has had quite an impact on their consistency, several names often underperform. on the front lines, Lewandowski actually always has the opportunity or opportunity to score goals. however, the support given to him is less than ideal in my opinion. It could be because of the system that Xavi uses, or the wingers, especially the young ones, still need experience and stability. for midfield, for me they are ideal. there are Gundohan, De Jong, Gavi, Pedri.  Even though Gavi was injured for a long time, Xavi should have replaced him. ideally, since Xavi is Barcelona's head coach. His current task is how to utilize his players to perform optimally. after all, Barcelona actually has quite competitive depth. So, we'll see how far Xavi can take his squad.

Talking about Real Madrid, even though I'm not actually a Los Blancos fan. however, what Carlo Ancelotti has done with his squad is worthy of appreciation. Moreover, Real Madrid is now dominated by young players. but they are able to do their job well. which in essence, coaches and players have harmonious, good, measurable cooperation and have great progress in the future. Well, let's just enjoy it as these two teams play match after match, especially in the upcoming El Clasico match.

[GbitG]

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Who is a possible Replacement for Xavi: 
There is some news on social media. It seems that if the Barcelona president sacks Xavi at the end of the season, who will be the possible Replacement? According to my research, there are 3 buddy's that are in charge of coaching for Barcelona. The first is Mikel Arteta, who is still under contract with English side Arsenal; the second is Rafa Márquez, who is currently FC Barcelona Atlètic head coach; and the third is something special for Barcelona because he was the heart of fans and the mastermind of the tactics, Gerrard Pique, who recently announced that he will become a coach. So after all of that, I conclude that Gerard Pique will be good for Barcelona if he gets a chance to prove himself because he has quite a high IQ in terms of tactics and game play. So if the Barcelona president sacked Xavi at the end of the season, I think Joan Laporta's need to bring Gerard Pique as the new Coach of Barcelona is because Xavi is not doing well.
 
Besides Gerard pique Whatever Mikel Arteta or Rafa Marquez is, both are also looking good, but I think Gerard Pique is the only player who can solve the missing puzzle for Barcelona because he has such a good understanding of transfers and knows who is appropriate or inappropriate for Barcelona in terms of tactics. But anyway, let's see what happens next. Is Barcelona really going to bring him or not? Share your opinion with us, guys.

Source:
1. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1744783587961172097?t=hmdultzPHB13gR3EIaU0oQ&s=19
2. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1747223720052371877?t=wSUcxi0xix7CkP92ZEHRdQ&s=19
3. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1747335727804031192?t=FWcvjmv1rqErQHiSD6tR0Q&s=19

[Adams0001]

It was not entirely Robert Lewandowski's fault because Barcelona players were experiencing a crisis of trust in playing and even though it was not a more precise reason. The presence of Robert Lewandowski has a good impact on Barcelona but the difficulties faced by them are now increasingly complex where there are a number of injured players and financial problems that cannot make Barcelona recruit the players needed.

Yesterday's match looked so easy for Real Madrid to break into the pen goal and I think their defense line was quite problematic. Xavi Hernandez will experience a critical condition of several conditions that occur and maybe the effect of the injury of some players will further worsen the situation, so it will be quite difficult for him to rotate the player to the future.

In fact, Barcelona managed to assemble a very good team, or rather Xavi succeeded, he was able to convince the players that everything would soon change for the better, but apparently this is not the case and this affects the team’s results, and it became obvious that Barcelona has a defense I began to play much worse.
And financial problems will not allow buying new players, moreover this may prevent them from retaining those who are currently on the team. I see that there are complaints about Xavi, but in fact he is an excellent coach and with proper funding he could achieve better results. If Barcelona will looking for a new coach, then I think it will be a mistake.

I don't think it's a mistake if Barcelona sacks Xavi and replaces him with a new one, everyone knows Xavi is a great coach, he helped the club last season and win the league trophy and even the Spanish Cup, but this season he can't perform very well again the club is performing weak and is affecting the clubs, since xavi can't cope with other teams again, it's better they find another solution that can help the team to improve very well, Barcelona's financial problems are preventing them from bringing in better strikers and defenders. They need to sell some of their players to raise funds and bring in some new young players. They still have some trophies to win, such as the Copa del Rey, the league title, and the Champions League. They still have the opportunity to win trophies this season, so they should just do their best and fix the problem. I believe that if Xavi does not win any titles this season definitely they will sack him and replace him with others better manager.

