I think that it would be very optimistic to expect Lionel Messi to come back to Barcelona. I don't mean that he wouldn't like to do so. I'm sure that he would like this very much however I don't think that Xavi would share the same feelings with him. They are old friends and teammates but Xavi is trying to build a brand new team right now. He wants to do this without focusing on one player especially. Barcelona were playing focused on Messi in the old times. But they are trying a new formula now and it seems to be working well.
Bringing Messi back to Barcelona would be very foolish now. Xavi is trying to build a young dependent team. With this, Barcelona will become stronger in the future. Messi is now 34 years old. He's definitely a good player now, but Xavi is definitely looking for young talent. At the same time Messi's wages are very high. Barcelona does not seem to be spending so much money now. |
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Speaking in terms of entertainment and intrigue, this is undoubtedly one of the best seasons in Serie A. But I would say that this happened not because the other clubs became stronger, but because Juventus became weaker. And this is a big problem, since, for example, for betters, betting on favorites in Serie A was a pain in the ass  Here I completely agree with you, Juventus can't get the game up, Serie A has remained the same, only Juventus has changed. I really hoped that Alegre would be able to improve the game in the team and by the end of the season they will become the same team that can beat anyone in Serie A, but in fact this did not happen, their game is still not confident, and I have the most complaints about them defense. Since Ronaldo left Juventus, Juventus have been having a lot of trouble scoring goals. They have scored just 57 goals this season. Lazio, who is in the fifth position on the table, has scored 77 goals. Juventus' current squad is not fit to win the title. If Juventus want to win the title next season, they must have an experienced striker. Juventus will have a lot of trouble scoring this season if they do not have an experienced sticker. |
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Liverpool will never leave Manchester City without competition, this season is living proof that we really compete until the last second.
Of course i know that Liverpool will always push City, and vise versa, they are the two best teams in the land at the moment, and their performances and trophies is proof of that. But my point is, City keep getting the better of their rivals Liverpool in the EPL, and in my opinion it is set to happen again next season. City have made great acquisitions in the attacking side of their team, and that will even make them stronger, it is still a long way before the new season starts, but i am already optimistic of City grabbing the title yet again, let us keep our fingers crossed though. With the type of transfers that Manchester city is doing right now, I believe they have what it takes to when the English Premier League title again next season. Liverpool might not be the same team that they are right now in the next season because we have some speculation around Mane who is a very important player for Liverpool and I am also not going to be surprised if Mohammed Salah ends up leaving Liverpool. Maybe not now but it can happen in the middle of the season. even though I think that will be highly unlikely. I think Manchester City is the strongest and it will be interesting to see which team will be the closest. |
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Lewandoski become top scorer on Bundesliga with 35 goals and still have priority and top performance if really moving to Barcelona, I think become have many option for Xavi Hernandez if really true get Lewandoski for next season, beside still have Aubameyang give central forward position for Lewandoski then Dembele and Aubameyang on right and left winger position, most danger if see forward composition next season if Barcelona get Lewandoski or with other rumor get back Neymar from PSG.
The problem for now is whether Barcelona will be able to redeem this player. Even though Lewandowski's age is now quite old, but if you look at the performance and productivity of the goals he has achieved, of course this will still be of great value in my opinion and the current problems in Barcelona regarding finances are still not completely resolved. It will be very pressing if they continue to look for strikers with high purchasing power but are unable to release any of their strikers who are now piled there Information circulating Bayern Munich set a minimum price of 50 million euros for the Polish striker. The minimum value is beyond the capabilities of Barcelona. But Barcelona still has a chance to get him, because Lewandowski has stated that he will not renew his contract with the Bundesliga club. By the way, Real Madrid are also interested and willing to give Robert Lewandowski a place, they always annoy Barcelona  Barca management will have to spend a hefty sum to bring in an experienced player like Lewandowski. First, Bayern Munich will set a high price for Lewandowski. Secondly, there are a number of clubs that are interested in recruiting players like Lewandowski. Since Barcelona now needs an experienced striker, Xavi will probably continue to do his utmost to get Lewandowski into the squad. |
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Mushfiqur and Liton's performance in Bangladesh's second innings did not last long. At the beginning of the fifth day, Mushfiqur returned to the dressing room after collecting only 23 runs. Now Liton and Shakib are in the crease. These two batsmen are very experienced. But in this match, it does not seem that Bangladesh will be able to return to the truck. Bangladesh is still 80 runs behind Sri Lanka.
