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161  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: May 18, 2024, 04:58:17 PM
Regardless of the efforts made by Barcelona to win a trophy next season, I think it will still be difficult to compete with Madrid who are trying to build the third volume of Los Galacticos. With unstable financial conditions, Barcelona movement in the transfer window will be limited, so building the desired squad will be very difficult to achieve. Indeed, if you look closely, Barcelona current squad is actually quite good, but that is not enough to pressure Madrid and compete in European competitions. News has spread that Xavi will now be fired as a result of his comments that touched on the club financial problems, a situation which according to Xavi is an indicator of why Barcelona is having difficulty winning trophies this season.

Promoting young players from the academy, or recruiting potential young players, is the best solution for building the squad for next season. If Barcelona wants to get instant results, management will again have to recruit players on free transfers, or get around this by borrowing quality players from other clubs. I think Barcelona management will take these methods to safeguard the club interests in the long term. A situation that is quite complicated, and club officials must work hard to bring Barcelona out of this problem, and build Barcelona to reach its glorious era again.
La Liga is definitely a competitive league and for the fact that against all odds, Girona being an uprising team, have proven to stay in the top spot, it only means that there's definitely good fighting and resilient spirits in the teams there. The last weeks of the season games seems to be a walk over for Girona as they've in the first legs played to their best and have mastered rightly their strategies and the opposing team approaches, and so they've got better experience to countering the moves that'll be made.

 Of all seasons, asides the top teams like Atletico, Barcelona and Real Madrid, there's little or no heated contests to stay on top amongst average teams. Although their performances this season have been impressive but just as Villarreal who managed to get reasonable in the European contests and even Sevilla as well, this season, Sevilla is nowhere to be found in their usual league standings. The league is coming to an end and it’s already crowned it's champions to be Real Madrid especially after such remarkable season.

 Well Girona and Barcelona are the closest contenders but they weren't able to gather enough points to be able to challenge Real Madrid. ⁠The La Liga is pretty competitive but I think it revolves majorly around Real Madrid and Barcelona as other clubs tend not to be able to perform better than these 2 clubs. Well this all balls down to investment in football and if that’s done we’ll be able to see major competitions in the league.
162  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: May 18, 2024, 04:46:11 PM
Mbappé to Real Madrid is a huge deal. Talking huge. Real Madrid did this wonderfully. Even though he's the world's best young talent, they didn't just give him money. They showed him Real Madrid's class and winning tradition without him. Mbappé is pleading to join Madrid, even taking a wage reduction from PSG!

He may have to wait longer to wear that renowned white jersey. His PSG and French national team responsibilities remain. He's always playing and winning. Real Madrid knows what they're doing. They'll make a big statement at the right time, possibly with Mbappé's friendly debut. You better watch out when he does! Mbappé adds to Real Madrid's world-class offense. Complete dominance is expected. Barcelona must improve to compete. Next year is Real Madrid's crown, and nobody will take it away. Nobody.
At the age of 19, Mbappe won the World Cup with France thereby earning the title, the best young player at the start of his career, this evidently making him a brilliant and incredible player compared to the likes of Rodyrgo and Vinicius. Later on, he joined PSG and although he eventually left to pursue greater heights, while with the team, they won many Ligue 1 titles and the French Cup.

 Sadly PSG weren't able to stay put till the final in the UCL contest due to the fact that Dortmund successfully rose above them in the last semi finals clash. It's really not a good thing for the French side especially for the young star who's chasing good number of titles too. Well it's good that he's garnered enough experience, hopefully Real Madrid will give him much more exposure too when they sign him at summer.

 As of now, Real Madrid have won several titles and Mbappe joining the team would increase their chance of winning the UCL and much more titles. The Spanish side is filled with young, vibrant players eager to go for and secure trophies with a good managerial support too. This is actually an atmosphere that'll be conducive enough to receive and accommodate the French star. Mbappe knows that with Madrid, he's set out to do even better than he's already done. There's still a more to come from him. He just needs to be in the right team and squad at the right time.
163  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: May 18, 2024, 04:27:12 PM
After Lewandowski departure i think Kane has proven that he deserved to being an Bayern Munich main striker with very well and indeed i have to says Kane was unlucky because although he was became an Bayern Munich top scorer in all competitions but unfortunately Kane first season at this team have to ended without the trophies but Kane was very optimistic because next season he will be able to bringing Bayern Munich to performing well again and gets Bundesliga trophy again and Kane was scores 36 goals from 33 matches these records is very fantastic considering this is the first time for Kane to playing at Bundesliga with Bayern Munich but for the match against Hoffenheim Kane potentially will be absense because he was got injured

Besides that i was interesting to talking about Bayern Munich next manager because recently it was confirmed Tuchel will leave at the end of this season and the match against Hoffenheim could be his last match with Bayern Munich and currently not much candidates for new manager position because previously Bayern Munich has been refused by several famous managers and the latest rumour is Bayern Munich are thinking possibility to hire Erik Ten Hag as the next manager
Kane's addition to the German side have been fruitful. He's been a major in their positive game outcomes, even though they're striving to get past their competitor on the table. Kane has been impactful and his contract is still open till 2027 with Munich which gives him ample time to do more with the team. He's been consistent in his job as the striker and he's not stopping at just letting goal chances slip by him. He's quality and his ability speedily increases weekly.

