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181  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL Cricket on: March 26, 2024, 04:58:04 PM
The 7th match of Indian Premier League has started between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bowl. Chennai Super Kings lost the toss and went into bat to collect 206 runs after losing 6 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. All batsmen of Chennai Super Kings have performed very well. Shivam Dube, Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad all batted very well. 207 runs is a big target in T20 format. Chennai Super Kings bowlers can win if they do well. I think Chennai Super Kings will win today. Let's see which team can win in the end.
In the seventh game of this season, we have CSK bats first and set huge target for the GT which are currently batting and have all sort of trouble with just after 8 overs we have 57 runs with the lost of 3 wickets after this start now things are going completely down for the GT which is having good start of the season after beating MI into their first game but now this time they are having serious punishment from the CSK batting with now things are going completely in the opposite side.

Gill, Saha and Vijay Shankar gone now Miller and Sai at the crease and required rate is already over 12.5 which is clearly indicating this match is already over for them and they have to check their bowling and batting for the next game if they want to have something good in this season.
182  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Rich or poor gambler, who should risk more? on: March 26, 2024, 03:03:54 PM
In fact, many poor people get caught up in gambling because they think gambling is the only way to get rich. In my country, several survey institutions have proven that many poor people are trapped in online gambling and even become addicted.

For me, what differentiates rich people from poor people in gambling is just a matter of capital and not being stressed if they lose. Rich people when gambling are never afraid of the capital they spend, but poor people gamble with the hope of winning big so it is not uncommon for them to be willing to commit crimes just to get capital to gamble again.
That is such a sad thing, I hear so many sad stories where people lose all hope in the world and turn to gambling for a possibility of making some money and they lose the very small amount they have left.

I have been very very poor in my life, as recently as in 2024 as well, the first two months of this year I had days where I just drank soup and ate bread, that's it, for many days in a row, because I had no money left and soup is like 10 cents here, and bread is like 30 cents, so a meal would come down to 40-50 cents, and I did that like for a week, once in January and once in February, I was THAT poor, I had no solid food at all, just soup and bread, all day everyday for 7 days in a row.

You know what I didn't do? I didn't gamble at that time. I am better now, I can eat normal food again at least, not rich or anything but not that poor anymore. So if these people did the same, they could do better too.
183  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 26, 2024, 01:28:33 PM
Just winning in the FA Cup has never been guaranteed to have win in every game with Manchester United performance against Liverpool at the Old Trafford is impressive last time Liverpool won their game back in 2021 and after this they fail to win any game into their three attempts which is surely giving view how tough this rivalry is, and Manchester United will surely give their best again in coming game which is important for both teams.

Now after this international break things could be not on level due to many injuries even right now we have no updates about any player but still few clubs are going to suffer, and they will pay for this as well so we have to wait for few more days than clearly we will have all updates about all teams and clubs how they will be able to perform.
However at least it can be seen that Manchester United's performance is getting better, being able to do the same thing is not an easy thing and now Manchester United also has quite a lot of motivation to achieve positive results in order to continue competing to finish in the top 4 of the standings.

After the international break there will be possibilities that the team will accept and that is quite normal, sometimes players return to the team with injuries and sometimes players return to the team with high self-confidence after performing well with their country and that will have a positive impact on team.
Win against Liverpool is surely good and will increase their confidence but still things are they are inconsistent which is their main problem, and they needed good depth into their game for having better results consistently which are not coming even they are having few top quality players if they are able to have better results and things as they needed in last few rounds of this season then surely we can expect another good end for them which could be impressive and things can go favourable for the Ten Hag as well which are currently uncertain.

Now after the international break we are expecting some changes due to injured players even currently nothing is clear but still few changes and decrease in performance can happen for the few teams which is surely going to have impact on their spots in league table.
184  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: March 26, 2024, 08:19:52 AM
Liverpool's record against Serie A representative teams is quite good so there is no reason Liverpool cannot win this match. Liverpool will now try hard to win the Europa League and EPL League for Klopp's farewell.

