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501  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 25, 2024, 09:16:27 AM
If Manchester City is considered as favorite team for English Premier League or Champions League then Real Madrid must be considered as favorite team for La Liga and Champions League. There is no doubt that Real Madrid is one of the best club level teams. No other team has won more Champions League titles than Real Madrid.  Last season unfortunately real madrid lost but this season real madrid has more chances to win.  This season Real Madrid has formed a great team with young players and it is believed that Real Madrid can definitely beat Manchester City in the Champions League this season. The La Liga title is all but assured for Manchester City, all that remains is to do well in the Champions League tournament.
Real Madrid can indeed be calmer when facing matches in the UCL. Because Real Madrid already has an advantage in La Liga and is comfortably in first place with a difference of 8 points at the moment. This is different from Man City, which still has to fight hard in the race for first place in the Premier League. but something similar also happened to Man City last season. Man City last season also struggled in the UCL while competing with Arsenal in the Premier League. And Man City doesn't seem bothered by this.

Apart from that, Man City also has several injured players at the moment. So even if later against Real Madrid all the players have recovered, those who have recovered from injury will not necessarily be able to play as well as before they were injured. But I'm still not sure which team should be the favorite.
Real Madrid is a big European club that's won the UEFA Champions League title more than any other club in the whole European continent and the experience of some of their players in the competition gives them the edge when compared to other teams that are still in the competition. Manchester City on the other hand is the reigning champions of the competition and was able to eliminate Real Madrid from the competition last season to reach the final and eventually win and that's why a lot of people are also of the opinion that of they can eliminate Real Madrid last season, they can also repeat it again this season but because I don't think it's going to be as easy as many people think.
The quarter final tie between Real Madrid and current champions of the competition Manchester City is without doubt the strongest tie in the competition and that's because of the strength of both teams. It'll be a very difficult two-legged games for the both teams but considering the performance of both teams in all competitions this season, I'm of the opinion that Real Madrid are going to progress to the finals of the competition at the expense of Manchester City
502  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: March 25, 2024, 09:08:21 AM
Quote from: MK-74
Milan will have a hard time against Fiorentina, but they will not lose. The league champion is now clear, but the competition with Juventus for the 2nd place continues.
My prediction is that Milan will win this game and keep the points difference with Juventus.

If Fiorentina can handle the match like the way they handle their last two matches, I think it will be difficult for Milan to take victory from this match to achieve three points because Fiorentina know how  to battle with strong teams to ensure they win the match or draw the match to share points with them. Juventus still have the opportunity to continue to maintain the second position in the Italian league competition table, if their manager can find solution to their midfield before their next match because they still have potential strikers who knows how to score goals that will bring victory to the team. I know that Milan will not see such opportunity from this match to defeat their opponent, because their opponent will be the one to achieve the victory.

Fiorentina will not let AC MIlan beat them easily, moreover Fiorentina will play as hosts in this match, of course their status will be in their favor. Fiorentina must be aware of the strength of the opponent they will face who are currently in 2nd place, if they don't win, then they will try to prevent AC Milan from winning and only achieve a draw. This opportunity is quite open for Fiorentina in this match.
AC Milan came with a different target, they wanted to win to maintain their position in the current standings. They brought good capital by achieving 3 consecutive wins before they faced Fiorentina in this match. Yes, they want to win at least to be able to stay in second place in the standings until the end of the season, because if they want to win to be able to catch up with Inter Milan that is very difficult and even impossible at the moment. The reason is that their distance from Inter Milan is too far to catch up and it would be a miracle if they were able to do that because Inter Milan itself is in very good condition.
Fiorentina haven't been consistent with their results this season and considering their current number of points in the Italian Serie A, I don't think they are a strong contender to finish the season in the top four so when facing AC Milan this Saturday in the Italian Serie A, I don't expect them to play that game like it's a very important fixture knowing fully well that they have a crucial game in the quarter finals of the UEFA Conference League against Viktoria Plzeň. AC Milan who sits in the second position of the Italian Serie A table are currently 19 points above 8th placed Fiorentina so it's obvious that they're better than Fiorentina as far as this season is concerned which is why many people including bookmakers are backing them to win that game this Saturday.
Just like Fiorentina, AC Milan also have a crucial game to play in the quarter finals of the UEFA Europa League competition next week Thursday against AS Roma so the league game against Fiorentina shouldn't be too important for them when they know that they've secured their place in the top four of the league table so I expect that game to produce over two goals
503  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: March 24, 2024, 11:48:03 PM
See the present state of Manchester City, they're suffering without them. Saudi Pro League clubs will place sights on key players and at the end of the day, they end up not accomplishing their targets, it's becoming more stressing and set up an alarm for everyone. Pep Guardiola knows his players and he's looking forward to add more promising players, he's very tactical. Kelvin De Bruyne have not accomplished the basic necessities, he still have 3-4 years to play European football because he's a key man and doing the ultimate jobs.
Saudi teams begin to realize that they shouldn't only sign top players, but they must sign valuable players who can bring big impacts to the whole teams. De Bruyne is a typical player who can manage the attacking, he knows well how to be the leader in the midfield line. That's why Man City has a bad attacking pattern when De Bruyne was injured for few months.