[Rengga Jati]

I don't think it's a mistake if Barcelona sacks Xavi and replaces him with a new one, everyone knows Xavi is a great coach, he helped the club last season and win the league trophy and even the Spanish Cup, but this season he can't perform very well again the club is performing weak and is affecting the clubs, since xavi can't cope with other teams again, it's better they find another solution that can help the team to improve very well, Barcelona's financial problems are preventing them from bringing in better strikers and defenders. They need to sell some of their players to raise funds and bring in some new young players. They still have some trophies to win, such as the Copa del Rey, the league title, and the Champions League. They still have the opportunity to win trophies this season, so they should just do their best and fix the problem. I believe that if Xavi does not win any titles this season definitely they will sack him and replace him with others better manager.

Yes, this is how conditions in football will always be. The progress of a team is the responsibility of the coach which will always be seen from how the results of the club's performance all the time or most of the time in this season. We admit that Xavi's contribution to Barcelona last season in building the club back from its downturn was really appreciated. in fact it really helped make Barcelona rise.

But now it's a different season and of course Barcelona's hopes are higher. What is really needed for a team is good results from every match. and club management certainly only wants to know if their club wins and can win the title. And this is where the problem lies because to be honest, Barcelona's performance this season is not as good and effective as before. not to mention the consequences of the club's crushing defeat to its eternal rival, Real Madrid, in yesterday's El Clasico to win the Spanish Super Cup. and rumors regarding the push for Xavi's dismissal are increasing.

[iBaba]

I agree with you that what Madrid is waiting for is Girona to experience defeat, but it seems that in Girona's match against Almeria, even though the result is a draw, it will definitely be happiness for Madrid because of course Madrid also wants to win the trophy in Laliga this season.

Yes, Girona must ensure that they consistently win in matches because if they don't consistently win then Girona will fail to become champions. but I personally believe that Girona will win the next match against Sevilla, so we'll see.

In one instance, I will say that I am not happy about the draw match with Almeria, whereas in the other instance, I will applaud the efforts that Girona have put into the games to have gotten here today. I will also commend their doggedness and altruism over the confidence that they've put into this season to have got here. To be very honest, one must appreciate it all.

But now it's a different season and of course Barcelona's hopes are higher. What is really needed for a team is good results from every match. and club management certainly only wants to know if their club wins and can win the title. And this is where the problem lies because to be honest, Barcelona's performance this season is not as good and effective as before. not to mention the consequences of the club's crushing defeat to its eternal rival, Real Madrid, in yesterday's El Clasico to win the Spanish Super Cup. and rumors regarding the push for Xavi's dismissal are increasing.

Like I've said earlier, Xavi has put in his best too in this season but what I can say is that his best is not enough to have taken them to the league. It is not always rosy and every other team have gone to re-enegize themselves to get stronger and better this season like Girona have shown examples on this league. For Barcelona to get better, Xavi just needs to keep trying and identify his loopholes in terms of squad then fill it up.

[QueenVera]

Xavi and his team have played their best performance and I see that they have played optimally, especially in the final match, it is impossible for them to play not seriously, it's just that what you say is true, they still have shortcomings in their defense which are easily penetrated by Madrid players so defeat is inevitable, Xavi has also implemented a good strategy, but they still lack players in the front line who rely too much on Lewandowski, who in my opinion looks old enough to be a striker.

But even so, at least this final match will be an evaluation for Barcelona to improve it because there are still many titles they can still chase, Laliga and Copa del Rey because I'm not really sure they will last long in the UCL, so I think they have a chance to win Laliga and Copa Del Rey titles, even though it seems difficult and requires hard work, look at last season where they managed to win the Laliga title. I think Barcelona must remain confident to get the title this season.

