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1801  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 18, 2023, 05:50:53 PM
After the Champions League round of 16 draw, Man City will be up against Copenhagen.

Some folks wonder why City seems to get easier draws. It's necessary to remember that City consistently finishes on top of their group each season, earning them a favorable draw. But, let's not forget, there are no small teams in the Champions League. Copenhagen is a tough team. Man City faced them last season, so it's unwise to underestimate them. Nevertheless, City conquered the best teams on their way to their first UCL, and hopefully, they'll do the same this time around.
For a team to get a lesser opponent in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League competition, they'll have to finish at as the group winners of their group during the group stage and that's exactly what Manchester City did this season. They're one of the two teams to have won all their games in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League this season and that's why they were able to finish as group winners of the group G. Copenhagen who finished as the runner's up in group A will this time face a a more ruthless team than they've faced since the start of the season. Manchester City are known for scoring high number of goals when they meet average teams like Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League and I don't think it'll be a different case this time when the two teams meet each other in February when the knockout stages of the competition kicks off.

Manchester City who are the reigning champions of Europe hasn't been as impressive as they were last season in the English Premier League but they've maintain a 100% perfect start on the UEFA Champions League which I think goes a long way to tell how important the competition is to them. Copenhagen has in several occasions proved to be a team that can match up with any team in Europe as they've beaten teams like Galatasaray and Manchester United this season as well as drawing against Bayern Munich but I don't think they can stand Manchester City's strength when they meet I February
1802  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: December 18, 2023, 05:35:37 PM

Harry Kane has doubled the lead for Bayern Munich; they will now be five points behind Bayern Leverkusen if they win the match. But Stuttgart is performing well in the match; they are still playing well as they still have the highest ball possession, but Bayern is creating more dangerous attempts, and they have Harry Kane in the top nine to be scoring the goals, and he has delivered perfectly so far because he is a very good striker that will win trophies for Bayern.
Bayern Munic win tonight is good and very important for the team so they keep hope of the title alive. The win will also help them redeem their image from the embarrassing humiliation they suffered in the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt. I can feel Bayern Leverkusen already shivering seeing Bayern closing in on them. Bayern is expected to win their outstanding match to reduce the point gap between them and Leverkusen to just one.  Tonight is another proof that Harry Kane is still lethal as always and his signing should be celebrated as one of the best decision of the German Champions. 
Bayern's victory  makes a significant statement, I must say. It's as though they've learned from the Frankfurt fiasco and are back stronger than ever. They are a constant threat in the Bundesliga because of their tenacity. Leverkusen has been playing brilliantly, but as Bayern closes in, the situation is a classic Bundesliga pressure cooker. Harry Kane, too, whoa! He is clearly one of Bayern's top acquisitions, as evidenced by his performance in tonight's match. He gives the team a winning mentality in addition to his aims

Yes, it looks like Tuchel has fixed everything by looking in the mirror and making the failure against Frankfurt in the previous few games a pretty valuable lesson. On the other hand if only if at that time Bayern Munich had not slipped I think the difference in their points difference with Leverkusen now would not be too far away, maybe only one point difference, but whatever it is that should happen.

Leverkusen is still an  unbeaten team so far except for the draw, it is not easy to be able to fight so far in maintaining performance and consistency in the midst of intense competition, but Leverkusen can do it and even they make a team like Bayern Munich troublesome. Obviously, Harry Kane is no doubt, I admit that he is one of Bayern Munich's best purchases, honestly I can't imagine if Tottenham didn't agree to his departure clause then maybe now Bayern Munich will be further behind Leverkusen.
Sometimes, a big team needs to lose to their matches to some lower teams to be able to be figure out where they're not getting it right and I think Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel took many lessons from his sides humiliating defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt last two weeks. As we all know, Stuttgart has been incredible with their performance in the German Bundesliga since the start of the season but the way they were outclassed by Bayern Munich in their league game of yesterday will surely go a long way to tell you how far they've learnt from their mistakes of last two weeks at Frankfurt.

Thomas Tuchel won the German Bundesliga last season with Bayern Munich but that was a lucky win because had Borussia Dortmund won their last game of the league, there's no way Bayern Munich could retain the title last season and that's why he's doing all his possible best to win the Bundesliga again this season before the final game of the season but unfortunately for him there's a Bayer Leverkusen side that's been more consistent. Bayern Munich who has the league's top scorer in Harry Kane are still the favourites to win the German Bundesliga and I think it'll take more consistent good results than they've had so far this season to be able to win the Bundesliga title.
1803  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can loneliness make one addicted to gambling on: December 18, 2023, 05:28:14 PM
I'm confused and looking for answers

If you are lonely, can you have interest in gambling simply because of your loneliness?

No, you cannot start gambling because of loneliness if you have not known about gambling initially. So, you must know about gambling and be a former gambler before loneliness can force you back to gambling. And this will be easy when you have to job, because if you are preoccupied with work, you will have no or little time to think about gambling.

How would you judge someone who says they don't gamble because it's fun, is that a sign of a gambling addiction?