 His time at Tottenham was worthwhile and him joining the German side have even more increased his worthiness to be a standing forward. This is a door to greater football awards opportunity. He's young and has got spare time at his disposal too. So far he's been doing explicitly well for Munich which should be appreciated, even if his time with Tottenham had also been great. It's good he switched to Germany as he's gathered additional experience too.

 Even though he's done his best to score as much goals needed to place him at the toppest stand of the goal scorers in the league, it still isn't enough to place Munich in the 1st placed position either. He's done his best as the striker but generally, it's a team and collective effort to put Munich in the first position spot. This season isn't just the best for them as their performance is greatly different from their usual performances in other seasons.

 In the few games left this season, Munich still didn't have a chance at the Bundesliga trophy this season. They'll just have to try their luck next season. ⁠Bayern Munich haven’t been their best this season amd surprisingly when they signed Harry Kane, so many thought they’ll be really clear off the league but the reverse happens to be the case. Bayern Munich haven’t been impressive in their performance this season and it’s one thing that the new coach needs to worry about on the perfect tactics for this set of players.
164  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: May 17, 2024, 09:32:34 PM
I agree with your opinion that Xavi has performed very well as Barcelona coach, even though Barcelona is experiencing a financial crisis so Xavi cannot buy the players the club needs this season and only uses existing players. Placing the team in second place in La Liga is indeed an achievement that deserves appreciation for Xavi, especially in difficult conditions like today, it is certainly not easy and requires hard work to reach that position. If you have to compete with Real Madrid at the moment, I think it will be very difficult for Barcelona, ​​​​because Real Madrid is in good condition and already has a large budget to get the players they need. It is true that Barcelona is managed well and with the right person to be coach.
Ancelloti having extended his contract with the Spanish side. Real Madrid with Ancelloti is one team that have been in their perfect form this season. They know what they're after and they know how to get it. Without mincing, Ancelloti is the best coach so far. The fact that he's kept up with games even winning without a striker. His players versatility and coordination, the team spirit.

 Xavi on the other hand has been a good manager at the Spanish side, even though they've had some shaky situations, they've just found a way to cover up lapses and make necessary coverings to the loopholes. It's very much good that they were able to put in good effort regardless of what they lacked to good team building. Nonetheless, Xavi would have still done better than he's already done.

 Well, his days with the team are technically numbered and he's got some commendations which he definitely deserves. I don't know what to say about his intended replacement but all I'll say is Barcelona as a team has work to be done and I'd love to see the new Barcelona in seasons and games to come. It's just too late for Barcelona to draw back up to the right track.
165  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: May 17, 2024, 05:23:53 PM
This season, Inter is indeed difficult to stop because the competitors seem to be having problems with their teams. Juventus, Milan and even Napoli couldn't do much because of inconsistent performances which didn't make the competition in Serie A interesting. The Nerazzurri squad will certainly still be solid next season but I see there is no guarantee that they will be able to dominate Serie A again. Juventus will be quite a serious challenger next season, they always have the mentality to become champions, but this season they have been penalized with points deducted by the FIGC, which has had an impact on the team's condition.
The situation of Roma before De Rossi's arrival put them in a situation where they have to fix a bit of loops and come on top. Before now, Mourinho has had the  responsibility to ensure good league game results and I won't blame him much for the times of loss because their opponents, their opponents in some situations have been too title contenders and personally wouldn't embrace a loss based on the goal they have for themselves.

 De Rossi has been given time to show himself. They're playing the league games and as well as the European games, their attention is on 2 trophies, European trophy will be a bit difficult for them and I don't think that currently De Rossi would be able to scale through all the clubs that will be presented to him to face in each advancement phase of the tournament. Even in the Serie A, it'll be difficult for them to gain the top stand so it's just best that they focus their strength and struggle to maintaining a good result that'll see them scale through to the European cups next season.