Being 8 points adrift of Girona is certainly a tough job in Laliga but Barcelona still has to consistently stay on the winning track until the end of the season if they want to win the Laliga title as well as the last 16 of the Copa Del Rey. At least they can get through to the final and win the title even though Madrid will be competitors. which is hard for them.  

Last week Barcelona were able to get a win against Osasuna to earn a ticket to the Spanish Cup finals where they had to face Real Madrid. Their game against Osasuna was a bit tough but in their best way, they were able to secure the win. Madrid themselves were able to deliver a good victory against Atletico Madrid and their subsequent performance in the contest is seemingly promising.The two rivals at the finals Real Madrid and Barcelona were tough on each other. Twas an El classico game and so the heat was intense.

 Even though Barcelona themselves weren't performing near to the rate of Madrid's, they still did their best to keep up in the game. They've only got to work on their confidence and charisma in the game, the UCL tournament is still heated up and they've got to prove their spot there too.

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Who is a possible Replacement for Xavi: 
There is some news on social media. It seems that if the Barcelona president sacks Xavi at the end of the season, who will be the possible Replacement? According to my research, there are 3 buddy's that are in charge of coaching for Barcelona. The first is Mikel Arteta, who is still under contract with English side Arsenal; the second is Rafa Márquez, who is currently FC Barcelona Atlètic head coach; and the third is something special for Barcelona because he was the heart of fans and the mastermind of the tactics, Gerrard Pique, who recently announced that he will become a coach. So after all of that, I conclude that Gerard Pique will be good for Barcelona if he gets a chance to prove himself because he has quite a high IQ in terms of tactics and game play. So if the Barcelona president sacked Xavi at the end of the season, I think Joan Laporta's need to bring Gerard Pique as the new Coach of Barcelona is because Xavi is not doing well.
 
Besides Gerard pique Whatever Mikel Arteta or Rafa Marquez is, both are also looking good, but I think Gerard Pique is the only player who can solve the missing puzzle for Barcelona because he has such a good understanding of transfers and knows who is appropriate or inappropriate for Barcelona in terms of tactics. But anyway, let's see what happens next. Is Barcelona really going to bring him or not? Share your opinion with us, guys.

Source:
1. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1744783587961172097?t=hmdultzPHB13gR3EIaU0oQ&s=19
2. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1747223720052371877?t=wSUcxi0xix7CkP92ZEHRdQ&s=19
3. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1747335727804031192?t=FWcvjmv1rqErQHiSD6tR0Q&s=19

It's time for Xavi to be fired, the sooner the better for Barcelona's progress. However, if he is fired at the end of the season, maybe things will be different later. Because there were too many mistakes in Xavi's strategy, especially in their puzzle strategy of playing too much ball, not a single player dared to push the ball forward except for Pedri who I saw against Real Madrid, but in the second half it was Pedri who was pulled out plus more The entry of a player with minimal experience, Xavi's decisions are also beyond reason, especially in the defender sector, it looks odd/lack of communication.

In my opinion, what Barcelona needs to change is that in terms of play, don't be dominant, tiki taka must be more aggressive and attack, and in the defender sector I also think it needs to be overhauled again. The coach who is suitable to advance Barcelona next season if I choose is Mikel Arteta, so far I see that his strategy is very suitable as Barcelona coach.

[Leviathan.007]

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Apart from that, the victory that brought Real Madrid to win the Super Cup trophy could also indicate that Barcelona this season is not really ready for any competition, be it the La Liga competition or the Champions League. Because it is very clear that Barcelona is no longer strong enough like last season so their opponents can break through their goal more easily as seen in the El Classico match where Vinicius immediately managed to score a goal in the seventh minute of the match.

Barcelona's defense this season looks weaker than last season, especially based on the number of goals conceded. Barcelona has so far conceded 22 goals in its last 19 matches in La Liga, that means Barcelona is conceding an average of 1.15 per match. Player injuries and squad depth are the reasons behind Barcelona's poor defensive performance this season, but they are not the only reasons why they look weak.

Barcelona doesn't have a really good midfielder this season who can control the tempo of the game. Ilkay Gundogan, who has experience at Manchester City, doesn't seem to have made too many changes, while Pedri, who recently recovered from injury, has not fully regained his best form. De Jong, Pedri, Gundogan and are 3 good midfielders in the Barcelona squad, but they are not very reliable in all games so Xavi needs to have rotation. The problem is that Xavi doesn't have any more good midfielders apart from a few young midfielders from the La Masia academy.