Pep Guardiola must be aware of the Bruyne's role in the midfield line of Man City, he must try to make De Bruyne having a contract extension for the next 2-3 years at least. If Man City lets De Bruyne goes, Man City won't have a leader in the midfield line anymore. It will be a serious mistake to ignore the role of Kevin De Bruyne. It is very difficult to get the replacement of a typical player like De Bruyne.



Source: thefootballhq



Kelvin De Bruyne is one of the best players of the Manchester City set up and at the age of 32 I think he still have a lot to offer the club and that's why I don't think the club manager Pep Guardiola would want to let him leave the club at the end of the season. The reports that a lot of Saudi Arabian clubs are trying to get the services of I think isn't gonna yield any fruit because even if the Belgium international decides to leave Manchester City at the end of the current season, I don't he'll choose to play in the Middle East country at any time soon.
That being said, saying that Manchester City will not have a leader in the midfielder if Kelvin De Bruyne leaves the club I think is a statement taken too far because at Manchester City, there are other great midfield players that can control the midfield in the absence of Kelvin De Bruyne and again, the club also have the financial strength to sign great midfield players that'll replace De Bruyne should he leave the club.
504  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: March 24, 2024, 11:00:01 PM
Brazil has a lot of good players we can say without a doubt and every national team and club level is filled with Brazilian stars. However, the Brazil team is currently in a very bad position in the FIFA rankings, and their position and style of play can only be attributed to their coach. If there is an experienced coach in Brazil, then they will definitely be in a good position in the FIFA ranking and they will have a chance to win the World Cup. All the Brazilian stars are very popular all over the world and they are currently reigning in the big clubs and Brazil is a strong team and they are the highest World Cup winners. But tomorrow's game against England is really good for Brazil because it's really good for Brazil to beat England in England. The Brazilian star's playing system is fine, but if an experienced coach pays more attention to football, the national team will definitely be stronger and have more chances to win the World Cup.
Brazil have many youth talented players and depend with their manager Dorival Júnior brave or not giving them regular position and playing on the first minutes, last match Real Madrid's striker Endrick success give the winning goal against England and make him self on the name list of youth players scoring the goals for senior teams. International friendly match help Brazil return back to the top FIFA ranking after out from ten top position, in other side Dorival Júnior can give more minutes for youth players to get regular position and will be ready for official tournament such as Copa America and FIFA World Cup matches.
Brazil national team have one match left on international break out, after winning against England last match and three days later will face Spain on friendly match, will Dorival Júnior give regular position for Endrick and some youth players in this match?

In fact, Brazil is a country where you can always find talent and young players in this country but these players need someone to coach them and guide them to have better performance in the team. Endrick is one of these players.
In the game between England and Brazil, Endrick the young, 17-year-old player of Brazil scored the goal for his team ten minutes after he got the chance to play in this math.
This happened in Wembley stadium and now Endrick is the youngest player who scored a goal in Wembley. It was his first goal for Brazil in his life.
I think Real Madrid should be very happy because Vinicius Junior made the assist for this goal.




