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541  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Stop gambling if you don’t have free time to do it on: March 18, 2024, 05:09:35 PM
This is an advice based on my experience, don’t ever insert gambling on your schedule if you really don’t have free time for it because it will always result to disaster in both gambling and your life.

Gambling should be done during free times as it's a leisure activity that we do for fun and entrainment. If we take gambling to be a serious activity that we do for money we have gotten it wrong and that can lead to many problems as constantly losing of money and being addicted to gambling. As a gambler you should find time that you can use for gambling and not to mix it up with other activities that you're doing in life as your work or quality family time.

I always prefer gambling during the weekend as that's when I'll have time to gamble without being concerned of I'm using the time I was supposed to use for something else for gambling. Weekends are the days of the week that I'm free from office work and mostly have fun with my friends through watching of sport games and also gambling with playing other non gambling games to keep ourselves occupied.
From most of the posts I read here, it means that a lot of people actually gamble when they were supposed to be busy with their works and I think that's a very crazy thing to do by anyone who actually means well for himself. Gambling should be done when someone is actually free from every important engagement especially work but a lot of people leave their works just to gamble and if you ask me, I think that practice is found among gambling addicts.
If as an employer I find out that my employee is gambling at a time he's supposed to be busy with work, I'll simply relieve him of his duties as a worker and employ another person because to me, I already think that he's not serious with his work and wouldn't be serious anytime soon. It's absolutely condemnable for any gambler to gamble when he should be doing something more meaningful and I advise that gamblers in the forum not to engage in such activity. Gambling to should be done during our leisure times and should also not be our source of income rather should be something we do for fun
542  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: March 18, 2024, 04:59:53 PM
I also don't think anyone will underestimate West Ham. I would like to remind that they were the winner of the Conference League title in the previous season.  Wink

They take these tournaments really seriously. After especially seeing how Leverkusen struggled against Qarabag the last time this matchup seems likely to be quite competitive as well. Xabi Alonso has an incredible record this season. They are still unbeaten.  Grin  I'm really curious about whether West Ham will be able to put an end to this huge record if Leverkusen don't lose until then. West Ham have much more capable players than Qarabag so technically they are more likely on paper.

When it comes to my opinion on which one to advance I would still favour Leverkusen because of their much more convincing look.  Smiley
Considering how well West Ham have performed in the UEFA Europa League competition since the start of the season, I think it'll be a very bad idea for any team in the the competition to underestimate their strength. West Ham and s an English Premier League club who has what it takes to face any of the remaining eight teams in the competition and I expect them to give their all when facing any team.
They'll face German Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter finals of the UEFA Europa League competition and because of the superior performance of Leverkusen this season when compared to West Ham, many are of the opinion that it'll be an easy tie for the German team but I don't think it'll be as easy as many thinks. West Ham isn't in strong competition to win any other trophy this season apart from the UEFA Europa League trophy and for a team that won the UEFA Conference League last season and knew how good it is to win a major trophy, I expect them to give their all against Bayer Leverkusen. If I'm to stake on the game, I'l bet on a Bayer Leverkusen win but I don't expect it to be an easy one for them
543  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Conference League 2023/24 Season on: March 18, 2024, 04:49:31 PM
Aston Villa small team in english football? Man they always were one of the medium teams, maybe you are talking that because of the new Premier League era, but they are not a small team, a small team is Burnley, Luton or other but not Aston Villa. Anyways yes under Unay Emeri they make a big improvement.
Let you look back at my post, I said if Aston Villa was a mediocre team when it was not coached by Unai Emery, even before Unai Emery coached Aston Villa in 2022, isn't Aston Villa just a team that ended the season at rank 17?

And at that time even they were only able to pick up 9 points from 11 games and were even lucky enough for them to stay in the premier because only a few more strips they would fall in the championship league at that time.

