From year to year Bayern Munich is indeed in the lead in the list of winners of the Champions League, but because Bayern Munich does lack players who can defend well in defense, they often concede goals. Bayern Munich has indeed been less consistent in their game this season, even though their opponents are domestic teams, but it is difficult for them to get maximum points consistently.
Actually in this case their back line in terms of players is very good but the problem is sometimes in a match they are always focused on attack and are not in a state of readiness when they face counter attacks because some players do not return to their positions on time. It's also the case that when they lost against Villarreal this season they were focused on attacking but when they came on the counter they were overwhelmed which made this a drawback for them. Yes, Bayern Munich is always included in the list of favorite teams to win the Champions League. In fact they always score a lot of goals in several matches, but that can't make up for their shortcomings that lie in defense as discussed here. Their defense only works in the domestic league but not for the bigger competitions. Bayern Munich should learn from Real Madrid. Real Madrid identifies the opponent's weak points and adjusts the match strategy accordingly. Bayern Munich, on the other hand, always plays offensively. But it is not possible to win all the matches by playing only attacking. This is why we do not see the expected performance from Bayern Munich, despite being the favorite team in the Champions League every year. Apart that, I guess also that Real madrid were absolutely too lucky in this Champions League, and this isn't the best example to do. Maybe we can say that Bayern Munich should be more decisive when he play in offensive mode, instead to make 15 kicks and doin only 1 goal, this is absolutely ridicolous. Defense mode of Bayern is good, they didn't take so much goals during this years, but they needs absolutely to improve the offensive phase. Real Madrid must have been lucky. At the same time they were very tactful. Their match strategy was excellent in every match. And in almost every match we see a change in their match strategy. Bayern Munich, on the other hand, has only made an attack. But strong attacks have been rare. When a team plays with a completely defensive strategy, Bayern Munich has a lot of problems winning against them. In order to perform well next season, they must change their strategy |
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From year to year Bayern Munich is indeed in the lead in the list of winners of the Champions League, but because Bayern Munich does lack players who can defend well in defense, they often concede goals. Bayern Munich has indeed been less consistent in their game this season, even though their opponents are domestic teams, but it is difficult for them to get maximum points consistently.
Actually in this case their back line in terms of players is very good but the problem is sometimes in a match they are always focused on attack and are not in a state of readiness when they face counter attacks because some players do not return to their positions on time. It's also the case that when they lost against Villarreal this season they were focused on attacking but when they came on the counter they were overwhelmed which made this a drawback for them. Yes, Bayern Munich is always included in the list of favorite teams to win the Champions League. In fact they always score a lot of goals in several matches, but that can't make up for their shortcomings that lie in defense as discussed here. Their defense only works in the domestic league but not for the bigger competitions. Bayern Munich should learn from Real Madrid. Real Madrid identifies the opponent's weak points and adjusts the match strategy accordingly. Bayern Munich, on the other hand, always plays offensively. But it is not possible to win all the matches by playing only attacking. This is why we do not see the expected performance from Bayern Munich, despite being the favorite team in the Champions League every year. |
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Recently heard that CA are thinking of introducing draft system for foreign players in BBL, some foreign players might find this set up more interesting.
IMO the main negative point for BBL is that their schedule is always clash with their own national team's fixtures. I find it weird that on one hand they play high profile series around nov-dec-jan (boxing day test etc) and also organise BBL.
The Australian cricket calendar was like that even before the introduction of the BBL. The test matches being played during Christmas-New Year vacations are a major revenue earner for Cricket Australia. However, this is problematic for those players, who participate in more than one format. And in terms of revenue, it works well for CA, because the test matches are played during the daytime and the BBL matches are mostly played during the evening. They are trying to maximize the revenue during peak season. Also, one argument is that there is not much overlap between the viewership for test and T20. But, in search of revenue, the board itself is putting a lot of pressure on the players of Australia. Revenue is obviously going to be better because of this but really it is going to be bad for cricket. You cannot expect a test player to play test cricket in the daytime and play t20 at night time on the same day. I am not saying that it is impossible but that is obviously not the optimal way to play for a player. They also have to really increase the salary of players in the BBL. Otherwise, it is going to lose a lot of popularity because great players are not going to be attracted. They should always first think about their players rather than the revenue. |
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Benzema is rumored to extending his contract with Real Madrid.