Last time in this thread, I was telling us that when it comes to possessing the best football talents in the world, I don't think there's any nation that have more footballing talents like the South American country and that's why they're the most successful football nation on the planet. Kendrick before yesterday was only known by very few people but after his performance yesterday against the England national team at Wembley, many are now aware that Brazil have such young talented player as their player. He's still a 17 years old but will soon turn to 18 year and from the contract he signed with Real Madrid, he'll join the club after he's turned 18 years of age.
The authorities in charge of the Brazilian national team should as a matter of urgency try to get a good manager that'll blend these young stars and see how far they'll go as a team
505  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 24, 2024, 10:50:49 PM
Joselu made it clear that he didn't come to Real Madrid to replace Benzema but to enjoy football. Real Madrid's inability to sign a natural striker has put more responsibility on the 34-year Spaniard. We might say that his performance so far cannot be compared with make Benzema made in the club but he has also been a great help to the club. He has been involved in some goals and has also created some assists. Benzema came to Madrid as a young striker and gradually improved in his performance, on the contrary, Joselu has somehow passed the prime of his career which means that Madrid needs to get a young traditional number nine.
Joselu must come to Real Madrid to be the main striker of Real Madrid. I think it is impossible if he doesn't want to replace the role of Benzema. Unfortunately, he has tried to be the main striker of Real Madrid in some matches but he failed to convince Ancelotti. One of the lack ability of Joselu is he missed too many chances to score goals. His accuracy is still not suitable for the main striker of Real Madrid.

Sure, Joselu has scored some goals and few assists. In La Liga, he scored 8 goals and 2 assists in 27 appearances. It is still far from the expectation of Real Madrid management, that's why he is rarely in the starting lineup. I guess Joselu will be set as a substituted striker in Real Madrid team.



Joselu wasn't signed to Real Madrid to do exactly what Karim Benzema was doing at the club but to come play as striker that represents himself which he's also delivered great performances in some games but his performance as a center forward haven't been too convincing to Carlo Ancelotti and that's why the club is doing everything possible to bring Kylian Mbappe to the club during the summer so he can come and solve the issues that has to do with the striker's roles at the club. Joselu is totally different from Benzema had their patterns of football differs from each other so I think it's absolutely wrong to expect him to play exactly the kind of football Karim Benzema was playing at the club before his departure.
I think the stay of Joselu at Real Madrid wouldn't be too long because should Kylian Mbappe join the club, he'll not be getting enough time to play football at the club
506  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: March 24, 2024, 10:42:16 PM


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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has insisted that he wants Xavi Hernandez to stay on as the club's manager beyond the 2023/24 season.
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Like as I had guessed earlier. Laporta tries  to keep Xavi as the coach for another season, but Xavi hasn't given any indication that he wants to stay longer through laporta's interview with him. I think Xavi needs to chill and realize that other players and teams are also feeling the pressure and he was not the only one who received it. Can Xavi stop playing the victim and step up?I hope he stays for another season and don't be act like a kid. Xavi needs to understand team still needs him now

To be honest, Xavi has been doing a pretty decent job as a Barcelona coach this season even though his team was so struggling in the early season, but Xavi is now proving that his team can improve a lot compared to the early season. It's weird that he's still thinking of leaving the club when things are going pretty well. Laporta was still doing the right thing by trying to convince Xavi to stay longer in the club and laporta sees xavi can do that for another season.

I'm curious to see if Xavi will change his mind about stepping down at the end of the season, and I hope for him to do so. Personally, I think he should stay as a coach in Barcelona. Xavi's acting like a child, which is just plain weird.
Xavi Hernandez was very unlucky to become the manager of Barcelona when the club started to struggle financially but that haven't stopped him from delivering great job as the manager of the club even when he's not provided with the kind of players he wants the club to sign. Last season in the Spanish La Liga, he was able to guide to the club to lift the league title and have also done well to keep them in a good position in the league as well helping them to reach the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League competition.
However, he's already announced that he's going to leave the club at the end of the season no matter and that there's nothing that's gonna happen that'll stop him from leaving the club. He even went on to say that even if Barcelona should end the season with the UEFA Champions League title, he's still going to leave the club so I don't think there's anything that Barcelona president Laporte is going to do to convince Xavi Hernandez to stay at the club beyond the end of the current season
507  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Who among you here is gambling at work? on: March 24, 2024, 10:34:44 PM