 De Rossi can still make a great team from Roma. The club is eager to see this man take them to better heights next season. They did well in staying up until the semi finals stage of the UEL and also staying ahead till the last minutes of the game against Leverkusen last week. It wasn't much of a good game for them but it's commendable still so far as they've performed in their season's endeavors.
166  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: May 17, 2024, 05:15:28 PM
After a series of rejections from several coaches, Bayern Munich was forced to keep Thomas Thucel longer in Germany until Bayern Munich really got a coach who was truly suitable. Indeed, Bayern Munich's performance with Thomas Tuchel this season has not gone well enough and there have been a series of bad results. It happened that Bayern Munich didn't get any trophies this season, which is a very bad result for a club like Bayern Munich, but it can't be helped, this is Bayern Munich's fate that must be accepted, next season hopefully Bayern Munich can be even better even though they still retain coach Thomas Tuchel because we won't know what will happen next season Thomas Tuchel will evaluate his mistakes this season.
Bayern Munich have not been encouraging and it's quite appaling that they remain depreciated week after week. Sadly though, Tuchel's stay in the club is seemingly threatened, his days are actually numbered and it's understandable that the management would want a switch for the coach position as they expected him to be better considering how much effort his put in recent times and even with flaws, they need not to keep overlooking it as it's unending.

 Well it'll only task them to find a proper hand that'll replace Tuchel's as so far they need not to take their chances and cause this to continue unto the next season. Alonso and a number of managers have being quested for but I don't think they'll be able to secure one of the options. They were hopeful that they'll be able taken out of the state they are based on  records are speaking for these managers and so it's understandable that they were seen as proper prospects for the job ahead in the club.

 Now they've been turned down, they're left to do all they've got to do with Tuchel in order to strive to gain back their name in the league. Yes, acquiring new players is essential to a team and with their caliber, they really have what it takes to go for the best of the bests. This season's experience should be enough for them to learn and react better to next season. They're an impactful team and so they should do their best to get whatever necessities needed for a good team outcome.
167  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: May 17, 2024, 05:07:24 PM

MU leadership needs to review the team as a whole, and what factors they lack that cause failure this season. But whatever the cause, Ten Hag must be one of the people most responsible. An unformed playing style, a half-lean, half-fat approach to the game, and an unsynchronized pressing system cause MU to often leave a lot of space to create opportunities for opponents to score. From a certain perspective, keeping Ten Hag with MU is a somewhat logical decision. Maybe Erik Ten Hag should be given more time? This season, MU has to replace more people in the starting lineup than Chelsea and only less than Brighton. Injuries are not a simple thing to overcome. MU overcoming the injury storm to compete in the European Cup is too difficult—and one more thing. Erik Ten Hag is not a coach good at managing players in the locker room. Perhaps many players are not happy with him. A team that is not united cannot develop. I consider this to be the leading cause that needs to be resolved by the Board of Directors first.
Most Man United fan are so passionate on wanting the boss to still keep his job at the club. During his first season at the club he was able to make som huge impact and that is the confidence most of the fans have for him to still be able to remain in charge at the club. He was able to win the club a UCL ticket and also be able to take the team to success in Carabao Cup. Moreover you can’t fail to ignore he took them to the finals of the FA Cup though they lost but it’s a notable achievement.

 For this success you can’t fail to recognize some top player he had especially in the midfield and the defense line. ⁠The defense line has been pretty great that has been one of the real reason he was able to succeed last season. Well this season started and you can see most of those players who helped him go to success have been absent maybe dur to injury or differences with the coach himself.

 With the competitive nature of the epl, a team with injury crisis will sure be in crisis and missing most of his players last season has forced him to bend his tactics which most times don’t usually work for the team. I feel there should be a balance and there should be proper understanding that Erik Ten Hag couldn’t be the problem though because he’s achieved quite some good records in his first season. I think the overall rating should be considered before speaking ill of a manager. For Ten Hag, I think circumstances at the club is what’s making it challenging for him to be able to do well at the club.
168  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Portuguese League - Liga Portugal 2023/24 on: May 17, 2024, 04:59:08 PM
Here is the list of games from the last round of the Liga Portugal. With emphasis on Braga vs Porto, a game that will decide who comes in third place with direct access to the Europa League.

MATCH DAY 34:
17.05. 18:45 Famalicão vs Casa Pia
17.05. 20:45 Rio Ave vs Benfica
18.05. 15:30 Arouca vs Vit. Guimarães
18.05. 15:30 Boavista vs Vizela
18.05. 15:30 Estrela Amadora vs Gil Vicente
18.05. 15:30 Farense vs Portimonense
18.05. 18:00 Moreirense vs Estoril
18.05. 18:00 Sporting vs Chaves
18.05. 20:30 Braga vs Porto
Info: day.month. time (Lisbon time)

The Portuguese league have teams with higher impacts in the league games and European contests too. Benfica, Sporting, Porto are most impactful in this regard. Porto are doing well in the league and also have good performance records in the UCL too even though they weren't able to keep up with their good performance in their last league game which wasn't so acceptable. Same scenerio applies for Benfica and Sporting who's got their own record in the European cups too.

