Ancelotti already knows all the strengths that Barcelona has and in part I think he knows very well how Xavi is handling it, Ancellotti for me is one of the best coaches in the world, and I think he knows what the strategy can be. of Xavi, however what I can speculate is that Ancelotti is not worried about the League for now, but about his opponents in the UCL, he has a strong Man City, a great Bayern that has scored goals thanks to Muller, a PSG that at any moment they could be the most dangerous team in history if they exploit all their potential, Ancelotti knows that they have a World Cup ahead of them where new stars will surely emerge that he will want for his team, it is not surprising that he is managing the way in which want to sign in the near future.
Laliga, Champions League and Copa Del Rey will be equally important for Real Madrid and other Spanish teams. Barcelona's strength is nothing to worry about because I think Real Madrid remains optimistic to beat it this season, but whether we realize it or not Barcelona has woken up from its sleep for better days.
This season Xavi is responsible for winning a number of targets, that will be what he wants most during his time at Barcelona. I really hope that Laporta can maximize all the options to register all new players this season because the competition will be much more interesting with the presence of these players.
Well yes, they won the super cup against Frankfurt and it was very exciting, Benzema really shined, as he always has, on the other hand I think there are many things that Real Madrid can win without a doubt, although I have seen many things on the web, and sometimes Barcelona are already giving him as a possible champion due to the number of good players he has in his line-up and in all the ones he has bought, including Lewa, who, if he is a great player and has a lot of class and elegance when playing.
I think that if this is so, even he gets very good, because I want to see those classics where each player of the team sweats the shirt.
I am a little surprised by the negative results achieved by Atletico Madrid, because apart from they lost this match their game was also not as expected. Villareal were able to play better and were also effective in this match.
If you look at the starting lineups, you must realize the reason why Atletico can be defeated in that match. I don't know what Simeone thinks about the strategy, but putting 3 defenders only is too risky against a strong team like Villareal. Even worse, 1 from 3 defenders (Savic-Mandava-Witsel) basically isn't a pure defender, Witsel is a defensive midfielder. Simeone ideally excludes Witsel and chooses Gimenez or Hermoso or Felipe, to strengthen Atletico defense line. Villareal can win because Atletico used a bad strategy and choose the wrong players for the lineups, especially for the defenders.
Well, the truth is that I didn't understand the reason why Cholo had put his lineup up so aggressively and focused only on attack, 3 defenders could only win a game that got out of hand and also the risk is great and I think very few coaches run those risks, that even the goalkeepers go out to attack when it comes to a corner or a foul, in any case, I don't like how Simeone is doing it or how he is handling it if we are I'm going to put it on a scale From 1 to 10, I would give it a 5, because it is not generating results and it is worrying, especially with the high level of competitiveness in the league.