It seems we are going to see bad days for Barcelona because they are not in a good financial situation while they need to hire some players to improve the team but they can't and it seems January is officially over for Barcelona and they can't hire any new player for their team. Obviously, it will put Xavi under more pressure because can't even hope to get his team improved like the other teams.

[Wiwo]

Xavi and his team have played their best performance and I see that they have played optimally, especially in the final match, it is impossible for them to play not seriously, it's just that what you say is true, they still have shortcomings in their defense which are easily penetrated by Madrid players so defeat is inevitable, Xavi has also implemented a good strategy, but they still lack players in the front line who rely too much on Lewandowski, who in my opinion looks old enough to be a striker.

But even so, at least this final match will be an evaluation for Barcelona to improve it because there are still many titles they can still chase, Laliga and Copa del Rey because I'm not really sure they will last long in the UCL, so I think they have a chance to win Laliga and Copa Del Rey titles, even though it seems difficult and requires hard work, look at last season where they managed to win the Laliga title. I think Barcelona must remain confident to get the title this season.

Being 8 points adrift of Girona is certainly a tough job in Laliga but Barcelona still has to consistently stay on the winning track until the end of the season if they want to win the Laliga title as well as the last 16 of the Copa Del Rey. At least they can get through to the final and win the title even though Madrid will be competitors. which is hard for them.  

Last week Barcelona were able to get a win against Osasuna to earn a ticket to the Spanish Cup finals where they had to face Real Madrid. Their game against Osasuna was a bit tough but in their best way, they were able to secure the win. Madrid themselves were able to deliver a good victory against Atletico Madrid and their subsequent performance in the contest is seemingly promising.The two rivals at the finals Real Madrid and Barcelona were tough on each other. Twas an El classico game and so the heat was intense.

 Even though Barcelona themselves weren't performing near to the rate of Madrid's, they still did their best to keep up in the game. They've only got to work on their confidence and charisma in the game, the UCL tournament is still heated up and they've got to prove their spot there too.

Barcelona will definitely have alot to do in this season and even the next season, the reason I say so is because of the present performance and even the future anticipated performance, because judging from the present condition with the club, it will be very difficult to say where the club will be in the next season regardless of who end up coaching the club after this season.

Let say if Barcelona is able to come close to what they hard in the last season where their performance was an excellent one, it will be fair enough then that the management doesn't change the coach who was able to place them at the top in the last season.

[arimamib]

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Barcelona will definitely have alot to do in this season and even the next season, the reason I say so is because of the present performance and even the future anticipated performance, because judging from the present condition with the club, it will be very difficult to say where the club will be in the next season regardless of who end up coaching the club after this season.

Let say if Barcelona is able to come close to what they hard in the last season where their performance was an excellent one, it will be fair enough then that the management doesn't change the coach who was able to place them at the top in the last season.

There is surely the uncertainty and the potential impact of their current performance on future coaching decisions. The uncertainties surrounding the club's performance make it difficult to predict their future trajectory, especially considering the present condition of the team. If Barcelona manages to come close to the excellent performance they had in the last season, it would suggest that the current coaching setup has been effective.

The club is observing for the management to retain or not the coach responsible for their success. The challenges Barcelona may face in maintaining or surpassing their past achievements that show the need for careful decision-making by the management regarding the coaching staff. I think Xavi is aware of this, and he, for the love of the club, will do his best despite some limitations.

[kamvreto]

It was quite impressive when Girona beat Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​because the two legendary El Classico clubs have never been absent from the top of the standings. Now Real Madrid is in second position and Barcelona is in fourth position. The match with Almeria did not produce any results, but Girona's next match is against Rayo Vallecano on January 18 and against Sevilla on January 22, this will be a match that will prove whether Girona can add points and keep them at the top, or have to be satisfied with Real Madrid's revival. to follow him.

Currently Girona is still unable to beat Real Madrid last they lost at home 0-3 and Barcelona lost at home to Girona with a score of 2-4 can say this is a crushing defeat.