That's why I say if Unai Emey has brought wonders to the Aston Villa squad and even before Unai Emery came have you seen if Aston Villa at least entered the top 4 so far?
Yes, the changes that have occurred in Aston Villa cannot be separated from the modern football era, but it is not that easy for us to say they are a big team just because they are able to compete in the Conference League today, and if you say Aston Villa is a big team because they are in the third tier of European competition, then how can you call Westham who are now playing in the second tier of European competition?
I personally wouldn't underestimate Aston Villa because of Unay Emery's experience and even they are my favourites to win the Conference League this season guys.
Talking about Aston Villa and their manager Unai Emery, let's not forget that the Spanish manager is well experienced when ot comes to European competitions. Unai Emery is the most successful manager in the history of the UEFA Europa League competition as he won the competition in four different occasions. He first won three in a row with Sevilla from 2013/14 season to 2015/16 seasons before winning it again with Villarreal in 2020/21 season. Since the start of the current season he's significantly improved the performance of Aston Villa not just in the UEFA Conference League competition but also in the English Premier League. His Aston Villa side is currently sitting in the fourth position of the English Premier League table ahead of big teams like Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and even Manchester United.
The improved performance of Aston Villa this season under Unai Emery is the reason why many are rooting for them to win the UEFA Conference League trophy at the end of the season. Without doubt, it'll be a very difficult task for Aston Villa but because they have a manager who's very good when it comes to European competitions, I think they stand a good chance of winning the trophy ahead of the other teams
544  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling Management on: March 18, 2024, 04:39:44 PM
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The most dangerous thing for a player happens when he decides to increase his bet every time he loses, and it’s good if there is some kind of limit for the player, after which he will stop playing, if there is an amount that he cannot exceed in case of loss. But if there is no such restriction, then very large losses can be achieved. This is why management in gambling is so important, the bet should be fixed, regardless of the winning or losing streak.
Managing betting behavior effectively can mitigate the risk of significant losses. The temptation to chase losses by increasing bets can lead to a dangerous spiral of escalating wager sizes and mounting losses. Increasing bets following losses can foster compulsive behavior and exacerbate gambling problems. The false belief that a string of losses will inevitably be followed by a win perpetuates a cycle of reckless betting and undermines rational decision-making. Setting fixed betting amounts irrespective of outcomes helps mitigate the impulse to chase losses and encourages more disciplined gambling behavior.

Adhering to predetermined bet sizes makes players maintain control over their gambling behavior and avoid succumbing to impulsive or emotionally driven decisions. Consistent betting patterns based on sound financial management principles contribute to a more sustainable and enjoyable gambling experience. Emotional factors such as frustration, desperation, or overconfidence can cloud judgment and lead to irrational betting behavior. Fixed betting amounts is rational anchor that helps mitigate the influence of emotions on decision-making.
It's a necessity for every well-meaning gambler to know how to manage his gambling activities or risk becoming a gambling addict and that is one of the worst things that can happen to any individual. Gambling without proper management is the same with a mechanical engineer who goes to work without putting on safety wears as he's likely to survive without the safety wears but is also at a very high risk of losing his life in the course of working without wearing safety wears.
My advice to anyone who wants to gamble is that they should always make vital decisions before gambling because the decisions you fail to take before gambling will be very difficult to take while gambling especially when the concerned gambler is losing his money. After I lost a huge sum of money to gambling because of poor management, I made new plans to execute whenever I want to gamble and the first of them all is to bring out a certain amount of money and see it as my gambling capital and when I exhaust ot without winning, i simply back out instead of gambling more. That has helped me to control my gambling engagements
545  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: March 18, 2024, 04:29:07 PM
It is too late for Bayern Munich to put pressure on Bayern Leverkusen for the Bundesliga title. Bayern Leverkusen just needs to win six matches to lift the Bundesliga title this season. Bayern Munich also needs to focus on the Bundesliga so that Stuttgart will not overtake them in the Bundesliga table. Even though Bayern Munich focuses only on the UEFA Champions League, they will have it hard to win the UEFA Champions League title because of how competitive it is. 
If Bayern Munich loses points again in the remaining matches, and Leverkusen continues to be consistent, then Xabi Alonso squad can lock up the Bundesliga trophy more quickly. However, but I assume that Leverkusen and Bayern Munich will be equally consistent in the remaining 8 matches, so that entering week 29 Leverkusen has confirmed themselves as the new champions in the Bundesliga. All of Leverkusen next opponents will certainly put pressure on Leverkusen journey to win the trophy this season. The competition towards the end of the season will be even fiercer, Leverkusen really has to focus on maintaining their unbeaten record.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich, which has lost hope of winning the Bundesliga trophy this season, will shift its full focus to the Champions League. Their journey cannot actually be said to be easy, because Tuchel squad has to face Arsenal who are performing well. Apart from that, it is true, Bayern Munich must remain alert and continue to try to keep their distance from Stuttgart in the Bundesliga standings, because now they are only 4 points adrift behind them. However, it looks like Bayern Munich will be able to maintain the runnerup position until the season ends.
Currently in the German Bundesliga, both the league leaders Bayer Leverkusen and second placed Bayern Munich have already played 26 games each and that means that both teams only have 8 more matches to play before the end of the season. Bayer Leverkusen is 10 points above above Bayern Munich and that means that they'll have to lose three games and draw one in their last eight games of the German league while Bayern Munich wins their remaining eight league fixtures Bayern Munich to overtake them in the league table and considering the performance of the two teams since the start of the season, it's almost impossible for that to happen.
Bayer Leverkusen is after 26 league games haven't lost a game while Bayern Munich have lost four games already so you don't expect a team that's not lost a league game after 26 games to eventually lose three or more in their last eight games. Xabi Alonso is determined to end Bayern Munich's 11 years dominance of the German league and he'll do anything possible to achieve that feat
546  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 18, 2024, 04:18:54 PM
Ronaldo to Chelsea rumors are flying, and its hard to believe them. According to my sources, Ronaldo wants to make an effect in Saudi Arabia. He wants to improve football, not simply play it. His devotion for his club is too intense. Why would he leave that? No way to join Manchester United's Premier League rival! His respect for United and its fans is strong. Also, everything I've read suggests he enjoys Saudi Arabia. His journey there seems to be about legacy, not football.

