Yeah, they sub-licensed rights to the Zee. I guess they already had some back-door talks with the Zee before the auction took place and now looks a good deal. Having said that considering 2nd,3rd, 4th bidding everyone would still say that Disney overpaid.
Some could also argue that Disney played their cards rights and didn't go along with other broadcaster agenda, which was to take auction to e-auction.
The intention from Reliance and others was to take it to the second round (e-auction). In order to avoid it, Disney-Star had to make sure that there is more than 10% difference with the second ranking bid. And IMO, I don't think that they overpaid by much. If the 5-year IPL bid can go for $6 billion, then I don't think that $3-4 billion for 4-year ICC deal is overrated. ICC tournaments have their own aura, and people like me hardly watch IPL nowadays. IPL is getting repetitive and too lengthy. ICC tournaments have the "fresh" feeling and their duration is optimal. That's one of the reasons everyone saying that they overpaid. Because at the end of the day they paid way too much if we are considering only a 10% threshold limit. @JSRAW I disagree here because Disney could lose user’s and the OTT platform is very lucrative, hence if Disney can strike some good ad deals then they’ll be able to get nice profits in the long run, and thanks to this deal they’re now bound to get new user’s and even existing user’s will probably renew their subscriptions. @Sithara007 not sure if Disney actually thought like you did, therefore my theory yet remains the same that Disney did it because they knew that they could actually recover the money, and earn profits as OTT ads are very lucrative. |
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I am not so sure that Bayern is going to win against Inter. Even though Inter did lose that important game against Ac Milan now, it should not be forgotten that Milan still is a top team. If you really believe in Inter then you will definitely see a good opportunity to at least try your luck. $10 doesn't seem like much even if you're going to lose at odds of 3.9 for Inter. But wait, I'm not asking you to gamble but this is a really good opportunity for Inter supporters. Based on the odds, I think Bayern Munich will definitely produce some quality advantages over Inter. Even if Inter play at home, it will not be too much of a problem for Bayern Munich, which is known as a fierce team. Bayern Munich are favorites in that match, so you have to be careful with your choices. I wouldn't bet on Inter winning the game, I am just saying that beating Inter isn't as easy as some people seem to believe. What I might consider a good bet is either the handicap +0.5 for Inter or less than 3.25 goals. I don't think it will be a game with lots of goals. Bayern did score only once in the Bundesliga in two games, why would they score four or five goals against Inter? I just can't see that coming. The statistics actually speak against my expectation, but sometimes there is this feeling how things will go. @shogun47 I agree that wagering on Inter is risky, because of their mixed form but if people believe that Bayern can easily win this fixture then they’ll be in for a rude shock. The Champions League starts today, with one of the main games taking place: PSG vs Juventus
What are the predictions for this game? I think it will tie.
And for the remaining games of the night, what are your guesses?
@joker_josue Mbappe has issued a statement on his and Neymar’s relationship, and this means that Juventus are up against a united PSG hence I’m expecting PSG to be dominant in this fixture, but I wouldn’t be entirely surprised if this match ended in a draw. |
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^^^ It should be a cakewalk for India. But it is T20 format, and can be somewhat unpredictable. So far from what I have seen, India and Pakistan are the two strongest teams in the Super-4 and these two teams are most likely to qualify for the final. So we will get another India vs Pakistan match in this tournament. Perhaps this is the first time in the last two decades that we get three consecutive India vs Pakistan matches. Disney-Star will be extremely happy with all the advertisement revenues and increased viewership.
@Sithara007 it’s so clear that this was staged for maximum engagement between India vs Pakistan, and now that both the sides have won one match against each other the finals will become very interesting if both these teams can make it. Lastly while I expect Srilanka to put up some resistance, but I expect them to be defeated in the end because I’m sure that team India would be hurting after losing to Pakistan, and that’s why they’ll perform much better in today’s match. |
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The truth is Arsenal is now on a reset mode because once they have lost to Manchester United today, the next 5 matches will be tough for Arsenal, today's match was an unexpected loss to Arsenal as many of the club fans were expecting a winning or draw in the game today.
Manchester United on the lead this season, even though Arsenal is still topping the table with Manchester City following behind.