If Liverpool underrates Atalanta they might get punished, but knowing Liverpool, they're a team that doesn't underrate any team so they're going to play that match like their lives depend on it. I see Liverpool winning that one. They might have it difficult in Italy, but at Anfield, Liverpool will surely win. It's not going to be a simple walk over but Liverpool will qualify.
I also believe in most chances we are going to have this match as boring because both top Serie A sides understand each other and their tactics which are going to have not good action in these both leg games hopefully we will have qualifier will be gone into next round through penalties or extra time or if we have any advantage for the AC Milan in first leg game then surely this could be interesting because they are doing good even now Roma is also having much better performance which is allowing them for having good success and chance for the qualification but still things are looking not interested and most of the fans are expecting this match is going to be one of the most bore games in this round.
185  Economy / Speculation / Re: Will BTC go back to $40K - $30K range before a bigger rally? on: March 26, 2024, 06:05:25 AM
$40k-$30k range?

Sounds like wishful thinking.

What's the matter? Too much fiat currency and not enough Bitcoin? Hope to stock up cheap?

I think we're more likely to see $300k-$400k than $30k-$40k.
Since we know how unpredictable the cryptocurrency market is, anything is possible. Bitcoin can drop to $40k and it can go up to $400k in a single cycle, that is how unpredictable it is and how volatile it can be. If we look at the history of Bitcoin, we know that there have been instances where Bitcoin managed to lose a very high percentage of its value right before the bull run and then it managed to regain that value later on.

So, we can't really say it's wishful thinking or it's not possible because it truly is possible, however, based on how the market is reacting currently, there seems to be no possibility of that happening for now because Bitcoin couldn't even go below $60k for now.
186  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: March 25, 2024, 04:59:24 PM
I placed a bet in favour of Gujarat Titans but sadly they lost the game. Gujarat Titans lost this match by 6 runs, In the 5th game Mumbai Indians won the toss and bowling first Gujarat Titans made 168/6 in completed overs. Sudharsan 45 runs and Shubman Gill played 31 runs innings with excellent bowling by Jasprit Bumrah took 14/3 wickets in 4 overs while Coetzee took 2 wickets. Gujarat Titans set a target of 169 runs to Mumbai Indians but they made 162 runs and lost this match by only 6 runs Dewald Brevis 46 and Rohit Sharma innings played useless while on the other end Azmatullah, Umesh yadav, Spencer johnson and Mohit Sharma each took 2, 2 wickets.
Bro, are you out of mind, because in yesterday game, Gujarat Titans have won as they played first and then gave target of 168 but at the end we have 162 from the Mumbai Indians which lost this match by 6 runs with if you have bet on Gujarat Titans then surely you have money into your account.

We have worst ever response from the lower middle order of the Mumbai Indians which easily give this game to Gujarat Titans and this is going to be not good for the new captain Hardick Pandya which is already under fire for his move and now poor start of this season for the Mumbai Indians.
187  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: March 24, 2024, 04:36:24 PM
Gujarat Titans got off to a great start today against Mumbai Indians.Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans are facing off in one of the most popular matches of the Indian Premier League.We saw that in the previous Indian Premier League, Gujarat Titans faced Chennai Super Kings in the final but they were defeated by Chennai in that match.The Gujarat Titans team is facing today against Mumbai Indians in this match, Gujarat batted first but they could not score favorable runs against Mumbai.

Gujarat have not been able to bat well but they have been able to hit the Mumbai Indians fortress from the start and try to hold them down, let's see how much they can do today. Rohit Sharma and Naman Dhir, who are currently rocking the field for Mumbai Indians, will become increasingly formidable against Gujarat's bowlers until they are out. Afghanistan's Azmatullah has been giving a brilliant bowling performance for Gujarat today, he has already dismissed two Mumbai batsmen and sent them back to the pavilion.
We are currently having good contest between bat and ball with Gujarat Titans after scoring 168 now having good start with taking few early wickets by Azmatullah Omarzai give them good advantage but still we have long list of quality batters which can bring good changes for the win of the Mumbai Indians with Rohit Sharma and Dewald Brevis on crease and required rate is already achieved but still they need to stay at the same level for the rest of the match.

