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121  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: May 11, 2024, 10:38:19 PM
Mbappe's move to Real Madrid has been rumored for some time but he confirmed via a video message on Twitter that he is leaving PSG to join Real Madrid in June 2024. Finally after a long wait Mbappe made the right decision and we might see Mbappe in the white jersey from next season. 

Real Madrid is already a strong team, Mbappé has joined this club again and it can be said that the new club will increase the strength of the club even more. As many players will leave Real Madrid next season, Mbappe may wear the No. 10 jersey because another player is already playing for Real Madrid in the No. 7 jersey.
Real Madrid supporters also welcomed this as quite positive news for them because one of the great players finally wanted to join a team like Real Madrid. Apart from that, Real Madrid's front line will also get stronger with the presence of Mbappe next season. But I am still quite happy if Ancelotti does not leave Real Madrid next season because the way he trains the Real Madrid team is also extraordinary and is able to arrange players in positions that are sometimes very unusual. However, Mbappe's presence can certainly make Real Madrid's line of players even more extraordinary.
Over the last one year, the future of Kylian Mbappe have been one of the most discussed transfer topics in football but just today, it's been confirmed that the French man will leave the club at the end of the current season to join his dream club Real Madrid. Ad a Real Madrid fan, having Kylian Mbappe join the club will definitely be a good news to me as well as many other Real Madrid fans out there because he's got the footballing strength, skills,  pace and capability to help Real Madrid continue to compete for the biggest trophies seasonally.
Paris Saint Germaine fans will definitely miss the presence of Kylian Mbappe from the club because of what he's helped them achieve since he signed for the club. Despite his very young age, Kylian Mbappe will be leaving Paris Saint Germaine as the record goalscorer in the history of the club after winning so many trophies with the club which includes six French Ligue 1 titles amongst others.
122  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: May 11, 2024, 10:30:18 PM
Real Madrid showed no mercy to their weak opponent. Granada had already been relegated. Real Madrid played with their second team, but despite that they played very comfortably and won with 4 goals. Fran Garcia and Brahim Diaz were very effective in the match. Arda Güler also scored again. There was a huge difference between the two teams. When there is such a difference in squad quality, this result is natural.
With how well these second team players are playing, The first team players know that there will soon be more competition for the role they can play. It was an expected Victory for Real Madrid because despite their qualifications for the final causing them to rest some major first team players, it has not stopped them from winning this game unlike their counterpart Dortmund who lost badly in their league game because the coach has set priority to the champions league finals.
Real Madrid traveled to Granada to continue from where they stopped earlier this week. After Real Madrid scored two late goals to eliminate Bayern Munich and progress to the final of the UEFA Champions League competition on Wednesday night, Carlo Ancelotti made 9 changes from the starting XI that faced Bayern Munich and was still able to beat Granada with a resounding 4:0 win. Real Madrid have already won the Spanish La Liga title this season but the club players who are aware that the result of the game at Granada today wouldn't affect the team's achievements this season still decided to be ruthless against the Spanish team.
The depth in the squad of the Real Madrid team is just too intimidating for other clubs in the league if you ask me but what's even more disturbing for the rest of the teams that'll participate in the Spanish La Liga next season is the fact that Kylian Mbappe will be joining the Real Madrid squad in the summer. Facing Real Madrid next season will definitely be a big issue for the other Spanish teams
123  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: May 11, 2024, 04:32:16 PM
After reaching the final of the Champions League, Dortmund have secured their place in the Champions League next season. Dortmund will face Mainz, the team that knocked them out of the title last season, away from home. Mainz are struggling to stay in the league and this is a make or break game for them. However, Dortmund will want to avenge last year's defeat. However, Dortmund have won their last 6 away games against their opponent. I will choose a side for this bet and my favorite in this match will be Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund did struggle in bundesliga but they always find ways to enchanced their performance. Dortmund coach, Edin Terzic have brought his team to UCL final and it was really a tasty ambition exerted by Dortmund, the players were determined to reach the final and they fought with everything they had to come this far. Borrusia Dortmund have reached important phase in the UEFA Champions League and this is surprisedly one of the opportunities for Dortmund to win a major title but faxing Real Madrid means absolute threat for them.
Borussia Dortmund this season in the German Bundesliga haven't been impressive but they've managed to remain consistent in the UEFA Champions League competition which was why they were able to reach the final of the competition. They're currently in the fifth position in the German Bundesliga standings but have played two games fewer than fourth placed Leipzig which means that they're going to overtake Leipzig if they manage to win their two outstanding games in the league.
The good thing for Dortmund this season is that they will still be able to play in the UEFA Champions League competition next season if they finish the season in the fifth position because of the fact that five German teams will be allowed to play in the competition come next season. Dortmund have an away game against Mainz this evening and I think they're gonna get a good result in that particular game
124  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: May 11, 2024, 04:20:46 PM
Only 2 matches remain, and of those 2 matches, Manchester City will face Tottenham Hostpur & WHU. In my opinion, the only obstacle for Manchester City at the moment is Tottenham. Because apart from Tottenham being a strong team in the PL, they will also play a home match which might have an impact on Manchester City who are playing away, just a draw could make Arsenal top of the standings because of their GD.


