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2641  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: November 08, 2023, 08:45:08 PM

What I know is that the club has a contract agreement until it ends and paying players' salaries is the club's obligation even if they suffer injuries and cannot play for their team. I also saw the list of players released by the Brazilian coach, there was no Neymar's name in it so the potential injury suffered by Neymar could take quite a long time to recover. Neymar's transfer value is much higher than Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, which is why the Saudi Arabian public has been so excited since his move.

But now the club will face a difficult situation where Neymar will be sidelined for a long period of time due to his injury, so he cannot make any contribution to the club. Regarding arrogance, I don't really know because what I see is that Neymar can adapt quickly to any team he strengthens.
A contract agreement is signed between a player and a club and this contract once signed can not be broken, therefore no matter how drawn back a player is in his efforts for the team, the terms of agreement would be met and it'll be that way till the time elapses, sometimes one would wish that players be owed their salary for every game that they don't perform well, sadly it can't work because these players would have all the right to sue the club for going against the contract.

 So in such situations, the losses would just be accepted and hoped on that it'd be corrected, in situations of injuries or more serious cases that the player is readily unavailable for every game that's been played, this doesn't stop the inflow of their salaries as they're still seen as members of the team, in essence, once a contract is signed, it's signed and it can't be taken back solely, only if both parties come to agreement and waver it off to a more sustainable basis.
2642  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: November 08, 2023, 08:10:17 PM
People talk so much about Antony and not about Marcus Rashford, haven't they both been useless to Manchester United this season? Why channel all the hate and criticisms to a particular player?
Anyways, for Antony, Erik Ten Hag is fully backing the player and he will not be sold. Only the name Jadon Sancho has been listed to leave during January Transfer Window.

I have same thing to say about Antony, Mason Greenwood would have done better than Antony and Rasmus Hojlund together only of he never had this issues. Mason Greenwood is one player that would excel with Erik Ten Hag. I hope he find his way back into the squad.
Manchester United as a team are suffering a whole lot of setbacks, we just can't mention all the names but the team just needs to be restored to factory settings, thee coach seems confused, always using same starting line-ups and substitutes,
Sometimes the team's flaws should also be blamed on the coach first as he's the overseer of the squad.

 He knows where the error lies and he has to try every possible means to fix it even if it means experimenting with all his players, the player's on their part get too lazy and don't even put effort in striving to win, they just play like nothing actually does matter to them and they just want to get done with it. Sluggish in their game play and then when it's injury time, it'll dawn on them, next thing would be frustrated reactions from the players because at that moment they're destabized and about to embrace another loss, Personally I can't point out who's doing better. The team needs to be refreshed and renewed from the start.
2643  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: November 08, 2023, 07:48:33 PM

Milan victory over PSG was phenomenal, and Giroud deserves to be called the hero of the victory with Leao. Maybe this victory is a turning point for Pioli squad to restart their positive trend in Serie A, and I think Lecce can be beaten this time even though they act as hosts. Even though Milan is currently in 3rd place in the standings, it is still possible for them to overtake Inter at the top of the standings. With so many games remaining, I think this makes perfect sense.

On the other hand, I think Pioli will still field the same squad when they won over PSG, there are only a few who might be rested. Lecce certainly won't let Milan win without putting up significant resistance, I don't think this match will end in a draw, because statistically Milan is still better than Lecce.
Every team sometimes needs a push to give them the stronghold and courage for their subsequent games. Milan to some extent have been trying once in a while but it is believed that their league games can still be a secured win and they can still contest for the league title.

 They've had challenging opponents and they'd still have but all they actually need as the courage. Yes, losses cause derailment in zeal but if regardless they still put their mind and focus in the race, they can still make the difference not to even talk of when they secure a win in their last game, they'd be over confident of their next match.

