Portugal didn't even have to play well. Turkey just helped them score goals very easily. Normally none of those goals would be conceded this easy by a team which know how to defend. Turkey are still lacking in defense too much.  Therefore I can't say Portugal were impressive for real. If Turkey improved their defending there would be a huge chance for them to get at least one point. Remember the Portugal - Czechia game. Czechia knew how to defend and Portugal had huge difficulties. They barely won by a goal in the stoppage time. Turkey have a much bigger player quality than Czechia. They wouldn't lose like Czechia did if they played decently. Lastly this is on Montella... His player preferences were like a joke. The biggest reason why Turkey lost was the wrong player choices. If you do not play the best player of the team, it is impossible to gain points in such a match. Turkey's squad is not a very good squad anyway. Moreover, when he is on the field without Arda Güler, he does not have much chance of scoring a goal anyway. Defenders are terrible, Turkey doesn't have much of a chance with these defenders. This is the most important reason why they conceded 3 goals Portugal is better of than Turkey and stringer than them. This was why the match ended that way. Portugal has some good players in their team and that is the advantage that they had over Turkey. Turkey did well in their first match against Czechia and that is why some people are complaining but the fact is that even if Turkey have their best players on the pitch, they will not be able to win Portugal. Turkey will be the next country to qualify to the round of 16 with Portugal. |
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Ive been hearing about situations where someone buys a coin for a certain rate and not quite long after, the said coin drops in value, or someone sells his coin for a certain rate and then it appreciates just after.
What's your take on this? Given the period we're in is it buy time or sell time?
it all depends on the type of coin being held. If it is a popular coin and belongs to my portfolio, then when the price goes down, then it could be my opportunity to add value to the asset, especially if it is a coin like Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, and others. However, if it is a coin that is not that attractive, I will probably sell it when the price is good enough, or continue to decline to stop a deep loss. Apart from bitcoin, other coins are shitcoins and might not last long in the market. I don't know why folks are so attracted to shitcoins that is inferior to bitcoin. It is better to only invest in bitcoin and hodli for long, because it has a great potential and history has proven it. Investing in shitcoin is gambling and comes with a very big risk of running at loss. Having a long term investment mentality, bitcoin can give one financial independence when you invest for a long period of time because it gives you the opportunity to build your wealth overtime. Shitcoin is a distraction and that is why new investors who are still in their accumulation phase should ignore it so that it will not lead them to regret and loss. Shitcoin should be for short-term gains which is trading and not for investment because they are not relaibal since the dev can rug pull you anytime. |
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There are 36 teams competing in the 2024/2025 UCL but the thread is packed with only discussions about Real Madrid and what could be Mbappe's first UCL title. I know that Real Madrid are the kings of UCL for years now but it's worth noting that on those recent years they won the UCL, they came very close to losing it. The final against Liverpool, the comebacks against City, Chelsea and most recently, defeating City and Dortmund to win it the just concluded season.
My point is, there is still a very big chance that Madrid would not win the 2024/2025 UCL. It's a long shot even though Madrid has the dream team.
You should not go into conclusion when you know that football is not magic but by the strength of the club which includes that of the players and coach. Real Madrid is still seen as the favorite because they just won it, and they have Mbappe in their club now. When there was no Mbappe, they still won it, and I have not seen any club that will be able to challenge them next season. If you say Real Madrid odds of winning UCL next season is small, tell me the club that you think is strong and capable enough to win Real Madrid next season of they clash in UCL. After all, this was what some person was saying when City won last two seasons. |
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As said, this isn't the reality for everyone. If a rich person tries this way, it is different because the time and money spent won't affect his personal life. For a common man, each and every dollar risked is something very important, and that could help with fulfilling other needs. Many of us do this, we just gamble and lose everything. If we hadn't gambled and lost that money, we could've gotten better or experienced upliftment in life.