They may be very surprised and devastated by the loss. Moreover, we know how the image of Man United has been so far, so if a club like Arsenal loses to Man United, this can be considered something to be ashamed of. "Basically, Man United is currently really changing and improving, especially since the club's root cause is rarely played. So that all players in the squad can really focus and enter into the coach's strategy better and optimally without worries in the defense line. Congratulations to Man United for the victory over Arsenal 3 - 1 Manchester United implemented a new strategy that had never been done, they delayed Ronaldo's game so he didn't play at the beginning of the game and when using that strategy it was indeed very effective and could give goals in the first minute and in the last minute they became more confident by giving starting players went into the last minute and put strong pressure on the enemy and was able to provide another goal in the last minute thanks to Marcus Rashford's action. @TopT3ns honestly I felt that Arsenal played brilliantly too and had their initial goal stood then we would have possibly seen a different result, but credit to Manchester United too for playing like it was a finale and constantly punishing Arsenal whenever they made a mistake. Lastly I believe that Manchester United will further improve once Casemiro, and Martial are back in the team and with Ronaldo as a super sub I feel that we Manchester United fans can start believing once again. |
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Most casinos do that.
When someone is about to withdraw and not yet verified, they'll ask you with that. But we cannot do anything with that.
Before, they've been popular and not really compliant and pushy for KYC but it's not only them but majority of the casinos do it these days.
Well, at least before doing that, they should have informed their customers first.
As I could not win I have no idea that they will ask it for legit user too. And after verification of my kyc they made everything normal. But after probably 1 day they have made my limit of betting on cricket. On their support they told me that their odd provider limited my bet limit and they have nothing to do. While I have bet for 100$ (example) then if they limit it to 0.05$ then there is no meaning to operate the account. When anyone win they will limit bet amount but when lose they never limit bet amount. @boyptc the regulatory scenario has changed drastically, now each and every country is tightening the nose around non KYC casino’s hence sooner or later there’ll be no non KYC casino’s left. @shasan I’m surprised to read about your situation, because I was under the impression that once you do your KYC the limit’s either disappear or they’re increased, hence I believe that there’s something definitely wrong in your case and you should probably talk once more to the support because it’s probably a mistake on their provider’s end. |
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Overall, it's still possible to withdraw your winnings from some crypto gambling sites without providing KYC.
True but I think the trend of Casino will be KYC implementation so it would be just a matter of time before those non-KYC Casinos start requiring their player to submit documents for KYC. We have to be more ready for this, it is still good for a level 1 KYC with Roobet, but if they will start to ask for some proof or documents, that could be alarming and for sure many will not comply. Well, let’s just hope that they will make an announcement first before they implement this kind of changes, because for sure many are still not ok with KYC, and they will leave right away if the site started to require this. On the time that they would be asking for some documents for the verification then this is where their revenue would took a bad hit considering that majority of players or even loyal ones would be staying away from Roobet and since there are lots of options that we do have in the market then there's no doubt that they would really be jumping off into another place.Lets hope that they wont really be going into that point which would surely be not a good sight for all people here on crypto space or on this forum itself. I am bit baffled as to why are we discussing KYC again and again in Roobet thread, because I remember few user’s too had posted this before that we move on from KYC discussion and just accept it as it is. Furthermore moving forward let’s try and discuss about Roobet quest, or their sportsbook odd to see if they’re providing higher or lower odds in comparison to their peers. |
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I love the emphasis on reliability that places, adds some dynamic to the race not to let them get away with too much perfection available to the sport. If it was Hamilton or some of the greats I remember with immense experience I'd say theres a good chance they are capable to place anyway; you have to decide if thats also true for Verstappen or he is someone who needs that perfect scenario with nothing in the way.
3 hours left and the last training starts in 1h. I think that race may bring really good gains, you may place your bets on Ferrari and Mercedes drivers and still have a good profit, as odds are insane. 6.05 on the second option (Leclerc)? Weird. Hamilton 8.97 and Russell 22.58. And there is still Perez (10.57). Interesting, I was not looking at betting this time but considering this post I am impressed with the odds. Even with the highest possible win for the first two they have pretty good odds. I think distributed bets can get us some money in this race. However, I will just “try it out” but not gonna push too much with big amount of bets. Betting isn’t my thing and I’m very unlucky in winning them except for FUN token price prediction. The later is obviously too easy to catch up so no much of logic in that. Good luck to all for this times racing. @STT I don’t think that Hamilton will win, because I’m sure that his form would be effected due to his lack of winnings and even with decent odds I don’t think it’s worth wagering on him. I am sorry to say that guys, but it is already known who will win the next Lambo:  (or they have again problems with calculations and rounding) @PawGo it’s obviously an issue in their calculation and I’m sure once they see it they’ll rectify it, furthermore my advise remains the same once you collect one then keep on trying for more because you never know when one of those tickets turn out to be the winning one. |
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I always preferred digital rewards over the physical ones, I mean it is obvious that "some" stuff are covered in the expenses and that is always great, but remember some of us live in very poor countries and we can't even get the VISA to come to your games let alone any other expense, I mean literally failed at the very first step of the deal.
