I think Argentina have little chance of getting out of Group C after losing to Saudi Arabia. Mexico and Poland are not favourites for the championship. But these two teams are traditionally the dark horses. I think after the draw in the Mexico vs. Poland match, these teams are the main contenders qualify from the group C.
At least in this case they have partners because Germany also had to lose to Japan. Even if we look at the whole game the conditions are actually the same between these matches. Argentina and Germany dominated more than 70 per cent of possession and managed to score the first goal through Penalty but after that the comeback was incredible. This is definitely something that is beyond thought because basically in terms of strength they are much better but with this condition now it's a little different because I don't think they will be too comfortable if they have to lose in the group stage now. Saudi Arabia and Japan are real dark horse teams and in reality I am personally not too surprised by this result but yes, about Mexico and Poland I also believe that Mexico and Poland have the ability to play well in defense. But even so, Argentina and Germany still have a chance to qualify but it seems that the chance to qualify for them is very low, especially about Germany, which still has Spain in group E as another favorite team in group E. Therefore I say that their chances are indeed small, but Germany clearly seems to have a more difficult challenge because it could be that Spain and Japan are the two teams that will qualify from Group E. Of course it would be a shame if these favorite teams did not qualify from the group stage, because on paper they all have better quality. But indeed, sometimes these dark horse teams can provide resistance during the event and this should be the main consideration for the favorite teams. Because by having such awareness, at least they will never be satisfied if they only win by only one goal, they should still continue to play with the ambition to make more goals to make their lead more secure. |
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This is the last chance for psg to win the champions league title in my opinion because if they fail to achieve it this year i think many players will leave and mbape will be the first in the list, lionel messi will most likely return to Barcelona whatever the outcome of this year
This can't be their last chance of winning the champions league, if they fail to win it this season, they would try again next time, and they will keep trying until they can get it right, that is how football works, you can't give up because you failed to win a trophy, the same way you desire to win it is the same way other teams want to win it too. Psg may even be eliminated in the next round this season, they have a strong opponent in Bayern Munich. Lionel Messi isn't returning to Barcelona, there is no reason for him to, if he wants to leave psg he will go somewhere else, Mbappe has a big contract with psg, and if he is going to leave, the team that will buy him will have to pay too much money, which makes it hard. Even if psg fail to win the champions league this season, and then lose players, they have the money to buy new players that are very good, and try again. Big teams like Real Madrid, Manchester City and maybe also Newcastle I believe they are ready and they can afford to pay big money for Mbappe, because this is a way for them to have a better chance of winning the title. But regardless of which team is able to pay Mbappe dearly, I think about the chance to win the Champions League title, of course there is no last chance for a team. Because if the team is still in a good management condition then of course, they will continue to try to build a better team. The problem is that their key players might leave, that is not a reason for a team as big as PSG to give up the Champions League title race. So yes, there will always be turnover and it will keep PSG at least not losing all of their key players. Therefore, if any key players leave then surely PSG will be able to sign other star players which will hopefully improve the performance of the team as expected to be stronger in the Champions League and not just in Ligue 1. |
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Germany vs Japan FIFA World Cup 2022 In today's match, Germany is a strong team but Japan is having a tough fight. At half-time, Germany touched a ball past Japan's goal post. However, Germany is a very strong team and is also far ahead in ranking compared to Japan. However, in terms of strikers, Germany has the most strikers compared to Japan and Germany has one more point. But I think today's victory will go to Germany.