I don't see Tottenham as a problem for Manchester City. At this point of the season, no team is getting any point form Manchester City. They'll win every single match. Tottenham and Manchester City will not be able to stop Manchester City. Since Arsenal lost to Aston Villa, I knew the league belongs to Manchester City. Nothing is stopping Manchester City.
I even believe Arsenal have a bigger problem in Manchester United. Not even the fact that Arsenal are in a better form will make it easier for them. I don't believe Arsenal will do to Manchester United what they did to Chelsea. There's always been a rivalry between them and I think this match won't be any different.
Arsenal are favourites of court, but it can turn out any other way.

This afternoon, Tottenham Hotspur hosted struggling Burnley but were able to narrowly defeat their visitors in a game that I many thought will an easy one for the home team. The performance of Tottenham Hotspur in recent games haven't been convincing enough for anyone to bank on them to get a result against Manchester City but because of the quality players in the club, I think they have the needed players that can produce individual brilliance to give them a result against Manchester City.
Manchester City will play that game on Tuesday against Tottenham Hotspur with everything in them because they know that they can't afford to lose any point in that game if the truly want to win the English Premier League title this season. If I'm to bank on that game, I'll easily go for a Manchester City win but that doesn't mean that I won't be expecting a surprise result for Ange Postecoglou's men
125  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: May 11, 2024, 04:13:13 PM
Atalanta is the team that surprised the most this season, and it is a great advantage for them to have beaten the favorite team. But their opponents in the final are a record-breaking team, Leverkusen continues to progress undefeated and this is a great success.
That's why I don't think we will see a very surprising result in the final match, my favorite team will be Leverkusen Smiley
Atalanta's performance was quite good when they beat Liverpool at Anfield and the victory they got was also quite convincing when they managed to score three goals against Liverpool. To get this far is not an easy matter because they have fought so hard to qualify for the final and Atalanta's struggle needs to be seen as a form of team commitment in working together, so that this achievement will be something very satisfying.

Leverkusen are having such a great season and they are the only team unbeaten in all competitions. It seems difficult for Atalanta to repeat a victory like when they beat Liverpool, because currently Leverkusen is in a much stronger condition to become favorites to win.
After the group stage games of the UEFA Europa League competition were completed, two teams that most predicted will make it to the final of the competition are Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool but after the round of 16 games were played and the  draw for the quarter finals and semi finals were made, it became more clear to most people that it'll be an easy ride to the final of the competition for both Bayer Leverkusen and Liverpool because of their superior overall performance ahead of the other teams that were still remaining in the competition.
Very few people had predicted that Atalanta will be make it to the semi final after they were drawn to face Liverpool in the quarter final of the competition but the surprise of many, the Italian club eliminated Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool to reach the semi finals before their last triumph that booked their place in the final of the competition. Atalanta fans are now living their dreams and are just one more step from winning an European trophy.
126  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: May 11, 2024, 04:02:42 PM
This game is still a big match even though Manchester United is having a bad form. The sense of rivalry would always be intense in every big match between two historical rivals. Manchester having a good record against big teams is a proof that the sense of rivalry has always been a boost for the morale of the players to play with determination.

Arsenal have been in their peak form lately, they won games with big margin of goals in the last some games. They still the favorite to win this game, but playing at Old Trafford is never easy for Arsenal even when Manchester United having a bad season. Arsenal have a bad record against Manchester United at Old Trafford, but this season, Arsenal is having a different mentality, winning at Old Trafford shouldn't be a bigger challenge than keeping their hope to stay in title race. 

