Al-Nassr might reach the first position on the points table, but this isn't gonna happen anytime soon. Al-Nassr have played 14 matches and takes the second position with one point difference with the first positioned team Al-Hilal. Today Al-Hilal gonna play its 14th match against the points table bottom team Al-Hazm, which is gonna be a win for Al-Hilal and the difference in points between the first two positions will once again vary much.
The 1 point difference in the standings will only last temporarily for the next few hours before the Al Hazm vs Al Hilal match takes place. Al Nassr efforts to reduce the point difference were successful in week 14, and the excitement was complete with Ronaldo scoring a pair of goals. In the next few hours we will see how Al Hilal takes steps to close the gap in points in first place. On paper, Al Hilal will not face any problems, even though they will have the status of a visiting team, plus Neymar is still injured. It makes sense that they can secure 3 points easily, because Al Hazm is not a club that can be said to be tough in the SPL. If you refer to the standings, Al Hazm has only achieved 1 win, 4 draws and 8 defeats in 13 matches and are now languishing at the bottom of the standings in the degradation zone. I predict that Mitrovic and his colleagues will be able to score a lot of goals, now he is second in the list of temporary top scorers behind Ronaldo, who has scored 15 goals in 14 matches in the SPL. |
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Basically La Liga is about Real Madrid and Barcelona so ya, whoever is at the top of the La Liga standings at the moment will not guarantee they will win the title. But ya, considering that Real Madrid good results so far this season have been due to Bellingham impressive performance, so when Bellingham is injured and also Vinicius is injured, perhaps Real Madrid will be slow to return to the top of the La Liga standings. Moreover, at the same time it also seems like Barcelona is not in its best trend at this moment. With these factors, at least other teams will be able to take advantage of it, as is what happened to Girona at this moment.
Short, concise and clear enough to be understood. That is the factor that makes Girona sit at the top of the standings currently, they are lucky in terms of the situation and condition of the team, such as zero injuries to players. Meanwhile, teams like Madrid and Barcelona have some of their important players in the treatment room, plus many of their players have been called up to strengthen their respective countries, so it will make them tired with a busy schedule and one or two of their players are injured. Atletico should be a dark horse in a situation like this, I saw Simeone previous squad as very promising after successfully beating Real Madrid. However, in reality, ATM also temporarily has to admit that Girona is more consistent in La Liga than them. In fact, Girona advantage is due to the lack of match schedules, this is also part of their luck. However, I think the competition for the top four in the standings will continue to change, the four clubs will continue to overtake each other to be at the top, and indeed we are not yet used to Girona who has currently managed to beat Madrid, Barcelona and ATM in matters of collecting the number of points. |
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What? From the first day you said that Liverpool is going to win the Europa League? I would like to bet against it not because I think they can't win the title, but because the odds are against anyone who says from day one who is going to win the title. I remember that even Manchester City was about to not win the Champions League final in the regular 90 minutes and it was a bit of luck that helped them score that one goal. Situations in a game that nobody can anticipate can have a huge impact.
I understand your perspective about the odds going against the favourites but it is always in the rare cases. Talking about Manchester city, they have been the most unlucky in the champions league. Every season they will be named the best team and yet they will not win the champions league, if not for the last season that the narrative changed. It is also possible that Liverpool will not win the Europa League because this is football, but a bet that Liverpool will win the Europa League is less risky and likely to happen. So, it is not an insane prediction if someone decides to bet on that. Of course it is not insanity to bet on Liverpool as the Europa League winner and in fact I would agree that it makes sense to do it early on when someone has a good feeling about it as the odds still make it worth it. This is not meant to be against anyone taking the decision to bet on Liverpool. I am just saying that talking in definitive terms about Liverpool becoming the Europa League even before the group stage ended is naive. France was supposed to win the World Cup, but they didn't. Arsenal was supposed to win the Europa League last season, but they didn't. Manchester City was supposed to win the Champions League in the last five years, but they only did once. That's what I mean. Intelligible, we can only make assumptions based on their current statistics and performance to guess what will happen in the future. In this case, many predictions are wrong, and indeed we cannot control what should happen in the future. It could be that Liverpool are the favorites at the moment, but who would have thought that in the end Roma would be the champions, that's football. There is no guarantee that a club will become champions even though in reality they are very tough to beat, we know that the Reds have previously lost to a club like Toulouse in a surprising way. Apart from the above, it all comes back to individual perception, there is nothing wrong if we want to bet on one of the clubs, at least it can make us enjoy the course of the competition. On the other hand, so far only Laverkusen has been able to record perfect points in four matches without drawing or losing, without getting much attention, the other two teams, Marseille and Atalanta, have also not experienced defeat. It's quite interesting if both of them can make a surprise so far, who knows they will become a stumbling block for the favorite team in the future. |
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How the teams will perform after the international break is a bit difficult to predict. But the PSG team is in pretty good shape right now. Most of the players in the squad are fit and have adapted well to Luis Enrique's match tactics. I am looking forward to watching PSG vs Monaco in Ligue 1. If PSG can play well in this match then I think they will also win the home match against Newcastle. It is a do or die match for PSG as well. PSG may not have the chance to qualify for the round of 16 if they fail to win this match. PSG need to get 3 points in this match.