Germany is not having much difficulty in today's match, they are a much stronger team than their opponents and found many more positions throughout the match. We are now in the 70th minute of the match and Germany is ahead with a goal by İlkay Gündoğan. I don't think we will see a surprising result in the match, Germany can score a few more goals and they will win this match  With 1-0 actually not safe enough for Germany anything can happen even at the last second therefore they must be careful Germany controlled the match from all sides and Japan was unable to fire a shot on target but Japan is known as a team that does not give up easily. It's a shame Japan was able to score an equalizer in the 75th minute and in fact, Japan was able to score its second goal in the 83rd minute. Maybe for some people this is still a reasonable result because Japan is also one of the strongest teams from Asia, so it's only natural that Japan can provide strong resistance for Germany. By the way, I also bet on Germany to win, but this seems to be the wrong choice. Because I also realized before betting that Japan could not be underestimated at all, but I tried to keep convincing myself that Germany could win. But yes, in the end the result was something I was worried about and with this choice, at least it was enough to make me regret because before that I also knew that Germany would still not be easy to win. It was possible, because Germany had been ahead from that first half like they might have felt safe, that finally Japan managed to score two goals in less than 10 minutes. |
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Cristiano Ronaldo still has quite high selling price, many teams interested want to signing and move to MLS or Asian league will be new challenge for Ronaldo. I think the decision to retire after the world cup is impossible especially with Ronaldo's desire to continue playing in a big European team. Ronaldo still on the top level right now based on how take care with his physical and he can managed well with his performance although have been 37 years old.
Possible for Ronaldo after World Cup can playing two until three years later, but I think top level performance with European team maybe one or two season and best ideas when moving to MLS and he can earn much salary because there are many team want to signing Ronaldo.
We'll see how he performs with Portugal in the World Cup, because if Ronaldo is old and still chasing titles I don't think it's the right way. In fact, if we take another example like in MotoGP where at that time Rossi was already old but still had the ambition to get a World Champion, but because there were already many competitors and he was still very young. Until finally Rossi decided to retire, for me that could be an example or a lesson that in old age it is difficult to pursue titles. It's different if old players play as usual and accept all the coach's decisions, for example like Lewandowski, Benzema and also Giroud. They are all playing as they can without having big ambitions to win the title, but the results are still good until now. Ronaldo's case is very different, because Ronaldo is used to titles and maybe he thinks it's easy to win titles, so Ronaldo doesn't realize that his era has ended. Instead of playing in other competitions outside of Europe which basically don't have prestigious titles like in Europe, then I think it's better for Ronaldo to retire. |
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The World Cup break will make many clubs have to prepare to return to the league, the Scudetto race will heat up and feel tough, AC Milan, Lazio and Juventus are the closest competitors to Napoli.
Napoli will not be so overwhelmed this season despite having to compete with AC Milan, Lazio and Juventus. Because when Napoli returned to competing again in Serie A after the world cup, Napoli already had a slight advantage which was clearly very useful for him to fight for the Scudetto. The distance between points and their current opponent is a very good capital for Napoli to stay at the top of the standings by still scoring points in every game. Yes indeed, Napoli only needs to maintain its position and keep this point gap safe. But if we consider Napoli's performance in previous seasons when it was towards the end of the season, its performance might drop a little. At least this is still a big consideration, whether Napoli this season will be able to maintain its performance, or maybe it will repeat mistakes like in previous seasons. But regardless of whether Napoli can maintain its performance or not, I also really want Napoli to win the title this season. But because Juventus are back in the top four quickly, then I think it can also be a serious threat to Napoli's position. Because at the start of the season I really thought that Juventus had a big chance to win the title this season with their new squad, but at the start of the season Juventus' performance was very disappointing. But with such poor performance at the start of the season, who would have thought Juventus would be able to get back into the top four quickly. Such rapid improvement is of course a big concern for me for Juventus to be back in the title race this season. |
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Intentionally or not it was too much punishment for not being able to play in 3 matches. It seemed that referee Gil Manzano was not in the best of moods at the time.
Lewandoski explained regarding his gesture which was considered insulting to the referee, he said it was shown to the bench and not to the referee. Lewandowski will try to appeal the sentence.
Lewandowski also admits that his debut at Barcelona will not be easy and will go according to plan, but he is trying to give his team the best.
Robert Lewandowski had to go through many hurdles at Barcelona because he is a very professional player so all problems are faced calmly. An unprofessional referee will be carried away with feelings so he cannot think logically as a referee has a logical task, not using emotions. The situation on the field will be very different from what we see and also, the referee who leads the course of a professional match, of course, the referee is also a professional with a certificate and other supports. I just don't think that referees who lead big matches like Barcelona, are led by unprofessional referees and it doesn't seem to make sense. Because after all, one's emotions on the field will increase, moreover in this era there are also many referees who experience this and make the same decisions. Getting red cards is part of football and I don't think Lewandowski should appeal. Because if he doesn't accept the decision, then Lewandowski has no challenge in his career. At least with the red card obtained can make a big lesson to be even better in the future, as a professional player Lewandowski should be able to accept this and be aware of it. |
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There are reports that Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect. Manchester United don’t deserve him. Yes it was mistake to say he can’t respect the coach publicly
but apart from that, everything he said were bitter truths. Its a good news for him. He deserved much better, benching him and playing him for a few minutes every now and then was disrespectful towards his Legendary career.
