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421  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Possible things that gives beginners problems on: March 26, 2023, 12:32:41 PM
I recalled that paraphrasing, spamming, plagiarism and scamming.
Guide threads are most common thread type created by new members. In guide thread type, plagiarism is most favorite topic for new members.

From text spinning, paraphrasing, Google translating (English > Local language and vice versa), AI-generating, lazy members have many ways to steal intellectual idea and contents of others. Generally you can classify paraphrasing, spamming and plagiarism into a same trait type of members with nearly zero-contribution for forum.

Plagiarsism QA topics. I don't think new topics about plagiarism are necessary

I agree. On other Internet forums, this problem is not so big, but on this forum there is a possibility of earning, and that is why some new members of the forum try to find a quick way to reach a certain forum rank and start earning.
Everything depends on the motivation and work of new members. All new members who had an honest approach, and invested effort and time to contribute in some way to this forum, were eventually rewarded for it. All other members, who used dishonest methods such as text plagiarism or spam, were eventually caught and kicked out of this forum.
Follow the rules on this forum and you won't have any problems.
Invest your time and effort to help other forum members and you will be rewarded.
422  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 25, 2023, 12:30:30 PM
Saturday's transfer gossip:

Tottenham Hotspur have made 35-year-old German Julian Nagelsmann - sacked as Bayern Munich manager - the number one candidate to replace Italian Antonio Conte, 53, as their new boss. This is very interesting news. The way Bayern got rid of Nagelsmann is still incomprehensible to me, very unprofessional and disrespectful.
However, Nagelsmann could be considered as the next Real Madrid manager, with 63-year-old Italian Carlo Ancelotti's future uncertain. This is another proof of how much Nagelsmann is respected as an expert and I think Bayern have made a big mistake. What Nagelsmann will decide in the end?
Spurs are willing to part ways with 36-year-old France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, the club's captain, this summer. Where will Hugo Lloris go? Is the end of his great career nearing?
Bayern moved quickly to appoint Tuchel due to fears that he may be approached by Real Madrid or Tottenham. In the last few days, the saga about coaches has become more interesting than the stories about football players  Grin
Tuchel will also attempt to sign Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, 31, and Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic, 28, from former club Chelsea. It looks like Bayern will get a lot from Chelsea this year  Cheesy

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/65068331
423  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ 2022 FIFA Club World Cup - Morocco on: March 25, 2023, 12:21:45 PM
What will be the criteria for selecting clubs for this competition? Exclusively sports result or marketing potential?
It is not easy for the national teams to come to the world cup and they have to play long and tiring qualifications, but that will not happen here, so it seems to me that the choice of clubs will be quite arbitrary and coordinated in terms of marketing and business interests.

Fifa has not yet established the criteria for the classification of the participating teams, since unlike the World Cup, will not have qualifiers.

Just my opinion, but I'm sure that the continents' Champions League will be the main way to qualify,
The two continents I know the most about are South America and Europe.

My main doubt is the following, the championship will be held every 4 years, so will the champions of the last 4 years be classified? Or will it be decided only in the year in which the Club World Cup is held?
What is your opinion?

An example, in Europe they can do the following to qualify 12 teams:
4 years
4 Uefa Champions League = 4 champions and 4 finalists = 8 teams
4 Uefa cup = 4 champions = 4 teams

South America
4 years
4 libertadores da américa = 4 champions + 2 best finalists.

They will need to think hard to make a fair classification system

Interesting ideas and suggestions but actually we will never have 8 different clubs in the Champions League finals over 4 years, maybe 5-6 clubs.
In Europe, in fact, there is no UEFA Cup anymore, but the European League and the Conference League, and all the winners from each competition should participate, and for the remaining places, maybe make additional qualifications.
However, in the end we'll mostly always be watching the same clubs, and I'm not sure how interesting it will be to watch.
At the world cup for national teams, every 4 years we see some new national teams and surprises, which adds charm to the competition and raises the interest of the spectators.
FIFA needs to think very carefully about the system of this competition.
My personal opinion is that FIFA World Cup should be held every three years or every two years. This will make football fans very happy and football players will also be able to spend more time in the national team.