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Against Real Madrid is not an easy thing, therefore Liverpool need the best players available for Jurgen Klopp to choose and capable of performing well in the final. Liverpool are very good at the moment and I am sure the previous mistakes will be corrected and Liverpool will show their best game in the final because they know Real Madrid is not an easy opponent, especially on Real Madrid's counter-attack and will be strengthened in Liverpool's defence. Liverpool have good news about one of their important players, Thiago Alcantara, the possibility that the Spanish midfielder will appear in the Champions League final which will be held this weekend and looks like it will be a very tense match. I don't know how Real Madrid will be able to perform because if we look at the Champions League performance of Real Madrid we will see that they did be able to win but they did win with the help of both legs. Against PSG and Manchester City Real Madrid had lost the first leg and came back very strongly in the second leg but against Liverpool, they will not have that chance. I wonder if Real Madrid will be able to do what is necessary for the timespan of 90 minutes. |
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If Xavi gives every new player a chance to show himself, Barcelona will never regain its former power. The problem is that to understand whether the player has adapted, whether he shows his level of play or not, you need at least a few matches, that's a lot. I think he will assemble a team of players in whom he is confident and who are time tested
When it comes to giving new players the chances to show case themselves, it often comes out beautifully because, you would see them putting in there all in the team to make every effort count. There might be some flaws due to inexperience because that does work too but fir sure, there all would be show cased on the pitch. To enable them win a first team shirt or at least be on the bench. You can take a look at Arsenal and its young team, they might not be the best in there prospective league and are weathered by inexperience but, they are doing ther quarter and it's helped them to the Europa qualification. I think if new players are given chances they should be given only one instruction above all and that is "" go out there and show what you can do"". Because that is the only way a young player is going to play really fearless football, if a young player is given too many tasks to do and think on the football field he will surely end up not performing at his best potential in my opinion. So, while experimenting with young players I think they should be given the freedom of expressing themselves on the field. And through that, the football world might find something very beautiful. |
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United fans are chanting since the arrival of their new appointed manager, Erik Ten Hag. As a new boss, achievements are highly expected of him. New boss, change of game plans and new players he would sign into the club, he is this type of coach that like using young lads, and united have young players which are eager to express themselves on the pitch. United are trophyless this season but next season, they might win and lift trophies.
I am not too confident of United winning trophies next season, i could be completely wrong though. Expectations are pretty high at the moment, their new manager looks to have restored some confidence into the United fan base, but we actually have to wait for next season to start, so we could watch how things pan out. Having said that, what happens next season depends a whole lot on how United handle most of their business, i am pretty sure the manager must have made his intentions known to the club regarding players he wants/doesn't want in the team, Manchester United in their best interest should allow the new manager make his decisions independently, that way a real rebuilding phase could then be underway. As for trophies, i am pretty sure United aren't going to win any major one next season, City and Liverpool are still heads and shoulders above the rest. Actually, I have to agree that I am also not very confident about Manchester United winning trophies next season. The expectation from Manchester United is always going to be high no matter what. But the problem is that I don't think success will be possible without making some big changes in the squad. But honestly, I am hopeful about Manchester United and I think we will be able to understand what is going to happen in the next season among the first few matches. Obviously, I am not talking about the first one or two matches. I am talking about the first 15 matches. |
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There are two days left for the finale! It is getting more exciting every day. According to bookmakers, Liverpool are still the closer team to reach the Champions League title now. But the odd given to Liverpool proves another thing that they aren't underestimating Real Madrid too. There is no way someone can underestimate Real Madrid in a game like this. Real Madrid have reached here by eliminating much tougher teams compared to Liverpool's opponents so far. This deserve the respect a lot and they have very dangerous players like Benzema and Vinicius. Aside from that, it looks like Salah will be able to play for Liverpool as he already played in the last game in the Premier League. This can make the finale more watchable for all of us. I already indicated my favourite which is Real Madrid.
Actually, I hope that Liverpool does not make wax like they did the last time. I hope they will be able to play really confidently and put on a great fight against Real Madrid. If I remember correctly they lost the last time because they made some rookie mistakes and I think Liverpool has come a long way and they will not be making those mistakes again. Liverpool needs to work on themselves first. They need to have a game plan planned out very well. And they surely need to stay really professional till the last minute of the match because we all know how dangerous Real Madrid can be in the last 15 minutes of the match. |
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Today, the first play-off game between Auxerre and St. Etienne. I do not see a favorite in this match, I think that both teams represent a similar level. I believe that both teams will be focused mainly on not conceding a goal in the first leg, so we will not see many goals. I bet less than 2.5 goals.
It is very difficult to say which team is the favorite in this match. Saint Etienne's recent performance is very poor. For a long time they did not get any match in Ligue 1. Auxerre, on the other hand, has performed well in the last few matches. At least Auxxerre's performance is better than Etienne's. Auxerre's players will be more confident. And so I think Auxerre's chances of winning are a bit higher. |
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Sri Lanka's innings ended with 506 runs. And Angelo Mathews was unbeaten on 145. Sri Lanka is in the lead of 141 runs from Bangladesh. Sri Lankan batsmen played very well. Bangladesh is batting now. Bangladesh is collecting 9 runs in 2 overs without losing any wicket. Now the goal of Bangladesh batsmen should be to try to survive at the crease and draw the match.