It was a good decision to cut of Cristiano Ronaldo off Manchester United; he has cast a bad aspersion on the team unity this season and it was just better to cut pff ties. It is reality that Manchester united play better football without Ronaldo; and now that he is off, i hope the mufc board backs Ten hag, get a new striker after the worldcup and we can enjoy our football again With the kind of agreement that Ronaldo was able to meet with Manchester United it is making me to believe that Ronaldo purposely granted that interview to enable him leave this January without going every other processes or Manchester United holding him down till his contract finishes, just check out the timing when this interview was granted and how everything is playing out it is a game that Ronaldo played on Manchester United but I think it has spoilt his reputation in the club Yes, after all Ronaldo had previously shown his dislike or dissatisfaction with being at Manchester United precisely after they failed to finish in the top four. Also, a legendary player with an age that is no longer productive and then the coach reserves him is a natural thing, it doesn't mean that the coach doesn't respect his legendary career so far. Because it would be worse if Ronaldo continued to play but Ronaldo failed to contribute to the team, if that happened then of course Ronaldo's reputation would get worse. For me, ending Ronaldo's contract with or without honor doesn't matter, after all, Ronaldo, as a legendary player, should be wiser and be able to accept the coach's decisions. Because Ronaldo should have given a lot of thanks to Manchester United or at least be able to respect the contract he has at Manchester United, because Ronaldo became big also starting from Manchester United. If it ends like this, then I don't think there is any more respect that Ronaldo should receive as a legendary player because he has destroyed his reputation with such a bad attitude. |
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That was not the last match for Argentina, so I am still hoping for them to be in the finals.
Yes we know is their first match and not the last one, but their performance in their first match might determine if a country will go far, I was thinking Argentina will win the match, I don't even expect Saudi Arabia to give Argentina difficult time in today's match, Saudi Arabia should just be like bonus to Argentina but unfortunately they lost the match, I was suprised that Messi was in the match and they couldn't win the match. From my opinion I don't think Argentina is going to go far in this year's world cup, but let's just see how they will perform in their next match. The results on the first matchday still cannot be used as a guarantee whether the team will progress further or not, but one thing that I believe in my personal assessment long before the World Cup started is that Argentina will not reach the final match or win the title. But if it is to qualify for the next round, it seems that it is still possible. With this defeat, Argentina is the only favorite team to lose on the first matchday so far. This incident is certainly a valuable lesson for Argentina which of course, they will be even better in the next match. Because in this match we also admit that the Saudi Arabia goalkeeper played very well with the 5 important saves he made, this made Argentina still unlucky even though they had many opportunities to convert opportunities into goals. Even though I still believe that Argentina can still qualify for the next round, it seems that it is still not easy for Argentina. Because of these Group C teams, they can be said to be quite strong in defense, so it is still not easy for Argentina to qualify. |
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Bayern Munich also has a lot more opportunities financially than other clubs. They already have a strong team, but they can also easily afford to attract strong players. Other teams have to make do with much more limited resources, it's not that easy. Dortmund has been able to hook up nicely for years, but they have not been able to absorb the departure of Haaland well. It must be said that they are unlucky that Haaler became ill, because they also paid quite a bit of money for that. Maybe they can now buy a striker in the winter. They can use it well.
