West Indies have been able to give a huge target of 305 runs. Opener Shai Hope's performance was very good today. He has scored 127 runs. Brooks also scored 70 and Powell 32 runs. Haris Rouf has taken 4 wickets today, but he has given 77 runs in 10 overs. Although the target is very large. However, I hope Pakistan can win. Pakistan has experienced batsmen like Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam.
That's a big score to chase. There is more chances of reaching the target as the match is being played on the Multan Stadium which is one of the favourite for Pakistan team. Based on the middle order performance we can get into conclusion about the match result. Because, in the middle order if the run rate slows down automatically it'll increase pressure on the batting side. This at times will result in consecutive fall of wickets. No one is a favorite at the moment as after losing an early wicket the Pakistan team has developed a good partnership between Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam. The longer this partnership carries on, it will take the match out of the hands of West Indies. They need to take wickets regularly if they want to win this match. Pakistan's collection in 30 overs is only 159/2. 147 runs from 120 balls are required to win. It will not be easy. However, there are several experienced players in the Pakistan squad. Babar Azam is still at the crease after collecting 68 runs. Also Mohammad Rizwan is a very talented player. Pakistan still has a chance to win. However, if they lose a wicket in the next 8-10 overs, the chances of West Indies winning the match will increase. |
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Not too old for a striker position like Benzema, because that position will be more often up front and doesn't drain as much stamina as midfielders and defenders. Benzema has been at the Santiago Bernabeu for more than ten years, and I see his contract expiring next year. I think Benzema will end his career at another club or return to France. In addition, at the age of Benzema, who is still able to become the top scorer in the Champions League this season, it is an extraordinary achievement.
I agree with you that Benzema is not too old for his striker position. His fitness is still very good. And so he will be able to maintain this extraordinary fitness for at least two more seasons. But Real Madrid must find a replacement for Benzema now. When a new player joins the team, it takes a long time to adjust to the team's players. And so this is the right time to look for Benzema's replacement. |
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Barcelona are in a bad shape financially but they must find a way out in this. They really need to make their current squad stronger to compete harder in the Champions League especially in next season. The current one might not be quite enough for them to be too much competitive. Xavi would like to see his team doing their best to achieve the Champions League title in the end. It is the same for the La Liga title too of course. They haven't been becoming the champions in the La Liga for three years and in the Champions League for seven years.
Exactly, because Barcelona managements will not allow this opportunity to pass them than to use this opportunity to sign in some talented strikers that will help the team to achieve victory next season. Barcelona team need strikers that know how to attract early goals from any match, which will really cost the managements a huge amount of money. I think, the managements are fully ready to use any amount of money to admit talented strikers that will improve the team and to help them to achieve la Liga league title in next season. Do you still think Barcelona needs to spend more money to get a talented striker? The Barcelona squad includes talented young strikers like Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres. Memphis Depay and Aubameyang are quite experienced players. Also Dembele and de Jong are good enough players. Despite having so many talented players at the forward, does Barcelona need a new striker now? They can look for experienced midfielders. Barcelona also needs experienced defenders. If the defense is not strong, it is much more difficult to win against strong teams. |
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I am more sure that Xavi will still be able to shape the Barcelona team to be even better next season because he knows which line his team still lacks, so for now Xavi will definitely still try to make the team stronger before next season starts. Hopefully Barcelona can be on a strong path like in the past before Barcelona slumped, because with so many strong teams, it will definitely make the League match more exciting.
I agree xavi did an incredible job considering how little time he had, the state barcelona were in and the quality of players he had but in my opinion this won't be enough for next season they need to let go some players especially lenglet and they need some fresh players, their defensive line is really weak. I'm sure we are all aware about the lack of support especially in Barcelona's financial instability, there are several factors to make a great team. But sometimes the coach and finances are not balanced which makes it difficult for them to improve, there are teams that have financial stability but the coach is not good and what Barcelona is experiencing now is the opposite. Xavi has proven to be able to build a better team but unfortunately, this success does not have a strong financial backing so that it will still be difficult for Xavi to build a solid squad. There are some players who cannot be defended and also, it is difficult to bring in new players and this imbalance factor will make it difficult for Xavi to achieve the desired performance. I think Xavi knew that he was not going to get much financial stability or support when he decided to take the job as the Barcelona coach. He has done a very good job so far. But it will be really interesting to see how well Barcelona can perform in the upcoming season. I really hope that the recent success of Barcelona was the start of something good and not just a "" honeymoon phase"". It is going to be difficult obviously. But for the upcoming season, I don't think Barcelona will be able to make any big transfer. I think they really should hold on to their money right now. And people should also not expect too much from Barcelona in the upcoming season. |
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Not commenting on last match's perspective but solely Batriarchy.
