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1841  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 29, 2023, 08:03:39 PM
So many people would say it's pretty too early to start predicting who is gonna win the title, but I think the race is already on and arsenal have started showing the same signs they showed last season and how incapable they can be whenever it comes to taking responsibility, I mean how can a team that is contending for the league title be loosing games at home and not even putting in a fight or at least snatching a point, this in not good for arsenal and they have to brace up immediately before things gets really messy for them.
Arsenal all along has looked like they are going to win the title with little to almost no stress but in recent times I see them loosing form and their performance is gradually dropping so I at this point doubt their abilities in winning the title this season and it's already looki like they are about to repeat that which happened last season again.

Liverpool is currently at the top of the standing with good point and at same time their form still looks very much intact amd not like they are dropping form anytime soon so they currently look more promising at the title, although one would wan to say Manchester city too is a potential contender for the title but they they have got a more competitive league which is take a good part of their attention the gunners need to quickly see a way to improve their performance els it's another season the cup will elude them.
1842  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling game is not good and everyone should stay away from it on: December 29, 2023, 05:52:06 PM
Actually It depend on the gambler if he gonna let gambling ruins his/her family cause we all know that every gamblers have their own decision in life so without hesitation if gambler want to help his/her family then he/she must do everything to become a good influence in and let themselves follow what's the best thing to do to avoid such losses and addictions in gambling. While in the other hand if a gambler are too bad then he/she will not do anything good
Becoming a good influence to your family as a Gambler is quite difficult especially when they are all aware of your gambling habit,. definitely they will be discriminatory about your habit and some wouldn't even give you a chance to influencing them because they would have already stereotyped to be a bad influence already.

Helping your family as a gambler as well isn't really easy especially when you are not profitable too often but then if they are not aware some how you could be able to put out some help but when they are aware you are a gambler, it's a barrier already to making them have sentiments with your offered help but if you are often profitable gambling and it's evident, you can be of financial help to the family, I don't think they will reject but then they will as well be wearing you to think towards quitting, it's virtually in the hand of the gambler to gamble to ruin or gamble to be of help.
1843  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: It is you who can't stop betting. on: December 29, 2023, 05:27:19 PM
Happy Christmas to all gamblers. I have been reading some threads and comments that many people have been saying that they find it very difficult to stop gambling (not only gambling addicts), but on one hand, I really think that it is not hard to quit gambling even when you are winning and not winning, but it is you who can't control yourself. Bets can not force one to stake, but a gambler can force themselves to stake a bet, even when he or she does not have money to bet. Some gamblers did not learn how to gamble. They just see themselves doing it, but they can't stop it. Why because they can't control themselves, even when they are not an addicted gambler?
What do we have to say about this?
Self control is very important while gambling and it's even.more important that you add discipline to it as well because if you are neither disciplined nor controlled enough, you will most likely get addicted before you can realize it although like you did mentioned earlier the casino or the gambling house will not force you to gamble but your greed will.

If you can control yourself well enough all this wouldn't be much of a challenge to you because you can tell yourself when to stop and when not to continue gambling again so as to keep yourself from tending towards addiction. Once you can control yourself at gambling trust me you are gradually becoming an addict unknowingly and you can only stop if you start having that control over yourself. Whenever you still have that push and crave to stake even when you don't have money such that you have to go borrow to satisfy your craves no doubts you are addicted already.
1844  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What's Your Feeling After You Finish Gambling. on: December 29, 2023, 05:18:19 PM
Gambling whether you play it online or offline is a mental game there are a lot of mixed emotions going on while you play
Excited when you're winning, anxious when you're chasing your losses, ecstatic when you won a big amount but have anxiety about cashing out.

It's a roller coaster ride when we are playing in casinos whether online or offline that is why we always come back to gamble because we feel alive and we have mixed emotions.

But after finishing the game what's your overall feeling how did you overcome this feeling and how many hours or days did it last?

Be honest with yourself and vote on the poll on What's Your Feeling After You Finish Gambling?
My feeling after gambling is usually relative, it's usually dependent on what transpared while I was gambling all along because usually it's got so much of emotional effect on me when I'm gambling with the mind set of winning and I will be wondering if my pick were really right and if it's going as I did predicted so all that put together give off the emotional rush.

