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5441  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: December 13, 2022, 04:33:02 PM
I see no reason to think that Marcus Rashford is a very important player for the team. He is talented, but he can't score many goals. Manchester United now need a regular scorer. So Tan Hag is probably thinking of an alternative to Marcus Rashford. Marcus Rashford scored just 4 goals in 25 appearances for Manchester United last season. And he scored 4 goals in 14 matches this season. And so now Ten Hag is probably looking for a regular scorer like Mbappe or Haaland for his team.

Marcus Rashford, is one of the important players for Manchester United under the tutelage of Erik Ten Hag. although Rashford did not provide many goals for Manchester United, his role for the team was indispensable. moreover, when Ronaldo did not contribute much to The Red Devils as a pure sticker. actually Rashford was a winger, Ten Hag rotated him to become a center forward according to the needs of the team at that time. so, it's only natural that Rashford isn't the answer to what the team needs as a pure sticker.

currently, Ten Hag has no other choice to bring in a centre-forward after Ronaldo's departure from Old Trafford. United are rumored to be participating in the hunt for players in the upcoming January transfer window. especially to find the right player, as a replacement for Ronaldo later. if Ten Hag doesn't do it, I don't think United can finish in the top four until the season is over.

Marcus Rashford under the coach of Erik ten Hag has become the most prolific player in scoring goals, because even though in the Premier League Marcus Rashford has only 4 goals so far, in fact Marcus Rashford is the player who has scored the most goals at Manchester United at the moment. So, Marcus Rashford has become an important player for Erik ten Hag and you also have to be able to distinguish Marcus Rashford's performance from the previous coach and also in this Erik ten Hag era.
Because of Marcus Rashford this season in all competitions, it has clearly proven to have the highest number of goals of any player at Manchester United.

Therefore, I don't agree if Marcus Rashford is said to be an unimportant player this season, but yes, after all, Manchester United still needs better players.
Because to support their performance to be able to finish in the top four, of course they need pure players for each position, but the most important thing is to have good quality main players and second tier players too. That way, then of course Manchester United will have a bigger chance to finish in the top four this season, or at least be able to go further in the European League.
5442  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: December 13, 2022, 03:22:41 PM
Yes and also, if Ronaldo in this World Cup can make a big contribution to bring Portugal to the final then I'm still pretty sure Ronaldo will be recruited by a big club who is also competing in the top four. But unfortunately, I don't think Ronaldo's performance has made significant progress, so I doubt Ronaldo will be recruited by the big club as expected.
But regarding Chelsea being interested in Ronaldo, I think that is also true news, but unfortunately, at that time Tuchel refused, even though recruiting Ronaldo was the wish of Todd Boehly himself.
World Cup 2022 only reveals more truth about Ronaldo problems which are actually his body, strength and mindset. He must recognize that he is old enough and can not beat time and ageing.

Therefore, if he want to continue his career, he must make big adaptation, changing his style and even position. He also must accept that he will no longer be a first choice of coaches and less likely be used in a full match. Ronaldo is still useful but must be used differently than one or two seasons ago. Additionally, he should feel happy if his career continues and he still can have chance to play for big clubs and win titles with them.

Yes, I agree, but I also have a different opinion about Ronaldo. I realize that it doesn't matter if old players choose to continue playing, but they also have to be aware of their age. See how old players like Ibrahimovic and Giroud are for example, they only accept the coach's decision whether to play or only be benched in certain matches. At least by accepting and respecting the coach's decision, it will also have a good impact on the performance of those who can still play according to their portion.
But Ronaldo is very different, Ronaldo does not realize that his performance has decreased but his prestige and ambition are still very high.

