Liverpool have finally brought their top target striker home after having verbal agreement with Darwin Nunez agent and he is set complete medicals today in Anfield. Jurgen Klopp knows the perfect striker to be in team, Darwin Fees ranked to €100m because of his potential in benfica. I think Klopp has finally made the proper replacement for the outgoing Winger, Sadio mane. Darwin will look forward to his new team after Klopp make him his top priority this summer. We will now hope for a better season with the Red's as their Frontlines are sharp infront of goals.
They had also to compete against the major team of Premier League and it won't so easy for them to win something the next year. Anyway, I'm really curious to see where Sadio Manč will go and if Bayern Munich will do finally a proper offer to take him. 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. |
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Recently, Erling haaland is one of the best attacker we have in football. His consistency and impact, give him an edge above other players, he has alot of quality as a player, and he is very strong and sharp. Erling haaland is one of the player that every team which to have, he have pace and he is a consistent goal scorer. So having him as a player is a great opportunity, cause he had alot of qualities that will help strengthen your team attack.
Haaland is an extraordinary player. He is still young, as well as talented. His fitness is good enough. My guess is that if he stays with a good squad, and gets proper support from the midfielders, he will be transformed into a goal machine. I thought Manchester City was the perfect place for Haaland. Next season we will see a better performance from Haaland. |
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During the session 1 New Zealand would've taken few wickets. Somehow Matt Hentry took a wicket, but the next batsman on the crease Joe Root is give good support to Ollie Pope who is at 80+ runs facing 144 balls. Here ollie Pope have slowed down his scoring whereas it looks like Joe Root have taken the chance of making runs. Yesterday the chance of match ending in a draw was low and now this has increased above 65%
Joe Root doesn't look like playing test cricket. He is scoring like playing in an ODI. As of now Joe Root have managed to score 58 runs of 72 balls. Joe Root have planned to score 500+ runs by the end of today's session. In the first match until last moment there were discussions whether the match will have a result or end up with a draw. The same scenario can happen in this match. It's the end of day 3 and Joe Root has scored 163 runs and only played 200 balls. I think it's a pretty good strike rate even for one-day internationals. People will obviously try to think otherwise but I think this match is going to end in a draw. I don't think England is going to declare without having a lead and that is obviously going to kill this test match for a draw. And England also has five wickets in hand. They are also trailing by 80 runs. So, I am not going to be surprised if they actually end up playing till the last session and declare just before the ending of day 4. |
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Switzerland 1 : 0 Portugal
I am now watching the match between Switzerland vs Portugal. Today my guess is that Switzerland will win. Because the main player in Portugal's squad Ronaldo is missing today. Switzerland took a 1-0 lead with a goal just 1 minute into the match. My prediction is that Switzerland will be able to win this match 1-0. Let's see what will happen.
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India lost the second match as well as the first T20. Indian players have been playing in the IPL for a long time, at the same time India is the host of this series. However, their performance in both the matches was poor. In the first match, India lost badly despite giving a huge target of 212 runs. In today's match, India has given a target of only 149 runs. Heinrich Klaasen's devastating 81 off 48 balls helped South Africa to win today. With three matches left in the series, India's chances of winning the series still exist.
It was meant to be as the target was low. South Africa now leading the 5 match T20 series with two victory. I believe that South Africa will win this series. India lost the first match for their poor bowling figure during the death overs. And they lost the match today as their batsmen failed to set a big target. Indian team should change their game plan. South Africa won the toss and decided to bat bowl first in both match. And they have chased the target without any difficulties. South Africa will do the same thing if they win the toss in next match. The Indian players were extra confident after delivering a big target in the first match. This is why they have been defeated. The performance of the bowler was weak, and Indian fielding was not good. In the second match, the performance of both Indian batsmen and bowlers both was poor. With a target of only 149 runs, it was not possible for South Africa to win against this experienced team. |
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I really did not want Mane to leave Liverpool but it is what it is. Everything is going to change with time and this is no exception. I am sure that Liverpool will not have any problems since they are selling Mane and Minamino so almost all of the 64 million is going to be covered.
Almost no Liverpool fans want Sadio Mane to leave Anfield but I think the management and coach know what is best for the club, his departure is also for its own sake because the club has tried to offer a new contract but until now Mane is still reluctant to do so signing a new contract, releasing Mane and being replaced with Darwin Núńez, I think is quite feasible. Sadio Mane was already disappointed, so he already had the determination to end his career at Liverpool and find a home that could appreciate his contribution far more. That was the topic of Mane's departure, coupled with a request from Senegal itself to withdraw and return there. After Mane departure, we will still see him in a club shirt that has very good potential. As they has taken Darwin Nunez from Liverpool, I guess that Sadio Mane will go into another team, maybe Bayern Munich, maybe another one, but it will be a big team, so, if you imagine it, maybe you should also know
where he would go.