So, when there are digital rewards, like free bets etc etc that is always amazing and I always love that, but if it isn't like that then I am fine with anything with low return or even just like some recognition with my name on it even if there are no rewards, still better than winning something I can't go to.
@wiss19 if you just like free bets then all you need to do is be active on their site, because once in a while Steve gives out random free bets and when used correctly you can earn a nice small amount from it. Few games tonight, our very own Southampton take on Chelsea at Saint Mary’s Stadium. Going to be a tough game but night time kick offs always carry a better atmosphere. Hopefully Saints fans can make an intimidating atmosphere to help the players give that extra 1% to bring a positive result.
Carvalho sure made you very happy in extra time did he?  This was great round for team Sportsbet, both Southampton and Arsenal won against strong opponents, and yeah Mitrovic scored for Fulham again. What is your prediction for Everton vs Liverpool? Honestly Southampton being top 10 for the time being is awesome and I hope they can finish at there too. Its really a proven thign that the better a team does a lot more viewers they get and the more viewers they get the more people will see the sponsorship sportsbet.io has. As the first ever place to have a premier league sponsorship maybe Sportsbet.io is taken away now with bigger sponsorships from another casino, but we are still doing a lot better on standings and that matters, cheaper price and better results is exactly what you would want from your own sponsorship. 9th vs 17th in the hash clash this year, but the league is early so far, lets see how it will end. @LFC_bitcoin do you think that this is Arsenal’s year because so far they been in excellent form, and while big teams like City, Liverpool and Chelsea have dropped points Arsenal have remained strong, hence do you feel that if they keep going upwards like this then we may very well see a new team lifting the league title at the end of this season?. |
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^ Has anybody gotten close in winning 10k so far, FJ? Anyway, I haven't had any luck. The best record I've gotten is just three correct goal scorers in a match day. Lol. But yeah... This thing is still +EV as it's free. My picks for match day 6: Isak Dennis Adams Kane Toney Haaland Welbeck. ^ Just looking at it, it really makes you feel that you'll win the jackpot... Until the matches start and it's still nil - nil at a couple of the matches at the 75th minute. @tokeweed Isak performed brilliantly on his debut, so I agree that he’s a wise pick and he can definitely score against Palace today. Furthermore Kane and Haaland are player’s who regularly score so at least 3 picks of your’s look very strong, and as for the draws that’s the beauty of premier league which shows that no team can underestimate their opponent. |
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We will watch highly enjoyable matches in the Europa League. My favorite team is Arsenal. A team of young and talented players. They are a very in form team right now and they are playing a very good team game. They can create squad depth and be successful in both the Premier League and the Europa League. The groups i am curious about are C and F. Roma draws attention in Group C. Lazio is one of the other teams im curious about. They also formed a good staff this year and things are going well so far. Sarri football has started to meet expectations, but there are defensive errors. If they strengthen the defense they can be a surprise team in the tournament.
Everyone taking sides with Arsenal, yes they are playing very well topping the league ( I meant the premier league ) but what happens when the Europa League starts? I'll wait to see how they adapt to injuries and fatigue also flying away from Europe to play games also. Ever since they won the last Premier league with Arsene Wenger, they haven't really been more of a consistent side as they use to be during the good old days with the french manager. Everyone has them own opinions to make and I'm okay with that I don't think I can take a quick decision immediately I have to wait till January to access how it all goes. @Oluwa-btc if I were in Arteta shoes then I wouldn’t prioritise the Europa league, because after so many year’s there’s a realistic chance of winning the league title. Furthermore if they continue in this fine form in premier league then their champions league spot is all but assured, hence in my personal opinion Arsenal won’t be a contender to win the Europa league because they’ll want to secure the league title over the Europa trophy. |
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The main key for Barcelona at this time is only in Robert Lewandowski because in every match it has been proven that the most contribution is only in him, so the task of the Bayern Munich coach must at least evaluate each of their matches and look for Robert Lewandowski's weaknesses to be used properly and as much as possible remain make a tight guard against this Barcelona core player so that it is difficult to get a goal.