Juventus is maybe going for Koulibaly from Naples.
Inter is close to getting Lukaku back from Chelsea on Loan.
Barca will probably not go for Lewa.
Di Maria will give a final decision to Juve before Monday.
The captain will remain in Real Madrid until the end then he might change league to retire. For Lukaku, a loan seems to be logical after only 1 season.. For Lewandowski, I hear everyday a rumour about him. Yes he will join and Bayern will allow him after Sadio Mane joining them, then tomorrow you hear, no he will not join, Barca can't pay...etc Karim Benzema is going to stay in Real Madrid because he is in Red Hot form in Real Madrid, he will surely want this to continue. Lukaku really needs to move or at least move on a loan. Otherwise, I don't think he is going to get back his form or even get enough playing time in his current team. I really do not think that Bayern Munich is going to let go of Robert Lewandowski because they would have accepted the offer already given by Barcelona so far. I think that Bayern Munich is making a plan to play him alongside Sadio Mane. Because that is the only reason I think they are not letting him go. |
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It is going to be really awkward for me to have this World Cup in a month like November. Because we have always been accustomed to watching this beautiful tournament in summers. But maybe I'm very prejudiced about this and it will still be a lot of fun. However this will change the order of everything also. Because there is going to be a huge break for the domestic leagues then. This can cause the fixtures to be even tighter after the World Cup ends. Or maybe the season would end very late compared to normal.
Probably this is decided because of the ongoing problem in the whole world. There are a lot of problems currently in the world and that is obviously not ideal. The world has not recovered 100% from the Coronavirus situation and you already have the Russia and Ukraine problem. A lot of political problems are going on right now and among all of these problems, it was really hard to even arrange the world cup. So, I don't have any problems watching the world cup happening in November. |
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True that winter in qatar is still not as people would expect but i don't think the temperature will be that high plus most of the players are professionals i don't think this will bother them much i think the high quality of the stadiums and infrastructure in QATAR will make them forget about it, i still think this will be the best world cup in terms of organization.
Maybe it will still affect how they play but most of the athlete that I know since they are competing outside their country, they will go to that country a month or 2 so that they can adjust to the weather and their environment especially if the country they compete is very different to their home. If I am not mistaken conditioning is their term every time they flew away so they can adjust. It seems that it will have an effect because they are not used to the weather they often feel, and of course there will be adaptations for players so that they can still play well and also maximally. considering it's a prestigious world cup, I think it's all set up to adapt to the cold weather so it doesn't affect it, and it's possible that the team shirt is made of cold-resistant material and has long sleeves. And maybe wear a mentset in addition. I think the clothing department will take every step necessary to make sure that the players play at their 100% in every match. But, the change of location and weather is always going to affect any athlete at any time. often we forget about the Jet lag which at times can prove to be a really bad thing for any player. But that obviously does not affect the players directly as the weather does. I don't think it will be that much of a problem because most of the players are used to playing in different conditions. |
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Transfer rumours: Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, is looking to leave Manchester United, with Jose Mourinho's Roma and Sporting Lisbon interested. If someone had told me a few months ago that Ronaldo would be a candidate to play in Roma or Sporting I would have told him he was crazy. What's going on with Ronaldo? Is this an indication of the end of his great career? Arsenal are "cautiously optimistic" of signing Manchester City's Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus, 25. The Gunners are hoping £30m will be enough but City want £50m. It seems that this is too big a transfer for Arsenal and that Jesus will still go to another club. Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel would like to replace Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, 29 - who is an Inter Milan target - with Bayern Munich's 33-year-old Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, but there are significant obstacles to completing both deals. Lukaku for Lewandowski? It seems like a good plan and a very good exchange but it seems to me that Lewandowski is still closer to Barcelona. Barcelona target Lewandowski says he still wants to leave Bayern but does not want to sour his relationship with the German club by forcing a move. Is this an indication that the transfer is postponed for next year? Manchester United are confident Barcelona will lower their £73m asking price for Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25, because of their financial problems. Does Barcelona have a choice at all? Obviously, everyone knows very well that Barcelona desperately needs money and they use it well in the negotiations? Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/61847154I am very confident that Ronaldo is not leaving Manchester United, not after this season. Ronaldo is aged and a fulfilled player, I am not actually sure what else he wants in football. This is the right time to show his loyalty to the club. Xavi is already doing it in Barcelona, so Ronaldo can do it in Manchester United. As for Manchester United and Barcelona De Jong stories, let them continue the negotiation till next season ends. Whenever Manchester United is ready to make changes we will not, for now they are dressing their wound. I think Ronaldo will decide to stay at Manchester United till the end of his career. Ronaldo is now about 38 years old. Now it will not be easy for him to adapt to any new squad. And he can't even play well. So it would be more honorable for Ronaldo to retire from United. Barcelona has not yet made a statement regarding the sale of de Jong. Barcelona needs a lot of money to sign Lewandowski. Only if they can sign Lewandowski, then Barcelona will sell de Jong. Otherwise, De Jong will probably play in the Barcelona jersey next season as well. |
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What is the point in scoring approx. 250 runs after conceding almost double that much? Cricket in Netherlands (as well as that in neighboring Danmark) is dying. Clubs are closing down, and the domestic tournaments are now being dominated by players from South Asia. A recent estimate claimed that only 30% of the domestic players are natives. This is a drastic change when compared to the situation they had ten years back. I don't understand what happened to cricket in that country, when their neighbors such as Ireland and Scotland managed to thrive.
This match will raise eye brows regarding whether associate countries like Netherlands or Ireland are allowed to play bilateral series or not. England team is not at there best these days and still they score 498 runs. Imagine what will happen if such country play against Australia or Pakistan in ODI. The ICC should host more series for the Netherlands, Ireland, Zimbabwe, UAE and Oman. The quality of these teams is almost the same. Let them become more experienced by performing against each other. Then let's organize a series against teams like Bangladesh or Afghanistan. Then we do not have to enjoy such a one-sided match. |
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The La Liga was quite fun when both Messi and Ronaldo were still there as they were always the highlights football sites often talked about and it made El clasico something to look forward to.
Even with their departure, they are still seen as legends, buy it won't be fair to new players if fans still depend on Ronaldo as although a soldier will depart, a barrack will still remain
absolutely true mate, No one can emulate their performance for 10+ years like these 2 legends. apart from what you mentioned above, it must be admitted that the departure of Ronaldo and Messi has greatly affected LaLiga. watching laliga on TV sometimes people just want to watch the team because there are C Ronaldo and Messi, and that makes the club's income problem also less. I think La Liga has lost a lot of spectators since the departure of Messi and Ronaldo from La Liga. Messi and Ronaldo have a huge fan base. I also remember, watching Ronaldo vs. Messi El Clasico, we all are much more anxious. We waited a whole week to watch the match. But now I can't find the excitement in El Clasico like before. |
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It is true that this run record is the biggest in the history of cricket. And breaking this record will not be so easy for any team. I have seen in the IPL that Jos Buttler and Livingstone have played great. He has played so well even today from that continuity. The Netherlands is not a good team. I could never have imagined that there would be so many runs after that.
I agree with you. Butler and Livingstone have been able to do such devastating batting today as a result of their performances in the IPL. I saw their batting in this match. It was really great and enjoyable. Butler's strike rate was 232.4 and Livingstone's striker rate was 300. I have seldom seen such aggressive batting in the ODI format. |
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Bangladesh's innings ended with 103 runs. We know Bangladesh are weak in Test format, but I didn't think they would play so badly and bat so badly against West Indies. I am not saying that the bowlers of the West Indies are very experienced.
The two West Indies openers are batting very responsibly. They have scored 15 runs in 15 overs. It looks like the West Indies is ready to this match in any way.