 The Series A league has been a tough one of recent and home advantage sometimes help and sometimes do not help, I believe that Milan can still make the title race tough for Inter, there's still the last part of the 1st half of the season, and there's still a whole second half left, difference can be made. Let's keep a close eye on them.
2644  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: November 08, 2023, 07:42:37 PM
Real Madrid will not be happy currently for them not to be topping the table after they drew their last match which made Girona to sit comfortable on the first position. This means that they will do everything possible to take back the first position back from Girona. It is obvious that Girona will not be able to remain on the top table for long because they will not be able to stand the pressure that it takes to be leading the league.

Girona is a club that nobody expected such beautiful performance from the this season but they have come out to surprise the world with the way they have kept their performance consistently in their various matches. Barcelona is something different this season and I doubt there will be a chance for them to win the league if they don't improve in their performance.
The result of every game played decides either a shift in the league table, either to the top or the bottom, in most cases, causes a more balanced stand in that particular position. Girona got that balance when Real Madrid shared a point in their last Spanish La Liga encounter. Real Madrid still has a chance to secure back their usual spot as Girona would only have to enjoy the seat for a few days.

 The contest for the top position then was always between Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, but Barcelona haven't been in their best game recently and this has made Girona out of the blue to rub shoulders in the top stand contest, It's a beautiful thing to see that teams that didn't really matter now matter and are unendingly leaving everyone in shock, we still hope to see that they make the race tough for Real Madrid as that would make for the beauty in Spanish Football.
2645  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: November 08, 2023, 06:28:46 PM

What can you anticipate from these two people? Both the player and the manager have their own sense of pride, therefore their minor feud will prevent him from using him in any of their matches. Manchester United are in need of key players who can boost the club's performance, but they removed Jadon Sancho, who has been crucial to the team, due to a disagreement between him and the coach. He will undoubtedly join another team by January, and I am confident he will find a very good club to play for because he was a wonderful player when he was at Borussia Dortmund. It is such a sad end for him at Manchester United and I wish him a better career in his next club.
Both the club and player would suffer for their actions, Manchester United would be paying him his complete weekly wage without any benefit from him on the pitch, while Sancho has been out of the squad without training for a while and that in return could affect his performance cause he'll have to wait until the next window which is by January for Manchester United to consider a deal and let him leave the club,however if a deal dies not materialize by then, he has no option but to wait until summer before he leaves the club and by then his form could've dropped so bad.

 I feel they would've settled this whole situation amicably but pride they say comes before a  downfall and who knows, Sancho would had been the missing piece they need on the right flank since Antony is underperforming, but how would ETH figure that out when he's been dismissed from the training ground.
2646  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: November 08, 2023, 04:19:44 PM
Maybe you're correct, But did you watch Leicester City when they returned to the Premier League? My guess is you didn't, for if you ever did, you'll know what Girona are doing exactly. They may not have that capacity and defeders even the attackers and experience against big clubs. That doesn't mean they can replicate same performance when they meet a big or smaller club. It's football, anything can happen.

I watched them against Real Madrid, and they played well, their defense just didn't do well contesting for balls in the air. They created chances, only found it difficult to beat Real Madrid right fullbacks and left fullbacks! Rudiger and David Alaba included, they won Real Madrid thengane that day.
Girona replicating what Leicester did in the Premier League might be crazy again owing to the fact that the big guns made quite some huge spendings in the summer and are still willing to make more in the January transfer window, let’s see how long Girona would be able to hold and hang on to their lead, I really hope the club has the financial capability to create a squad depth to be able t retain top spot for a while because we’re wuite early into the league.

 Would the likes of Jude Bellingham or Joao Felix, Gundogan want to give up on the league…. NO, They’ll sure come out with their fighting spirts and cause some worry to this Girona side, let's not forget that for decades now the competition for the title has been between Barcelona and Realmadrid and i think either of them would win the league this season.
2647  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: November 08, 2023, 04:13:06 PM

Since the year of 2001 when Cristiano Ronaldo started his official appearance in hid football career, he has appeared in 1,229 official matches and have scored a total of 881 goals making him the 4th player in the ranking of most appearances in the football history and highest goal scorer in the same ranking. That's a lot of history to break and it is only a testament of his unrelenting efforts and capacity to play matches.