All that remains of Man United is their big name, but not their performance, and I think the match against Arsenal will be another nightmare for Man United. Previously I also thought that Man United would be a stumbling block for Arsenal but after seeing how Man United played against Crystal Palace, all of these thoughts seem to be completely wrong. Man United will have no chance of stealing points from Arsenal, even they will be lucky if they don't lose by more than 2 goals to Arsenal. The conditions of the two teams are completely opposite. Arsenal is on fire and they have very high motivation to win, while Man United is slumping.
Man United is indeed an elite EPL club and everyone knows how successful Man United is in the EPL, even Man U is still the club that has won the most EPL titles compared to Man City and Arsenal. Of course these two clubs are nothing, but Man U's title is over. in the 2012/2013 season after that Man U has not yet won the EPL title and seems to have difficulty competing in the EPL until now and this season Man U is experiencing an unlucky season with ten of them experiencing quite a drastic decline so MU's name in the ranks of elite clubs is only just a name but its performance is not as big as its name.

Man U might be a stumbling block for Arsenal but their chances of winning are only small because Arsenal really wants the EPL title this season and they don't want MU to hinder Arsenal's steps in the title race so it is quite impressive if MU is able to beat Arsenal with their inconsistent performance this season.
There's no doubting the fact that Manchester United have been the  most successful club in the history of the English Premier League and I don't think there's anyone who's taking away their history but the truth is that in the past few seasons, Manchester United have been very poor and inconsistent with their performance and that's why many people now believe that United aren't Manchester City and Arsenal's match.
Tomorrow in the English Premier League, Manchester United will host Arsenal in a game that's very crucial for the gunner as their continue their quest to win the English Premier League title this season. Since Manchester United will be the host team, I expect the game to be a very difficult one for their visitors but because of the superior form of Arsenal this season, I still expect them to grab all three points from that particular game. 
127  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Turkish Super League 2023/24 Season on: May 11, 2024, 03:49:40 PM
This week, Fenerbahçe will play against Kayserispor.
Galatasaray will play with Fatih Karagümrük.

Kayserispor and Fatih Karagümrük need to get points from these games to stay in the league.

It will be more difficult for Fatih Karagümrük to get points because they will play against a fit team like Galatasaray.
If Galatasaray wins this game, it is very likely that the championship will be confirmed.

We can say that hopes are over for Fenerbahçe, because as we saw in the Konyaspor game, the team is dispersed.
Super lig only has three more matches left to be able to determine who is entitled to the championship trophy this season, the two teams have currently competed tightly with a difference of 6 points so that galatasaray and fenerbache are required to no longer lose in the next 3 matches, but the chance can change drastically if later galatasaray can win over karagumruk while fenerbache losesnin week 36, then automatically the chances of fenerbache winning this season have been tightly closed,  But if the two teams (Galatasaray and Fenerbache) both win, it is certain that the championship will be determined in the match week 37, namely in the match between the two, but so far Galatasaray has a greater chance to win the Super League this season than Fenerbache.

Galatasaray and fenerbache are actually quite consistent this season and even both teams have a pretty good performance because so far both have only suffered 1 defeat, but unfortunately fenerbache has dropped points more often with many draws this season compared to galatasaray which is much less.
The Turkish Super Lig have been a very interesting league since the start of the season and that's because the top two teams in the league have been very impressive with their performances but the truth is that one team have been superior than the other and that's Galatasaray. The reigning champions of Turkey have been the best team in the league and are very likely to retain the league title at the end of the season. With just three more games to play before the end of the current season, Galatasaray are six points better than their closest rivals Fenerbahce and are also much better with their goal difference. Galatasaray needs just four points from their remaining three games to be crowned Turkish champions again and if they can beat Fatih Karagümrük tomorrow, I think winning the league wouldn't be a big issue for them.
128  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: May 11, 2024, 03:40:10 PM
Manchester City managed to secure an impressive 4-0 win against Fulham today and move to the bottom of the Premier League points table. Since Manchester City is facing the most competition this season, they will increase their game performance to be more excited.
I wouldn’t call that manage, that’s a whole 4 goals on that score line man. It’s a lot to call it manage, they are taking a stand towards their title race, it’s just two games left and they’ve just shown that they still got it to seal the league. Early kick offs are always a hard start but, they made it look easy.