Yup, this is not for everyone because we have a different level of life, some of us struggling on how to get some money for gambling activities and some of us are not experiencing some problems because they can sustain their needs especially money. It's kinda difficult for other people to distinguish if they can control theirself or not, so it's better to advice that we need to assess ourself first so we can mitigate the problems that we are possibly facing once we gamble. An individual struggling to get money to gamble does not need to gamble instead, he should try to first find a source of income. Gambling needs finance and anyone that does not have finance to settle his needs before funding his gambling is just inviting problems to himself and family. People who fall into this category are those who have not understood that they have to gamble with what they cab afford to lose because there is no assurance of winning in gambling, just a game of probability with the odds against the gambler. This is the problem that I have with some people, they don't have money but they want to gamble. These are the kind of gamblers that will easily get addicted because they are gambling for profit. There is not of thinking to gamble when you don't have spare cash that you can let go. Otherwise, you will use the funds that you kept for some important needs to gamble and when you run at loss, you will want to chase your loss. The best way to control your bankroll is to quit the game when you are running at loss, and don't think of recovering your losses because it will lead to more loss. |
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There are time to invest in bitcoin which is the bull season and there are time not to invest in bitcoin which is the bear season. The bull season has started since 2023 and not yet over. Investing in bitcoin right now would be good. But not all the time someone can invest in bitcoin. There are sometimes that you just need to wait until the massive bear season is over but we are not yet in that period of time.
Any investor that is planning on long-term hodli, the best time to buy is during the bear season because he will buy at a cheaper rate and when the bull season comes, the price of bitcoin would have increased 2x and above. It is traders that should buy bitcoin during the bull season for them to make little profit due to price fluctuation. This is why newbies who just want to start their bitcoin journey should start right away if they are prepared and should not wait for any special time to buy, because time waits for no one. DCA approach is a good accumulating strategy in the sense that it helps you to grow your portfolio with little amount that you are using to DCA weekly overtime. |
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The first half has ended with a temporary victory for Portugal with a score of 2-0 over Turkey, both teams played very impressively and even endangered each other defenses, so far Portugal has been able to dominate the match a little, but although Turkey is often under pressure but in my opinion they are still able to give resistance to Portugal, but indeed the Portugal defense built by Pepe and Cancelo is currently quite solid In breaking every attack made by the Turkish attackers, the first goal from Silva of course still make Portugal even more ambitious to get the next goal, but unfortunately for Turkey when a ridiculous blunder made by Akaydin and resulted in a goal that made their spirit collapse. Throughout the first half I saw Ronaldo play quite well and of course he can still perform quite great so far, but there was a little bit of a bother me when the Portuguese players got the ball and created chances, but it seems that they are more inclined to throw away those chances than pass them to Ronaldo, is it just my feeling or are you all aware of it? Portugal was 0-3 ahead of Türkiye, Bruno scored the third goal for Portugal after receiving a spoiled assist from Ronaldo. This was a good victory to maintain until the end, but it does not rule out the possibility of additional goals because Portugal did not reduce their attacking tension. Regarding some comments regarding Ronaldo's lack of involvement in Portugal's attack scheme, it feels like this is just part of the game strategy. Ronaldo has not been used as a target man in the last few matches, he only opens up space while other players use space to score goals. It's not true what you feel, even here Ronaldo doesn't need to score a goal to win the match. It is a good strategy because their opponents will focus more on Ronaldo than the other players which will make them stay unfocused on the other Portuguese players who are likely to be the player that will score the goals. Ronaldo is play as an elder in the team and needs to provide space for his younger ones for them to be able to score. It was a good performance from Portugal team, because there was a lot of criticism in Portugal's last match against Czech, that it was a narrow escape for the Portuguese. Portugal is on clear standing to the round of 16 because they are now on 6 points. Most big countries have not being able to achieve to consecutive wins so far. |
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A little look at Real Madrid squad really show they will repeat the result of this season. Everything seems to be so well arranged for them especially the entry of Kylan Mbappe, who many believe is the best signing for Real Madrid. But I will not be too fast is thinking that Madrid will have their way when the season have not even started. It is after they lay few matches, we will see how well Mbappe will blend into the team and his impact as well. Sometimes coaches find it hard selecting a formidable team when he has too many good options to chose from, I just hope Ancelotti will not be in that situation next season.
