Latest posts of: Velvet78

Quote from: arimamib on August 23, 2023, 11:25:03 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on August 23, 2023, 11:14:04 PM

A good start from Milan but we will see whether they can be consistent at the same time. They are one of the top teams with most amount of transfers this summer. These transfers should show their effect on the team during the season of course. This must mean that Milan really want to be more competitive this time.

Giroud is still impressive. He had a great start with a goal and an assist. I have been doubting his performance for this season but this was like an answer to me. However it is still early of course. Milan should be able to get efficiency from their attackers as much as possible.

I will see Ac Milan full strength when they face equally strong teams like Napoli, Juventus or inter milan because these teams can provide a balanced game for them this season. If you look at the changes in the Ac milan squad, of course they already have an attacker who has the instinct to score goals every game like Pulisic.

In the previous match when AC Milan faced Bologna, where in that match if we look at the AC Milan defense, of course they had a little trouble in breaking the attacks carried out by Bologna players. Because Bologna was able to create many attacks in that match. So that Pioli must be able to make his team perform optimally in maintaining their line of defense in the upcoming matches.

I can agree that Milan weren't the best when it comes to defending. But somehow they still didn't concede any goal. But this is a worrying point for Milan of course. As this is only the beginning of the season I see it quite normal. Players might have some difficulties in focusing on their game completely at the beginning.

However hopefully we will see some more improvement at defending by increase in the concentration level of the players. Milan's job is really difficult when it comes to being a part of the title race this season. But if they keep a consistent form as long as possible they can upset the balances.

I wouldn't expect much thing to do from Neuer from now on. I must admit that he is one of the most skilled goalkeepers in history. But now he has got really old and this long-running injury would be likely to affect his performance from now on as well. Bayern Munich shouldn't make their plans according to him in this position anymore.

Peretz might change something here maybe depending on his effort. He needs to prove himself to Tuchel first. We will see whether he is really that promising. Bayern Munich have focused on their attacking line recently but they should be able to stay strong in defense on one hand.

We might see Eden Hazard back in the English Premier League again after many years. Because Crystal Palace are said to be interested in signing him while he is free agent. This deal would still carry risks as well of course. Because Hazard had serious level of injury problems at Real Madrid so far. This is one of the main reasons why he was released.

Still I would like to watch Hazard in the EPL again. Maybe he has got quite old but he can still do some decent job here. He couldn't adapt to the La Liga well so maybe being back in England would be beneficial for him. His times at Chelsea are still unforgettable.

Quote from: Awaklara on August 24, 2023, 07:54:11 AM

Pochettino hasn't got the right mix of players in his squad. Chelsea are still struggling in their first two matches. even against West Ham, Chelsea conceded 3 goals.
Pochettino made Chelsea's game more interesting in midfield. but there are no good options up front. balls that are passed forward are always raw and only result in non-goal opportunities.
maybe news regarding them having to include Lukaku in the team could be a good option for Pochettino. I'm sure he knows exactly what his team is lacking at the moment.

I have heard that Lukaku is doing training with U21 team now. It is said that he hasn't even communicated with Pochettino on his future as well. If this is really true then there is no way Lukaku is returning to the main squad from now on. He is clearly not wanted there and I hope they can find a team for him as soon as possible.

It would be better if they manage to send him on a permanent deal to a team. It was nearly happening between Chelsea and Juventus a little while ago. But there wasn't an agreement on cash while they were trying to agree on a cash plus player deal. Maybe Saudi Arabia would be the best for him indeed.

Real Madrid already had a great squad before the transfers this summer. They only needed to make some transfers for certain areas and that was going to be enough for them. Bellingham is a wonderful transfer to the midfield. I would have waited for them to do the same for the centre-forward position as well but it looks like they won't.

But for now things are going on nicely for them. As they haven't brought anyone as a replacement of Benzema to the starting lineup Ancelotti has found a new formula. I wouldn't have expected to see Vinicius Junior playing in a forward position. But he can still play freely from his position as he is much more beneficial with his dribblings from his wing.

Quote from: Bobrox on August 24, 2023, 08:14:29 AM

Luis Henrique has bad start with PSG in Ligue 1 after losing many points last two games, still can't win in last two matches could be warning for Henrique upcoming next match. Probably its not mistake from Luis Henrique disappointed result last two matches because PSG in not full squad after losing many important player, one day before Ligue 1 opening match, PSG have loss Neymar, Veratti and Mbappe automatically Henrique have change their squad for the first match.