I don't agree with you. The existing calendar of club and national team competitions is already quite physically demanding for all football players, and adding new competitions would really be too much for them.
The possibility of player injuries would increase and the competitions would lose its attractiveness if it were held too often.
In all of this, the sports aspect and the situation of football players should be considered, not just profit.
I believe that FIFA's decision to allow more national teams to participate in the World Cup is wrong and clearly made for political and business reasons, and has nothing to do with sports reasons.
424  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: March 25, 2023, 12:10:40 PM
The next world cup will be having a record 104 matches, compared to 64 during Qatar 2022. BTW, FIFA is expecting a revenue of $11 billion from the tournament, which will be an all time record if realized.

BTW, FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed that the FIFA Club World Cup will be expanded to 32 teams, and will be played every 4 years. Currently it is being played in a knockout format, and only 7 teams (one from each confederation + winner of previous edition) takes part. Out of the 32 teams, 12 will be from UEFA. CONCACAF, AFC and CAF has been allotted 4 slots each. CONMEBOL and OFC are left with 6 and 1 slots respectively. Similar to the FIFA World Cup, this tournament can also become a major revenue generator for FIFA.

Here is a hypothetical scenario for FIFA Club World Cup:


I agree that the new format of both competitions, with more clubs and national teams, will bring more matches and more income for FIFA, but I think that the quality of both competitions will decrease and that we will see more bad and boring matches with no result significance.
However, football has long since become just a business, and the sports side has been completely neglected, and this is a trend that has been going on for the last 30 years, unfortunately.
I predict that in the future we will see world cups with even more participants and that these competitions will be held more often, probably every 2 years.  Grin
425  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: March 25, 2023, 12:03:15 PM
and Napoli which I feel convincing enough they will win.

Perhaps this season is Napoli's perfect achievement. So I understand you are very confident in their performance. But the UCL is very different, maybe against Milan for Napoli is very advantageous. This is because they are against a one-country team. Mentally, Napoli are very confident, they lead the league with perfect results. Halfway through the season Napoli managed to win 2-1.

Napoli is playing really fantastic this season and they have a huge advantage in the Italian league and have practically secured the title of Italian champion. Such dominance in the Italian championship has really not been seen for a long time.
Napoli is also playing great in the Champions League and now practically the way to the final has been opened for them after the draw as they avoided possible matches with the competition's biggest favorites like Manchester City, Bayern or Real before the final.
This season, Napoli has a great chance to do something big in the Champions League, and whether they succeed depends solely on them.
426  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers on: March 25, 2023, 11:56:47 AM


These are 2 interesting matches that were played tonight. what do you choose?
I guess Spain (doubt) and Croatia because so far both all very favorite to win which filling up a superstar squad, like Spain many star players which I can not mention one by one, while Croatia, as we know that team is a black horse which can not underestimate by a team like wales.

But, Norway has Haaland, and Wales without Bale?, sure Croatia has confirmed without significant resistance, while Spain, maybe quite difficult to guard Haaland where enough agile, and sharp on front of goals. (maybe any surprised Norway won the match if Haaland create more hat tricks)



I think I can mostly agree with you.
Haaland is currently, along with Mbappe, the best scorer in the world, but it is not the same to play for Manchester City or the Norwegian national team. It is obvious that the Norwegian team does not have the quality for a bigger result and that one football star is not enough to change that.
As for Croatia, I agree that they are favorites against Wales, but the first games in every qualifying cycle have always been problematic for Croatia.
Thus, at the beginning of the last qualification for the EURO, they lost to Slovenia, and at the beginning of the qualification for the League of Nations, they lost to Austria. Considering such a tradition of bad results at the beginning of each qualification, I would say that the Croatian team must be careful and not underestimate the opponent.
427  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Tips To Make Quality Posts In This Forum As A Beginner on: March 25, 2023, 11:43:29 AM
If someone really wants to contribute to this forum with quality posts and information, then such members need to regularly follow crypto news, analyze it and share their thoughts with the crypto community.
You can't discuss something if you don't have enough knowledge and experience, and that's why it's difficult for new members in the beginning, and we all understand that.
However, it's always easy to recognize a sincere new forum member, who is trying to learn and wants to contribute in a positive way to this forum, from members who are only interested in collecting quick merits and advancing on the forum because of the earning potential here.
My experience is that on this forum fair approach and effort are always rewarded.
Everything takes a certain amount of time and effort.
428  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: How is your year with bitcoin so far? on: March 25, 2023, 11:30:31 AM
For me, bitcoin has always been a long-term investment, and I don't think about my investment in the short term, what will be in a year or in a few months, but over a period of several years.
Constantly monitoring bitcoin price movements and making decisions based on daily price movements is not a smart strategy.
You have to have a long-term investment strategy and make decisions based on that strategy, not based on daily price movements.
Based on that, I can say that I am very happy with the current state of the crypto market and bitcoin. Everything is going according to plan and according to my wishes  Cheesy
429  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Newbie Here on: March 25, 2023, 11:22:25 AM
OP, you asked a question that has already been answered a hundred or more times on this forum.
By simply using the search function, you could find the answer in a few minutes.
Also, at the top of this section you already have all the answers.
So, until now, you have not even bothered to do the most basic thing, read all the instructions for new members and inform yourself about the work and functioning of this forum.
If you want to become a respected member of this forum, you should try harder and find a way to contribute to this forum and help others instead of thinking how others can help you.
430  Local / Hrvatski (Croatian) / Re: SCAM upozorenja Zbirni topic on: March 25, 2023, 11:13:22 AM
Pazite se stranice arbitrum(točka)io. Scammer je uzeo domenu za koju nitko ne bi posumnjao da nije prava i preko Discorda šalje poruke da su u Arbitrumu shvatili sa su pogriješili s podjelom tokena. Traži da se spoji wallet na stranicu kako bi dobili još tokena, a zapravo draina wallete na taj način. Čak je na neki način uspio poslati poruku na Arbitrum Discordu i to u kanalima koji nisu otvoreni za pisanje.

