La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[tusandii]

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Mbappe actually isn't doing bad at Madrid and has always been a good player which he still is currently, the conflicting role in position between him and Vinicius is one thing I'm hoping soon Ancelotti is able to fix so both players can effectively give their very best playing at the right position, one way i believe would be best to get this ending almost soon would be looking for the most flexible one amongst them both and make sure to see if that person can switch role and in the absence of the other they can later augment at that point, it doesn't have to be that they will both be playing in same position same time.

I agree that if Mbappe does not play badly in Madrid, we realize that the player was slow to heat up in his first season. In my opinion, Ancelotti will continue to prioritize Mbappe role as a center forward, over time Mbappe will be able to adapt to other attacking players, especially with Vinicius. Ancelotti is very experienced in managing star players, he will certainly find a solution to this problem. If I'm not mistaken, Ancelotti has only played a complete formation with Vinicius, Mbappe, Rodrygo and Bellingham in one lineup once. So of course we can understand if Mbappe has not fully found his best performance.

He just hasn't gotten used to the position usually he has always been placed as a left winger for years and he has always been reliable but now he has to be able to adapt as a center forward indeed this is not his expertise but I am sure over time he will get used to the formation currently many people underestimate Mbappe's abilities but those who underestimate do not know how difficult it is to adapt to a squad that is almost balanced and is in a big club while Mbappe is used to France with less competitive competition he is the best player in France but in Spain there are many good players so he has equal competitors which will test his performance.

[Sebas.tian]

Even after Mbappe left PSG and joined Real Madrid he is still the player many people talking about him in Real Madrid. Still, the fact about Mbappe is he couldn't have the same good performance we saw from this player in the last when he was playing in PSG. He still needs some more time to get adopted and get into the better form in Real Madrid I think the place he plays for his team is the left side where Vini is playing there and this can cause problems for Mbappe.
However and regardless of that, now I'm waiting for to see the perfect performance from Mbappe in El Classico which can be interesting to watch.

Mbappe actually isn't doing bad at Madrid and has always been a good player which he still is currently, the conflicting role in position between him and Vinicius is one thing I'm hoping soon Ancelotti is able to fix so both players can effectively give their very best playing at the right position, one way i believe would be best to get this ending almost soon would be looking for the most flexible one amongst them both and make sure to see if that person can switch role and in the absence of the other they can later augment at that point, it doesn't have to be that they will both be playing in same position same time.

I think, all the Real Madrid players are doing greatly well in this season and even the new players they signed into the team this season are doing well also, which is a good confidence for Real Madrid head coach to make a good decision in this season. Real Madrid have strong players their head coach can use to replace any players that have injuries and they will still do what will bring victory to them at the end of the match, because they have good players that can represent the team in any competition. I don't think, Real Madrid will miss their opportunity in their next match, because the team they are going to play cannot stop Real Madrid not to embrace victory from the match.

[Furious 7]

The previous Xavi era mid-season was always Barcelona's main problem in maintaining consistency and this is likely to happen again in the Flick era when he is not really able to maximize the players available in a fairly busy schedule.

I don't think Flick era will be the same as Xavi era. So far, I think Barcelona can perform quite consistently. Although Barcelona has busy schedule and has some injured players, Flick can deal with the problem very well. Flick has something that Xavi didn't have at that time. It is the confidence of the players, Barcelona players look more confident to play in each match now.

We will just see if this will happen or not because when talking about the aspect of trust in the end something like that can easily change, previously Xavi was also trusted and even had a very good relationship with the players and even management but over time it changed which made Xavi ultimately unable to face the pressure in his second season so that this possibility could still happen to Flick.

Indeed, for the current issue of trust it is still very strong where Flick can freely tinker with the squad and attack scheme without intervention or experiencing internal problems, but we will not know the future because this could be the opposite later.

When Consistency starts to get out of control, usually some other internal problems always arise so that if in the end Barcelona or Flick wants to do it until the end and is considered an important part of Barcelona then he must maintain consistency now until the end.

