La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Mayor of ogba]

Horrible game made yesterday by Real Madrid, the players didnt even want to play this game, they lack everything, the power of will and seems like they dont want to be playing this tournament, and Valverde missing that penalty, come on....

About Ter Stegen rumours, i hope they are fake, because i dont want to see a high level goalkeeper like him on Galatasaray.

The Club World competition is just like a preseason for the European clubs that are in the competition, so don't expect they will use the same energy or strength they use in competitive football like the UEFA Champions League competition and their local league. I wanted to play a single bet that Real Madrid would beat Al Hilal yesterday, but when I remembered Real Madrid might not take the game very seriously, I decided not to place any bet. My instinct saved me from losing money yesterday.

[Republikcoin.com]

Xabi Alonso has a long time to stay with the players; he has all the best players in his team for him to experiment with and bring out the best of the team. I know that initially, it might be a problem for easy understanding but as they keep on practicing, they will understand his game pattern. Of course, Huijsen is a good player, and I know that his presence will be felt by the team because he is there to give them accurate passes and hold down the defense.

Actually, the draw that Real Madrid got in the Club World Cup competition was also a good start for Real Madrid who have been trained by Alonso because the Real Madrid players did not lose in that match and can still provide more effective proof in the next match. I also think that the Real Madrid players will start to get used to the new tactics from Alonso because they must still adopt the old tactics that Ancelotti taught last season. So over time, of course there will be more different changes for Real Madrid, especially with the presence of new players like Huijsen.

[pusaka]

Looking at Real Madrid's two new players at the Club World Cup I was quite happy to see Dean Huijsen. As for Trent Alexander-Arnold, he doesn't seem to be able to play optimally. Looking at Dean Huijsen's rating it seems that I wasn't wrong, on sofascore his rating is 7.5. Huijsen did play calmly. His bait was also very good. I was reminded of Toni Kros. I saw a quick flat pass from Huijsen that was very smooth between the Al Hilal players. On another note, it seems that the players are still having a hard time adopting Xabi's style. But maybe this condition doesn't matter, Xabi must dare to make experiments and maximize the players he has.

Xabi Alonso has a long time to stay with the players; he has all the best players in his team for him to experiment with and bring out the best of the team. I know that initially, it might be a problem for easy understanding but as they keep on practicing, they will understand his game pattern. Of course, Huijsen is a good player, and I know that his presence will be felt by the team because he is there to give them accurate passes and hold down the defense.

I can't judge their game at the moment, I mean I'm still waiting for a few more games and even if they have finished this competition then they have the potential to still add more players which will also affect what Xabi will do later, in other words with a squad that is not final there will always be changes.

He also just debuted in this match, so I don't think it's fair if we have to judge him. Not only judging the shortcomings he showed, but also that applies to their game which is considered good. Because in football we need to see the framework first and that takes time.

[Agbe]

Looking at Real Madrid's two new players at the Club World Cup I was quite happy to see Dean Huijsen. As for Trent Alexander-Arnold, he doesn't seem to be able to play optimally. Looking at Dean Huijsen's rating it seems that I wasn't wrong, on sofascore his rating is 7.5. Huijsen did play calmly. His bait was also very good. I was reminded of Toni Kros. I saw a quick flat pass from Huijsen that was very smooth between the Al Hilal players. On another note, it seems that the players are still having a hard time adopting Xabi's style. But maybe this condition doesn't matter, Xabi must dare to make experiments and maximize the players he has.

Xabi Alonso has a long time to stay with the players; he has all the best players in his team for him to experiment with and bring out the best of the team. I know that initially, it might be a problem for easy understanding but as they keep on practicing, they will understand his game pattern. Of course, Huijsen is a good player, and I know that his presence will be felt by the team because he is there to give them accurate passes and hold down the defense.

I can't judge their game at the moment, I mean I'm still waiting for a few more games and even if they have finished this competition then they have the potential to still add more players which will also affect what Xabi will do later, in other words with a squad that is not final there will always be changes.

He also just debuted in this match, so I don't think it's fair if we have to judge him. Not only judging the shortcomings he showed, but also that applies to their game which is considered good. Because in football we need to see the framework first and that takes time.