Prevaranti su stvarno sve domišljatiji i inovativniji i na ovakvu vrstu prevare vjerojatno bi pali i mnogi ''iskusniji'' kripto korisnici.
Treba zaista biti oprezan i sve provjeriti i ne reagirati odmah na prvu, polakomiti se za lakom i brzom zaradom.
Obično kada ljudi vide mogućnost brze zarade reagiraju emocionalno a ne racionalno i to obično loše završi.
Hvala na upozorenju.
431  Local / Hrvatski (Croatian) / Re: Novosti on: March 25, 2023, 11:04:10 AM
Zanimljive kripto novosti:

Da imate 100 dolara i razmišljate kako ih uložiti u kripto da dobijete najveći i najsigurniji mogući povrat novca, gdje biste uložili?
Netko se sjetio to pitati chatbota za umjetnu inteligenciju, ChatGPT-4 i evo njegovog prijedloga:  Grin
50 USD u Bitcoin
25 USD u Ether
15 dolara za ATOM
10 USD za “NFT i Web3 povezane projekte”

https://crobitcoin.com/kako-je-chatgpt-rasporedio-100-dolara-za-kripto-trgovanje/

Što mislite o ovom savjetu za ulaganje? Da li bi i vi slično rasporedili svoj kripto portfelj?  Grin

Da li FED planira zaustaviti dizanje kamatnih stopa i kako to utječe na inflaciju, bankarsku krizu ali i rast bitcoina i drugih kriptovaluta?
Vrlo zanimljiva analiza ovdje:  https://crobitcoin.com/hoce-li-fed-zaustaviti-dizanje-kamata-bitcoin-i-dalje-iznad-28-000-dolara/

Što je Howey test i koje su njegove implikacije na kriptovalute?
U skladu sa presudom Vrhovnog Suda SAD-a, to je pravni test kojim se utvrđuje da li neka imovina pripada klasi vrijednosnih papira prema saveznom zakonu.
Dakle, token koji prođe ovaj test smatra se ''security'' tokenom. Takvi tokeni podliježu saveznim zakonima.
Više detalja o ovome pročitajte ovdje: https://crobitcoin.com/sto-je-howey-test-i-koje-su-njegove-implikacije-na-kriptovalute/




432  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: March 23, 2023, 09:28:10 AM
When Chelsea was drawn against Dortmund, many people overlooked Chelsea's superior performance in the Champions League compared to Dortmund's superior performance in the domestic league. In the end, we saw Chelsea triumph over them despite losing the first leg match. Experience counts in this league, which is why it's called the League of Champions.
Chelsea was almost making it by going to the next round if it's not caused by the goal in additional time that was eliminating chelsea last season. Chelsea will face king of UCL three times including upcoming duel.
As a former coach of chelsea and i think that if ancellotti is also aware about what's gonna be a weakness of chelsea.

Ancelotti urged its players to be careful against chelsea.
Both of them will be equally careful and alert because they feel that either Chelsea or Real Madrid will definitely show solid football. This is what is even more interesting meeting to reach the final has always been a subscription for Real Madrid. Likewise, Chelsea also needs to work harder. Graham Potter may not have much hope in the Premier League and his position is already very disappointing. Then this is the only chance for Potter to take back the fans' trust in him.