[Hirose UK]

I agree that if Mbappe does not play badly in Madrid, we realize that the player was slow to heat up in his first season. In my opinion, Ancelotti will continue to prioritize Mbappe role as a center forward, over time Mbappe will be able to adapt to other attacking players, especially with Vinicius. Ancelotti is very experienced in managing star players, he will certainly find a solution to this problem. If I'm not mistaken, Ancelotti has only played a complete formation with Vinicius, Mbappe, Rodrygo and Bellingham in one lineup once. So of course we can understand if Mbappe has not fully found his best performance.

He just hasn't gotten used to the position usually he has always been placed as a left winger for years and he has always been reliable but now he has to be able to adapt as a center forward indeed this is not his expertise but I am sure over time he will get used to the formation currently many people underestimate Mbappe's abilities but those who underestimate do not know how difficult it is to adapt to a squad that is almost balanced and is in a big club while Mbappe is used to France with less competitive competition he is the best player in France but in Spain there are many good players so he has equal competitors which will test his performance.

There are some quite significant differences and result in Mbappe game adaptation seeming quite slow, Mbappe previously played with PSG only against several team with quality below them in each season for Ligue 1 and the only strong competition was in the UCL but there weren't many matches there.
Now Mbappe plays for Real Madrid with much tougher opponents in the League and this is the reason why Mbappe hasn't really shown how his game quality is to the maximum, he has to try to understand every game from his teammates in fighting several tough La Liga team.
On the other hand, this is still early and only few matches they have played, in the future or next season maybe we can see Mbappe can play very well and be able to compete here, all this is just matter of time and of course over time Mbappe will be able to become sharp striker here.

[len01]

I think, all the Real Madrid players are doing greatly well in this season and even the new players they signed into the team this season are doing well also, which is a good confidence for Real Madrid head coach to make a good decision in this season. Real Madrid have strong players their head coach can use to replace any players that have injuries and they will still do what will bring victory to them at the end of the match, because they have good players that can represent the team in any competition. I don't think, Real Madrid will miss their opportunity in their next match, because the team they are going to play cannot stop Real Madrid not to embrace victory from the match.

Madrid is one of the big teams of La Liga who has always been the strongest candidate in the UCL competition and that is the reason why management and coaches always maintain the quality of squad performance. As you say if Madrid always has a talented player and all of Ancelotti is careful in choosing a player who really has a big talent quality and is able to help Madrid appear better. The injured player is always a big problem, but for Madrid it is not a big problem because all the players owned by Madrid are always ready to replace the position of injured players and have a good contribution.
And related to the El Clasico match, I think Madrid will still win the match. Vinic and other key players are always ready to beat Barcelona.

[Cryptmuster]

Madrid is one of the big teams of La Liga who has always been the strongest candidate in the UCL competition and that is the reason why management and coaches always maintain the quality of squad performance. As you say if Madrid always has a talented player and all of Ancelotti is careful in choosing a player who really has a big talent quality and is able to help Madrid appear better. The injured player is always a big problem, but for Madrid it is not a big problem because all the players owned by Madrid are always ready to replace the position of injured players and have a good contribution.
And related to the El Clasico match, I think Madrid will still win the match. Vinic and other key players are always ready to beat Barcelona.

It is clear that Ancelotti will find a player on the bench who can replace the injured one, but does Real have a player of Carvajal's level on their bench? This is a rhetorical question, there is no such player, but they will just have to learn to play without him because he is out due to injury for a whole year. El Clasico is always a special game, and this confrontation is always unpredictable, every season due to different circumstances one of the teams can be stronger and despite Real's losses, I am ready to say that Barcelona can beat Real.

[Alpha Marine]

I had been a good fan of Simeone right from his appearance as ATM coach. There's no doubt he had in the past and still presently contributing immensely for the growth of the club. Prior his arrival in ATM, the club was struggling in the middle of the Laliga table. But after his arrival, he has been so consistent in the top 4if the Laliga table. Well, he has once lifted the title, but I think it is time a fresh body is introduced to the club. I think the boys are so used to him. The management needs to at this time take some risk. Who knows, it could turn out better than expected.

Simeone has two la liga titles as coach of Atletico Madrid, not one.
I agree with you though. He has done so much for that team with the Champions League being the only trophy he did not win, but I think Atletico needs a new person for that role. They need ideas that are different from what Simeone offers.
I understand why they may be reluctant to part ways. That is a decision that you have to make very carefully, or else the club's trajectory could take a nose dive. They have to make sure whoever is taking over the job should be better and more consistent than Simeone.