 In terms of the domestic performances, the league seems less competitive though as there are still weeks left and just these 3teams are trying to make good wave in the league. Over the years it's still these three that have been the most talked about because of the feats they've attained. One would be so sure to bet on these teams and their ability to keep progressing in points in their league games. At this moment, the upper handed team to lifting the trophy is Sporting and they've proven so far to be better than the other teams.

 There are still  games to be played and decided upon but it all seems maybe to end well as they are a good number of points ahead of the other teams on the table. For the game between Braga and Porto, Braga being the favourited team and showing their strengths, it's acceptable that they have the potential for them to place Porto on pressure. For me though, I feel Braga is more likely to be victorious in the game based on their  capabilities to being competitive so far in their games.
169  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: May 17, 2024, 04:50:12 PM
Yeah, I agree that no one club should completely underestimate their opposition in a game but people making these comparisons between Bayern Leverkusen and Atalanta should do well by checking themselves if they're cool in the head. Also, Bayern Leverkusen do not need hat further win to gain confidence, they're already a solid side you see? Yes it's needed for them record but not for confidence, this Xabi Alonso side and players are on another dimension completely.

Now with how Atalanta played Juventus who have been disastrous in the last three weeks if not one month, I go on to ask myself if Atalanta will be able to face Bayern Leverkusen in this manner? Lol.
Like I always say, I should be making analysis of the Super Cup Finals between Real Madrid and Bayern Leverkusen not Bayern Leverkusen against Atalanta because it's all cleared up in my head.

They deserve it. I could remember how they lost to Jose Mourinho and Roma last season only to.co.e back better and better. Anticipating to see them as treble winners with unbeaten record and run. Football really has got to be a very sensational sport.
Leverkusen's qualification to the finals of this season's UEL was also historic as they kept their unbeaten record still in play after drawing to Roma. This season they've been an undaunted team and they really have all it takes to finish the season with the unbeaten record intact and two trophies in their shelf. Their next UEL opponent is competitive but it's not really a big deal for them based on the fact that they have gained enough confidence and have even being in tougher encounters which they've at thesame time comfortably come out from victoriously.

 Atalanta themselves know that they won't be up for a joke game in the semi finals stage. Real Madrid themselves were successfully declared  the champion in Laliga even before the end of the match. The match took place at the Santiago Bernabeu in a very competitive environment where the host team Real Madrid were not ready to be embarrassed by the visiting team.

 The champion of the UCL cannot be determined at this moment but all hopes are high to see Real Madrid emerge winner against Dortmund. One would really anticipate a heated UEFA super cup faceoff between Real Madrid and Leverkusen, being that these two teams being champions in their respective leagues and being potential champions in each section of the European contests too. It'll really be a clash of champions.
170  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: May 17, 2024, 02:44:21 PM
Chelsea could still advance to the two finals. It demonstrated that if a club has potential to compete with the big clubs, but it may take more time to develop the squad considering the blues was starting from the bottom. The decision to reverse Chelsea's pre-season strategy has demonstrated the club's consistency in rebuilding itself and as long as chelsea can keep consistently in doing it and i strongly believe they will able to do that to enter the top clubs competition again.
Pochettino needs to maintain the momentum. Chelsea may be able to enter the conference league as a minimum achievement this season. I'm sure they'll start cooking in the upcoming season.

Pochettino has planned some important things for the summer transfer season. I am hoping Chelsea can bring at least one veteran player to the club in order to help him to develop the young player. It would be fantastic if Chelsea could bring Mbappe to the club, but that appears unlikely caused by mbappe has very expensive price at this time.
Being qualified for the conference league or the Europa League is still preferable to not getting anything this season.

Chelsea has tried everything they can to climb back up. Finishing in the top ten is already a good achievement for Chelsea, as opposed to finishing outside of the top ten last season.

Well at this point I think this Chelsea team are now beginning to find their feet and with this performance then I can believe it will really be fierce for rival teams next season. This team just needs to be free from injury at least half of the season and you can expect nothing but at least top 4 finish from this team. Well I think they will be on fire in the pre season and I can’t wait to look forward to that time already because sincerely this team is fire at this point.

 Pochettino needs to keep up with the good maintenance of players relationship as that’s helped him to keep these young players together up till this time.⁠ Talking about additional players, yes I think it’s key to bring in at least one very key striker who is sharp and can score goals coming in from the wings and midfield. The club needs a veteran so fast and yes Mbappe might be too costly and I wouldn’t even advise for Kylian Mbappe yet, rather they can get other strikers who are ready to play and fight.

