Lens lost some players such as Loïs Openda, Seko Fofana, and Jean Onana this season but the club also signed some players like Elye Wahi, Andy Diouf, and Angelo Fulgini. I observed that they were not defending well because they failed to get the right replacement for some defenders they lost. This has made the team to conceive sixteen goals in nine games. This is indeed sad for a team that is competing in the highest competition in Europe. The good news about the club is that they are playing well in the UEFA Champions League. Lens is at the top of group B after winning one and drawing one game. I also suspect that because they don't have enough players, the club is focusing more on the UCL. However, Lens can still compete favorably in Ligue 1 if they can make proper use of the January transfer window to get more players that can fortify the team and make them play better.
It is really difficult not to notice Lens' interesting form this season. I don't know why they are focusing this intensely on the Champions League. Of course they make good amount of money from the matches. But it started to be like nearly all of their concentration is on that competition these days. This can harm their Ligue 1 placement very negatively in the long run also. Maybe they are thinking like it is still the beginning of the season. But it is always better to act in time to not have bigger problems later on. Hopefully Lens can start a good form. They lost some key players indeed but obviously it doesn't affect them very bad in the Champions League. They should do the same in the Ligue 1 too. This is not about focus. They focus on their Ligue 1 games as much as they focus on their Coup de France games as much as they focus on their Champions League games and yet results can differ. Results depend on many variables and there is such a thing called form or shape. There is another thing called luck. On some days it can happen that these variables are to your advantage on others they are not. Mentality and the ability to hold a certain stability within also comes into play. You describe it as if they agree before a game starts that they focus less on that day because it is Ligue 1, and then when they play the Champions League they put their heads together and say 'hey today is Champions League, we need to focus more". Nobody in his right mind thinks that this is how professional football works. |
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Luka modric is aged now. I see no point from real madrid to keep him much longer at this time. Real madrid can find a good replacement for him. Real madrid has so many great midfielders but these midfielders are only lack of regular time to play.
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Modric is part of Anceloti's strategy. He is still retained to give rest time to other players. Even though he came on as a substitute, he is a player who still has good physique and stamina. Anceloti has started a lot of games without Modric, so Anceloti has been thinking about giving other players a lot of opportunities. That was evident this season Modric started many games from the reserves. I think this season break Anceloti should look for a new midfielder and striker, or maybe Guller is a new midfielder option. But Guller's typical is very different from Modric's. I agree that Ancelotti still has his plans for Modric and how he can be used to the benefit of the team, but also to his own benefit considering how old he is and that he can't play a full season in the same way he usually did. His game is physically very intensive because he is moving a lot up and down and he is taking on hard duels with no mercy. This intensity does come at a cost and the good thing about Modric is and Ancelotto knows that too, if there is ever a substitution needed in the midfield in an unexpected moment, Modric is never the wrong choice because he doesn't need half an hour of play time to find his game and he doesn't make any mistakes even if he is sitting on the bench without a warm up program. That's a huge option for a coach to have. |
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The combination of Gundogan and De Bruyne at that midfield last season was something I will refer to as a wicked combination. The duo were spectacular in their performance, maybe the absence of Gundogan and the injury of De Bruyne has brought a little setback on the midfield performance of the city side, the Rumour of Toni kroos coming to city is something I don't see happening.
I have no clue how many people realize that the midfield Gundogan + De Bruyne was the essence of the game of Manchester City last season. Their combined scorer points were through the roof, but apart from the scorer points they had an inconceivable control over and impact on the game of Manchester City. The ball control, the passing, but also their switches between defense and offense, it was just impressive. The only other duo that has ever played on that level and which comes to my mind now is Kroos + Modric. Is is fun to watch these guys play together, or let's say it was fun to watch them when they both were in their prime and the same was last season for Gundogan and De Bruyne. |
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If Graham Potter was a good coach Chelsea could keep this coach in the team instead of going to another coach, In fact, he was never in the good form and just after Graham Potter started working on Chelsea we could understand this coach couldn't improve the team at all.