It could be a sign of dedication or commitment, they don't do anything for jamboree and that is why they refused to treat gambling as a fun. Besides, whatever money is involved is supposed to be taken seriously, that is why it is advised to gamble with a spare money.

If you are making $600 a day, that's $20000 in a month, and because you are only you start having interest to gamble, what do you think this is?

That is a huge amount of earnings you mentioned. Someone earning that much doesn't have a problem than to set out some percentage of his earnings, maybe 5% for gambling.

Later he open up to have been using $500 for gambling per day, he said all these started when his wife left him, that he isn't into gambling at all, but I can't ask why his wife left him in the first place, but does loneliness make people become addicted to gambling or it's something else.
That is not a real figure given you. There's no how someone who earns 600 a day will gamble with 500. What of living expenses?
Meanwhile, the person is facing depression.
I call it depression and I don't think that someone in that condition will have the ability to work again. He needs attention honestly.
1804  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 18, 2023, 05:19:56 PM

Finally Girona slipped from the top number 1 position.  And Real Madrid occupied the first position of the points table.  But so far Real Madrid is only 1 point ahead of Girona.  Meanwhile, Girona has a match against Deportivo Alaves tomorrow. In this match, Girona is much stronger than their opponents, so Girona can win this match by a good goal margin, so they can move past Real Madrid to the 1st position again. But if Girona unfortunately lose a match they will be more points behind Real Madrid which is why I don't think they will be able to overtake Real Madrid later on.

Girona beat Barcelona last week and surprised everyone. I think it's a great achievement to beat Brcelona 4-2 away. They got a good result from a very tough test. On the other hand, Alaves are one of the weakest teams in the league. Also, they have had very inconsistent results in recent weeks. I expect Girona to get a comfortable win tonight. Real Madrid won this week and moved to the top of the league. But I think Girona are very close to taking it back.

Lol, why do you say Girona slipped even though in reality, Girona will just play this week's match in a few hours. Unless, if Girona has played a match in this Week 17 and then Girona loses, then you could say Girona slipped. Anyway, the match in Week 17 also in fact that Girona will play at home and of course, Girona will still have a chance to win by beating Alaves in today match.

After all, previously Girona played away against Barcelona but in reality, Girona managed to win with a very good score of 2-4. Therefore, of course Girona at this moment has above average quality and yes, with good quality like that then ya, I personally cannot underestimate Girona this season because in fact Girona is better than Barcelana at this moment too.

Girona has played 1 match less than Real Madrid so we cannot say they “slipped”. They are just not on the top of the table currently but I think they will be by the end of the weekend. Girona's upcoming match is against a comparatively weaker team which I don't see them losing. Girona has surprised me this season with their performance. Even if Girona drops points against Alaves, I think the deciding match on who will win the league will be between the match between them and Real Madrid. Girona has been consistent and I believe they will be consistent till the end of the season. I am looking forward to that Real Madrid vs Girona match.

The group stage of the UEFA Champions League competition is over and Europe's biggest club competition will make a return in February next year which will give Real Madrid enough time to fight for the top spot of the Spanish La Liga. Girona has surprisingly been the most consistent team in the league this season even when they don't have a much quality players like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid and are very determined to finish the season with the Spanish La Liga title.

Real Madrid's only problem since the start of the season is the fact that they failed to sign a recognized top striker last summer after their former captain Karim Benzema left the club but with the formation that's been adopted by the club manager Carlo Ancelotti, I'm very optimistic that the Spanish giants are gonna reclaim top spot before February that the UEFA Champions League competition will return. Jude Bellingham who has been the club's most important player since the start of the season isn't an injury prone player and doesn't look like who's going to suffer fatique anytime soon. By the time the UCL returns next year, the favourites to win the Spanish La Liga title might be narrowed down to two or at maximum three clubs and I'm very optimistic that Real Madrid will be one of them.
1805  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: December 18, 2023, 05:07:38 PM
The europa league draw is done and dusted as the 3rd placed team from the uefa champions league is pitted to face the europa league group stage runners up. Its a super draw and i am eager to learn and know which tie you look forward to the most??

I think Sharktar Donesk vs Marseille will be an interesting tie





One of the highlights is Feyenoord against Roma and I can't wait to place a bet on this round. Maybe this time I will favor Feyenoord because this team plays more freely and also attacks so that there is more chance of winning. For Roma, I still have doubts because this team always prioritizes strong defense but is sometimes blunt when attacking. Even though they have Lukaku who is ready to break through his opponent's goal, as long as Lukaku is closely guarded, it is possible that Roma will have difficulty scoring goals. So I am really looking forward to this match and hope that no players suffer injuries before this match starts.
Feyenoord has been impressive this season both in Europe and in their domestic league and their performance this season has made many to think that they're going to beat AS Roma when they play against them in their round of 32 tie in the UEFA Europa League competition next year February. There's no doubt to the fact that Feyenoord has all it takes to win the tie and progress to the next round of the competition.

