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301  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: June 03, 2024, 02:06:14 PM
This is a challenge for Kompany in managing a club as big as Bayern Munich, there is no harm in giving him time to be prestigious in the Bundesliga competition. In my opinion about the final results and management satisfaction of Bayern Munich that they must appreciate Kompany and fully support which players he wants to get. Say Kompany at the end of the season is only able to bring Bayern Munich in the runner -up position, it has shown positive results, because this season Bayern are in position 3 of the standings but unfortunately the extent of what I see a request for Kompany is to win his title back from Leverkusen. Since the beginning Bayern Munich gambles by choosing Kompany, maybe rather than maintaining Tuchel better at the same time gambling with a new coach.
This is going to be one of the biggest he has managed as a coach in his coaching career, he's been managing average teams in a whole long while but this is going to be his first attempt with a top team in an European league, he's aswell going to get them to playing in the champions league aswell which I see as a very big challenge aswell because managing a big team as this to play in both their competitive domestic league and the champions league is actually a huge task.

The bundesliga is next season going to take a more competitive shape and thst is something kompany is going to deal with along side the champions league, so it's going to be huge task on him with high expectations too aswell because if they could sack a top coach as tuchel for not meeting up to their expectations within the time he  was given them I think it becomes important to know that kompany has got such a huge task ahead to achieve els they may relieve him of his duty aswell but it appears Bayern Munich is looking forward to a long term deal with him .

Winning the title back and reclaiming dominance in the bundesliga is definitely going to be one of the task that will be resting on kompanys shoulder next season of which no doubt is a huge task ahead but I believe he will be upto the task even if it's his first experience with such a big team with such a huge task aswell, just like Xabi at Leverkusen it was his first trial and he was able to achieve a whole lot so I believe kompany can give it a trial too.
302  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: June 03, 2024, 01:54:43 PM
Losing Mbappe hurts. excellent player, excellent talent. Don't get carried away. Not just one person runs PSG. They're still champions, Enrique is a winning coach, and they have superstars. It's not the end of the world. One setback, although a minor one. Enrique's knowledgeable. He'll find the appropriate players to fill the gap and get this squad back on track. Remember, football is team. It's eleven players working together. PSG has the heart, talent, and resources to conquer any challenge. They'll return stronger. Believe me.
Yes Enrique is a coach with a whole lot of positivity to winning and he's definitely going to to be able to cope after a while, the vital role mbappe played in the success of the team is such that I think is enough to get him missing mbappe but then he can continue to dwell in that knowing the kind of capacity he possess as a coach who has been of excellent results for the team in awhile now.

In as much as we know that the success of the team usually doesn't solely lay on the shoulder of a single player as it's a collective efforts, there's a level with which a player becomes key and important to a team and they will have the team become dependent on them in some important games to score goals and get victory due to the creative abilities of these players and their talent in been able to perfectly deploy their duties in their position brilliantly enough and mbappe is such a player to PSG all the years he has been in the team and that's why his exit is felt this much.

With appropriate strategic plans, I'm optimistic about PSG been able to get back strong on their feet even in the absence of mbappe, getting a replacement and properly applying the best tactical approach that will get them results is all they may need to be able to still maintain their form in the Ligue 1 but in the champions league they may literally have to struggle a while before they can get back in track.
303  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: June 03, 2024, 01:40:30 PM
The regeneration in Madrid squad is done impressively, they don't seem to have a transitional phase remembering they keep winning trophies while doing it. They will surely be lost their leadership in the midfield if Luka Modric chooses to retire either. The La Decima personnel will be gone one by one. I just didn't expect Kroos would retire before Modric remembering Modric is quite older than him.

The young players in Madrid squad are not prospects anymore, they have become the backbone of the team while the senior players are still there. This is the best pattern of regeneration in a big club I have ever seen. Luka Modric is giving full hand on Modric to decide his own future as a respect for his contributions and loyalty. He deserves it all due to his legacy at the club as one of the biggest legend.   
It's really interesting to see that a team in their regeneration could do it so perfectly that it doesn't even appear like they had any lapsis to make up for at any point, I mean been able to nurture young players to the point of perfectly fitting in even while the top old players are still present is actually top notch because they don't even get to bother about been getting to buy players and all that as the team is in their best frame already.