It was this factor that made Ronaldo's evaluation worse and with an attitude that could not accept that he was being benched, it made Ronaldo no longer able to hold back his emotions, anger and selfishness.
Compare with Messi and Modric for example, they are also old players but they are still the first choice because they can still make a big contribution to the team and also, their style of play is indeed different. If Ronaldo still chooses to play, then Ronaldo must lower his ego and ambition because only then will Ronaldo still be accepted by many big teams.
5443  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 13, 2022, 02:22:12 PM

the offer made by MU to min jae is very tempting, 50 million euros is a big enough figure for a player like him, but reportedly the napoli coach (spalletti) told min jae that if he moved to MU, he would not be happy there

I agree with what Spalletti said, that Min Jae definitely won't feel at home at MU. ten hag's coaching style definitely won't suit him, so far what can awaken min jae's potential is spalletti himself, he trusts min jae in napoli and puts in the core players

It would be better if Napoli kept their players until the league ended, because that would be very risky for them in the future. Napoli's game is very promising with teamwork and chemistry between good players. So when they have to change the line-up, there will definitely be a process where they have to re-create chemistry again, that's the risk. Because not all players will quickly adapt to good chemistry.
Spalleti should be able to see that his current squad is in good shape, maybe it would be better if they brought in players to be a more formidable back-up, and also sell players who are not showing good progress in training.

I agree with you. Napoli's management must defend their players as much as possible, even though tempting offers have come from various other clubs. This season is a momentum for Napoli to record golden history because the opportunity to get the Scudetto is wide open.

Napoli players so far have been able to appear extraordinary both in Serie A and in the Champions League. Conditions like that will be very difficult to maintain if there are players who want to leave. And to maintain the desire of players with big offers from other clubs, management can promise them salary increases and bonuses if they win the Scudetto.

Moving to Manchester United is certainly not the right choice because Min-jae Kim should also be able to realize it himself, playing for Manchester United is a tough challenge and not all players are ready for the challenges that exist at Manchester United. But if they only want to play under the influence of a big name team like Manchester United, then of course that reason is very inappropriate.
But from several sources, I also received other information which said that now it is not only Manchester United who are interested in Min-jae Kim, but also Real Madrid are starting to show interest.

If the offer from Real Madrid really comes through, then I'm not sure Min-jae Kim will stay at Napoli, because joining Real Madrid is the dream of many players like him.
In addition, Min-jae Kim himself is relatively new in Napoli and more precisely Min-jae Kim has just joined Napoli at the start of this season, and Min-jae Kim's own contract will end in 2025 and that is still long.
Therefore, I think anything can still happen if an offer comes from Real Madrid, but if the offer is only from Manchester United then it would be better for Min-jae Kim to stay at Napoli and that's better for the season.
5444  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: December 13, 2022, 03:56:07 AM
Croatia If they can play well from the beginning to the end, then Croatia team will have a big chance to win. But I think Croatia may not play very well in this match. Because Argentina is number 1 among the 4 teams that are still alive. In position. If Croatia can beat a team like Argentina then I think Croatia will win the final this time.
If your reason Argentina has higher rank among the other clubs, then I could give an excuse on the quarter final if Brazil is on top 1 position among the other clubs, but when the match happen Brazil is lost to Croatia, what you take on this? Roll Eyes

Most popular clubs will play to pressure their opponent and to score many goals, Argentina also did this when they faced weak club. Croatia never play with attacking strategy, they always do counter attack.

I don't expect their will score many goals, so I will bet below 1.25 in this match.

Wow, it's interesting I think if in this match still only get a final result that is even below 1.25 because I think this match will probably have a few goals and I believe Messi can provide a good pass and or Messi's movement can open up gaps to be converted into goals. If at normal times, whether it's in the first half or second half, Argentina managed to score a goal, then of course the match would be more open and that would make them have another goal in normal time.
I think the gameplay in the semi-finals will be very different from their gameplay in the quarter-finals, because ending the match faster without extra time will of course be better for them to get maximum rest time.

Indeed, it is not correct to say that one of the teams is the best team, because even Brazil, which is basically the best team with great potential to win the title, can still be beaten by Croatia.
Therefore, I personally only consider them with the gameplay they have, even though so far the non-seeded teams have only played defensively and only rely on counterattacks to score goals. But if the seeded team can make better penetration, then of course the non-sedeed team's defense will also be penetrated.
5445  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: December 12, 2022, 06:15:18 PM
People are overreacting to Neuer injury and I believe that we are talking about something serious for him, and that is true but Bayern is not the type of club that can't replace a goalkeeper, we are forgetting that this is THE club in Germany and they will do amazing with or without him.