Since all this while Bayern Munich have been winning Bundesliga it as also help them to be financially stable. They can be able to afford any player. Dortmund sells out their best players without trying to always win trophies as priority, Dortmund not having the mindset to win trophies is making the team not to have target. That's the biggest problem of Dortmund as they always sell their best players in the squad, this administration is very bad and they must change their mentality toward the team and players if they want to earn trophies and make their fans happy but it seems that this administration don't care at all about the fans As a team that doesn't have good financial and that's the way used by dortmund to generate profit from football. This club is focusing to develop the new talent. It has been very well known by so many people if dortmund was pretty much the same like arsenal in the past when it was only developing the player to be sold for profit in the market. These kind of team can be called as profit oriented team. Dortmund will always try to sell its player that got a big offer by another player. It can be said if dortmund was not focus to win the trophy. Getting big profit from selling the player was more than enough for dortmund but so many stars have come from dortmund. But the departure of star players also depends on the wishes of the players themselves, because even though Dortmund often sell good players, there are also players who choose to stay in Dortmund even though they have received offers. For example, the current captain of the Dortmund team is Marco Reus, who has been playing for Dortmund for ten years. At least this case is also a small piece of evidence that not all of Dortmund's key players are easy to accept the offers that are available. But yes, this is very rare indeed, because most players of course have different desires in football, like those who are young and want a title that they can continue to achieve. It seems that when Dortmund realized that it was difficult to break Bayern Munich's dominance, maybe that was also one of the reasons they continued to release their key players. Because at the same time, if Dortmund retain their key players, then Dortmund must also be prepared to provide a contract extension or a new contract which of course will cost more money. So, there are many factors that prevent Dortmund from retaining its key players, this is also a way to keep them financially good and healthy. |
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It was a really interesting day for Argentina. This was normally like the easiest match in the group for them. However their performance was much worse than I expected. I mean they had big difficulties in defense especially. Both of Saudi Arabia's goals were impressive at the same time. By the way, I couldn't even count how many times Argentina players were caught offside.  Many goals were disallowed just because of that. Martinez's first offside was a really slight one as well. Not being able to find the second goal brought Argentina's end in the second half. After those shocking goals they tried to make a comeback but it didn't help. Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper was really amazing today by important saves. Also, I know it's just the first matchday for Argentina, but I think this defeat is enough of a hint that Messi is not as guaranteed for the World Cup title as many people expected before the World Cup even started. They think this is the last moment for Messi before retiring to give the World Cup title to Argentina, but I'm not sure because to achieve this achievement will not be easy. Now it's proven, even though Argentina has many star players but that still doesn't guarantee they will get the luck as expected. Even so, I also still believe that Argentina still has a chance to qualify, but to win the title I personally am not completely sure. Because in my opinion, even though Argentina has many star players, their gameplay is not very good, so yes, they are still not strong enough to become a national team that can win the World Cup even though Messi is really expected at this moment. |
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Atletico Madrid still have a long way to go in the league to be able to reach the level of Barcelona and Real Madrid. Because there is a significant drop in their effort level in the recent seasons. This season is even worse than the previous one I think. Because they had a horrible run in the Champions League. Their performance in the La Liga is also bad now as they are far away from the title competition.
Hopefully Simeone is thinking of some changes in his strategies. Or maybe he might think of leaving at the end of the season. Whichever happens, I just think they need to start playing differently to be more consistent.
With Atlético in that condition, I personally don't believe that Atletico can overtake Real Madrid and Barcelona and yes, I also realize that the league is still long and there is still a long way to go. But Atletico's performance this season is very different from the great performances of Real Madrid and Barcelona, I'm sure the two teams will remain consistent in La Liga. But yes, maybe with Atletico no longer playing in Europe, it's like a loophole for Atletico to be able to improve their quality in La Liga. But to be a contender in the title race I personally am not completely sure, because if at the same time Real Madrid and Barcelona don't make many mistakes then of course that will be enough for Real Madrid and Barcelona to be far from the teams below them. Because even the third-placed team currently has a nine-point gap with Real Madrid, I think the gap is definitely difficult for them to get closer to overtaking one and two. |
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I am meant to understand that non-performance of thomas was not the only reason that made Chelsea to sack him.
There is an information that the inability of Thomas Tuchel to buy Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the reasons that he was sack. if it was non-performance it was too early to make the sack because the season just started and many other clubs including Manchester United and Liverpool were as well struggling to find their place in the league even after today Liverpool is yet to find its place in the EPL and yet Jurgen Klopp has not been sacked.