He's still behind Cook for at least 2500 runs and i believe he's not going to break his own record ever (last year God-Like form), he might score 700-900ish run per calendar as England play more than 20 tests but surely it won't be 2020-21 Root. Having said that if he keeps playing for next 4-5 years with same form (which is tough af) then he'll be consider legend.
Same thing happened with Kohli, Smith, Williamson. All of them touched new heights (especially Kohli and Smith) and peaked drastically and now going down in their career. Babar-Marnus should lead this decade as far as test cricket goes.
About test cricket, I am really not sure at all what is going to happen because these players are obviously great test players and there is no doubt about that. But the problem is I think we might see less and less test matches being played in the future. Because test cricket is not doing really great even though a lot of people are going to say otherwise. And whatever ICC has tried did not work. They have said that the test world championship and also the nighttime test cricket is going to make it more popular but that did not happen. I was a little interested in Pink Ball cricket but honestly, I don't have the time to watch test cricket and I think that is the case for a lot of people. I said all those things because no one knows what is going to happen in the next 4 or 5 years. By the way, I think obviously, it is going to be hard for him to break his own record but it is obviously not impossible. If he can play really well in the next 5 years I think he will be considered a legend but I honestly don't see that happening. |
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Tottenham really need a new striker to support Harry Kane this summer, that's the only reason the can challenge for title they need another strong and experience striker to add to Son and Harry Kane, players like Lautaro Martinez, Darwin Nunes then I think they have solve the problems that has hinder there progress for years, then they should go for a good right back, they are serious about getting Djed Spence but I do think Adams traore should be better option in that position.
You are right. Tottenham needs another experienced striker. Harry Kane and Son's performance was very good in the previous season. But Kane did not play well in several matches. As a result, Tottenham lost points in some matches in a row. Lautaro Martinez seems to be a good choice for Tottenham. He will be able to help the Tottenham team become stronger with Kane and Son. But is Tottenham management now interested in buying a new striker? I don’t think. Tottenham management is not spending too much money to sort out the team. |
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I wonder whether there will be a new team to make a big surprise next season and win the league title. But it doesn't happen very often while there is a very strong team like PSG in the league. Lille were a rare example indeed and they had a really bad season after that. PSG are going to be the biggest contender for the title next season too. It is like an ordinary thing for them from now on. Therefore they are focused on the Champions League rather than the Ligue 1 as it is a much more difficult tournament.
For Lille the factor why they cannot managed their performance last season and failed to defend their title because too many internal issues and it makes the players and their manager decided to leave because not satisfied with the management and i think with the current situation very difficult for Lille can repeat their achievement moreover every season PSG is getting stronger with new quality players arrived so it is very hard to break PSG domination even so with other teams such as Monaco and Marseille i think they will always being an runner up under PSG It is very difficult to break the rule of PSG in Ligue 1 now. PSG boss Khelaifi is investing heavily in strengthening his team and making them fit to win the Champions League. On the other hand, teams like Lille, Lyon and Monaco are not very rich clubs. And so, like the last few seasons, I'm ready to see PSG rule next season. Like the previous season, this season will be one-sided. The title will be won by PSG. |
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I don't know how Manhester City will use Erling Haaland. If they use the classic number 9, they can support Erling Haaland with Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling on the wing forwards. I don't know how useful this will be... I wish Gabriel Jesus had stayed in the team. I think Gabriel Jesus could have served as a good striker with Erling Haaland serving as center forward. The two of them could have built a very good game system. Everything is uncertain right now. I still continue to support Manhester City because of Pep Guardiola. I think they are the clear favorites of the new season again.