I personally believe that he is a good goalkeeper that is for sure, but Bayern could lose anyone, upemacano, goeretzka, mane, sane, doesn't really matter who they lose, if it is just one player then they wouldn't be doing badly at all, they will do great and wouldn't really be hurting. He is getting older anyway, I feel like they should start looking for someone younger already.

Also, as far as I remember it seems that in the past few seasons there have been moments when Neuer was also unable to play due to injury and also spent quite a long time, but the results still didn't make Bayern Munich get bad results in every match. I agree that Neuer is getting old and it's time for Bayern Munich to look for a replacement, because in my opinion Neuer right now is not very good at being able to keep clean sheets.
So yes, with Neuer injured this time it will be an opportunity for several young Bayern Munich goalkeepers or maybe they will bring in a new goalkeeper.

Cases like this remind me of Buffon at Juventus with his old age and at that time Juventus started looking for a goalkeeper to replace Buffon. What's more, the goalkeeper was given the number 1 jersey which I think, when there are still legends in the team then it might be a tough responsibility for the new goalkeeper to replace the main goalkeeper position.
At least Buffon and Neuer are both the best goalkeepers and captains of the team and yes, I'm sure Bayern Munich will start to do the same too.
5446  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 12, 2022, 05:40:53 PM
The advantage for many Italian teams is that their players have not been part of the world championship. Players from Juventus have therefore had extra rest. In any case, they have had a long time to think about the situation. At Inter Milan it was not good the first half of the season either, but I still see potential for that team. AC Milan could still become champions, but it is also a team with a lot of experience. And Girou always scores goals everywhere, someone like that decides a lot of matches for you. The question is whether Giroud can still be held after his performance at the world championship.
but if Napoli plays well until the end of the season, of course it will be difficult for Juventus and Acmilan to win the league cup this season, Napoli will certainly not stop fighting to get the Italian league cup trophy this season if Napoli fails in the Champion's League later, Acmilan is still 8 points apart by Napoli even though it can be pursued but it seems difficult to get rid of Napoli this season
Napoli already have points that is far ahead of other teams,  so if they can still continue to play well I'm very sure they can win  the league. The difference of 10 points from other teams can take them far to achieve the trophy.

Yes, it is difficult for other teams to overtake Napoli, at least if Napoli can be overtaken then Napoli must continue to experience consecutive defeats. Meanwhile, I think that is very unlikely because after all, I am very confident that Napoli will be able to maintain good results in every match.
Even if in several matches Napoli loses and or draws, I'm sure these bad results will not be sustainable because of course they also have the ability to overcome them.

Also, don't worry about the competing teams, which of course are also difficult to be consistent in winning, even though Milan has Giroud who is a player who is quite prolific in scoring goals but still, Milan will also certainly get several defeats and draws.
Therefore, to be able to catch up with that 8-10 point gap is something that is difficult, because you would expect continuous bad results for the top teams and continuous good results for the teams below them. Obviously it's something that I'm sure won't happen at this moment, let's see the end result later even though everything still looks possible but for me it's something difficult.
5447  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: December 12, 2022, 04:40:11 PM
Here, four teams will participate in the semi-finals, two of which are the strongest teams in FIFA World Cup 2022, Argentina and France.  If we consider in terms of FIFA ranking and stars then definitely these two teams will come up.  Because Argentina and France are very strong and performing well in this World Cup.  However, Croatia and Morocco are too strong to qualify for the semi-finals.  But Morocco has earned a different reputation that will be remembered in history.  But which two teams will participate in the final and Qatar will win the 2022 FIFA World Cup.


Considering that Argentina was even long before the start of the World Cup, in fact many have predicted that with Messi's last chance to play for Argentina, many predict Messi will succeed in bringing Argentina to the title in this World Cup. Although indeed, at first I was not at all sure that Messi would be able to give Argentina a title at this moment.
But because Argentina now has a very good chance to qualify for the final, then I will consider a little about their predictions that might come true.