I think Chelsea's only hope is if they firmly believe that Real Madrid will beat them.  If Real Madrid feel complacent and confident that they will beat Chelsea for sure, then Chelsea can surprise them.  If they play their usual disciplined game, Chelsea don't stand a chance, frankly.

Historically speaking, Chelsea has always been a very difficult opponent for Real and if I remember correctly, so far Real has only beaten Chelsea once in European competitions.
Chelsea always plays very well in the Champions League, a few seasons ago they were also champions of Europe, and last season they lost to Real with a lot of bad luck, after leading by as much as 3:0 in the match in Madrid.
This year they may be playing a little weaker in the English championship, but this is the game of the season for them and I'm sure that Real won't beat them easily. Two uncertain and exciting matches await us.
433  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: March 22, 2023, 03:06:31 PM
I think the decline in Real Madrid's performance this season is due to the lack of activity in the transfer market. Currently El Real looks to be running out of energy, in La Liga it is starting to be seen that they are increasingly difficult to compete with Barcelona.

My prediction is that Real Madrid will only reach the semifinals this season. Ancelotti's current squad is not as strong as last season. Older players like Benzema, Modric and Kroos can no longer be completely relied on.

You think Real Madrid can pass Chelsea but will be eliminated in the next round. That's general opinion.
I don't think the problem is transfers. They have a strong enough squad. They're just not the best for now. There are better teams than them. Some things you can't buy with money.

Honestly, I think that Real has some other problems, which are of a systemic nature and have existed for several years.
Real neither under Zidane nor under Ancelotti have developed a system of play and rely too much on the individual class of their players and sometimes luck, which can help in one or a few important games like last year but cannot be an effective approach every season.
Last year in the Spanish league, both Barcelona and Atletico were in a big crisis and Real won the title of the Spanish champion relatively easily, and in the Champions League they were lucky in the key matches of the knockout phase and won the Champions League.
However, this season Barcelona is playing great and Real has no chance against them in the Spanish league, and in the Champions League they also played against the ever weaker Liverpool. However, now comes the real challenges for them, Chelsea and then Manchester City. It will be very difficult for Real to repeat last year's success in the Champions League.
434  Local / Hrvatski (Croatian) / Re: Pregled Bitcointalk Signature-Ad kampanja on: March 22, 2023, 02:51:25 PM
Ja sam u altcoin kampanjama dok ne naidje neka dje ce me prihvatiti(gambling). Sto bi rekli bolje vrabac u ruci nego golub na grani.

Apsolutno! Bolje biti u nekoj kampanji nego u nikakvoj. Tko zna, možda baš taj altcoin na kraju ispadne nešto dobro pa zaradiš bolje nego što bi zaradio u BTC kampanji. To je zapravo sličan rizik kao kad gledaš hoćeš li uložiti u BTC ili u neki altcoin. BTC je koliko-toliko siguran, a altcoin (pogotovo ako je neki "divlji") uvijek može propasti. Samo što u sig. kampanji ne ulažeš lovu nego svoje vrijeme.

Zapravo, ovisi koliko voliš biti na ovom forumu i pisati.
Za one koji već imaju naviku posjećivanja i čitanja ovog foruma, i nije neka razlika da li su u nekoj signature kampanji ili ne, pisati će i ovako i onako, a zašto onda lijepo ne iskoristiti priliku da budeš plaćen za ono što bi ionako radio, a to je pisanje na ovom forumu (kad se već nudi)?   Grin
S te strane imaš dodatnu motivaciju da budeš više aktivan i pratiš više tema na forumu.
Mislim da oni koji to rade ''po zadatku'' ipak ne ostaju dugo i brzo se umore.
A zašto ne uzeti i te altcoine koji se nude, nikad ne znaš što može ispasti od njih, neki uvijek može ''iznenaditi'' i donijeti veći profit ali ja ipak preferiram dobre stare bitcoine.
435  Local / Hrvatski (Croatian) / Re: Mjesečna Analiza za Hrvatsku Lokalnu Zajednicu (Bitcointalk Croatian) on: March 21, 2023, 05:33:49 PM
Hvala ti Rikafip na tvojem trudu i vremenu oko naše lokalne statistike, uvijek je to zanimljivo pogledati.
Jel mi se to čini ili naš lokal u zadnje vrijeme raste, po aktivnosti, broju aktivnih članova, meritima... u odnosu na statistiku aktivnosti cijelog foruma, koja pada?  Grin
Bravo za nas!
Naravno, naš lokalni šampion se već zna, a ne znam o kakvoj podjeli drugog mjesta govoriš kada se već neko vrijeme zna tko je doprvak ovog foruma?  Cheesy
Super je vidjeti kako su novi članovi našeg lokala, SirJohnVonSlotty i JooBra zauzeli treće i šesto mjesto, svaka čast dečki, samo tako dalje!
Ima još nade za nas  Cheesy
436  Local / Hrvatski (Croatian) / Re: Pregled Bitcointalk Signature-Ad kampanja on: March 19, 2023, 03:57:12 PM
Ne samo Rollbit, i druge su se kampanje malo aktivirale u zadnje vrijeme i traže nove članove  Grin
Upravo je pokrenuta nova signature kampanja, Moon.win, a vodi ju Royse777.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5445447.0