PSG match against Monaco in Ligue 1 will be valuable capital before meeting Newcastle. It would be very embarrassing if they lost for the second time to Newcastle, especially in front of their own supporters. I think it is true that it is very difficult to predict the final result of the match after yesterday break, we can only see the scenario for PSG to qualify for the round of 16. In fact, it's not just PSG who are facing a tough match in this week, Newcastle will also face a strong team in the EPL against Chelsea, so both of them are forced to field the best squad without any players being rested. I think armed with the experience that Enrique has, he can take his squad through this challenge, yes through the UCL group phase. On paper PSG should be able to create a points gap in the group F standings, considering that they have a fairly expensive squad at the moment. however the squad reshuffle that occurred in the previous transfer window meant that Enrique did not have much time to make preparations according to his wishes. the effect is that currently they are having difficulty because they still have to face a life and death battle. |
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Erik Ten Hag and Raphael Varane's relationship has been damaged  It all started at the Manchester derby last month when the two had a difference of opinion and ended in a rift between the two. Reportedly, Raphael Varane is not happy that Erik ten Hag prefers Johny Evans over him and I am also a bit surprised why Raphael Varane is not starting again after recovering from injury. I think competition between players is quite natural, but throwing away Raphael Varane for Johny Evans or Harry Maguire in Manchester United's defense is a bit selfish. After Ronaldo, De Gea, Sancho, and now it's Raphael Varane's turn to be the target of this Dutch coach. Do you think Erik ten Hag's actions were correct? Or is he actually the source of chaos in the Red Devils squad? What i can say regarding this is. The main problem of manchester united was not the player but ten hag itself. It's reflected in the case between ten hag and varane. Two times ten hag made his players become inconvenient stay in the club. Ten hag must be sacked or he will make another club to leave from there as soon as possible. The red devil needs to take a decision as soon as possible regarding ten hag's future. This guy was not competence anymore to be a coach. he is always being involved in the problem against its players. Ten hag's actions were not even correct. The main role of coach to handle the club. Ten hag was just telling its players how to be emotional human. This fucking glazer needs to kick him out. He was a fucking pleague. It is true that the dispute currently occurring within Man United stems from the wrong policy, in this case Ten Hag policy. I think it is time for Ten Hag to be fired, because if he continues to be retained it will create greater chaos, there will be many disputes that will surface. Instead of creating healthy competition in defense, he instead created new conflicts there. Maybe the addition of players who don't like Ten Hag will bring the comedy to United end soon. Previously he had revoked the captain armband from Maguire because he was not feasible, but now we see Maguire being given more playing minutes, I think Ten Hag likes to change his words, he needs to apologize to Maguire. Actually, I am also very curious about the club top officials, why they retained Ten Hag if they were unable to reduce the conflicts that occurred within the club, such as the dispute with Sancho, which has not yet been resolved. The club only pays players salaries without getting any contribution, the good news is that Sir Jim Ratcliffe will clearance sale players who don't contribute enough to the team, hopefully Ten Hag will be on that list. |
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Don't ever try it if you've never done it before, if it's already happened then try to stop by looking for something else to do to divert your attention and free time. If it is very difficult to stop, then hang out with a different environment, one that has never been involved in gambling, as simple as that is a bit of advice that sounds easy to understand and comprehend but is said to be difficult to do.