If I happen to win on any stake I actually get happy for the win but when I don't actually win I get sad but then because I usually Apply some caution such that I don't allow myself to stake more than I can afford to loose I don't get too emotional to the point I may turn depressed or something else but I do make sure to maintain some discipline while gambling both on the casino and this gambling sites, so my mode after gambling is very much dependent on the results of my gambling if I win I'm happy but for losses I just get some mixed feelings.
1845  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Eredivisie 23/24 - discussion thread on: December 29, 2023, 02:13:28 PM
Ten Hag was not successful at Manchester United, but I think it would be better if he returned to his former team. A league he knows, a team he knows. The Premier League was too difficult for Ten Hag. Also, Manchester United is a difficult team to manage. It might make sense for him to return when Ajax is going bad.
It's very possible that retuning to his former team will do him more good than when he stays in Manchester united where the results keep going from bad to worse and it's looking everyday like he isn't fit at all for the job, it could be very possible at Manchester united there are factors which are not aiding his ability to work optimally.

But in his first year in Manchester united he did turned out well from the results he had and it did made people stayed optimistic about the future of Manchester united with him but with time it appear that the environment was no longer in his favourite Nas the players were not getting comfortable with his style which now resulted to series of internal crisis, obviously the players no longer got comfortable with his tactics and style, but back then at Ajax's it seems these were the same thing he did and achieved good results so I think he was understood better at Ajax's than did in Manchester united, these are contributing factors to the success of a coach.
1846  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: December 29, 2023, 01:53:35 PM
Ligue One is longer rated important as before and it has falled from the top when it comes to rating. Paris Saint Germain is precisely the main club that have been doing quite well in the league consistently and have dominated the winning of becoming Champions over these past years. Winning another Ligue One trophy this season will not counts, rather PSG have to continue been inform and fight for another major title, they should ensure to be in the books for champions of  the UEFA Champions League and not some acquainted domestic league title.
As a matter of fact I think PSG is still the only team attracting some attention to the Ligue 1 els most attention would have been moved from there because they are not looking as interesting as they should be enough to get people to put their attention in the Ligue 1 other teams in the Ligue 1 are not able to bring home the competition enough to get attention.

The German bundesliga had a similar scenerio where only Bayern Munich dominated for jus too long and until recently when Leverkusen and others rose up to the competition and now everyone is in anticipation who will turn out winner of the trophy by the end of the season, if only another team can rise to competing against PSG such that PSg will be displaced, the anticipation will drive more attention to the league as the era of PSG's dominance is coming to and end most persons will wat to witness it but then it's very much possible if Nice and other team can put their minds to giving it   a trial.
1847  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 29, 2023, 01:30:13 PM
yes, Milan will not win easily. Sassuolo is also a tough team even though their performances are inconsistent. but Milan must be wary of them. Milan is playing at home, and they shouldn't lose. but maybe both teams will indeed score even if it's a win for Milan.
Milan's position in the standings also a little difficult to catch up with Inter and Juventus. the best they could do right now was defend their position. Bologna and Fiorentina might catch up.
Sassuolo turns out a tough team mostly when they are playing from home but haven't been really that tough enough playing from away so I don't think again AC Milan they will be so much of a problem or turn out so tough that AC Milan will struggle so much with them, it's very possible there would be just a few goals but AC Milan has more chances of winning.

If sassuolo turns out too tough enough, then a draw wouldn't be a bad one but then AC Milan with the home advantage I think is much motivation for AC Milan not to give in to allowing sassuolo to win against them not in their home. Milan have chances of been able to catching up with Juventus but with inter Milan it will mean AC Milan will be aiming to top the league table which is at some point almost not possible because inter Milan has been able to maintain a stand around the first and second position on the table.
1848  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 29, 2023, 01:19:01 PM
Barcelona is not in a good situation and that's why they are going to improve the teams during the winter however this team is not in the good financial situation to buy expensive superstars from other teams but they target the player of Girona, Aleix García.
This can't be easy for Barcelona to buy this player from Girona because he is a key player for his teams and Girona will not let him go easily, but this player said before that he loves to play for Barcelona and Barcelona was his favorite team which means he is interested to join Barcelona himself.
Barcelona's financial condition has been a really strong barrier to their improvement and they was why few weeks back when there were rumors of Barcelona wanting to let go of xavi I was of the opinion that he isn't the problem of Barcelona currently because he is definitely doing his best even with the little that is been made available.