His return to Europe, especially Chelsea, seems more like a clickbait than a reality. Hes clearly enjoying his Middle East stay. This move was a lifestyle change for him, not simply football. I expect him to excel in Saudi Arabia rather than return to the Premier League.
Ronaldo's performance at Al Nassr has been pretty good so far even though he failed to lead Al Nassr to win the league and the Asian Champions League this season, I don't think if he will leave the Arab league so soon when he has stated that he is happy to be in the Arab league at the moment, besides that so far I have not heard any news if indeed Chelsea will sign him next season.  So far Ronaldo's performance is still quite good, but to play in the Premier League it seems that it will be difficult for him to return to compete in a competitive league like the English League.

At the moment Chelsea are indeed in quite bad shape in the league and most likely they will do a lot of activities for player spending, but it seems Ronaldo is not the target they want to be at Stamford Bridge next season, currently Ronaldo has a contract until 2025 with Al Nassr and reportedly he wants to extend the contract until 2027 later in order to at least maintain his performance to play in the Euro and also the 2026 World Cup later.
When Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United to join Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr, a lot of people were of the opinion that he's not going to have a good spell in the Middle East country because he was almost 37 years of age before making that move. But to the surprise of many, Cristiano Ronaldo have been performing incredibly well since he became an Al Nassr player. Despite his age, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the highest number of goals by a professional footballer in the whole world last year and that feat have actually attracted many clubs to now seek for his services. Rumors have it that Chelsea is one of the clubs that are interested in the Portuguese superstar and wants to sign him to come solve their goalscoring problems at the club but for me that's been a fan of the Portuguese international, I don't he'll want to leave Al Nassr and join an English Premier League club that's not Manchester United.
Cristiano Ronaldo is regarded as a football great at Manchester United and despite the issues that surrounded his departure from the club in his second spell, he still loves the club and that's why I don't think he'll want to join a club that's a league rival to Manchester United. Again Chelsea will not give him champions league football and we all know Cristiano Ronaldo's love for the UCL so it's almost impossible for him to join Chelsea
547  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you prefer betting your own predictions or from prediction site on: March 18, 2024, 04:08:17 PM
There are gamblers who have great instincts and can forecast games that may end up winning the bet. But they are scared that they may lose. They dont trust their own betting predictions so they would rather go to a gambling prediction site to some daily betting tips.

So i want to know as a gambler that you are, do you feel following those betting predictions from those sites would favour us in gambling more than our own predictions? For me i trust my predictions and i have won more when i predict for myself than letting someone predict for me.

Betting on predictions made by predictions sites have worked for a lot of people and to others, it's been a disaster that they'll never want to associate themselves with it again. I've been able to see someone who got a huge winning that changed his financial status quo because he placed a bet he got the prediction from prediction sites and have also seen someone who used almost everything dime he has to stake his best just because a prediction sites assured him that he's surely going to win the prediction they provided him with.
Personally, I don't use the predictions of those predictions sites and that's because I discovered that a lot of them edit the winnings they publicize so that a lot of people will patronize their sites. Whenever I want to gamble, I simply gamble on my own personal predictions and when I win the bet, I applaud myself for winning and if I lose, I blame myself for losing as well
548  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: When is best for a player to draw the line? on: March 18, 2024, 03:59:29 PM
When do you stop?