For the sake of history, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most performing striker in the history of football going by this ranking especially as we factor in his longevity to play so many matches in the span of 22 years approximately. I think Ronaldo is still looking at breaking the record of becoming the player with the highest appearance as he has an additional 182 matches to play to take over the ranking ahead of Peter Shilton, an England goalkeeper who kept the record since 1997.

In my calculations, right me if I'm wrong, Ronaldo needs approximately 6 more league seasons to play to lead the ranking of the most appearance in the football history. I don't think this is necessary as he's already the highest forward with such great achievement.

Like you have mentioned, it's better if Ronaldo takes good rest off some unimportant match while he allows other young upcoming star players to shine too. Else he could end up with an injury as it only normal to think of that if he continues to play every match. If Ronaldo goes into retirement because of an injury, it will be a greedy thing to deal with.

An injury on Cristiano Ronaldo is something we often see in football because Cristiano doesn’t just train on his tactics but also try to keep fit, He’s eyeing the 2026 World Cup which is to happen in about 3 years time; 6 seasons more to play might be a long one but trust me if CR7 is determined, he’s going to make it because he's very ambitious and train harder to keep fit.

 Age factor is something we shouldn’t just override out of it because it says a lot on players strength and fitness. Well let’s see how the next 2 season goes for CR7 if He’ll hang his boot or still want to keep banging goals both for Club and Country side, yes he’s leading in the forward race with highest appearance but he wants to lead in all positions and trust Cristiano to always break and bang records.
2648  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: November 08, 2023, 03:36:34 PM

It is true that Le Havre was able to start the season at the start of League 1 quite well and even managed to surpass several old teams competing there even though it was only in 7th position, but this was quite good achievement for newcomer.
If their performance in the future can get better, then for next season there is hope that Le Havre will be able to become one of the top teams that dominates the match and they have big chance of to get UCL ticket.

Unfortunately, I not sure Le Havre can maintain draw in this match because Monaco makes this match quite important in getting points to be able to overtake PSG.
But nothing is impossible in football match and surprises can happen, as was the case in the Premier League yesterday which saw Chelsea beat Tottenham.
Le Havre coming to the Ligue 1 and remaining 7th on the log is a good start to the season. You can compare them to the likes of Unai Emery’s Aston Villa who is building up fast and good and if they continue like this, even next season with better recruitments amd form, I think they’ll be competing for a spot in the UCL in coming season, I think football has gone beyond what’s played on the field to the club’s financial capacity. Would the owners of the team invest on this team to generate positive results, because that’s what’s needed.

 The match against Monaco over the weekend will be a big one, if Le Havre can take a point from this encounter then I think they’re on track for something great, but it's going to be very tough cause Monaco are a big side and one of the toughest in the league currently.
2649  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: November 08, 2023, 03:33:22 PM

Barcelona team would lose against Shakhtar probably no one imagined. Shakhtar was not a strong team. On the other hand, Barcelona performed very well in every Champions League match. But Barcelona players could not score any goals against Shakhtar. Despite having Torres, Lewandowski and Raphinha in attack, their attack was quite weak. Many gamblers lost their money in this match.

I'm not too worried about the Arsenal team. Arsenal may not have done well in their last two matches, but they will make no mistake against Sevilla in the Champions League. I expect Arsenal to win this match. However, Manchester United's performance is very erratic. No wonder Manchester United dropped points against Copenhagen.
Barcelona losing this UCL game is one which not most persons imagined. Yes, Shakhtar came into the game confident of stealing points and causing an upset and they did which helped to get themselves back on track in the UCL, well Barcelona are still ahead in the group  However they need to perform better in their next UCL match to maintain their position on the standings.