It is really a bad thing anyway, considering that Liverpool is doing so good things in this seasons.
@Gianluca95, It's alright, He is already 30 years old and now he should look for other opportunities in his career. So, I don't think anyone can blame the player in this situation. @Sterbens, He is a great player, he will do very well wherever he chooses to go next. I personally would have liked to see him in Liverpool at least one more season but I think whatever happens is for the best. |
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Erling Haaland is unstoppable in his country game, he scored in their last match, now he has also recorded two goals both in the early minutes of first and second halves. The Norwegian is sharp and knows when to position infront of goals. Manchester city are luck to have him in their team because he's one of the tough goal machine currently. Erling Haaland is normally the target man in every Norway games although sometimes assisted by Odegaard. These two young lad are unstoppable in their various clubs.
Erling Haaland is preparing for next season now and he is going to play at the highest level that's for certain. The Premier League is the most challenging team as there is a very quick football that is played by all the teams here. I think that Erling Haaland is a player who can adapt to this tempo very easily. He was already accustomed to playing with tempo in the Bundesliga. I think that he will start performing strongly in a short time and be very productive by his first season in this league already. Erling Haaland is going to play a really big role for Manchester City in the next upcoming season of the English Premier League. Manchester City is trying their best to upgrade the quality of the squad and they have been successful in doing that. I think Manchester City is going to be the winner in the next season as well. If they want to have better results in the Champions League, Haaland will have to do well in that competition as well. He is going to be a very important player for the team and he will also score a lot of goals because he has a better team behind his back right now. |
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We know that Barcelona has not had much money in recent years. It would not be right to think of it as being in the same situation as Real Madrid. It is true that Real Madrid needs new players to be successful this season. They've started making a few transfers right now and I'm sure we'll be hearing more names in the coming days. Aurelien Tchouameni has joined the team and will be a very useful name  Barcelona have been facing financial problems for the last 2 seasons and this has affected their performance in the transfer market, unlike Madrid, their money management has been good so far and Madrid did not have any problems at all even though at that time the pandemic hit, now with good finances of course Madrid can move freely in the transfer market to buy players they think are right for the team, while Barcelona they have to do a lot of considerations before buying players even though the need for players to strengthen their squad for next season is very urgent at this time. Have rumors with Barcelona faced second time with financial problem and have deal with 60% salary cut off from senior player Sergi Roberto, I think have bad impact after 60% salary cut off and not all senior player actually agree what did by Barcelona management. We need waiting until how long Barcelona keep stay with financial problem because not all senior member will agree they have get cut off until 50% salary on next season. Could not favorite Barcelona next season as candidate with La Liga trophy if begin next season league with financial problem and actually they will poor performance on La Liga and Champion League. Nothing is going to improve unless the financial problem of Barcelona gets fixed, it will take a lot of time. Till that time these things like cutting salaries and selling important players are going to happen all the time. And a player can easily refuse to agree with that. After all, players are playing football for money. If Barcelona actually does something like cutting 50% of the wage of the players I think it will be unprofessional but probably necessary at this moment. |
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So - Nunez deal to Liverpool is done. All that's left is a medical examination that Nunez should no issues with. The fee is 64 million pounds upfront, with 13 mil. in appearances and 9 mil in team success bonuses.
The biggest transfer in club history - I really hope it will be worth it. We needed a striker and we got one of the most promising ones and we will cover most of the fee with Mane and Minamino transfers.
I really did not want Mane to leave Liverpool but it is what it is. Everything is going to change with time and this is no exception. I am sure that Liverpool will not have any problems since they are selling Mane and Minamino so almost all of the 64 million is going to be covered. But, I hope all that promise from Nunez is going to work out in favor of Liverpool. And since this player is coming to Liverpool people are going to have big expectations because he came for a very big amount of money. And he will be replacing Mane so he should know what the expectation is going to be from him. |
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I think you are wrong to say de Jong's departure will weaken Barcelona's midfield. Xavi Hernandez has planned this carefully, de Jong's departure is not a reason to weaken Barcelona but to get better experienced players, as far as I know Xavi is planning to bring in Bernaldo Silva from Manchester City, without the arrival of Silva Barcelona also already has Kessi brought in from Milan I think Kessi is better at playing than De Jong, Kessi managed to bring Milan to the Italian League champions.