I think Going for Graham Potter is not a wise move at all when they have a coach like Tan Hag in Manchester United.
These are some wild rumors and really wouldn't make sense to me. Chelsea made the big mistake that they wanted to build a global football brand, investing a billion pounds, buying all the players they want but then hire a coach who has never really been dealing in depth with star players. I am not sure who came up with that recipe for success, but by now it has been proven to not work. What the idea behind signing Graham Potter could be for Manchester United remains a riddle to me, but anyway, for as long as these rumors remain without confirmation, it is just rumors. |
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The question whether the son wants to be a football doesn't really arise I think. Not that he would be forced to by his father, but from what I can see and what Ronaldo talks about him, It is quite obvious that his plan is to pursue a career as a professional football. It also makes sense, doesn't it? If your whole life is about football due to the career of your father and you are also talented and deep in love with football, it is almost inevitable that you give it a try and see how far you can get. But it is true that having a father like Ronaldo is not enough to become and also remain a professional footballer for a long time. I assume he would probably want to be a striker as well and then it's quite simple to see whether he stands the test or not. He either scores a lot of goals or he doesn't.
It's worth mentioning that Ronaldo also said that his son has poor discipline, that it could prevent him from becoming a professional footballer. Maybe it's just because he's still a kid and then as he gets older he'll take it more seriously, so it's too early to tell if he'll have a career or not I think I know what you are referring to and that was an interview given I think at some gala event where he said that sometimes his son loves french fries and coke and that this is bad for a career and he should be more self-disciplined. But right after he said that he also started smiling and mentioned that it is not all that bad and his son is already doing quite well in terms of nutrition, that he has great talent but work can't be skipped. In summary I am sure that Ronaldo is convinced his son can go places in football, but as every father of that caliber as a sports professional, it would be absurd to publicly say that you believe your son will one day surpass you because what is the chance for Cristiano jr. to surpass his father? I think it is rather small  But Messi will be in the same situation with his three sons. Maybe we will one day see an interesting competition between Messi's second generation and Ronaldo's second generation. Perhaps that rivalry never stops! |
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Tottenham is very motivated to win this home match in order to take first place from Manchester City. Tottenham will lead the standings with a 2 point advantage over Arsenal and Manchester City, but the main condition is that they have to win.
With status as the home team, Spurs will win over Fulham. Tottenham's player material is also the reason many people bet on Spurs winning even though the odds given are not that big. Taking over the standings from Manchester City with a difference of 2 points, it is certain that this will happen. Realizing that they have a chance to win, the coach and all the players in the line-up must not underestimate Fulham's abilities. There has been only one game so far in this Premier League season that may bring some hope for Fulham in the game against Tottenham Hotspurs and that was the game against Arsenal end of August when they played 2-2, received red card in the last few minutes and despite the red card were able to score another goal and defend against frenzied Arsenal players until the end. No need to provide the statistics for that game here as obviously everyone is aware how that game proceeded. Arsenal dominated it and had many more shots, but still Fulham being one man down was able to defend it and get that one point. The odds clearly suggest that Tottenham Hotspurs is the favorite here and I also think that this probably a 80:20 or perhaps even an 85:15 game, but it is still football. They also tied a game against Crystal Palace. |
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Liverpool and Tottenham undoubtedly deserve praise this season. Tottenham's most important player was Harry Kane and he left the club this season so naturally we thought that Tottenham's performance would be worse but to everyone's surprise Tottenham is performing great this season and Liverpool's performance has also improved. I have tried to match manchester united players with tottenham players but every time i feel that manchester united players are more skillful and better players than tottenham players so why can't erik ten hag improve manchester united's performance with better players.
Everyone's favorite club in english premier league where manchester city or arsenal my favorite club was manchester united but due to their poor performance now i don't want to watch them play.