Anyone who is judging Xabi Alonso at this moment is not a good football fan because this is just the first game under a new manager soyou don't expect that they will play well I believe that Xabi Alonso is still experimenting with the players and trying to see areas of strength and weaknesses in the club so there are rooms of improvement in the team I think that madrid had a good game if you asked me because al hilal has good players

[Webetcoins]

I tried to look for this news and I see that it is all just rumors. Yes, I see that Manchester United and Galatasaray were interested in Ter Stegen but I see that Ter Stegen is planning to stay in Barcelona and fight for the position of first goalkeeper. The difficulty is that Barcelona definitely does not need so many goalkeepers. But in my opinion Szczesny is clearly weaker than Ter Stegen. And if he does not have injury problems again and fully recovers I think he is capable of becoming the team's first goalkeeper.

Usually after end of season and new transfer window news like these move around while if this transfer happens I am having no surprise in this because time always keep changing and Barcelona surely looking for better things as they are going to defend their title so it's not problem for them to have new goalkeeper.

33 years old Marc-André ter Stegen is already out of contract but have no intention to join Galatasaray because he is looking for other options more updates will be available soon because many changes will be happened in coming days while all teams are looking for strengthening their squads. No doubt Marc-André ter Stegen still could be Barcelona no 1 goalkeeper, but now we have to check their strategy how they will be work about this Hanse Flick still have confidence in him, or they will be gone for their next option.

[GiftedMAN]

Looking at Real Madrid's two new players at the Club World Cup I was quite happy to see Dean Huijsen. As for Trent Alexander-Arnold, he doesn't seem to be able to play optimally. Looking at Dean Huijsen's rating it seems that I wasn't wrong, on sofascore his rating is 7.5. Huijsen did play calmly. His bait was also very good. I was reminded of Toni Kros. I saw a quick flat pass from Huijsen that was very smooth between the Al Hilal players. On another note, it seems that the players are still having a hard time adopting Xabi's style. But maybe this condition doesn't matter, Xabi must dare to make experiments and maximize the players he has.

Xabi Alonso has a long time to stay with the players; he has all the best players in his team for him to experiment with and bring out the best of the team. I know that initially, it might be a problem for easy understanding but as they keep on practicing, they will understand his game pattern. Of course, Huijsen is a good player, and I know that his presence will be felt by the team because he is there to give them accurate passes and hold down the defense.

I can't judge their game at the moment, I mean I'm still waiting for a few more games and even if they have finished this competition then they have the potential to still add more players which will also affect what Xabi will do later, in other words with a squad that is not final there will always be changes.

He also just debuted in this match, so I don't think it's fair if we have to judge him. Not only judging the shortcomings he showed, but also that applies to their game which is considered good. Because in football we need to see the framework first and that takes time.

Anyone who is judging Xabi Alonso at this moment is not a good football fan because this is just the first game under a new manager soyou don't expect that they will play well I believe that Xabi Alonso is still experimenting with the players and trying to see areas of strength and weaknesses in the club so there are rooms of improvement in the team I think that madrid had a good game if you asked me because al hilal has good players

I wonder why people are judging Xabi Alonso after one game when he was not the one that took the penalty they would have given them a 2:1 win. After the game one of the Real Madrid player even said we should expect the new manager to start playing his own forming when he is just need to the team, Xabi Alonso should be given the chance to try his own tactics I believe he will do well in the team.

[Mame89]

Xabi Alonso has a long time to stay with the players; he has all the best players in his team for him to experiment with and bring out the best of the team. I know that initially, it might be a problem for easy understanding but as they keep on practicing, they will understand his game pattern. Of course, Huijsen is a good player, and I know that his presence will be felt by the team because he is there to give them accurate passes and hold down the defense.

Actually, the draw that Real Madrid got in the Club World Cup competition was also a good start for Real Madrid who have been trained by Alonso because the Real Madrid players did not lose in that match and can still provide more effective proof in the next match. I also think that the Real Madrid players will start to get used to the new tactics from Alonso because they must still adopt the old tactics that Ancelotti taught last season. So over time, of course there will be more different changes for Real Madrid, especially with the presence of new players like Huijsen.

However, a big team in Europe against an Asian team like Al Hilal, a draw is not a good thing, especially since Real Madrid is predicted to be a strong team next season. However, in this match we can only see that Real Madrid's game has not yet blended with the tactics implemented by Xabi Alanso. Because, Real Madrid is used to playing without direction when coached by Ancelotti. So in this match we can see some players confused especially Vini and Rodrygo who are usually given freedom, on the other hand the academy players who usually play under tactical coaches understand Xabi's tactics and directions.