That been said, let's not forget the fact that Roma is managed by Jose Mourinho who knows how manage European competition than most of the managers that are still in the Europa League. He's won the competition with Manchester United and has also won the UEFA Champions League title on two different occasions and I think his experience is gonna play a vital role in that tie. Mourinho led Roma to the final of the UEFA Europa League last season before they lost to eventual winners Sevilla and I think he's still very much interested in winning the Europa League trophy this season and must beat Feyenoord in that tie to keep his hopes of achieving that feat alive and that's why I think he's gonna give his best in that tie.
1806  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: December 18, 2023, 04:57:49 PM
Barcelona being offered a lot of money is not the issue, they may always accept that as long as the yare offered a decent amount of money, hell getting rid of the salary would be a good start to begin with as well.

The problem is that the players may not accept, you have to agree that Saudi Arabia as a nation is not a place that everyone loves, you can agree with their disposition or not, but you have to accept that as a fact, you may not be getting all the players you want due to some cultural incompatibility, some people grew up with a totally opposite culture to what SA has and they may not like the idea of going there, and this is why no matter how much money you offer, they may reject. And not like they will offer 1 billion to Lewandowski neither, it would be something he can reject, still a good chunk but not enough to question.
In fact, this cultural difference is also a consideration for many players who reject offers from Arab clubs. Even Messi is the same about this. Maybe even his wife doesn't agree with Messi going to an Arab club for this reason. And I wouldn't be surprised if Lewandowski also had the same reason. But I still believe that if the offer is higher than the previous offer then Lewandowski might consider it. Even the Barcelona club itself has been open to offers from Arab clubs since last summer's transfer market.
I don't think Lionel Messi's decision not to join the Saudi league last summer is majorly caused by his cultural and religious differences with what is believed to be popular in the Arab nation rather it was caused by his personal relationship with the owner of his current Major League Soccer club David Beckham. Also the authorities of the Saudi League somehow do try to bend some of the known rules of the country to allow football superstars to join the league just like they did with Cristiano Ronaldo who's not legally married to his partner Georgina Rodríguez but was still allowed to move to the country with his partner. Robert Lewandowski is aging and can't be performing like he was doing in days at Bayern so a move to the Saudi League wouldn't be a bad idea for the Polish striker.

After he joined Barcelona last year, he helped the club win the Spanish La Liga title in his first season with the club but has not been that effective this season season because of injuries he's suffered as well as decline in form. The Saudi clubs offer more financial rewards than any other league in the world at the moment so I think he'll chose them if he decides to leave Barcelona
1807  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Greed or risk on: December 18, 2023, 04:32:05 PM
But the message I was trying to convey here is that the professionals as they call themselves are not immune from going broke. More importantly, they could not stay rich with their "professional" activity and instead had to resort to a different business model, namely some affiliate, marketing, influencer type of business and not the activity itself. The bad part about it is that their job is to promote that activity AS IF it would make them rich in order to get as many people as possible onto the platforms as paying customers. I am sure you understand my point, don't you? And this is why it is so important to make up one's mind before deciding to become a "pro" and earn money with gambling.
There is no doubt that there are many professional gamblers that would not have been able to keep themselves afloat without that additional income, and even some of the best players are not immune to this, so this should tell us how difficult it is to achieve that goal, however it is not surprising, as in the case of poker we know it is a game of skill, and with the increase on its popularity the level of skill of the payers has also increased, making more difficult for professional gamblers to profit from it as now everyone is playing at a higher level and they cannot take advantage of weak players anymore.

No matter how good or professional a gambler can be, there's are still chances that he's surely still go broke and that's why it is called gambling. No one knows it all in gambling and nobody can authoritatively say that since he started gambling, he's not had bad days where he losses a lot of money in gambling. There are many professional gamblers who at some time went totally broke as a result of their numerous losses in gambling but still later got back to their feet after learning from their mistakes. So no matter how professional a gambler can be, there are days where he losses but what makes them more professional than others is their ability to manage the times of losses without allowing them get the better of them unlike regular gamblers who fails to manage their emotions during those times of losses.

 
We think that it depends on player's philosophy and what is better for him. Also, It's better to rely on analytics when you want to decide whether or not risk again.
Gambling is one engagement that is full of surprises and no matter how strategic and analytical one can be, there are still chances that a gambler will still lose at the end of the day. Sometimes for gambler to win big, he must know learn how to be greedy in his decision making but that still guarantee him winnings in gambling. Risk taking and been greedy in decision making are two factors in gambling that can't be overlooked. That been said, we should always know that the commonest factor that determines people's fate in gambling is luck.
1808  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 18, 2023, 04:13:37 PM
West ham defeated Wolverhampton with 3 goals to add 3 points to their tally.Wolverhampton played better than West Ham despite being away.They struggled to get to the end and this led them to defeat.
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2 goals manage made by Kudus in the first half, seemed to make getting more pressure to Wolves. But ya, indeed, even though Wolves played away and got such great pressure . But in fact, Wolves can still play well at least as evidenced by the statistical records they get in this match, at least it can be assumed that the match runs quite balanced.