Girona is currently still far from Barcelona's points so it is said that it is still quite safe, while for the first standings I still doubt that Girona will survive the article Real Madrid has one match that has not been played if Los Blancos win, it is certain that Girona's position will be shifted.

Because Girona is an underdog team, it is still not certain that it will be consistent in its best game, now it has started not winning with the relegation team even though it is not a true reference.

Girona's position is very crucial and is only 1 point different from Real Madrid. Just waiting for Real Madrid's match against Atletico Madrid to reach first place. If Girona cannot maintain this position and does not win the next match then it is certain that Real Madrid will feel at the top and might be overtaken by Atletico Madrid or Barcelona.

[TelolettOm]

There is some news on social media. It seems that if the Barcelona president sacks Xavi at the end of the season, who will be the possible Replacement? According to my research, there are 3 buddy's that are in charge of coaching for Barcelona. The first is Mikel Arteta, who is still under contract with English side Arsenal; the second is Rafa Márquez, who is currently FC Barcelona Atlètic head coach; and the third is something special for Barcelona because he was the heart of fans and the mastermind of the tactics, Gerrard Pique, who recently announced that he will become a coach.

I can't believe that Barcelona wants to fire Xavi? I think it is funny, Xavi has done his best for Barcelona. If Barcelona can't win the trophy this season, it is because Barcelona has no money to build the squad with proper players. They are lucky that Barcelona is still strong enough with many young players from their academy. Xavi actually begins to renew Barcelona squad with young players. It is very good for the future of Barcelona team.

Mikel Arteta, Rafa Márquez, and Gerrard Pique aren't comparable with Xavi. It is clear that Xavi is much better than those names. Unless Barcelona wants to replace Xavi with Pep Guardiola, I think they must think again if they want to fire Xavi. There is no many options that can be better than Xavi. Even, other managers can lead to a worse performance if Barcelona speculates to change Xavi with other managers.

[Oluwa-btc]

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Who is a possible Replacement for Xavi: 
There is some news on social media. It seems that if the Barcelona president sacks Xavi at the end of the season, who will be the possible Replacement? According to my research, there are 3 buddy's that are in charge of coaching for Barcelona. The first is Mikel Arteta, who is still under contract with English side Arsenal; the second is Rafa Márquez, who is currently FC Barcelona Atlètic head coach; and the third is something special for Barcelona because he was the heart of fans and the mastermind of the tactics, Gerrard Pique, who recently announced that he will become a coach. So after all of that, I conclude that Gerard Pique will be good for Barcelona if he gets a chance to prove himself because he has quite a high IQ in terms of tactics and game play. So if the Barcelona president sacked Xavi at the end of the season, I think Joan Laporta's need to bring Gerard Pique as the new Coach of Barcelona is because Xavi is not doing well.
 
Besides Gerard pique Whatever Mikel Arteta or Rafa Marquez is, both are also looking good, but I think Gerard Pique is the only player who can solve the missing puzzle for Barcelona because he has such a good understanding of transfers and knows who is appropriate or inappropriate for Barcelona in terms of tactics. But anyway, let's see what happens next. Is Barcelona really going to bring him or not? Share your opinion with us, guys.

Source:
1. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1744783587961172097?t=hmdultzPHB13gR3EIaU0oQ&s=19
2. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1747223720052371877?t=wSUcxi0xix7CkP92ZEHRdQ&s=19
3. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1747335727804031192?t=FWcvjmv1rqErQHiSD6tR0Q&s=19

Mikel Arteta doing a good job for Arsenal Yes I must admit, infact, he remains the best coach for Arsenal since Arsene Wenger finally left the club for retirement.
But then, Mikel Arteta has nothing to back his brilliance, infact tjat should speak for him and would clear the pathway for the spadinard. I'd say he should be allowed to do his job with Arsenal, this is just some level of distractions, I hope he stays focused on his job regardless of all these flattering.

I'd also want to say that, it's just too quick to start speculating about the sack of Xavi Hernandez, he has done his part, they just lack the funds to get players.