Personally, I don't really believe that managing a budget can be a way to prevent gambling addiction. Based on the experience of several friends, I see that most of them are unable to manage their budget well. they even tend to allocate almost all their income to gambling if they often lose. only here they usually never tell you that they have spent a lot of money.
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So if a gambler where to go into bitcoin trading, do you think that the experience of taking risk in gambling will be an added advantage to face the risk of bitcoin trading?
In terms of experience, a gambler will take any risk to gain profits even if they venture into bitcoin trading. Even though gambling and trading are two things that are quite different, in their minds there is only one thing, namely profit, what's worse, gamblers don't have the word patience in their dictionary. What I mean here is, their habit of making profits quickly, in terms of trading we know that it is more long term which means they have to wait for a profit. So in terms of experience they are brave enough to take risks, but at the same time gamblers have to learn many things including managing their patience. I think if a gambler jumps into Bitcoin trading, then they will either make big profits in a short time, or lose very quickly. |
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Currently, the players who are in the Brazil team are not so experienced due to which they are not able to perform well in the matches. And if Brazil performs like this in the World Cup qualifiers, they will not be able to go. It is true that Neymar Jr. is a good stickler and Brazil team would not be in such a bad position if he was in the team. A team needs experienced players to move forward whereas Brazil currently lacks experienced players due to which Brazil are losing matches with new players and stars. But if a well-experienced and old player like Argentina had played in Brazil's team, maybe this team would not have been in such a bad position. Since Brazil has all new strikers and stars, the game has not been so good and Brazil team has performed poorly in every match. How can we not accept that this 5-time World Cup winner Brazil team is so bad in this World Cup, if Brazil team continues to play like this then they must leave the World Cup qualifiers.
In fact, if we look more closely at the depth of Brazil squad, we will see that they have quite experienced players, but currently several important players such as Neymar and Vinicius are injured. There are still 11 more matches ahead, convince yourself that Brazil chances of qualifying are very big, as I said above. The points gap is not that big at the moment, and the match will be played again next year and things could improve again. At present, due to the injury of the good stars of Brazil, the current players are not playing very bravely. If there were experienced players like Neymar, Vini, Casemiro, Anthony, maybe the Brazil team would not be in such a bad position and they would not have less points. However, with 11 matches still ahead, Brazil have a lot of potential as they are a big team and have good stars in their squad. If next year they can win the match against the opposition teams in a great way then definitely the Brazil team will be in a good position and they can improve well. It's true that I hope that the scenario that will play out in the future can change their fate, because a World Cup without Brazil feels incomplete. I think the Brazilian squad will be able to finish in the top three of the standings, because there are still many matches yet to be played, and in the future we hope that experienced players like the ones you mentioned can strengthen the team. Brazil is ranked 6th and has only managed to secure 7 points in 6 matches from a total of 18 matches. I am optimistic that next year, precisely in September, they will experience an improvement in performance and maintain their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Several players in the main squad suffered injuries, which was the main factor in Brazil losing their previous three matches. If Ancelotti does not extend his contract with Madrid, then I think there will be an improvement in the squad. If they manage to improve their performance, then good for them. Else we will witness the rare occasion where Brazil fails to qualify for the world cup. BTW, injury should not be taken as an excuse. Brazil is not the only team that has been impacted by injury issues. The fact that they don't have sufficient backup for their main players exposes their lack of depth in player pool. Brazil's performance during Qatar 2022 was horrendous. And looking at their performance so far in the CONMEBOL qualifiers, I don't have much hope for the FIFA World Cup of 2026 either. The concern for Brazil fans is whether the former five-time World Cup winners will qualify for the 2026 World Cup. While the team qualified for the World Cup from number one in the points table, they are finding it difficult to qualify for the upcoming World Cup this season. Brazil was one of the most expensive teams in the World Cup but despite being the most expensive team, they did not make it to the semi-finals. The World Cup qualifying match is going on but the important players of the team are injured. The CBF never imagined that so many important players would suffer injuries at once. Most of the players in the starting XI are injured and we are seeing this deterioration in Brazil's performance. It's true, injury cannot be used as an excuse for defeat and I agree with that opinion. Even if you look at the depth of the squad that Brazil currently has, by playing only second-tier players they can secure a slot to escape the CONMEBOL zone. I think that if Ancelotti signing is actually realized, Brazil will be considered a favorite team in the 2026 edition, even though their current situation is far from good. |
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In case of wins for AC Milan and PSG in this round we will have just three teams for the qualification and Newcastle United will be having exit from Champions League, but doors could be open for them to jump into UEFA Europa League.
