La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

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Real Madrid's problem was never the coach or the lack of talent, rather the problem was the lack of discipline. There are some players in the team who do not respect the coach or do not follow the coach's strategy. I think it would be unfair to blame the manager for the failure of a team where incidents like fights are seen. The managers may have failed to build good relationships between the players, but the responsibility for this is not entirely the manager's. Giving too much importance to the players has become a great danger for Real Madrid.

I do not think you can separate the fact that they lacked discipline from the coach not been a part of it, because it is somehow in the duty of the coach to get them disciplined and in their best behavior. There are coaches a team will have and the players will understand that there is no room for jokes,  I know the Management of the team does contributes to it but then the coach too has to get a stance on which they operate to get these players in their best behavior.

[Localhostspeed]

Rashford was a great player in Barcelona, although I don't know really know why Barcelona did not keep him, I feel like  with the performance Rashford shows us in Barcelona he look promising in the team. But they let him go, maybe due to some financial reason, but honestly keeping could have been a good one.

However, all of the news I have been reading about the player is all about going back to Manchester United, not even going to another team talkless of saudi league, Rashford will still be a good player in Manchester United.

Rashford is a great player and they didn't keep him because they don't want to be paying such a big amount for his salary. The club has went bankruptcy because they were trying to pay the players salaries of the team, it toom the grace of some people before the club finally come back to normal. So now they are trying to avoid anything that will make them go back to that bankruptcy and I respect them for that decision, better say no than accept bad deal.

I don't know why we want Rashford, when he went their the agreement was loan and that's the contract but Rashford went there with intention to become the permanent player. He knows football is a business and when you have a deal that is going to affect your business, you will have to avoid it and not get into problems later, Barcelona avoided problems that will put them in problems later.

[Jegileman]

I do not think you can separate the fact that they lacked discipline from the coach not been a part of it, because it is somehow in the duty of the coach to get them disciplined and in their best behavior. There are coaches a team will have and the players will understand that there is no room for jokes,  I know the Management of the team does contributes to it but then the coach too has to get a stance on which they operate to get these players in their best behavior.

This is very correct and if we don’t see the best from this players, even if the manager is the type that is very strict, the players will still fumble and the result they want from them can’t be gotten. Managerial role is not an easy one and any manager that gets to manage a team well and leads them to winning a trophy have really done a great job and they deserve every accolades coming for them. Managers are the bedrock foundation of a disciplined team, if a player is not disciplined, even if their football is good, there is no way that it’ll show in the field of play because that lack of discipline will affect even their game in the pitch.

[Humblevirus]

Real Madrid's problem was never the coach or the lack of talent, rather the problem was the lack of discipline. There are some players in the team who do not respect the coach or do not follow the coach's strategy. I think it would be unfair to blame the manager for the failure of a team where incidents like fights are seen. The managers may have failed to build good relationships between the players, but the responsibility for this is not entirely the manager's. Giving too much importance to the players has become a great danger for Real Madrid.

If players lack discipline, it is a problem for the coach because, if the coach is well disciplined and experienced, they will know how to handle those players who lack discipline and make them become disciplined players.The work of a coach in a club is to know how to handle each player on the team, whether by motivating them or finding another way to manage them. Players cannot all be disciplined; there will always be some players who are rude. So, it is the coach who must know how to handle those players so that they will follow the instructions of the team.

In this situation, at Real Madrid, it is not all the players who are causing trouble in the club, but those who are causing problems are affecting the other players. Now that Real Madrid has appointed another coach, who is known to be experienced and well disciplined, we are going to witness how the club problems will be solved without taking a long time.

[Phoenix Anka]

I do not think you can separate the fact that they lacked discipline from the coach not been a part of it, because it is somehow in the duty of the coach to get them disciplined and in their best behavior. There are coaches a team will have and the players will understand that there is no room for jokes,  I know the Management of the team does contributes to it but then the coach too has to get a stance on which they operate to get these players in their best behavior.