The retirement of Kroos is actually going to be such that will be felt by the team because  this moment, the team still wishes to have him, if it were possible they could do anything about it, it think they would, but then it appears they are have almost nothing they can do about it. Kroos is love by the entire Madrid team from the management to the fans and even team mates, they are all great ally's to him but it's just a normal occurrence that at a point a player gets to leave a team either by retirement or by choice of looking for a better path to advance their Careers just like in the case of mabppe.

Modric still have a season with Madrid according to a news I saw on a local media, he's not in his Young age anymore but because of his Legendary legacy at Madrid, it's earned him the privilege which you ha e mentioned which I agree to as real enough, as a loyal legend I'm the team I think granting him the privilege to deciding his own fate especially with retirement is very much deserving, I was even thinking he would retire before Kroos because he's older
304  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: June 03, 2024, 01:17:23 PM
The adjustment won't be difficult for Mbappe in Madrid. His new team consists of good players who understand how to work as a team. Madrid has shown how strong they are in Europe. having star players on the team is not difficult for them.
Mbappe now sees how he has to be more serious in Madrid. He is indeed a good player but he still has to compete with others. It's not just a matter of winning the Champions League, the real challenge will come next season. Hopefully, he can be a goal machine for Madrid.
This is very true because at Madrid he's got a whole lot of good compliments around him who will make good assist for him to get the goals rolling a d showing maximum productivity throughout the season, mbappe has had the Madrid dream in a long time and now it feels like a dream come through for him to be in the team he has longed for and the fact that there's a whole lot awaiting him at Madrid already.

At Madrid the advancement of mbappes career appears almost very sure such that he's going to be able to lift such top league trophies he has dreamt of winning but seemed like he hasn't been privileged enough to winning such at PSG especially the champions league and another has to be that chances and privilege to be top nominations for top awards in football which will in the long run make his career a very much fulfilling one for him. The expectations comes so much to actually do and I'm sure mbappe understands that too as well.

For him to be able to win the champions league, it will definitely entails a whole lot of hard work and aswell it will entails him been more serious because the competition ahead is more serious than that he's been used to in the Ligue one where they always enjoy dominance almost every season a d then their most challenge has been in the champions league but in this case, both in the champions league and their domestic league, they will have a lot of challenge to face and he's going to be in a vital position for the team.
305  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: June 03, 2024, 12:56:11 PM
I think Ten Hag lasted longer at Manchester United. I would also like Pochettino to be the person to manage a team full of success like Manchester United, because Ten Hag does not know the opportunities he has. He can't use it correctly. I think they should be dismissed from that team and move on with a better candidate. I don't understand why Manchester United management is giving him a chance because he can't manage as well as Arteta. Arteta is doing everything for Arsenal and it is understandable that he did not provide continuity, but I think Ten Hag is managing terribly.
I agree with you, I have always been of the opinion than ten hag has got a terrible management skill especially at Manchester united, he keeps saying he has won trophies but then he has been unable to give the team a stable form or even making the team appear strong enough amongst it's equal in the premier league and generally in other European competitions, they have literally been struggling under his management.

I agree that a coach like pochettino will do greatly at Manchester united because he's the kind of coach who has got the. Patience to build a team and helping their mind and mentality to be in such a direction that will get them wanting to win mostly, he met Chelsea in a very poor state and was on the path to getting the team to be revived but it appears the management weren't even patient enough with him, I believe if the management of Chelsea were as patient as rhst of Manchester united have been with ten hag, sooner they would have seen good results from pochettino.

Manchester united needs a coach who's willing to build the team altho they don't have a really good depth, he will be able to develop the depth of the team to the point where it gets to attain a level of stability so the team can be able to confidently okay against any team in the premier league and across Europe and some how I think pochettimo has got that quality because he has done it with Chelsea such that all through the season Manchester city who happens to be a top team in Europe couldn't defeat them home and away this season.
306  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: June 03, 2024, 11:18:08 AM
It was an unexpected season where top clubs like Leverkusen, Liverpool, Milan or Roma went home without winning the title and instead it was an underdog team like Atalanta who managed to win the European League title for this season. I'm curious what will happen next season considering there will be new entrants coming from various parts of the European competition.

Of the four top teams that I mentioned, only Roma will return to the European league and the rest will compete on the bigger stage of the Champions League. Is it possible that the underdog team will surprise again next season? remembering that everything is possible after seeing Atalanta this season and of course we won't see Sevilla either because they were knocked out last season and in the domestic league they finished in the bottom position. Grin
Roma isn't such a team that will be considered a top team, even in their performance this season they were just average, tho they had what felt like a brilliant performance in the Europa this season, they were not still good enough when they had to face a tough team that has a form above average, so I just considered them as an average performing team and nothing to be seen as a really top team.