the situation in group F was indeed the most tense. The results for this group will depend on the last two matches, each team certainly doesn't want to make mistakes and is working hard for a direct ticket to the last 16 of the Champions League. Dortmund is currently at the top of the other teams. but the situation could change if they lose the remaining matches. the situation in group F is very difficult to predict. because all teams clearly don't want to lose in the race for places. Nothing can really be predicted with certainty in this group because in Group F, every team at least has a chance to qualify. Although ya, of course there will always be a difference but unfortunately, the difference in chances for those in this group is not significant. Therefore, even though Dortmund is currently at the top of the standings but ya, in reality Dortmund still cannot be sure of qualifying for the round of 16. So yes, in essence this group is a difficult group because every team has a good effort too, of course to be able to finish in the top three. The worst scenario is that Dormund loses to Milan and PSG loses to Newcastle in the 5th match of the group phase, and the group F standings will be displayed differently again. I think this also does not rule out the possibility of it happening, although on paper we can only assume, I agree that Group F has a quite fierce and exciting situation for the four clubs. Match 5 of 6 will start on the 29th, before each club will face matches in the domestic league first. Dortmund has the advantage of facing slightly easier opponents in the Bundesliga, while the other three clubs are forced to field their best squads because they will face tough opponents. I think there be lots of obstacles after this break, such as player injuries, even though on the other hand these clubs have lots of time to prepare their main squad. In essence the four clubs must first seek capital in their respective leagues, before returning to the UCL to determine their future fate. |
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The last 4 games were very bad, you are right, they didnt win any of them. Against Venezuela they should have win, but just before the end in minute 85 they got the 1:1 and play a drew. If they won that game, they would have been ahead of Argentina in the group, both with 9 points, but Brazil with more goals. After the game it got worse, losing vs Uruguay, Colombia and now Argentina. The next games are 9 months away, with the European Championship in Germany in between, which I think is the best thing for Brazil not to play at the moment.
Brazil started their qualifiers with a spectacular 5-1 win over Bolivia at the Estádio Olímpico do Pará in Belém. And then, in the next match they struggled but ended up with a 1-0 win against Peru. After that things went rapidly downhill for them. During the third match, they conceded a 1-1 draw against one of the weakest teams in CONMEBOL (Venezuela). They were leading with a margin of 1-0 till the 85th minute, before Eduard Bello made it 1-1 to give Venezuela a precious point against Brazil. Horrorfest followed, with loses against Uruguay (0-2), Colombia (1-2) and Argentina (0-1). Brazil is ranked 6th and has only managed to secure 7 points in 6 matches from a total of 18 matches. I am optimistic that next year, precisely in September, they will experience an improvement in performance and maintain their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Several players in the main squad suffered injuries, which was the main factor in Brazil losing their previous three matches. If Ancelotti does not extend his contract with Madrid, then I think there will be an improvement in the squad. I was also just seeing how the standings are for South America at World Cup qualifiers and it is truly horrendous to see Brazil in 7th place with very less chances to make it to this World Cup,I don't know how it would look a World Cup without Brazil,I guess this is the first one or we have a very very long time that we don't witness such thing.
I wish Brazil recovers but seeing their way of play in most of these games so far this looks more like wishful thinking rather than them having a real chance to make it back to this tournament.