What you need to know not all players who arrive in new team will not perform, Mbappe is one of many players that don't need any adaption, other player is. Mbappe will be same, he will score many goals for Real Madrid, other players might nervous because we all know Mbappe is one of the best players in this generation. Mbappe might able become top scorer in the next season. I am sure that he will become the top scorer because he will be eager for goals. One with these world top class players is that adapting to wherever they go is not a problem for them because they are always the best wherever they go. Mbappe will be perform better in Real Madrid than in PSG. I don't doubt the fact that Real Madrid have a high chance of winning the league next season than any other club in this competition and with Mbappe it is possible for them to achieve it. |
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It is Ligue 1, it is not the Premier League. PSG should under any and all circumstances still easily win the title. It is too one sided in that league. PSG has got billions backing the team. No other club comes close to that. And it is not like Mbappe leaves an empty space and they play with 10 men only. Someone will fill the gap and they have several top players sitting on the bench most of the time. There is a chance that several other players now thrive and become much better exactly because Mbappe is gone.
Yes, I also don't expect much from the other teams in Ligue 1, because their quality is still far behind if we compare it with Paris Saint Germain, that's what makes Paris Saint Germain have to be able to continue to dominate the league, if not then in my opinion it's a failure for them, because after all they are the best team from any point of view, there is no reason for them not to dominate. Missing Mbappe? In my opinion, that cannot be the reason because in terms of player composition they are still better than other teams. I agree with you that this league is too one-sided, we can see significant differences between one team and another team. This is why it is not surprising that Ligue 1 is a boring league at the moment, because we cannot see very competitive competition, it is almost certain that Paris Saint Germain will be champions again next season with the strength they have, that is quite easy. Pochettino failed, therefore Enrique was hired. It's like throwing coaches at the problem and hoping something sticks. Leverkusen's Xabi Alonso is performing miracles with a cheap squad. Friends, thats coaching The owners of PSG may be wealthy, but they don't know how to develop a squad. Imagine handing a monkey a typewriter and expecting Shakespeare. You might get some excellent lines, but it won't be great. PSG will likely keep dominating Ligue 1, but they'll keep losing the Champions League. Yes, money can't buy happiness; or a Champions League trophy It is because of poor management and lack of taste for good coach that is PSG problem. If not they can use their money to buy any players or coach that they want in other for them to be successful in UCL. If you look at Manchester city, after the Arab brother bought the club money was pumped in and currently the club is very strong. Same can be done in PSG. Look at Real Madrid, they got money and all the world class players are with them, they even took that which PSG could not manage in order for them to win UCL which is Mbappe. |
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The problem with Saudi Arabia is all they have is money and they cannot use the potential they have. In fact, one reason for the Saudi Arabia teams to buy superstar players and spend too much money for these players is that they want to be a more powerful country and be a better host for the World Cup in the next years. This can help this country to earn to more money and on the other hand this can help Saudi Arabia to have more and better players in the country and attract more attention.