Leverkusen and Liverpool still remains the top team of the Europe league this season, even if they were unable to win the trophy, they were still the most rated, they only made little mistakes that cost them all the much they had to go through as a result but then I believe they will be doing better and that was why they were able to make it beyond the Europa league for next season and they now find their selves on bigger stage to play for the season. Well next season will be an opportunity for Roma to try attempting winning the Europa league title as they have desired in a long while.

Most of the top teams will be rather playing in the champions league but then it just feels like there's going to be some mores competition in the next season than the regular so Roma should expect surprises because it may come just like it did happened to Leverkusen and they didn't expect it till it happened. Atlanta for me were really lucky this season because the chances were more for Leverkusen but they were just lucky.
307  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: June 03, 2024, 11:00:31 AM
It was a tough match people enjoyed to watch from the beginning till the end of the match yesterday, because the two teams showcased their strategies to ensure they ended the first half 2-3 for the favour of Fiorentina. I thought Atalanta will going to use home advantage to take victory from the match, based on what they did in the Europa League final that made them to win the title but they allowed their opponent to disgrace them in this match. Atalanta players wish to draw the match with their opponent, but the force Fiorentina players use to start the match prove to people that they are capable to win their last match in the Italian league competition, which they did at the end of the match to defeated Atalanta 2-3 to embraced the three points from their home.
Atlanta was the favourite to many persons, going by their recent performance, they were supposed to win that game especially as they had the hosting advantage, and this were the taughts of many as they all taught that Atlanta wasn't going to do any less with such a team considerd as not been a top but average team this season, even in the first half when Atlanta was able to get equalizer at almost every goal, it felt like they was a lot to hope for.

Fiorentina wasn't even the better side in that game, they weren't playing better than Atlanta but some how they still found their selves winning and they tried all they could to maintain the results which turned out good in their favour, I wouldn't say the result of the game was disgraceful to Atlanta because it wasn't like Atlanta didn't get a goal or weren't able to keep up with trying to see if they could equalize or possibly win the game aswell but they ended up loosing and it's normal for even big teams to loose games even against small teams both in other leagues aswell.

Atlanta may already be satisfied in the point they have been able to win a trophy so far and are fishing this season on a good spot on their league table this season as this match wasn't in any way a determinant to the possibility of them finishing at a good position or not so it was more like a game important to fiorentina than it was to Atlanta so they had almost nothing to loose loosing that game.
308  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: June 03, 2024, 10:40:43 AM
There are also teams that are not successful even though they spend money. Manchester United and Chelsea are the 2 simplest examples of this. Even if these teams set very high transfer budgets, they cannot find success. Manchester United has been criticized a lot for wrong player transfers. There are similar things in Chelsea, but Chelsea is promising for next year. I hope we will watch a more exciting Premier League next year. When it comes to the Bundesliga, Leverkusen will be the favorite again. What really makes me curious will be Dortmund's performance. If Dortmund performs well, there will be three favorites in the championship.
Spending money has never been a guarantee for success for any team at all because they may still spend all the money and not be able to get these players on the right strategy that will bring about the results they aimed to get buying these players, such was with PSG some seasons ago when they bought Messi and Neymar, meanwhile mbappe was still in the squad aswell and yet all they got was their league title.

Away from team quality and depth, sometimes tactics and strategy of the coach aswell as the psychology the team provides the players has got a whole lot to do with the performance of the team, so I don't think it's totally going to be a function of just getting the good players and the team will miraculously start been at the top of every league and winning their games aswell. In the bundesliga, last season neither of Dortmund or Leverkusen spent so much on buying players but they were both very productive that they were able to get some achievements in certain ways.