But even so I also believe in Xabi he can change Real Madrid's game in the next matches, yes it's natural that for years told to play freely, then train in a few weeks to play using the system, there must still be some remaining games implemented by Ancelotti. This was also confirmed by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois when interviewed, he said that Real Madrid players still have Ancelotti's automatism attached to the team, and that is not something that can be changed in just a few days. I am very excited to see Real Madrid's next matches, and I have great confidence in Xabi, he can make Real Madrid stronger.

[Jewan420]

I wonder why people are judging Xabi Alonso after one game when he was not the one that took the penalty they would have given them a 2:1 win. After the game one of the Real Madrid player even said we should expect the new manager to start playing his own forming when he is just need to the team, Xabi Alonso should be given the chance to try his own tactics I believe he will do well in the team.

It is not the right time to say whether Xabi Alonso is good or bad, it is too early. He has just had one match, it is normal that he will try to find out the strengths and weaknesses of the team through some experiments to understand the team better. Then he will try to do something new for the team. For this we have to give him time and give him enough opportunity to prove himself. It is unfair to judge someone on one match.

[Tmoonz]

Horrible game made yesterday by Real Madrid, the players didnt even want to play this game, they lack everything, the power of will and seems like they dont want to be playing this tournament, and Valverde missing that penalty, come on....

About Ter Stegen rumours, i hope they are fake, because i dont want to see a high level goalkeeper like him on Galatasaray.

The Club World competition is just like a preseason for the European clubs that are in the competition, so don't expect they will use the same energy or strength they use in competitive football like the UEFA Champions League competition and their local league. I wanted to play a single bet that Real Madrid would beat Al Hilal yesterday, but when I remembered Real Madrid might not take the game very seriously, I decided not to place any bet. My instinct saved me from losing money yesterday.

This competition is equally as important as any other competition you watch be it UCL or any domestic league, this thing is equivalent to the world cup, so it is competitive as much as you may think, what I just sense from yesterday game was real Madrid was not really at there best form yesterday and the al hilal team took it more to themselves because of their last meeting with real Madrid and real Madrid beat them 5-3 so even if it's you, you wouldn't give room for a second defeat you must put up a fight even if things didn't work out the way you think you won't just give up for a second defeat that what al hilal did and it turns out to be draw for them, and for Madrid I think they disappointed a whole lots of fans world wide, but all the same it's just the first leg let's just keep our head straight and watch what will really happen at the end, because it's not only Madrid that put up a disappointing performance inter Milan did same or should we also say inter Milan are not also interested in that trophy too? It's just a bad day for them and that's the fact we can't deny

[Stablexcoin]

I wonder why people are judging Xabi Alonso after one game when he was not the one that took the penalty they would have given them a 2:1 win. After the game one of the Real Madrid player even said we should expect the new manager to start playing his own forming when he is just need to the team, Xabi Alonso should be given the chance to try his own tactics I believe he will do well in the team.

The problem is that fans are too quick to judge, the goal Al Hilal used to draw the match was an individual player problem, it wasn't a team mistake, the issue was the penalty Valverde missed and how difficult it was for them to score enough goals even while they went into the second half with the same score. 45 minutes in the second half is enough time for Real Madrid to score more, one of the Real Madrid players said it is difficult to adapt to the new system too early, Real Madrid needs more time to improve.

Xabi isn't a bad coach, his young and understands modern football. I feel certain that the games left to move into the round of 16 will be a victory for Madrid.

[Mayor of ogba]

Horrible game made yesterday by Real Madrid, the players didnt even want to play this game, they lack everything, the power of will and seems like they dont want to be playing this tournament, and Valverde missing that penalty, come on....

About Ter Stegen rumours, i hope they are fake, because i dont want to see a high level goalkeeper like him on Galatasaray.

The Club World competition is just like a preseason for the European clubs that are in the competition, so don't expect they will use the same energy or strength they use in competitive football like the UEFA Champions League competition and their local league. I wanted to play a single bet that Real Madrid would beat Al Hilal yesterday, but when I remembered Real Madrid might not take the game very seriously, I decided not to place any bet. My instinct saved me from losing money yesterday.