Uvjeti su slijedeći:
Minimalno 5 postova tjedno a maksimalno 25 postova tjedno se plaća.
Od toga, 5 postova mora biti u gambling sekciji a maksimalno 10 postova.
Maksimalno se broji 5 lokalnih postova.
Hero i legendary se plaćaju 2,40 $ po postu, Senior memberi 2 $ po postu, Full memberi 1.40 $ po postu a memberi 0.80 $ po postu.
Nisam već dugo vidio novu kampanju koja prima i member rank, ovo je možda prilika za nove članove sa niskim rankom.

Sretno svima s prijavama!



Znaci kad bi dosao do Full member ranka mogao bi zaraditi ovdje 1.4 dolara po svakom postu? Pa zasto ja bez veze trosim vrijeme na ostalim forumima kad se ovdje moze nesto i zaraditi od pisanja haha.

Koliko je uopce tesko doci do tog ranka, koliko vremena otprilike treba?

Što se tiče forum rankova, ovo ti je situacija nakon uvođenja merita:
Rank   Required activity   Required merit
Brand new   0   0
Newbie   1   0
Jr Member   30   1
Member   60   10
Full Member   120   100
Sr. Member   240   250
Hero Member   480   500
Legendary   775-1030   1000

Više imaš ovdje: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1689727.0

Znači, u ovoj kampanji gore koju sam spomenuo, Moon.win, primaju već članove sa member rankom, a za taj rank trebaš activity 60 i 10 merita.
Activity dobivaš automatski svakih 14 dana na temelju svojih aktivnosti na forumu, znači za 14 postova dobiješ maksimalni activity za taj period a merite ti daju drugi članovi foruma za postove koji oni smatraju dobrim i kvalitetnim.
Dakle, može se, kao što vidiš, zaraditi neki konkretan novac na ovom forumu samo za pisanje ali ipak postoje određeni preduvjeti tj. moraš dostići određeni forum rank.
Sretno s time.
437  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 19, 2023, 12:40:13 PM
Sunday's transfer gossip:

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is in line to be given an extension to his three-year contract, despite ongoing negotiations over the possible sale of the club. After a lot of wandering and searching, after the departure of Alexander Ferguson, Manchester United finally found the right coach for the club who made from Manchester a team for big things again and now they must not lose him  Grin
Departing Liverpool and Brazil forward Roberto Firmino, 31, wants to stay in Europe when he leaves Anfield at the end of the season.
Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah's agent Ramy Abbas Issa has dismissed rumours suggesting the 30-year-old Egypt forward wants to leave Liverpool. Is the departure of Firmino and the possible departure of Salah and the previous departure of Mane an indication of the disintegration of the once great Liverpool team?
Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, 31, has been told he can leave Chelsea this summer. It's very busy in Chelsea these days. Who will end up staying and playing in this club next season? Who will come? What can Chelsea fans expect? Continuation of the crisis or new start of the club?
Paris St-Germain are willing to pay up to 180m euros (Ł159m) for Napoli and Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, 22. PSG continues again with its strategy of buying the most expensive players and spending a lot of money, but for now they fail to reach the desired trophy, the Champions League trophy.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/65001605
438  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Croatian League - Hrvatska nogometna liga 2022./2023. on: March 19, 2023, 12:28:18 PM
Dinamo Zagreb Rijeka played so far 84 matches. Dinamo Zagreb won 43 direct matches. Rijeka won 22 matches. 19 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 3.06 goals per Match. GNK Dinamo Zagreb is going head to head with HNK Rijeka starting on 19 Mar 2023 at Maksimir stadium, Zagreb city, Croatia. The match is a part of the HNL. GNK Dinamo Zagreb played against HNK Rijeka in 2 matches this season. Currently, GNK Dinamo Zagreb rank 1st, while HNK Rijeka hold 5th position, the home team is expected to win this match because of their position in the league, home advantage and both teams head to head record.