1-when you lose?
2- when you win?
Depends on which of the two happens first. A gambler, if doesn't have one for wins, should always have a limit for their losses, and when they reach that limit, they should stop gambling immediately because if they don't, they are going to lose all they have and that isn't a good practice.

When it comes to wins, there shouldn't be a limit to that, but when you see that you have won a sum significant enough for you, you should stop gambling right there and either withdraw the funds or get the platform closed for that time because if you keep gambling after getting a win, you will eventually lose it back to the house and this happens with almost every single gambler in the industry.
The truth is that there's no particular time that a gambler is expected to stop gambling during his time of winnings and losses but to me, I think knowing when to stop gambling is actually a personal choice for any gambler. I've seen people here who have advised gamblers to stop gambling when they're losing huge in their gambling but for me that's experienced gambling for many years, I don't think that's the best yardstick to measure when a gambler should draw the curtains and I'll explain why. Few years ago, there was a day I was gambling and it turned out to be a very bad day for me as I was losing every dime I stake and a friend who followed me to the place asked me to quit and go home but I refused and told him that the only time I'll leave is when I've completely exhausted my money. I kept in gambling till it was my last money of which I'll not have any other means of gambling if I lose that last money. I was about to leave the gambling shop when I had a second thought to throw it in and staked that money and to my surprise, I won that particular bet. From my winning, I staked again and won again I repeated it over and over again and recovered all my lost money and also won more that double of my capital before I lost once and decided to leave the place.
That's actually luck as I don't expect to experience such again next time but I'm simply saying that as a gambler, quit whenever your instincts tells you to leave even when you're winning or not
549  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 18, 2024, 03:49:10 PM
Even though Manchester United managed to qualify for the semifinals and will only play against Coventry, of course, it is certain that Manchester United will also qualify for the final match. But unfortunately, in the final match Manchester United will face Chelsea or Manchester City but yes, if for example in the final match Manchester United meet or play against Manchester City, then I personally am not sure Manchester United can beat Manchester City. Therefore, even though Manchester United is certain to play in the FA Cup final, but there is still no strong guarantee for Manchester United to get the FA Cup trophy.
It seems that Manchester United has no obstacles in advancing to the FA Cup Final, Coventry looks very easy for Manchester United in the semi-final match, whoever wins in the final match, at least they can get their title this season, even though Chelsea is the only candidate against Manchester United in the final  We hope that Chelsea will be able to emerge as champions of the FA Cup this year, at least that's what they can feel from the several years where they have had a crisis of winning and winning the title.
After the  draw of the English FA Cup semi finals was made last night, I told the person beside me that Manchester United is 85% certain pf playing in this season's FA Cup final ajd that's because i don't think there's anyway Coventry is going eliminate Manchester United and progress to the final. Coventry without doubt have been absolutely impressive in the FA Cup competition this season and for a team that's not playing in the English Premier League, it's actually a very big achievement for them to reach the semi finals of the competition but they'll need a miracle to get past that stage.
The strongest match of the of the semi final is that of Manchester City against Chelsea. Manchester City who is currently the FA Cup holders is a very strong club that's still in competition to win the treble again this season and would definitely want to beat Chelsea to reach the final while Chelsea on the other side would give their best to reach their second final of the season. It'll be a very difficult game to predict but I expect Manchester City to eliminate Chelsea and reach the final.
550  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: March 18, 2024, 03:41:57 PM
We have been seeing improvements in Barcelona for a few weeks. I do not expect them to beat Atletico Madrid so easily, but they were very good and did not play a great match. An important moment in the match was when Xavi was suspended due to his objections. This was an important moment.

Even if Barcelona was ahead, the players could have been affected by this situation, but that was not the case at all, on the contrary, they scored two more goals and Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 today. Barcelona's young players show a lot of promise: Yamal and Pau Cubarsi
Yes there have been great improvements in this Barca team for some time now and also a great deal of consistency in the way they have been playing and also grabbing points both at home and on the road which has also made them formidable as a team. But on the side athletico Madrid, I still can't stop wondering how they managed to oust inter Milan from the UCL with the kind of performance they put out there yesterday, against inter Milan they came all out, they took control, they show intensity as well as character until they got themselves back into the game but against Barcelona they played like a youth team, they couldn't even get a consolation goal, in my opinion i think this is one of their worst performance this season.
Athletico Madrid's unbeaten streak of 25 games at home in La Liga has come to an end. The last time they lost a home game in all competitions was back in January 2023, against Barcelona. Once again, Barcelona has managed to defeat them. It's unclear why Athletico seems to struggle against Barcelona specifically. Is it because of the different league and approach? Don't know but being humiliated and brutalized by Barcelona was tough.