Arsenal playing Sevilla at home is really going to be a big match one the Gunners Fans are hoping to see the team win confidently and bang much goals but this Sevilla team would also be coming into this match to steal points too. Mikel Arteta and his players would try to come out top of this encounter, Manchester United has to get all 3 points to get their UCL Round of 16 hope alive. Is Ten Hag still in charge or is he losing the dressing room already? The encounter with Copenhagen today will have a lot to say on this.
2650  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: November 08, 2023, 03:25:00 PM

The match was going so dramatically. It's always like that. It comes as no surprise that the match between Chelsea and Tottenham is always highly anticipated and guarantees an entertaining display of football. I remember that when tuchel was also confronting conte in the field. It will be so dumb if chelsea would not able to win against 9 men.
The chance for totenham to do counter attack is very small. The Tottenham team's tactic involved utilizing Son as the lone striker, while the other players maintained their positions in the midfield. Wrongly attacking chelsea will be in result getting counter attack back from chelsea.
It's a dilemma whether the club needs to attack or defend in this match.

This is why i do like to watch the match between totenham vs chelsea. The game is always very attractive and there were lots of drama on this game.
Tottenham vs Chelsea matches always has a load pack of entertainments and excitements owing to the fact that it’s a derby match (London Derby) Chelsea almost gave the game away on two occasions when Tottenham came close to goal, I think Ange Postecoglou should try to know that his Spurs side is lacking in depth, would the team be able to survive on these red cards and maybe Maddison who was taken off due to fear of injury crisis.

The Premier League has alot of exciting moments, maybe we’re about to witness one in coming weeks, I just hope Tottenham would be able withstand the pressure that could be on them the coming week based on the 2 red card bookings, I don't know how serious Maddison's injury situation might be but hopefully it's not something very serious and he could still play in their next match.
2651  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: November 08, 2023, 03:14:22 PM

Girona has been consistently showing its prowess on the field with a good stable team that combines good new players with young talents. Their strategic recruitment this season was the key to their success in LaLiga after 12 rounds now.
The team's style of play is impressive for me, managing to beat most of the strongest teams in LaLiga and take every point possible.
Girona's management has played an important role in the team's rise maintaining stability and a long term vision. The club's ambitions now I can easily say they extend beyond LaLiga, as they aim to compete in UCL next season if they managed to stay in the first 4 standing places and it's something really a remarkable goal for a club of their size.

From a statistical perspective they are performing exceptionally well, maintaining the first place position in the standings ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona who we usually see dominate LaLiga. And when it comes to performance, Girona boasts a strong team with new players.
Girona is one of those teams to look out for in Europe this season, their recruitments  this season is really paying off in terms of the team’s performance after 12 weeks of play. It’s the La Liga where we’ve 2-3 big teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid but Girona has fought and still fighting to stay on top that league.

 Their goal might not be the league but to secure a top 4 finish which assures them a spot in European Elite Competition, the UCL next season, but will the January Transfer Window have it’s turn on this Girona side, because these big teams have the financial  capacity to make some big spendings, well let’s see if Girona would pull up a fight till the very end, but one thing I'm very sure is that they might not win the league but may end up in the UCL next season.
2652  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: November 08, 2023, 02:08:05 PM

what I actually see is that Xavi not only gives encouragement to Lewandowski, but also plays an important role like Felix and Gundogan, he is also one of the players who can be relied on. Its just that these two players cannot have the same talent as Lewandowski, so when Lewandowski performance declines due to age and injury previously Felix and Gundogan could not replace the striker appearance so Xavi should have given a slightly harsh direction to provide this understanding to Felix and Gundogan so that if the striker was not well there was another player who could replace his role like Real Madrid does not have a striker but Bellingham can be a striker role.

defeat in the UCL when we played against Shakhtar made us a little disappointed with just a very close score, even though I actually hoped it would at least end in a draw.
Barcelona players needs all the motivation they could get because currently they've been declining recently in both their Domestic league and the UCL tournament, Lewandowski's absence have really affected them cause they lack a quality striker that would help them convert their chances to play, Gundogan and Félix cannot really deliver the team currently cause they got their own roles to play in the team and they're not very good finishers like Lewandowski who could score up to 20 goals or more in a season when he's fully fit.