In the case of Liverpool maybe I wouldn't praise them yet because this is what people expect from them. They have 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss now, which is a very good performance, but they still have lots of things they need to improve. But Tottenham is really playing astonishing football. I thought there is no way they can just make Harry Kane forgotten within no time, but this is exactly what they did. They literally found a way to replace him and improved their game! Sometimes I think changes in a team like this one can also be an eye-opener because as nice as it is to have dominant stars, every now and then they are (unwittingly) hindering other players from enfolding their full potential. Tottenham won their game against Manchester United, tied their game away against Arsenal with chances to win it, and they won their game against Liverpool. I think they are ready to attack this season. |
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Just 25 minutes into the game, Celta Vigo's reduced 10-man side were far behind, but it was still the winner at the end of the match that mattered most. Had Celta Vigo played the last 11, Atletico Madrid might have won this match, although the goal difference would not have been as great. In the match against Celta Vigo, Atletico Madrid performed well enough, seeing that Celta Vigo became a 10-man team, the performance of Atletico Madrid is good, but not like that, but Atletico Madrid has been performing consistently this season and we have seen consistent performance from them in the last match as well.
Griezmann was unstoppable in this match for Atlético Madrid, scoring the first goal from the penalty spot and later adding two more goals to his name to complete his hat-trick.
Out of curiosity, did you watch the game or did you watch the highlights? I have done it a moment ago and I have to say that this is probably the luckiest hattrick Griezman has ever scored. Honestly, it wasn't like he delivered an outlandish performance. The penalty was a present and a brutally hard decision by the referee after the horrible mistake made by the goalkeeper. But since I doubt that Morata would have had a chance to touch the ball twice and exploit the mistake made by the goalkeeper, I don't know if the red card was necessary along with the penalty. It seemed like an overly hard decision to me, but maybe that is what the rules say. I thought that the striker must have a chance to get to the ball after touching it, but anyway. Griezmann's second goal was pure luck because when he wanted to play a cross ball, his standing leg slipped away and due to that the cross ball turned into a shot on target and hit the back of the net. That was goal number two... The third goal was a combination of a low reaction by the goalkeeper and a chance that no striker on earth would have missed although Griezmann almost missed it. I would not overstate Griezmann's performance in this game because his name showed up three times on the scoreboard. |
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It doesn't only depend on himself. It is quite a difference whether your father is Ronaldo or some unknown guy from a place nobody knows. Unknown players have to prove a lot more and they have to prove that they carry that superstar gene in their body. But for Cristiano Jr. this isn't part of the vetting process. Teams that would be on interest to Cristiano Jr. would always give him a chance for a season because I think there isn't too much to doubt that he has talent. Whether it is good enough to have a professional career remains to be seen, but a club would be stupid to not give him a try if they are able to do so. It doesn't cost them anything and if it happens to be the case that Jr. is similarly talented, it could be the scouting jackpot for them.
It is clear that having such a father will be easier for him to move up the career ladder, but only up to a certain point, forever he will not be able to promote him, especially if he does not realise himself as a footballer, so you can end up without starting a career The question whether the son wants to be a football doesn't really arise I think. Not that he would be forced to by his father, but from what I can see and what Ronaldo talks about him, It is quite obvious that his plan is to pursue a career as a professional football. It also makes sense, doesn't it? If your whole life is about football due to the career of your father and you are also talented and deep in love with football, it is almost inevitable that you give it a try and see how far you can get. But it is true that having a father like Ronaldo is not enough to become and also remain a professional footballer for a long time. I assume he would probably want to be a striker as well and then it's quite simple to see whether he stands the test or not. He either scores a lot of goals or he doesn't. |
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Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last five matches and have lost just one of the matches they have played this season. Last season they finished the season 22-23 at number three in the points table with 77 points. This season's current performance looks like they have started this season from where they left off last season and are doing better than last season.
In today's match against Celta Vigo, Atletico Madrid earned 3 points which moved them to the second position of the points table.
Real Madrid is number one in the points table after playing 10 matches and Atletico Madrid is in the second position of the points table after playing nine matches.