This competition is equally as important as any other competition you watch be it UCL or any domestic league, this thing is equivalent to the world cup, so it is competitive as much as you may think, what I just sense from yesterday game was real Madrid was not really at there best form yesterday and the al hilal team took it more to themselves because of their last meeting with real Madrid and real Madrid beat them 5-3 so even if it's you, you wouldn't give room for a second defeat you must put up a fight even if things didn't work out the way you think you won't just give up for a second defeat that what al hilal did and it turns out to be draw for them, and for Madrid I think they disappointed a whole lots of fans world wide, but all the same it's just the first leg let's just keep our head straight and watch what will really happen at the end, because it's not only Madrid that put up a disappointing performance inter Milan did same or should we also say inter Milan are not also interested in that trophy too? It's just a bad day for them and that's the fact we can't deny

Don't be deceived by the name of the competition and say the Club World competition is equivalent to the World Cup tournament because it is nowhere near the World Cup, and it can never be compared to the World Cup. If it were the UEFA Champions League competition that you said is equivalent to the World Cup, I would have agreed with you. One thing you must know is that there's not much importance attached to the Club World trophy, and the European clubs will not kill themselves to win it. Al Hilal isn't a match for Real Madrid, and if Al Hilal meets Real Madrid in competition that is as important as the UEFA Champions League competition, Al Hilal will never earn a point against Real Madrid.

[Ndabagi01]

The Club World competition is just like a preseason for the European clubs that are in the competition, so don't expect they will use the same energy or strength they use in competitive football like the UEFA Champions League competition and their local league. I wanted to play a single bet that Real Madrid would beat Al Hilal yesterday, but when I remembered Real Madrid might not take the game very seriously, I decided not to place any bet. My instinct saved me from losing money yesterday.

Your instinct might have saved you from not betting on the game yesterday since Real Madrid drew the game and didn’t win it. What I want you to also know is that the competition is just going to be getting more interesting in the coming years as time goes on. This is specially organised by FIFA and it is a trophy every club will love to add to their records. This is first of his kind and I love how they plan to continue playing it in every four years time just like the World Cup. Some clubs may see it as preseason games for them but some other clubs will take it very seriously and a win against some clubs there will be a big time and forever record to be remembered by them.

[GiftedMAN]

I wonder why people are judging Xabi Alonso after one game when he was not the one that took the penalty they would have given them a 2:1 win. After the game one of the Real Madrid player even said we should expect the new manager to start playing his own forming when he is just need to the team, Xabi Alonso should be given the chance to try his own tactics I believe he will do well in the team.

It is not the right time to say whether Xabi Alonso is good or bad, it is too early. He has just had one match, it is normal that he will try to find out the strengths and weaknesses of the team through some experiments to understand the team better. Then he will try to do something new for the team. For this we have to give him time and give him enough opportunity to prove himself. It is unfair to judge someone on one match.

We are saying the same thing, Xabi Alonso just has his first game with Real Madrid we shouldn't expect him to start getting things right now even though the team faced a team that they ought to defeat without much stress. But Xabi should also know that as a manager of a big team like Real Madrid he will have to do all his experiments and deliver a good result for the team they will not accept poor performances from the team under him if he can't deliver good results.

[Tmoonz]

Horrible game made yesterday by Real Madrid, the players didnt even want to play this game, they lack everything, the power of will and seems like they dont want to be playing this tournament, and Valverde missing that penalty, come on....

About Ter Stegen rumours, i hope they are fake, because i dont want to see a high level goalkeeper like him on Galatasaray.

The Club World competition is just like a preseason for the European clubs that are in the competition, so don't expect they will use the same energy or strength they use in competitive football like the UEFA Champions League competition and their local league. I wanted to play a single bet that Real Madrid would beat Al Hilal yesterday, but when I remembered Real Madrid might not take the game very seriously, I decided not to place any bet. My instinct saved me from losing money yesterday.