I think someone decides to standup for Spurs today and it’s not Son but Johnson, his been a very creative player, involved in all the best plays for the team and has managed to come up with an equalizer against Burnley in a home game. Like, this is a team that have really had difficult plays with other teams but, have handled Spurs very easily. I do hope Spurs could manage to win this one because, they should.
Manchester City after their elimination from the UEFA Champions League competition knows that for them to have a successful season, they must win the English Premier League title and that's why they've done their best to make sure they continue to win everyday game they've lost since the their elimination from the UEFA Champions League competition. Today against Fulham, Pep Guardiola's men were in their ruthless mode and that's why they were able to score four goals past the Fulham goalkeeper to go top if the league pending the result of the game between Manchester United and Arsenal tomorrow.
Pep Guardiola is one manager that's very keen to win the league title this season but I think their game against Tottenham Hotspur next week is going to be a difficult one Pep Guardiola's men. Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham will be a hard nut to crack but if Manchester City can get all three points from that game, then I think they'll surely win the league title
129  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: May 11, 2024, 03:22:24 PM
Last week Girona came from behind to beat Barcelona. Yesterday they struggled to get the win against their rivals. After leading 2-1 at half-time, Girona had to settle for a draw after conceding a goal in the final minutes of extra time. Girona dominated the match compared to their opponents and this loss of points will of course benefit Barcelona. Now they have the chance to beat Girona. The potential to finish second in the league has now passed to Barcelona.
Last week against one of the strongest teams in the Spanish La Liga, Girona were able to come from behind to beat Barcelona with a resounding 4:2 victory the last season winners ic the Spanish La Liga title but just yesterday night, they could protect their 2:1 lead against an average team like Alaves. That goes a long way to explain how inconsistent Girona have been since the start of the second half of the season after their very impressive run in the first half of the season.
The good thing about Girona's season is that definitely going to finish the season in the top four of the league regardless of whatever result they get in their last league games of the season. It was after the defeated Barcelona last week that it was confirmed that they'll play in the UEFA Champions League competition next season. The club really need to improve and start performing like the Girona team we saw at the start of the current season of they truly want to excel in the UEFA Champions League competition next season
130  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: May 10, 2024, 11:46:09 PM

I don't know. If think if you lose a whole generation that has dominated world football within 5-6 years, it's hard to see how a club would instantly fully recover from that. Real Madrid has done a better job, it is as simple as that. They have risked more with their transfers and got players like Bellingham and Vinicius Junior on board. Barcelona has some great talents, but when you compare both teams to me it seems that Real Madrid is more grown up despite having so many young players. Barcelona gets Lewandowski and Real Madrid gets a number 5 called Bellingham and the guy scores more goals in a season than Lewandowski does. Overall Lewandowksi has a few more scorer points, but still in my opinion Real Madrid is making the superior decisions.

Now the next transfer is being discussed, Mbappe. This type of player would never choose to go to Barcelona at the moment. But he would have 10 years ago when Barcelona was world class.
Real Madrid and Barcelona have dominated Spanish football for at more than the last two decade and that's because of how they've managed to assemble the best legs in the Spanish league over the years but recently, Barcelona have not been able to match the number of quality players at Real Madrid because they've been having some financial crises that's majorly limited their spendings in the transfer market and they've also struggled to raise big players from the club's academy which we know is their major source of getting quality players over the years.
Assessing the current difference between the two teams, it's absolutely obvious that the Spanish La Liga champions are clearly better than Barcelona and for Barcelona to be able to assemble a group of players that'll be strong enough to challenge Real Madrid in the nearest future, I think it'll take the club many more than three more transfer windows. Real Madrid is undisputedly the best Spanish team at the moment and I don't think there's anyone that's gonna stop in the next two seasons from being the best

But there is one huge difference now. I don't think that this is the best Real Madrid team there ever was, but they have less competition in La Liga. They are of course a top star team, no question about that, but remember how the times were when Real Madrid and Barcelona pushed each other towards the 100 points in La Liga, scored an unbelievable number of goals and you had the race between Ronaldo and Messi. Then there was Atletico Madrid, which was a top team for a while. There was so much pushing each other in La Liga, but Barcelona couldn't replace Iniesta, Xavi, Suarez, Neymar, Messi, Puyol and many others. You could see how the team got weaker over time. Real Madrid found some better substitutes.
Of a truth, the current Real Madrid squad the best the club have assembled because we've seen a more talented Real Madrid squad over the years but the truth is that they're still the best team in Spain and no other team comes close in terms of quality including Barcelona. Real Madrid is still competing in the biggest stages in Europe and will play in the final of this season's UEFA Champions League competition after they've already secured the Spanish La Liga title.
Barcelona in the other hand is struggling at the moment and doesn't look like the Barcelona we used to know. There's lack of depth in the Barcelona team and that's I think the club president must do his best to invest hugely in the team when the summer transfer window opens so that Barcelona will be strong and competitive enough to fight for all the trophies they'll play in next season
131  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: May 10, 2024, 11:32:54 PM
Since Marco Reus said he wanted to leave Dortmund after years of playing there, people were not expecting to see this from this superstar player. Marco Reus was playing for Drtound for several years and he had perforce performance in this team. Also, he is very popular in the fans of Dortmund.
Marco Reus obviously is going to have offers from Saudi countries to end his career there and there is the possibility for him to join the Saudi Arabia.
But there are some rumors currently about Marco Reus playing in MLS and Louis City.
He jonied Dortomund from Borussia Mönchengladbach back in 2012.