It is impossible to accept that the Brazil team will be with such a performance. Brazil striker Neymar has been unable to properly control his team due to his injury. Because Neymar controls all the players with his experience but in this current situation it is never possible to survive with a unique team. Because the Brazil team is very low when looking at the points table, there are many new players in the Brazil team, which makes it difficult to attack the other team with their experience. Because this World Cup Brazil will be so low it was never expected. For your information, the Conmebol zone is attended by 10 teams, in this zone FIFA has given 6 slots up for grabs so they can participate in the upcoming 2026 World Cup. From this point of view, I see that Brazil chances of qualifying are still very large. Even though they are currently in 7th place in the standings, I am quite sure they will qualify in the future. Currently, the players who are in the Brazil team are not so experienced due to which they are not able to perform well in the matches. And if Brazil performs like this in the World Cup qualifiers, they will not be able to go. It is true that Neymar Jr. is a good stickler and Brazil team would not be in such a bad position if he was in the team. A team needs experienced players to move forward whereas Brazil currently lacks experienced players due to which Brazil are losing matches with new players and stars. But if a well-experienced and old player like Argentina had played in Brazil's team, maybe this team would not have been in such a bad position. Since Brazil has all new strikers and stars, the game has not been so good and Brazil team has performed poorly in every match. How can we not accept that this 5-time World Cup winner Brazil team is so bad in this World Cup, if Brazil team continues to play like this then they must leave the World Cup qualifiers.
In fact, if we look more closely at the depth of Brazil squad, we will see that they have quite experienced players, but currently several important players such as Neymar and Vinicius are injured. There are still 11 more matches ahead, convince yourself that Brazil chances of qualifying are very big, as I said above. The points gap is not that big at the moment, and the match will be played again next year and things could improve again. |
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Perez has been taking a decision not to put xabi in the list of potential coach. It's really disappointed me. I thought that perez will put his name in the list but perez has chosen zerbi from brighton to be the next coach for real madrid.
Even thought this is not yet final but it's enough to disappointment me. Xabi shall go to the real madrid and i hope perez will consider it. Xabi's performance with leverkusen during the first season was so amazing.
Perez needs to put xabi in.
It's true, everything is just a rumor and not final, it is usually said that Ancelotti still has the potential to extend his contract, or choose to leave and continue his managerial career with the Brazilian national team. De Zerbi also has the potential to stay at Brighton, but if it is true that an offer from Madrid management comes to him, I am sure he will not refuse it. Regarding Xabi, I think he chose to prove himself first with Laverkusen, before taking the step to manage a club of Madrid caliber. This speculation is very possible, but what is clear is that it is difficult to refuse if he gets an offer to lead the Los Blancos squad. On the other hand, what Pep Guardiola said could be true, that De Zerbi is indeed a good enough coach to replace him at Man City one day, so it is not wrong for Perez to want him if Ancelotti really moves. |
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Maybe this is also where Manchester United's weakness lies. The seniority and selfish attitudes that occur between fellow players make this squad very bad at working together. In fact, news about internal conflicts between fellow players during training also emerges most often from this club. In fact, if they can reduce their selfish attitude a little, this club will become a strong team, maybe even able to match Manchester City. Because Manchester United actually has no shortage of star players. It's just that this club really lacks chemistry between the players. All players are too eager to stand out alone. They fight to become stars on the field and sometimes forget important points in football. Namely cooperation.
And whether this is just my assessment or others too. However, I feel that even Ten Heg as a coach also has a slightly selfish attitude. So it's not surprising that the players at the club do the same thing. But strangely enough, when every player at Manchester United returned to their respective national teams, it turned out that these Manchester United players were unselfish players. In fact, I see that Bruno Fernandes is also a person who is able to build very good chemistry in the Portuguese national team. Or maybe because in the national team there are many players who are more senior than them. This makes them stop being selfish and allows them to play better. I don't know, but what is certain is that Manchester United actually has very good potential if they can work together and not be selfish on the pitch.