Actually this is also still a boomerang for Bayern and Lewandowski himself. They have played for quite a long time as a unit and indirectly they definitely understand each other's strengths and weaknesses so that which is Barcelona's trump card in this case may not work because Bayern clearly know what character Lewandowski is. In addition, there is Head to Head Bayern who are clearly superior and this can be used as more motivation for them to face Barcelona. From the head to head record, Bayern Munich always wins the match against Barcelona, the Barcelona squad always loses by a landslide score either at home or away. however, this meeting was very interesting. The reason is, Lewandowski is currently the opponent who will be the concern of the Bayern squad. Bayern Munich really understands Lewandowski's character both in his weaknesses and strengths. but this time it's different, the article in Barcelona's attack line is also very creative which will help Lewandowski to create goal opportunities. I'm sure Xavi will formulate the right strategy for the match meeting later. @rahmad2nd I believe that Xavi will smartly use Lewandowski to draw the defenders at himself, and other player’s will then try and score because Bayern will be marking Lewandowski tightly hence he won’t be Barcelona’s main player to score in this fixture. Furthermore I expect draw to be the final outcome as both teams are equal now, and lastly I feel that we may probably end up seeing a boring draw as each team may prefer to play defensively, and just secure a point from this fixture as the away goal rule no longer applies. |
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Roma is doing well currently in the Italian League but I would say that they don't have the standard team to win the league. Dybala was a very good signing and the player's positive impact is now visible I am sure Juventus would be regretting letting him go. But Tammy Abraham needs to improve. He keeps on losing goal-scoring passes. He seems uncoordinated in their last match and he was not a threat to the defense. Their defense has had a good run, but let's wait until they meet a real test from Inter, Juventus, or Milan.
Did you miss the game in the previous round when Juventus played Roma at home but couldn't win even though the early game went well for them? In general I agree that Roma does not have the right squad to be considered a serious gold contender, but on the other hand, if we remember the exploits of Mourinho, then he does not need a super squad to achieve big goals. I agree with you. Roma's squad may not be weak. But they do not have a strong squad to win the title. The team still has several weaknesses. But their performance is stable. In every match, Mourinho adjusts his match strategy by judging the strength of the opponent. And Roma is performing well in almost every match. If Abraham, Dybala and Zaniolo have better chemistry, the Roma team will be stronger. Roma's defense has been very strong this season. They did not concede a goal in any other match except against Juventus. Roma is a worthy contender for the title this season, even if the squad is not very strong. Undoubtedly, Roma have been impressive with their performance and have not lost a game and would have further impressed in their stats if they had not drawn against Juventus. We know Jose is a stubborn and goal oriented coach but I don't see them winning the Serie A at the end of the season when we have the likes of AC Milan and inter Milan. It's too early to start judging tho but I doubt they would win. It is not possible to say for sure who will be the league champion right now. But we can guess. However, the team that can perform consistently has a higher chance of winning the title. Last season we saw the Napoli team, they were at the top of the points table for a long time at the beginning of the season. Won many matches in a row. But gradually the players started losing form. And at the end of the season, Napoli was in third place. Therefore, the team that will have the most consistency in performance. There will be stability in the performance of the players. They are more likely to win the title. So far the Roma squad looks pretty stable. But not sure if they will lose form. I don’t think that winning the title will be Roma’s main objective this year, because their very first objective would be is to secure a champions league spot, hence I always believed that they would be trying to finish in the top 4 and then reinvest next year and properly challenge for the title. However one worrying point is next season will be Mourinho’s third season at Roma, and we all know what happens when he enters the third season, because then he starts his usual antics and end up leaving the club but for Roma’s sake I hope that they can keep him longer, because the longer he stays at Roma then they’ll almost be guaranteed to win a title. |
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I also couldn't find Real Madrid's the main actual line up because the actual lineup for that match will publish before the match start. However, they have performed well in the last few matches against many teams and have won most of them. I hope they can start a good in this match.