You are right, de Jong's absence will weaken Barcelona's midfield. Xavi must find a replacement for de Jong. Bernaldo Silva is quite a talented player. He will probably be able to adapt well to the Barcelona team. On the other hand, Kessi is not a bad choice. However, Barcelona's defense is not strong enough. Xavi must bring in new players to strengthen the defense. Only with the forward and midfield are stable, victory against strong team will not be possible. Barcelona must have a stable defense lineup. |
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Austria Vs France and Denmark Vs Croatia matches have started, I personally have wins for France and Croatia on my betting list. I think they will both win easily because they are under pressure in the standings. In addition, I also have an additional bet for France's victory in the first half, I hope to win all three of my bets  . I bet on the victory of Denmark and France in today's match. I know the Croatian team is not weak. But their performance in the last few matches was very irregular. Moreover, today's match is Denmark's home match. France, on the other hand, is undoubtedly the strongest team between Austria and France. Although the French squad is strong, we do not see the expected performance from them. However, as Austria's defense is weak, the French squad also includes talented players such as Benzema, Griezmann and Mbappe. So maybe they will be able to win. |
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Pakistan was able to give a target of 276 runs. Imam Ul Haque and Babar Azam performed well in this match as well as in the first. However, as no middle-order batsman could play a big inning, Pakistan scored only 275 runs in 50 overs. However, 276 runs are not enough to win on such a pitch. Yet Pakistani bowlers are very experienced. Despite the low target, Pakistan has the potential to win this match.
West Indies has lost their 7th wicket just now, and they have scored only 125 runs in 27 overs. Pakistan set a medium target, but West Indies team won't be able to win this game by any means. Mohammad Nawaz has taken 4 wickets already. West Indies players batted very well in the first ten overs. Betting odds were in favour of West Indies at the moment. But everything changed after the fall of second and third wickets. The Windies team has no chance now. The match is over and Pakistan won the match very easily. Pakistan have posted a very big total for the west indies. Well, it's not that big generally but for west indies, it was quite big. WI got all out only for 155 runs and they had only played 32.2 overs. Pakistan won the match by 120 runs. West Indies failed miserably in the batting lineup. Mohammad Nawaz bowled really well. 4 wickets and only 19 runs in 10 overs, just unbelievable.  In the first match, we saw the batting of the West Indies team. They scored over 300 runs, but the West Indies lost due to poor bowling performance. But the performance of the West Indies bowlers today was good enough. And this is why Pakistan's innings ended at 275 runs. But the performance of the West Indies batsmen was very disappointing. The highest run-scorer for the team was Shamarh Brooks, who scored 42 runs. I think the West Indies will lose the third ODI as usual. |
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England : New Zealand
The second Test between England and New Zealand will be played in Nottingham shortly after. The first Test match was very competitive and enjoyable. We saw the batting disaster of both the teams in the first innings. We had a great performance in the first innings and in the second innings. Since England won the first match, New Zealand will try hard to win the second match. I look forward to watching another competitive Test match. Hopefully the match will be enjoyable.
Things were not easy for England during the first test. If the New Zealand bowlers had managed to take one more crucial wicket in the second innings, then England would have lost the match. They won the match, thanks to Joe Root, James Anderson and Matthew Potts. BTW, I heard that Matt Henry may get selected for the playing XI in second test and I should say that this is an excellent move from New Zealand. Colin de Grandhomme was a failure during the first test, and so was the spinner Ajaz Patel. Kiwi bowlers did not perform well in the second innings of the first match. If they had bowled a little better, the match would have been completely under New Zealand's control. And so today they have added Matt Henry to the squad. And hopefully, from the last match, we will see more tidy and controlled bowling by the New Zealand bowlers in today's match. Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Matt Henry are all experienced bowlers. |
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England : New Zealand
The second Test between England and New Zealand will be played in Nottingham shortly after. The first Test match was very competitive and enjoyable. We saw the batting disaster of both the teams in the first innings. We had a great performance in the first innings and in the second innings. Since England won the first match, New Zealand will try hard to win the second match. I look forward to watching another competitive Test match. Hopefully the match will be enjoyable.
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Frankly, I did not see very good matches in the bulletin. The match to be played between Portugal and Czechia managed to attract my attention a little. Maybe this match will be an enjoyable match to watch. Also, it's a great honor to still be able to watch the living legend Cristiano Ronaldo. I can watch any of his games. I can even watch him practice or train. I would say that ordinary spectators like us watch Portugal matches only to see Ronaldo's performance. We look forward to seeing the gameplay of living legends like Messi and Ronaldo. The match between Portugal and the Czech Republic will be very competitive. Because the Czech Republic's recent performance is excellent. They beat Switzerland and drew with Spain. So it will not be easy for Ronaldo's Portugal to win this match. |
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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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