But ya, with fairly balanced statistics like this, I guess Wolves should be able to minimize defeat by making goals too in this match . But in fact,Wolves really didn't manage to score a goal in this match and in the end Wolves lose big with a score of 3-0 . At least, with results like this making Wolves still unsuccessful to improve the performance and results they play in away matches so far this season.
Mohammed Kudus has been very impressive for West Ham since the start of the season and I'm not absolutely surprised with his scintillating performance against Wolves yesterday. The Ghana international is enjoying life in the English Premier League and from all visible evidences, he doesn't even look like a player who's ready to decline in his performance anytime soon. Wolves were totally outclassed in that game yesterday as they looked like a team who's not got a clue of how to go about in the game. Wolves have failed to be effective as they've been in the English Premier League in recent seasons and if they don't improve in their performance, they might end up  struggling to remain in the English top flight next season.

Arsenal have managed to get through this week without any losses.They are playing well as a team and have managed to get into plenty of positions against their opponents.I thought Brighton would give them a hard time, but they didn't give them much of a challenge.Arsenal managed to find 26 shots against their opponents and converted 2 of them into goals.It is important for them to continue to maintain their lead because their fans want success now. This season is very competitive and it seems that the struggle will continue until the last week.The points difference is very close and even Aston Villa is in this race.They also won the match against Brentford despite going behind.We can say that Brentford's 10 men in the second half played a role in winning the match.They got 3 points with 2 goals between 77th and 85th minutes in the second half.
You said Arsenal manage to get through without any losses this week. Indirectly you mean that they were lucky and they do not deserve the points they successfully attain. Arsenal had performed well in their last two matches in both league. In the UCL they played against PSV and it was an easy one for Arsenal and yesterday they played against Brighton at Emirate. We all know that it was not easy for Brighton to beat the gunners especially at Emirate.

Good thing they are back on top of the table, after Manchester United has a draw with Liverpool. We hope Arsenal continues to stay on top till the league ends. The fans are hungry for the EPL title, because its been years they had a taste of that feeling of being an EPL winners.
Arsenal's performance and results in the English Premier League has all been deserved performances and I don't think there's any that's gonna dispute the fact that Mikel Arteta's men has been consistent with their impressive performances since the start of the season. They were also good in the league last season but didn't continue with their good results till the end of last season but their performance this season I think is gonna last till the end of the season. In my own observation, I think they're more of title contenders this season than they were last season and I wouldn't be surprised to see them win the English Premier League title at the end of the season because they really deserve it
1809  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 18, 2023, 02:52:38 PM


I'm interested in the match between Napoli and Barcelona. I think it's hard to say which team will pass this round. Napoli are far from last season's performance but they are still a very good team. Other than that, I think the other matches have favorite teams. Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund are the favorites. The excitement in the Champions League will be more in the next round. Of course it is a bit early to talk about it but I don't expect too many surprises in this round.
Napoli won the Italian Serie A last season hasn't been as impressive as they were last season but their performance in their recent matches since the new manager Walter Mazzarri took over the managerial position at the club suggests that they can still finish the season on a good note. Barcelona who also is the reigning champions of Spain has also failed to maintain their performance of last season that helped them win the the Spanish La Liga title which is believed to be caused by injuries to some important members of the squad since the start of the season.

Napoli i think will progress from the tie if they can continue with their current form. There are rumours in different quarters that the their striker Victor Osimhen who was recently crowned the best player in Africa by CAF will leave the club when the winter transfer window opens but I don't think that'll happen as the Nigeria international will rather prefer a move away from the Diego Armando Maradona stadium next summer. Barcelona is currently having some financial issues that's limited them in signing many more players and that I think will cost them when they meet Napoli in February.
1810  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 18, 2023, 02:19:26 PM
Everyone believed (you can check the poll) that City will win this season as well, and don't get me wrong they still do have a chance to win the league that's true but they are getting worse and worse.

The injured and missing players are making a huge huge difference, Gvardiol was a great transfer, Doku was just a future transfer and didn't really feel like he is a must get, but compared to that, Laporte who was there for a long time left, Ilkay left, Riyad wasn't playing much anyway but left, Cole Palmer left, Mendy left, De Bruyne injured, Doku now injured, they are really having trouble putting up a decent eleven on the field and that's making them lose way too many points where they shouldn't against teams they were expected to win.
Man City opportunity to defend the title this season is still quite open, because we know the difference in the standings is only 5 points behind Arsenal. Liverpool failed to return to the top after being held to a draw by Man United, and allowed the Gunners to take over their position temporarily. Regarding the situation faced by Pep Guardiola squad, I think City will recover quickly.

It cannot be denied that the absence of mainstay players in the main squad makes it difficult for Pep to carry out his strategy, some of the back up players are not yet capable enough to fill the positions left temporarily. Moreover, the departure of the old faces who won the treble winners last season is now starting to be felt, Pep must maintain the team spirit to be able to maintain its dominance this season.