Gujarat Titans is not strong as we have them in last season and after exit of Hardick Pandya things are clearly looking they will face the consequences as well because they need to be strong and positive with Rashid Khan and other bowlers can be on target which will surely create problems for the Mumbai Indian batting.
188  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Losing at gambling on: March 24, 2024, 09:48:05 AM
When everything's going well, it's cool. But sometimes (often?) money problems lead to divorce. Suppose your spouse/husband gambles a lot, his or her loss/profit ratio is acceptable (so it's fine), but then one day he or she has bet it all and lost it all. You've got nothing left (and no savings either). What's your reaction? Has this ever happened to you?
Never happened to me, but the example does not seems as something that is very likely to happen, as if you were to open a joint bank account with your partner, you could specify that in order to make any withdrawal both spouses need to give their approval for this to happen.

So even if a spouse was to experiment a moment in which they lost control of themselves, they could only spend the money they have on hand and not touch the money on the joint bank account.
What if there is no bank account involved? Some people save money in cash and keep it either at home or somewhere in a safe where they feel they would be secure, and maybe the partner can access those funds without any approval from the other person and spend it all in a physical casino while thinking they might double the amount or at least win something on top of that. That can be disastrous and I'm sure there are stories such as this one out there.

However, as you said, it is foolish to follow this method of saving money and two partners should always have a joint account where they can both save a percentage of their earnings for their future and that account should only allow withdrawals if both parties agree on a withdrawal.
189  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: March 23, 2024, 08:26:10 PM
I think maybe Atalanta is better when compared to Sparta Prague but still they are not better than Liverpool. After knowing Liverpool's very strong performance when against Sparta Prague, Atalanta they definitely started to prepare a defensive strategy so that Liverpool could not attack Atalanta brutally like they did to Sparta. Prague, but playing a defensive strategy alone is not enough if Atalanta does not have the strength to attack and provide fierce resistance to the Liverpool players to be able to break through the Liverpool defense.

Indeed, this is quite a tough obstacle that Atalanta has to overcome in the quarter-finals because their opponent is a big Premier League club and their current condition is very good so Atalanta's chances of winning are very unlikely because Liverpool will not let their opponent get away easily and Liverpool wants to present very fierce competition in all the competitions it plays.

Yes, Liverpool's current performance in the Premier League is almost on par with Manchester City, therefore many people are Liverpool favorite for in the European League. Just as they are Manchester City favorite for  in the Champions League because both of them have a strong performance in this big competition to be able to win the title and if both of them win titles in these two big competitions. The Premier League is a very strong club this season and also makes the name of the English league proud.
I would guess that they are doing the best they possibly could, and that usually results with them doing as well as they possibly could. I think europa "should" be easy for them and definitely looks like it is something that will make it better for them, that is the thing about the situation they are in right now.

I know that it doesn't feel like something major, but they should really care about it. I know that people will look at this and think that they are going to end up with the win but there is also a very likely chance that they will just not care about it and play not the best players and end up losing because of it as well. Lets see how it will end , I hope they bring their 100% and get the win they deserve.
190  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 23, 2024, 07:23:22 PM
Real Madrid and Manchester City were the favorites for this year's Champions League title. And we thought these two would meet in the final. But Madrid and Manchester City are going to meet in the quarter finals.

It is impossible to predict which team will win. Every one of the Madrid vs City matches we've seen over the last few seasons has been competitive. And the scenario this season is similar.

Manchester City's performance has been somewhat erratic. On the other hand, Madrid's main striker Benzema is missing this season. Madrid mainly rely on their midfielder Bellingham to score goals. On the other hand, City are strong enough with Haaland and De Bruyne. Betting on this match is very risky. So I will refrain myself from betting on this match.
It's easy to predict, the winner is Manchester City.

Real Madrid was struggle to beat Leipzig, Leipzig isn't really a strong team. But Real Madrid beat them with small margin, unlike Manchester City which destroy Copenhagen in both match.

First leg, Manchester City will win, so it's good to make a bet.

But for the second leg, Manchester City might not use all of their strength because they want to secure the points.
I wouldn't say it is that clear, there are different levels to this and could be considered risky. I do understand that many people think of the situation a bit differently because they look at it like you, but bigger clubs do tend to play worse against weaker teams since they underestimate their opponent as well. So, it's clear that Real will play differently towards Manchester City compared to how they played against Leipzig.