Just don't get caught because it will not be a good ending for you and no amount of explanation and persuasion can make your employer or senior colleagues agree with you on that reason.
It's absolutely wrong for someone that's employed to do a particular job by a particular firm to be gambling during working time and if for any reason he's relieved of his duties after the employer finds out of his gambling engagements during working hours, I think the best to do in other to save sack him for his unprofessionalism. To everything there's a time and for an employee to engage in gambling activities during working hours, it simply means he's not actually serious with work ahd such person i think deserves to be sacked without waiting for any sort lf explanation to justify his action
508  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 24, 2024, 10:23:45 PM
That's all correct but if you ask me, I think that Rodrygo would be the first to sit on the bench if Real Madrid is able to sign more top strikers. If we assume that Mbappe will go to Real Madrid, it would be Vinicius Junior, Mbappe and still Rodrygo for now. But I think they wouldn't step there and instead try to sign one more player of the category Mbappe/Vinicius Junioar. It is true that Rodrygo took a great development there and he became a very reliable player for the team, scoring goals and working a lot for their offensive game, but I think that most people would agree that there are better strikers than him. I think he would be the first to have a hard time to defend his spot in the first eleven.
Why Rodrygo must be on the bench? It will be a serious mistake to put him on the bench, he is an important player for Real Madrid. I only see 2 wingers that can be put as the main attackers, they are Vinicious and Rodrygo. If Real Madrid succeeds to sign Mbappe, it will be complete with Mbappe as the Center Forward. In the formation of 4-3-3, we will have Vinicius-Mbappe-Rodrygo. I think this will be a great combination of Real Madrid attackers.

Dude, Rodrygo isn't functioned as a striker (center forward). His main position is a right winger. If Mbappe joins Real Madrid, Ancelotti will use the main formation of Real Madrid with 2 wingers and 1 striker in the attacking line. Vinicius will be the left winger, Rodrygo is in the right winger, and Mbappe is in the striker position (CF).


Rodrygo have already established himself as a regular starter at Real Madrid and considering how impactful he's been at the team for the last two seasons, I don't think the club manager would want to bench him for another player even if the club signs more forward players. The only thing I think will make Carlo Ancelotti want to bench Rodrygo is of the Brazilian starts to underperform at the club. Real Madrid don't even need to sign more than one forward player for Rodrygo to know that his position at the club as a right winger is been contested by by few other players who are capable of unsitting him as a regular starter if he start to underperform.
Brahim Diaz have shown that he can perfectly play in that position and Arder Guler who just returned to injury and was close to scoring a goal from more than 45 yards out can also play in that position. So I think Rodrygo already knows about the competition at the club and I'm sure he's going to continue to play well for the club
509  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 24, 2024, 10:10:42 PM

International breaks always bring disaster 

There are not a few disasters that occur due to international matches but it is also inevitable because after all for a player when they are called to defend their country in a competition then indirectly it is like a big achievement for them so they will definitely go all out in doing their job as a player.
But on the other hand this is also sometimes detrimental to the club because in the end sometimes sometimes with the all out game shown it brings disaster and not a few clubs feel that way as we take for example this season Salah who had to be injured for quite a long time and missed defending Liverpool or Gavi who when defending Spain he actually got an ACL injury which required him to be absent for almost a season.

But on the other hand this also cannot be prohibited just like that for a club but it can still be minimized with good communication and it should be done so as not to expose their players in a match that makes this can also be minimized so that their players can play with the national team for their country but return safely and can continue to be professional at the club being defended.
For players to represent their respective countries during the international break, they'll have to travel to far distances, train under a new manager that's not the in charge of their respective clubs and then tey to blend with players from different clubs and that's why we see players suffer different sort of injuries during international break. As a result of the incessant injuries footballers suffer during the international break, many clubs do hesitate to release their top players to join their national teams during international breaks while others would simply release a statement that their top players are injured so they can be exempted from being called up to the national team.
No matter the kind of benefits players get when they play for their respective clubs, they'll never be get the kind of feeling they get when they're representing their countries and that's why it'll be almost impossible to stop these players from playing for their national teams
510  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: March 24, 2024, 09:58:23 PM
I dont agree about the Marseille doing a good job thing, for me they are doing a shit work, they strugled so mucha gainst Shaktar and they have a unique good game against Villarreal who took all of us for surprise, but if you see in the second game against Villarreal they were nearby to disaster and the comeback from Villarreal was really close.
This is indeed surprising, but what Marseille must think about before this season's Europa League match again is how to improve their abilities to be better so that they can win at home to Benfica later. Because a team like Benfica also has to be wary of Marseille, especially in the Europa League this season, so from now on Marseille must be able to get a really good change in performance through several other matches in their own domestic league before they start coming back here again.
Marseille after they defeated Villarreal with a 4:0 scoreline in the first half of their game were too relaxed in the second half of the game and  that was what gave Villarreal the belief that they can actually come back into that game. In the second leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie between Villarreal and Marseille, the Spanish La Liga club were few minutes away from completing what would've gone down in history as one of the greatest comebacks in football but their French opponents didn't actually give them that chance instead, they scored a a late goal in the stoppage time to ease the pressure they were receiving from Villarreal.
Now that Marseille have progressed to the quarter finals of the competition, they've been drawn against Portuguese club Benfica. Against Benfica, it'll be a very difficult tie for Marseille but if they can get at least a draw in the first leg of that tie that'll be played at Benfica's home ground, I think they will stand a good chance of progressing to the semi finals because I believe they'll beat Benfica Benfica when they host them
511  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: March 24, 2024, 07:31:31 PM
It is impossible to hope no injured players. Xabi Alonso just expects that all the key players are ready in the crucial match. There will be crucial matches in UEL, Victor Boniface is expected to return to the team soon. If we look at the current news, he will recover in the early of the next month. So, he probably will be in the lineup against West Ham in April 12, 2024.