It doesn't matter if it's France or Morocco who will play Argentina in the final if it is true that Argentina makes it to the final, then I personally will probably start to go into their predictions. Because maybe, Messi really will give the best for Argentina in his last chance this time.
As for France, I personally believe that France has the same good chance as Argentina to win the title, although we will not know whether the surprises from Croatia and Morocco will continue or not. Because they are difficult to predict in this semifinal game, and it's different from before I think.
5448  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: December 12, 2022, 03:20:38 PM
Chelsea never try to confirm if it was interested with ronaldo. There are only so many rumous but these are just rumours. I will not consider rumour as a thing that's gonna be real as long as there are no relable sources who have been confirming it.
Ronaldo itself is still too far to become a candidate as new player for chelsea.

Many people are waiting for official news, but remember that Ronaldo may not be out until next year.
If he is still asking for a big salary and selfishly it will be difficult to fit in with the change. As long as this unofficial news spreads. Ronaldo is a double-edged sword, he can help he can also harm. You have to know Manchester United let him go because he was out of control. If Ronaldo is still like this, they should think a lot because of his bad image towards Man United.

Yes and also, if Ronaldo in this World Cup can make a big contribution to bring Portugal to the final then I'm still pretty sure Ronaldo will be recruited by a big club who is also competing in the top four. But unfortunately, I don't think Ronaldo's performance has made significant progress, so I doubt Ronaldo will be recruited by the big club as expected.
But regarding Chelsea being interested in Ronaldo, I think that is also true news, but unfortunately, at that time Tuchel refused, even though recruiting Ronaldo was the wish of Todd Boehly himself.

If at that time Tuchel did what Todd Boehly wanted then I'm sure Ronaldo would be playing at Chelsea now, but because Tuchel refused then the rumor about Ronaldo joining Chelsea became a rumor that didn't come true.
Also, the misalignment cost Tuchel the sack and we can see how Chelsea's current performance is clearly a drop. It will also be interesting to see if Todd Boehly still has an interest in signing Ronaldo after everything that has happened so far because to be honest it's been quite a mess.
5449  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Candidates for the WORLD CUP 2022 Winner on: December 11, 2022, 07:22:06 PM
Everyone sees Argentina and France as the strongest candidates. Honestly, they're my strongest candidates, too. I have supported Argentina since the beginning of the tournament. But in this World Cup, we faced a lot of surprise results. I would never be surprised if Morocco beats France with an unexpected result. And such a surprise makes the tournament better. Also, Croatia made a surprise against Brazil in the previous round. They can do the same against Argentina this round. And such a result would add a nice anecdote to the tournament in my opinion.

If Morocco can beat France and reach the final then I think it will still be a surprise, although Morocco now reaching the semi-finals is definitely a surprise, but that doesn't mean the surprise will disappear if Morocco can beat France. But regardless of surprises or not, I think France and Argentina certainly have a way to break through the Croatian and Moroccan defenses which have been very good so far.
Because so far the big teams have stalemate when playing against Croatia and Morocco, because Croatia and Morocco have also successfully implemented a good defensive strategy and good discipline.

Therefore, if Argentina and France have a way to overcome this then of course Argentina and France will win as predicted.
Even though Argentina and France are title contenders but still, when playing in the semi-finals the difficulty will increase. Therefore, they really have to be able to have a different strategy if they want to get the expected results, because if their strategy remains the same then of course the opponent will be able to overcome it quickly because they have learned it.
5450  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: December 11, 2022, 06:33:39 PM
We are slowly approaching the end of the World Cup. I'm actually a little sad that this beautiful event is ending. I wish the tournament would go on a little longer. Anyway, I'll suffice with this.

The next first match will be Croatia - Argentina. Croatia are the finalists of the last World Cup. They are used to playing tough matches at this level. They have very experienced players like Modric and Perisic. In addition, their goalkeeper Livakovic marked the tournament with the penalties he saved. I have been supporting Argentina since the beginning of the tournament. However, Croatia can create great dangers in this match with the difference in experience. Messi will need to take the initiative in this match. Otherwise, Argentina may face a nasty surprise in this match.

Argentina has misbehaved in its last match against the Netherlands. But whoever was most at fault in that game seemed to be the referee. Messi would definitely not get a yellow card. It looked like he had been bribed. Croatia has received much more sympathy from the neutral spectator and Croatia can also go to the final from me. I would prefer to see the game Morocco - Croatia, but that chance is really very small. I still see Croatia playing against Argentina, but Morocco seems to me to have no chance if France reaches its normal level.