You can put some second division team against them and find out how bad they could even get, it is very obvious. This is why the best game Real Madrid will play all season long could probably be against Manchester City, not saying it will be, just that there is a possibility of something like that being true.
191  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: March 23, 2024, 06:21:22 PM
I don't understand why Atletico Madrid is trying to portray Joao Felix as their opponent; he scored a goal against his team after joining Barcelona on loan, and he celebrated it. There is nothing wrong with that. Atletico Madrid didn't value Joao Felix, so he moved to Barcelona, where he will perform and be valued. Joao Felix is a star player that every team would want to have, so why is the coach at Atletico Madrid so opposed to him and doesn't rank him among his best players?

Joao Felix appears happy, and if Barcelona signs him, that will be the best thing because Atletico Madrid is not happy with him right now and views him as their biggest enemy because he scored goals in both of their matches this season. His loan contract expires in a few months, and if he returns to Atletico Madrid, I doubt they will even want to see him play a single game. Barcelona is the team that can set the player free by signing him permanently, but they have always struggled financially, so purchasing Joao Felix won't be cheap.
Regarding Real Madrid and Barcelona, Real Madrid was the team that always had better players and a better financial situation compared to Barcelona. Now it seems Barcelona has some problems with keeping the players they already have like Joao Felix but Real Madrid is thinking about hiring even more players.
Alphonso Davies is the next target for Real Madrid, he is currently the player of Bayern Munich but he received an offer from Bayern Munich so far and he wanted to think about the other offers he can get. The contract of Alphonso Davies ends in 2025 and Real Madrid sent an offer of 50 million euros for him while Bayern Munich wants 60-70 million euros for this Canadian player.


To be fair, Real could wait just one more year and they could get him for free, and if Alphonso Davies already have a verbal agreement that he will join, then Real actually has a better chance. They are just asking for one year of Davies and 50 million for only a single year of him is still a lot of money.

Bayern should not be looking for more and more, not saying that Davies doesn't deserve that, he deserves every penny, but if Bayern can't get him to extend his contract, then what's the point of asking for that much money? One year of Davies is very well worth 50 million, probably less, because it is just one year and we should probably not expect Real Madrid to be willing to pay more than that eventually so we should be fine.
192  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: March 23, 2024, 09:16:23 AM
In the past World Cup, we saw in Qatar, this country made many sports facilities before the World Cup and they used many workers from the other countries to build the stadiums you saw on TV while many people died for it and there was too much blood in the last world cup however the world cup you saw from TV was very nice and shining for people who watch this tournament. But I think this time they chose America as the main host because they know in America there are much better sports facilities and hosts to host the World Cup in a better way than Qatar, this way America won't need to spend too much money for building the stadiums like Qatar done and they just need repair what they already have in their country.
Gulf is the rich region, but sadly we have no human rights and many other things which bring better things for the common peoples, so things like these were expected with we have huge investments and too much blood in Qatar while they were preparing for the world cup but no one talk about this because we have deep pockets were involved in this all but now as we are heading for the USA which is one of the developed countries in all aspects surely things will be much better and improved which are positive side of this all with they are going to have many new developments as well which will work for the rest of the world as well because we all know USA is doing good development in all fields which are following for the world.

2026 soccer world cup is going to be game changer because first time we will have 48 countries in this mega event and 3 countries will be host which is another huge development and good for the game because in future we will have too many countries will be tried this way and able to share this all.
193  Economy / Economics / Re: Banking on people's ideas, visions, and talents. on: March 22, 2024, 06:51:25 PM
You can bank at the pace of others or invest at the cost of others because in other wise you are not likely to lose money if you keep your money in banking.
 But if you invest on others, you have to take risk because you have 70% or 80% chance of losing profit.  But it is not that you will lose all the time or if you can invest wisely or if you recharge your investment with a good mind, there are many chances of your profit.  I think you should invent with your own intelligence or your own basic idea because it is much better to lose your own intelligence than to invest in other's intelligence.
It is true that you are going to take a big risk if you are not careful about it, you should be considering it as normal as it gets and could make a lot of profit from it if you know what you are doing. I know that it is going to be something that will not make it possible for anyone to make a profit based on others work if they are not careful, it is not really a thing that makes any profit for anyone, it is just not reasonable in the end.