Second match against Toulouse still difficult for winning match, I don't think what happen when next match if PSG still can't get first three points in Ligue 1, will Luis Henrique position keep secure?

PSG have made a big change especially in their attacking line. There is a completely new trio now. They started both games without Mbappe as well. As there is no good level of chemistry yet they are having difficulties in scoring goals. They barely scored in their second game which was even thanks to Mbappe's entering the game in the second half.

Until the new attackers get used to play together PSG can continue to struggle. Enrique would try his best to solve the problems as soon as possible. He is a really good manager actually but he just needs to be patient to see the development of the team using his system.

Dortmund are going to have a comfortable game next time. It is against Bochum away. I'm saying it like this because Bochum made a terrible start. They just lost to Stuttgart by a big score like 5-0. This would demoralize them a lot for this game ahead in my opinion. Dortmund should be able to show the quality gap to us here.

In their first game Dortmund didn't seem convincing despite winning against Koln. But it was the beginning of the season and in time they should be getting better. The Bochum game might be an opportunity to improve their performance much more honestly. They should be able to win by at least two goals.

Newcastle - Liverpool is one of the attracting games of the week. Liverpool beat them here in the previous season. Back then Newcastle were again the favourite side according to the odds. It is again the same scenario so far. But I still can't be confident about Liverpool to beat them. Because no matter what it is a tough game against Newcastle.

Because Newcastle are far better than their old times. They still keep up the good work after the previous season as well. Besides they have such a tough fixture that they play against Liverpool right after facing Manchester City. But I feel like Newcastle won't lose again. I expect a draw like 1-1 or 2-2 for this game.

Chelsea are still trying to sell Lukaku as soon as possible. They are hoping for an official offer from Saudi Arabia and Lukaku to accept it as well. Some time ago it was said that Lukaku turned down the interest from Saudi Arabia. But back then Inter were interested in him and he was also keen on signing for them.

But this option isn't available any longer. Therefore Lukaku seems to have no other option than taking a potential offer from Saudi Arabia. Juventus have been interested in him but it is on the condition that they send Vlahovic from the team before.

I think Tottenham have made a good start to the season. Despite losing Kane they are still able to stay quite productive. Collecting 4 points in 2 games is a good work in my opinion. Especially their winning against Manchester United was really unexpected for me honestly. Because I thought Manchester United wouldn't lose.

But Manchester United had serious problems on scoring goals despite having so many goal attempts. Next time Tottenham are playing against Bournemouth away. I think this is a comfortable game for them. I know they drew with Brentford but Bournemouth are a much weaker opponent.

Daniel Peretz is officially about to sign for Bayern Munich. He is a young goalkeeper playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He has been one of the players who people started to talk about recently. He is said to be a promising goalkeeper. He is only 23 years old so he is open to develop his skills much more in years.

If he really has that much potential as it is said then this can be considered a great transfer for Bayern Munich. However the question is: Will he be able to satisfy the expectations in this season? Because Bayern Munich have lost Sommer so they need a reliable goalkeeper.

Villarreal seem not ready for the new season yet. First the loss against Betis home and after that they had difficulties in beating Mallorca away comfortably. This can be an opportunity for Barcelona to beat them away in their next fixture. Barcelona have already had a superiority to Villarreal in this stadium in the recent years.

I think they will keep up this superiority by this game as well. But maybe it would be a win by one goal. Because Barcelona also don't seem very good at winning in a comfortable way. They just dominate in statistics. But as long as they continue a winning streak they can get better.

I don't know whether Inter really need another striker right now. Therefore they might not want to sign back Alexis Sanchez. Because the number of alternatives will be a lot and this can cause some unhappiness among the attacking players maybe. Because there is no way each one of them can have a good amount of playing time.

I'm saying that although Inter are playing with two forwards on the front. If they didn't bring Arnautovic as well then it would have still been logical to sign Alexis Sanchez. But now I don't think there is any transfer need left for this area.