This is very correct and if we don’t see the best from this players, even if the manager is the type that is very strict, the players will still fumble and the result they want from them can’t be gotten. Managerial role is not an easy one and any manager that gets to manage a team well and leads them to winning a trophy have really done a great job and they deserve every accolades coming for them. Managers are the bedrock foundation of a disciplined team, if a player is not disciplined, even if their football is good, there is no way that it’ll show in the field of play because that lack of discipline will affect even their game in the pitch.

Perhaps that's why Real Madrid changed their manager. Although they have very good players, they couldn't find a manager who would have a positive impact. This year they re-signed Jose Mourinho, who has achieved many successes with Real Madrid before. I think the biggest reason for bringing him back is his disciplined approach. He can influence the players and take Real Madrid to a higher level.

[wakier]

Understand one’s role is really important, the biggest challenge here is finding a tactical balance that will allow Mbappe and Vinicius to be affective making the attacks predictable, if not they will both want to play star. If Everthing can be put to place by getting the front line pressing it will be a an advantage . By the time tge force is not one major individual let everyone play a great part the team will win

This is very true,  a tactical balance that will have both Mbappe and Vinicus effective without any form of interference between both players  will really help the team a big deal. They will be able to achieve even more they way. I belive with mourinho, it will be possible before the season ends.

Indeed, everything depends on how each player plays a solid role on the field without having to show individual strength, teamwork is very important so that balance on the field can be maintained so can play well, if Mourinho can conquer Real Madrid players then it will make Real Madrid strong again like when Ancelotti coached the team, Real Madrid really needs a coach who can manage the players well and that is usually only coaches who have a lot of experience coaching big clubs.

[Xyloo]

Understand one’s role is really important, the biggest challenge here is finding a tactical balance that will allow Mbappe and Vinicius to be affective making the attacks predictable, if not they will both want to play star. If Everthing can be put to place by getting the front line pressing it will be a an advantage . By the time tge force is not one major individual let everyone play a great part the team will win

This is very true,  a tactical balance that will have both Mbappe and Vinicus effective without any form of interference between both players  will really help the team a big deal. They will be able to achieve even more they way. I belive with mourinho, it will be possible before the season ends.

Indeed, everything depends on how each player plays a solid role on the field without having to show individual strength, teamwork is very important so that balance on the field can be maintained so can play well, if Mourinho can conquer Real Madrid players then it will make Real Madrid strong again like when Ancelotti coached the team, Real Madrid really needs a coach who can manage the players well and that is usually only coaches who have a lot of experience coaching big clubs.

That's the most important thing. Jose Mourinho came to the team to gain control over the players. I think he will succeed because he easily managed a star-studded Real Madrid in the past. He will experience something similar this year. The team still doesn't have all its players because many players will return to the team with today's match. Most likely, after the World Cup, the national players who played for France and Spain will take a break. They will rejoin the team afterwards, and Mourinho will be able to fully implement his tactics then.

[Jewan420]

Indeed, everything depends on how each player plays a solid role on the field without having to show individual strength, teamwork is very important so that balance on the field can be maintained so can play well, if Mourinho can conquer Real Madrid players then it will make Real Madrid strong again like when Ancelotti coached the team, Real Madrid really needs a coach who can manage the players well and that is usually only coaches who have a lot of experience coaching big clubs.

The lack of team understanding in the Real Madrid team is the most discussed issue. Their main problem is that they cannot play as a team and cannot consider team achievements as personal achievements. Instead, they value personal achievements and consider themselves as star players.
Mourinho is a skilled manager, he has experience working with big teams. However, how successful he will be with the current Real Madrid team will be seen only after the season. However, I think Mourinho will be successful, but after removing some famous players from the team.

[el kaka22]

Ferran Torres seems to be their striker, no? I mean even when Lewandowski was playing, whenever Lewandowski was tired, injured, booked whatever, we saw Torres ends up playing at striker position and he will keep doing that. I am sure that they will end up finding some bench player to replace, and they are also looking to get Alvarez as mentioned but doubtful that will happen this year.

