I have a different point of view than you, I think not only Neymar. in the Qatar world cup, Brazil has enough players. there, there are several names that are shining and also Neymar as a star. Tite has some good players, also quality. there is Vini Jr, G.Jesus, Rodrigo, Raphina, Martinelli, Richarlison, only one is missing, namely Firmino. in the midfield sector, Tite can place Casemiro, even Antony can be rotated to become a midfielder, Fabinho, Fred is not included. for the defense, there are several names of senior players as well as quality players including Militao, Marquinhos, who are not too old. for goalkeepers, there's Alisson and Ederson.
Strength-wise, I think this is quite a formidable team. the problem is in the coach. yes, Tite. he didn't have a good enough system to take his team, go any further. I think the problem with the Brazilian national team is not in the players, but in the patterns, systems and strategies that are implemented. IMO, Brazil is too inclined to rely on individual action and not playing as a solid team. if Brazil had a brilliant coach, I'm sure Brazil would be much better.
And it's important to remember, that teams from other countries have developed as well. in particular, the squads of European countries. we can refer to England, how they played very solidly. unfortunately, The Theree Lions had to give up on France. one more, in modern football. not only about how a player has his individual skills, but how they play together as a team. and that has been proven by Argentina.
Yes, I understand you. Well, I have no doubt that the Brazil team is excellent, I won't deny it, but I cited the example of Neymar to clarify what I meant. Unfortunately, Brazil only has Neymar as an elite player, that is, one of the best in the world. There are currently no players Brazilians who are at his level, Casemiro? G. Jesus? Paquetá? Militantao? they are excellent players, but they are below Neymar's level. If we search the squad of the Brazilian World Cup team in 1994, 1998, 2002 and even 2006. Literally, in every position Brazil had a player who was one of the best in the world at that time, Rivaldo, Kaka, Cafu, R. Carlos, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Romario and others. I have engraved in my mind the comments and videos of different people and players from around the world saying they were afraid to play against the Brazilian team, literally Brazil spread terror around the world! One of the teams that I have remembered clearly are the 2002 and 2006, literally, the person who watched the Brazilian team watched a show/concert, a spectacle of team, chemistry and quality between the players. Brazil will hardly have a team as good as the ones I mentioned earlier. |
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Yes, I also believe in every era there are new names popping up. especially, at every world cup event. and I agree with you, the best version of Brazil was in the 2006 era and it was filled with star players who were famous. starting from Dida the goalkeeper, Lucio, Roberto Carlos, Gilberto, Cicinto, Maiocon, Cafu, Emerson, Edmilson, Gilberto Sliva, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Julio Baptista, Robinho, Adriano, and the superstars, Ronaldo, all have big names and play in top european clubs. Unfortunately, Brazil was unable to win the world title after the 2002 world cup.
But my favorite is still Argentina, in the 2002 era. At that time, it was filled by Roberto Ayala, Javier Zanetti, Juan Veron, Diego Simeone, Riquelme, Ortega, Crespo, Claudio Lopez, and the superstar, Gabriel Omar Batistuta. it's a shame, Argentina was also unable to win the title after the 1978 world cup. only after Messi, they were able to achieve it. in the 2026 world cup later, it looks like Argentina will not be able to defend its title of defending champion. because after all, I don't see regeneration shining enough.
For Brazil, at least it's better because there are several new names popping up. also, they are predicted to have a wonderkid who will become the future of Madrid and the Brazilian national team later.
I still reiterate... If Brazil continues with this same team and fails to make a drastic change in players, coaches and staff, it will not win the next world cups. Brazil's level has dropped a lot compared to previous world cups (example, 1998, 2002, 2006), At that time, Brazilians had several players who were the best in the world in each position, we had goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and striker. And today, unfortunately, we only have Neymar, in which he is the team's star player. I have no doubt that Brazil will need to hone young talents from childhood to adulthood, so after that, Brazil may be able to be world champions again. |
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I confess that I am very surprised with this news and also with other negotiations...
