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5861  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2022/2023 on: January 19, 2023, 08:49:15 PM

Saudi Arabian club Al Helal have offered Lionel Messi an annual salary of €350 million. Messi has yet to renew his contract with PSG.
Ronaldo current club Al Nasser's biggest rival club is Al Helal. Al Helal have offered to pay 350 million euros in annual salary for Messi, which Messi can accept.
This is a rumor that continues to be hot to talk about not because the SPL is a famous league but because the value offered is fantastic, this money will change many things in football including the player's focus is no longer accepting club offers that can make him win the title but what can provide a bigger salary so that he can retire as a player who has fantastic assets

Having the highest salary is everyone's dream especially soccer players apart from financial, they can also prove the most expensive player
Anyone who succeeds in achieving it will certainly be a pride, I think Messi needs to consider it next season.

The truth was, I had heard that rumor, but I had seen something like this on the rds, however Messi shouldn't think about it too much, it is known that at PSG his only ally is Ney, and with a salary of that style he will be able to stay in the same league as There is CR7, of course it is a much higher salary than that of CR7, but I like it because if he accepts the most famous players of all they will want to go to the Arab league, I honestly don't know what they think or what they want to end up with, but The only thing Messi has left is nothing, then he can afford the luxury of going to that league, and if so, I'm sure that this league will start to be one of the most famous, and since they inject a lot of money into it, it may be done famous.
5862  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: January 19, 2023, 08:02:59 PM
They shouldn't underestimate Juventus because currently Juventus are in their best form after they went through a downturn at the start of the season and now they have managed to get up so they can bring them to second place in the standings, Napoli have to be careful and don't make too many mistakes in the meeting later and the Napoli team must play with focus until the last minute so they don't concede a goal because in the last two matches, if we look at Juventus against Cremonese and Udinese, they scored goals at critical times.
Yes, because Juventus could surprise Napoli supporters in the match later, moreover, Juventus is not a bottom team and not a team that is not seeded, but he is right below Napoli at the top of the standings and has always overshadowed Napoli's steps to win the league this season, I bet on a draw. or think juventus narrowly won that match  Wink

Juve is a team that really has a lot to offer, we as good fans must accept that yes, Juve can catch up with Napoli and take first place, but with all the speculation out there, we cannot cover the sun with a finger. , It is well known that if Napoli continues to lose, they will take away that first place that they have achieved with so much effort, but we cannot put Juve as the only option either, we have an Inter that does not give up, now all the Italian teams are playing with more sweetheart, perhaps the World Cup holidays were very popular, the team I have high hopes for is ROMA, because I know that Mou always seeks to win and is already sure with the best strategies for each team.

Milan practically threw away a super cup match with Inter due to two serious defensive errors and an absent goalkeeper on both shots.  In this second half of the championship Milan is playing very badly and now as he writes Inter scores his third goal... another incredible mistake by Milan.

I'm really surprised by Milan's performance like this, it's something that you can hardly believe, but to tell the truth I think that this is normal for it to happen in football, it's not like Milan always play that way, without going very far , Real Madrid lost the Super Cup of Spain almost by a landslide, the important thing about this type of defeat is that the teams learn that they must wake up, that there is a direction that is misdirected and that they need to do something better in order to improve, and that It is a call for attention even for the technical director himself.

Inter Milan Goalkeeper Andre Onana: “No Tension Ahead Of Supercoppa Italiana, If We Play Well I’m Convinced We’ll Win”



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Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana feels that if the team can play at their best then they are certainly capable of beating AC Milan in the Supercoppa Italiana this evening.

Speaking to Italian broadcaster SportMediaset ahead of the match, via FCInterNews, the 26-year-old said that he is not feeling any tension ahead of the match, his first opportunity to win a trophy with the Nerazzurri.

Inter face a pivotal early moment in their season against Milan this evening.

If the Nerazzurri can beat their city rivals, then they will defend their Supercoppa title from last season, in addition to potentially setting a positive tone for the rest of the season to come.

Source: https://sempreinter.com/2023/01/18/inter-milan-goalkeeper-andre-onana-no-tension-ahead-of-supercoppa-italiana-if-we-play-well-im-convinced-well-win/
5863  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - 2nd Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: January 19, 2023, 04:21:43 PM
today, wednesday, it was officially confirmed. Tim Walter has extended his contract with Hamburger SV until 2024.
i hope that with Tim Walter, HSV will finally be promoted to the first Bundesliga again this year.