Bangladesh lost 3 wickets for only 19 runs. Now I think we might see the result of this match. The performance of Bangladesh batsmen in the first innings was very bad. If Liton and Mushfiqur had not played well, Bangladesh would have lost all their wickets before 100 runs. Liton and Mushfiqur were able to play well in the first innings. It is foolish to think that the Bangladesh team will collect big score in the second innings depending on them. Bangladesh lost 5 wickets for only 24 runs in the first innings. However, their performance in the second innings is a bit better. They lost four wickets for 24 runs . Now the collection of Bangladesh is 34/4. Mushfiqur and Liton are now at the crease. If these two batsmen can't play well like in the first innings, then Bangladesh is definitely lost this match. |
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru V Lucknow Super Kings
Lucknow is batting for 208 runs given by Bangalore. It is difficult to win by batting for such a big score. However, Lucknow's batting lineup is strong. I would not be surprised if they win. Rajat Patidar's superb batting helped Bangalore score 207 runs. Rajat Patidar scored 112 runs off 54 balls. His striker rate was around 204+.
Lucknow scored only 125 runs in 14 overs. They still need to collect about 14 runs per over to win. It is very difficult. But not impossible. Because T20 specialist batsmen like KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda are still at the crease. If Bangalore's bowlers can't get these two out, then Lucknow still has a chance to win. Let's see what will happens. I'm watching the match now. Lucknow is playing very well. Lucknow needs 35 runs from 15 balls at the moment. KL Rahul is batting very responsibly. He has collected 77 runs from 54 balls. Yet the chances of both teams winning are equal. However, if the bowlers can bowl in a controlled manner, Bangalore will win. It is very difficult to collect 35 runs from 15 balls at the moment. However, Lewis and Rahul are very experienced batsmen at the crease. |
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The problem with Bumrah is that once he starts getting hit for boundaries, it is really hard for him to get back into the aggressive rhythm that he generally likes. But for Muhammad Shami, I think the major problem is that he generally balls a little too short for my liking. He has to concentrate a lot on his length and I think he is good. I think it is really necessary to give time or I should say invest time into the future and really recognize which youngster face bowler is going to do well and all of the rising youngsters should be given enough chances.
Agreed on Bumrah. Once he is under pressure, he loses his rhythm. That never happens with Shami, as he is more cool headed. And regarding short pitched deliveries from Shami, I guess he do that because he plays a lot of test matches. Such bowling style is not very suitable in limited overs cricket, but he hasn't done that bad in T20 and ODI. Anyway, I believe that the Indian selectors should look at the younger bowlers as a suitable replacement for Shami/Bumrah/Ishant in the long term. Enough chances were given to bowlers such as Siraj and they haven't performed up to the mark. Now it is time to give such chances to pacers such as Umran and Avesh. Yes, I also believe that Indians should really look at their young prospects and nurtured them well because this current generation is not getting any younger. I think that Bumrah has some good years of service left for India but he alone is not going to be enough and he will also not be in good form always. I am not talking about the youngsters that have been given chances after chances and they still could not deliver, I am talking about the youngsters fresh out of the blocks. |
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Lucknow Super Giant VS Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Which team would you choose between Lucknow and Bangalore today? Today my guess is that Lucknow will win. And we'll see the finals of two new teams. I say this because the Bangalore team is strong but the performance of their players is not consistent. However, in the previous match of Lucknow, they lost by a huge margin against Bangalore. Bangalore gave a target of 182 runs and Lucknow scored only 163 runs. My hope is that Lucknow will be able to avenge today's defeat.
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Gujarat Titans has won the match and entered in the final of IPL 2022. They are really lucky, Gujarat has won many games by taking the game into the final over. This is the first season for Gujarat in IPL, they got the top rank in the group stage. Now they have qualified for the final as a first team. David Miller has played a killer innings today. 16 runs were needed in the final over. He hit 3 sixes and took their team in the final.
It was very difficult to win by batting for 189 runs on such a pitch. But Gujarat's batsmen have made this difficult task very easy. After Wriddhiman Saha returned to the dressing room with zero runs, the performance of Shubhman Gill and Wade was good enough. After that David Miller's devastating batting made Gujarat very easy. |
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Day 2 is completed and it looks as if the second test match will also end up as a draw. How does it sound? 10 days of play and still no result. I am glad that I haven't watched a single ball from this series on TV. Saved a lot of time. Anyway, nice to see Shakib Al Hasan getting in to the wickets, although he was not that impressive with the bat. The only positive for Bangladesh from this series is the fact that they have proved the argument of Shakib's one man army wrong. Even without significant contribution from Shakib, the team has put up a good performance.