But then, if they're down to sack Xavi Hernandez, they shouldn't look too far from them La Liga league Competition. The head coach of Girona without arguments doing a good job, ain't he the best man for Barcelona?
If he could do with Girona, more great things could be done with Barcelona. Though, the pressure that comes with managing a big club like Barcelona would be tough.. We'll see!!

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

Robert Lewandowski is not problem for Barcelona with inconsistency their performance last several matches, actually Lewandowski scored two goals last two matches in Supercopa but weakness defensive make Barcelona losses opportunity for winning Supercopa last match. I don't Robert Lewandowski have ask apology after his team losses from Real Madrid because he has well contribution with 2 goals of 2 matches but Xavi Hernandez less creativities with holding midfielder and defender players don't make much blunder.
Barcelona have forget with their losses and focus on upcoming match against Unionistas in Copa del Rey match and few days later will face Real Betis in La Liga, left many competition has opportunity for winning by Barcelona from La Liga, Copa del Rey and most important with UEFA Champion League.

It would be unfair to blame any individual player for the loss of an entire team, especially Lewandowski in this match. There are many mistakes of the whole team and the team's playing style that we can see such as: Barca played with a high defense, this is a risky play to trap offside, but against an opponent. As old as Real and with Vinicius' terrifying speed, Barca had to pay a pretty heavy price. Second, Barca's strength is its pressing style, but that strength almost disappeared in this match. Real's midfielders have plenty of time to hold the ball and think carefully before making highly accurate passes. This contributed in no small part to Barca's heavy defeat.
I think those are the two main reasons leading to Barca's defeat, besides the lack of energy of Barca's players as well as Xavi's slow change of playing style, he appeared completely defeated by Carlo Ancelotti.

[X-ray]

Who is a possible Replacement for Xavi: 
There is some news on social media. It seems that if the Barcelona president sacks Xavi at the end of the season, who will be the possible Replacement? According to my research, there are 3 buddy's that are in charge of coaching for Barcelona. The first is Mikel Arteta, who is still under contract with English side Arsenal; the second is Rafa Márquez, who is currently FC Barcelona Atlètic head coach; and the third is something special for Barcelona because he was the heart of fans and the mastermind of the tactics, Gerrard Pique, who recently announced that he will become a coach. So after all of that, I conclude that Gerard Pique will be good for Barcelona if he gets a chance to prove himself because he has quite a high IQ in terms of tactics and game play. So if the Barcelona president sacked Xavi at the end of the season, I think Joan Laporta's need to bring Gerard Pique as the new Coach of Barcelona is because Xavi is not doing well.
 
Besides Gerard pique Whatever Mikel Arteta or Rafa Marquez is, both are also looking good, but I think Gerard Pique is the only player who can solve the missing puzzle for Barcelona because he has such a good understanding of transfers and knows who is appropriate or inappropriate for Barcelona in terms of tactics. But anyway, let's see what happens next. Is Barcelona really going to bring him or not? Share your opinion with us, guys.

Source:
1. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1744783587961172097?t=hmdultzPHB13gR3EIaU0oQ&s=19
2. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1747223720052371877?t=wSUcxi0xix7CkP92ZEHRdQ&s=19
3. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1747335727804031192?t=FWcvjmv1rqErQHiSD6tR0Q&s=19

It's time for Xavi to be fired, the sooner the better for Barcelona's progress. However, if he is fired at the end of the season, maybe things will be different later. Because there were too many mistakes in Xavi's strategy, especially in their puzzle strategy of playing too much ball, not a single player dared to push the ball forward except for Pedri who I saw against Real Madrid, but in the second half it was Pedri who was pulled out plus more The entry of a player with minimal experience, Xavi's decisions are also beyond reason, especially in the defender sector, it looks odd/lack of communication.

In my opinion, what Barcelona needs to change is that in terms of play, don't be dominant, tiki taka must be more aggressive and attack, and in the defender sector I also think it needs to be overhauled again. The coach who is suitable to advance Barcelona next season if I choose is Mikel Arteta, so far I see that his strategy is very suitable as Barcelona coach.