Apart from various reasons from Chelsea's new management. What is clear is that Tuchel's dismissal was like a suicide bomb for them. Chelsea are no longer considered a giant in the Premier League, they will gradually return to being a mediocre team, unless they dare to invest heavily and are able to bring in a new manager to replace Potter. It must be realized, Potter is not yet fit to train Chelsea and given a very big target. So for that, the management of The Blues must be smart in managing the team. Then new problems will come if Chelsea finish outside the top five. If that happens, chances are star players won't want to wear Chelsea uniforms and it will be very difficult to find classy players in every transfer market. While other teams were comfortable with their coach, Chelsea fired him for no apparent reason. Because for me, if the dismissal is only because Tuchel disagrees with Todd Boehly I think that maybe it's only one of them, but it can't have an impact on being sacked. Because the reason I most believe is that Todd Boehly has a different plan and way than Tuchel in building the team, so Todd Boehly fired Tuchel and not about declining performance. Maybe this is still in the process of Todd Boehly's long term and of course, we will not know for sure what Todd Boehly's real plans are. Because Todd Boehly doesn't just fire the coach and of course will overhaul all of the management at Chelsea, with a major reshuffle like this, of course it will take a long time for Chelsea to be able to recover from this declining performance. But if Potter really doesn't make a quick recovery then I'm also worried Chelsea's problems will only get worse. Because when a team is no longer consistent in the top four, then of course it will have an impact on both old and new players so that existing problems become more difficult to solve. |
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Juventus have made a huge progress in the league after a point. They started really badly and Allegri was in a really problematic situation. Being unsuccessful in the Serie A and Champions League both caused people to talk about his getting sacked soon. Juventus president still seemed to be confident about him for the future considering his statement about the topic.
After that we all have witnessed how the team started to get positive results in the Serie A. They are still on a winning streak and they have reached the third place in the points table too. Their being able to do this despite many injuries is really impressive. The World Cup break should also help their players get well and be ready for the rest of the season.
Yes, after the defeat that Juventus received when playing against Milan with a score of 2-0, and then Juventus no longer suffered defeat in Serie A. In fact, when playing against Inter the result was that Juventus won 2-0 and also, won 3-0 when play against Lazio. This result, to be honest, was beyond the prediction of the majority because at that time it was also doubtful that Juventus would be able to be consistent. So, with the results of these six consecutive wins, at least Juventus will be dangerous again to continue the season after the break. Also, Allegri's case is indeed very worrying so that many of us also expect the dismissal to be carried out immediately, even to the point that we no longer know what Juventus expects from Allegri with such a bad result. But with results that can improve this doesn't mean Allegri will be safe, for me there is still concern for Allegri because Allegri doesn't have a good way when the main squad suffers a lot of injuries. |
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There is something interesting about the Tottenham vs AC Milan match, what is interesting is the current Tottenham coach, Antonio Conte. Yes, he recorded something extraordinary every time he met AC Milan. He won 10 times when he met the Serie A champions, he only tasted 1 defeat and 3 draws. With this, Tottenham benefit because their coach is very experienced when dealing with AC Milan.
Indeed, now the situation is much different, what makes me curious is, will Antonio Conte be a nightmare for AC Milan? It will be very interesting if he can win again against the Rossoneri.
These records was Conte get when he train Inter and Juventus even Conte also has good records from Milan current Manager Stefano Pioli that since 2019 until 2021 Conte only lost once from several meetings so this indicated Conte know how to beat AC Milan and this also who makes him confident will be the winner of this match and first leg Tottenham as a host so i am sure he will utilized the match to gets 3 points and the statistics indeed showed Tottenham might be will makes Milan slipped moreover Milan currently still struggle to find their shape and i have to says their performance also not quite well in this competition so lets see who will be the winner whether it Milan or Tottenham Now looking at the condition of the team which is actually quite good for Tottenham and Conte's experience in dealing with teams from Serie A, it is clear that this is a very good capital for Tottenham. Their condition also actually looks the same in the outline of the game but I feel Tottenham are much better especially for their midfield. But this could be something else if you look at the experience that Milan had in the Champions League. Interesting and also, maybe that's why one of the reasons Antonio Conte signed players who arrived from Juventus and Inter such as Kulusevski, Bentancur and Perisic. Because maybe Conte really understands the characteristics of the players from the two clubs, but even so, there really is no guarantee that they will win again against the Italian team. Because so far Milan has been doing well in Serie A and even though they are not a strong team at the top, Milan is in second place in the Serie A standings as it shows that Milan is ready to play well in the Champions League as well. The first leg will be played at the San Siro but for some reason, I personally am not so sure for Milan to win but maybe a draw could happen. Because at the same time, even though Tottenham is not the strongest team in the Premier League, it seems that Conte does have a better strategy. So, with a comparison like that it looks like there is still a chance for both of them to win, but I personally still think that Premier League teams can play stronger and better. |
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So far the favorite teams to win the group, they got the results as expected, such as England who won big and also the Netherlands who were still able to win the match even though new goals were scored towards the end of the match. But with that, at least I personally am still very confident that the favorite teams will still get victory in their first match.