This competition is equally as important as any other competition you watch be it UCL or any domestic league, this thing is equivalent to the world cup, so it is competitive as much as you may think, what I just sense from yesterday game was real Madrid was not really at there best form yesterday and the al hilal team took it more to themselves because of their last meeting with real Madrid and real Madrid beat them 5-3 so even if it's you, you wouldn't give room for a second defeat you must put up a fight even if things didn't work out the way you think you won't just give up for a second defeat that what al hilal did and it turns out to be draw for them, and for Madrid I think they disappointed a whole lots of fans world wide, but all the same it's just the first leg let's just keep our head straight and watch what will really happen at the end, because it's not only Madrid that put up a disappointing performance inter Milan did same or should we also say inter Milan are not also interested in that trophy too? It's just a bad day for them and that's the fact we can't deny

Don't be deceived by the name of the competition and say the Club World competition is equivalent to the World Cup tournament because it is nowhere near the World Cup, and it can never be compared to the World Cup. If it were the UEFA Champions League competition that you said is equivalent to the World Cup, I would have agreed with you. One thing you must know is that there's not much importance attached to the Club World trophy, and the European clubs will not kill themselves to win it. Al Hilal isn't a match for Real Madrid, and if Al Hilal meets Real Madrid in competition that is as important as the UEFA Champions League competition, Al Hilal will never earn a point against Real Madrid.

First let me ask why the so much hype on the world cup at first, second if you think the club world cup is in relevant why then do most teams have so much interest on it, like real Madrid has won it before, why do they pick interest on winning it, like for instance this trophy that is being given after the pre- season if you reason that trophy less I will mostly agree with you, but for the club world cup hell no, hope you knew real Madrid played with full squad, if they reason the trophy less like you think why risk their players over it knowing too well they might have an injury that might cost them losing any trophy that they competitive, like what's really the difference between this competition and the normal world cup competition, okay because any player can play anywhere and the normal world cup you must play for your country? The fact is real Madrid had a bad day and nothing can change the fact that the al hilal team did very well against them by gaining a point out of it, of which you and I didn't expect, okay let me ask who are the organizers of this competition and who are the organizers of the normal world cup and also the organizers of the UCL, I believe it's FIFA so why then write on off because of a bad performance of a particular team, the truth remains Madrid didn't meet to their expectations and that's final, let's wait for the second legs.

[doomloop]

I can't judge their game at the moment, I mean I'm still waiting for a few more games and even if they have finished this competition then they have the potential to still add more players which will also affect what Xabi will do later, in other words with a squad that is not final there will always be changes.

He also just debuted in this match, so I don't think it's fair if we have to judge him. Not only judging the shortcomings he showed, but also that applies to their game which is considered good. Because in football we need to see the framework first and that takes time.

It's strong point just one game has never been enough for judging anything still few more games than it's could be clear how they will be done in coming season because Xabi Alonso needs time to make things on good level and also having his strategy which will help them for having challenges for next season.

New players are doing good job, and surely it's going to take time for them as well because playing for Real Madrid is always difficult for any player with too many options available for coach this is always interesting first game was not bad but still improvement will be needed to have things on good balance. Real Madrid was facing problems in defense so they surely needed to work on this more before start of next season because this was always issue for them while they are not able to have solid defense which hurt them badly in big matches.

[Lannakosa]

We are saying the same thing, Xabi Alonso just has his first game with Real Madrid we shouldn't expect him to start getting things right now even though the team faced a team that they ought to defeat without much stress. But Xabi should also know that as a manager of a big team like Real Madrid he will have to do all his experiments and deliver a good result for the team they will not accept poor performances from the team under him if he can't deliver good results.

I think that Xavi will not have much time to experiment, he will be required to produce results, Real Madrid needs trophies, that's all you need to know about Real Madrid and the demands of their coaches. It's hard for me to say what to expect from Alonso, he is still a very young coach and has little experience, especially when we are talking about managing such a big and ambitious team as Real Madrid, then in this case there may be pressure from the expected result. So we'll just see how Real Madrid plays, their results will show everything very soon.

[Antotena]

I wonder why people are judging Xabi Alonso after one game when he was not the one that took the penalty they would have given them a 2:1 win. After the game one of the Real Madrid player even said we should expect the new manager to start playing his own forming when he is just need to the team, Xabi Alonso should be given the chance to try his own tactics I believe he will do well in the team.

Courtois made one comments yesterday after the match and said that they are going to be playing Anceloti type of game in the next 4 years because what the type of game Anceloti has tought them isn't something that can be change overnight, I thought about it and he is not lying. The way Anceloti took that guys on his back, it will really take time before they adapt with Xabi type of game, it's the same players and the same position they are all handling up till now.