I agree with you. But I think another reason Saudi Arabia spends a lot of money to recruit veteran superstars is because they want to promote the Saudi Arabian League aka SPL throughout the world and at the same time promote football to all Saudi citizens so that they like football. I think their investment is working. Nowadays, at least people know Al Nasr and Al Hilal and almost everyone knows SPL because there are several superstars like Ronaldo and Neymar. It seems like they really have the ambition to become one of the best football countries in Asia and even the world. Becoming one of the best countries in the world on football is a big dream that might not come through because their local players cannot secure the world cup for them, and also European competition is more advanced and superior to theirs. It is no doubt that they are improving in football but not to be among the best. The reason why SPL is signing veteran players from European competition is that they want their country to also be known through football because football is what everyone world wide love than any other sports. This was why they had to bribe Fifa for them to host the world cup in other to expose Saudi Arabia to the world. |
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<...> people like instant selling after purchasing that also generate a loss when you have not understand the system of Bitcoin because there are some persons when the purchase Bitcoin due to the price of Bitcoin or information of Bitcoin you showing that the market is going down they will be on panic to sell their Bitcoin that is the time they make a loss on the process
that's why getting the basic knowledge of Bitcoin investment is important before getting started. Part of the reason why some people sell out their Bitcoin is that the price was coming down and they needed to push it out as fast as possible so it won't go further than it already it. The reason why such things still disturb some people is that they are still mixing Bitcoin and crypto to almost be in the same level and maybe because they've hard that some coin do gain value to some level and then goes to become valueless, they assume that such thing is possible with Bitcoin. As someone that has been in the system for a while and have done some personal research which has fed me with some basic fact, the bearish seasons aren't different from the bullish season for someone that's still in his accumilation stage. As long as you've not reached your target, every bearish season should be an opportunity to buy more and not to sell your already bought Bitcoin because of any fear of any sort. actually both of us is in the same direction of statement but the thing is that it is obvious that what makes some people to panic whenever they purchase a Bitcoin and the price continue to get low or get decreased after purchasing a Bitcoin is because there are afraid to lose what they have invested so based on the Lack the knowledge and the understanding of cryptocurrency investment the panic or the information can lead them to lose their investments, that is why I've been emphasizing that cryptocurrency investment is a something that based on research if you research and have a problem knowledge of Bitcoin I don't think that you will be able to panic whenever the price of Bitcoin is getting decreased in market after you purchased bitcoin already
The above bolded statement is misleading, because newbies don't need to have any of shitcoins but bitcoin in other for them not to get distracted from their bitcoin investment accumulation journey. Shitcoins are temptation and a newbie with only the basic knowledge of bitcoin might want to try buying shitcoin because he wants to act smart in the market and that will make him lose concentration on his bitcoin investment. Investors that are not newbies don't need the knowledge of shitcoins too because they are unpredictable and have no direction and history in the market which you can use to speculate their prices because many that was created earlier did not survive the market. New coins created recently will not survive in future. Making it meaningless to search about shitcoin. Bitcoin is superior and any serious newbie who is ready to invest in bitcoin can achieve a good size of portfolio overtime if he use his discretionary income to invest in bitcoin buying weekly or monthly consistently, because bitcoin future is bright and will last long. Like JJG use to advice, if you must gamble with shitcoins let it be 10% of your portfolio and 90% in bitcoin. |
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of course if your addiction makes bad things happen in your life, but if you are an addict who doesn't involve or disturb your finances and daily activities that's not bad, that's a responsible gambler, it's bad when you gamble beyond your means which causes a lot of problems in your life, especially your finances
it's bad when a gambler loses that's just it. the addiction problem is nothing if the gambler keeps winning. after all, he won't be scratching his head to find some money to pay his bills since he is winning all the time. if you are in such a position, you wouldn't really mind whether you're an addicted gambler who would spend more of your time in the casino or infront of your computer betting most of the time as long as you are winning. but this is just getting extremely lucky. there is no way someone will keep winning. It is impossible for any gambler to keep on winning when gambling is more of losses than win. The house hedge will always win that this were being an addicted gambler is a problem to the gambler, his family and the society. Addiction has consequences and that is why it is bad, because it takes control over you to the point of doing things that you do things that you will never do with your normal senses, like borrowing money to gamble and selling of properties to gamble. Addiction ruins and frustrates the addict. |
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In financial conditions like this, it will be much more difficult to compete with Real Madrid and even Barcelona will also have a little difficulty facing next season because they have to prepare many things after replacing a new coach. Girona and several other teams have also made enough progress so that competition in La Liga will become more competitive and interesting and of course Barcelona must be able to solve this problem so that it does not have a big impact in the seasons to come.