If Croatia only has two experienced players regarding Modric and Perisic, then what about Argentina, I think all Argentine players have very good experience in every line at the highest level in the big European leagues too. Thus, I think Argentina will still be in front or still have a greater chance of winning.
Even though, I also realize that Croatia is certainly not easy to beat because if Brazil can be beaten then of course Croatia will also have the chance to win against Argentina.

But I think it's also just a theory because if we bet then we should be able to choose one of them and for me, it looks like I will still choose Argentina to qualify. Even if Croatia and Morocco reach the final then of course, it's the surprise final that happened at the Qatar World Cup.
But it seems that the chance for them is very low, even though I also chose and bet on Morocco when Morocco played against Spain and Portugal, but against France it seems I can't choose Morocco for several reasons.
5451  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2022 Discussion Thread on: December 11, 2022, 05:45:58 PM
I'm not sure about Argentina now honestly. Because Croatia have the potential to do the same thing they did to Brazil. They can just park the bus and defend Argentina players hard. Croatia manager knows what is coming for them so there is no meaning for them to play an offensive game. Their defensive tactics are already working for now. Argentina will need to break the lock of their defense as fast as possible. If they get unlucky just as Brazil when they find big chances, then they might be in big trouble.
Match results are uncertain now with the "dark horses" making their way to the semi-finals. Croatia may well do what you're saying and wait for their time to counter. It's amazing how teams could keep the ball 70% to 80% of the time and still fail to score. Argentina may be a different team but who knows what's going to happen.

I honestly want either Croatia or Morocco win the Finals because that would be a historic moment for both countries and FIFA.

I think Croatia might have been a bit lucky because Brazil lowered their tempo when they already had a goal, even though there was still the second half in extra time but Brazil just played like it was just to kill time without any pressure being exerted. Therefore, when Brazil lost momentum, the Croatian players made a quick counterattack until they managed to score a goal in the end.
If Brazil still plays at the same tempo after having a goal then I'm sure Brazil will still win but unfortunately, it looks like Brazil might think because they dominated the match then they looked like they underestimated Croatia after having that one goal.

So, even though Croatia are playing very defensively, there will always be gaps to be converted into goals by Argentine players later.
Also, it looks like if the game is going to be decided on penalties again, I think the Argentinian squad have the better players to be able to score in penalties. So yes, I personally still believe that Argentina will win and advance to the final against France, at least that is also the result on paper. But if another surprise happens, then we will see Croatia or Morocco in the final but not both.
5452  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: December 11, 2022, 04:57:45 PM
In the league, they only have Real Madrid as a title competitor. The cards are very different in the Europa League. There you have many more hurdles that you have to take to become champion, and you are not allowed to make any mistakes. In the competition you can still afford a defeat here and there. I think Barcelona is a contender for the title in the Europa League, but not very easily. Real Madrid actually has a much better team than Barcelona to become champion in the Spanish league. Are we going to see several more transfers in the winter period in the Spanish top teams?
The most profitable thing about Barca at the moment is that Madrid is still dependent on Benzema. from the several matches that took place, when benzema didn't play we saw madrid get bad results. This season's transfer market will definitely be enlivened by the hunt from Madrid to find a potential replacement for Benzema. The competition between Barca and Madrid this season is really tight.

For Real Madrid I believe they will still be recruiting new players because they have better finances compared to Barcelona, therefore I think Barcelona will not be able to sign new players because they have done their best before. But indeed, anything can still happen because Barcelona is a strange team, because even when their finances are destroyed, but Barcelona can still buy a lot of luxury players.
It will also be interesting to wait whether Barcelona will still recruit new players, or maybe it really won't do anything according to personal assumptions.

