Like we mentioned above, I've made the payment to the people who finished in top 3. Thanks everyone again. I'd be very happy if the people who have got the payment confirm it as well.


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By the way I must admit that it wasn't one of the most enjoyable races of the season. I hoped to watch another unforgettable race in Abu Dhabi after the one in the previous season. But we couldn't watch a big rivalry between Leclerc and Perez unfortunately. I was hoping to see Leclerc finishing there of course because of my pool picks. However this race still could have been more exciting if they fought against each other. Perez got really close while getting close to the end but there wasn't enough time left to make an attempt.

I hoped to see Hamilton on podium but he had unfortunate issues with the car. He must be disappointed to finish the season by a race like this.

You are right about your point as well.

It isn't easy for Chelsea to make a signature transfer in January which is like the middle season. Not many teams would be eager to sell their valuable players in a time like this. Like you mentioned, there is only Ronaldo who comes to minds as available then. He is already looking forward to leaving Manchester United as soon as possible. If Chelsea make a proper contract offer to him then it wouldn't be hard to convince him for them. Manchester United are already prepared to let him go now.

If Ecuador can defeat Qatar this easy then I can't even imagine what Netherlands can do to them. But it is totally normal because I don't see even a single player among Qatar players who is well-known and playing for a decent team. Qatar supporters should just enjoy the World Cup atmosphere in their own country.

Tomorrow, my favourite team England are going to play against Iran. I think this is a nice opportunity for them to put on a good show and make a solid start. I just hope to see Southgate using the squad as effective as possible starting with this match. Normally England shouldn't have any problem on defeating all of the teams in their group.

İyi dilekleriniz için gerçekten çok teşekkür ederim. Forumda böyle bir etkinlik aynı zamanda rekabet aynı zamanda yardım kuruluşlarına yardım etmek istiyorsak benim aklımdaki fikir de şu katılımcılar giriş için bir ücret öder ücretin yarısı yardım kuruluşlarına ayrılır yarısı da katılımcılardan başarılı olanlara dağıtılır.Bunun için bölümümüzde escrow olacak değerli üyeler var ancak böyle bir organizasyona katılım talep ne kadar olur onu bilmiyorum.

We planned to start this pool four days before the season started. As a result we had low amount of participants comparing to the other pools. However we have had a quite competitive pool. I'd like to thank all the people who have participated in the pool very much. Besides I'd like to thank Sportsbet.io very much for sponsoring the pool and supporting us. And I'd like to thank jeremypwr very much also for helping the yellow cap prizes to reach their owners. I hope you have enjoyed the pool and we can create a much bigger community next year.



Besides congrats to vd309 and swogerino for earning prizes by finishing the pool in top 3. After Vd309 sends his address I will do my best to make your payments as soon as possible.



Congrats to LTU_btc for taking the last yellow cap of the season.

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Eternal Fire don't have any roadmap and this is costing them very much. They need to take stronger steps on this road to be successful. The team have a big potential actually but they just don't know how to benefit from it. All of these players are unique and have really great aims. They have XANTARES before anything else. He is like one of the best players in the world now.

The point they lack is the strategies. They play by heart instead of preparing some solid strategies for each one of their opponents. This causes them to have big problems in many matches. XANTARES talked about his days at BIG in the past and mentioned how many tactics BIG had. You just need to be prepared for many kind of teams to reach big successes.

Will this be another season that Lakers fail in even qualifying for playoffs?

Considering the current level of performance, they are really going that way for now. They are the second worst team in the Western Conference after Rockets now. Lebron is giving his best in every single game as usual. Now he has got a thigh injury and missed three games because of it already. If they have another very poor season then I assume Lebron might think of leaving in case he gets a reasonable offer. He is already waiting for playing beside his son and the team don't matter for him I assume.

I respect people's choice about favouring Argentina for winning the World Cup. However I just don't see an impressive squad there. Messi shouldn't be the only reason to believe in them fully. He is still showing a good performance at PSG maybe but even he isn't in his prime anymore. Besides the squad quality is still important and I don't think it is enough for becoming the champion now. I even see Brazil a little ahead of them for that. Brazil have some weaknesses in defense though but they still have a more interesting squad.

Actually England have one of the best squads in this tournament now but they need a good management to fight for the title seriously.

I have had big expectations from Hamilton on this race week. However qualifying session wasn't very bright for him. He was slower than Ferrari and Red Bull both. But qualifying and race are very different things. I still think Hamilton can do a good job in the race. This is his final chance for getting at least one win in this race to maintain his record.

Perez seemed really passionate in qualifying. He must be more ambitious now than before. It is an important race for him to finish the season ahead of Leclerc as well.