From the condition of the team and also from what everyone can see for the three teams you mentioned (Real Madrid, Barcelona and Girona). Of course, Real Madrid may still be the favorite next season, because Barcelona and Girona are still unable to overcome the ability and strength that Real Madrid has next season. But both teams are still in the top four zone like last season if they don't lose too many matches in each match, because recovering from adversity due to several problems like those experienced by Barcelona last season is definitely not easy. The new striker Mbappe will want to have his monet in the club next season by scoring as many goals as he can to create history for himself and also prove to the club that he is worth the amount that he is being paid. This will make it more difficult for any club to be seeing as their rival, because Real Madrid for more stronger than last season that they won three trophies. Meaning next season will be something else. |
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From that guy speech he is only critizing gambling, and nothing more. Betshops are everywhere both in rich and poor environments. Banks will definitely be located in the city where there will be more population and enough security and not in a ghetto.
He should also understand that gambling is for fun and these days people no longer gamble that much in casinos but online in this generation, so his conclusion on gambling is wrong. I think he is saying that to his followers and who cares about what he says.
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I'm certainly not underestimating the success of Bayer Leverkusen. 51 game unbeaten streak and undefeated championship title are not easy achievements. But if we consider that their toughest and most serious opponent this season is Bayern Munich and Bayern's poor form this season, Leverkusen's success does not seem like a dream achievement. Because Bayern Munich were really bad this season. They even finished third in the league behind Stuttgart.
Would you say Bayern was bad last season when they won the Bundesliga? I'm guessing your answer would probably be no, but the fact is, this season they've scored 1 point more than in the last one. They also got through to the Champion's League semi-final and fought a good fight against the winner, Real Madrid. They failed to achieve their goal in the league, but calling that a "really bad" season is a bit ignorant. Bayer Leverkusen has won the league undefeated, established a new record of games without a loss, and were very close to setting a new record of most points in the league. There's just no pleasing you, it seems. I guess you don't fully understand what he meant when he said Bayern Munich had a very bad season but I'll throw a little more light on that phrase. Bayern Munich as we all know has is unarguably the strongest club in Germany and that's because they have a better number of quality and world class players than any other club in the German Bundesliga so for them to finish third behind Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart, it's assumed by many football folks that it wss a bad season for Bayern Munich. Bayer Leverkusen in the other hand won the German Bundesliga in the most successful style ever known in the history of the league because they finished an entire season without conceding a defeat. Next season, it's also impossible for them to achieve everything they achieved this season because of how careful the teams that'll face them will be. If Leverkusen can keep up to their game pattern and improve their performance, it is still possible for them to defend the title. One thing I know is that they cannot be unbeaten next season because alot of clubs are planning and preparing for them right now for next season. It is really a bad season for Bayern Munich last season based on who they are. It has been long that Bayern Munich missed the title and this should the a warning for them that other clubs are building their team to be very strong in order to win the title because they are not the only club in Germany. |
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There are a lot of things that one can use to bet, and political events is cool and not something new to gambling. The only problem that I have is not about the date of a certain political event but it is if I am to bet on who will be the president of that country. I don't know about other countries, but in my country, politics is the opposite and elections are being rigged. So betting on such will be a waste of time and funds because it is like match fixing. The election is just a camouflage , because the winner has already being arranged by bribing the Electoral body. Since elections happens once in every four years, I don't think that this thread is needful because a new thread on an upcoming election can be created. It seems that after some days this thread will be in the 10th page.  |
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If centralized exchanges are banned, it will be a big problem for traders and those who are keeping their coins in CEx. However, it will be the best thing that will happen to bitcoin because automatically, the government have helped to promote self custody and the use of bitcoin in a decentralized way.