Nevertheless, Barcelona displayed a great team effort. Their intensity and defense have notably improved. They now close down tight spaces effectively, which is what Barcelona fans have been hoping to see from their players. The whole squad put in a fantastic performance, sending a strong message ahead of their match against PSG.
Like you rightly said, it was Barcelona that last won defeated Atletico Madrid in the Spanish La Liga in their own home ground before yesterday maach and were also able to repeat same feat again in that serious encounter of yesterday. Atletico Madrid have been performing exceedingly well in the Spanish La Liga whenever they're playing at home and facing a Barcelona side that has some of their players sidelined because of injuries, I never expected Atletico to lose that game but surprisingly to me and many other who predicted and staked an Atletico Madrid win or draw, Barcelona took all three points from the game.
Diego Simeone's men were able to eliminate Inter Milan from the UEFA Champions League competition last week which I thought will give them the needed morale to play at their best yesterday against against Barcelona but they actually didn't live up to expectations of many. With that result, Atletico Madrid is now in the fifth position of the Spanish La Liga table with one point behind fourth placed Athletic Bilbao and would now have to fight for the fourth place position or risk not playing in the UEFA Champions League competition next season
551  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: March 17, 2024, 11:57:12 PM
In fact, this is just a rumor and it is impossible for Al Nassr management to let Talisca go, even though he was the main player that Al Nassr had before getting Ronaldo. On the other hand, Talisca had previously made a very good contribution to Al Nassr before Ronaldo's arrival, in fact currently there are 3 Players who partnered Ronaldo to make Al Nassr stronger, such as Sadio Mane and Talisca, who always gave Ronaldo good passes to score.
Except for the possibility that Al Nassr will get a top player from Europe who will replace Talisca and he might be sold to another club, but at this time Al Nassr has not confirmed this.
Yeah, I hope it is just a rumor because it will be a bad idea if Al Nassr wants to let him goes. Talisca becomes one of the most important attackers in Al Nassr, he always showed a significant contribution in the field. If Al Nassr loses on of its trio attackers (Ronaldo, Mane, Talisca), I'm sure Al Nassr will decrease its attacking power so much. As long as they still have these trio attackers, they don't need to rebuild their attacking. So, they can focus on rebuild their defense and midfield for the next season.

Although Al Nassr can get the replacement of Talisca, I'm not sure the new player can adapt well with Al Nassr game style. We can see some top European players who failed to adapt with SPL. Benzema is one of the players who failed in SPL. Although he has a big name in Europe, he can contribute much for Al Ittihad.



Talisca have been a very important member of the Al Nassr team and since the start of the season he's clearly the club's second best player after just behind Cristiano Ronaldo. Talisca have really helped the team this season by scoring important goals that helped them win important matches even when Cristiano Ronaldo is absent. Again Talisca is very good with set pieces and have really blended well with the club's most important player Cristiano Ronaldo so I don't expect the management of the club to allow him leave the club at the end of the season. Al Nassr have been impressive this season but unfortunately for them there's a more impressive team in the Saudi Pro League which is Al Hilal but if they can keep their heads high and continue to improve with their performances, I think they have a chance of winning major trophies in few seasons from now.
552  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 17, 2024, 11:48:17 PM
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Isn't the Europa league a prestigious trophy? The Champions League is undoubtedly much cooler than the Europa League, but the Europa League trophy is bigger than the Premier League trophy I reckon,
You have to be kidding. Europa League was made for teams outside of the top four so how can you even say that winning it is bigger than the Premier League? The prestige is on the lower level since it's basically a trophy for teams that cannot win their respective domestic title or teams that cannot make it to the elite group.
Both the Champions League and the Europa League are organized by the same governing body which is UEFA. But the truth is that one of them is way too bigger than the other and that's the UEFA Champions League competition. But talking about the importance of the UEFA Europa League and the English Premier League, it's absolutely obvious that the English Premier League title is a bigger trophy.
Undoubtedly, the UEFA Europa League trophy is an European trophy but it's lower competition while the English Premier League is the top flight league of one of the top five leagues in Europe so you can't compare the two trophies. UEFA Europa League competition participants are teams that failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League competition or the ones that finished third in the group stages of the champions League while the English Premier League is a league that 20 teams contest for in whole season which the best team wins at the end of the season. The UEFA Europa League trophy is an important and a major trophy but he English Premier League title is a more important one
553  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: March 17, 2024, 11:42:14 PM
Lerverkusen really looks unstoppable at this point in both Bundesliga but also Europa League and if somehow Xavi and his team will win both of them , this season will be down in history of Leverkusen club and most likely no one will achieve such a performance for a very very very long time. However, even winning Bundesliga will be well deserved as we can clearly see that there is absolutely no doubt about how great Leverkusen is and also how much passion they put in every game they perform.