Dortmund has even been known to be a team who has their way around training young talents to becoming to notch players and selling them off which at the end of the day they make more money from them. So they are a very good example as to what the performance of a team can be with or without buying players, it's even much better to nature young talents than trying to buying players just like Leverkusen did nurtured these players and they are now of good assets to the team.
309  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: June 03, 2024, 10:25:58 AM
Paris Saint-Germain won the Ligue One but they have to prepare themselves for next season because it's going to be an easy one for elite teams. Every club keeps fighting for their subjects and winning becomes priorities. The stats and form of PSG will reduce a bit because Kylian Mbappe is the main pillar for the progress of the club. PSG headcoach, Luis Enrique looks bother but there's absolutely nothing to think about, because he will definitely make good signings in the transfer market and not letting his team now, atleast not now that PSG beckon on him.
It's not easy to cope with the absence of such a vital player as kylian mbappe who's presence sometimes ment confidence for the team but then at this point he's exited the team and been able to maintain that confidence that the team usually gets to maintain before now will not be such that will be really easy because they are going to first try adapting with whosever is going to stand In as his replacement and then make sure to get the blend with him.

It's going to be quite a long long season for PSG because they will have a lot to fix, it may even mean getting to doing some trial and error moves to hoping to get the perfect and accurate replacement for the position mbappe did occupied while he was in PSG. I know PSG has the financial power to get almost any player they want but the problem will now be with scouting for such a player and not just getting the player of which currently they are yet to find any of such player who's ability can be likened to that of mbappe who's currently in the transfer window and ready to move to a new club.

Luis Enrique has done the best he can do of which I see that he's still doing so far and will definitely make sure he's able to achieve the much he can achieve with the team even with the absence of mbappe as it's one of the experiences that sharpens the coaching skills, having to deal with situations as this and still getting results off it even with the slim Chance that it proves, you just still have to make sure you are productive amidst any situation.
310  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: June 03, 2024, 10:08:17 AM
Fabrizio Romano always shares news from trusted sources and the accuracy rate reaches 100%, even though everything he shares on his personal social media is not always true, most of his news manages to come true. Kroos decision is final, he will retire as a professional player and Real Madrid will be the last club he plays for during his career as a footballer. Real Madrid has completed all the documents related to the signing of Mbappe, he has officially become a new Real Madrid player even though there has been no official announcement from the club.
Retiring from active football is usually the sole decision of a player especially when he aged or probably have become to injury prone that for health reasons he's forced to retire but then it's still very much dependent on the players decision especially when it's not on health grounds,  so a player can say he will be retiring soon and for some reason go back from his words and not retire again.

Mbappes deal has been considered a done deal and probably ready for him to start training with the team so that by next season he will be playing for the team already, with Romano, deal confirmations usually have a almost 100% accuracy rate, so I literally nurse almost no doubt for this news as it's been long anticipated, for about two seasons there have been rumors around mbappe moving to Madrid so getting a new as this at this time sounds more like such that has been expected because it's been in the media for a long time about his possible move to Madrid.

Kroos on the other had have done a whole lot for Madrid all his stay at Madrid and even the fans and the management appears to love and still want him, of which I'm optimistic about the chances of him still sticking around in Madrid till there's a final decision on retirement form him, but in the means time, he's still very much accepted and welcomed in the team even with the presence of mabappe, they both wouldn't have a clash of position so I don't even see a challenge in that.
311  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: June 03, 2024, 09:47:57 AM
Ancelotti is the type of manager that doesn't make silly mistakes, he knows what he has to do in order to win, he can read the game and he can make changes that will benefit his team, he can arrange a way to be friends with his players, so there isn't really that many mistakes that could cost them the game. On contrary, Terzic didn't really feel like he was up to the task, he felt a little bit more like he was fresh out of water.

I mean that Adayemi sub? That was definitely something that will keep him up at nights, so it is not going to be all that easy for him at all. I know that it is going to be something special, and that is why I think it is going to be something that will take a bit of a while for him to overcome, the mistakes and the misses of course, cost them the title.
Ancelotti's ability to really get friendly around his players have been one very important aspect of his gaming such that he's has been very consistent with and has helped him build a very successful team, this is also the same thing pep guardiola does with Manchester city in England and looking around coaches who have been really good and friendly around their players have most likely built a successful team than others who aren't, Manchester united aswell in England is an example of a coach who isn't really good with his players.

Terzic had what it take to win but he didn't seem like he was stable enough to handle it and so he had his boys make some mistakes that later cost them the game but it's was really quiet different with ancelotti as he was able to organize his boys well enough in the point that they were able to avoid every of possible mistakes that could get them to missing the trophy, the second half of the game was such that Madrid were so organized that I believed they were going to win even if Dortmund were able to utilize their chances in the first half well enough to have had goals ahead.