Source: sabcsport.com

Theoretically, games with West Ham should not be a problem for Bayer at all, since West Ham are only 7th in the Premier League and they even have a negative goal difference. But it would be great to see Bayer in the optimal lineup + it would be great if Bayer was 100% ready for a potential game with Liverpool. In the Bundesliga, games don't really matter anymore, there are just various statistical points of interest, like how long Bayer's streak of games without defeat can be and whether they can go through the entire season without defeat.

West Ham will be easy for Bayern Leverkusen. Leverkusen has been in terrific form from the beginning of the season, and I believe they will finish the season unbeaten. However, Liverpool will be able to defeat Leverkusen if they meet in the Europa League. If Xavi Alonso finishes this season without defeat, he will be the best coach this season, but I believe Leverkusen will definitely miss a match one day before the season ends, they have already won the Bundesliga trophy because Bayern Munich can't compete with them anymore, with the gap they give Tuchel in the league table, they will just focus on the Champions League against Arsenal, and Leverkusen will focus on West Ham, but he will be a easy match for Leverkusen. Leverkusen will win their next match against Hoffenheim easily because they are playing at home and will not want to lose.
Victor Boniface without doubt is a very important member of the Bayer Leverkusen team as he was the club's leading scorer this season before he sustained the injury that's sidelined him since January. However, since he picked up that Injury, Bayer Leverkusen haven't lost their good form as they're yet to lose any game in his absence and that's why I strongly believe that even without the presence of Victor Boniface in the team, the German Bundesliga leaders are still going to eliminate English Premier League club West Ham from the the UEFA Europa League competition when they face each for their quarter finals clash.
Xabi Alonso have proven that he's very capable of managing the team and bringing out the best knowledge them and I strongly believe that he's going to help the club win the UEFA Europa League trophy this season as well as the German Bundesliga title which I think they're 80% certain of winning it
512  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: March 24, 2024, 07:23:06 PM
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Yes, if I'm not mistaken, he's been a good player for Monaco, before at PSG. After PSG he developed amazingly. But we see at the moment he is still in one league, meaning there is not too much adaptation to the style of play. While there is no evidence yet for Mbappe if he goes out of the league. For example next season he goes to Madrid, I don't feel he can adapt immediately. But it is a great hope that they will always be able to play well with a new club.
I personally think you got it all wrong when you said that you're not sure that Kylian Mbappe will adapt quickly when he joins Real Madrid next summer because for a player to have the kind of football qualities Kylian Mbappe posseses, adapting and delivering great performances whenever he joins a new club shouldn't be a big deal to such player. Kylian Mbappe is a very pacey, energetic and skillful forward player that can play from the flank and also as a center forward and considering the quality of players at Real Madrid as well as the club's style of play, I'm of the opinion that Kylian Mbappe will definitely star at the club when he joins them next season.
We're yet to see any news from either Real Madrid or Kylian Mbappe confirming that he'll join them after the end of the current season but judging by reports we've read about the future of the player, it's obvious that he's going to join them in the summer and I expect him to deliver great football when he joins them
513  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling mistake repeated by the gamblers on: March 24, 2024, 07:15:07 PM
A mistake that most gamblers keep repeating is gambling again and again even after incurring losses in each passing session, whereas they should become moderate with their gambling activities and should keep reducing their budget and time they spend on gambling after each losing session.