Quote from: asriloni on August 21, 2023, 09:28:58 AM

Quote from: Velvet78 on August 21, 2023, 08:40:00 AM

The transfers were not giving significant impact on the club. Havertz was not so successful as what predicted by people. Arsenal had very small odds compared with palace. I was favoring arsenal to win the match. It doesn't matter whether home or way. Arsenal will always be winning the game against an easy opponent like palace. My guess if there will be no significant change in the formation that will be used by arteta. Odegaard may always become the most important player in the match.
My prediction of arsenal gonna win with clean sheet against palace.

Havertz might need some more time yeah. But it was the first game of the season so maybe he hasn't built up a strong relationship with his teammates yet. But at least Arteta has put him in a nice position. He isn't a natural striker but Chelsea were preferring him there most of the time. That was also a reason for his underperforming.

Now he is most probably going to be used by Arteta as a winger and attacking midfielder mostly. In time I hope to see better performances from Havertz. His rating in the first game wasn't bad though but of course he would be expected to do much better in general of the season.

I feel like there is a good connection between Napoli players and Rudi Garcia already. Because we saw really positive things there in the game against Frosinone. I know that they didn't play against a very challenging opponent of course. Frosinone are one of the new teams around here this season.

However I can't still overlook the game plan of Napoli. They seemed determined to destroy their opponent and managed to stay in good shape at defending at the same time. Osimhen is the same as the previous season too as it seems. If they keep this up in many more games they should be able to have a long title run again.

Quote from: KTChampions on August 21, 2023, 01:15:44 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on August 21, 2023, 08:29:29 AM

Quote from: KTChampions on August 20, 2023, 09:05:45 PM

Pretty sad football from Barcelona and although they won, I think that tomorrow, when the quotes for the title in La Liga are updated, Barcelona's chances will become even a little lower.
By the way, an anomalous amount of time was added again - 15 minutes (including the first half). It annoys me, I do not see anything logical here.

The odds for the championship is like this now:

Real Madrid : 1.75 Barcelona : 2.80

I'm wondering whether this time Real Madrid will be the dominating team in the league. However I remember another thing that Barcelona couldn't start the previous season much better than this either. If they manage to improve their performance more like in that season then we can still see a lovely competition between these two teams.

These are the old quotes (more precisely, the quotes that appeared after the first round), we will see the update after the remaining two games are played today. Atlético couldn't beat Betis and I think that Real Madrid's chances will increase at least due to them, maybe the odds will be 1.70. At the moment I don't see a chance for Barcelona - weak teams will play against them in the bus and already from the first games it is clear that Xavi has no idea how to effectively overcome this.

Yeah I wouldn't be surprised either if Real Madrid get even more favourite. The game they play is much better than Barcelona now in the end. Dominance in a game doesn't matter as long as you are struggling to win games comfortably against much weaker opponents.

But I don't want to be prejudiced for now. We need to see many more weeks to have a better knowledge of the teams. But I hope Real Madrid don't start a bad run like they had in the previous season which can give Barcelona a big advantage again.

Verratti isn't wanted by PSG in the squad anymore. There is a small time period left for European teams to sign him though. However PSG should still be comfortable that they can find a team for him from Saudi Arabia. You know that Saudi Arabian teams are signing everyone these days. Why wouldn't Verratti be one of them?

I don't think the player will turn them down either while he can't find a European team for himself and he can earn much more money in Saudi Arabia. I think he will also join the players going there soon.

Arsenal are going to be playing the last game of the week. They are playing away against Crystal Palace. Both sides started the season with a win. But clearly Arsenal are highly favoured to win this game. It is the beginning of the season maybe but Arsenal still seem decent now. After the recent transfers they have got stronger.

However I don't think Arsenal can win by a big goal gap. Even in the home game against Nottingham they couldn't do that. They might need some more time to have a better chemistry and start getting easier wins. Arteta has a solid system working for the team so I hope we can see them in a title race once again.

Quote from: KTChampions on August 20, 2023, 09:05:45 PM

Quote from: Velvet78 on August 20, 2023, 08:45:03 PM

Barcelona were of course the dominant side against Cadiz but they struggled to open the score gap more for a long time. If it weren't for the second goal came then maybe Cadiz would have even found a shocking goal unexpectedly. By the way Lewandowski couldn't score any goal yet so I hope he adapts to new season quickly.
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