Atletico Madrid's biggest problem in recent years has been inconsistency. Take this season for example. They draw against Madrid which is clearly a better team and a team in better form, but they also draw against Real Sociedad, a team that has had only 2 wins in all competitions this season. A top team fighting for trophies shouldn't be that inconsistent.

[samuraijin]

Madrid is one of the big teams of La Liga who has always been the strongest candidate in the UCL competition and that is the reason why management and coaches always maintain the quality of squad performance. As you say if Madrid always has a talented player and all of Ancelotti is careful in choosing a player who really has a big talent quality and is able to help Madrid appear better. The injured player is always a big problem, but for Madrid it is not a big problem because all the players owned by Madrid are always ready to replace the position of injured players and have a good contribution.
And related to the El Clasico match, I think Madrid will still win the match. Vinic and other key players are always ready to beat Barcelona.

It is clear that Ancelotti will find a player on the bench who can replace the injured one, but does Real have a player of Carvajal's level on their bench? This is a rhetorical question, there is no such player, but they will just have to learn to play without him because he is out due to injury for a whole year. El Clasico is always a special game, and this confrontation is always unpredictable, every season due to different circumstances one of the teams can be stronger and despite Real's losses, I am ready to say that Barcelona can beat Real.

It was a good decision to give playing time to the reserve player, even though the player is not at Carvajal's level but it can fill the void in Real Madrid's defense line and at least help Real Madrid's defense from the opponent's attack, at least it will be Real Madrid's investment if the player who sits on the bench when trusted to play well then it will make it easier for Madrid in the future, and Real Madrid does not need to look for a replacement for Carvajal who we know is no longer young, of course a decline in performance will always be there, so playing the reserve player is the right decision taken by Carlo Ancelotti in my opinion.

[Rampagoe004]

Mbappe actually isn't doing bad at Madrid and has always been a good player which he still is currently, the conflicting role in position between him and Vinicius is one thing I'm hoping soon Ancelotti is able to fix so both players can effectively give their very best playing at the right position, one way i believe would be best to get this ending almost soon would be looking for the most flexible one amongst them both and make sure to see if that person can switch role and in the absence of the other they can later augment at that point, it doesn't have to be that they will both be playing in same position same time.

I think, all the Real Madrid players are doing greatly well in this season and even the new players they signed into the team this season are doing well also, which is a good confidence for Real Madrid head coach to make a good decision in this season. Real Madrid have strong players their head coach can use to replace any players that have injuries and they will still do what will bring victory to them at the end of the match, because they have good players that can represent the team in any competition. I don't think, Real Madrid will miss their opportunity in their next match, because the team they are going to play cannot stop Real Madrid not to embrace victory from the match.

This season is like a good competition in the Real Madrid squad by bringing in the best players from other clubs in the hope of winning the competition and winning La Liga (Spanish League). Real Madrid's current game all with the best performance can play in the match making the coach free to arrange the team formation.

Real Madrid could lose victory in the next match because the opposing team is equally strong in this match, Real Madrid will be ready to face all competitions and win every match both the domestic league and the Champions League.

[bering]

Simeone has two la liga titles as coach of Atletico Madrid, not one.
I agree with you though. He has done so much for that team with the Champions League being the only trophy he did not win, but I think Atletico needs a new person for that role. They need ideas that are different from what Simeone offers.
I understand why they may be reluctant to part ways. That is a decision that you have to make very carefully, or else the club's trajectory could take a nose dive. They have to make sure whoever is taking over the job should be better and more consistent than Simeone.

Atletico Madrid's biggest problem in recent years has been inconsistency. Take this season for example. They draw against Madrid which is clearly a better team and a team in better form, but they also draw against Real Sociedad, a team that has had only 2 wins in all competitions this season. A top team fighting for trophies shouldn't be that inconsistent.