But when it comes to the strongest teams, basically Real Madrid and Barcelona are indeed strong teams, but even so, it will never be easy for them to get the highest achievements.
Even Barcelona last season in the Europa League was eliminated from the unseeded team and also, Barcelona this season is in fact still the team at the top of the La Liga standings. So yes, all possibilities can still happen, even though they are a strong team but it is still not entirely easy for them to win in every match.
5453  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 11, 2022, 04:05:00 PM
I see Olivier Giroud shining brightly in this world cup, even in the match against England he became a big hero because a goal from Giroud was able to lock France victory over England. ac milan is certainly proud of what giroud did on the world cup stage. i feel ac milan will give olivier giroud a new contract after the world cup is over he is a player who shines when he is old. It's worth waiting for whether he will be able to bring AC Milan back to win the Scudetto this season. AC Milan and Napoli are the two teams that are highly favored in the race for the Scudetto title but Napoli are further ahead seeing that the difference in points between the two is 8 points which is rather tough for AC Milan to chase.
in Serie A, Giroud is still pretty good. he has earned his place in the squad and managed 5 goals and 3 assists in the season. seeing his performance in the national team could make his performance in Milan improve. although the feelings and pressure when playing for the national team, especially in knockout matches are of course different when playing in the League.
but Giroud has proven he still has value to be considered. I think he can take France to the final.

Previously I thought Giroud would end soon or retire because of his old age, but who would have thought that Giroud could impress at the World Cup. Considering that Giroud's contract at Milan will also expire at the end of this season, so it is interesting to wait whether Milan is willing to extend Giroud's contract or not.
But if Milan do not renew Giroud's contract, then the impressive performance at the World Cup is unlikely to have any effect on Giroud.

But yeah, that's the worst possibility because I'm sure Giroud will get a new contract because after all, Milan are used to signing and extending contracts for old players and an example is Ibrahimovic too.
Therefore, old players playing in Milan are like something that suits Milan and what's more, Milan is still very confident in keeping old players because not many big teams are willing to do this.
5454  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: December 11, 2022, 02:58:05 PM
As usual, the Premier League has Boxing Day matches during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The match that will be the opening match is the match between Brentford v Tottenham. I think this will be an exciting match too, because this season Brentford can often put up great resistance when playing against the top ranked teams or when playing against the top five ranked teams.
In fact, in the previous match or match before yesterday's break, in fact, Brentford could beat Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. I think these results are quite surprising too, because Manchester City are currently competing in the title race, so Manchester City should be able to take advantage of this match to win.

But Brentford this season cannot be underestimated at all, and Tottenham will still be required to be able to make great efforts to be able to get full points because Tottenham will also play away.
Even though, in head to head at least Tottenham proved to be dominating to be able to beat Brentford, it seems that at this moment these results still cannot be used as a guarantee for an easy win.

Anyway, this Boxing day match looks like it will be a very tiring match, because they will continue to play after the world cup.
Unlike other leagues that will continue the league next year, but for Ligue 1 and also La Liga it seems they also have matches to be played at the end of the year.

It would be fair to say that Brentford have caused quite a few upsets so far this season, including an upset against Manchester City at home if I am not mistaken. But Tottenham are also playing really well so far as they are fourth in the table compared to Brentford being placed tenth.

I am pretty sure that the Harry Kane and Son duo will be ready for the match against Brentford as they have been playing exceptionally well under Antonio Conte.

But I have to give credit to Brentford as they have been playing at an outstanding level as a team and their team chemistry is spot on. Overall I am looking for a really high-voltage match on the Boxing day.

The difference in position in the standings does not fully guarantee that the team that is above can win easily when playing against the team that is below it, so it still won't be easy for Tottenham to be able to beat Brentford. Even though Brentford is ranked tenth in the Premier League table at the moment, the fact is that Brentford and Tottenham have the same total defeat so far with the four defeats they have experienced.
That way, I can't say the team at the top will have it easy, moreover this is the English Premier League which has very tough competition.

Indeed, so far Brentford has no record of beating Tottenham but I think that is in the past because even so, Brentford could hold Tottenham to a draw in the second match of last season.
Therefore, taking into account these results and also considering Brentford's performance so far this season, I think Brentford still has a chance to be able to hold Tottenham back to a draw or maybe Tottenham will still win but only with a narrow win.
5455  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: December 11, 2022, 02:15:15 PM
Furthermore, Morocco's defense is fantastic, no opponent can score against them. Africa continues to dream. In this tournament, Morocco played their hearts out. Their play was motivated by a desire to win. African teams need to stop being underrated, one day we'll watch them lead the way.