I'm sure the competition will be tougher in the second half, and City will have to immediately dance their way out of their performance. Because I see Arsenal suppressing City dominance by beating them, and Liverpool forcing City to share points. That is why Pep must be more alert this season and must not think that Arsenal will lose their consistency again at the end of the season.
Last season, there was a time Arsenal had a better point difference than they currently have against Manchester City in the English Premier League title but Manchester City somehow still ended up winning the English Premier League at the end of last season. However, considering the current performance of Manchester City and how they've performed since the start of the season, I don't think the current Manchester City squad are capable of repeating that same feat of last season. The Manchester City team has not been as impressive as they were last season which earned the the treble and unless they improve their performance in the upcoming games of the league, they might not even finish the season in the top of of the league.

Recently, their star striker Erling Haaland picked up an injury that's kept him out for the past two weeks while their midfield maestro Kelvin De Bruyne has been out since the start of the season but I believe if the two players comes back to full fitness, the club is gonna improve significantly in their performance.
1811  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: December 18, 2023, 01:40:04 PM
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PSG lost another chances to grab three points. Victory almost sealed for Paris Saint-Germain but got denied in the last minutes of injury time, with Lille player, Jonathan David hitting hard in the 18 yard box to equalize the scores. Luis Enrique and his supporters becomes more surprised because no one expected Lille to share points with elite club like PSG. Football is changing every season, we seem not to understand the path its flowing and everyone should be careful on how to deal with the club's performance, and not to be too sure of betting on your favorites clubs.
PSG wasted the opportunity to widen the gap with Nice after only being able to draw 1-1 at Lille headquarters, Lille reply was very painful because it happened towards the end of the match. One mistake made in their defensive area made them lose the three points that were already in front of them. This result does not affect PSG position at the top of the standings, but the loss of two points means they failed to move away from Nice who are in second place.
The result of a football game is very difficult to predict. When fans think their team has won, but they have to be satisfied with seeing their team draw after a small mistake was made towards the end of the match which resulted in their team conceding the goal.

Nice who have been impressive since the start of the season were humiliated by a struggling Le Havre on Saturday in game many had earlier predicted that the away team were gonna win or at worst get a point from the game. The result of the game between Nice and Le Havre gave Paris Saint Germaine the chance to further extend their lead at the top of the league but surprisingly, Paris Saint Germaine failed to fully capitalize on Nice's defeat as they drew against Lille yesterday.

Paris Saint Germaine didn't start the season on a good note but their recent consistent positive results in the French Ligue 1 has seen them overtake all the teams that were initially ahead of them to go top of the league table. It is believed that PSG aren't even performing at the top of their strength but yet are topping the league standings. The quality of players in the PSG set-up is undoubtedly better than any side in the league and I don't think there's anything that's gonna stop them from winning the French Ligue 1 title at the end of the season.
1812  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 18, 2023, 01:27:59 PM
I do agree with what author says in this article.

https://www.goal.com/en/lists/real-madrid-player-ratings-vs-villarreal-luka-modric-jude-bellingham/blt641c761b8c4f9f96

Modric was ageless and he is always performing so well like his age is always still remain the same anytime. No doubt that if he has become one of player with most contribution in the match against villareal. I must admit that if modric was a gem even though he was old but his performance is always so amazing. It's possible for modric to stay in real madrid till his age will be 40 years old. Yeah he was old but his experience was very useful. As we can see that how real madrid was getting easy win against villareal.
Modric was also playing very important role in that match too. No doubt that if modric was able performing so well like he was still under 35 years old. That's amazing to see the old guy is always cooking even though he was old enough.

Bellingham is really extraordinary player and he is always showing amazing performance anytime.
Modric's performance has not yet experienced a noticeable decline. Well, he is still an irreplaceable player in the Real Madrid squad. In fact, he can play better than other young players. But Modric's stamina is actually not as good as when he was younger, of course. In the past he was more aggressive than now. It's just that until now there hasn't been a young player in Madrid who can play as well as Modric. And yes, it seems that age does not hinder Modric's performance at Real Madrid. But at the start of the season Modric experienced a decline. But after that Modric improved again and was still able to contribute very well to the club. I still remember when Modric received an offer from an Arab club. But it turns out that Modric intends to retire at Real Madrid. It seems he really wants to spend his career as a soccer player at Real Madrid. He is the best midfielder of his age now. At least now I know that there are 2 players who can maintain their performance at the age of 38, namely Ronaldo and Modric.
Luka Modric yesterday produced a scintillating performance in Real Madrid's win against Villa Real at the Santiago Bernabeu. Luka Modric's performance yesterday again reminded football fans across the globe of his capabilities and why he's regarded as one if the greatest midfielders of his generation. At 38 years of age, Luka Modric isn't showing any significant decline in form to the Modric we saw in his late 20s and early 30s. Just like his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric seems to get better as he ages.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has been rotating his midfield players since the start of the season and that's because of the fact that his options in the midfield positions are all world class players players. In a team that has the very young, energetic and well performing midfielders like Aurelien Tchouameni, Camavinga and Federico Valverde, it'll only take a very good veteran midfield players like Luka Modric and Toni Kroos to still be able to feature in the team. Modric's career is nearing the end even when his performance isn't declining because I don't think he'll still play professional football in three seasons from now. It's believed that this will be his final season with Real Madrid and the Saudi League will be his next destination.
1813  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Who should quit, and why? on: December 18, 2023, 01:10:37 PM
Who should quit, and why? in the case of where both spouses are gamblers. Husband gambles, wife gambles, and my answer is they both should quit but first of all, is that possible that they can still manage their household finance if they both do gamble especially if they already have kids?