 ⁠The club will sure be in the Europa League because there are chances they could finish 5th and for 6th the chances is real high and you can be so sure of Man City winning the FA Cup, so it’s a place in Europa which is signals great progress in this Chelsea sqaud and I think this spirit should be kept up by the players whilst the mew season resumes.
 
171  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: May 17, 2024, 02:36:57 PM
Neymar's contribution to the club may have been for a very short time as a commercial gain, other than that he did not contribute anything in terms of play, it would be best if they sold him and used that money for another transfer. For some reason, I feel like the Mohammed Salah transfer will happen. It would be really nice to see Mane and him together again and considering Cristaona Ronaldo, Al-Nassr may have no rivals in the Saudi Pro Legue with its attack. As a team, they don't have many options to compete with.
Well obviously Neymar’s addition to this club was only financially as he wasn’t productive on the pitch because he was out on injury and I think the club didn’t consider his injury history before signing him. Well I think with his less productivity level, they might be willing to terminate his contract and bring in another big European player.

 ⁠Al-Nassr interest on Mo is one i love and would love to see how he fits in with Ronaldo and Mane in the team, I can already imagine how the attack will be. My fear still remains the shaky defense of the club as it could still be able to concede some crazy goals that it ought not to. ⁠At this point I understand if Al-Hilal is already tired of Neymar’s situation but I think it’s all their fault as they were to selfish to check his injury records and it got to this level.

 I think they just need to have a discussion with Neymar as regarding termination if his contract before making any decision. ⁠As For Salah, I think he will ve a great addition and I think clubs should also learn from Al-Hilal predicament and do a proper check on players before signing them up to the club as those players who aren’t checked could have some crazy injury crisis.
172  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: May 17, 2024, 02:28:17 PM

PSG must learn from their failure so far, having never succeeded in winning the UCL trophy even though they have spent a lot of money to bring in quality players. They must realize that money cannot buy the UCL trophy. PSG relied too much on their money to form a luxurious squad filled with the world's top players, they forgot to form a mentality and cohesiveness as capital in achieving their mission.
Mbappe departure is a new chapter for PSG next season after previously losing Messi and Neymar. Luis Enrique must form the mentality of a player who always consistently gives his best game and does not easily lose enthusiasm when his team is behind. Team cohesion also needs to be prioritized to keep their game solid, now PSG must be more serious in building a squad to achieve goals that have never been achieved even though they have spent a lot of money.

Well I think at this point, PSG must understand that it’s no more about their money because they’re financially buoyant and over the years have been able to aquire star players that interest the club. Well all of those players being acquired haven’t been able to bring UCL success to the club at all just yet and as such I think it’s high time they understand the dynamics of the UCL.

 ⁠The UCL yes requires you to have a great squad but with great team work and I think that’s what PSG are lacking; the teamwork as you can see them always relying on the likes of Mbappe to do the magic. I think now the departure of Kylian Mbappe should spring up a new phase for the club as this will be a great time to rebuild a great team with much teamwork. They'll need good replacement for that role.

 ⁠Now it’s time to rebuild from the lowest level and make sure all the players are actively involved in the project and also try to carry all of them along and as such, you’ll sure see what this will offer the club. In the league they’re doing just fine as I don’t think anyone can be able to match them in the league, so it’s safe to say that they should now focus more on the UCl. ⁠The UCL is Europe’s elite competition and as such they must see that competition as one very top one and approach it with all sense of winning rather than them relying on one player to do the heavy magic for the team.
173  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: May 17, 2024, 02:21:54 PM

I have said that ten hags must be replaced but someone is telling I don’t know football, I just don’t know if the person knows football, when it comes to football and the coach of the team is not good he needs to sack and bring another coach who is capable of making the team performance look good, ten hags is not a coach that can manage Manchester United, he is not a manager that can manage big players, Manchester United are in a good position when he comes to the team but see how the team performance look, Manchester United performance is even worse than Chelsea own this season, Chelsea coach knows what he is doing and he is a good manager and without no telling us we will know that Chelsea coach is better than ten hags who claim to be a Manchester United manager and he can’t control the team.

I don’t know if it has happened before but I haven’t seen a coach who comes to the team and chases away those players who were going to help the team, I believe if there is a player like Sancho, Greenwood, Ronaldo and some players who left the team are still in Manchester United they will still be a good team in the premier league, I think teg hag is the worse manager I have ever seen in Manchester United and if he continues as the manager of the team next season the team performance will be worse than this season.
Well I can say this is from a die hard Man United fan who has watched his team progressed on higher level and have claimed successes on those levels and now under ETH they seem to be regressing more than the usual. A coach is supposed to be the one to spur the team up and when he can’t do that, he is usually brought under fire and maybe under the hammer which is sack.  ⁠Ten Haag to some extent can be blamed because when you see players like Greenwood, Sancho and Ronaldo flourishing in their mew teams and you remember Ten Haag always speaking ill of them whilst still at United, then you’ll understand why he’s receiving much of the blame.