I'm also looking forward to seeing how Guardiola will use Haaland. Manchester City already has a lot of talented players. Raheem Sterling, Jesus, Jack Grealish and Riyad Mehrez are all talented players. Haaland played for Dortmund on Central forward position, so did Guardiola take Haaland as a substitute for Jesus? Guardiola is an experienced coach, let's see if he can make good use of Haaland. Manchester City will be unstoppable next season if Haaland is able to play well. I think Pep Guardiola as manager interested with formation 4-3-3 and prefer with Haaland as central forward, have chance with left and right winger change by Sterling, Jack Grealish, Mahrez and Gabriel Jesus. I have see Haaland prefer as regular player amd will change on right and left winger because Pep Guardiola have several option there. Manchester City I think as favorite team will lead Primer League next season amd have chance make new histroy to get trophy again. I don't think Guardiola will have 4 strikers in the forward. Guardiola has a talented coach. But if he keeps 3 players in the defense then City's defense will be a bit weak. And it will be difficult for City to win against a strong opponent. Winning is not always possible just by playing attacking. It is very difficult to win against a tactical team like Real Madrid by playing attacking tactics. And so it seems foolish to have 4 players in the forward and 3 players in the defense. |
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True, this is great for Hamburger as well as for the Fans even though many of them expected him to move but he decided to stay.
He was a pretty good player last season apart from the defeat in the playoffs his performance was really good so it's not wrong that many thought that he would leave because there were several clubs from the Bundesliga 1 who tried to bid him. luckily he made up his mind and at least the fans of Hamburger will be very happy about this
That is good that he decided to continue playing for Hamburger SV. This is an indication that finally the sports management also wants more continuity and does not want to start again every year with a new coach and a new team. I also hope for the sake of Hamburger SV and the fans that the coach Tim Walter will continue and has the trust from the management . Apart from the failure of Hamburger to be promoted this season, actually starting from the game and the leadership of the coach, it is clear they are showing quite good things and that cannot be denied. for Glatzel at this time he is still not too old and indeed this could be something good for him too considering in this case it is certain that he in Hamburg already has a guaranteed position and indeed it is a good thing to continue to revive his game so that even better. Actually, it is really heartbreaking for Hamburger to not be able to get promoted this year. They tried really hard but they could not do that. They had a really good chance but they could not capitalize on that chance. Other than that things are not looking too bad for Hamburger because I believe their performance was really good and they will be able to continue that good performance in the next season also. I really hope that in the next season they will be able to get promoted. |
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I don't know how Manhester City will use Erling Haaland. If they use the classic number 9, they can support Erling Haaland with Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling on the wing forwards. I don't know how useful this will be... I wish Gabriel Jesus had stayed in the team. I think Gabriel Jesus could have served as a good striker with Erling Haaland serving as center forward. The two of them could have built a very good game system. Everything is uncertain right now. I still continue to support Manhester City because of Pep Guardiola. I think they are the clear favorites of the new season again.
I'm also looking forward to seeing how Guardiola will use Haaland. Manchester City already has a lot of talented players. Raheem Sterling, Jesus, Jack Grealish and Riyad Mehrez are all talented players. Haaland played for Dortmund on Central forward position, so did Guardiola take Haaland as a substitute for Jesus? Guardiola is an experienced coach, let's see if he can make good use of Haaland. Manchester City will be unstoppable next season if Haaland is able to play well. |
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Liverpool moving fast to find alternative player if Mane leave and today there is a rumour that they interested to bought Leeds United player Raphinha this because Klopp impressed with Raphinha performance last season and apparently Liverpool really want him because besides transfer fee Liverpool also offer Minamino as part of the deal and with this offer they hope Leeds will let Raphinha went to Anfield this summer
Raphinha is a talented player. But I don't think this Raphinha is suitable as a replacement for Sadio Mane in the Liverpool team. Sadio Mane is a great player. His contribution to the Liverpool squad this season is undeniable. He has scored 5 goals in the Champions League and 16 in the Premier League. He has been able to play well when the team needs its. However, Raphinha is not itinjured much in this season, his fitness is good. So maybe Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp is interested in getting Raphinha in the team |
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I can agree also that Jose Mourinho had a quite decent season with Roma. Maybe they finished the season in the Serie A at the sixth position but they had a very successful run in the Europa Conference League. They made it to the title in the end and I assume that this achievement is very valuable for them. Maybe it isn't like winning the Champions League but it is still one of the big tournaments in the end. I will be expecting Roma to continue with Mourinho next season as they should be believing in him now.