There are giant killers, but it's time to let them go? In the semi-final, they will be facing France, which is the strongest opponent.
It cannot be denied that France is a very strong team, they have got really good players and their performance has been looking good so far. Just a little off guard or even made a mistake, then it could be a nightmare for Morocco. However, if Morocco can play consistently like in their previous matches, I think Morocco has the opportunity to make a big surprise again, at least France won't beat Morocco easily.

Yes, even though France is the strongest candidate for the title at the moment because Brazil has been eliminated but still, I also believe that Morocco will still be able to play well in the semifinals. But basically I might be slightly leaning towards France, because I also previously admitted that France's performance at this moment was indeed better if I compared it to Spain and Portugal which were beaten by Morocco.
Because one of the factors that still makes me sure France will win is because France still has Giroud because I think this Giroud can give good results for France and the absence of Benzema in the current French squad seems to be something good for Giroud as well.

But yes, considering Morocco is also very good at keeping clean sheets, then of course France may not be able to beat Morocco easily.
But if Morocco can still really produce the same results as before, then of course Morocco is a team that will potentially win this World Cup title because they are very good at keeping clean sheets in every match.
5456  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Africa Football Discussion Thread || Current discussion: African teams at Qatar. on: December 11, 2022, 01:29:08 PM
First of all, I congratulate the football players of the Moroccan team. They show an excellent example of solidarity. I'm not just saying this as playing football. As a whole team, they are like family. That's the biggest factor in them being in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Even if we touch on the topic of the best player; we will need to update this list. We need to include Yassine Bounou on this list. Finally, the goalkeeper who was the best player of the match against Portugal, gave an unexpected performance and made a great contribution to Morocco being in the semi-finals.

With Morocco being very consistent in getting clean sheets, basically Yassine Bounou already has great value at this World Cup and I realized that since they were still in the group phase. In fact, during the penalty shootout against Spain, the fact was that Yassine Bounou's goal still couldn't concede a goal, so it's clear that Yassine Bounou is a player who deserves to also be the best player in one of his matches or maybe Yassine Bounou will be the best goalkeeper in this World Cup.
But considering the performance in Sevilla I think it's a completely different result, or maybe it's because of the different gameplay that the result is different.

But to be honest, I personally don't think that Yassine Bounou is playing for Sevilla, because Sevilla is also in a bad season this season but what happened to Yassine Bounou in this World Cup is a very great result for Morocco.
Also basically, every match that Morocco goes through is a difficult match but Morocco can advance to the semifinals and of course Morocco is a team that cannot be underestimated at all. Even though in the semifinals Morocco will play against France but still, France will not be easy to win because Morocco at this moment is full of surprises.
5457  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: December 10, 2022, 06:05:21 PM
Nice team is a really confusing team they get good results in the tough games and lose or draw in the relatively easy ones today they lost to girona in a friendly game, girona are not exactly a tough team but they can sometimes be hard to beat, its a big difference between Nice performance in the last and current season i think they need some changes, the manager departure was a huge blow in my opinion.

Friendly matches cannot be used as a reference, because usually they also only try to make several strategies with players who are mostly not the main players. But apart from that, basically Nice is not a team that has high consistency every season, at least with Nice still being able to compete in the mid-table in Ligue 1, that is good enough for them.
You can check how Nice has been in the previous few seasons, at least Nice has only fluctuated in the top ten and is more precise in the five to ten positions.

Therefore, if Nice only loses in a friendly match I think that is still an okay result, because it is not certain that these bad results will continue to be experienced by Nice throughout the season.
If Nice continues to have bad results then it is unlikely that Nice will be able to survive in the top ten in the Ligue 1 standings. So in this case, I think Nice still hasn't experienced much change in performance, even though they changed coaches and also made some reshuffles but Nice still doesn't could be stable but Nice is good enough if it can consistently compete in the top ten.
5458  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: December 10, 2022, 05:17:08 PM


Damn, because previously I bet for Netherlands and Brazil with a lot of confidence but the result was disappointing, but I still have enough confidence to continue betting according to my initial choice for Morocco too. But unfortunately, because in the previous two matches I was disappointed and my self-confidence dropped a little, then I only chose the To Qualify option with lower odds for Morocco, even though if I still chose Morocco for an absolute victory then obviously those are bigger odds.
But yes, it doesn't matter with my bet because I am also quite happy that my prediction for Morocco or my confidence in Morocco has come true.