If Atletico Madrid can get 3 points in the next match, then Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will have 23 points, but considering the goals, Atletico Madrid will move to number one in the points table.
Adding another win to their winning streak was important and also the continuation of a great response to the 0-3 loss they had against Valencia out of nowhere. It was also a game with a clean sheet, which makes Simeone always happy and is one of the core principles of their game. But without expressing any disrespect for their win against Celta Vigo at this point, I think a game should always be put into perspective when the opponent receives a red card after 25 minutes and is playing against one of the best teams in La Liga. That is why I am sure they thankfully take the result and the points home, but everyone in the Atletico team knows that the red card had a big effect and weakened Celta Vigo significantly. |
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Manchester United won this match but they did not do well in this match. It is not often seen that a relatively well performing team only fails to score and is defeated in today's match. If Manchester United is considered as one of the best clubs in English Premier League then it will not be wrong, if the best club performs so poorly then how will they perform against stronger club than them. Erik Ten Hag is trying to do enough with Manchester United but he is not succeeding at all. As good as they finished the season last season, they may finish the season as badly this season. Manchester United's position should have been higher than 9th in the points table. In nine matches they have lost four matches and they have won five matches making their winning percentage sixty percent. How far can they go in the Premier League with a 60 percent win?
This game was anything but certainly not a feast for the eyes of football fans. I would not classify Manchester United as one of the best teams in the Premier League. If Liverpool and Tottenham play a normal season, it won't end with the Champions League qualification for them this year. The reason they were able to sneak themselves in last season was because teams that are usually stronger tremendously underperformed. Liverpool, Tottenham, and Chelsea. While Chelsea is even weaker than Manchester United, I think Liverpool and Tottenham are on a good way to play a decent season, which will make it hard for Manchester United. The biggest problem they have had for weeks now is their offensive game. Out of the teams ranked from 1st to 8th, Manchester United scored 11 goals. The next teams are ranked 4th and 2nd and both scored 18 goals. Apart from the relegation zone Manchester United has one of the weakest attacking lines in the Premier League. It was the same problem when they finished 4th last season and out of the teams ranked 1st to 9th they had the second weakest attacking line. |
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Mbappe is probably the best paid sports professional outside of Saudi Arabia. Stating that he doesn't covet huge sums of money has already been proven wrong. No football player has ever received more than Mbappe. He got a huge lump sum and a loyalty bonus for every single year he stayed with PSG. Money was the sole reason why he signed an extensive contract with PSG. He earns around 20% of the entire PSG payroll.  If that doesn't mean he covets huge sums of money, then what else could mean it... But he wanted more money. He didn't want to forego his loyalty bonus of I think around $100 million or so and he was trying to get a deal with Real Madrid that would have made him as much money. But now that he himself is soon as rich as a sheikh who is sitting on a sea of oil, I wonder if he still considers going to Saudi Arabia. He should consider it because he is a player who is very good, yes, he can make a difference in any of the teams, but he wants to win the UCL, next to a PSG I see it very difficult, in fact if he goes to Madrid he might not I see it as viable, because Madrid is very good at getting involved with him, I prefer and believe that Madrid's next target will be Haaland, because between him and Haaland, for me the Viking is much better, plus Mbappé's age is not It does not help him at all to join Madrid, the agreement fell apart when he preferred PSG over Madrid and as I have said on many occasions, Madrid does not give second chances, because no player is above the club, that is what Madrid has always shown us, that is why it may be that if you do not consider going to a Saudi team, you could easily go to Liverpool to see if you can fight to go for a UCL with them, and it would not be bad at all, Seeing a Luis Diaz with Mbappé , it will be wonderful to see his type of football, very emotional, and it would also be one of the highest casualties that a French team would have, because he would let go of one of the greatest players on the team and the team would be left helpless. It's not that others can't solve it, but obviously this player makes the difference and in Ligue 1 anything can happen, for now PSG has problems, we see how it continues to develop as time goes by. Now Mbappé has to realize that they don't want him in Madrid, it may be that now in PSG he has to give