Documentaries about this season should also be a delight to watch in the next coming years. ( if they become champions ).
There is no doubt that Leverkusen in the Bundesliga is unstoppable and so far is still unbeatable. I don't know if they can maintain this until the season ends or not. but this is a truly extraordinary achievement. In every match in the Bundesliga, Leverkusen can win, both in a big way and with modest goals. But, it's the same, the important thing is that they win.

And this time it was the same. Freiburg is not a weak team in the Bundesliga. Even though they put up quite a worrying resistance to Leverkusen, it was not successful. But indeed, it cannot be denied that Leverkusen always respects its opponents, even this time, Xabi also did not deny that Freiburg's resistance was quite troublesome for them. And this is an impressive match.


Source: Alonso interview
After Bayern Munich thrashed Darmstadt to reduce their points difference behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen, a lot of people were already thinking that we might experience a turnaround in the league table soon and that's because Bayern Munich is one club that can produce unimaginable performances in the last few weeks of the league to win the league title but that I don't think will happen this season because Xabi Alonso is very keen on winning the German Bundesliga  trophy at the end of the season.
Bayer Leverkusen's result today against Freiburg proves that they're ain't going to give on their title chase this season and can do anything possible to make sure they win the league that they've never won in the history of the club.
554  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: March 17, 2024, 11:29:20 PM
This Mikel Arteta's gunner's scored thirty plus goals in the month of February and they're top of the Premier League Table right.

This is surprising to me truthfully. Because normally you would expect Liverpool or Manchester City to be the highest scoring teams. Liverpool have Salah who has been taking a big responsibility about this and it is Haaland for Manchester City. Arsenal don't even have a star name in their centre-forward position. Gabriel Jesus is also not like in the past after injuries he suffered.  Sad

Arsenal are still able to score a lot of goals thanks to the great teamwork and distribution of the goals among many players.  Smiley

I can't even imagine what can happen if they make a much better striker transfer than their current options.

What I am more excited to see is their playoff match against Bayern Munich in April. I believe  Bayern Munich will win, however, considering their performance and experience. Arsenal’s squad is very young, lacking experience for these big games. Experience plays a big role in these kinds of matches. Bayern Munich on the other hand has always been playing these knockout games.

The Premier League fight is also getting very interesting as Liverpool and Arsenal both have the same amount of points and Manchester City is only one point behind them. But for some reason, I think Manchester City will end up winning the Premier League anyway. But I think one of the most important matches to decide is the match between Arsenal and Manchester City on March 31. This could have a big impact on the title race.

Arsenal scoring 31 goals in the shortest month of the year is just outrageous. If they can keep this up, I think they will be unbeatable.

Talking about the UEFA Champions League quarter final tie between Arsenal and Bayern Munich, a of people are of the opinion that the reigning German champions are going to eliminate Arsenal from the competition. I've checked the statistics of the club's whenever they're facing each and the truth of the whole matter is that Bayern Munich have always been on the winning side but I don't think it'll be an easy game for Bayern Munich.
Arsenal have been very consistent this season and have done exceptionally well both the the English Premier League and the UEFA Champions League competition and i think they can beat any European team on their day including Bayern Munich. Arsenal I think can pull a surprise and win the tie
555  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 17, 2024, 11:20:10 PM
I have doubts in every key this time, only in the Atletico - Dortmund one i can see a favorite to win wich is Atletico clearly, but in the other games i dont really see it, between Man City and Real Madrid i see a 60-40 and for the other games im 50-50 in both remaining games.