I think what you say is right, what is happening now is the result of the selfish attitude of coaches and players, and maybe that why recently there was news that United wanted to recruit players like Griezman and Muller, maybe the aim was towards seniority in the dressing room and on the field. In fact a good attitude of cooperation must be started by Ten Hag, in fact up to now the coach is still arguing with Sancho, for me is ireally not exemplifying a leadership attitude. It's not just Bruno, there are Hojlund and Mctominay who both put in good performances with their country. this could actually be a reference and lesson for Ten Hag, he could use this as a lesson to improve things for the better. In terms of depth, Man United squad is considered good enough to compete in the EPL and UCL, but today we see the squad limping in these two competitions. in the end, they are always in the spotlight because of their poor performance, not because of their proud achievements like in the Ferguson era. |
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Every coach seeks stellar performance, and some clubs are already excelling, while others continue to struggle to get their players in for upcoming difficult games, that's how these clubs operates. Napoli's current performance is only uneven, but they are looking to improve in a short period of time. The new manager will guarantee that everything functions appropriately for the team. Simeone Inzaghi, the manager of Inter Milan, is a promising coach who is continuously looking for new opportunities. They're one of the strongest clubs in Seria A, and they don't give up quickly. If there was a single manager on the planet who can give guarantees for something, I think that manager would be courted like nobody else. But guarantees have no place in sports. Goals yes, but who can give guarantees? That's a weird assumption you are bringing up. I still believe that Spalletti knew or had a feeling why it is better to leave the club when he decided to terminate his work for Napoli. He has done everything he could and playing such a successful Serie A season could not be aced the year after, I think that is what he thought and he was probably right. Spalletti is no longer in line with club officials in the transfer market, which is why he decided to resign from Napoli coaching chair. There was a lot of previous speculation that Spalletti relationship with club officials was strained, but we never knew the details of the reasons behind this. His choice to leave the club was the right one, and as you mentioned, Napoli will find it difficult to defend the Scudetto this season. In the future, if Osimhen really leaves Naples, we can imagine their performance, even now they are having difficulty maintaining their position in the top four of the Serie A standings. Rudi Garcia should be given a little extra time, but management thinks differently in this case. Walter Mazzarri will take over leadership of Napoli for the first time by meeting Atalanta, even though he had an emotional relationship with the club in the previous era, I think an adaptation stage is also needed here. This change of coach which is full of question marks is very risky, but we will see how they perform before really concluding everything. |
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7-9 months of not being able to play for his club is certainly a very uncomfortable situation and his career will be at stake when he returns to playing because that is quite a long time for a player not to play and he needs adaptation, hopefully when he really recovers from his injury he can found his best playing performance quickly and became Barcelona's mainstay again, and it is understandable that Deco feels sad seeing the condition of his players because it will really affect the club, perhaps if Barcelona were not constrained by finances they would look for a replacement for Gavi in the nearest transfer market, but money and also supervision from Laliga might be an obstacle for Barcelona in the transfer market later. Barcelona has been targeting a new plaer to replace gavi's position. I think that gavi's problem will not be a problem anymore. Xavi has some solutions to fix the problem faced by gavi due to the serious injury. Barcelona has been searching from its academy but the club was not even finding someone was capable enough to do that like gavi did. It seems like that this becomes a serious problem for xavi. Im waiting for him to give the best solution for this. Getting a new player from other club is the best decision that can be taken by the club. You are mentioning the aspects of the present only, which means Gavi is missing games and therefore can't help the team with his abilities. But besides that he is an important young talent with great prospects and this also means it can harm the club financially mid-term or long-term, if Gavi's comeback doesn't go as everyone is hoping for. The risk that very young players and especially high performers at that age can't fully recover isn't small. Some players get the same injury later on and I hope he won't be affected by this throughout his career. It's true, a serious injury could have a bad impact on Gavi future career, and could even potentially happen again. Many players lose their performance after suffering serious injuries, some even have to retire early. however, I hope that Gavi can recover as before. of course Gavi performance and form of play will be different, I mean he will have to change his playing style a little. Barcelona has several options in Gavi position. Xavi is required to utilize the players who already exist before the january transfer window opens, I don't think Xavi will be too bothered about this. he is an experienced coach and has a wide selection of players and he could definitely find a solution to fill the void left by Gavi. |
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I never thought that Napoli were favorites for the Champions League. This team played very well last season, and this season their performance is not weak. Still, a stronger squad is needed if they want to win the Champions League title. They lost against Real Madrid in the Champions League group stage match. Napoli shared the points in the home match against Union Berlin. If they perform like this, they will not be able to qualify even for the semi-finals of the Champions League. However, for the Champions League, I consider Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Real Madrid to be the favorites this season. Compared to these teams, Napoli is far behind.