The desire to have a win is huge in perhaps all gamblers. And someone who’s content would pack his bags and head home after either having had a big win or a loss. After winning a considerable amount, the temptation to continue playing in hopes of winning much more often creeps in. It would be wise if you could stop if you can, head home with the winnings already in the bag.
One is more likely while chasing losses or trying to win some more, to lose more money than to win some more. Having a budget for your gambling activities would greatly help. It wouldn’t hurt also for the individual to learn to be content. A content man is more likely to walk out with some winnings than to continue in the hunt for more.

But you are missing an important part. Only those who can stretch their funds up to the phase where the gambling site will give back are the real winners in gambling. So, if you cannot reach that, then you are just a loser after all. Even if how good your portfolio is.
Is that a mistake? I don't think so. It's being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Managers tend to worry about people who keep on failing but there are gamblers who funder themselves and make it to the final of a tournament. They didn't cheat but they wanted the trophy so bad that they don't care what will happen to them.
It's not easy to understand them but I don't think it is a mistake. If that act is to fulfill their long time dream, then so be it.
There's been a lot of mistakes that many gamblers have made in the past which made them to end up losing money in their gambling activities. However, another good thing about making mistakes in gambling is that sometimes your mistakes will rather help you to win big but in most times, those mistakes does make gamblers to lose hugely in gambling.
I've read the kind of mistakes that many gamblers do make that ends up costing them to lose their money and I'll add mine as well. One of the commonest mistakes most gamblers make is being greedy in their decisions making and that has made many gamblers I know to lose plenty money in gambling. For instance, when a gambler is having a good day in his gambling activities by getting many wins, I think it's expected of such gambler to temporary quit his gambling activities immediately the winnings stops coming and go home with the winnings he's gotten already but when he applies greed in it and refuse to go, he might end up losing everything. So as a gambler, I think it's bad to be too greedy when taking decisions in gambling
514  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 24, 2024, 07:04:33 PM
His career has been in a bit of a decline in recent years, but I don't think it's understandable that Jose Mourinho is still unemployed. He is still a good manager and he can be one of the best again. I think he should be the manager of Chelsea after Pochettino. Porto in Portugal and Chelsea in England are his home. He is the only one who can bring Chelsea back to the old days. I know he wasn't very successful in his second Chelsea term and his last Roma adventure but I think he deserves another chance with Chelsea because of what he has achieved in the past.
Jose Mourinho is unarguably one of the best managers in the history of football and his achievements as a professional manager speaks volumes of what he can achieve as a manager but because of how's he's performed in his recent appointments, many people are now of the opinion that he lacks what it takes to he a great manager again and that i totally disagree with them.
If Mourinho is given the opportunity to manage a big European team that's capable of signing his preferred players, Jose Mourinho I think will make more football histories. Since he was sacked by Roma this season, reports have been flying around about his potential move to Saudi Arabia but that I don't think is going to take place at the moment. Mourinho still have a lot to give to football and I believe he'll sure do that when he gets the opportunity to coach a big club again.
515  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: March 24, 2024, 06:51:34 PM
AS Roma will only fight to qualify for the UEFA Champions League this season, they're just few points behind Bologna and they're taking it as a crucial plan to execute. AS Roma stats this season, 15W 6D 8L in 28 games this season. Daniele De Rossi have been available in the crucial areas and heading direct to progressing the team's performance bit by bit. He's new to the managerial system and what he needs is time to fit in, we know how exceptionally the coach will grow to managed the club.
Being three points behind Bologna is not a very difficult thing for AS Roma to shift this season, because as long as AS Roma can continue to recover with good wins in the upcoming matches. Because Roma only needs to wait for Bologna to lose or beat Bologna when they meet again in the remainder of this season in order to compete for positions in the UCL zone. I am also quite confident with Daniele De Rossi's performance at Roma even though he still has to adjust to the Roma team for the remainder of this season.
Before Roma's current manager Daniele De Rossi was appointed as the club manager, many people had already written them off as a serious contender for a top four finish in the Italian Serie A table but after Jose Mourinho was sacked by the club's management and Daniele De Rossi appointed as the club manager, the club have significantly improved and have been getting good results which is why they're currently in the 5th position of the league table and three points behind fourth placed Bologna. Daniele De Rossi have already dismissed any form of doubt concerning his ability to deliver a great managerial performance with the Roma team with what he's achieved so far with the team and I'm very optimistic that he's going to help the club finish the season in the top four.
516  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 24, 2024, 06:43:52 PM
Arteta does have to work extra to match Manchester City because after all, Manchester City is very consistent in its matches, I mean it doesn't always make blunders in pursuit of victory, we will see how Arsenal can maintain its position at the top of the table and how Manchester City can win the match for three points to stay in the competition at the top of the table, we know City is a Lion in addition to being at home, of course it will benefit Manchester City.