I think none would be happy to see Manchester City playing against Real Madrid before the final game because very soon we should say goodbye to one of these teams which is not good for the football fans because both teams are very strong and both could have perfect performances in the Champions League games. Maybe this would be amazing to have Real Madrid against Manchester City in 5the final match of the Champions League.
Even Txiki Begiristain the director of Manchester City was sad to see the team playing against Real Madrid, but he said his team is full confidence to beat Real Madrid for another time in the quarter-final game.
But I'm sure Real Madrid is very much ready to take the revenge.



https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/txiki-begiristain-champions-league-quarter-final-reaction-63846101
As a Real Madrid fan, I prayed for the club to meet Manchester City this season that the team is now better than they were last season. Manchester City did not just eliminate Real Madrid from the UEFA Champions League competition last season but they humiliated them in one of the most embarrassing fashions ever in the history of Real Madrid in the knockout stages of the competition.
Real Madrid management were able to sign few quality players to the squad last summer transfer window and their presence have actually helped the team improve significantly. So I'm happy that Real Madrid will be now take their revenge on the humiliation from Manchester City last season.
Manchester City without doubt is a very strong club that's capable of beating any club in with but I'm very confident thar Real Madrid is gonna eliminate Manchester City in that particular tie
556  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: March 17, 2024, 11:10:58 PM
We have been seeing improvements in Barcelona for a few weeks. I do not expect them to beat Atletico Madrid so easily, but they were very good and did not play a great match. An important moment in the match was when Xavi was suspended due to his objections. This was an important moment.

Even if Barcelona was ahead, the players could have been affected by this situation, but that was not the case at all, on the contrary, they scored two more goals and Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 today. Barcelona's young players show a lot of promise: Yamal and Pau Cubarsi
Barcelona without doubt have really improved on their recent games both in the Spanish La Liga and in the UEFA Champions League competition. Last week, they eliminated reigning Italian Napoli from the UEFA Champions League competition and i think it was the result of that match that really gave them the belief that they can beat Atletico Madrid today in the league. Atletico Madrid who also was able to eliminate Italian league leaders Inter Milan have been impressive this season but whenever they're playing at home, their chances of winning is always high and that's why I expected them to get a good result against Barcelona today but to my surprise, the Catalan club was in their best form which was why they were able to thrash their hosts today.
Barcelona with that result have now moved to the second position of the league table and are now eight points behind Spanish La Liga leaders Real Madrid. I don't think the result is going to send any form panic in the Real Madrid camp because considering the performances of Real Madrid this season, they're sure not going to lose the title to any other club
557  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Stop gambling if you don’t have free time to do it on: March 17, 2024, 11:02:03 PM
One of the characteristics of people who are able to control their gambling activities well and can be said to be responsible gamblers are those who know exactly when to gamble and when to stop. Meanwhile, you cannot be said to be a responsible gambler at all. Trying to put limits on your gambling activities is a very important step that you must continue to maintain, so that you can regain balance in your life, besides this, it can also help you control your gambling activities better than before. and I hope that you can continue to be consistent in obeying and respecting all the decisions and limits that you have made for yourself, because if not, there is a possibility that you will return to irresponsible gambling. Don't ever try to violate these restrictions, because once you violate them, this will continue and return you to irresponsible gambling activities. And regarding what you experienced, maybe this not only happened to you, but also happened to other players. However, hopefully your experience can be a lesson and warning for other gamblers
Gambling is not an occupation but some people have made it their occupation and that's why they can leave their main jobs or whatever engagement they're supposed to do because they want to gamble. Those set of people are always quick to get addicted to gambling as a result of their style of gambling.
It's not ideal to engage in gambling as person when you actually know that you have other meaningful things to do. It's absolutely wrong to gamble when you you should use that same time of gambling to other things.
I've always advocated gor addiction free gambling activities for anyone who's engaged in the game if gambling and I'll continue to sing and talk about it so many people csn just learn from it
558  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Will the transfers to the Saudi league become a problem for European football? on: March 17, 2024, 10:52:18 PM
In the short term, all the shopping of all the expensive players last summer hasn't changed much. European football remains the most popular in the world and the Saudi league doesn't even come close. The question that arises is how long the Saudis will continue to pay extremely large sums of money. Many players are also dissatisfied with their situation. It's not just the cultural difference that matters, but also the weather. I can now imagine that the peak for the saudi league has been reached.
Saudi Arabian clubs knows too well that the only way they can bring many European based players to their league is by spending more than European clubs will do and that's what they've been doing over the last three transfer windows. But despite the huge amount of money that Saudi leagues uses to get these European based players they are still not on the same class with European football at least for now and that's why a lot of young European based footballs are still not accepting offers to join the Saudi league despite the mouthwatering deals they offer.
Gone are those days when football is majorly played for passion of the game but that's actually not now because at the moment, a lot of footballers at just playing for the money and that's why they're easily convinced to leave their former clubs because of their excessive love for money
559  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The madness of gambling addicts. on: March 17, 2024, 10:40:40 PM
taking loans and gambling despite having no money in their pocket etc. Because of this, it is better to keep yourself under control and play limited gambling
We think that of all the mistakes that can be made financially is to ask for loans to be able to do something else with that money, a person always lends money thinking that it could make a difference, that is, if they lend $2k they will leave with at least $3 -$4k and this or so, things in the casino work differently, and when they lose the money they lent, things get worse, because not only do they not have money to play, they do not have money to pay the loan And apart from that The player has a family, children, we must add the problems he brings in terms of food expenses, maintenance, and apart from those expenses that have to do with services, and this becomes stress, pressure, something that can make him A person loses control and does not know where to get money from, this is the only worst thing that can happen, because it is already a minimum step to enter into addiction.