Agreed, it will be a disaster for barcelona to keep use this guy as a coach. He was someone who still keeps using old vision of football. The better thing for barcelona to hire michel from girona as the president of girona has stated that any club can try to hire him.
Michel has been pushing girona even though the club has a mid class squad. So, xavi is not a reliable coach anymore and barcelona needs to sign michel as a new coach for the club. He is much more competent compared to the xavi.
Michel can help barcelona in long term caused by he can build a good club without needed to spend a lot of money like xavi. The match against barcelona has proven that if michel was good enough to be hired as a new coach.

He has very big potential and i know that coz girona is still performing very consistently right now. Xavi needs to be fired as soon as possible and i hope that he will be leaving from the club. Xavi is not bringing barcelona to be even better.
Barcelona has a lot of potential and this totally depends on how good the coach in managing the club. Theorically, barcelona has better resource compared to the girona but it was losing against girona.

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Unfortunately Girona failed to score against Almeria yesterday and played a goal-less draw, so they could only earn one point... To be honest, such a result against an outsider in the standings was a big surprise for me... Real showed that they are in very good shape now and ready to fight for the title... I think that soon they will score more points than Girona...

In yesterday match against Almeria, Girona actually prioritized defensive play and it was clear that Almeria had difficulty penetrating Girona defense.
But it is also shame because Girona has less sharp front line because they only rely on defensive play, and in this match Girona had to lose one of their midfielders, Aleix Garcia, because he received red card from the referee.
He will be absent for several matches due to suspension from the red card he received, this is quite detrimental for Girona because not only did they fail to get full points but also had to lose one player.
From this draw, Girona only has very narrow point difference from Real Madrid, namely 1 point and Real Madrid still has one match left so that if they win it then clearly the first position belongs to Real Madrid.
There are still 6 team and 3 matches remaining for the 19th round, one of which is Real Madrid, so when this match is finished, we will see shift in the position of the standings.

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I don't think it's a mistake if Barcelona sacks Xavi and replaces him with a new one, everyone knows Xavi is a great coach, he helped the club last season and win the league trophy and even the Spanish Cup, but this season he can't perform very well again the club is performing weak and is affecting the clubs, since xavi can't cope with other teams again, it's better they find another solution that can help the team to improve very well, Barcelona's financial problems are preventing them from bringing in better strikers and defenders. They need to sell some of their players to raise funds and bring in some new young players. They still have some trophies to win, such as the Copa del Rey, the league title, and the Champions League. They still have the opportunity to win trophies this season, so they should just do their best and fix the problem. I believe that if Xavi does not win any titles this season definitely they will sack him and replace him with others better manager.

Yes, this is how conditions in football will always be. The progress of a team is the responsibility of the coach which will always be seen from how the results of the club's performance all the time or most of the time in this season. We admit that Xavi's contribution to Barcelona last season in building the club back from its downturn was really appreciated. in fact it really helped make Barcelona rise.

But now it's a different season and of course Barcelona's hopes are higher. What is really needed for a team is good results from every match. and club management certainly only wants to know if their club wins and can win the title. And this is where the problem lies because to be honest, Barcelona's performance this season is not as good and effective as before. not to mention the consequences of the club's crushing defeat to its eternal rival, Real Madrid, in yesterday's El Clasico to win the Spanish Super Cup. and rumors regarding the push for Xavi's dismissal are increasing.

The coach is the main factor for the club because only the coach can build overall performance with the strategy and skills he has, but even so, a coach also needs players who have good potential so that his strategy works according to expectations, whereas what Barcelona is currently experiencing is because of its players many of the absences were due to injuries and Lewandowski is no longer sharp because he is getting older. So Xavi is confused about which striker to rely on because Joao Felix is also not that sharp while Xavi needs a more productive player.

Xavi's contribution to Barcelona was very big last season because he was able to win the domestic league title and the Spanish Super Cup. But last season Barcelona was in good condition and its players could be relied on to achieve success and it wasn't as chaotic as it is now where Barcelona is increasingly experiencing problems that don't endless. The lack of good players and their current financial instability are causing Barcelona to not work optimally. So in my opinion, deciding to fire Xavi in the middle of the season is not the right decision in their current unstable condition because it is feared that it will further worsen Barcelona's situation.