West Indies is going to win the match by an innings for sure. They are playing with the proper plans. Their players have the patience to play the test match. Bangladesh team isn't perfect for the test match. 6 batsman of Bangladesh team got out in zero run. I'm wondering why the team management still taking Mominul in the squad. He hasn't played any great innings in last 10-12 test matches. BCB should focus on finding better players for test format. Looking at the performance of Bangladeshi batsmen, it seemed that the pitch was batting friendly. Now looking at the batting of West Indies it seems I was wrong. West Indies have scored 44 runs and have not lost a wicket yet. The interesting thing is that the run rate of West Indies is now only 1.8. The West Indies batsmen are batting very carefully. However, Bangladesh is going to lose this match very badly. |
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I was thinking that New Zealand would perform exceptionally well in this series, but England seems to be revived under Stokes and McCullum partnership. Lastly I believe that New Zealand will bounce back strongly in tests, because they have player’s who excel in this format hence just a matter of time before they start winning again.
New Zealand also lost two Tests. There is no way to say they played badly. The performance of the New Zealand players was good enough. But in both the matches, England's players have been batting incredibly well in the 2nd innings. England won the last match because of Bairstow's innings of 136 off 92 balls. Hopefully the last match will also be competitive. |
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Sri Lanka vs Australia
Australia won the toss and was elected to field in the second ODI. The batsmen are able to bat well like in the first match. The Sri Lankan batsmen managed to score 49 runs in 12 overs but lost two important wickets of Gunathilaka and Nissanka. Kushal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva, who is now at the crease, they are very experienced players. If these two players do not form a big partnership, Sri Lanka will also lose badly in today's match.
The 20th over is over. Sri Lanka scored 93 runs. Mendis and de Silva are slowly moving forward. I appreciate it. Apart from these two players, I do not see any other experienced batsman in the Sri Lankan team. Sri Lanka now has a run rate of around 4.6 per over. And if they won't lose wickets too quickly, Sri Lanka will be able to deliver a target like 260 today. |
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New Zealand managed to give a target of 299 runs. This is a good enough target. I would say New Zealand will either win the match or the match will be a draw. I don't see the possibility of England winning. It is very difficult to win by collecting 299 runs on the fifth day. Moreover, New Zealand's bowlers are very experienced. Let's see if New Zealand can win the match.
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It should be an embarrassment for France to be last in a not-so-difficult group. It can be accepted if their opponents are at the same level as them, but there is a serious classification difference between them. Who knows what they would have done if they were in Group 2.
Today, they have a chance to win against Croatia and make the audience forgive themselves at home. But I don't think they have a chance to be the leader in this group. Denmark is currently the team that looks the most advantageous.
France is one of the concerns at the moment for this poor result is it just bad luck or they just don't care even though this competition has an impact on their ranking in FIFA There is no other choice France must win today to chase points from 3 matches only collect 2 points really unthinkable performance as the 3rd ranked in FIFA Should have played in front of their fans then there is no reason for France to lost any more points. You know at first I thought France is not going to have any problems being at the top of this group but they did not prove to be the best team among them. I also don't think that they will be able to win against Croatia because Croatia is a good team and I know that this is mostly a friendly tournament but still they should have performed better in my opinion. And if I know anything I know that Croatia is not going to take this match lightly. 87 Minutes ongoing France 0 : 1 Croatia |
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Lukaku is a prolific striker he is world class and has shown that over the years at Chelsea, Everton, Manchester united and Inter Milan. His current drop in form last season came as a shock because he started well at the beginning of the season and dropped form. In my opinion he was more valued back in Inter Milan, this had positive effect on his performance and if he decides to go back he will definitely pick up again from where he left off.
In the situation that he is in right now in Chelsea, I don't think it will be easy for him to get back in form and at the same time, Chelsea also does not want to sell him for a lot less money because they have got the player for 97 million euro if I am correct. So, I think the player should move but I don't think any team is going to pay the release clause for Lukaku right now because it is really high. I think if he moves to any older club of him that he has already played for he will perform better, |
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Let's see how it goes in the end because there are only two options for Lewandowski now, the first is to stay with Bayern Munich and the second is to leave for another team.
And I think not only to Barcelona, but also to other big teams at the moment such as PSG, Chelsea and also Real Madrid because a player like Lewandowski will definitely be eyed by a lot of big teams at this time.