I don't think Atletico Madrid will considers to replace Simeone with other manager this because they were fully trust to him even last year Atletico Madrid has give him contract extension until 2027 so Simeone position in Atletico Madrid i have to says irreplaceable besides that if i am not mistaken currently Simeone as the manager with the highest paid in Laliga

Before Simeone arrived to Atletico Madrid the status of this team is only as small team in Laliga but Simeone has successfully to make big changes and liftep up Atletico Madrid performance and for every season Atletico Madrid always be involved to compete to gets Champion league spots and for me i think Simeone has done well and Atletico Madrid should be hold him for at least until next several years

This season indeed a bit different because Atletico Madrid are willing to spend a lot of money to bought the players and one of the most expensive players they bought is Julian Alvarez from Manchester City and total they have spend 185 million to bought the players and this is large amount considering Atletico Madrid is not the rich team just like Real Madrid but i personally didn't considers them as the contender for the title

[JeffBrad12]

Madrid is one of the big teams of La Liga who has always been the strongest candidate in the UCL competition and that is the reason why management and coaches always maintain the quality of squad performance. As you say if Madrid always has a talented player and all of Ancelotti is careful in choosing a player who really has a big talent quality and is able to help Madrid appear better. The injured player is always a big problem, but for Madrid it is not a big problem because all the players owned by Madrid are always ready to replace the position of injured players and have a good contribution.
And related to the El Clasico match, I think Madrid will still win the match. Vinic and other key players are always ready to beat Barcelona.

It is clear that Ancelotti will find a player on the bench who can replace the injured one, but does Real have a player of Carvajal's level on their bench? This is a rhetorical question, there is no such player, but they will just have to learn to play without him because he is out due to injury for a whole year. El Clasico is always a special game, and this confrontation is always unpredictable, every season due to different circumstances one of the teams can be stronger and despite Real's losses, I am ready to say that Barcelona can beat Real.

Do you forget Lucas Vazquez? He's still available now. We have him to replace Carvajal, and i think it's kinda weird if you doubted his performance. I mean, Real Madrid chose him as Carvajal's sub. That shows he has quality. He is clearly different, a bit less in quality compared to the Carvajal, but i'm fine.

He is the only other RB owned by us, and just trust him. However, I'm still concerned about his sub. We cannot play him every single game from now until the end of the season. We must go for a low-profile veteran RB to be his sub.

All in all, we're still fine with Vazquez play in Carvajal's position (RB).

[Oluwa-btc]

Just seeing this very picture of Dani Carvajal on his last challenge in their last game against Villarreal that ended in favor of Madrid winning 2-0. I don't think the player Carvajal can come out of this injury and still be able to play again, I would want him to retire on his terms but not like this. One of la Liga best right back would be missed if he doesn't recover from this.

Well, I've seen far worse injuries than this and they came back to play solid football, that of Andre Gomes of Everton, Luke Shaw and a couple few others. Taking a good look at the image says that was a reckless decision to tackle or clear out such a ball. Well, sometimes, you put yourselves in line for the club to defend your club. We'll miss him, he was brilliant for Real Madrid last season during the Champions League Competition and also for Spain during European Championship Competition. I read he'll be back next year October which is a long time. Vasquez will definitely fill up well for him but will he be consistent? Big question!

[legendbtc]

Do you forget Lucas Vazquez? He's still available now. We have him to replace Carvajal, and i think it's kinda weird if you doubted his performance. I mean, Real Madrid chose him as Carvajal's sub. That shows he has quality. He is clearly different, a bit less in quality compared to the Carvajal, but i'm fine.

He is the only other RB owned by us, and just trust him. However, I'm still concerned about his sub. We cannot play him every single game from now until the end of the season. We must go for a low-profile veteran RB to be his sub.

All in all, we're still fine with Vazquez play in Carvajal's position (RB).

Yes, Vazquez is the most obvious replacement for Real Madrid after Dani Carvajal's injury. Although not the brightest name in the Los Blancos squad, Vazquez is highly appreciated for his fighting spirit and silent contributions. However, Vazquez is 33 years old this year. His ability to continue playing well in a position that requires a lot of physical strength is still questioned. Of course, Vazquez's fitness may have declined, but in return, his playing experience has also become more extensive. Therefore, Vazquez is expected to still be able to fill the void left by Carvajal at least until the winter transfer window.

Another option Ancelotti could consider is Eder Militao, Federico Valverde.