everything so that he can move forward and play a good role, it is his job and as they have said, with all the money he He has it, it's obvious that he has to play very well, eventually he can bathe in a pool full of fucking cash, euros or dollars, whatever he Wants , but for now he has that, if he goes to a Saudi team It is clear that he may Have even more money. I don't think that Real Madrid thinks in terms like that. Yes Mbappe did not accept an offer and instead stayed at PSG, but he is still young enough to write a whole book about a possible career in Madrid. Next summer will be the final summer and I think the end to all the Mbappe - Real Madrid - PSG drama. I would not compare Haaland to him because they have a very different skillset if you don't only count the goals. I know that they are both supposed to play the center forward position and then goals count, but they are still quite different from each other. The difference between Mbappe and Haaland is that Haaland plays for a club he loves. He found what he was looking for. That is why I believe that Haaland doesn't feel the need to change something about his situation and he is also trained by Pep. It couldn't get any better for him. But maybe he is thinking about it and we will soon see him there. |
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Nothing weaks a players morale than his goal being disallowed, Real Madrid may still win this match but it's really gonna be though because Sevilla wouldn't also want to give them upper hand in this match after Real Madrid's two goals was disallowed, I think sevilla is gonna re strategize and give madrid a though game. let's keep our fingers crossed and see how the match turns up Real Madrid plays the first draw of the season against Sevilla in the 10 match of the season. It is not dramatic, they are still on 1st place in the league. In the 4th minute of the game the ball was in the goal, but this time Bellingham was offside, today he didnt score. 70 minutes later the owngoal of Alaba, what a mistake. A few minutes later then Real with the goal. The result is fair, so a draw had to be today, both teams played well. But what caught my attention was the course of the match and how Sevilla played on equal footing, if not better than Real Madrid. Not by much, but Sevilla was a team totally different from what the table made me think about them. When I saw that they are 13th, I never thought they could play a game against Real Madrid with their passing being 90% accurate and actually have more serious chances than them. Sevilla has shown two faces and in this game it was their strong side. If they performed like this every game, they would be way up in the table. This game must have also been quite emotional for Ramos. At least he made sure to receive a yellow card.  |
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It does matter if they play at home or not. If Chelsea were to play this game away against Arsenal, I think it would almost be certain that Arsenal would win the game, but since this isn't a home game for Arsenal, I think that it is possible for Chelsea to play a better game than they would otherwise. Whether that is enough for a win for them, I don't know. But playing in front of their own fans is at least supposed to be a different atmosphere for them that should help them to put more effort into that game.
Play home or away its not really difference atmosphere for Chelsea because last winning match from away when defeating Burnley, but Arsenal opponent is difference than Burnley with consistency performance and they have more confidence after last match before international break out success beaten defending champion of Premier League teams Manchester City. Otherwise, Arsenal have more motivate take first position standings from other London team Tottenham Hotspur, have the same points with lack goals productive I think three points against Chelsea will move to the first position place for awhile due Tottenham Hotspur vs Fulham will play on Tuesday. It is a difference and everyone who plays football or anything else knows that playing at home can make a hell of a difference. No single statistic that is not focusing on outliers will confirm that. Of course there are times when a team wins a few more games away than at home for a certain period. But if you look at any scientific investigation across all kinds of sports or statistical analysis specifically for the Premier League, the evidence for a home advantage to exist is significant. You can check out this website and choose the statistics for different seasons, but there are also plenty of other websites that offer a great overview of the home advantage. |
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Chelsea was targeting osimhen and i read this from the legit article. Im thinking about if chelsea really needs someone who can have proper finishing. I fb let's talk about some potential player like mbappe.
Mbappe was good enough caused by he can play as a striker or winger. There is also another candidate like guirassy maybe. Im not doubting osimhen but his price is still unclear. I remember when napoli rejected newcastle's offer.
That makes me feel if osimhen may not be going to the chelsea due to the very expensive price being given by napoli for him.