I hope that people could see that most people will be after your money and that's all they care, after they get your money, they can just steal it or just use it for funding, it doesn't matter if they mean well or not, it is not their money so they do not care about anything at all in the end.
194  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 22, 2024, 06:15:03 PM
Against Liverpool in the FA quarter-finals is the best game I have seen since Ten Hag has coached Manchester United, if Manchester United can maintain the same scheme of play as when they beat Liverpool of course the FA Cup can be theirs later, but the problem now is how Ten Hag can maintain that style of play when facing Conventry City ?
Conventry City is indeed a Premier League 2nd Division club and on paper of course Manchester United is the underdog, but I think it is not easy for Manchester United to beat Conventry City if Manchester United still often make mistakes in every match.

Manchester United don't have good squad depth this season to compete in the top 4 of the Premier League and that's why they are still outside the top 4 at the moment and so far I think the change of owner Manchester hasn't given much change to their squad this season, now maybe ending the season as high as possible in the league will be better for Manchester United so next season they have many opportunities to improve the squad to be even better.
There is no doubt this was one of the best win for the Manchester United and Ten Hag but with this win things are surely going to be had good positive change for this we need consistency and depth from them which was never been into this squad as we have Ten Hag as coach of the Manchester United but if they are able to keep things at this level then surely we can expect good results near the end of this season and Ten Hag is also going to have another season here at the Manchester United now they are going to face Coventry City and then most chances they will have Manchester derby in final.

Even they are having many quality players, but the players are lack of chemistry which are needed at the top level for the better results and also Ten Hag is also having wired issues which are preventing him from having good squad depth which are surely not near them in this all season so now can they do anything special in last few weeks or things will be again unpredictable.
195  Economy / Economics / Re: Bitcoin prospects on: March 22, 2024, 04:42:03 PM
What are the limits of Bitcoin’s rise... and is it a strong and consistent rise... and what are the most prominent implications of this rise and its most prominent results?
Of course and the most comfortable thing at the moment is investing in BTC where the current increase has been very good, if you ask whether it will continue to rise? I think not, because corrections are always present as guardians of market balance. Now, for the salient implications for those who have adopted BTC I think it's not because they like it, but because they understand the nuances and trends of this very potential investment going forward.

One thing I want to convey is that we will never be able to make a profit if we only see a decline in prices, but a long-term investment strategy is not carried out and implemented. Yes. BTC is a very big step towards what I see as a growing market.
That's the greatest thing about bitcoin, we are seeing it do a lot better and it is so easy to make money from it. People who have been holding bitcoin for only just one year, and that's it only one year, has made so much money so far and it's insane. Funny thing is, we are not even talking about something major, like we are not going to end up dropping suddenly, we are not going to stop, we are going to end up going stronger as well, maybe we won't make that much money anymore but we will continue to make money and that means something.

I think we should be considering this as important and we should not really let it be. I feel like the most important part of this situation would be getting to make something that will have a due diligence that could be so much better.
196  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling still pays regardless of our losses on: March 22, 2024, 03:30:24 PM
Sometimes the way you approach gambling actually determines the result you would get, There is no way you will stick to staking one, two, or maximum three games in a single sleep you wouldn't have a good win rate, I lost so much in gambling until I learned some lessons and I tried a different approach, since then, my results changed. The maximum game I combine in my sleep are only two games, and I'm mainly focused on playing football games, and another secret to having positive result is by identifying the area where you are good at predicting, I have some friends who are only concentrated on betting under/ over 1.5, draws, double chance, straight win etc.
Sports betting is something very different than gambling games where the result of your bets is completely dependent on your luck and you can't change it with a strategy or knowledge or anything except if you get lucky, that is when you win, otherwise, there is no chance.

However, when you are in sports betting, it's your skills, knowledge, and experience that matter the most because luck doesn't influence the games that much and you need to have enough knowledge about the sport you are betting in so that you can choose the best sides for all your bets.