Girona doesn't look like they are at this point ready to let go of gracia and more over his contract with Girona hasn't come to an end yet so there's still yet no confirmation of the possibility of him moving to Barcelona and moreover Barcelona is yet to have made an offer to them yet so I think Barcelona will I'm the mean time make use of the players available and possibly make some rotations until they have go the financial capacity to take on the deal and contract of getting a high profile player who will help them improving the performance of the team.
1849  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: December 29, 2023, 01:08:18 PM

Dortmund appeared not good in the last few matches. They have only been able to win one of the last five matches. I don't know what makes their performance appear quite bad this season. But I think Dortmund must really struggle to improve their ranking. Currently many are talking about Ajax at Eredivise who is able to rise from adversity. I hope Dortmund will also be able to appear quite good to get a place in the Champions League.
I would want to say Dortmund shouldn't be judged by their most recent performance because they have earlier at the beginning of the season performed brilliantly and did looked promising but then since the struggle to finish the group stage of the UCl became priority to them, their performance dropped which I perceive normal.

I believe Dortmund still have got a chance at improvement even if it might not lead them to finishing at the to or even at the second position but then we can be sure that it will definitely help them maintain a good spot at the top five teams by the end of the season and if they are able to make it to the semi finals in the champions league aswell then we can say they haven't done bad for the season so far. I'm very much optimistic about Dortmund regaining their form again with an improved performance before the end of the season.
1850  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 29, 2023, 12:56:32 PM
Dortmund is indeed strong but if we look at the last few matches then I think they are unlikely to win. PSV does play in the league which in my opinion has a slight level below the Bundesliga but PSV with 16 consecutive wins of course it proves the quality of PSV which is very superior to Eredivise which proves that they also have qualities like the top level team in Europe. I think PSV will win because I see from Dortmund's pretty bad performance in their last five matches in the league.
Dortmund isn't a team that should be underestimated even if they at any point show some weakness, they are such a team that they can show weakness against a certain team and tomorrow they show so much strength against another which is one reason I said they shouldn't at any point be underestimated even if they show weakness.

PSV on the other side is also another very good team in their domestic league, they are topping the standing in the eredivisie with a very large margin as against others such that it will take other winning over four games. consecutively at once and PSV loosing in same manner aswell to be able to get at PSV so this champions league draw between PSV and Dortmund I don't expect to see any easy win from either side but some entertainment and hoping the best side wins . Dortmund has not taken their bundesliga games as serious as they do with the champions league so I think judging them by their bundesliga performance may not be a complete judgement.
1851  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 29, 2023, 12:47:34 PM
I didn't think that Arsenal vs West Ham today match will lose by 2 goals. After West Ham player T. Souček scored the first goal in 13 minutes I was very worried because I bet in support of Arsenal team. Arsenal team players were wrong and  Arsenal team goalkeeper did not perform well today due to which Arsenal team lost the match.
I had so much faith in Arsenal at the beginning of the match, I was very optimistic about their performance Al through the first half of the match regardless of a few inconsistency shown, I was still saying to myself it's just the first half and there's still more time for Arsenal to be able to get back on their feet but they disappointed in the long run.

Even after west ham and their first goal, I still believed Arsenal was more than capable enough to be able to deliver, I expected that since the first half didn't looked so we'll hopefully by the second half Arsenal will have a comeback and will draw if it turns out worse but after the second goal and I observed Arsenal still had a dull performance, I concluded Arsenal was going to loose this match and it was Avery sad they couldn't secure a single goal from this match, this got my heart broken the more, currently Arsenal may likely fall back to struggling again.
1852  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: December 29, 2023, 09:39:32 AM
I agree that it is not set in stone that playing home in the second game is an advantage. It could also be subjective perception, but I sometimes think that playing the second game at home could psychologically be advantageous. However, if a team plays first at home and wins that game, it could be an advantage as well when the team can then play patiently, waiting for counter attacks away from home and knowing that a draw would be enough isn't bad either.
In my personal opinion, playing the second game at home isn't an advantage and especially when the hosting team had conceded a goal away already or lost the game away so definitely a draw isn't going to do them any good, they at that point not only needed to win, but to win with a good margin to be able to get ahead of their opposition.