We are still at the early stage of the game. We shouldn't judge the 5 days result by watching the first two days of this test match. Bangladeshi batting lineup has collapsed during the first session of day 1 and day 2. Sri Lanka has scored 143 runs by losing 2 wickets. The situation of the game will be different if Sri Lankans batting lineup collapsed in the first session of day 3. Let's wait and see how ‘The Lions’ plays in the first session of tomorrow. The outcome of this match will depend on the first session tomorrow. Tomorrow's first session if the Sri Lankan batsmen are able to control themselves. Srilankan Player can able to collect 143 runs and lose only 2 wickets. Karunaratne is now unbeaten on 70 runs. I think this pitch is spin-friendly. SO if Bangladeshi caption uses their spin bowler at the start of the 3rd day, Bangladesh will be able to take some wickets quickly. |
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His contract is expiring and will not be extended.
True, Dybala's contract expires in June this year. This is because Juventus objected to his applying for a contract extension. Until now there has been no official announcement of where he will be but I read at a glance that Toti seduced him to Rome with the promise he would wear no 10. In addition Inter are also trying to get him, several English clubs seem to be interested including Man United and Tottenham. He is a free agent and his contract expires on June 30 and has been linked with numerous clubs, including Tottenham, PSG, Arsenal and Manchester United. I am just hearing that AS Roma and Inter Milan are among the teams after him, with Totti saying he would try to convince Dybala to make the move to Rome. Honestly I don’t expect him to play in the Serie A after leaving Juventus that will be dumb. He needs to challenge himself outside Italy. I think he will be a good signing for Conte's Tottenham than Roma. Owing to the fact that Conte likes experience players and always want to build his squad with them. The only thing he will get by going to As Roma is playing time compared to Tottenham. And I don't think he will want to sit on the bench with the World cup approaching. But is he going to fit in the English premier League correctly? Because we have seen him suffering through some injuries in recent times and English Premier League is a lot of fast paced football right now and it is really easy to get injured in the EPL in my opinion. But it will be a better challenge for him and also good for his career, but that depends on if he can stay fit and play throughout the whole season. I think overall he will be able to do good in the English Premier League because he is a lot more experienced now. |
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After failed to get Mbappe then Real Madrid will find new players and the latest rumour from them is currently Madrid attempts to buy Raheem Sterling from Man City and this might be will realized because Sterling felt the arrival from Harland will cause him to lose even more opportunities to play regularly so he might be will consider the offers from Madrid and price tag for him is 50 millions pounds negotiable
So, Real Madrid is going to go for Raheem Sterling and it is quite unbelievable to think that everyone thought they had confirmed a deal with Kylian Mbappé. How have the tables turned right? Now I honestly believe that Real Madrid can do better than this. But I also don't see any good potential right winger for Real Madrid right now in the presence of Benzema. |
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Day 2 is completed and it looks as if the second test match will also end up as a draw. How does it sound? 10 days of play and still no result. I am glad that I haven't watched a single ball from this series on TV. Saved a lot of time. Anyway, nice to see Shakib Al Hasan getting in to the wickets, although he was not that impressive with the bat. The only positive for Bangladesh from this series is the fact that they have proved the argument of Shakib's one man army wrong. Even without significant contribution from Shakib, the team has put up a good performance.
I have to say the way Bangladesh played in the first innings was really unbelievable. I have never seen a more sorry-looking batting card and also a great performance from them at the same time. 2 of the Bangladeshi batsmen did almost all the scoring. Yes, they have proved that without a very significant performance from Shakib Al Hasan they can hold their own. But I am expecting a good performance from Shakib Al Hasan in the bowling department otherwise I am quite shared that this match also is going to end up in a draw. |
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Sanju Samson seems to be on fire. So far he has blasted 3 sixes and the Gujarat Titans bowlers appear to be clueless. Mohammed Shami has till now leaked 30 runs from his 3 overs, while Alzarri Joseph went for 13 from his lone over. Now it needs to be seen what Rashid Khan will be able to do for Gujarat. Samson vs Rashid battle will decide the outcome of this match. Rashid's economy rate for this season stands at less than 7 per over, and he has the capability to trouble both Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler.
Sanju is out now and he scored 47 off 26 balls. That has certainly given the Rajasthan royals team a good boost but the problem is both the batsman which are on the pitch right now are not being able to score freely. Jos Butler has scored 26 runs off 28 balls and Padikkal scored 11 off 12 balls. If they want to score big they really need to get a move on. 98 runs have been scored from 13 overs and this certainly does not look ideal. |
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