But, if Morocco play against France in the semi-final then maybe I will doubt it a bit, but if it's the semi-final Morocco plays against England then I will still go with Morocco.
This is also a miracle because the surprises are still continuing with Croatia and especially about Morocco, of course, and for the semifinal match, of course, predictions will be even more difficult. Just imagine that the tension in the quarter-finals is already very high, that way can't imagine how their gameplay in the semifinals will certainly be tougher.
5459  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: December 10, 2022, 02:35:20 PM
As usual, the Premier League has Boxing Day matches during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The match that will be the opening match is the match between Brentford v Tottenham. I think this will be an exciting match too, because this season Brentford can often put up great resistance when playing against the top ranked teams or when playing against the top five ranked teams.
In fact, in the previous match or match before yesterday's break, in fact, Brentford could beat Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. I think these results are quite surprising too, because Manchester City are currently competing in the title race, so Manchester City should be able to take advantage of this match to win.

But Brentford this season cannot be underestimated at all, and Tottenham will still be required to be able to make great efforts to be able to get full points because Tottenham will also play away.
Even though, in head to head at least Tottenham proved to be dominating to be able to beat Brentford, it seems that at this moment these results still cannot be used as a guarantee for an easy win.

Anyway, this Boxing day match looks like it will be a very tiring match, because they will continue to play after the world cup.
Unlike other leagues that will continue the league next year, but for Ligue 1 and also La Liga it seems they also have matches to be played at the end of the year.
5460  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: December 10, 2022, 01:52:15 PM
It looks like Florian Flick is only on loan for half a season and next season Florian Flick will return to FC Schalke 04, I think it's a short time. Even though Florian Flick got more minutes at Nuremberg, I think that still doesn't fully guarantee Florian Flick to get a place in the main squad at Schalke when he returns from loan. But yes, hopefully Florian Flick can develop better there, considering Schalke's position is also not very good at the moment.
It is possible that next season Florian Flick will return to Schalke but in the end Florian Flick will play again in the 2. Bundesliga, because it seems difficult for Schalke to get out of the relegation zone.

Schalke is still not strong enough to compete in the Bundesliga right now, even though Schalke can return to playing in the Bundesliga quickly but it seems like Schalke still needs a better overhaul at least to be able to stay in the Bundesliga longer.
Maybe if I consider the current points gap, it looks like Schalke has a five point gap with Hertha Berlin and Stuttgart. But still, when the situation and condition of the team are not in their best shape, it will be difficult for Schalke to catch up with them but with this long break, hopefully Schalke can get up again.

I did not know that he is only on loan for half a year. I do not know if that makes sense. But maybe there is an option for him to stay in Nürnberg afterwards. Either he stays on loan or Nürnberg will buy him.

I do not have much hope for Schalke. I do not know if they have enough money to be able to buy new players. They have to improve, otherwise they will play in the 2nd Bundesliga again.

The data I got about Florian Flick will be on loan to Nuremberg that starts on 1 Jan 2023 and will end on 30 June 2023, that means Florian Flick will play at Nuremberg for at least only half a season in this remaining season. After all, a loan like that can still be done, because I don't think there is a rule about a loan that can only be done for one full season and or several seasons.
There's nothing strange about going on a half-season loan because at the time those transfers were made, in fact they coincided with the transfer window opening so it still made sense.

For European teams it seems money is not a big problem to bring in new players, because the more important factor is about the players themselves. Are they willing to play at Schalke who are only trying to get out of the relegation zone and or, at least Schalke will still get new players but not star players.
Because star players will only be willing to play in a team for competition at the top of the standings and not to compete in the relegation zone, so naturally even though Schalke gets new players it still doesn't guarantee that Schalke can recover quickly.
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