After 12 years with Borussia Dortmund, Marco Reus will be leaving Borussia Dortmund at the end of the current season. The Germany international right from when he arrived the club showed great signs of a footballer with great potentials but couldn't live up his full potentials and the expectations of many people especially Borussia Dortmund fans because of the constant injuries he was sustaining on intervals. Despite his injury limitations at the club, Marco Reus is one player that's deeply loved among fans of the club.
Talking about his next destination, I think he'll not go to another European club because of the level of energy that's demanded by European football. Maybe a move to the Saudi league or probably joining the Major Soccer League.
132  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: May 10, 2024, 11:20:58 PM
If it were any other team aside from Bayern Leverkusen that Atlanta was set to take on then I would have said that theor.be slight chance for them to survive, and am saying this because of the unbelievable things I have seen this Bayern Leverkusen team do, I mean it's just fucking amazing how Leverkusen were able to pull this type of brilliance off in a football season.
Atlanta would have been acting able to probably have it easier with other teams if they were meeting them in the finals even if it has happened to be Roma I would have aswell bought into this idea because I know that they will definitely not let other team which weren't considered really tough enough, if they were able to get pass Liverpool I doubt of others who aren't as good as Liverpool will be able to be much of a problem to them.

Leverkusen is definitely not their equal but then they have been opportuned to getting to play a finals with them this season so they are going to make sure to the fact that hey are able to try their best not to make it so easy for Leverkusen and making it a wasted opportunity because if Leverkusen gets to play the game easily against them then it will appear like the opportunity wasn't utilized well enough to be able to get something off it hopefully that's if certain circumstances gets to be the case of Leverkusen in the game because sometimes unforeseen circumstances could come up and turns to be an advantage to the opponent.

Asides from the fact thst in football anything can happen at any time both expected and unexpected, I would have said I'm going to express a 100% certainty in the fact that Leverkusen is going to win their finals easily without hitches because they are definitely not coming this far to just end the game like that loosing to Atlanta who's considered an average team in the Europa who eventually got lucky.
In as much as I'm one of the people who thinks that Bayer Leverkusen are going to win the UEFA Europa League competition this season because of their better form and performances when compared to their opponents Atalanta in the final of the competition we can't just undermine the strength of the Italian Serie A team who will be giving their all as well to lift the trophy at the of the final whistle. One thing I have noticed about Bayer Leverkusen manager this season is that he's not allowed his good and impressive results get the better of him in terms of decision making and directing his players on what's best for them as a team. Xabi Alonso will tell his boys to go into the pitch with the mindset that they're very beatable and must put out their best if they must avoid a defeat in the final of the competition.
Saying that you're 100% going to trust Bayer Leverkusen is an insult to Atalanta as a team and in football, you can never say never. Bayer Leverkusen is most people's favorites without doubt but Atalanta still have the capability of pulling a surprise
133  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: May 10, 2024, 11:09:36 PM
Ronaldo doesn't have any issues with staying in Saudi Arabia, but his girlfriend may not be that happy. Saudi laws are more restrictive towards the females. But a lot has changed over the years, ever since Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud came to power. He has envisioned Saudi Arabia transitioning to a modern society, compatible with Islamic values. Movie theatres and shopping malls are opening all over the country. Also the crown price wants to transform Saudi Arabia to a global sports hub.
I think with time some of the restrictions will be reviewed because they are aware now that it will definitely affect business as they are aiming to be on the global platform and if they must continue with all their restrictions then they may not be able to have some of their business on the global scale as they would want it to be especially when it has to do with sports just the way they have currently and if they will be able to expand their industry in the sports are to the level where they will be able to get more investors and fans aswell which will further promote their sports a s give it the desired attention the adjustments have to be made so that stars like Ronald a s others can get to fit in well enough in their leagues and play to get them to the point they wish to get to win their sporting activities.

Just like during the world cup that was held in Qatar, some of their restrictions were reviewed a d they made provisions for visitors because they know if they don't then it will be a problem in the long run, one of the adjustments were having an alcohol outlet at a point that was authorized to be the only alcohol spot and it I think consumption too were regulated but it was for the purpose of the game after which I don't know what happened there again.