and the reason why is simply they should prepare for their kids and money for retirement, but if the money for retire and money for their kids is available i think should be fine do gamble with a budget

Yes, you are right, should both stop gambling in order to be good parents for your children, but if a husband and wife don't have children yet and they still have enough money for their daily needs, I think it doesn't matter if husband and wife do it as long as they have more and the same budget both can remind each other and can control themselves and the most important thing is that they don't become addicted to gambling because if both husband and wife are addicted then this will not be good, especially for the future of their household.

However, if you already have children, it is better for both husband and wife to stop together and the money that is usually used for gambling can be used to make life insurance for the future of their children and themselves or use it for the needs of their family or children so that by having children their parents' instincts will definitely run smoothly. as a parent, you definitely want to do the best for your child and not selfish and only think about your own pleasure.
In as much as one would definitely reach adult age before considering marriage, it's still important to know and note that even on engagements that are exclusive to adults, there are ones you'll have to avoid or quit in other to have and enjoy a happy home after marriage. Gambling is not a bad engagement if anyone who's involved in it can be responsible in his gambling activities.

However, when talking about married couples, I don't think it's a good idea to gamble after getting married even when both parties were gambling before marriage. Gambling is one engagement that anyone who engages in it regularly will surely have bad days of massive loss. So imagine where the two persons had a regrettable day, it'll surely affect the financing of the family at the end of the day. So when two adults who were good in gambling finally becomes couples it's advised that they shun every form of gambling in other to raise a good home and not the one that'll be full of regret.
1814  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: December 18, 2023, 12:28:38 PM
The anticipation that Bayern Munich could potentially reduce the point gap to just one further emphasizes the significance of this win in the context of the ongoing title race. Having Harry Kane as a key player who has a lethal nature is the best signing decisions made by the German Champions. His impact suggests and contribution goes beyond individual success and it has a positive ripple effect on the team's overall performance.

Leverkusen and Bayern still have a chance to win the title. Both teams both won 3-0 in their last matches. They are 4 points apart. Munich benefits more from having Harry Kane as a striker. Kane is the top scorer in the Bundesliga with 20 goals. I think Munich is still very strong to win the title because they have Harry Kane by their side.
After suffering a 5:1 humiliating defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga last two weeks, Bayern Munich were able to return to winning ways again as they convincingly defeated now third placed Stuttgart in their league game yesterday to still remain just four points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen while having one game at hand to play. Bayern Munich who are undoubtedly the strongest team in the the German Bundesliga are currently behind first placed Bayer Leverkusen in the German league standings and their manager Thomas Tuchel isn't happy about that and is adopting good tactical approaches that'll see them overtake the current leaders.

On the other hand, Bayer Leverkusen whose performances and results in the German Bundesliga since the start of the season has been surprising to many football fans across the globe isn't even giving up on their title chase anytime soon as they convincingly defeated Eintracht Frankfurt in their league game over the weekend. Eintracht Frankfurt who ran riot against reigning champions Bayern Munich last two weeks in the league couldn't contain the attacking strength Leverkusen. The performance of Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga since the start of the season has made the league more competitive and entertaining than we've seen in recent years and hopefully they're gonna continue to give fans of the league a more exciting results as the season goes by
1815  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 18, 2023, 12:10:22 PM
It's indeed an exciting and competitive scenario in the Italian League, with Inter Milan demonstrating their determination to reclaim the top spot. Every match counts for Inter, and their consistent point collection is a positive sign. The upcoming clash with Juventus in February could be a decisive moment that may shape the title race.
This week is an advantage for Inter Milan because at the same time their competitors cannot win in week 16 matches, yes Juventus can only draw when they travel to Genoa headquarters. Inter Milan did not miss the opportunity to be able to widen their points gap by winning this week. With the results of this week's matches, the difference in points between Inter Milan and Juventus is now 4 points. Inter Milan actually got a tight resistance from Lazio, because Lazio itself could almost keep up with the game from Inter Milan, but it seemed that luck was not in favor of Lazio because Inter Milan was more effective in attacking so that it could produce 2 goals to ensure 3 points were brought home by Inter Milan.
Last season, Napoli dominated the Italian Serie A and despite Inter Milan's brilliance of last season that saw them reach the final UEFA Champions League league, they couldn't match Napoli's performance in the Italian league. However, Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi has taken it upon himself to make sure he rewrites that particular story of concerning the dominance of the Italian league this season and his determination to make sure his side dominates the most part of the league this season as well as winning the league at the end of the season has seen Inter Milan deliver incredible performances in the league since the start of the season. They've undoubtedly been the most consistent team in the Italian Serie A but how they've managed to win most of the away games against top teams in the league this season has completely been a surprise to me. Lazio as we all know is a strong Italian team but just like majority of the opponents Inter Milan faced in the league this season, they were convincingly defeated yesterday as Inter Milan extended their lead at the top of the table back to four points.