Yes, of course Klopp expects the Man City vs Arsenal match to end in a draw, but Liverpool will compete against Brighton, I know Brighton is also quite strong, but I am much more confident that Liverpool will get 3 points in the match against Brighton.

Yes this season will be a tough test for Arteta to be able to deliver something that Arsenal fans have long coveted namely the Trophy, but it is not easy for Arteta to make that happen when they have to compete with Liverpool and Manchester City, what you say is true because after all this is a crucial time for Arteta and he must be able to bring out all the skills to be able to give his best for Arsenal, so far the pupil have beaten the teacher in their first game of the season, and it is important for pupil (arteta) to beat teacher (Pep Guardiola) again in the second meeting this weekend to keep Arsenal's chances of winning the trophy this season alive.

Honestly for the Liverpool and Brighton matches, I personally might see Brighton will be able to surprise Liverpool in the match later, indeed so far the draw between Manchester City and Arsenal is what Liverpool expect, but they should be more focused on winning the game against Brighton which has often given nightmares to Liverpool no matter it is home or away and my prediction Liverpool and Brighton may also have the potential to draw the game later.
Mikel Arteta became the manager of Arsenal football club on 20th of December 2019 and despite his failure to win the English Premier League title since he became the club manager, there's no doubt to the fact that he's been a fantastic coach for the Gunners. The only major trophy he's won for the club is the English FA Cup trophy but he helped the club finish as runners up to league  winners Manchester City last season in the English Premier League and I think he's very capable of helping Arsenal win the English Premier League title at the end of the current season.
The reason why many people aren't considering Arsenal as a major contender for the league title is because last season, they spent more duration at the top of the English Premier League table  more than any other side but still failed to win it but I think they've improved from their performance of last season and that's why I'll continue to see them as a major contender for the league title until it's mathematically impossible for them to win it this season
517  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why in some religion gambling is forbidden? on: March 24, 2024, 06:34:00 PM
When there is a ban on an activity, of course there will be more losses than profits gained by someone involved in that activity. Indeed, most of those who gamble come from thug groups and some even have the heart to commit acts of violence against other people when they do not have Of course, the funds they can use for gambling will be very bad and will even harm other people, but there are some people who gamble with their own limits so that they will not become addicted to the games they play.

Addiction and irresponsible gambling is the major cause of the ban of gamble in some countries, just as you said those who could not get money for gambling legally may end up selling their property or even go as far as robbery just to get money for gambling, and initial one of the reason they keep coming back to gamble is because they are chasing after their loses. If only they could realize this, they quit the addiction and focus on other things or play only when they have money to risk.
You're absolutely correct with the your submission mate but I'll still want to add few things to what you've said already. You've stated a few reasons why gambling is banned in some religions and all your options are valid because even in my own religion, gambling is absolutely forbidden. Most of the religions where gambling is forbidden believes that gambling is mostly practiced by people who lack contentment and wants to get money by all means while other believe that gamblers are sets of lazy people who doesn't want to genuinely labour to make their ends meet and therefore decides to continue in gambling.
Also the bad effects of gambling to many people especially gambling addicts in most parts of the world is the reason why some religions decided to stand against it. Gambling isn't as bad as most of these religions interpret it to be but becoming addicted to gambling makes their interpretations to be totally right
518  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Africa Football Discussion || Current Topic: Worldcup qualifiers - CAF. on: March 24, 2024, 06:23:10 PM
Since the resignation of Peseiro, the Super Eagles have not appointed a new coach. However, there is an acting coach in the name of Finidi George, who will lead the Super Eagles in their two friendly games.