I believe, nowdays Beverly can be an interesting player to have on a team, he is far from his prime, he still manages to do something that can help the team he is playing
The only trade I put my thumbs down was because I thought they had strong bonds in the team and he was really helping to make the game more fun but at the end, he was traded and probably stress about it because based on his post, he wasn't expected about it. Though he will be back will De Agello Russel, the Lakers have a different plan. Now that Westbrook is no longer there and they acquired some decent players to help them, they really need to do better and get to the spot where they will be in the playoff tree this season. well, I hope that soon Beverly and Westbrook will be able to play again in a decent and competitive team. Several people criticize Beverly, but the performance he had in the Rockets was good, he is not an allstar player, but I have no doubt that he can help a team he is part of. Beverly is very defensive, is a trashtalker player and knows how to provoke his opponent lol I could even compare Beverly with Stephenson or even Smart. They are players who are not offensive, but they are agile, "trashtalkers", good defenders, and have great flexibility in defending, being able to defend against a PG player or even a PF. |
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No they will not this season. Give this team at least 2 years to develop. Those who will step up and become an all-star are the ones that will carry the team and the ones who has little to no improvement in the span of 2 years will be traded.
The Magic is a young team and they are showing potential already. Defeating those top teams isn't an easy thing to do especially when you are at the bottom spot. I mean defeating 1 or 2 can be done by these bottom teams, but to defeat the Celtics twice, Sixers and Nuggets? They are showing that they can do it, and they only need time to develop. Offense is distributed. It's hard to stop it, and it's good thing that Fultz is starting to be a better player already after many thought that he was the #1 draft pick, but a bust.
I asked this question above because I started to watch Magic's games, and if they can be a good team to bet on and if in fact they can have an improvement in the future. Hmm, looking at, from that perspective you're right.. I also realized that Magic game after game has remained an interesting (to bet on) and also a promising team. What you said about the Magic, I believe that can also apply with Boston today, Smart, Tatum and Brown, they were diamonds that were polished when they were young, and now the Celtics are getting the result of that. They don't give up easily, so even if they will lose, there's a high chance that they will cover the spread since they are the underdog in the majority of their games due to their lower standing. I'm impressed with this time despite not being in the playoffs ranking yet, they are just composed of young players but they played with great chemistry already, so it's okay to risk our money on this team. Hmm, I didn't know that! I confess that for a few days I've been paying attention to Magic and also to other teams that are a "bad bet", but they can surprise many people. I confess, the Magic is one of them, I share again what I said above, the current Magic roster is similar tlike Boston a few seasons ago. Many "diamond players" that can be polished according to time, that's what happened to Boston |
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I confess that I am very surprised with this news and also with other negotiations... I believe, nowdays Beverly can be an interesting player to have on a team, he is far from his prime, he still manages to do something that can help the team he is playing |
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No they will not this season. Give this team at least 2 years to develop. Those who will step up and become an all-star are the ones that will carry the team and the ones who has little to no improvement in the span of 2 years will be traded.
The Magic is a young team and they are showing potential already. Defeating those top teams isn't an easy thing to do especially when you are at the bottom spot. I mean defeating 1 or 2 can be done by these bottom teams, but to defeat the Celtics twice, Sixers and Nuggets? They are showing that they can do it, and they only need time to develop. Offense is distributed. It's hard to stop it, and it's good thing that Fultz is starting to be a better player already after many thought that he was the #1 draft pick, but a bust.
I asked this question above because I started to watch Magic's games, and if they can be a good team to bet on and if in fact they can have an improvement in the future. Hmm, looking at, from that perspective you're right.. I also realized that Magic game after game has remained an interesting (to bet on) and also a promising team. What you said about the Magic, I believe that can also apply with Boston today, Smart, Tatum and Brown, they were diamonds that were polished when they were young, and now the Celtics are getting the result of that. |
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Just look at how distribute the offense of the Magic are. 6 players in double-digits. I believe that when this is the kind of offense a team has, they're very hard to stop because you don't know who you will be focusing with. Quite unfortunate that they lost to the Heat on their home, but it's a close one and I thought that they will win against them again. Anyway, I'll try to bet again on the Magic depending on their opponent/s.