What happened with adayemi could happen to any player ad it wouldn't mean that they are Baad or poor in their performance but it's just a normal occurrence that can happen to even star and key players in any team and they just have to get over it, I know for vital games as this it's very disturbing to having such results especially as it were a chance for them to take a lead in the game and having an opportunity for a chance to win too aswell.
312  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: June 03, 2024, 09:29:41 AM
But they will most likely keep Erik Ten Hag despite his poor performance this season. For the first season, it was a good thing that he could show because he was able to bring Manchester United to a top-flight finish, but this season he is in the middle of the table, and actually compared to Chelsea, both of them should have fired their coaches, even Erik Ten. Hag led Manchester United to win the FA Cup.
However, each team's management decisions are different, some make the decision to fire and some don't. This is completely their decision, because maybe on the other hand Manchester United wants to give Erik Ten Hag more opportunities. It's just whether Erik Ten Hag will answer with a good performance or not.
Ten hag has not performed well enough and has aswell not even showed signs of wanting to improve his performance any soon as well with the way he's going with his team so far, some times I even think it's best for the team to look into letting go of him so they will be able to get another coach who can help them build back the team to their optimum performance as they should be because the results they got this season isn't befitting to the team.

For Chelsea it's even different for me because I feel they are even in a better position as they had a coach who has been able to get them through to the point of finishing fairly on the table as compared to what Manchester united performance was like at the very beginning of the season which they didn't get to get to even keep of well enough, using the FA cup trophy as a cover up for why they should be considered to have had a successful season is another funny aspect of the whole situation because winning the FA cup isn't good enough reason why you shouldn't have finished decently in the premier league.

Firing a coach is usually dependent on the decision of the management of the team and it usually has to do with the performance and productivity of the team and that's why stable teams still have their coaches in place without having them sacked just yet as some others have done this season, this can be seen with Manchester city and Arsenal who's performance this season were quite impressive and productive.
313  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: June 02, 2024, 11:01:43 PM
Bellingham is not a striker, it was only on how smart and tactically coordinated they were able to secure all their wins. It took them a lot composure to be able to win everything they won whereas if they had a standard striker it would have to be a lot easier for them. All they have to do is to work out out the opportunity, create chances and passes then give to their striker to do the finishing, I hope they stick to finding a permanent striker. With the involvement of Mbappe they still retain their stand as the best and a lot they will achieve coming season.
It's really interesting how Madrid was able to achieve all that they were able to achieve even without a striker all this while, it was just a alternation of position just to make up for the space but it never felt like it, from the la Liga games to the champions league it has always felt like they are playing with a complete squad with every position having the right player occupying them until the game ends its not felt like there was a position where they needed a better substitution.

The arrival of mbappe means a whole lot for Madrid as the burned of having a striker is finally lifted off them and they are now in one of their best forms to be able to handle the rest of the positions in their games by next season, they have got good combination of attackers and forward which will definitely get them to been able to be much more productive than they have been subsequently, Madrid still remains a very excellent team because it's really interesting how they managed to have the kind of great performance they had this season without a striker of which for some teams they will not be able to perform optimally.

This has been one of mbappes dream to be in a team as Madrid where he will probably get an opportunity to win the champions league trophy and even get a better balloon D' or nomination by the end of the seasons ahead because he will need to put up that very spectacular performance that will give him that edge over other players to nominated of which I'm optimistic about his performance well enough.
314  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: June 02, 2024, 09:56:26 PM
Sometimes football can be unpredictable just check out what Fiorentina did to Atalanta today after all there good performance they decided to cot people bet today, sometimes when we are placing a bet I think we should not carry the small odd again because I have notice that any team that's playing away with big odd always won the home team with small odd.
The point there is just in the fact that Atalanta had almost nothing to loose from that game so loosing it actually wasn't really a big deal, they only had to make sure they defend the goals and get a draw if it were possible but winning wasn't priority for them, it's even possible they would want to make sure they don't end the season with an injured player so they will just let that game end fairly just like it did.

They were even able to get good number of goals such that the goal difference was just a goal of which they would have been at equal goals with their opponent and get an equalizer.i had expected more from Atlanta because by their performance they were even better than fiorentina, even statistically, they were even ahead of fiorentian,w with which we could say it was just a lucky day for fiorentina to end the season in victory, they were even lucky to score the first goal of which they later won the game, Atalanta was getting equalizer doe their first two goals.