Unless it's Germany v Spain, I think it's the only group that has potential group winners for two teams. But maybe it's also about Croatia v Belgium, they are also a team with big potential to win the group.
When compared to other groups which only have one favorite team to win the group, because the preparation of these favorite teams has been very good so far and I personally don't doubt it.
But yes, there are still a lot of matches yet to be played, and maybe later there will be a team that is not seeded but can give a surprise even though I personally am not entirely sure about that at this moment.
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I have also heard about the rumours like Ronaldo might come back to Real Madrid for 6 months. It is because of Benzema's ongoing injury of course. However as far as I know Benzema is returning in a few weeks finally. If he really returns in this time period then I don't think Real Madrid would even think about making an offer for Ronaldo. Because they won't be in need of a striker anymore. Benzema would enter the starting eleven right away and his substitute would be Rodrygo.
I know Rodrygo is a right winger normally. But he has played as a centre-forward more than the number of matches as a right winger in this season. There is Mariano also but I assume that he would be released by the team as his contract expires in the summer as well.
Real Madrid have confirmed that the are not signing any new striker when the January transfer window opens. They believe that they have the right players that can give them the best performance. Benzema's injury have caused so uncertainty in the team but I think the club is still relying on Benzema and Rodrygo. Ronaldo is now a very controversial product in the transfer market, most top clubs might not be comfortable signing him because he might criticize them at will. Ronaldo is now too big to be controlled by any manager or club management. I think he should start his own club, where he would have full control over the the club. Agree, at the moment it seems that there are not many clubs that have a strong desire to sign Ronaldo even if it is Real Madrid. Because maybe Real Madrid also learned from what happened to Ronaldo at Manchester United and I don't think Real Madrid ever signed a player to come back. In fact, legendary players in the past like for example Raul who was even the captain of the team in his time, but when his performance declined Real Madrid would still get rid of him. What's more with Ronaldo, not only has his performance decreased but his attitude has also changed, and of course Real Madrid will never sign a player like this and I'm sure of that. Because so far Real Madrid has only recruited players who are at the peak of their performance, even though Real Madrid have to recruit from strong rival teams in La Liga. Because in the past it had happened when Real Madrid signed Figo, Real Madrid signed him from Barcelona and at that time Figo was at the peak of his best performance. There have been many rumors about Ronaldo's move, but so far I'm still not sure which club will really be ready to risk accepting Ronaldo in these conditions. |
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Hello guys, I want to know your predictions concerning Senegal and Netherlands, the match is starting in about 30 minutes from now, Senegal currently has an odd of 6.0 while Netherlands have odds of 1.69, I am seriously confused as to which team to place my bet on, senegal is a great team, this is not to undermine the power Netherlands has, but then, what are you predictions guys?
I personally don't believe Senegal will win this match, because even though Senegal has good players in their squad. But in history they are not very easy to win even when Senegal plays against a not so strong national team. But for the Netherlands, even though they don't always win against other European teams, they are used to playing under pressure and demands. So at least it has shaped their characteristics for the better, even though it still won't be easy to win but in the end I'm still sure Netherlands will win even if only by a narrow score. But about the difference in odds like that, I think it's too much because after all, Senegal has a good squad and they usually play in the big leagues in Europe too. So maybe, betting for the minority could be a good opportunity too but still, you should reconsider and be ready to take the risk. |
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It's too big if you put 4 for England, because Iran is quite good from the world ranking, different from Qatar, and you have to watch out for Iran's game, but if England wants to find goals then they can take advantage of the opportunities that occur when the game starts, so don't underestimate Iran, because we won't know what Iran's game is like, it could even be the other way around, England will be overwhelmed to face Iran.