Magic is a good team this season, so I will not regret backing them every time they'll play. Well, they lose against the Heat, but it was a close game, they were actually leading, they just have some mistakes that they need to learn to be a matured team. It's a young team but they are competing at a highest level. Anyhow, congratulations to the backers of the heat, they won and cover. I confess, Magic is being a team that I'm "looking at it with different eyes" it seems that game after game it is improving... My question is, will the Magic make it to the playoffs this NBA season? Or could this be something difficult to happen? |
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Suns had that one season when they were pretty good, but CP3 has been getting older and Ayton has been quite unhappy at the team, so Booker himself couldn't handle the whole load himself. With Durant on the floor and Booker there as well, just those two would be amazing duo for any team, they will definitely be much better without a doubt. However, CP3 and Ayton are not bad for third and fourth options neither, could be harder for second position but when you add someone as amazing as Durant, then suddenly these two work out very well too. I think they are pretty good and could fight for a title but they still have many teams they have to beat first, but I would say they are the best in west right now, depending on how Durant will do of course.
That was their first year together, they went as high to the finals, but lost to the Bucks. And then we thought that they will make a run again the next season, but with all the Ayton drama, not getting a max rookie contract, they choke in the second round against the Dallas team lead by Luka. Booker's mistake that time is to trash talk him throughout the series, but Luka just destroyed them mentally. So let's see, it seems that they are in a momentum because of their price acquisition, although losing 2 of their core. With a healthy KD as their reinforcement, I can say that the winning chance is good for the Suns, they can move to the next round and maybe a possible another West side Semis or maybe more than that. We can't conclude yet, but hopefully they'll manage how to work together for that same goal in winning a title. Durant will be more willing to help this team to reach the NBA Finals. When he was still with the Nets, he only got Irving, now he has all he needs to create a good team. CP3 and Booker can both be effective in the offense, while they have a good center at the same time. I can see that they'll not only pass the 2nd round, they'll reach the WCF the least. Well, I believe anything can happen... The Nets put together a super team but didn't have that return on performance that was expected, the same happened with the Lakers... Well, I have no doubt that the Suns create a good team, we still need to see if the team will have chemistry with each other and after that we will have a certainty if the Suns can be the WCF or not... |
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I also remember the great Brazilian generation from the 1982 World Cup led by Zico, Socrates, Falcao... they were really football artists and not football players.
We were all convinced that they would be world champions in 1982, but then they unexpectedly lost to Italy.
It was shown that ''dying in beauty'' is not enough for success, but that you need to play solid and organized football and especially be strong in defense.
The generation of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo... was at its peak in 1998-2002 and I don't understand how they lost the final in 1998.
Such players appear once in a generation and it is obvious that today Brazil does not have such players and team anymore.
Yes, exactly, you are correct! Some players think they are gods and that they are indestructible! And that's the worst thought a player can have is, "thinking he's indestructible"! They are still human and make mistakes, he's not perfect I believe that every football "ERA" had a player like that, for example Brazil, they had great chances of being champions in 1982, and that didn't happen, the same happened in 1998, but they lost to France, Brazil was champion in 2002 and I had no doubt that they would be champions again in 2006, but that didn't happen. By the way, I had no doubts that the 2006 Brazil team was excellent, I even dare to say that it could be better than the 1998 or 2002 team. Some players from Brazil have already made these mistakes, when they were younger, over time they gained experience and realized that things don't work as they imagined... an example I can cite was Neymar, he is an excellent player, but he could have been even better if he had a different "mindset" when he was younger Yes, every era has its champions and stars. The Brazilian national team played the most beautiful football at the 1982 World Cup, but it was not enough. The most beautiful football does not necessarily mean the best and most efficient, and we have been able to convince ourselves of this many times so far. At the 1994 World Cup, Brazil played almost like Italy and that helped them to win and become world champions in a very ugly and boring game in the final. To win the world cup, you need to know how to play effectively and for the result, without entertaining the fans and dying in beauty. Hmm, analyzing your point of view, I also agree with what you said. Having a beautiful football game is different from having effective football. I don't have much memory of the Brazilian team from the 1982 world cup, most of the time Brazil always had a beautiful football game, maybe not always effective, but one of the games and mainly one of the teams I watched which was one of the most effective was the Germany team in the World Cup in 2014, they had a good team, but extremely effective, which was the world cup champion in 2014. |
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No one can deny that the CR7 effect has made a big click in the Saudi league, and the Arabs did know how to do it, also not only with CR7, I presume that perhaps they want to bring the most influential soccer players to this league, I had read or there that perhaps they want to bring Sergio Ramos, Messi undoubtedly, and to be honest I would like Messi to come to the Saudi League, because due to his age and how they treat older players in Europe it is much better for him to go to one league where he will be very loved, respected and valued, of course this is my personal opinion, because it is preferable that he go to the Saudi League than go to the MLS than if it is already to finish a career there.