It's even better the first game is played at your home and if you win you stand at the best advantage you can think of at that time because you wouldn't have to struggle away and like you rightly stated even a draw will be fine and so their struggle at this point reduce and the hosting team is now more at battle because even psychologically they will be under pressure to making sure not to concede a goal and also not to loose so the pressure is high when you are hosting the second game than when you host the first, you only become relaxed hosting the second only if you won the first with a good margin.
1853  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 29, 2023, 09:12:58 AM
The title run have become more like a competitive run between two team's, Real Madrid and Girona. Though we were expecting Atletico Madrid and Barcelona to become rivals for the La Liga title, because it's clearly obvious that Barcelona are not in good shape and defeats might just be the next big thing that would happen to them. Girona have started showing signs for their inconsistency in matches, they fall from the top and now equalized winning points with Real Madrid. I know that was never the intentions of Gironistes as they were looking forward to top every rival and become winner's of the the present La Liga campaign.
Girona obviously aimed to stay at the top of the standing this season with the hope of getting to win the trophy by the end of the season but then I think they lack the experience to stay at the top of the table long enough to win the league title. They may be able to maintain a spot around the top four but they don't seem to me like they can win the league.

Real Madrid even if they are topping with just goal difference still stands a better chance and Athletico although as not been able to maintain a good pase to the top but still looks promising except for Barcelona who will have to fix their form first I think the best contenders for the title still lays amongst these three but I still uphold Real Madrid because amongst them all they have the most outstanding performance as Girona hasn't real have tough games except for that against Barcelona which they did win but that hasn't given me much confidence in them yet because I still doubt this experience.
1854  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 29, 2023, 08:53:43 AM
Out of the UCL and couldn't make it to the Europa League spot and that's weigh bad news for Sevilla this season, they couldn't accumulate three points needed. Sevilla have suffered from the hands of inconsistent performance and their players giving nothing improving to boost their performance, other than finding good solid performance to enchanced their stats. Sevilla have failed to qualify for the next round of the UCL after falling out. They will have to fight for a spot in important positions on the La Liga table because that's the one way to stay put for another major tournaments.
Sevilla has been quite poor with their performance this season and this cuts across all the leagues where they are participating they have not been able to accumulate good points both in the champions league and in their domestic league aswell so it's obvious they are not able to secure good position at the various leagues unlike last season.

They were better of Las season than they are now, they were able nto qualify for the UCL last season but this season not only did they crash out of the champions league but were unable to qualify for the Europa which happens to be their worst champions league experience in recent times, and at this point one can't really place hand around the reason for Sevillas set back this session as they are even struggling in their domestic league where they are not sure to get to top four which means they may literally not get an opportunity at the next champions league, this shave to be one of the worse seasons for Sevilla.
1855  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: December 29, 2023, 08:38:43 AM
People think Xabi Alonso is the only reason for Leverkusen to get good results and that's totally wrong, Xabi Alonso is definitely a good coach, and he had an effective plan since he started working on this team.
Maybe without Xabi Alonso, they could never get the results they got so far during this season but the fact about Leverkusen is about the teamwork and I think just like Xabi Alonso in this team, other players and coaches had the same share of their success.
You are very correct, everything can't be accorded Xabi Alonso alone because there's a team behind his success and all this has contributed to the success of the team so far this season but because he is the head coach and if anything goes wrong he will be the first point of call and same applies if anything goes right.

The cooperation of the players, other managers and the team as a whole can't be over looked because they are all contributing factors to the success and that's why I've always been of the opinion that a coach can be good at a particular team and when he moves to another may not do as much as he did with the other team and all these are the contributing factors that helps the coach and the team as well succeed by the end of the season and probably win trophies, conclusively it's as a result of team work the squad becomes even more successful.
1856  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 29, 2023, 08:28:40 AM
What happened in the past will not affect what will happen in the present, everything is different.
AC Milan currently has quite strong strength even though they sometimes don't appear consistent, but in the last few matches we can see that AC Milan has slowly recovered and appeared stronger, while Sassuolo this season is not so strong and they are also inconsistent so I think there is a chance AC Milan's ability to win this match is much greater, playing at home in front of their own supporters will of course make their motivation much greater to win this weekend's match.
AC Milan this season has been in a very good form such that their it's become evident in their performance and results, regardless of their some form of inconsistency which is common amongst every other team as no team has a 100% with consistency but then been able to maintain a good position close to the top of the table is really a good one.