 Maintaining players relationship is one of the main duty of a coach and I think this is where ETH is failing. Looking at what Poch has done despite the young squad and how he’s made sure there’s no one at loggerheads with him or the other in the team can be seen as one big quality ETH is lacking. Funny as this may sound, this is one of the majy reasons why ETH is suffering at the club and yes you might say injury but when you check it, the injury cases are weird and it’s looking like there’s something going on underground.

 ⁠Inasmuch as the club isn’t in a good stand at the moment, I think for benefit of doubt, he should be given at least one more season to see what he can do before taking the decision. Yes we know there are better coaches who are available but you can’t fail to forget he got silverware for the club in his first year and as such that should be enough to buy him time for one more season.
174  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Conference League 2023/24 Season on: May 17, 2024, 02:06:52 PM

After successfully eliminating teams like Ajax and Lille from the Conference League, of course we don't have a better option than Aston Villa for us to make favorites, but that's the beauty of football when Aston Villa, who are favorites to win the Conference League this season, actually have to lose to teams that are actually struggling to reach the final this season,  Olympiacos were not favourites to reach the final and many of us even thought that their victory over fenerbache in the quarter-finals was just a stroke of luck after a mistake made by fenerbache at that time, but all of that is disputable when we can see how Olympiacos destroyed Aston Villa in the two leg match they played.

Looking at everything that is happening now, of course we are starting to find it difficult to guess who will win the championship trophy this season, Fiorentina has considerable experience in the Conference League so far and even they can repeat last season achievements by successfully playing in the final this season, besides that if we compare, of course, the performance and quality of players owned by Fiorentina are much better than those owned by Olympiakos,  But when Olympiacos manages to beat a strong candidate for the championship this season, of course it will give us a very big dilemma to choose who will be the championsip in the final match later.


 Well it’s the UEFA Conference League and it’s an European competition and as such, you should expect competition from all teams in the tournament. In as much as we will have favorites, it doesn’t mean we should overlook the underdogs as they’re tagged as that because of what they can do to the big teams in the tournament. ⁠Well Aston Villa who have improved greatly this season and after they were able to thrash out teams like Ajax and Lile, one would be so. Confident that they will be able to get to the final at least.

 Even if not for anything but when looking at how Olympiacos struggled against Fernabache, you will understand that Aston Villa are favorites for the final. Well Olympiacos were the underdogs and they dished out the surprise to Aston Villa by handing them a heavy defeat at the Villa Park which helped boost their confidence level heading to the 2nd leg and they were finally able to get the victory.Now they have gotten to the final and they will be facing Fiorentina who were the other favorites and are now favorites for the trophy.

 ⁠The main issue now is with the display of Olympiacos against Villa, would we be able to stand our ground on Fiorentina winning the trophy because sincerely that display against Villa is a big one that can have. So I think getting the favorites for this game put us in a tight corner because the underdogs can be surprising and get massive wins while the main favorites can just play so sluggish.
175  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: May 17, 2024, 01:46:58 PM
Previously, the team that was predicted to have a very big chance was Paris Saint Germain, but in reality Borussia Dortmund was able to break all that because they managed to win in 2 matches at once and made the aggregate 2-0 for Borussia Dortmund to win. Although I can also say that Paris Saint Germain were in a very unlucky situation in the second leg because the opportunities they were able to create had to be thwarted by the crossbar and goalposts. There were at least 5 opportunities that failed because they hit the crossbar and goal post.

Paris Saint Germain had to experience such great misfortune that it made them fail to be in the final match of the Champions League this season. Sometimes there are things like that that we cannot predict and indeed sometimes luck is one of the factors that ultimately influences the outcome of a match, as in this match.
Well in the semifinals of this competition, you’ll say PSG were the major favorites of the competition at least to get to the finals and not Dortmund but football happened. Dortmund unlike PSG were able to take their chances and that helped them be able to get victory in the 2 legs of the competition and as such resulting in a 2-0 aggregate score. ⁠I think when you check the qualities of both PSG and Dortmund and the results then you’ll know what Real Madrid are up to in the final of the UCL.

 PSG were very dominating in the match but their luck wasn’t on theor side because they were always hitting the bar in the both legs especially in the 2nd leg infront of their fans. ⁠You must also credit Dortmund for their gameplay in that semifinal against PSG and I think this should serve as a warning signal to Real Madrid because they have some good young and talented players. And even a better experienced coach with a Champions league winning mentality.