Well, reading your comment, a question came to my mind... Will the Saudi League really be able to bring more star players to this championship? Messi? Neymar? Mbappé and others? Could it be that Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Saudi football was the beginning of a possible migration of great players to another championship? |
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I also remember the great Brazilian generation from the 1982 World Cup led by Zico, Socrates, Falcao... they were really football artists and not football players.
We were all convinced that they would be world champions in 1982, but then they unexpectedly lost to Italy.
It was shown that ''dying in beauty'' is not enough for success, but that you need to play solid and organized football and especially be strong in defense.
The generation of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo... was at its peak in 1998-2002 and I don't understand how they lost the final in 1998.
Such players appear once in a generation and it is obvious that today Brazil does not have such players and team anymore.
Yes, exactly, you are correct! Some players think they are gods and that they are indestructible! And that's the worst thought a player can have is, "thinking he's indestructible"! They are still human and make mistakes, he's not perfect I believe that every football "ERA" had a player like that, for example Brazil, they had great chances of being champions in 1982, and that didn't happen, the same happened in 1998, but they lost to France, Brazil was champion in 2002 and I had no doubt that they would be champions again in 2006, but that didn't happen. By the way, I had no doubts that the 2006 Brazil team was excellent, I even dare to say that it could be better than the 1998 or 2002 team. Some players from Brazil have already made these mistakes, when they were younger, over time they gained experience and realized that things don't work as they imagined... an example I can cite was Neymar, he is an excellent player, but he could have been even better if he had a different "mindset" when he was younger |
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I would love to see how KD will add his greatness to the Suns franchise, let's hope for the best on both Suns and KD partnerships.
They'll be tested once they already playing together I'm sure they'll find ways to make
Things workable in chasing a ring, Booker and CP3 are longing to have a ring hopefully they'll going to adjust.
Well, that's true! I'll also be curious to see how Durant will benefit the Suns. CP3 + KD + Booker + Ayton (I have no doubt this could be an excellent combination, but let's see if they have chemistry between them. I'll be rooting for this combination to work out, and I hope even more that CP3 gets his dreamed champion ring If the chemistry between these players is successful, they can become champions. but my fear is the players who will get injured when playoff time comes. The Suns have a good squad right now, but if one of these names is injured, the number of good players who can replace him in the team is low. So they can run into problems. It will be an exciting playoff, I hope they manage to win the ring. The retirement age is now very close  Exactly! You said something that didn't come to my mind... During the playoffs some players can get injured more easily, especially CP3, he has a history of injuries during the recurring playoffs, and I have no doubt that this could be a big problem for the Suns. I believe the Suns should have "some plan B" in case this kind of problem occurs for them during the playoffs. |
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This is what I like about the Magic and sometimes, betting on them against a top team is better.  More risky, but more rewarding. They beat the Celtics twice (only team to do it this season), they beat the Sixers once (on their own home), and just yesterday, they beat the Nuggets with Jokic and Porter Jr. The Magic is a very exciting team to watch out for especially those young players of the team. For us bettors, we might wanna think twice if we will bet for them or against them in their next games. Well, sometimes sh*t happens... and I was convinced that the Nuggets would win easily, but that didn't happen... Interesting your observation, I didn't know that the Magic managed to win these (hard) games... Well... the way things are going, I don't doubt Magic will beat Heat in today's game |
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At the age of 38 he was able to set another record and a total of hat tricks during his playing career there were 61. That is a fantastic number considering he is not young anymore and it looks like next year he will break even more individual records, especially with our Al-Nassr often see her smile and she seems comfortable in her new home. Indeed, right now his focus is only on giving the SPL championship this season and for the top scorer I think he will focus on it in the following season.