I felt like Atlanta was going to get a equalizer at the end of the game because they were getting to equalize the goals whenever fiorentina was scoring so it got me surprised that they couldn't get to equalize the third goal after all their performance a d possession , even the speed with which they were equalizing the first two goals got me thinking they are definitely going to equalize all three goals at least but then it wasn't a really bad results.
315  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: June 02, 2024, 09:43:03 PM
I would not agree that Alonso lacks experience in final matches. It was just that they underestimated Atalanta who was fully prepared to win the finals. The reason why I said so is that, Atalanta is winning the Europa league for the first time, which means that they also lack experience in playing the finals.

Alonso that was unbeaten this season in his domestic league, shows a lot of experience because such record have not been created since the history of Bundesliga, and this is why I don't accept the fact that Xabi Alonso don't have final match experience. It is just that his strategy was too weak for his opponent which made Atalanta to use it as an opportunity to win them.
As a Coach it's fine to say he la k experience, but as a player I doubt if he's not experienced in finals, this is actually his first time as a coach and his first time getting to a finals aswell so that wouldn't be a big deal to consider, he did well too, as a first time coach, he was able to win one out of the two finals he played which is a fair performance as compared to loosing both finals even as an experienced coach.

Him underestimating Atalanta was because he saw it like one of the league games and may not have been expecting Atalanta would turn out that tough against tham so he may not have seen the need to fully engaged than to the point he ended up loosing the game against them. He would have been able to win that game if only he was able to ease the pressure on the players to deliver as a team, he was probably pressured as a coach too aswell as the players were probably under the pressure of getting to set the records and then he ended up loosing both the game and the record.

If he had focused more on just winning the game and not just the records, then he would have been able to get to win the trophy and aswell maintain the record too aswell which was one of their priority this season. By next season If he gets to any finals again, not minding the team involved, I'm sure he will be able to handle it much better than he had done this season.xabi still remains a good and very promising Coach.
316  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: June 02, 2024, 09:31:21 PM
Dortmund were very unlucky with those missed first half chances especially the one-on-one Adeyemi had with Courtois those kind of chances  shouldn't be missed in such a final match because the opponent would punish any team that misfired that was exactly what played between the two sides yesterday, however kudos to the young Dortmund players who against all odds reached this season UCL and held on to a goalless draw into the first half unfortunately couldn't held on and I also congratulate Real Madrid who had proven to be consistent in the UCL competition having lost last season finals against Man City.
It actually wouldn't be wrong to say Dortmund was unlucky, because they were actually playing really well in the first half, and their performance had every form of brilliance in it such that they were having multiple chances and and could have won the first half , they had goals that even got to hit the bar and they weren't able to get it behind the net,s o it's very okay to say Dortmund wasn't having a lucky enough day and it affecte their performance.

The chances missed by Dortmund was actually such that I doubted if it were to be Madrid in a finals as this will miss because they are definitely going to make sure every opportunity is utilized to the maximum and not any is left to waste especially such close opportunities but then Dortmund deserves every commendations having been able to have gotten this far in the league this season , against all odds they got to the finals even when it felt like they were going to be knocked out by PSG because PSG had more experience than they do in champions league.

Drawing the first half with so many attempts from Dortmund and non form Madrid is even enough to be considered an achievement because if they were to be a weak team, Madrid would have won both halves because even in the first half I felt Madrid was using it to see how well Dortmund could performances so they can do better than Dortmund have done in the first half of that game.
317  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: June 02, 2024, 09:13:40 PM
I agree with you. I think Pochettino has given his best this season. His performance deserves appreciation and is still worthy of being retained as a coach. Chelsea is building their squad. I think it will take years and have to be consistent. Like what City did by building a squad for years until they finally managed to get the treble winner. Enzo Maresca is a good coach. I can't wait to see his performance in pre-season.
I have always bought into this opinion since I learned pochettino has been sacked, I know it's been the tradition of Chelsea management to sack their coaches at will especially if within the shortest given time you are unable to deliver as they have expected of you, but with pochettino I saw really different and I can't even say for sure why exactly they will let go of him even without a very valid reason enough because I personally don't think there's any.

Chelsea started off poorly this season and it felt like they weren't going to have a decent finish but then pochettino was able to keep fin tuning their tactics and strategy till towards the end of the season when he was able to get series of wins which gave them a productive end and a very decent finish such that even Manchester united that was far ahead of the now had to run behind them and depend on winning the FA cup to be able to participate in another league game aside the premier league by next season but it was really different with Chelsea.