Yes, I agree, great statistics for Dinamo, but you didn't take into account some other factors important for this game.
Dinamo has been in a very big crisis of play and results for a long time, and in fact they are lucky that the second-placed team of the Croatian league, Hajduk, is in an even bigger crisis, so they don't have to worry for their first place and the championship title.
Some key Dinamo players, such as Ademi and Orsic, have left, and the rest of the team is clearly under the influence of a major crisis in Dinamo's leadership and media pressure.
It seems that Dinamo coach Cacic is also in conflict with the club's new management.
On the other hand, in the continuation of the championship, Rijeka is playing reborn, much better, and from being a candidate for relegation from the league, they have become candidates for placement in one of the European club competitions.
It would not surprise me at all if Dinamo does not win this match, or even if it loses, given the current circumstances and the situation around the club.
439  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers on: March 19, 2023, 12:19:41 PM
Yes, you said it right, on paper Croatia is better than both Wales and Turkey, but Croatia has always had big problems with weaker national teams in qualifying for major competitions.
The qualification for the last European Championship started with a defeat against Slovenia, and the qualification for the League of Nations with a defeat against Austria at home.
After that defeat against Austria, Croatia beat both France and Denmark away from home, so it was once again shown that Croatia always plays the best against the strongest national teams and always has serious problems against weaker teams.
I don't know if this is due to the mentality of the Croatian players, underestimating the opponent or some other reason, but I expect similar problems in these qualifications as well.

BTW, I wouldn't call Austria and Slovenia as weak teams. But I get the point. Both these teams can't be compared to sides such as France. BTW, I am surprised that you have grouped together France and Danmark. The latter are a shadow of their former self and are on a downward slide since the last one decade or so. I won't be surprised if they fail to qualify for the Euro 2024 and FIFA 2026. It looks like Croatia performs the best when they are the underdogs. When they are the favorites, the performance go down.

I am not comfortable with one of the factors within the current Croatian team. There are very few young players and most of the star players are over 30. Dejan Lovren, Domagoj Vida, Luka Modrić, Ivan Perišić and Andrej Kramarić are all in their mid-30s or late-30s. This is like a double edged sword. It gives them an advantage in terms of overall experience. But at the same time, absence of younger players may prove costly while playing against more athletic sides.

Yes, that is probably part of our mentality, that we always play our best against the strongest national teams, and that we are always particularly motivated, but against weaker teams we somehow always play more relaxed and with less concentration.
As for the national team itself, I would not agree that too many old players play. In fact, I think that our national team is a good combination of experience and youth.
On the one hand, there are older players like Modric, Brozovic, Perisic and Kramaric, but on the other hand there are also very young and promising players like Livakovic, Majer, Pasalic, Vlasic, Stanisic, Guardiola... so I don't think we should worry about the future of the Croatian national team  Grin
440  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: March 19, 2023, 12:09:59 PM

Yes, this season Napoli have appeared extraordinary, in fact this season they are almost certain to seal the Serie A title. Likewise in the Champions League Napoli's chances of breaking into the final are very wide open. In the same chart, in the quarter-finals, Napoli was surrounded by a team full of experience on the European stage. But if you look at the performance this season, Napoli is not at all afraid of his opponent. Milan may be very weak in the eyes of Napoli, but not Inter if they are destined to meet in the semifinals.
A very good sortition for Napoli, they will almost certainly be able to beat Milan, whose game has deteriorated a lot lately, especially for Napoli this opponent is very familiar, so they have very good chances to reach the semi-finals.

If Napoli still manage to win the Champions League, it will be very unexpected for me, to be honest, it’s hard to believe even now.

Why do you think it would be such a big surprise if Napoli won the Champions League this year?
In the Italian league, they showed dominance that has not been seen in the last 20 years in Italian football.
They are also playing fantastically in the Champions League this season and have beaten all their opponents, and now the draw for the finals has completely opened up for them.
No matter who they will play in the final, Real, Manchester City or Bayern, in one game everything is always possible and everything is open.
You remember the final between Chelsea and Manchester City a few years ago?  Grin
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