 Truly it was very disappointing for Barcelona to be defeated by Shakhtar Donetsk, Barcelona was the favorites but they failed to get comeback and win the game against Shakhtar they scored 3 goals away from home even without Lewandowski, Xavi needs to work on his players confidence level so such incident won't repeat itself again in their group.
2653  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: November 08, 2023, 12:45:53 PM

But it is quite unfortunate if Ancelotti forced Belllingham to play, although the injury is not serious, but it is quite risky to increase the injury experienced by Belllingham, to fight Braga in my opinion without the Bellinghampun Real Madrid can still dominate the match and even get the victory is very possible By Real Madrid.

What if the injury is getting more serious, of course it is a bad thing for Real Madrid in the future.
I was still quite disappointed that Real Madrid was held to draw by Rayo in the match yesterday, even though it was a natural thing in every league trip but in my opinion too far in my expectations when compared to both teams. Meanwhile, Girona managed to arrange her victory continuously, and replaced Real Madrid as the top leader this week.

Furthermore, Real Madrid against Valencia for the La Liga match, Ancelotti should not waste the opportunity to collect more points at the beginning of the season, because if it is too close, it's easy to pursue, now there are 2 points interval in the three points and it is very vulnerable to be pursued.
Jude Bellingham is the key player of Realmadrid, I agree with you that it would be very unfair to forcefully make him play against Braga and reduce the chances of him recovering faster, however if he's fit enough and insist on playng the game then Ancelotti got no choice but to risk letting him play cause it would even increase their chances of winning the game, but I think it would be more better if he doesn't play full-time in the match.

 They've wasted their opportunity and gave Girona a chance to get ahead of them, therefore against Valencia they need to be more serious and don't snooze so as not to widen the gap between them and Girona, hopefully Jude Bellingham would be very fit before then to assist them in winning the game,this is the more reason why Realmadrid should really focus their attention on getting a quality attacker 1st before securing other areas of the squad in the next transfer window.
2654  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: November 08, 2023, 12:32:33 PM

Yes, it's true that actually winning or losing isn't a big problem in this match. Because Al-Nassr has collected quite a lot of points compared to other clubs in the group. But in the end Al-Nassr still managed to win the match and made them win consecutively in 4 matches in the group stage. CR7 was absent at the start of the season in the SPL. At that time, CR7 was absent to rest. And there were one or two more matches, I forget in which league, but CR7 was also absent for the same reason. But actually CR7 was absent from the matches that Al-Nassr should have won. Even though at the start of the season in the SPL it turned out that Al-Nassr lost two matches when CR7 was absent in those two matches. But after that Al-Nassr improved again and continued to win in every match with CR7.

He is 38 years old and in February CR7 will be 39 years old. Well that would not be the age that would actually make a player productive enough on a normal basis. But in fact CR7 is still a player who is still productive in scoring goals. For his current club (Al-Nassr) and also for his national team (Portugal).
It's a good thing they defeated the opposition team even after they've gathered alot of points, atleast it shows how strong the are in the competition and also they've avoided the opposition team from getting a win record against them, Al-Nassr showed their dominance with Cristiano Ronaldo it shows how good they've become playing without their star player and preforming very brilliantly is a very good thing for the team incases where he's sick or injured for a while.

 Cr7 is one player I really admire alot, he's very hardworking and makes his age not to be a very big problem for him, like most players who could barely last on the pitch for 45mins but are much more younger than him, I think he'll be among one of those players that lasted till their 40's or even beyond due the love he has for the game.
2655  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: November 08, 2023, 12:15:55 PM

For me, Sevilla in the fourth match against Arsenal is no longer a match that they will seriously try to win. Sevilla's winning trend is not very good in the Champions League and in La Liga.