The board just seem not to have that patients enough to give coaches time enough to be able to see if they can get their teams soughted out before letting go, it's not workable with every coach, some Coach needs More than a season to be very productive enough meanwhile some other may be very good In their first season a d turn out terrible in the next just like that which is send in Manchester united.
318  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: June 02, 2024, 08:36:05 PM
Somehow I felt disappointed with Atlanta's performance in this game because their most recent performance has been such that has helped me built so much confidence in the fact that I believe they were going to be able to win this game against fiorentina especially with the fact that they are at home, so the host advantage to me ment everything because they already had a from that looked like they can't be defeated at home.

Going by the goal difference, it's very obvious that they were really battling to be able to get to win the game but then it appears fiorentina was trying to make up for all the losses they have had in recent times so they weren't even giving a chance to loss again at this point, Atalanta aswell actually didn't have so much at stake with this game so it wasn't a big deal loosing it which may be one of the reasons they didn't get to win the game because they have won all of the important games they have for the season and they were able to lift a prestigious trophy aswell.

I taught that victory of the trophy will keep them at a more determining derive to wanting to keep winning but then the season has ended and so they didn't have a very pressing reason for which they were going to making sure they win the game and so they just did their best and allowed the game go the way it could possibly go. Fiorentina now have a compensation for that which they have lost in recent games.
319  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: June 02, 2024, 08:24:50 PM
Luis Enrique has taken on many such challenges before and knows what to do when a key player leaves the team. Mbappe is certainly a good player and has contributed enough for the club so there is no reason to think that the club's performance will stop if he leaves. Since they have good financial support, they can definitely buy quality players for this money. In a few games of the season that just ended, we saw Luis Enrique deliberately benching Mbappe and giving all the other players a chance to try and figure out how their team would perform without Mbappe. The performance of the team has not been very random so if he adds some new players to the club then the performance of the club will be better than before.
Mbapppe wasn't just any key player that left the team such that you can just get to say Enrique is used to key players leaving and he will know what exactly to do when they leave, with mbappe it's really going to be different because usually mbappe acts as a backup for him till he's able to get that perfect replacement for whosoever that key player who left the team is, so now replacing the replacement hits very differently.

Getting used to this is really going to be difficult, even when he tried reducing his play time because he was trying to help his team mate to getting used to playing without him, they couldn't just cope completely and that was why in important games such as the champions league games, he was still bringing in up to play such vital and important games for them so it's actually going to be a bit hard than it used to be, except they get a perfect replacement almost immediately which I don't see really getting to happen because finding such a player is difficult even if they can afford it.

PSG may spend the whole season getting to be able to get the perfect replacement for mbappe because he's got the team placing a good level of dependence on him in a very long while which isn't something they can just drop at once. I know this is a chance for many good players to get to be able to showing how much they can be of importance to the team in that they are now having an opportunity that needs to be utilized due to the absence of mbappe.
320  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: June 02, 2024, 08:13:04 PM
Real Madrid is a favorite team in all kinds of tournaments and Real Madrid is always favorite and strong opponent against all other teams. A team can beat all other teams but Real Madrid beat the whole of Europe when it comes to the Champions League tournament because all the European teams combined may not have won the same Champions League title as Real Madrid. We call Real Madrid abbreviated as Royal Madrid because they have such a feeling in their performance.
No doubts their football prowess has gone beyond the la Liga and Spain as a whole so I'm very sure they have the ability to get ahead of any team regardless of the strength of such a team across Europe and this has been displayed in the champions league which happens to be one of the top or most prestigious league in the whole of Europe where all top European teams wishes to participate.

It's mostly champions from other leagues across Europe gets to participate in the champions league and I think that's how the name champions league came about. Madrid been able to dominate even a top league such as the champions league is more than enough proof that they are a top team in Europe because if they can comfortably defeat the champions of other leagues, then they are most definitely the champions of Europe. The excellence a d brilliance I their performance is always such that can be considered as very outstanding from that which other teams in the champions league do display.

Even in the champions league of next season, I wouldn't be surprised to see them performing top ahead of others in the champions league and I will aswell not be surprised to see them getting to finish the champions league not loosing a game, personally I have not really gotten to experience them staying unbeaten in a whole champions league seasons, I believe it's really possible with them considering their strength currently.
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