Decentralized exchanges are there for people to use to trade their bitcoin to fiat. Physical p2p will also be used. I have a mall where trade my BTC to the manager.
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Really looking forward to Netherlands vs France, lets see what France have without Mbappe. I expect there to be more than a goal or two in this game, it could be game of the tournament so far.
Obviously I have a vested interest in watching VVD and Gakpo.
Indeed it a game of tournament because France really tried their best to take a lead but Netherland really pushed harder to make it unbearable for France, Mbappe is really a great play which I respected so much with the way he plays, I will say is absent really affected the team victory even though they are others to replace him but his present will also make the opponent scared and uncomfortable. Netherland has have it to the pick to end the France victories against them, I was impressed with the Netherland to share the points together with France, now the are equal in point, their next match will be tough one. Mbappe absent must affect any team that he is in, and this was why France was finding it difficult to find the back of the net. Also Mbappe presence will be a threat to some players especially Netherlands defense. Netherland is not a weak country in football and I don't expect France to win them easily. Netherland almost took the lead but it was ruled out by VAR due to offside. It will be a big disappointment and disgrace, if France is kicked out of this competition in the group stage,because so far their game results are not encouraging. |
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Trading can be tempting with the promise of quick gains but the volatile nature of bitcoin often leads to significant losses for many investors.
It is not that we are not expected to have raised expectations over making profits from bitcoin, but we only have to know the certain conditions involved in making bitcoin investment and we wont be disappointed with our investment. You're right that some make losses and it can still be said that many are making profits also in bitcoin, it is expected of every investor to measures on what they can afford to loose, also, we cannot take bitcoin for a get rich quick scheme like the way other investments and ponzi appears, there are procedures and requirements need to go through in knowing the expected decision we must take before investing in bitcoin. there is question that I want to ask why is it that we always emphasize on making a profit in Bitcoin investment but we don't like to discuss of losing for bitcoin investment, I want to use this opportunity to inform us that let us know to be a curious always for profiting in Bitcoin we should think about the disadvantages of it not always the advantage because I've seen that in this thread everybody always emphasize for accumulation of Bitcoin and they also a profit making in Bitcoin we should they realize that without someone losing in Bitcoin we will not make a profit and existence of Bitcoin works through profit making and also experiencing a lot and that is why the price of Bitcoin always want to be in a constant in the market. Yea, there is no investment that is not risky and this is why one needs to understand the in and out of that investment in order for you to take proper caution on how to prevent running at loss. This is why this thread is always helpful to new beginners who want to start their bitcoin investment to guide and direct them on how to go about it so that they can limit the risk of running at loss. You are an old member in this forum and you have the experience that if you only buy bitcoin and hodli over time you will not run at loss. This is why newbies are always encouraged to invest in a long term and hodli. DCA helps those new beginners to be able to accumulate more bitcoin if they do it constantly every week or month, so that they can grow their invest since they are late to bitcoin. Losses is for short term and that is why it is like gambling because the price of bitcoin in short term is not favorable. |
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People that are buying bitcoin now are after using it as an investment and they don't care about using bitcoin the way it was designed, what they care about is profit and that is why majority of them are keeping their bitcoin in centralized exchanges and ETFs.
Bitcoin should be used in a decentralized way but the government is killing that gradually by shutting down any service that is helping to promote privacy. If only people understands the freedom that bitcoin is giving out, they will love to maintain it like that but it is sad that nobody cares.
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I like the way that you put it "all your profit", since it is profit then that is not a problem as long as it is not your capital or money for other important purposes. Responsible gambling is very important because you will be cautious of how much you are staking with.
The problem is that some gamblers wants to double their money and that is why they take high risk to see if they will be lucky. One tho g about gambling is that when it is your lucky day if you bet with a huge amount of money, you will still win your bet, but who knows when is their lucky day and that is why you should only gamble with little amount to control your emotions.
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