Regardless of whether or not other people belittled Iran, in this case I only have more confidence in England who will win the match just like Ecuador last night who had managed to beat the hosts in the opening of the world cup. And for a more fierce match I think it will happen to Senegal vs Netherlands because the two countries also have better players in this world cup. And even if it's not underestimated, I'm also not sure that Iran will be able to win against England today. I don't think there's anything wrong with the big score that England might get in the match against Iran because after all, it's clear they have different market values so there's nothing wrong with putting England to win with a big score. But indeed, to get a victory with a big score will never be easy and that is also not meant to be underestimated. Because if in reality, for example, England wins big with great effort, then at least it can be said that Iran remains a difficult opponent, unless England wins big in an easy way, then at least it can be said that Iran is still too weak. Anyway, I personally believe that England will still win whether with a big or small score and I also believe that England will get clean sheets in this match. I personally only consider the quality of the team and also the players, of course, because I think it is clear that the mentality of the players that England has is better and has a higher winning mentality when compared to Iran. |
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Although Chelsea seem the favourite team to advance in their matchup against Dortmund, I still see this as a pretty competitive one. Because we don't have the same old Chelsea now. They have tried to change things by changing their manager but it hasn't worked. Potter also can't be successful with the team for now. I know that it hasn't been a very long time since he came here but they would have given some positive signals for the future at least.
Chelsea actually play better in the Champions League than the Premier League. But it is still not as effective as to eliminate the biggest title contenders here. I expect them to have some difficulties against Dortmund too. It is up to how strong Dortmund will be able to stay in defense as well. Because they are still quite weak in defense and this might give a golden opportunity for Chelsea to eliminate them. My favourite is still Chelsea but it might be a close matchup on aggregate.
To be honest it is a difficult prediction, because both of these teams are not doing well in their respective leagues, like in previous seasons. But at the same time they are not too bad in the competition in the Champions League and because of that, I consider these two teams to have the same chance to win. Maybe with one of them winning in the first leg it will give them a bigger chance to qualify, because in the second leg it is very possible for the winning team in the first leg to only maintain their advantage by playing more defensively. So yes, I agree with a tight aggregate because I also don't think they will have many goals, but if Dortmund can do well then it looks like Dortmund will probably have at least two goals. Chelsea's defense is not good enough at this moment and to make matters worse, Chelsea has also recently been getting stalemate which makes it difficult for them to score goals. |
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When referring to the head-to-head record of the two teams, Barcelona is still ahead of Man United, but I don't think Barcelona will be able to win this match easily because Man United will definitely fight fiercely. Even though their performance has not been consistent, but Man United often looks good when facing big teams. Besides that, Barcelona also seems to prioritize La Liga. It was so obvious when they had to be eliminated from the Champions League. So I think, Man United also has the same opportunities as Barcelona to win this game.
For now I put Barcelona as the favorites to win this game, but that could change when I saw their performance when the league restarted. Any changes can still occur here, moreover they will play this match which may have new players. Manchester United have very high hopes of winning this match and improving their record against Barcelona. In the play-off round, the meeting between Manchester United and Barcelona is a match that has attracted a lot of attention. Anyway, both of their coaches need a degree to achieve at least to prove their coaching qualities. Last season Xavi failed and maybe this season will be the season for Xavi to win a title, be it La Liga or Europa League. Because it would be a shame if Xavi was still unable to give Barcelona a title, moreover this season Barcelona has a better squad than the previous season because now Barcelona have a goal machine in their forwards. With the full support that Barcelona has, Barcelona should have won titles in every competition. moreover they only play in the Europa League which is basically the second tier in Europe and therefore, they should have a better run in the Europa League than in the Champions League. But indeed, to achieve this achievement will not be easy either, because Manchester United under Erik ten Hag is a better team than before. |
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