I think it is important that we are going to end up seeing how this could be worked out, but Barcelona do not look like they are weak on offense, I think their problem is on defense. Garcia and Cubarsi and Kounde and Balde is their defensive line when they are all healthy at the same time, and that is not a good enough team if you ask me.

[DYOR+BTC]

Ferran Torres seems to be their striker, no? I mean even when Lewandowski was playing, whenever Lewandowski was tired, injured, booked whatever, we saw Torres ends up playing at striker position and he will keep doing that. I am sure that they will end up finding some bench player to replace, and they are also looking to get Alvarez as mentioned but doubtful that will happen this year.

I think it is important that we are going to end up seeing how this could be worked out, but Barcelona do not look like they are weak on offense, I think their problem is on defense. Garcia and Cubarsi and Kounde and Balde is their defensive line when they are all healthy at the same time, and that is not a good enough team if you ask me.

That's completely true, Barcelona may have used Ferran Torres as a replacement for lewandowski in previous games before the end of last season but that is never enough reason to justify that he is a permanent replacement for lewandowski as Barcelona needs to strengthen there Attacking line because the battle ahead of the is not any easy one.
Know question Barcelona is not a good team before now but I will still support an attacking reinforcement for them because next season will be a very tough one for all

[Freeveto]

I think it is important that we are going to end up seeing how this could be worked out, but Barcelona do not look like they are weak on offense, I think their problem is on defense. Garcia and Cubarsi and Kounde and Balde is their defensive line when they are all healthy at the same time, and that is not a good enough team if you ask me.

Attacking wise, Barcelona is good, they have very good wingers and have good creative midfielders, that’s the reason why they are always strong in attack; their primary positions they need to sign more players on is this transfer summer is their defense, they need to work on their defensive department to balance up the team and they also need a striker to facilitate their goal scoring abilities.

[moneystery]

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Of course, a Saudi Arabian league team is interested in Rashford, but Rashford has also stated that he still wants to play for a UCL team. So I doubt Rashford would accept an offer from a Saudi league team.

For any player who moves to the Saudi Arabian league, it's like an option for them to retire with a high salary. Therefore, for Rashford, moving to the Saudi league offers no benefit other than earning a much higher salary, because from a sporting perspective, it likely won't offer the same level of competition as playing in a major league like La Liga or the Premier League.
So, staying at Manchester United could give him the option to continue playing in a more competitive league. Moreover, Carrick has already decided to keep him, so he won't be going anywhere this summer and will remain with Manchester United.

[GiftedMAN]

I think it is important that we are going to end up seeing how this could be worked out, but Barcelona do not look like they are weak on offense, I think their problem is on defense. Garcia and Cubarsi and Kounde and Balde is their defensive line when they are all healthy at the same time, and that is not a good enough team if you ask me.

Attacking wise, Barcelona is good, they have very good wingers and have good creative midfielders, that’s the reason why they are always strong in attack; their primary positions they need to sign more players on is this transfer summer is their defense, they need to work on their defensive department to balance up the team and they also need a striker to facilitate their goal scoring abilities.

Barcelona have good attackers they just hope that they have found a better replacement for Lewandoski who was instrumental for them and contributed in goal scoring for the team also they will need to strengthen their midfield and defense more because next season Real Madrid is coming with stronger attackers they have also found good backup to their left wingers. Rafinha and Yamal is good for Barcelona but they can't have a strong attacking force and a weak defense.

[slapper]

When Barcelona rejected the offer of paying £30 million to Manchester United and permanent their deal with Marcus Rashord and then went on to pay a staggering £80 million for Anthony Gordon, I concluded that they're yet to learn from their recent financial predicament. I don't understand why some of you think that Gordon is a better forward to Rashford. Maybe I would've have probably agreed to that argument if both players doesn't play on the same left wing position.
I want to believe that Barcelona saw something that many of us couldn't see in Gordon and hopefully, he'll be able to prove us right but until then, I'll choose Rashord anyday above Gordon

I'm certain a lot of you don't even watch this Rashford that you guys always talk about. You just see the scoreline and see that Rashford scored and conclude that he is a good player. Rashford has not been a good player for about 3 or 4 seasons now.
Don't be fooled by goals alone.
Haven't you wondered why Gordon starts ahead of him in England? They both play the same position, and Gordon was the starter and had a better World Cup performance than him.