Actually, Lewandowski have spent a good number of years playing for Bayern Munich. And it high time, he probably leave for another club to at least encounter new challenges, and also lift other trophy. I don't really think Bayern will want to keep him in the team against his will. Barcelona is one of the club who are very much interested in signing Lewandowski. Although, it quite obvious that other big teams will compete for him, became despite his age, Lewandowski is possess great performance. Robert Lewandowski is a great player and he will obviously do better wherever he chooses to go but first of all Bayern Munich does not want to let him go and secondly, he wanted to go to Barcelona. I don't think that will be possible under the circumstances. Bayern Munich is asking for a really high price for a player who is a lot older and that much money is obviously not going to be paid by Barcelona. And if this is the case the other teams which are interested in this player are going to be ahead in this race compared to Barcelona. |
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I think if Lewandowski doesn't want to stay at Bayern Munich and is looking for a new team, then Bayern Munich management will be interested in signing Sadio Mane. Otherwise, they will not waste money on Sadio Mane. Their squad is already strong enough.
Despite Mane's decision to leave Liverpool, Mohamed Salah is likely to stay with Liverpool next season. If Salah and Mane had left Liverpool together, it would have been difficult for Liverpool to have a stable performance next season.
Sadio Mane has refused to sign a new contract with Liverpool so willingly or not Liverpool will have to let Mane go this season otherwise he will leave for free next season. M.Salah will not leave Liverpool I'm sure of that and even Liverpool have prepared Darwin Núñez to look forward to next season and replace Sadio Mane so there will be a very good trio at Liverpool next season, M.Salah, Darwin Núñez and also Diogo Jota. this will make Liverpool's performance even better I think. The decision to sell Sadio Mane will now be profitable for Liverpool. Although Mane is a very important player in the squad. His replacement is a bit difficult but not impossible. Darwin Núñez is a very talented player. Maybe he also scored 39 goals in Benfica's jersey last season. However, Darwin Núñez will need some time to adjust to the Liverpool squad. But if he is able to adapt to the Liverpool squad, I believe he will be a better player than Sadio Mane. |
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Some people predict one of the biggest issue why Man City failed to get champion league title because they don't have sharp forward players such as Benzema in Madrid or Moh Salah in Liverpool but apparently Guardiola realized this weakness and attempts to get new forward player and they were successfully get Haaland from Dortmund because probably with the arrival of Haaland can solved this issue and if Haaland can showed good performance i think Man City achievement will be more better than last season
Yes all clubs learn from experience, they try to improve the club according to the money they have. But the reality in the transfer market is very different. It was fortunate that Man city had a lot of money and got Haaland. Statistically at the moment I think Man City are strong candidates to win UCL next season. Their philosophy of the game is simply incredible. I think The Man City vs Madrid semi-final match is the real final. But the players' mentality is better they were able to win in overtime. Madrid will probably also be worried, they don't get what kind of players they plan to do. Next, I am waiting for the news of the results of the playoffs, who will enter the group phase later? Manchester City is always a really strong candidate for the Champions League trophy. As they were in this Champions League but they lost to Real Madrid and if we think about the history of Real Madrid I think it is understandable because Real Madrid is the best team in the Champions League. But that still does not explain why they have lost against Real Madrid even though Manchester City is the one who had the better team and also an advantage from the first leg. I hope they will be able to win the Champions League trophy next season otherwise a lot of questions are going to be thrown at them. A lot of people are already questioning the capability of their coach. |
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Three quick wickets and now suddenly there is a chance that New Zealand may take the lead for first innings. England is now at 527/8, and are trailing by 26 runs against New Zealand. In all probability, the match will end up as a draw, but it will be interesting to see who will get the lead. Michael Bracewell has picked up two crucial wickets, and it validates the decision by the New Zealand selectors to include him instead of Ajaz Patel in the playing XI. The only chance for a result will occur if the England bowlers are somehow able to bowl out New Zealand by today.
BTW, Jack Leach is not that bad with the bat. Will he be able to add some 20-30 extra runs along with James Anderson?
It was actually really amazing to say that England could not take a lead. Now New Zealand has scored 104 runs for 2 wickets. I think they are in a good position right now to set a big score. And let's not kid ourselves because we all know that this match is going to end in a draw. I really thought that England would be able to take the lead in this match. Young is batting really well right now for New Zealand and New Zealand recently lost a wicket. Nicholls is new to the crease and they are in a rebuilding state in this innings right now. |
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