I know chelsea was rich but it may be dealing with FFP if the club will unable to maintain its financial. Chelsea was in the process of rebuilding the club again but it must also care to the FFP rules.
Chelsea shall not need to be overspended. It may be dealing with a sanction from EPL. Chelsea needs to think for twice before try to buy him.
They're are one of the front runners for the demand of Osimhen and i know if they manage to secure the top 4 Osimhen could consider moving to Chelsea, though his release clause would be very costly but their new owner Todd Boehly would be able to cough out more than £100m to get victor Osimhen, Liverpool are another club that are interested in getting Osimhen and I feel Osimhen move to Liverpool is more promising than Chelsea cause they're performing well currently and he'll chose to work with a more experienced coach (klopp) that's more like his former boss Spalletti. Well Chelsea are the more better club when it comes to finance and they're among the biggest spenders since the arrival of Todd Boehly they've spent over £1bn since last season however you're right cause they'll next to be care so as not to be affected by the FFP rules. Possibly, Chelsea can spent another great sum on a player like Osimhen, but as far as I know Chelsea has gotten under scrutiny because of their cryptic accounting techniques to spend so much money without getting into trouble because of Financial Fair Play. I can imagine that they have to thoroughly think about the future transfers they make and that they can't just keep spending money as they used to over the last two years. But sure, if they really want him and Napoli would let him go, it is likely that they can find a solution to pay Napoli and avoid any sanctions because of FFP. But I still think that Osimhen would make the Champions League participation an important condition for the deal. |
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I think it's obvious to everyone that this league would not be the best place for his son to start a real professional career. Moreover Ronaldo himself has repeatedly said that he is not happy with his son's attitude to sport etc, because he can't keep discipline, so who knows what will come out of him in football. In fact, you can count on your fingers the number of footballers who have continued the work of his father with the same success and Ronaldo Jr. will be very difficult to reach the same heights
It may not the best league for some to start a real professional career like the one Ronaldo probably aspires for his kid. But nevertheless, he’s got to start someplace. And a starting point could quickly be forgotten if the talent and skills for the sport is there. Besides, I think it wouldn’t be too difficult to get his kid a spot in any club he wants as the kid actually has got some talent in the sport. I guess only time would tell if he has the spunk he father had and still do throughout his football career. It's more about academies, because he's still small, but when it comes to a professional career, it will depend on Ronaldo Jr. whether any team wants to sign him or not. It's too early to say, but in reality there are really few kids who have been as successful as their fathers, and it will be unrealistic for him to outdo his father, that's a fact It doesn't only depend on himself. It is quite a difference whether your father is Ronaldo or some unknown guy from a place nobody knows. Unknown players have to prove a lot more and they have to prove that they carry that superstar gene in their body. But for Cristiano Jr. this isn't part of the vetting process. Teams that would be on interest to Cristiano Jr. would always give him a chance for a season because I think there isn't too much to doubt that he has talent. Whether it is good enough to have a professional career remains to be seen, but a club would be stupid to not give him a try if they are able to do so. It doesn't cost them anything and if it happens to be the case that Jr. is similarly talented, it could be the scouting jackpot for them. |
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Chelsea vs Arsenal will end for the favour of Chelsea because, they are good in using home to challenge their opponent which they have proven it during their first game that made them to draw the game with Liverpool which they can still fall back to such tactics to frustrate Arsenal strength in this game. Arsenal will be the one looking for draw game which Chelsea will not allow it to happen than to use the right players to make the game difficult for Arsenal from the beginning to the end to achieve the winning goal 1:0 for the favour of Chelsea.