Rashford went to Barcelona were Flick's system helps attackers get a lot of goals. They create tons of chances. Even Ferran Torres, who is not good in my opinion, scored 20 goals. So you cannot use the 14 goals Rashford scored to say he is better than Gordon.
Of course, there are certain things Rashford is better at, but ultimately, currently, Gordon is the better player.
I am very certain you didn't watch Rashford for 5 straight games when he was at Barcelona.
Or do you think everybody in Barcelona are clowns that would refuse to pay 30 million for a player but pay 70 million for another player of that same position?
Barcelona even paid 29 million for Adeyemi.
Rashford is not all that. Fans have just refused to be realistic because they still see the player he was.

Rashford started against DR Congo. He was invisible. Could not get into the game at all. Tuchel replaced him and Gordon was on and got Kane with two different set-ups in less than an hour and England prevailed.

Then Gordon continued on. Mexico, Norway, Argentina. Every knockout round. Tuchel saw both players in the same position, in tournament games, and chose Gordon every time. No one knows how difficult it is to bench someone at a World Cup. Especially someone with Rashford's reputation?

The Argentina game still honestly makes me a bit sick to think about. Gordon scores, England are winning, and Tuchel takes him off to protect the lead. Just moments after leaving the pitch the Argentina fullbacks were pushed up. No one to frighten them anymore. And you know what happened next. That collapse doesn't happen if Gordon stays on. I do believe that.

Rashford is heading back to United right now with both his buyout clause AND his release clause expired. Nobody triggered either one. That's all you need to know about the difference in market value and internet value. Meanwhile, Gordon is soon to be walking into Camp Nou and be playing in a formation that's essentially built around something he does well.

Give it one season. No more hot debates over this will be heard.

[Tamaperdana]

Real Madrid's problem was never the coach or the lack of talent, rather the problem was the lack of discipline. There are some players in the team who do not respect the coach or do not follow the coach's strategy. I think it would be unfair to blame the manager for the failure of a team where incidents like fights are seen. The managers may have failed to build good relationships between the players, but the responsibility for this is not entirely the manager's. Giving too much importance to the players has become a great danger for Real Madrid.

I do not think you can separate the fact that they lacked discipline from the coach not been a part of it, because it is somehow in the duty of the coach to get them disciplined and in their best behavior. There are coaches a team will have and the players will understand that there is no room for jokes,  I know the Management of the team does contributes to it but then the coach too has to get a stance on which they operate to get these players in their best behavior.

Yes, basically the problem at Real Madrid is just a matter of discipline and teamwork at the moment. Because the impact of these two bad things has made Real Madrid's performance very bad. So who is the problem here, I also don't know for sure who is at fault. But what is clear is that the players at Real Madrid currently really don't respect the slightly younger coach, and they are also very selfish and don't want to lose to their teammates. I think that's the cause of all this happening at Real Madrid.

So that's why Madrid is now willing to bring in Mourinho as coach, which is quite good, because Mourinho is clearly quite old as a coach, he also has a lot of experience to date. So that's why I also hope that Mourinho can quickly resolve this problem at Real Madrid. Because if this problem is not resolved soon, I think Real Madrid's performance could be poor for quite a long time. So, that's why Mourinho must be firm and get rid of any players who could hinder the team's progress.

[Solokan]

Rashford was a great player in Barcelona, although I don't know really know why Barcelona did not keep him, I feel like  with the performance Rashford shows us in Barcelona he look promising in the team. But they let him go, maybe due to some financial reason, but honestly keeping could have been a good one.