The funny thing is that the sheikhs themselves have wild parties with drugs and rock'n roll and what not.

But Ronaldo will certainly not have any issues as being allowed to live a free life was 100% part of the contractual agreements.

What was the plan now, that Saudi Arabia hosts the World Cup in 2034? Was that already decided? But by then I guess Ronaldo won't be playing anymore. Tongue

I don't think if it's confirmed yet that Saudi Arabia is hosting the World Cup yet. Because we know there is Saudi Arabia there is not in a good eather situation and they are far from some European countries also we didn't have good times when one Asian country hosted the World Cup because they spent too much money and human resources on it to get the god result they wanted to get.
In fact, Saudi Arabia was planning for it. When they hired players like Ronaldo for these teams they wanted to attract more attention to host the bigger events like the World Cup.



On the 31st of October 2023, the current FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced that the 2034 edition of the FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Saudi Arabia so I don't understand how you're still ignorant of the fact that Saudi Arabia hace been confirmed as a future FIFA World Cup host nation. Saudi Arabia just like their Middle East neighbouring country Qatar that host the last edition of the world cup naturally have a harsh weather condition especially for people of Europe descent who aren't accustomed to hot weather. But the fact that Qatar were able to successfully host the FIFA World Cup, it's absolutely possible for Saudi Arabia to do same when it gets to their turn to host the FIFA World Cup tournament.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most influencial footballer in the world at the moment and I'm sure it was his presence in Saudi Arabian football that helped facilitate the country's quest to be a World Cup host nation.
134  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: May 10, 2024, 05:00:13 PM
Currently, Juventus is not completely safe even though they are in 3rd place. Their points distance is only 6 points from clubs that are outside the Champions League zone, while there are still 3 matches remaining, which means there are still 9 points that will be contested by the clubs. this is where it is. Juventus is also in a bad shape now, they received 4 draws from the last 5 matches they played.

This week they will face Salernitana, this should not be a difficult match for them. To keep their position safe and be able to win a ticket to go to the Champions League next season, they must be able to win this match. For me, they have to win, because from any point of view, Salernitana is not a dangerous club, it is proven that they are at the bottom of the standings at the moment with only 2 wins. It would be a shame if they couldn't win this match.
People, have you noticed how many draws Juventus has had lately? That makes sense, it looks rough. However, they are still fighting!  You're right, that third-place spot is not safe at all. This Salernitana game, though, is their chance to make things better. Juve should beat Salernitana easily right now. But never doubt the underdog, especially if they have nothing to lose. Juventus needs to focus and give it their all to show everyone they're still a Champions League team. Here's hoping they bring it because this win is very important for them.
Juventus performance this season have been absolutely inconsistent but if they had continued with their performances from the start id the season, they would've rather been challenging for the Italian Serie A title by this time of the season instead of fighting for a top four finish. The reason why I think Juventus are surely gonna finish the season in the top four of the Italian Serie and is because fifth placed AS Roma who are fighting for top four finish failed to fully utilize the times Juventus lost points. Juventus
 inconsistency this season wasn't expected at the start of the season but that has gone on to be their reality.
They'll play against Salernitana this weekend at their home ground and despite the home team's unpredictability this season, I think they're surely gonna get the maximum three points from that particular game.
135  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: May 10, 2024, 04:50:25 PM
I think PSG might actually be better off without Mbappe, hear me out……

He’s such a huge personality, everything centres around him, all play goes through him. I think other players are intimidated and pass him the ball quickly, even if they’re in a better position.

I think Mbappe is the best player in the world but PSG might become a better team without him. I think it’s stupid PSG will let him go on a free as his contract will expire this summer. They should have sold him last summer for big money. They could become a better team now though, a team is about more than one player.

As for Chelsea, yes they have had a poor season but with a lot of young players, they have been better in recent weeks. Cole Palmer looks world class, I think Poch will stay.

Makes indeed some sense, but only because of your differentiation. Having a single super star that demands the ball even without asking for it or not expecting it, but everyone feels the pressure to pass it to him, can make a team worse overall. I think 26 goals in Ligue isn't that impressive, both parties could be suffering from each other. PSG needs more team players, whereas Mbappe should go to a team where is not the only one of his calibre.