If Juventus improve their performance in defense their chance for the Europa League title will increase quite much as well. I mean that they are really solid in defense as for the Serie A. However they couldn't show the same level of performance in their Champions League matches. Their defensive weaknesses sped up the process for them to be eliminated.

However if they manage to perform in the Europa League at the same level of their performance in the Serie A then I will add them among the favourites. But for now bookmakers are showing Arsenal as the closest team to the title. Arsenal have cared about not only the Premier League but also the Europa League so far. With this discipline level they really have a big chance to make it.

Astralis are really hard to understand now. As they are quite inconsistent it is really difficult to predict when they can win. After that terrifying loss against 500 they are showing a solid performance against ENCE at the moment. First of all they both lost on the maps they picked. Now we are on Overpass, the decider. ENCE don't have any win on this map but Astralis are not very good also with a 25% win rate normally.

But Astralis are putting a good show right now. They have finished the first half 12-3 ahead already. There is nobody who has got even 10+ frags at ENCE side now. blameF is playing extra as well with 23 frags already. He was impressive on Mirage too with 25 frags. Xyp9x was amazing on Ancient with 33 frags which helped the team stay in the series to go for the decider. I don't expect a comeback from ENCE to be honest but Astralis are still not completely credible for me truthfully. 

Maybe it's coming home this time, what do you say about it?  

I have placed a bet on England to win the World Cup @9.00:



I have a feeling like England might have a chance in this World Cup. I'm aware of how hard their job is. However the only thing they need is a good management actually. Because I strongly believe that they have a really adequate squad to do the job one way or another. This might be Southgate's last World Cup with England at the same time according to speculations. I expect a solid job from him in this tournament. I hope that Kane shows an impressive performance as well just as he does with Tottenham jersey.

Romelu Lukaku is a chronic injured player as it seems. He wanted to be a part of Inter so much and he reached his goal as well. However he is dealing with serious injuries this time. Since the day he came back he hasn't been able to play properly for Inter. He has had three injuries so far and the last one is still going on.

I know that there is a long time for their next matches so he can get well until then. But I have big doubts about his contribution to the team this season. Him and Martinez made a great duo in the past but we can't see it again now. Despite all this, Inter are still one of the most productive teams in the league which is a great success of course.

Barcelona have a good chance to finish their missing for the La Liga title this season. As you might be knowing already, they have haven't been able to win the title for three seasons straight. They are finally performing strongly thanks to Xavi's arrival. Koeman's Barcelona were just a mess back in the day. It was one of the best decisions Barcelona made in the recent years.

I'm also aware of their weakness in big matches. But this is like this only against Real Madrid for now in the league. As long as they become more consistent in the rest of the matches than Real Madrid, they are still closer to the title on paper.

I don't think that the main problem at Ferrari is Binotto now. The problem is their being stubborn about not making big changes in their crew. For example the pit crew should definitely be changed. Because we have witnessed many unbelievable mistakes this season. These mistakes just destroyed especially Leclerc's races. They also need better strategists as it seems. Because we have witnessed also that they have made very bad decisions this season. One of them happened even on the last race week.

If they decide to do these I will be more positive about Ferrari. Otherwise they might have another problematic season.

Newcastle are already this much strong with their current squad. This is a huge achievement for them to be honest. Their performance reminds me of the season Leicester played incredibly well with Ranieri and became even the champions. Of course Newcastle are not in such situation for now but they are very consistent with an average level of squad being at the third position in the league standings at the same time.

They still have an enormous transfer budget as well. This time their hand is much stronger than the beginning of the season. Because they are fighting for top 4 to join the Champions League from now on and they are already in this area. This might be enough to attract some big players here in January maybe. But the summer can be incredible for this team if they stay at a similar level in the second half of the season as well.

This time it is different for Barcelona. The Europa League is going to be very important for them because of their financial condition. They have made many signings and there is even a situation for them like they might not be able to sign new players in January.

Considering this fact, they need to make as much money as possible this season. Maybe they didn't play much good in the Champions League. But I still think that they will fight for the Europa League title. Their priority is of course the La Liga title but I don't expect Xavi to focus on only that. Winning both championships would be awesome for them.

I'm wondering about what Chelsea will do in the transfer window in January. Because they are definitely a team in need of strengthening their attacking line now. Bringing Aubameyang hasn't changed much for them as they are still struggling with scoring multiple goals in one match. This problem has got bigger day by day and this caused their form in the Premier League to drop down very much as well. If they manage to sign a better striker in January then they can start to recover easier in the other half of the season.

I know that the strategies should be fixed at the same time too. But we clearly see them struggling in many matches in which they dominate as well.