Napoli become really different after Spalletti left and Osimhen is injured, they're going back become a mediocre club. Napoli is nothing more than a lucky club where they can perform really good only for one season. While Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, both of them always consistent and able to enter quarter finals regardless the result is. I predict Napoli progress will only reach the round of 16, for me Inter Milan has a bigger chance than Napoli. Winning the Scudetto last season for them was phenomenal, but having too high expectations for them was a mistake, because the UCL is not enough with the Osimhen factor alone. In fact, I think Napoli are lucky at the moment because they are in group C, you can imagine if they were in group F, maybe their situation would be worse than Milan there. Most of us certainly agree that Madrid and Bayern are the more favorite clubs here, and in fact I think several other clubs also deserve to be on the list. Personally, I certainly won't underestimate Napoli, but I'm just trying to think realistically about them. |
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It is true that Girona has performed well this season, but their current existence at the top of the La Liga standings cannot be separated from the inconsistency of Real Madrid and Barcelona, so indirectly Girona has benefited a little because of that.
If you look at Girona's overall performance so far it is quite impressive and they just need to maintain their consistency, in my opinion it is very difficult for a team to maintain its consistency until the end of the season.
And it's not impossible that Girona could make a surprise until the end of this season, I think that would be very interesting if that happened.
Everything will depend on how much depth Rodriguez has in the squad and how ready they are to become a full-fledged support for the main team. Obviously, it will be very difficult to compete with Real and Barcelona in this regard, but I am watching Girona very closely this season, because they have two Ukrainians, Dovbyk and Tsygankov, playing in their lineup. Of course, I would like Girona to be able to resist the giants of the Spanish Championship throughout the entire season, I hope they succeed. That's right, to achieve consistency until the end of the season Girona must understand that squad depth is a major factor. Today Rodriguez squad is fine because not many players are in the treatment room, but in the future when La Liga enters the second half of the season the competition will be even fiercer, automatically, the january transfer window must be utilized well. Considering that Girona is part of the City Football Group, I think they have a lot of money to be active there. Apart from that, I still have doubts about Girona if they say they have the opportunity to win the La Liga title at the end of the season, in this case perhaps I'm not the only one who thinks that. But no one can deny it later, if luck is on their side, thus making all opinions about them wrong. |
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Paris Saint-Germain will not relent, I'm certain about that and they will bring in their very best performance against their opposition. This is one of the good games to bet on, I'm staking in-favour of PSG to win because they're elite team and sitting comfortably #1 on the table. Adolf Hütter can only rant but he can't bite Luis Enrique who's 100% prepared to face him. The Monaco game will be tougher than expected because both teams are just returning from international break and they will ensure to display a show for their supporters, I can't wait to watch the game. It's natural that many people predict PSG can win this match because PSG plays much more consistently than Monaco, Monaco is PSG's biggest rival in occupying the first position so I think Luis Enrique will not let Monaco take over PSG's current position which is in first place. but if PSG slips even a little, Nice and Monaco will try to occupy it because these three clubs have a small difference in points. This match looks interesting but I would predict a draw considering that both teams have equally strong performances. Referring to PSG head to head record versus Monaco, both have balanced records. However, I am quite sure that this time the PSG squad will secure full points to remain at the top of the standings, that doesn't mean I underestimate the quality of Monaco. After a fairly boring international break, this big Ligue 1 match is the most awaited match. Victory is mandatory for PSG, apart from confirming their status in the points table, victory over Monaco will be valuable capital to face Newcastle in the UCL group phase. I think Enrique and his players really understand the importance of this match. Talking about the club's preparations, I think both of them are very mature, considering that both coaches have a lot of time because of yesterday break. On the other hand, several of PSG new recruits in the transfer window yesterday have not shown the expected contribution. For me, this is a sign that Enrique must find a suitable formula to help them unleash their best potential, which will ultimately boost the club performance if the adaptation goes as it should. |
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The drama continues in the English Premier League after Everton's deduction of 10 points. Now, Tottenham is under scrutiny for the transfer of Jermain Defoe to Portsmouth in 2008 for around Ł7.5 million. They conducted the deal with a third-party without the proper FA license before the transfer took place. Recently, the FA stated they would review the case if there is new evidence indicating serious violations of principles. If found guilty, they could face a points deduction. After a convincing winning streak at the start of the season, Spurs have hit a rough patch with two recent defeats. And now, the looming threat of a points deduction hangs over them. If points are deducted, their chances in the title race seem bleak. Will we lose a contender for the championship?