And honestly he can't grow as a player himself in a league that is not his level. But I don't really know what his ego is. I only remember that there were some rumors about him not getting along so well with Messi because Messi took a lot of the attention away from him. No clue if it is true. Maybe he would be a diva when he plays for Madrid, but Ronaldo was a diva as well and delivered damn hard! Cheesy
Considering the how good Kylian Mbappe have been and how he's helped Paris Saint Germaine in big games since he signed for the French champions, I think it'll be very difficult for the club to better without his presence at the club. Of a truth, Kylian Mbappe might not just be the best player in the world but he has been Paris Saint Germaine's player for most of the seasons he's played at the club so saying that Paris Saint Germaine might be better off without him is a way of undermining all his great contributions to the club of you ask me.
There's every possiblity that Paris Saint Germaine might go on to achieve whatever they failed to achieve when Kylian Mbappe was still at the club but I think it'll take Paris Saint Germaine few more seasons after the departure of Kylian Mbappe to be able to achieve all of that. Mbappe is not just the regular kind of player rather, the France national team captain have been very clubs reckoning force for a long time now so they'll surely miss his services when he finally leaves the club.
136  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: May 10, 2024, 04:42:29 PM
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Being nominated doesn't mean he will be winning the premier league manager of the season.
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Exactly, this is still in the nomination stage, to win the title as best manager of the season, Arteta must get a sufficient number of votes. Voting will end on May 13, 2024 and those nominated are Arteta (Arsenal), Emery (Aston Villa), Klopp (Liverpool), Guardiola (Man. City) and Iraola (Bournemouth). Of these 5 lists, it looks like Guardiola will be chosen as the winner. However, if it wasn't just the voting that was decisive, then Arteta has deserved to be the best manager of the season. IMO, he was succeeded in changing Arsenal to be better than the previous season.
Pep Guardiola this season has failed to take Man City further in the UCL. So it's likely that its popularity will decline slightly. And perhaps Arteta could get more attention now. But maybe Pep will win it. But if I could choose then I would probably prefer Arteta. because he is a talented young coach who makes Arsenal slowly improve every season. Even Pep also acknowledged Arteta's greatness in the world of coaching. But it seems like Pep Guardiola's name will still be chosen more often.
Pep really tried his best, not that he failed but his opponent to qualify to the finals is aswell a strong one, which gave them a 50/50 chances of winning and at last it favoured Madrid. I would not be comparing Arteta to Pep, their is a long gap of excellence between them both. Arteta is yet in his early age of coaching, just since 2019 compared to Pep who has been coaching back since 2007 and stats shows in all teams managed their performance has been undoubtedly excellent, there is always an atom of evidence as long Pep is the coach. Despite anything I said, Arteta is not a bad coach and I strongly believe he would do better but I don't see a reason to even drop them both on the same table.
As far as this season is concerned, there's no way anyone can describe Pep Guardiola's performance at Manchester City as a failure despite not being able to take his team get past the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League competition. Manchester City faced the biggest club in Europe in the quarter finals which is Real Madrid and gave their best. It was a penalty shoot-out that decided which team between Manchester City and Real Madrid would progress to the next stage of the competition.
Manchester City knows they've been eliminated from the UEFA Champions League competition and that's why they're trying to make up for their elimination from the competition by winning the English Premier League title as well as the English FA Cup trophy as well. Mikel Arteta and his Arsenal team are Manchester City's biggest rival to win the league title but if Manchester City can manage to win their remaining three league games of the season, Manchester City will become English champions for the fourth time in a row.
137  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: May 10, 2024, 04:34:18 PM
well, we will wait for this and when it reaches the final then the chance of each team is no more than 60% I mean we can assume Real Madrid 60% and Dortmund 40% meaning surprises are always waiting.