 I also feel Real Madrid are quite experienced and they should be able to handle this Dortmund side but whilst doing that, they ought to be very careful not to let their defense line open. ⁠Football has to do with luck and planning and I think Real Madrid are good when it comes to these two qualities and I would love to see them bring down this Dortmund side in the final and claim their 15th UCL title thereby reclaiming their spot as Europe’s big boys.
176  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: May 16, 2024, 07:10:16 PM

The final match will be played at the Etihad stadium. It would be a great place to celebrate a championship. City are in the best position to win the EPL this season. They will play West Ham and it is not a difficult opponent for them. I don't expect any surprises as City will be very motivated to win. And you're right City won't have any pressure in the final game. The reason is because they are playing at home. With the support of fans, I am sure City will be able to beat West Ham. It looks like we can congratulate City on winning the EPL title this season.
Lol, I wonder why still hoping Arsenal has a chance to lift the EPL this season because after that display of City at the Tottenham stadium, where they were behind in passes and everything but still were able to get a 2-0 victory, how much more in front of their own fans for the las match of the season. Arsenal too might not be under much pressure except that they’ll be under the pressure of making sure they get a victory and Everton aren’t to be overlooked.

 Yes they fought through relegation battle and points deduction and were able to make it to this stage, so they will sure be putting up a hard fight on the last day. West Ham are Arsenal’s fellow Londoners and you know when the hope of your victory is in your hardcore enemy, you know what to expect. ⁠Funny enough the repeat of the Tottenham game might play down but this time Man City could win with a 3-1 margin or maybe 4-1 if possible.

 So I think Arsenal fans shouldn’t have high hopes because it’s season over already and it’s bizzare to expect City to lose on last day in fromt of her fans who will fill the stadium to cheer the players up. Congratulations can start coming in for Man City and for Arsenal I think they should take this improvement into next season and be very consistent next season and try not to lose as much games as they did this season, who knows they could win the league next season.
177  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Portuguese League - Liga Portugal 2023/24 on: May 16, 2024, 04:51:06 PM

Yes, everything has gone according to existing regulations, we will be able to see it at the end of the season for more details, and we can see the development of the top two teams next season when the UCL competition starts.
I think they will be able to compete in the group phase but I doubt whether Sporting or Benfica will be able to enter the round of 16, if they can, one of them is Sporting who is currently in good condition.
UCL is not an easy competition for them to compete well, there are teams from other leagues who really always dominate, the competition will be much tougher than the domestic league.
Moreover, next season there will be strong teams entering the UCL competition such as Leverkusen which could make it difficult for anyone, including one of the top two team here, if they are in the same group as Leverkusen.

In this match I put my hopes on Braga, they will be the favorites and of course with the advantages they have they can definitely help Braga to win over Porto.
1. So far in the strides of this season, some clubs have been able to work hard to get their tickets to perform in next season's UCL tournament, clubs like Sporting and Benfica in the Portuguese league. Considering the nature of how these teams are and comparing it to how the UCL umbrella puts team to dire test of resilience and strength, yes we'd acknowledge that inasmuch as they're able to win the tickets, the battle won't be so easy for them as the European contest umbrella is meant for teams who have outdone themselves and have the championship quality in them.

 Sporting seems to be in good form, even though it's still uncertain that they would be able to scale through the tougher competition in the UCL group stages to reach the round of 16. The addition of strong teams like Leverkusen only adds to the difficulty, thereby making qualifications more challenging for the Portuguese clubs. There is a huge difference between domestic league battles and continental league competitions, noting that the challenge seems to betide more on the Portuguese teams in the UCL. Despite their successes in the domestic league, competing against more tougher teams from other European leagues shows a different phase of competition altogether.

 It shows the need for Sporting and Benfica to up their game and find a way to adapt to the level of game play presented by the UCL. For the game between Braga and Porto, Braga being the favourited team and showing their strengths, it's acceptable that they have the potential for them to place Porto on pressure. For me though, I feel Braga is more likely to be victorious in the game based on their  capabilities to being competitive so far in their games.
178  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: May 16, 2024, 04:35:49 PM

Initially there were rumors that Arda would be loaned to a team from another league such as Milan, but it seems that after seeing Arda increasingly prominent development, Ancelotti considered himself to keep Arda more and develop his talent at Real Madrid because Ancelotti really likes young players who have good opportunities for their talents.
even though he will only be a reserve player, believe me, in the future he will be the main player replacing the position of an old player who will leave Madrid and in fact, if you loan Arda to another team, there really won't be any problems because he is the wonderkid that Madrid needs great experience to be able to develop his talents.

but there is a concern that if Arda doesn't get the right coach to develop his talents, he will return to Madrid in a bad condition without any progress and perhaps the best option for Ancelotti would just be to keep him on the bench and continue to provide Arda with experience when he is there, second half or will only appear for a few minutes to improve his abilities.
Guler has been a great addition to the Real Madrid squad, his debut game against Mallorca turned out well for him being that he made enough impact as was expected of him and he's been relentless too. Subsequent games have placed in the top tier that he deserves to be. It's just wonderful to see him exceed his planned level of performance.