However, all of the news I have been reading about the player is all about going back to Manchester United, not even going to another team talkless of saudi league, Rashford will still be a good player in Manchester United.

rashford is indeed a good player and seems to fit in perfectly at Barcelona. He seems to really enjoy his time there. But it can't be helped, because Barcelona is currently experiencing financial difficulties, so they let Rashford go and didn't make his move permanent. But now everything has happened, and Rashford will now play for Manchester United, and we'll see whether Rashford will perform well at manchester united

However, I think Barcelona's signing of Gordon is a good thing because Gordon has great abilities. So, even though Rashford is no longer at Barcelona, ​​​​his replacement, Gordon, will certainly have the potential to play well, which will ultimately strengthen barcelona Now I'm curious about Rashford's performance at Manchester United, and I'm also curious about Gordon's performance when he plays at barcelona

[Barikui1]

Real Madrid's problem was never the coach or the lack of talent, rather the problem was the lack of discipline. There are some players in the team who do not respect the coach or do not follow the coach's strategy. I think it would be unfair to blame the manager for the failure of a team where incidents like fights are seen. The managers may have failed to build good relationships between the players, but the responsibility for this is not entirely the manager's. Giving too much importance to the players has become a great danger for Real Madrid.

What went wrong at real madrid last season was the fault of the hierarchy of real madrid, because they have a history of always supporting the players over the manager, which was what emboldened those spoilt brat at the club not to listen to their coach.
 For every team to progress, disciplinary measures needs to be in place for any defaulter, so for them to see it as a problem, it shows that they don't have any regard for xabi Alonso who was their manager then.
Jose Mourinho is a coach that have zero tolerance for spoilt brat, so I believe that he is perfectly going to put them in their place if they do not behave themselves.

[bitgolden]

Barcelona can't get or sign Julian Alvarez, atletico Madrid has already made it clear that they are not going to sell him to Barcelona or any Spanish club they want him to remain in atlético Madrid because his their best player and I understand them very well no one or no club we like to sell their best player to another club, Julian Alvarez has actually made it clear that he wants to go to Barcelona but I don't think it is possible because atlético Madrid has decided not to approve it.
Barcelona really need to find a replacement for lewandowski very fast because the season is already about to start if they don't find a placement they will really suffer for it.

They said the same thing with Felix, and many others, it always ends up the same way, we see them not wanting to sell, then the player says that if they do not sell, then he will reject any other offer from any other club and will walk when the contract ends and they will gain nothing.

Atletico Madrid realizing they either stand their ground and lose him for free when the contract ends, or they will sell and give up and at least have a lot of money for it. So the smart decision is always end up selling. If Barcelona insists, then Atletico Madrid has to give up, otherwise, Barcelona gains a free player in a few years.

[Velvet78]

You can't keep any player by force. If Alvarez doesn't want to stay at Atletico Madrid anymore then they should make things easier for him. How do you expect him to perform the same next time if you don't let him go? 

Anyways, Barcelona chairman Laporta already says they can look for other strikers if their offer isn't answered until the end of July. But I really hope they manage to get Alvarez as I think of him like a superb candidate for Hansi Flick's game.

[Taricoins]

Rashford is a great player and they didn't keep him because they don't want to be paying such a big amount for his salary. The club has went bankruptcy because they were trying to pay the players salaries of the team, it toom the grace of some people before the club finally come back to normal. So now they are trying to avoid anything that will make them go back to that bankruptcy and I respect them for that decision, better say no than accept bad deal.

I don't know why we want Rashford, when he went their the agreement was loan and that's the contract but Rashford went there with intention to become the permanent player. He knows football is a business and when you have a deal that is going to affect your business, you will have to avoid it and not get into problems later, Barcelona avoided problems that will put them in problems later.

I would like to correct somethings because we are getting this Rashford dilemma all wrong, it's not about finances for Barcelona, facts remain that Barcelona did not want him, because we talk about the huge wage of Rashford, but Rashford offered to cut that his wage from 325k to 215k weekly and yet they still didn't go for him and decided to give Gordon's 300k instead, so we see finances was not the problem of Barcelona.

Even with the transfer fee, Gordon's fee was 80m will Rashfords was 40m, so overall for financial move, Rashford's own was better