Sevilla's visit to the Emirates Stadium benefited from injuries to several Arsenal players. Maybe I was wrong in saying that Sevilla will not be serious in this match. Let's just say Sevilla is serious. If Sevilla wins, their points will be equal to Arsenal. Both collected 6 points. Another match between PSV and Lens could also change Sevilla's situation because if Lens manages to get 1 point at home to PSV, Lens' points will be the same, namely 6.
I would say, betting on this match is prone to losing.
Sevilla is not really in their best form recently and they'll be playing against a very strong Arsenal squad that's filled with players that are very hungry to be successful, Arsenal suprisenly lost to Newcastle in their league match therefore they probably would've focused all their time, anger and attention on the training ground working harder to beat Sevilla in the UCL match today, they’ve won them away from home and could likely repeat same since they'll be playing at home which gives the Gunners more advantage in the game.

 Arsenal have to be very careful when playing against Sevilla cause matches Like these are mostly very tough and could get several of their players injured but they have to be very tactical and atleast commit their aggressive defenders in their 18yard box to get a better chance of winning the game, however there's a possibility that PSG could win the game but left for me i pick Arsenal as my favorite to win the match.
2656  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: November 08, 2023, 12:02:50 PM

PSG again faced defeat in their away match in the Champions League. I think PSG has not performed consistently so far. PSG is quite strong when facing home matches but less fortunate when facing away matches and PSG still has 1 away match against Dortmund even though they beat Dortmund at the Parc stadium des Princes I doubt whether PSG can beat Dortmund again in that match. PSG still needs points to continue to advance to the next round.

The match against Reims is difficult for us to predict for PSG, because Reims is in its best form at the moment and is in 4th place, especially since Reims will have an advantage because they are playing at home. I think Reims will try their best to beat PSG or at least the match will end in a draw.
They were my preferred option in that match they even scored 1st and felt relaxed, allowing Acmilan to equalize 3mins immediately after they scored the opener, from that very moment Acmilan scored, I knew PSG where going to face some challenges in the game and not very long after that they got booked twice and ended the 1st half with a 1-1draw, when PSG would had maintained the 1-0 until the 1st half but they failed to.

 Well asides from yesterday's defeat against Acmilan that's a big side in the Serie A, PSG have been very brilliant in their league matches recently and they could continue their winning streak against Reims though it's not going to be very easy cause Reims are in a very good shape currently and could put alot of pressure on PSG cause they'll be playing with a home advantage,  PSG need to work very hard in the training ground and prepare to do better against Reims.
2657  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: November 07, 2023, 10:19:59 PM
Al Nassr vs Al Duhail.

Al Nassr won the AFC Champions League group E phase match. In this match, Luis Casto did not play his full starting eleven. even though the match was held at the Abdullah bin Khaifa Stadium, Al Duhail's headquarters. In this match, Luis Casto's squad was able to win the battle even though they fell behind in the 8th minute. Not long after, Talisca was able to equalize and also added another goal 10 minutes later. In the second half, Talisca scored his third goal again. Until finally, Al Duhail was able to reduce the position in the 80th minute with a penalty goal.

In this match, Ronaldo and several other players were not played by Luis Castro. It seems he is confident in the existing squad, even though he only relies on Mane as a center forward. but in fact, Talisca scored a hat trick in this match. In the end, Al Hilal won 4 matches smoothly and became the group leader with 12 points.

Meanwhile, the home team, coached by Christophe Galtier, is at the bottom of the rankings and certainly has no chance of qualifying for the next phase.
Now, Al Nassr must focus on the Saudi Pro League to reduce the difference in points from Al Hilal. Even though it is a challenge, like it or not, Luis Casto has to do it so that his team remains tightly attached to Al Hilal's position at the top of the standings.
Al Hilal and Al Nassr seems like the better chanced teams in the Saudi Pro league as they unending keep winning games with good goal gaps and makes the competition even more tough for themselves, both teams have the ability to keep their stance regardless of whichever player is left out or unavailable, if they can be consistent in this, then no doubt, they'd be able to compete rightly in their rumoured addition to the UEFA Champions league race.