[Adiljutt156]

With the difficult situation that Madrid is currently experiencing, their performance in the El Classico match will not be perfect, but I still believe that Ancelotti already has a plan to cover up the problems in his team, and the players will also appear all out because we know this match is full of prestige. El Classico is very profitable if they can get 3 points to catch up with the leaders of the standings. On the other hand, Barcelona, ​​who are currently in good form, of course 3 points are also their main target. I don't think there will be a draw in the match, both Real Madrid and Barcelona have the opportunity to emerge as winners at the end of the match.

Now there is an international break and to get to the el clasico match there are 2 matches that Real Madrid must go through, first they will play in LA Liga against Celta Vigo, after that they will face the club they defeated in last season's final, Borussia Dortmund. We have to see first what will happen in those 2 matches, because something unexpected could happen again.
Likewise with Barcelona, ​​they will face Sevilla and Bayern Munich before they actually meet their eternal rivals, Real Madrid. Just like Real Madrid, we also have to see how they are in those 2 matches, because unwanted things could happen.

Yes. We saw many unexpected results from the many matches in the past ,So we have to prepare to every kind of situation because  Real Madrid football team has more chances to win against  Barcelona team and Barcelona team can also play well and we can get good result of that match . But that is understood, match will be not boring and audience will enjoy that match. Players will give their hundred percent to win this match but luck also matters a lot  in the football game .  The defenders of Real Madrid team are in good form and they will try to stop the ball and they will play crucial role in this match. The attackers should be more active if they want to win this match easily and they have to work hard to win this match.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Just seeing this very picture of Dani Carvajal on his last challenge in their last game against Villarreal that ended in favor of Madrid winning 2-0. I don't think the player Carvajal can come out of this injury and still be able to play again, I would want him to retire on his terms but not like this. One of la Liga best right back would be missed if he doesn't recover from this.

Well, I've seen far worse injuries than this and they came back to play solid football, that of Andre Gomes of Everton, Luke Shaw and a couple few others. Taking a good look at the image says that was a reckless decision to tackle or clear out such a ball. Well, sometimes, you put yourselves in line for the club to defend your club. We'll miss him, he was brilliant for Real Madrid last season during the Champions League Competition and also for Spain during European Championship Competition. I read he'll be back next year October which is a long time. Vasquez will definitely fill up well for him but will he be consistent? Big question!

These guys you mentioned (Shaw and Gomes) they some how have a similar situation but thank God they came back strong, even Ramsey of Arsenal he came back to action and even better. This very one can make him retire early because of his age. If coming back to action next year October like you said, I don't think he'll make the first 11 or be relevant to the team and he won't be as energetic as he used to be, they'll replace him ASAP because Madrid is a team that always want the best to be in their team and anybody who's not available they make sure they cover that position to make the team to be more competitive. Vasquez has been the man to always play that position whenever Dani is out and I believe Vasquez would do a great job, wish Dani a quick recovery.

[mamesso]

Madrid is one of the big teams of La Liga who has always been the strongest candidate in the UCL competition and that is the reason why management and coaches always maintain the quality of squad performance. As you say if Madrid always has a talented player and all of Ancelotti is careful in choosing a player who really has a big talent quality and is able to help Madrid appear better. The injured player is always a big problem, but for Madrid it is not a big problem because all the players owned by Madrid are always ready to replace the position of injured players and have a good contribution.
And related to the El Clasico match, I think Madrid will still win the match. Vinic and other key players are always ready to beat Barcelona.

It is clear that Ancelotti will find a player on the bench who can replace the injured one, but does Real have a player of Carvajal's level on their bench? This is a rhetorical question, there is no such player, but they will just have to learn to play without him because he is out due to injury for a whole year. El Clasico is always a special game, and this confrontation is always unpredictable, every season due to different circumstances one of the teams can be stronger and despite Real's losses, I am ready to say that Barcelona can beat Real.

Lucas Vazquez was the first name to come up as a replacement for Carvajal, he is a natural replacement for Carvajal and has been playing in that position so far. Losing Carvajal is not the same as losing any other player, apart from his status as a key player in the Real Madrid squad, he is a leader who always pushes his teammates to be better. Ancelotti can overcome the problem in the right-back position by utilizing the number of players he currently has, in addition, Real Madrid can use the winter transfer market (January 2025) to bring in new players.