Skills matter because you need to be a good analyser and observer which will help you pick good options that you know will probably get you a win each time.
197  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A personal view on: March 22, 2024, 02:21:53 PM
I genuinely do feel bad about it each time I lose a gamble (usually on cryptocurrencies). But then I think- "it's all part of the game" and I instantly feel better again, HA!
Is it that easy for you to do that? Grin Most gamblers would at least take a day or two to get out of the remorse when they lose something significant, by something significant I mean money that is higher than the decided budget, and if you lose that, you would probably hate gambling and your decisions for a couple of days and then you will get back to it thinking that you wouldn't make the same mistake again.  Grin

If your emotions are so soft that you can just think that it's part of the game and you instantly feel better, you are lucky, because most gamblers would not be able to have such control over their emotions which is the basic reason why they get addicted to gambling because they can't convert their minds and control the urge to gamble more.
198  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: March 21, 2024, 04:18:34 PM
The decision to stop spending more money on European players is totally the right decision. Look at the chart and how the Saudi Pro League has very small annual revenue. It will be so dumb if the Saudi Pro League tries to spend more money in the summer transfer season.
The result is very far from what has already been planned by the Saudi pro league. Less than 80m annual revenues for SPL. what can we expect from this? Literally nothng
Even mostly were feeling they are doing this all for the vision and surely going to have good results but suddenly after just one season things are going completely on wrong side and now having decision like this is surely big setback for the Saudi League and also future of this league which was looking promising but now having huge loses which are not acceptable for them mean now we will have changed in strategy with they already have the hosting rights of the 2034 soccer world cup, but now they are going to have big changes into their vision for this league which is important.

Hopefully organizers will become back with some solid and better idea but still we have to understand all ground realities as well this region is never been ideal for the things for quick results as here conditions and culture are completely different, and now they are bringing changes which will take good time for having impact, and they also need to revise their decision about huge spendings which are now not coming again in near future with their first phase is completely down and need to be rethought.
199  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Minimalism in Bitcoin would slow your accumulation process on: March 21, 2024, 06:09:22 AM
How much profit we get from our investment is directly proportional to how much Bitcoin we have in our portfolio and so if you're interested in making more profit, there is no two ways about it, you've got to figure out ways to accumulate more Bitcoin, especially when it's bearish.
It is not advisable for us to be making a business and be taking from it while its still under a developmental stage, we have to learn on how we can build our business, same applies to any investment we are doing, we don't need to take the profits until we are far in doing it and have earned to an extent, that when we take the profits, the investment will remain unaffected by such decision.
I don't see anything wrong if we talk about our business, especially if it's still under development. It can in fact help it to improve, as long as what we are talking are good things, as it helps us to push more beyond our limits. Life is about building but it's important to have a plan first, so that we will have a such a guide to follow and we can only do some tweaking later on.

Taking profits are not wrong as well, even if it's still small because we may be lacking in money and a profit can also come and go, so it's better if we can just make use of them once they are available. Taking profits affects our investment but it may only be temporary for us to worry.
200  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: March 20, 2024, 05:58:30 PM
To concentrate on two big competitions at the same time isn't an easy task for any team. We have seen it clearly from Leverkusen in the previous round as well. Qarabag were so close to eliminating them despite the red card they got. With this level of performance I don't even know whether Leverkusen will manage to get past West Ham obstacle.  Sad

Otherwise I would also like to see the same effort from them which they make in the Bundesliga. In that case I wouldn't see any other team than Liverpool to stand in their way in the Europa League. No matter what this season will be unforgettable for Xabi Alonso as he is doing this great work in his first season of his career.  Smiley
Two matches with Karabakh showed that Bayer is not as good as it looks, they clearly have problems in defense and perhaps the level of the Bundesliga is simply not capable of showing these problems. Frankly speaking, Karabakh was better than Bayer, but El without Bayer would have become more boring, so we have what we have. Perhaps they are a little lucky that their opponent will be West Ham, they are definitely not the strongest opponents, Milan, Roma, or even Benfica could make life difficult for Bayer.
They are actually quite good, they just had a bad luck there, and they weren't ready for anyone to play that good against them, so they had trouble. To say that they aren't as good as they look, maybe we should look at Bayern, still being at quarter finals of UCL, and Leverkusen beat them 3-0 as well just recently.

So it is not about Bayer Leverkusen not being good, they are great but they just underestimated their opponent. I am sure that they will not repeat that mistake again and will play with 100% just like they did to Bayern and will win. I am not saying they will against everyone, like if they face Liverpool or Milan and lose then that's normal, but I am just saying its not an indicator that they are not good from just 2 games.
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