Yeah FA has been confirming it. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12781459/The-FA-confirm-investigate-Jermain-Defoes-Spurs-Portsmouth-2008-north-London-club-face-allegations-breaching-transfer-rules.htmlWhen you have big money then use it like city. It has been breaching FFP many times and then no sanction. Money talk here and i will not even argue that. When you have money and you can do everything. Money is a tool to control everything. No doubt that if the rich club will never be sanctioned by FA or EPL. Oil money be like : "STFU and take me to your pocket". You have money and then you will be fine. Even some media said that how difficult to get proof to sue manchester city. I think neither Manchester City nor any other rich club will escape sanctions if they violate FFP rules. In essence, the Sports Arbitration Agency (CAS) court will process all cases that come to their desk, but to get to the sanctions decision stage there are many stages that must be gone through. Even though we know that currently there are 115 cases alleged against the Man City, they are able to find ways to exploit existing legal loopholes, or appeal against previous decisions. Regarding the violation of Jermain Defoe's transfer by Tottenham to Portsmouth, it has been reported that it has been stopped and now the FA will reopen it. In detail, we will never know for sure what happened behind the scenes, why the 2008 case was reopened, and what motivated the FA to do so. In my opinion if this kind of confusion continues, the EPL will be considered unfair, their image will suffer because it seems like they are allowing clubs who have a lot of money to violate FFP rules. Meanwhile a club like Everton received direct sanctions so quickly, this will cause a stir among fellow EPL clubs. |
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Anything can happen but I am confident Girona will continue to win matches, except when they face Barcelona because since the season began, Girona has not faced a great team in the La Liga expect Real Madrid, and they show Girona they are the strongest team in the league. Girona coach Sánchez is doing an excellent job with the team, and I believe that even if they do not win the La Liga trophy, they will be able to qualify for the Champions League next season. Girona's next game against Athletic Club will be difficult because Athletic are performing well in the league, but even if Girona wins the game, it will not be easy for them because Real Sociedad is on their tail, and if Real Sociedad defeats Sevilla and Girona wins their match against Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad will top them with some points, my opinion Girona's match against Athletic Bilbao will end in a draw.
For now, I only think that Girona will only finish in the top four of the standings, because I think they difficulty to win the La Liga trophy if they can't beat Madrid, Barcelona and ATM. Let's say forcing the three teams to share points in each of their future meetings, if that can't happen, whatever the scenario, it will be difficult for Girona to be at the top of the standings until the end of the season. For the next few weeks, it is very likely that Girona will not drop points. Because we believe that they only lose points when they meet one of the three clubs above, but I don't rule out the possibility that luck could be on their side, that can happen in football. The match percentage still puts Girona ahead of Bibao, even though there is not a big difference. The preparations of both teams can be said to be very ready, because they have an international break. However, I think Michel squad will be able to secure full points in the match, because they have the advantage of playing at home. |
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With their good achievements so far, Leverkusen and Liverpool are in the top position in fighting for the European league title and that is a very natural thing considering their very consistent performance in any competition. It is possible that we will see other big names who will soon join the European league and it looks like one of them, namely Sevilla, is likely to enter this competition after their chances of qualifying for the Champions League group stages are very slim. Competition will get tighter and we can conclude that this year's European league will be more exciting than before.
It's true that I also feel that the competition in the European League this season is quite tight. Overall, teams like Laverkusen show fairly stable performance in the two best competitions they participate in, the Bundesliga and the Europa League. We also don't miss teams like Roma who show different performances between Serie A and the Europa League. We will soon see how they perform next because the international break is almost over. Currently, it is difficult to predict the clubs that will join here from UCL, but we can see the picture by positioning them in their respective standings. Apart from that, there may be a lot of changes after this break, several clubs are faced with a storm of player injuries, which will definitely affect their consistency in achieving targets. Regarding Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp squad will start week 13 in the EPL by facing Man City. If they manage to beat City then I will not hesitate to say that the Reds really deserve to be favorites here. |
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