[Velvet78]

Mbappe is being criticized for especially scoring mostly penalties since he joined Real Madrid.

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He scored 3 penalties in the La Liga so far while scoring 5 goals in total in the league. It reminds me of the Ronaldo - Penaldo talk by many people.     But jokes aside, I don't think it is fair at all for any of those players. Mbappe is also one of the best players in today's football. Every player can be criticized in some periods. I don't think he will feel any pressure over himself and have problems on focusing.

Yeah there were some games he played terrible by wasting insane goal opportunities.    But he would get better in time by adapting.

[HajiBagi]

Mbappe is being criticized for especially scoring mostly penalties since he joined Real Madrid.

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He scored 3 penalties in the La Liga so far while scoring 5 goals in total in the league. It reminds me of the Ronaldo - Penaldo talk by many people.     But jokes aside, I don't think it is fair at all for any of those players. Mbappe is also one of the best players in today's football. Every player can be criticized in some periods. I don't think he will feel any pressure over himself and have problems on focusing.

Yeah there were some games he played terrible by wasting insane goal opportunities.    But he would get better in time by adapting.

Many people criticize Mbappe for his current performance but they forget who Mbappe is, after Ronaldo and Messi the best player is Mbappe, Mbappe played against Messi at both the club and the World Cup and defeated Messi and all the people who criticized Mbappe are all Barcelona fans when real Madrid sign Mbappe Barcelona are in shock are they are scared of how Mbappe will destroy Barcelona if he plays together with Vini Jr, Rodrygo and Bellingham, after seeing that he hadn't played the way they expect him to play they start criticizing him.

Mbappe is just a new player to the team and also to the league, he needs to adapt to the team and know how to play against all the opponents, I hear many people saying that Mbappe is not good in the striker position and that he prefers playing in left-wing than playing as a striker in the field but if we look at Mbappe starting the career he plays as a striker position than any position in his career and he scores goals as a striker more than left wing, the only thing he needs is time and when the time comes he will show those who criticize him who he is.

[mammusu]

Mbappe is being criticized for especially scoring mostly penalties since he joined Real Madrid.

Here it is:



He scored 3 penalties in the La Liga so far while scoring 5 goals in total in the league. It reminds me of the Ronaldo - Penaldo talk by many people.     But jokes aside, I don't think it is fair at all for any of those players. Mbappe is also one of the best players in today's football. Every player can be criticized in some periods. I don't think he will feel any pressure over himself and have problems on focusing.

Yeah there were some games he played terrible by wasting insane goal opportunities.    But he would get better in time by adapting.

Madrid has been the team that has received the most penalties compared to any other team in la liga match, so it is quite natural that Madrid is starting to be considered as a team that is too easy to get penalties in La Liga at the moment, so it also gives rise to madrid players nicknames like "Penaldo" and I think that is nicknames often unfair and underestimates the ability of players so far,  many from us has claimed that a penalty is an lucky goal but actually scoring a goal from the pinalties also requires skill and composure, in my opinion Mbappe has not been able to equate and he is not at the same level as Ronaldo, but still he is an extraordinary player and has the ability to change the course of the game so far, besides that every player must have a difficult time and criticism is part of the career to support them to become better in future, because,Great footballers will usually be able to rise up and show their quality to answer the criticism.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Lucas Vazquez was the first name to come up as a replacement for Carvajal, he is a natural replacement for Carvajal and has been playing in that position so far. Losing Carvajal is not the same as losing any other player, apart from his status as a key player in the Real Madrid squad, he is a leader who always pushes his teammates to be better. Ancelotti can overcome the problem in the right-back position by utilizing the number of players he currently has, in addition, Real Madrid can use the winter transfer market (January 2025) to bring in new players.

Finding a replacement player like Carvajal is not easy because he is a leader in the team and his abilities are also very much needed. Lucas Vazquez plays in the same position as him but he does not have determination so there are some weaknesses that Ancelotti may need to overcome. The issue of recruiting new players has not been discussed at this time so maybe Ancelotti will try to utilize the existing players.

The transfer market has also not opened so Ancelotti only has the opportunity to play the existing players. I think he has options at right-back even though he is not at Carvajal's level in terms of quality. The collective play that the players have shown will make that gap work together.