Apart from this, when a person has gone into debt like this he cannot demand that things turn out well for him, because he has to get involved in more days and more things that become more complicated as time goes by.

Taking a loan to gamble with is far too many risk to take as a gambler this is because most times the results of such moves have always ended in the negative which could be traced to pressure to recover from Previous loses and at that when you build that capacity to take loans at frequent it becomes a habits which will later translate into addictions on the long run, so many of those wrong thoughts that you can make up for what you lost or being able to make some gains on the long run, from a loan will always end in frustrations.

So it best to decipline yourself to the point that you can easily walk away fr9m gambling when you already exusted your set aside funds and to a point that if you don't have any left over funds you walk away instead of taking loans to gamble with, that is not wise decisions unless and only those who are already addicted to gambling will go that legnt just to satisfy the urge.
The truth is that when a gambler is addicted to gambling, he's very likely to make decisions that's not going to be beneficial for him at that moment because most of the things he'll be doing be will mostly be influenced by his desire to satisfy his gambling addiction. Loan as we all know is mostly taken by people who are trying to invest in their different business endeavors and not to use them for gambling but when a gambler is addicted to gambling, taking loan from any financial institution just to fund their gambling activities won't be a big issue for him.
Most times gambling addict takes this decisions unconsciously and can't just help themselves. Gambling addict have caused so many people to take decisions they would never take when they're completely stable and that's why we as a people must continue to condemn gambling addict and also preach about the consequences of gambling addiction
560  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have you ever done something crazy to bet? on: March 17, 2024, 10:30:53 PM
Hi community,

I remember when I was in middle school, we used to play cards almost every day, and our stupidity reached the point where we would skip classes while we were inside school. The method of playing was easy, as the largest number was the winning card. So, some of my friends and I would gather in the middle school bathroom and make bets with the money that we had collected  from selling cigarettes.
Of course, this is not something I am proud of and I do not recommend it to everyone, but it's just childhood memories .

-Have you ever bet at the wrong place and the wrong time?

Gambling and betting is one of the entertainments that I often do with my friends. and the first time I was introduced to gambling was when I was still at school, because at that time my curiosity about this matter was very high, I wanted to try new things that I had never done, including gambling and betting. Playing scratch tickets is a type of gambling that I often play and is usually available at outlets near schools. because at that time we didn't really understand about card gambling and didn't know where to buy the cards.

At that time we only played the type of gambling that was easiest to find. Enduring hunger is something we often do, and this is not because we don't have money, but because we use that money to buy scratch tickets.
Maybe this is one of the dumbest things we've ever done. This is something we can't be proud of, but I can't forget it, where maybe now I can buy lots of scratch tickets, but not with friends. I remember that togetherness...
I've actually done something that's extremely crazy just because I want to gamble and that was one of the craziest things I've done in my life. Growing up, I was living with one of my uncles who's has be funding my high school education so one day, I was asked to given huge amount to money by that uncle of mine to go get food items that'll be used to prepare food for the whole household including his wife children and few other person that was living in that same roof. I was on my way to the market when I saw gambling store and was tempted to go in and gamble from the money so I can win and make extra money but unfortunately for me, I failed to I lost all the money that was used to send me on errand.
It was after I've totally lost the money that I recalled that I was actually sent to get good items with the money and that was when my spirit jumped out of my body because I know I was going to be merciless beaten at home. I had to sleep out that night in a friend's house who helped me a little money the next day bit I was still beaten for making everyone in the house to go to bed without eating anything
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