 Most people say that Al Nassr breakthrough came from Ronaldo's impact in the team but their last game proved that even without Ronaldo, they can still confidently secure a win. That's a good impression and continuous practice and games without Ronaldo can actually turn out better for them and it'd only result into an even more improved team, but that doesn't mean that Ronaldo's impact is not noticed at the team.
2658  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: November 07, 2023, 10:12:43 PM
Nice's performance is truly amazing, we wouldn't have thought that this club would be the most difficult challenger for PSG and I admit that for the time being, Nice is unbeatable and more consistent with the right strategy, but remember the surprises that always come from PSG near the end of the season.
But if we expect a match between Nice and PSG to compete, it seems like it will take a very long time because I see that the match schedule is still quite long and we don't need to wait enough to see how far Nice will continue to be consistent.
 Last season Lens were a very big threat to PSG, they performed so well to the point that they almost won the league but PSG managed to win with a point ahead of them, but this season Nice has been very impressive, they're good defensively and it's really helped them to go this far this season, they're the only team that's unbeaten this season in the Ligue 1 and I think they're the biggest threat to PSG in the Ligue 1 this season, cause just like PSG they've also had a good performance in their last 5 matches.

 Nice's Consistency is impressive this season with the way they performan, I think they'll go far and participate in the UCL next season but they need to strengthen their attack more in the winter window to prepare them for the 2nd phase of the Ligue 1 tournament, I really can't wait to see how they'll perform against PSG, they've won them away from home but I doubt if PSG would allow them to win away and at home.
2659  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: November 07, 2023, 10:01:41 PM

Robert Lewandowski is not very old. He is younger than Ronaldo, he is still 35 years old. I think Lewandowski can continue his career until 40 years old if he can solve the injury problem. He still can play quite well although he is no longer scoring many goals as previous seasons due to injury. I assume Barcelona will do their best to solve the injury of Lewandowski, they still need Lewandowski because they have lack of good strikers. IMO, Lewandowski seems to stay in Barcelona until the end of his contract (June 30, 2026). There are 3 years left, it is still quite long time. But if the injury can't be solved, it is surely possible that Lewandowski leaves soon. Barcelona needs a striker who can fit in each match. Barcelona will agree with the highest offer, it is probably the offer from Saudi clubs.

Sometimes it's not about how older or younger, physical strength matters too, and I think C Ronaldo is more built physically and he's more ambitious and trains harder than Lewandowski and I feel Lewandowski might not last up to 40 like you said, maybe just 3 more years and he's retired from professional football, however he's a very good player and if not for the injury woes he's facing currently he would've really challenged well for the golden boot this season.

 But I feel Barcelona might not endure his injury crisis for too long before they start seeking for a replacement, except he gets back very fit and start helping them score immediately he recovers, cause his absence is really affecting the performance of  the club, it was obvious when they faced Shakhtar Donetsk today that they're in serious need of a sharp finisher with good experience.
2660  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: November 07, 2023, 09:52:04 PM

The match between Cagliari and Juvenstos is very important for Alegri and his players because now they are racing to the top of the Serie A table and even after all the problems they had so far during this season, this team got a good chance to win the title of Serie A.
In the last five games Juventus had, they never lost a game and they had only had one draw which is really good for any team while Cagliari couldn't get good results recently.

With the current form of Juventus Cagliari shouldn't be a problem for them but football is now becoming a little unpredictable cause you could see Cagliari beat Juventus with an embarrassing scoreline however chances of that happening is not very high but it's possible, this is an opportunity for Allegri to add to his winning streak and maintain his position on the standings incase Intermilan drops point, since   Juventus have been so brilliant in their last 5 matches and this could be another win for them.

 However I don't think Inter could drop points this week cause they're facing a very weaker side, if Cagliari could defeat Frosinone very well then I don't think it would be a tough game for Inter, especially when they'll be playing at home bit asides the home advantage Inter are more favourites to win Frosinone.
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