La Liga: Barcelona vs Girona
Match time: 23-12-11 04:00 Monday
Analysis of the team's recent situation:
Barcelona's league dominance has declined this season, and with a current record of 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, they are in third place in the league. Due to the good results achieved by the main rival Real Madrid in the rejuvenation of the squad in the past two seasons, and the rising star like Girona has emerged in the new season of La Liga, while the defending champion Barcelona can only make some visa-free reinforcements due to lack of funds, so Barcelona cannot show stronger league competitiveness in the multi-front combat environment in the new season. Fortunately, Barcelona has now successfully grabbed a promotion place in the Champions League group stage, at least the team has been able to focus more on the league level in recent times.
In terms of tactics, Barcelona's tactics have changed a lot in the past two seasons, and the addition of players such as Lewandowski and Felix has not only enriched the team's offensive means, but also made Barcelona have the confidence to break through the opponent's dense defense. However, Lewandowski is also an older center forward player after all, and the physical confrontation with the opposing defender for a long time will inevitably greatly restrict Lewandowski's playing time, and as he grows older, Lewandowski's sense of smell and start speed in front of goal are not as good as before, if Barcelona wants to achieve better results in the subsequent league and cup competitions, it is inevitable that more players will need to be able to stand up at critical moments and help the team solve problems.
Personally, Barcelona is undoubtedly facing a difficult choice this season, because most of the main players prefer to win in the Champions League, but the club also attaches more importance to the prospect of defending the league title. However, the depth of Barcelona's squad is relatively average, and the injury of midfield rookie Gavi has made manager Xavi have one less available candidate, perhaps Gundogan, The central axis composed of Pedri and De Jong is luxurious enough at the La Liga level, but compared with other teams with the ability to compete for the Champions League, Barcelona does not have the advantage of squad depth, and in the face of Real Madrid and Girona in the league, it is quite difficult for the team to defend the title.
Girona's recent form is still very stable, with 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, and they are tied for first and second place in the league with 38 points with leaders Real Madrid. Thanks to the good cooperation of the main players, as well as the offensive characteristics of multi-point flowering, Girona has achieved unusually impressive league results in recent times, and the team's technical and tactical play is quite pragmatic, the players will not be overly sticky to the ball during the game, more through high-speed passing and receiving to penetrate the opponent's defense, but with the league and the Copa del Rey and other events in depth, Girona has also begun to break out of the injury wave, if the team's normal rotation operation is affected, then the decline in results may also be inevitable。
In terms of tactics, although Girona will often use a 433 shock formation to play against opponents who are close to their opponents, when facing stronger opponents, this team will still choose a more defensive 451 formation or a 4141 formation to ensure defensive stability. However, Girona's 451 formation did not play much role against Real Madrid, except for the possession rate was slightly higher than that of the opponent, and it was basically difficult to create too much defensive pressure on Real Madrid. It can be seen that Girona is still a little weak against top teams, and the lack of key players who can stand up and make a final decision is lacking in the strikers, if this defect cannot be properly resolved, then Girona's league title this season will be in vain, after all, only in the strong dialogue can have the last laugh, which is the key factor that a team with championship background should have.
Match Analysis:
In the two meetings last season, Barcelona won one and drew one, stealing a lot of points from Girona. In the last eight meetings, Barcelona has won six and drawn two, and has a large psychological advantage. Although Girona has been named the nickname of Little Manchester City by many fans and friends, which means that the team's tactical play can be recognized by most fans, but Guardiola's template for building Manchester City comes from the Barcelona team, it can be said that Barcelona is a more authoritative team in terms of passing and control system, and Barcelona's central axis is far stronger than Girona, as well as their own stronger passing and control background, snatched the key three points on Girona.
Premier League: Fulham vs West Ham
Competition time: 2023-12-10 22:00 Monday
Analysis of the team's recent situation:
Fulham's form has improved recently, with five wins, three draws and seven defeats, ranking 12th in the league. Although they have lost three of the last five league games, Fulham's league standings have not dropped too much, and the loss to Liverpool, Villa and Manchester United is not entirely unacceptable, after all, Fulham's overall strength is indeed far inferior to its opponents, as long as the team can show the competitiveness it deserves in close proximity to its opponents, presumably Fulham will not have relegation problems this season.
In their last game, Fulham beat Nottingham Forest 5-0 at home to make it two wins in a row. Judging from the process of the game, the Fulham players not only have a high desire to win, but also show a stronger team cooperation ability in the course of the game, Nottingham Forest is far inferior to the opponent in all statistical aspects, only the number of shot attempts is as many as six times less than Fulham, plus Fulham's several strikers are also very hot, Iwobi and Jimenez both scored two goals in this game, which directly helped Fulham kill the suspense of the game.
West Ham's recent form has been relatively stable, with seven wins, three draws and five defeats, ranking ninth in the league. Perhaps it may be difficult for West Ham to attack the top four places in the league this season, but with the continuous points grabbing in recent times, this team has gradually approached the European zone, West Ham is a very tenacious Premier League powerhouse, and it is by constantly overturning the Premier League giants in the previous season that they have won a "Hammer Gang" for themselves As long as the players can continue this consistent performance, it is believed that it will not be long before West Ham will return to the top eight of the league, after all, Brighton, who are now eighth in the league, is only one point more than West Ham for the time being.
Personally, West Ham's biggest problem at present is the schedule, although the team's recent squad integrity has been maintained quite well, basically there are not too many injured players in the team, but West Ham will soon enter the third-tier combat environment, aside from the Europa League that has been locked in a round in advance, the team still has some hope of winning the championship in the English League Cup. As a team in the upper reaches of the Premier League, the team that cannot compete for the league title is bound to put more energy on the cup level, West Ham won the UEFA Cup last season, this season the team will inevitably focus on the Europa League, this trophy can bring the team a ticket to the Champions League next season, and the EFL Cup team is now in the quarter-knockout round, the opponent Liverpool is strong, but it is not a completely unrivaled opponent of West Ham, the current stage of the team's league competition prospect is not very optimistic, rather than pouring too much energy into the league, it is better to retreat to the second, compete for the hope of winning the cup。
Match Analysis:
In two duels last season, Fulham lost two games and did not score a point. In the last ten meetings, Fulham have won one, drawn two and lost seven, and are also in an absolute disadvantage. Although Fulham's recent home record is quite good, but West Ham is a fairly balanced team with home and away strength, and the overall strength is better than Fulham, perhaps Fulham can create some pressure on West Ham through midfield interceptions, but as long as the West Ham players can gain a foothold, Fulham's midfield advantage should no longer exist, considering that the current West Ham lineup is relatively high, the situation of abundant manpower is undoubtedly the best opportunity to grab points, I believe that West Ham should be able to turn away and grab valuable three points on Fulham as desired。