I don't think it's necessary to look at the line-up at Real Madrid because the players at Real Madrid have been trained very well so whoever is lined up as the main players are those who are very prepared and also the best. This week Real Madrid will play Real Betis who are already in second place behind Real Madrid in the standings and I think Real Madrid will still be able to win in that match even though Real Betis are also not a weak team this season. What do you think ? Real Madrid will not underestimate the strength of the Real Betis squad, these two teams are both collecting 9 in the standings list. Ancelotti will field the best squad against Real Betis, the three points are Madrid target at the Bernabeu. Ancelotti will use the sharpness of the strikers currently available to break down the Betis defence, attacking play to press Betis players in their defensive areas will be applied by Ancelotti in this match. Even though Real Madrid are very seeded in this match, they have to be careful with Betis, because they come to the Bernabeu in high spirits. @Razmirraz it’s evidently clear that Carlo Ancelotti is simply sticking to the basics and this strategy is clearly working for Real Madrid, therefore I expect them to win with a scoreline of 2 - 1 and if you’ll see good odds for Real Madrid then it may not be a bad idea to wager on them.
In this transfer market, Real Madrid is not even rumored to be with a quality striker to join Benzema up front. maybe they think they can still count on Benzema in the next few seasons.
When it comes to transfers made by Real Madrid, it can almost be said that they did not make any moves this time. They're not like Real Madrid who usually make big moves about high-quality players. Maybe the Mbappe news that used to be the biggest rumor, but that didn't happen because Mbappe prefers Paris Saint Germain which offers several privileges there. @Sterbens both Halland and Mbappe were unavailable and buying an unknown player didn’t make sense to them, further I wouldn’t be surprised if they spend heavily in the next summer transfer window because I’m sure that they’re saving their funds to target quality player’s next season. |
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It was one of the games that we see the trio showing an impressive performance. Messi made 2 assists and Mbappe-Neymar duo scored one goal each. I'm saying duo but they are not a very good duo normally of course.  In the match which took place at the Toulouse stadium, PSG managed to secure 3 points thanks to goals from Neymar, Mbappe and Juan Bernat. Lionel Messi didn't score, but he contributed to Neymar and Mbappe's two goals which saw him have 4 assists in PSG's 5 match so far. Neymar is currently the top scorer and top assists with 7 goals and 6 assists. He beat Mbappe in these 2 stats but Mbappe will soon surpass Neymar if he plays regularly in every PSG match going forward. Messi has performed well this season, but I don't think he will outperform his two team-mates in terms of goals scored. Messi has been an assist maker for both and I think this season Messi has had the same role as well. But it doesn't matter because as long as Messi is happy to do it then he will be fine. Neymar is a good player and so is Mbappe but outlining Neymar's performance and his assist and comparing it to Mbappe makes it look as if there is a competition going on. The truth is they are both teammates and should work in unity and in sync. Till tomorrow, you can't see Messi struggling to be in the limelight because he can effortlessly do that. Neymar's first goal was engineered by Messi and I had already seen that the game would be a walk over for them. With this win, they have been able to secure another three points and have remained unbeaten since the beginning of the Ligue. @Majestic-milf I’m starting to believe that there’s no actual rivalry between Mbappe and Neymar, and the said rivalry was a media hype to create click bait articles. Furthermore Messi's role is clearly defined now and that’s helping him, and when you have two of the world’s best striker’s available he was always bound to make way for them, however all this will count for nothing if they fail to perform during the champions league matches. |
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Manchester City really seem like they are going to dominate this season. Haaland has made a big impact already at the beginning indeed. We are going to see what they will do in the biggest matches of the league as well. I'm curious about the matches between them and Arsenal especially. After this great start I can't wait to watch Arsenal in a big match. They haven't faced a big challenge yet. The Aston Villa match was another easy job to do for them. When Gabriel Jesus faces his old team I won't doubt his performance. It's good for him to choose Arsenal as we are watching his skills more than before. Otherwise he was going to wait in the subs while Haaland was playing like a beast. @CLS63 Manchester City were scoring goals easily last year, but now they’re scoring goals for fun however Newcastle match did show that they won’t win each and every time, and thus I feel that other teams like Arsenal may challenge them for the title. Also Liverpool won in the 98th minute which showed that they’re finally on the right track, because for a while I thought they would only be getting one point from yesterday's fixture. |