Sassuolo is in their weak form, the have at some point this season express some form of strength but then later exhibit weakness such that now they don't look like they will have the stamina against AC Milan because AC Milan is currently in a very good form as seen both in the serie a and the UCL this season. So I'm not expecting any less from Milan as they currently pose a better form and strength than sassuolo and they are playing from home aswell which is more of an advantage for them.
1857  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: December 29, 2023, 08:14:43 AM
For me personally, League 1 is not as fun and interesting as other European Leagues. So only PSG always has the potential to be the leader, while the existing clubs have only been able to compete for runners up because that is the only position that can still be contested. It's no wonder why Nice or Monaco are having difficulty catching up with PSG points. And this will forever be PSG reference when entering the Champions League, the opponents they face from other European Leagues will be difficult, because PSG is used to easy games in the Domestic League. So PSG just needs to focus on preparing for the UCL, because in League 1 there is nothing to worry about at all.
I can't agree any lesser with you as I also don't find the Ligue 1 really interesting recently, their patterns continually remains the same as they have turned out very predictive and there's almost nothing new about the league again as everything they do is just more like what has always happened and there's no longer anything real intriguing about the league.

I can say at some point they the Ligue 1 has turned a mediocre league and that's why asides PSG no of the teams from Ligue 1 tries to do well in other leagues where they participate this season and even other seasons,q the dominance of PSG continually looks unstoppable in the Ligue 1 and I can say for fact across Europe it's now one of the most boring leagues unlike the bundesliga which was almost the same but has recently taken a different shape and is now looking better than it has ever been and even beyond the bundesliga the teams are doing well already.
1858  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 29, 2023, 08:03:01 AM
West Ham United seems to have figured out how to defend against Arsenal. Arteta's lineup, formation, tactics, and especially his substitutions have become quite predictable. Arsenal made a mistake in their formation, and West Ham took advantage of it, mercilessly defeating them. Arsenal's performance was very poor, and they were slow in their build-up to attack. West Ham strategically had many defenders in the middle, making it extremely difficult for Arsenal to score.
Arsenal literally struggled around west ham yesterday, they literally couldn't penetrate the defense line of west ham, even after the first goal in the first half where I was beginning to think it will cause Arsenal to be awakened and want to win but they were still slow and didn't do any better regardless.

West ham now seem to have understood Arsenal so well and did prepared against Arsenal's defense line while theirs was kept intact as well, west Hams victory yesterday was deserving as they did played so well enough to have won that game, this is a valid indication that what happened to Arsenal last season may repeat it self again this season as they may be unable to win the league title after getting to the top a few times, Arteta needs to be a dynamic and not repeating same style and pattern to the point he turns out very much predictable.
1859  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How many hours is the best time for a gambler to last while gambling? on: December 28, 2023, 11:51:31 PM
How long one can stay gambling, for me is dependent on the persons need or stamina and emotional strength to still stick around the gambling platform and not loose their minds yet, at some point your bankroll also has a role to play in how long you will last gambling, bigger bank roll with good risk management keeps you long enough than otherwise.

It's important we also assign time to gambling so it doesn't encroach into the time we have for other things we would want to do for ourselves, we can decide to assign an hour or less but beyond this you may gradually stand a chance of addiction unknowingly but then with this little or moderate timming, it's almost very possible to control your self and not tend towards addiction as you may not have all the time to follow up with it but when you spend so much time you put yourself at risk of gambling addiction.
1860  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What Was You Biggest Win in 2023? on: December 28, 2023, 10:31:46 PM
A cumulative calculation at this time is something I'm not really sure of now because I wasn't keeping records reasons because I didn't want to get to the point where I will have to start chasing loos and probably get to addiction knowingly or unknowingly.

One thing I know for sure was that the times I won I won big and my stake were way beyond been doubled so it usually makes up for some of my losses most times, invariably I made some good profits at every point when I won but when I lost I did made some few losses tho they weren't such that I couldn't bear because I did staked only what I can afford to lose so as to avoid been emotional about my losses and start chasing them so the year 2023 was quite fair with me as I did suffered some losses and had some profits aswell.
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