I think the problem is Roma is quite impatient and that is a big problem. They have to be patient for achieving the desired results. Jose Mourinho has done a good job otherwise the results could have been a lot worse for Roma. It obviously does not look like they have done a very good job in the league but I think they need some time and so does the coach. With a little more time and by spending a little more money, I think Jose Mourinho will be able to improve the performance of Roma. |
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Honestly, what I'm waiting for is how Manchester United will improve themselves to look at the Premier League so that it can be better. Because we know this season they have lost their way in everything, and that is very disappointing for their supporters. Now they have plenty of time to prepare everything. And I'm looking forward to what improvements have changed in this team.
Manchester United did not do well last season,but they have a new coach now,soneone who has the experience,someone who knows how to handle and bring out the best out of his players.Normally,Manchester United is supposed to be one of the best teams in the premier league,but they lacked good management.They have good players that can win any tittle for you,but still were unable to deliver because they were not managed well.If they buy more players,and make some changes at the club,I believe they will do well next season. Exactly new coach give new hope for Manchester United on next season but can't guarantee they will success lead as top standing on Primer League next season. Almost all manager arrived after Sir Alex Ferguson out never success bring Manchester United on top glory, only with Jose Mourinho success on UEFA Europe League and other from David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Ralf Ragnick can't give any trophies for Manchester United. Not any potential manager arrived on Manchester United success get good dreaming when still have Sir Alex Ferguson. The main problem for Manchester United is the lack of mutual understanding between the players. And if the coach can't blend in with the team players, and can't strengthen the bonding between the players, then next season we will see the poor performance of the Manchester United team. Manchester United has a lot of talented players. They will have to change their formation next season. They have played for a long time with the same formation and match strategy, but the performance has not improved at all. |
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Juventus has the opportunity to become Alexandre Lacazette's next club after Lacazette did not get a contract extension with Arsenal. Officially, the player signed from Lyon in 2017 for £48 million will be free. Juventus interest in Alexandre Lacazette has existed since Cristiano Ronaldo left for Manchester United, but the chances of Juventus getting Lacazette's services are still great because they have been abandoned by Paulo Dybala as informed by goal.com After decided to leave Arsenal this summer Lacazette future seems interested to watched and many people has been speculate his future and besides Juventus the recent rumour from him is he linked to Lyon and he personally was not refuse this news because he said he had good relationship with Lyon and regarding the possibility he moves to Juventus i think its will remain a rumour because Juventus seems has no longer make him as a top priority again My guess is that Lyon will be interested in Alexandre Lacazette at the moment. Juventus are probably looking for more talented and experienced players. Alexandre Lacazette will not be able to fill the void left by Juventus since Ronaldo left the team. Juventus need star players. Lyon, on the other hand, had poor performances last season. And so they will be able to be a little stronger this season. Since Alexandre Lacazette has previous experience of playing Lyon. So maybe Lyon management would like to get Lacazette on the team. |
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This is what everyone has been saying all season. It has yet to be revealed what their secret is. The route Real Madrid took to win the Champions League trophy was nothing short of amazing. Madrid now has 14 titles for a reason. There's no way to tell if luck played a role in their success. They deserve a round of applause if this was their strategy. Several factors contributed to their victory, including their experience, their great coach, their teamwork, and the saves Courtois made.
The Real Madrid team is very experienced. At the same time their teamwork was remarkable. Benzema was a regular scorer in the squad. He has played very well throughout the season. Their midfield was very strong. And at last coach Ancelotti is very experienced. Real Madrid has been able to win the title thanks to their different match tactics in each match. Of course, luck was with them, at the same time their gameplay and match strategy was awesome. |
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Xavi will probably earn some money which he can use to transfer new players in their preparations for next season. Barcelona's performance has been much better than before but of course they still need some improvements, especially in defense and attack. Ansu Fati, Aubameyang, Ferran Torres are still reliable next season but Barcelona still need more players than just them.
Memphis Depay, Luuk De Jong and Adama Traure are unlikely to play again at Barcelona next season because they are rumored to be sold or returned to their respective teams. So of course Barcelona need a replacement especially Barcelona will be eyeing the title next season.