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There was some provision on tenders that bidders are allowed to bid lower than the base price. This KSR guy is pretty reliable on money numbers, might not be accurate but 99% time he comes very close. The recent bid was for just 4 years, in comparison to the previous deal which was 8 years (around $2 Billion or something) so it's possible that SONY bid was lower. This is another thread from him. https://twitter.com/KShriniwasRao/status/1564226662656626689Anyway, I guess the ICC got more than what they were expecting. Personally I was expecting somewhere in the range of $2.0 to $2.5 billion, given that the reserve price of $1.44 sounded a bit optimistic. Looks as if Disney-Star desperately wanted to win the media rights, since Ten Sports has grabbed the rights to bilateral series with most of the national boards. This bid by Disney-Star just proves how desperate they are. I am interested to know how much the ICC may get from the other regions. US/UK is also a lucrative market and is going in the next round. After all, they have to keep engaged their 10s of million paid subscribers so desperation is very much understandable. Having said that the way other competitors submitted their bids conservatively, it does seems that Disney really overpaid here, another interesting factor is the timezone of 2024 T-20 WC (USA, WI), it's not suitable for IST. @JSRAW all OTT platform are facing serious competition hence I can understand why they over paid, and further this industry is very lucrative and thus what may look expensive for us may actually be a bargain for them considering that they’ll make a lot more as advertisers are paying premium amounts to advertise on OTT platform’s. Big fours are formed because rest of the boards surrendered there rights to them. Recently women cricket is included in common wealth games but not men. The real reason is big 3 don't wanna cricket to have more counties that can challenge there authority.
They are afraid that their revenue may get impacted. If cricket is included in multi-sport events such as Olympics, then there is not much financial benefit for the ICC (or for the national boards). In the end, cricket is being administered by businessmen and their sole consideration is money. That is the reason why they don't want men's cricket in Olympics. Another reason is that for Olympics direct qualification is not allowed. Each and every team needs to take part in the qualifier tournament. This is not acceptable for boards such as the BCCI. The biggest part of this all talk is they are afraid of get impacted in revenue which they don't want specially BCCI because they are big gainer and with this all they are not feeling good it's all understandable so if they are not happy then surely others can go by their own way which is also not bad at all. BCCI not participated in these events because if they are not happy then surely they can leave this all for others which is also not bad and if they want to do then surely they can go with option like Under-23 teams or all teams can send their A team which is also not bad at all because in soccer they are mostly sending their Under-23 teams which are also good for the all countries and BCCI is not happy with qualifier it's really disgusting they have to follow all rules which are applicable and others are going through with them. @Sithara007 I believe another fear is that Olympic’s could over shadow IPL in the long run, and BCCI will not allow any other tournament to steal IPL’s limelight hence it’s understandable why BCCI is so opposed to men’s team’s participation in the Olympic’s. |
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Now, a coach brings in Antony from Ajax with a fantastic transfer, and for sure the Ronaldo position is so vulnerable,
Ronaldo is a center forward (CF), while Antony is a right-winger. So, how can Antony make Ronaldo's position vulnerable? Martial and Rashford are the competitors for the CF position. But these players can play at some positions, so Ronaldo should be the first option if he can maintain good performance. By the way, Man United now can have the formation of young attackers (Antony-Sancho-Rashford). Looks very convincing for Man United future. Ronaldo was originally a winger but now he has transformed into a goal machine with a position as a center forward, so both Ronaldo and Antony can play together at the same time. Despite the complexity of the current situation between Ronaldo and Man United, I think the trio of Ronaldo, Sancho, and Antony seems to be the most promising composition. Sancho and Antony are wingers who have speed and they both have good dribbling and penetration movement, while Ronaldo can be a target man because he still has a sharp goal-scoring instinct. @abhiseshakana I believe that Martial will be the main striker and not Ronaldo, and Sancho and Anthony will support him and at this stage I’m not even sure where Rashford fits in. Furthermore Ten Hag need quick player’s, and therefore I don’t think that Ronaldo can be in the starting lineup and even if he stays then he’ll only be used as a super sub or he’ll only make it to the starting lineup in case Martial is unavailable. |
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Among the biggest favourites of the title, I see that Manchester City and PSG are quite under pressure to win it because of not achieving this title in their histories. Manchester City have just built the dream team with Haaland's joining. They must be near impossible to be stopped from now on. Guardiola must have learned his lesson from their Real Madrid matchup last season also.
