Oyazarbal is brilliant and only 20 years old too. He'll move to a bigger club soon enough
La Liga 2017/18
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Januzaj has made a real difference, good to see him playing like this.
Real Sociedad down to 10 men.
Kondogbia off as well.
Gabriel pass 
Zaza! 3-2! Real Sociedad conceded another counter like during the first goal.
Valencia manager pulled his hamstring 
That's a hat-trick of assists for Guedes.
Luckily for Andreas, Kondogbia will miss the next game and he'll likely start.
Luckily for Andreas, Kondogbia will miss the next game and he'll likely start.
Big win for Valencia. Marcelino is a fantastic manager.
I am not sure if Marcelino sees him as DM. He doesn't have the quality and skillset to replace kondogbia.
Guedes looks promising, really quick and direct and probably available at the right price with PSG's options up front.
He could move Soler to DM and play Andreas on the right, or simply play him as a DM. He's been groomed for that position by Mourinho. Guedes has surely locked down the LM position for now. Unless Marcelino plays him just off Zaza as a second striker, leaving LM open for Andreas.
All I am saying that it would be a huge surprise to me if Pereira ends up playing as DM and I doubt that he could pull it off. Kondogbia is probably Valencia's most important player atm, because he adds steel, which they desperately need.
Pereira could replace parejo but not kondogbia. I don't know who is going to play there. Maybe a defender, maybe soler, maybe maksimovic, maybe he goes with three in the back (i doubt it).
Pereira also won't play on the right; if anyone switches sides, it is going to be Guedes.
Hopefully you are right and I am wrong.
Barça have been exceedingly clinical so far this season to score 20 and only concede 2, but it really can't last.
In the last 4 games:
v Juventus, shots 9-13, score 3-0
v Getafe, shots 7-13, score 2-1
v Eibar, shots 11-13, score 6-1
v Girona, shots 9-13, score 3-0
Watching them, they will need to improve substantially for the tougher away games unless they can keep up this insane efficiency for an entire season, which seems unlikely.
Against Girona, Messi was man-marked all game and they looked toothless for it pretty much all the way.
In the last 4 games:
v Juventus, shots 9-13, score 3-0
v Getafe, shots 7-13, score 2-1
v Eibar, shots 11-13, score 6-1
v Girona, shots 9-13, score 3-0
Watching them, they will need to improve substantially for the tougher away games unless they can keep up this insane efficiency for an entire season, which seems unlikely.
Against Girona, Messi was man-marked all game and they looked toothless for it pretty much all the way.
Shots don't tell the whole story. From those 13 shots Girona had for example only 3-4 can be counted as real chances.
Escriba has been sacked. About time. Villareal are so much better than this.
The underlying numbers for Barcelona and Real Madrid would suggest real madrid should be the team with 18 points. And yet...barcelona have Messi. They've been lucky in a few instances(own goal against betis, two own goals against girona...) while we've been beset by horror-movie finishing, and now we're 7 points behind them and will have to win pretty much every game for the next 2 months to not slip further behind -because barcelona will improve and Messi is still Messi.
they shouldn't get outshot against the likes of girona or eibar, no matter the context
What goes around comes around. Zidane has been very lucky so far
Early in the season. As long as the games are in control, no reason to panic. Except for the Getafe game, Barca had all games under control. Big test will be Atletico. I'd say it's equal chances for an Atletico win, a draw or a Barca win.
Betis or Levante can stay above Real if they win today.
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0-0 at HT.
Wow Betis! 4-0 FT!
Betis 4 levante 0
Levante 3 real sociedad 0
Real 3 Villareal 0
Villarreal 3 Betis 1
100 per cent la liga here.
Levante 3 real sociedad 0
Real 3 Villareal 0
Villarreal 3 Betis 1
100 per cent la liga here.
Levante-Villareal 1-0. So Villareal is shit
Well, they have played above their possibilities.Levante-Villareal 1-0. So Villareal is shit
With an embarassing penalty(one of the clearest dives you'll ever see), in a game Levante should have won 2/3-0Levante-Villareal 1-0. So Villareal is shit
I don't think this is untrue. The early season results mask Barcelona's issues. To suggest they're getting away with bad performances would be going too far. But it's definitely a case of the Messi factor and them being clinical rather their weaknesses disappearing. I still feel that, unlike real, you can shut down their midfield. Which is why they were so successful last season.
To put it simply you can try pressing Madrid midfield but they'll find a way around you. Do the same with Barcelona well and they'll rely on their forwards bailing them out and doing all the work.
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/las-...gns-as-las-palmas-coach-after-loss-to-leganes
6 games into the season, and 3 managers have already gone.
Marquez (Las Palmas- appointed in July)
Zubledia (Alaves- appointed in June)
Escriba (Villarreal- appointed in August 2016, I may be wrong but haven't Villarreal suffered a bit of an injury crisis recently)
6 games into the season, and 3 managers have already gone.
Marquez (Las Palmas- appointed in July)
Zubledia (Alaves- appointed in June)
Escriba (Villarreal- appointed in August 2016, I may be wrong but haven't Villarreal suffered a bit of an injury crisis recently)
None given much time.
I think Pepe Mel can be the next,and soon
Thank god Villareal sacked that prat yesterday. I expect them to improve now.
Where are they all going to get new managers from, surely they will be looking at out of work managers who were sacked for doing a bad job elsewhere as anyone doing a decent job is not moving?
I see Villareal have gone in-house with Javi Calleja.
Who are Villareal gonna appoint?
There are still decent managers without job but they could risk with someone younger.
Every year there are promotions of former players:Morientes,Baraja...
Not related to this but Xabi Alonso announced that wants to be coach
Since he is ex player and was doing well with Villarreal B I think that will have the chance until the end of the season
Could imagine him being good. Seems a really intelligent guy.There are still decent managers without job but they could risk with someone younger.
Every year there are promotions of former players:Morientes,Baraja...
Not related to this but Xabi Alonso announced that wants to be coach
Since he is ex player and was doing well with Villarreal B I think that will have the chance until the end of the season
Villareal B manager?
No,sorry.He was in "juvenil"
Cheers mate