I actually think that Barcelona has a good enough forward lineup. the actual problem for Barcelona should be the defensive lineup. They don't have good defenders and that has cost them a lot of matches. Barcelona will have to think very closely about the transfers that they are going to make because play players who are going to leave Barcelona are surely going to leave some holes. And those holes need to be filled. But I believe first of all Barcelona should think about getting a good defender. I do not understand the weakness of Barcelona's forward. I don't understand why Xavi wants to take a player like Lewandowski at the moment. Lewandowski is certainly a talented player. But we should not forget that he is 33 years old. He will not be able to serve the team for long. Moreover, the forward of Barcelona is strong. Xavi should spend money to stabilize his defense and midfield. If we don't strengthen the defense, Barcelona will face big problems next season. |
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New Zealand batting has fascinated me. After batting 132 in the first innings, I could not have imagined that they would play so well in the second innings. But at the end of the second day, they collected 236 runs. Now I think the match is completely under New Zealand's control. There is no possibility of the match being drawn. And if the New Zealand bowlers can bowl as well as in the first innings, then New Zealand will undoubtedly win easily.
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Dortmund's goal has never been to win a Bundesliga title. They make talented star players and make money by selling them. This is their business. By selling Haaland, I don't think Dortmund will suffer a loss. Since they have no hope of winning the title, being in the top 4 of the points table is enough for them. And in addition to Haaland there are enough talented players in their squad.
I can agree with that actually. Because if Dortmund had really wanted to win the title, they would have prepared themselves in some way to be able to achieve it. For example, they aren't still finding a solution for their defense problem. It is like an open wound for them for a very long time. The last season in the Bundesliga was like a nightmare for them in terms of their defense. They were conceding very simple goals from even unexpected teams. They lost so many points just because of that. We will see if they will take an action focused on this problem this summer. Dortmund's defense was weak the previous season. And their attack was very strong until Haaland was injured. We all know the problems of the Dortmund team. If Dortmund Management's goal had been to win the title, they would not have decided to sell Haaland this season. They tried to strengthen their midfield and defense a bit and fought for the title against Bayern Munich. Their main scorer is not in the Haaland team, it is doubtful whether we will be able to see Dortmund in the top 4 next season. |
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The Dutch got a good start, but their middle order wasted that advantage. That said, their bowlers are fighting back as of now. After Logan van Beek got the wicket of Shamarh Brooks, Bas de Leede got two very important wickets. And then Nicholas Pooran got castled by Aryan Dutt. A couple of wickets more in the next few overs, and it is going to be very tight for the West Indies. And let's don't forget the fact that West Indies is not in a very comfortable position in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League. Right now, they are at the 10th position in points table.
In the first match, we saw the Dutch batsmen batting brilliantly, but they were defeated due to poor bowling. But despite their batsmen performing poorly in today's match, the bowlers are bowling well enough. West Indies lost their fifth wicket for just 99 runs. They scored 113 runs in 29 overs. Brandon King is still at the crease. If he can't extend his innings today, I think West Indies could lose today's match. I am enjoying the match now. Let's see if the Netherlands can pick up the first win of the series. Yes, they have done really well on the batting side but they are bowling left them vulnerable. The bowling side was just not venomous enough. And with this bowling lineup, I don't think they will be able to do very well against a team like West Indies, Many good players are missing now. Right now West Indies need 8 runs from 33 balls which is a piece of cake for them. New Zealand's bowlers are experienced enough. England lost their first wicket by 59 runs. And they lost 4 wickets to collect 96 runs. Four top-order batsmen have returned to the dressing room. Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes are on the crease now. Both are very experienced batsmen. If these two batsmen are out, England's innings will not be able to go far. |
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There are rumors that Inter Milan are exploring a deal to re-sign Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea. I mean Chelsea shattered a heavy sum to bring him back to the club last summer in a deal worth £97.5 million from Inter Milan. It does look like the move has so far proven to be a disaster for both him and Chelsea. It is a very difficult situation with Lukaku as it he is not a player for Thomas Tuchel's system. Big things were expected from Lukaku after Chelsea signed him after letting him go seven years ago. He has scored just 15 goals in 44 games across all competitions. Thomas Tuchel has been unable to coax the best from Lukaku and he might be prepared to accept his exit if he can find a top-class replacement.
I really don't understand why the teams in the English Premier League always want to bring a player who is probably overrated with a huge amount of money. If he was a player who has experience in the English Premier League then I would have said it is okay but I think in this case Chelsea has only themselves to blame. I am not saying that the player is bad or anything but when you put a huge amount of price tag on a player's head he is going to be under a certain amount of pressure, right? I think it is going to be better for both Lukaku and Chelsea if he leaves. It is going to be really interesting to see what is going to be the price tag for him as he is not performing at all in Chelsea. |
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