Inter Milan has been performing exceptionally well in the UEFA Champions League since the start of the season but I think they're more focused in winning the Italian Serie A title at the end of the season more than they're interested in winning the UCL and if they can continue with their current form in the league, I don't think there's anything that's gonna stop them from winning the league this season.
1816  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 18, 2023, 11:51:03 AM
I watched the Liverpool-M.United game, to be honest, I didn't enjoy it very much. Both teams were careful and it ended in a draw.
The English Premier League game between Liverpool and Manchester United didn't produce the kind of result that was expected of, the performance of the two clubs made the boring and unable to live up to the expectations of football fans across the globe. Liverpool with all their quality attacking players couldn't score a goal in that match even when they were tipped to rip Manchester United apart before the game kicked off. Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag would definitely be happy with the result because in recent weeks, his team has lost crucial games which made many football fans to believe that they were gonna be whitewashed by Liverpool yesterday. The draw sees Liverpool drop from the the top spot of the league standings.



Arsenal won 2-0 and are top of the league. I hope they become champions this year because they should be now, we want the old Arsenal.

Earlier in the beginning of the season when Manchester City were still at the top of the English Premier League table, many were of the opinion that they were gonna win English Premier League title at the end if the season again which if achieved will see them lift the trophy in each of the last four seasons. However, I was of the opinion then that Arsenal who were close to winning the league title last season before they were pipped to the trophy by Manchester City will have a better contender for the English Premier League title than they were last season because after I saw how tactically disciplined the entire team was, I made my conclusion about the team. Their consistent results since then has gone a long way to validate my opinion about the team. On Saturday, they defeated Brighton by two goals to nil but could've have had a better scoreline if they converted most of their clear chances in the game. The win keeps them at the top of the league table after the final games of match week 17 has been played as former league leaders Liverpool failed to beat Manchester United yesterday at Anfield.
1817  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 17, 2023, 09:06:18 PM
The match between Liverpool and Manchester United ended in a draw without even a single goal. Liverpool had a clear advantage in the match, even hitting many accurate shots on target, but they could not score, and this loss of points was of course beneficial to their close rivals. Arsenal and Aston Villa, Liverpool's close enemies, earned three points each today. For some reason, I was reminded of last season's 7-0 game, where Liverpool United were eliminated. They pushed hard in today's game, but they couldn't score any goals.
It was the mindset of last time winning of Liverpool over Manchester United with high margin of goals as 7 goals that made many people predicted that Liverpool will demolish Manchester United. Besides, when Manchester United ate 7 goals from Liverpool, Manchester United was more inform than they are today. So, many people have thought that since Liverpool was able to beat Manchester United 7 goals even when Manchester United was inform, it therefore means that they will score upto 12 goals this time.

The match between Liverpool and Manchester United ended in a draw without even a single goal. Liverpool had a clear advantage in the match, even hitting many accurate shots on target, but they could not score, and this loss of points was of course beneficial to their close rivals. Arsenal and Aston Villa, Liverpool's close enemies, earned three points each today. For some reason, I was reminded of last season's 7-0 game, where Liverpool United were eliminated. They pushed hard in today's game, but they couldn't score any goals.
With the way I saw Liverpool play against Manchester United today, I doubt they would be much of a threat to the top title contender of which Arsenal and Manchester city rank top.
How can they fail to win despite the chances and opportunities that they had?
Ten Hag must have already sat so many times on his own to figure out where he erred, because the karma following Manchester United right now is not one that seeks a winning end.

Despite Liverpool inability to win Manchester United, it does not make them weaker contenders of the English premier League title. Liverpool is a club that hardly slide when they are clearly ahead. If it were Arsenal, I would have my doubts but Liverpool is equal to the task.
1818  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 17, 2023, 07:50:49 PM
Liverpool vs Man U game reminded me of Arsenal vs Brighton game in the first half... Liverpool had a lot of shots but couldn't score a single goal... The game will be over soon, and I didn't expect the score to be 0-0... I hope there will be a goal in the last minutes...
I expected myself a humiliating defeat for Manchester United and Ten Hag to be sacked few hours later but it appears that things went of favour of Ten Hag since this result of 0 - 0 is good for the club. At the opposite, Klopp and Liverpool should not be happy with that since Arsenal jumped in front of them in the standings after their 2 goals victory against Brighton. Aston Villa also have the same number of points as Liverpool.
The situation is very complicated in the top of the standings and Liverpool should win next round vs gunners to claim back the first spot especially that they are playing in Anfield. Aston Villa meanwhile will be second by the end of the next round.