I make a quick research and this is true, I did not imagine that C. Ronaldo broke the hat-tricks record, I confess that 61 times is an insane number, especially for a player who is already 38 years old... in fact, he is not human!! |
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You guys just reminded me of the Old days, back in my childhood days, Brazil was the best country in terms of football, they were the ones that were always taking the world cup home year after year. But today. Alot have changed really, many countries now have alot of good players that have helped leveled the playing group. And also, why exactly should I wish Brazil to win the world cup again if I'm not a Brazilian?  I wish my country win the world cup, but if any other country wins, no big deal. Unfortunately I didn't see Pelé, Garrincha, Romario, Rivellino, Zico and other Brazilian players from the past playing. But I witnessed the 2002/2006 team playing, with all my respect, but this team scared the whole world, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Cafu, Kaka, R. Carlos and others, it was literally beautiful to see them playing, the chemistry , the passes and kicks, it was something surreal... I believe that unfortunately it will take time for Brazil to have a national team like the one from 2002/2006 again   |
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Cristiano Ronaldo has officially put on a show. It was a game we would call Cristiano Ronaldo Against Al-Wehda. He scored four goals, without even making any effort to score those goals. He scored four goals in his third match, scoring his first goal from the penalty spot. I didn't expect him to score so much in his third game. It seems to me that he plays comfortably in every match now, enjoy it, I think it would be good for him to play there and at that level, even if he doesn't want it.
Well, I didn't watch the game, but I saw some "highlights" of the match. In fact Cristiano Ronaldo is one level above the Saudi Professional League, well, against several European teams he already managed to stand out, imagine playing against some Saudi Professional League teams (I'm not belittling or criticizing the teams, but in general, i have no doubts that C. Ronaldo will be able to shine even more in the Saudi League), my question is... until when will Cristiano Ronaldo be able to maintain the performance he is having these days? 1 year? 3 years? I confess that this is an intriguing and interesting question... |
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Surely we all know about Brazilian quality but right now things are not working for them with last time they won in 2002 after this they are facing humiliations as well and their player's coordination is also now biggest problem for them with quality is still amazing and talent is also unanimous with this all now if Brazilian Soccer Federation wants to have better results then surely they can bring this rule even just for experiment and hire any coach from European Union for the next four years and then check the change because most chance they will be improved and having better changes which will help them for having another good time in soccer for their country.
I mean, Brazil is the only team in the world that has qualified to every single World Cup in history. Also, they have won it five times, the current record. Plus, they are at number one in the FIFA ranking today. Yeah, I think they'll manage Honestly, I would like to see Brazil be champions once again in a world cup. But I don't know if that will happen. Football around the world has evolved a lot, that's a fact, there are still several teams that are growing and improving their level of football... if we analyze some data from the Brazilian team, the team is no longer like before, the current team is far from resembling the 2002 team that were champions in the last world cup. |
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Well, I'm realizing, we will have very interesting games to bet in this round!
Lakers x Bucks and Magic x Nuggets.
I have no doubts, I will follow this game and also place some bets!
By the way... good luck guys!!
Magic vs Nuggets seemed like a trap for the Nuggets takers. I believe that Magic is good, they are a big surprise especially when up against the best teams in the NBA, so I took the spread which is the handicap +6. About the Lakers vs Bucks, I had the Lakers early with +5.5, the line moved, it doesn't matter because I like the Lakers to win since OKC has spoiled the big day of Lebron. Yes, unfortunately it was a big trap, I believe that, like me, we had hope that the Nuggets would win easily, but unfortunately that did not happen. I was surprised with the result... but anyway, I'll try to "reverse" this loss with some games that we will have in the future! |
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I would love to see how KD will add his greatness to the Suns franchise, let's hope for the best on both Suns and KD partnerships.
They'll be tested once they already playing together I'm sure they'll find ways to make
Things workable in chasing a ring, Booker and CP3 are longing to have a ring hopefully they'll going to adjust.
Well, that's true! I'll also be curious to see how Durant will benefit the Suns. CP3 + KD + Booker + Ayton (I have no doubt this could be an excellent combination, but let's see if they have chemistry between them. I'll be rooting for this combination to work out, and I hope even more that CP3 gets his dreamed champion ring |
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Still digesting the Durant to Phoenix move. I wonder if Durant will buy a house in the valley…
One situation I can’t say I understand is that the Cavaliers are rumored to be considering buying out Kevin Love’s contract. He’s on the last year of his deal so I don’t know what they’d get from doing that and I’m sure Love isn’t going to take a massive loss on his contract to be a free agent a few months sooner. If he is bought out though, I imagine a contender will scoop him up. I think he’d be a good fit for the Warriors.
The same for me... I confess that Durant's departure was something totally unexpected! I'm curious to know how these teams will be able to manage this player transaction. Well, I'd like to see how Durant performs with the Suns. Will he be able to play at a level above what he was before? |
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