 Yes even though he's done well with Madrid, young as he is and also considering how good Madrid is at grooming up young players. Well I'd say it's good that he's gained enough commitment and support from the Spanish side, his experiences too even in just his first season has proven to be effective for him and yes, he can really still outdo himself even if he's to forge ahead.

 The only error that should be avoided is him falling into the hands of a wrong coach. Ancelloti has his good sides imparted in his players and so its understandable that Guler performs at the pace that he currently does. His loan rumors if true should just favor him. It should be noted that the association of both team mates and coaches in a team affects the player's overall performance. Let's just see what next season holds for Guler.
179  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: May 16, 2024, 04:02:03 PM

I don't know if it is up to us to be "honest" when we talk about Klopp needing a break. It is up to him, it is his decision. Ferguson was the coach of Manchester United for 28 years in a row or so? Nobody here has probably been "honest" that Ferguson needs a break after 9 years.

It is more about how Klopp loves football and how intense and emotional he is. That is why most people believe that he is probably not going to retire at his age. This discussion came up because he himself said that he doesn't know whether he will return. But it was funny to see that Guardiola said there is no way Klopp will not return because he loves the game too much.

I see it the same way. It is his decision, but I can't imagine Klopp sitting on a couch watching the game for the rest of his life. There will be opportunities where he feels he can't deny it. There is definitely one thing that I am sure he wants to cross off his list and that is being a national coach, favorable for the German team I suppose.
The decision for Klopp to take a break or retire is his to make. Even though he's been compared to managers like Sir Alex Ferguson, who stayed with Manchester United for almost three decades, only shows how  dedicated and passionate coaches like Klopp bring to the game. Klopp's approach to football is well-known, and it is an evidence to his love for the sport.

 Guardiola's view on Klopp's return to coaching after a while only shows random thoughts of fans too who sees Klopp's impact to the game as something effective enough to put him back to the managerial task as time goes. Even though his stepping back from the sport a bit isn't a basic plan yet, thoughts and opinions about his long term affairs arose after  he showed uncertainty about his return.

 Well it really isn't the end of the world still being that he'll still like have national team offers too. We should know that the Liverpool boss has attained a reasonable height already, he has the passion so his next step can only be decided by him and it should definitely be respected too. He'll always and still be remembered for his impact made in the English league too.
180  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: May 16, 2024, 03:50:42 PM
This victory cannot be a fluke. Juventus surpassed Atalanta thanks to Dusan Vlahovic's only goal. Dusan Vlahovic will be the hero in this match. I know that Atalanta is the dominant team in terms of possession, with 66%. The players in the blue and black striped shirts launched a total of 13 shots but not once did the ball hit the target. Atalanta was completely deadlocked against Juventus' defense, thereby accepting defeat.

The victory also helped Max Allegri go down in history as the most successful coach in Coppa Italy. He has touched this title for the 5th time. In any case, it is not easy for Juventus to terminate the contract with Allegri when he has completed his goal: winning tickets to the Champions League and even helping Juventus avoid empty-handed when defeating Atalanta in the Coppa Italia final. Therefore, it is unclear whether Juventus management can find a reason to fire Allegri or not. Because that happens, they will be in an extremely awkward situation.
The Copa Italia being the only competition of immense importance to Juventus and they had to battle out the final clash against Atalanta. Juventus, not being able to partake in the UCL this season had done their best to ensure that even as Inter Milan secured the league trophy, they themselves have to try to bring home a trophy.

 They awaited their final clash opponent for the competition and here it was last night, they fought it out against Atalanta who were and still are also a dreadful team considering their strides in the European contests. And yes the opponent of Juventus were very much impactful and extra zealous, also being able to secure have secured a final spot in this season's UEL, the Copa Italia game was only there to give them the avenue to express their confidence in themselves to be champions in the tournament too.

 Atalanta irrespective of the feats so far attained tried to be extra cautious that a mistake won't be made by them that'll in turn be capitalized upon by their opponent. I didn't want to predict the winner of the game but the bet sites gave Atalanta the greater odd of being victorious considering their performances so far but at the end of the game yesterday, we saw Juventus being the champions and this was a big consolation for them not being able to feature in the European contests this season.
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