There is one friendly match left. Two days from now, the team will play against Mali at noon.
By next month, we hope to have a new coach appointed by the NFF. Until then, there is no indication as to who the NFF would choose to lead the Super Eagles in their World Cup Qualification.

Whoever is appointed as the new manager of the Super Eagles should know that Nigerians are very impatient when it comes to football. We want to see results immediately. I don’t believe anyone who takes up the role will have a easy time managing the national team even if you’re Pep Guardiola. I remember when Stephen Keshi, a legendary football player for the Nigerian team, became manager of the Super Eagles. He was criticized so much that at some he resigned before he was called back by the NFF.

A manager is not a magician, it will take a series of plays to get the team to the level where they can once again be regarded as giants of African football.
Nigeria is one of the most footballing nations in Africa and in the world as well as and just like the fans of other footballing nations, Nigeria fans are always impatient when it comes to getting good results by any one that's coaching the national team but that shouldn't stop any manager who knows that for the national team to be formidable again to challenge for major trophies, he must carry out some experiments which might result to the national team suffering few defeats before he can actually know the best approach that'll bring out the best from the team.
In terms of talents, the Super Eagles of Nigeria is blessed with so many talented players that are playing for different teams in the world including the ones that are playing for local clubs in the countries top flight league but one of the problems of the team have always been lacke of good scouting teams that'll help discover most of those good players. Yesterday again Ghana, the Super Eagles defeated the Black Stars of Ghana and if the interim coach of the Super Eagles can continue to deliver such great results, the team might end up winning big trophies in future time
519  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: March 23, 2024, 11:58:21 PM
I dont really think Kevin De Bruyne is gonna get out from Manchester City this season for me he is gonna remain for at least two seasons more, he is still at very high level and with hunger to win more things, the only thing that can male him get out is Guardiola bringing much more younger blood but i dont see it happening.

Maybe they rely on other clubs hoping to play with higher aspirations. Basically those who perform well don't get a chance to play on the field for a long time, because all the players that Manchester City Club has are basically the best and most experienced players. Because all the players who are on the extra list are basically transfer to other clubs, they will definitely get to eat as stars. And will be diligent enough to improve his performance, which is why many players move to other clubs to fulfill their careers.
Kelvin De Bruyne is still contracted to Manchester City even beyond the current season and considering his importance at the club, I don't think Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will allow De Bruyne leave the club in the summer and if he must leave the club, I also do not think that he'll joining a club in Saudi Arabia.
Kelvin De Bruyne still have a lot to offer the club but considering the fact that his age have increased significantly while his strength and power reduced, I don't think he'll be as influential as he used to be when next season kicks off.
520  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: March 23, 2024, 11:50:36 PM
Bayern Munich is going to play against Dortmund in the next match. The match will be played on the 30th. I actually want to see Dortmund win or get at least 1 point from this match. Because that is essential for them to stay in the top four. If Dortmund has bad performance in the upcoming few games they are not going to stay in the 4th position for sure. But at the same time, I wonder if they will be able to avoid a loss against Bayern Munich.

I know Bayern Munich is giving more importance to the Champions League competition right now. But even then they are not going to give up the second position. Being second in the Bundesliga is already bad enough for them. They would not want to make it worse.
I don't think Dortmund has the chance to win against Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich seems to win the match. Although it is difficult to compete for the title, it is a pride to win in a home match against Dortmund. If we learn how Dortmund played during this season, they also looked not really convincing to steal points against Bayern Munich.

Sure, Bayern Munich still has a big match in UCL. But it is in April 10, there is a lot of time for the players to take a rest. I'm sure they will focus in the match against Dortmund, they won't lose the full points at home. Although 3 points won't impact so much in their position, but it will be a pride to win at home against Dortmund. Well, the win may improve the mentality of the players to play in UCL.


Borussia Dortmund started the season in the German Bundesliga in a very impressive form and was one of the teams I thought would eventually challenge Bayern Munich for the title this season but after their run of poor form, Borussia Dortmund went from challenging for the title to struggling to finish the season in the top four. Dortmund will travel to Bayern Munich next weekend in the German Bundesliga to play their very crucial league encounter knowing that they have to win that game to still retain their spot in the fourth position of of the German Bundesliga standings.
If Bayern Munich wins that match and Leipzig wins in their own game, Leipzig will overtake Borussia Dortmund and claim the fourth spot of the league table.
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