LOL... your expectations was actually the expectation of many people and especially the media as they have made the story trend by reminding us the matter at Which Jose Mou was sacked after he lost to Liverpool. So, it was such a mentality and news that we all had in mind to watch the Manchester United and Liverpool match and in the end Manchester United disappointed many people and I am sure that quiet a good number of people also lost bet in this very match. It is a lesson to us that in football everything is possible.

Yeah Manchester United where playing a defensive football, but also playing a counter attack game too, the game was more of clash of the titans, as the both teams played brilliantly, though that Red card given to Dallot towards the end of game was very unnecessary, I feel the ref made a mistake on that, onana on the hand performed excellently well today, the shots he saved where really impressive, if not Liverpool would have made it 2 Goals. Liverpool actually played like a home team, they where constantly trying to maintain the pressure on Manchester United. However the game ending goalless draw, was a fair share for both teams.

Jurgen Klopp dissapointed and Erik Ten Hag prosper, his defensive strategy do actually works and they have the best defendlines that could label them to be infront against Liverpool. André Onana deserves his flowers, he made brilliant saves and gave hope for the Red Devils when everyone thought they could end up not having a relevant results. The match was entertaining, and there's presence of high pressures measured by both sides. The match, Liverpool vs Manchester united ended 0-0 with both sides giving everything to record good scores.

Your mentioning of Jürgen Klopp made me remember his statement before the match with Manchester United. He made it known to the media that he is not confident of winning the match. He said he loves to play Manchester United when the club is in good form and not the period when the club is not strong and everyone is seeing them as the weak side. He said it is when Manchester United tends to being out their best.
1819  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 17, 2023, 07:32:30 PM
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We saw even the strongest version of PSG fail in the Champions League and that's why it's not surprising to see this team fail to get anything this season even with a coach like Ennriqu in this team because they had players like Messi and Neymar in this team and but failed the tournament and now PSG lost many players.
That's not a good reason to say PSC achieved the title just because of the new coach they got or just because of the games they won so far because PSG didn't face a strong team so far in the Champions League yet.

PSG obviously had a lot of stars in the team at one time. But that was just in the attack. And in the defense it was Ramos. In the defense, there were some players who are a lot recognizable. But the team was definitely not balanced. And of course, Lionel Messi was more interested in the World Cup compared to the Ligue 1 title in my opinion, and understandably so. But it was definitely a disappointment for PSG to not be able to win the Champions League title. And let's be honest, the performance was also not like a Champions League-winning team to be honest. And my thinking is that if they were unable to win the title with such good players, how are they going to win the title now?

In this season champions league, if I am not wrong or making unreal assumptions, no one is expecting PSG to win the champions league. Even when predicting likely winners of the Champions League, no one mentions PSG. There was when the expectation of PSG winning the champions league was high and that was when Mbappe joined Neymar in PSG but it failed. When Messi finally joined both Neymar and Messi to form the strongest trio it didn't also happen. So for now no one is tipping that PSG will win the champions league. If they are not even lucky in the draws, they can just exit in the next round. The hope of PSG this season is just their entitlement ligue 1 trophy and why they are optimistic about the trophy is because there is no strong contender on the ligue, if there was, they won't deserve any trophy this season.
1820  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling should be play with care on: December 17, 2023, 07:14:06 PM
Imo everything where money are involved must be done with care. Otherwise they will turn into sand and will slide awat through your fingers. Even if gambling for fun. Careless money management decreases fun time. Even rich should have careless attitude towards money. Some might say that I am old, greedy or scrooge, but I feel annoyed every time I see someone spend money like they dont care all. Perhaps I just know how sometimes it is hard to earn Smiley

That's true, earning money nowadays is quite difficult so you have to be more careful when it comes on your spending habits. I agree that even those rich people tends to care about their spending even if we saw some of them buying stuffs and spend more in gambling, I think they are aware and has their limitations in their money, sometimes you only see the value of money when you work hard to earn it yourself
Everyone has to think a lot more about holding money regardless of the rich and the poor. Suppose you have a lot of money at this time but if you don't earn any more money later and lose money regularly due to your bad habits then how long will that money support you. It is okay to take risk in some cases but it does not make sense to take risk where there is a high probability of losing money. Assuming you are a gambler, you should stop thinking that you have to make money by gambling. Some money can be gambled and that is purely for our own pleasure, whenever we get over greedy and try to build our career through gambling we definitely create the possibility of losing the money we have. I think we need to think more about how to protect our money and find ways to grow money.

Some gamblers actually stake more than they should. They most times make their decision to stake high due to their peer group or friends who is in the constant habit of spending more. They do not even put into consideration how much the person they are emulating earns. If you do not know all the sources of income of anyone and also know how much they spend in terms of responsibilities, there's no need wanting to spend as much as another person does in gambling.

Gambling for fun only is something that is near impossible to achieve. That ideology is just theoretical as in the real life, wherever anyone commits money, they would want to gain from there. But the best is to remain disciplined and stick to budget.
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