Just because it is a home match for Chelsea doesn't mean it is a winning match for Chelsea. Of late Chelsea haven't been winning their home match. Only this beginning of the season alone, Chelsea lost their home match to Nottm Forrest and Aston Villa. Therefore, you are not to use a home match to give in favor of Chelsea when playing against Arsenal. Arsenal is in a better position to win against Chelsea even if it is a home match for Chelsea. I give the 3-point win to Arsenal, whether it is a home or away match for them. Doesn't matter even if Chelsea is playing at home to away from home. This team is not in a good situation and they have completely had a bad performance in the Premier League so far. Even after rebuilding whole teams and using a new coach and new strategy, still, Chelsea is needs more time and I think considering the last games we saw from Arsenal in this season. Chelsea is going to lose the game easily tomorrow. It does matter if they play at home or not. If Chelsea were to play this game away against Arsenal, I think it would almost be certain that Arsenal would win the game, but since this isn't a home game for Arsenal, I think that it is possible for Chelsea to play a better game than they would otherwise. Whether that is enough for a win for them, I don't know. But playing in front of their own fans is at least supposed to be a different atmosphere for them that should help them to put more effort into that game. |
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Manchester City isn't as strong as last season, which also contributed to Arsenal being able to beat them. It also was a home game for Arsenal. Chelsea is showing some positive signs as well, which means that I wouldn't be too sure if it will be any easier for Arsenal to beat Chelsea at Stamford bridge than beating Manchester City in their home stadium. They will be well advised to take the game as seriously and not expect a weak and erratic Chelsea.
Chelsea has some minor momentum as well although they haven't really beaten any of the stronger teams in the Premier League, but still the small momentum is there.
Yeah right. And in fact, if Chelsea can maintain their performance like in the last few matches then Chelsea can also make things difficult for Arsenal. Chelsea's performance against Burnley was really good. But Chelsea was able to get a good score in this match because Burnley was not a strong team like the other teams. So Chelsea's performance is still in doubt when facing a strong team like Arsenal. But yeah, Chelsea being the host might be able to produce surprising results. Arsenal must not underestimate Chelsea. Because usually inconsistent teams are more difficult to predict. Because sometimes they play well or vice versa. Ok that's right but there is still the game they played against Liverpool on the first matchday and it ended 1-1 with Chelsea having 65% ball possession and more shots on target. I know that right after that game they were tumbling again and performed way below their potential. But games like this one against Arsenal can be the perfect occasion for struggling teams to regroup and show what they are able to. Pochettino will do his absolute best to prepare the Chelsea team and a successful game would also calm down a lot of the discussions concerning Chelsea's problems. |
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Mbappe is probably the best paid sports professional outside of Saudi Arabia. Stating that he doesn't covet huge sums of money has already been proven wrong. No football player has ever received more than Mbappe. He got a huge lump sum and a loyalty bonus for every single year he stayed with PSG. Money was the sole reason why he signed an extensive contract with PSG. He earns around 20% of the entire PSG payroll. If that doesn't mean he covets huge sums of money, then what else could mean it... But he wanted more money. He didn't want to forego his loyalty bonus of I think around $100 million or so and he was trying to get a deal with Real Madrid that would have made him as much money. But now that he himself is soon as rich as a sheikh who is sitting on a sea of oil, I wonder if he still considers going to Saudi Arabia. You have to understand that if that transfer actually happened, it was going to be the second most influential transfer for the Saudi Pro League. The first one obviously being Cristiano Ronaldo. I said this was going to be the second most influential because if Mbappé actually agreed to go to the Saudi League, a lot more young players were going to be interested in going there. And right now they have already been able to get a lot of legends in there. So young players are what they need right now. that's why there was such a big offering. I think I would put such a transfer first in terms of its influence on the league and on other players around the world. Ronaldo going there was ushering in a new era for sure, but he was old already and everyone thought the obvious: he is going there to make a ton of cash, have an easy life while still breaking records in an inferior league. Mbappe going there would be more influential because he would break with a principle that still seems to be meaningful and that is younger players still value their career over money. But Mbappe going there could be like a signaling to all other younger talents, which in reality is what the Saudi Professional League wants to achieve and he would be the perfect player to get closer to this goal. Until now it has been difficult for clubs from Saudi Arabia to convince younger players to go there. |
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