[Solokan]

I agree with you that what Madrid is waiting for is Girona to experience defeat, but it seems that in Girona's match against Almeria, even though the result is a draw, it will definitely be happiness for Madrid because of course Madrid also wants to win the trophy in Laliga this season.

Yes, Girona must ensure that they consistently win in matches because if they don't consistently win then Girona will fail to become champions. but I personally believe that Girona will win the next match against Sevilla, so we'll see.

In one instance, I will say that I am not happy about the draw match with Almeria, whereas in the other instance, I will applaud the efforts that Girona have put into the games to have gotten here today. I will also commend their doggedness and altruism over the confidence that they've put into this season to have got here. To be very honest, one must appreciate it all.

At that time I bet on Girona to win, even though I was wrong in my prediction, yes, I really enjoyed the results. Girona last season, Girona was ranked 10th and got 49 points in Laliga and indeed this season we should be amazed by the achievements that Girona has achieved because there has been progress. The rapid and very surprising achievements that Girona has achieved so far have achieved 49 points and this is a good achievement because of course there are still many big opportunities for Girona to add points. Yes, even though they faced Almeria with a draw, it was lucky for both parties because both teams were able to add 1 point and it could be said that this 1 point was a Gift from Girona to Almeria. Yes, Our have to value everything and I think this was an exciting match and both teams tried their best.
and tomorrow we will watch Girona's match against Rayo in the Copa del Rey and Girona as the host whether they will be able to beat Rayo or not and of course we will see how Girona performs when playing with Rayo which is currently ranked 11th in Laliga and I I think this match will be very interesting. Francisco Rodriguez will definitely test Girona's strengths and Rayo will definitely appear confident and I'm also curious about Michel's technique.

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Who is a possible Replacement for Xavi: 
There is some news on social media. It seems that if the Barcelona president sacks Xavi at the end of the season, who will be the possible Replacement? According to my research, there are 3 buddy's that are in charge of coaching for Barcelona. The first is Mikel Arteta, who is still under contract with English side Arsenal; the second is Rafa Márquez, who is currently FC Barcelona Atlètic head coach; and the third is something special for Barcelona because he was the heart of fans and the mastermind of the tactics, Gerrard Pique, who recently announced that he will become a coach. So after all of that, I conclude that Gerard Pique will be good for Barcelona if he gets a chance to prove himself because he has quite a high IQ in terms of tactics and game play. So if the Barcelona president sacked Xavi at the end of the season, I think Joan Laporta's need to bring Gerard Pique as the new Coach of Barcelona is because Xavi is not doing well.
 
Besides Gerard pique Whatever Mikel Arteta or Rafa Marquez is, both are also looking good, but I think Gerard Pique is the only player who can solve the missing puzzle for Barcelona because he has such a good understanding of transfers and knows who is appropriate or inappropriate for Barcelona in terms of tactics. But anyway, let's see what happens next. Is Barcelona really going to bring him or not? Share your opinion with us, guys.

Source:
1. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1744783587961172097?t=hmdultzPHB13gR3EIaU0oQ&s=19
2. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1747223720052371877?t=wSUcxi0xix7CkP92ZEHRdQ&s=19
3. https://twitter.com/ManagingBarca/status/1747335727804031192?t=FWcvjmv1rqErQHiSD6tR0Q&s=19

I have to say that if Barcelona want to appear consistent then they have to choose a coach who is quite experienced and of the 3 names you mentioned, I will choose Mikel Arteta as Xavi's replacement. There is no particular reason why I chose him because we all know how he has coached Arsenal so far and he has even been able to turn Arsenal into a team to be reckoned with several seasons ago. Mikel Arteta is also very good at cultivating young players and Barcelona really needs a coach like him.

For Pique and Rafa Marquez, I have to say that they are not the right coaching candidates for a team as big as Barcelona and they also feel they lack experience in facing challenges in increasingly fierce competition. There is no definite guarantee if Barcelona chooses one of these names and it is possible that Barcelona will suffer further. I don't want that because after all the top competition will always belong to Barcelona and next season if Xavi is fired then management will have to find the right coach.