When it comes to PSG they have changed their manager and their choice was a little unexpected. They didn't prefer to bring a very experienced manager into this arena. They brought a manager like Galtier and actually took a bigger risk. Maybe the Ligue 1 performance so far has been impressive but it can be deceptive at the same time. The Champions League is way tougher than there. The trio has a big responsibility under his management. The team are more attacking focused now and they are successful at it too. If they don't lose their focus this time we might see them in the finale.
I agree that City and PSG are two big candidates, but for some reason City looks more "mature" in a sense that they have a more established team. Haaland is new, but the rest has been playing together for a while now. ON the other hand when you look PSG a quite good amount of them came in last year, sure some of them have been there for a while as well, but they got plenty of good players in the last 2 seasons as well. This is why I believe that even if City wins this year, PSG could try again next year and win it as well. This means that PSG has a longer period of dominance if they keep it, whereas City has a closing door that they need to take advantage of. Guardiola's Manchester is a team destined to win at least 2 trophies this season. They are a better side and more formidable. Viewing their last game made me realise they have another Aguerro in the person of Haaland. The guy is big, fast, strong with ball. Their work rate is something that would give other team's a serious run for their goal. @Cryptomultiplier initially I thought these two sides would be invincible, but they have drawn matches in their respective league’s which shows that they can be stopped from winning the champions league. Furthermore I feel that Barcelona is strong contender this year, because they have Lewandowski who can single handedly win them matches and another strong team is Bayern who’s only gotten stronger after letting Lewandowski leave, thus I feel that City and PSG will struggle to win the champions league. |
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Good, come back by the English side. Now it will be more interesting to watch the third test match. Hopefully, that would not end in just three days. All praises to Ben Stokes his contribution as a captain, batter, and bowler was immense in this test match. Without his contribution as a batter, the English side would not have been able to put pressure on the SA batters.
With this loss, SA has lost its top position on the point table of the World Test Championship. Interestingly Srilanka is on third position followed by India. Australia is at number 1 position.
The second test completely revolved around Ben, he was good with Bat, Bowl and also with his captaincy. England are doing same thing as they did during Root captaincy i.e. relying only on one player. Its time England must understand that for long term gain they must perform as a team not just one player. Yes I watched this game but I don't think any team played worse in this game both the players tried their best but here they didn't do well finally here one team lost and they lost because of a little bad play @pakhitheboss this is the new look England and while they may lose a game or two due to their aggressive playing policy, but this game proved that when they correctly implement their strategy they’ll get wins hence it’s a justifiable policy. @MatthewLM it’s not that SA played bad but they were lacking the intent to take on England, and the way they folded showed that they were feeling the pressure right from the start of their batting, and that’s something the team management has to introspect and make sure that the player’s don’t give up so easily in upcoming matches. |
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I am anticipating today's showdown between Bangladesh and Afghanistan with great excitement! For the first match at the Asia Cup 2022, the Tigers are battle-ready in the desert. This will be an exciting match. As for my prediction, Afghanistan is more likely to win in UAE conditions, especially in Sharjah, than Bangladesh.
In this year Asia Cup the first match was one-sided, but the second match was quite fascinating. Bangladesh and Afghanistan will face each other in the third match today. Although Bangladesh is slightly ahead in various betting sites, Afghanistan will play a strong role in the field. The Afghans will be very much ahead of the bowling side. But hopefully this match will also be a competitive match. I don't think the Bangladesh team is the favorite. Bangladesh also lost against a weak team like Zimbabwe in the last T20 series. On the other hand, Afghanistan's performance against Sri Lanka was outstanding. Afghanistan's players played well in batting and bowling on both sides. Afghanistan's bowling line-up is now very strong. On the other hand, Afghanistan is ahead in the Bangladesh vs Afghanistan match. If Bangladesh wants to win today, their two openers need to play well. Bangladesh's opening pair is very weak. At the same time spin bowlers also need to play well. If Shakib can perform well then victory will be easy for Bangladesh. @Iranus indeed Bangladesh are no longer the formidable team they used to be, and in the past media outlets used to say that Afghanistan is bound to lose easily, but now the same outlets are saying that Bangladesh will be beaten. Also Shakib cannot bail the team single handedly as this Afghanistan side is more hungry for success, and therefore people shouldn’t be fooled by Bangladesh’s past record in case they’re planning to wager on them. |
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