However, I wasn't really impressed with their performance. If they can't beat Al-Hilal then what impression are they giving Saudi Arabia? The hype in Europe will reduce and they wouldn't be ready to spend money to buy all this players that are been hype like they are the next big Ronaldo when they can't break their defense, they struggle all throughout the game, unorganized and there is no quality time between Real Madrid players, Al-Hilal dominated them.

[dezoel]

Xabi Alonso has a long time to stay with the players; he has all the best players in his team for him to experiment with and bring out the best of the team. I know that initially, it might be a problem for easy understanding but as they keep on practicing, they will understand his game pattern. Of course, Huijsen is a good player, and I know that his presence will be felt by the team because he is there to give them accurate passes and hold down the defense.

I can't judge their game at the moment, I mean I'm still waiting for a few more games and even if they have finished this competition then they have the potential to still add more players which will also affect what Xabi will do later, in other words with a squad that is not final there will always be changes.

He also just debuted in this match, so I don't think it's fair if we have to judge him. Not only judging the shortcomings he showed, but also that applies to their game which is considered good. Because in football we need to see the framework first and that takes time.

Here few big factors this FIFA World Cup does not have good intention from the soccer fans firstly too much soccer which is surely needs break after this difference of quality is widened between these clubs which is also having impact few games are one-sided while few are having boring stats.

After this some international situation also create problems as peoples are not interested to give time on this event which is currently playing into the USA many Asian clubs fans are not able to give their full intention due to time zone difference. While Messi is in but fail to have any intention from his fans Ronaldo can create good hype because his fans always have good engagement about his performance and presences in events, so this is also problem for them FIFA.

[len01]

I think that Xavi will not have much time to experiment, he will be required to produce results, Real Madrid needs trophies, that's all you need to know about Real Madrid and the demands of their coaches. It's hard for me to say what to expect from Alonso, he is still a very young coach and has little experience, especially when we are talking about managing such a big and ambitious team as Real Madrid, then in this case there may be pressure from the expected result. So we'll just see how Real Madrid plays, their results will show everything very soon.

Maybe you mean Xabi not Xavi

I don't think Xabi will feel pressured to be the coach who delivers the best results for Madrid. Because I'm sure he knows what he has to do and the result of yesterday's match makes me think Xabi started using a defensive strategy rather than losing and this strategy was always used by Xabi when he was a coach at Leverkusen. Madrid's management will certainly give the new coach the opportunity to adapt and unite with all Madrid players. I believe Xabi will give his best at least a few trophies.

[bitgolden]

In the first match in the World Cup between clubs, Real Madrid had to be satisfied with only getting 1 point after being held to a draw by the SPL team, Al Hilal. I personally really didn't think that Real Madrid couldn't win this match, even though winning this match could be said to be very profitable for Real Madrid. But unfortunately Real Madrid wasted the opportunity. I also don't know for sure what caused Real Madrid's defeat in this match, but what is clear is that Real Madrid is still in the adaptation stage with its new coach, Xabi, or this could be a sign that in Xabi's hands Real Madrid could perform worse. But here I will not be pessimistic about Xabi, and I am more inclined towards the fact that Real Madrid players have not adapted to the strategy given by Xabi. But if for example in the second match that will come Real Madrid still has difficulty winning the match, I personally will definitely start to feel a little pessimistic about Xabi. Because if Real Madrid has difficulties again in the next match, of course this will make it difficult for Real Madrid to qualify for the next round.

Because currently in group H Real Madrid is in 2nd position, while in the first position is filled by RB Salzburg. So if for example Real Madrid draws again in the upcoming match, I think Real Madrid's potential to qualify from the group phase will be very difficult. So with this, Xabi must start designing a strategy that can be understood more quickly by Real Madrid players.

The reality is Real Madrid looked like a team that is in disarray and they couldn't really look like they would win anything, so that is why I am not seeing them do anything that would make them profit at all, it's clear that we are not going to see them care for a while. They are taking this as "learning" experience, like friendly, gaining some shape and getting used to new system.

It's a tough one but it's not impossible for them to get this much training done together any other way. Think f it like they are in a USA camp tour, and they are playing, but the most important thing is to gain match experience with new players like Trent and that new defender, while also learning about the system they are suppose to play.