Yes, I also feel confident, towards Real Madrid. They have a greater chance of winning. Player statistics and their game history show they are superior. But Dortmund seem to be working hard to make history, Dormund having reached the Final in 2013. But they lost, it seems that this will make their motivation double.
Borussia Dortmund have shown enough strength and capability in the UEFA Champions League to for us to consider them as a serious contender for the European Cup title this season and that's why I think it's absolutely valid for fans of the German club to dream of a UEFA Champions League trophy at the end of the season. After eliminating French champions Paris Saint Germaine, Borussia Dortmund qualifed to play in the final of the competition before Real Madrid confirmed their spot as Dortmund's opponent in the final.
Real Madrid without doubt is arguably the most star studded team in Europe at the moment and that's majority of the people including bookmakers are backing them to defeat their German opponents Borussia Dortmund and win the European Cup when the two teams meet at the Wembley stadium in June 1st. As a Real Madrid fan, I'm very confident that Real Madrid is going to come out from the game victoriously.
138  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: May 10, 2024, 04:27:04 PM
I read that they are willing to spend over 100 million for a player and in this case the talk was about Wirtz. As a midfielder with 22 scorer points and 20 years old, it is risky I think.
But I am surprised that some Bayern official talks about it publicly because now he himself set a price tag.
They maybe are talking about , but i guess that Wirtz will be not leave Leverkusen after this season and will stay in Leverkusen.
Also i think that Bayern Munich dont will spend 100 to 150 Mil for one player after this season.
At the moment i guess Wirtz is worth around that Amount of money , the Bellingham transfer was a different Story from Dortmund.
The truth is that many of the Bayer Leverkusen players are surely going to get juicy and tempting offers from the big clubs in Europe during the summer transfer window because of their incredible performances this season and one of those players I expect to become a sought-after player in the summer transfer window is German international Florian Wirtz who's been immense with his performances this season. The truth is that we aren't sure if he'll reject to join other clubs when those offers are tabled before him. It's very possible that the midfielder will remain at Bayer Leverkusen beyond the current season and it's also very possible that he may likely leave the club in the summer. But whatever happens in the future, the good thing is that Bayer Leverkusen manager will remain as the club manager for next season campaign.
139  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: May 10, 2024, 04:16:33 PM
I think it is now easy to decide who the trophy fits on this season from what Leverkusen displayed yesterday, not many teams can do that and now I feel really bad for myself not watching the game live. My bet will be on Leverkusen winning the finals, Atalanta is a strong match against Leverkusen not winning the finals but I believe Leverkusen are much entitled to beat Atalanta and secure the trophy. If comparing Atalanta - Liverpool, I also believe putting Leverkusen up against Liverpool will surely be an easy win for Leverkusen.

I understand your point and almost everyone thinks the same thing including me but when these 2 teams reach the final then the chances are not much different, Leverkusen does look stronger and ready but in the last match yesterday they only played a draw this means that Leverkusen's defense can still be disturbed. Atalanta also has a good record in the quarter finals when they kicked Liverpool out even when playing away, I don't think this can be underestimated.

What is clear is that when both teams reach the final, we cannot underestimate either of them because they are the best team of all the teams in this competition. We really don't know what scenario will happen, whether through a penalty shootout or just in regular time. Leverkusen always relies on dangerous attacks and Atalanta relies on strong defense then the question is who is luckier.
Almost everyone including myself and bookmakers already believes that Bayer Leverkusen will get the better of their UEFA Europa League final opponent Atalanta when they face each other at Aviva Stadium in Dublin come May 22nd. The German Bundesliga champions after their result yesterday against Roma are now the club with the longest unbeaten streak in the history of European football after they came from 2 goals down against Roma yesterday to snatch a stoppage time equalizer. Bayer Leverkusen is trying to achieve what I don't think anyone would have ever predicted they can achieve at the start of the season and they're just four games away from winning the German DFB-POKAL Cup, finishing their league season without conceding a defeat and winning the Europa League title.
Atalanta will surely be doing their best to win the competition as well when the two clubs meet each other later this month but I'll bank my money on Bayer Leverkusen to win the trophy
140  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: May 10, 2024, 04:06:31 PM
By the way, ten Hag still remains on the team and will continue to work?
Looking at the poor results experienced by the Red Devils this season, it seems impossible for Manchester United to keep Erik Ten Hag. Many rumors say ETH will leave this season, and I agree with those rumors. MU has experienced many failures this season under Erik Ten Hag. As I see MU needs a lot of overhaul to start the competition next season, in some articles I read there are 3 candidates who will replace erik ten hag.
Regarding Manchester United and Erik ten Hag, many media assume that Erik ten Hag will leave at the end of this season, but we have to look more deeply into Erik ten Hag. This season, many players have suffered injuries, making Erik ten Hag unable to carry out his duties. and we can see how Manchester United have tried many coaches but have not succeeded, so in terms of Manchester United's coaching bench for next season there is no harm in giving Erik ten Hag the opportunity for some time to come.
On most of the interviews that Erik ten Hag have granted this season, he's been sounding very confident about his future at Manchester United despite not being able to maintain good results at the club this season. For many people, they believe that there's no way Erik ten Hag will remain as Manchester Unite boss beyond the end of the current season and I I'm one of those people who doesn't see the Dutch man retain his job at Manchester United beyond the end of the current season.
Manchester United is unarguably one the best English teams in history in terms of achievements but since their longest serving manager Sir Alex Ferguson left the club in 2013, the club is yet to get a manager that understands the team very well. Erik ten Hag isn't the kind of manager that the club needs at the moment and the earlier they realize it as a club the better for them
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