It was about time. In recent weeks, the club has always said that he would extend his contract and that only minor details still needed to be clarified. But sometimes there are problems and the contract is not extended.
So should Hamburger SV be promoted Tim Walter will be in the 1st Bundesliga at least for a few games as acoach. I think many would treat him that.

Well, I am glad that many good things are happening to the team, honestly they needed good news, it is also necessary to know that now the team needs a lot of good players, because the most likely thing is that if they go up to the Bundesliga, the work they have been doing is quite remarkable, and for now what I can say is that after the stormy time that they have been through, after the repeal cases and everything that has to do with it, it is necessarily good news, the fact is that You will be able to see A good Budndesliga season, they have fought for that, they have been playing it to be able to do things well.

5864  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Errol Spence vs Keith Thurman on: January 19, 2023, 03:56:06 PM
I'm pretty sure people will still watch the between Pacman and Spence or Crawford.
That's for sure that we fans will still watch any of those as long as Pacman is there. But we don't know if there's still the possibility that Pacman will have those matches professionally as he has given the hint that he's going for the exhibition matches and after signing with Rizin, I don't think that we'll see any of those in the near future. And who was it again that Pacman is going to have a match in Dubai this upcoming month? I'm quick in forgetting things these days, is it another exhibition?

I think that any fight that occurs between Pacquiao and another boxer will be very relevant, we can say that yes, he signed with Rizin, but in an eventual fight that he could have with another very good boxer, I think that Pacquiao will not care if he signed or No, I don't think that non-disclosure agreements are or will be counted by Pacman, because I would really like to see the fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather, it will be something unique, but a fight like this must win or Pacquiao should win because the demonstration of the fight that It was very serious, what we can say about Pacquiao is that we must take advantage of every fight that takes place with him.

Interesting:

Stephen Espinoza explains why Spence vs. Crawford failed to happen




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By Chris Williams: Showtime president Stephen Espinoza has revealed that a combination of Terence Crawford’s stubbornness, insistence on getting transparency for expenses, and the slowness of his responses to the deal points ultimately sunk the negotiations for the Errol Spence Jr fight. Espinoza says if talks do restart for the Spence-Crawford clash later this year, there are going to need to be some changes made on Crawford’s part for the fight to have a chance of happening.

Source: Stephen Espinoza Explains Why Spence Vs. Crawford Failed To Happen - Boxing News 24 (https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/01/stephen-espinoza-explain-why-spence-vs-crawford-failed-to-happen/)


Source: https://www.boxingnews24.com/2023/01/stephen-espinoza-explain-why-spence-vs-crawford-failed-to-happen/
5865  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez on: January 19, 2023, 03:30:13 PM
^^ Everyone here is inclined to see Benavidez vs Canelo, it will be a fresh challenge for the cash cow and so it will be interesting how he will deal with the youth of Benavidez and the speed and the power as well (although David is flat footed).

And I'm thinking that if Plant wins here, Canelo will not give him another opportunity.

He might go directly with Bivol again, regardless if the weight is 168-175 lbs. Bivol is more willing to fight Canelo at this point for his legacy.

Yes, because that will be a new sight to see and aside from that, David actually got the upper hand between him and Plant (even if he's a flat footed). David already proved himself that his time has already come to have bite against the champion and Plant is the last hurdle before he can actually face Canelo. But if ever it turns out that Caleb Plant will be the winner here, there will no hype from him to chase Canelo because people are not expecting anything from him anymore. Straight fact, he's already done.

Yes and that's what majority here wanted Benavidez to win against Caleb so that we will not see him against Canelo the second time around. And maybe Canelo will be motivated facing a young challenger in Benavidez for him. It's like turning the tide, now Canelo is the more experience one and some young challenger trying to get his belt. So hopefully all the scenario that we wanted to see will happen, David Benavidez winning with a statement, then Canelo willing to give him the chance.

For that reason alone, I would like Benavidez to win, because now Caenlo is looking for the fight against Bivol, but until Canelo has something to offer Bivl as a belt or a title, he is no longer interested, that is what what Bivol wants, if this young Benavidez manages to do the feat, I would like to see this challenge that he will undoubtedly do, but if and only if he wins, otherwise I see it as very difficult, however some of us appeal that the young people can surprise and If Canelo achieves the feat, the mere fact of possibly beating him is something that would open many doors for him, and I still think that even Bivol would want to fight him.




Bivol's support for Caleb:

Dmitry Bivol Backing David Benavidez In Caleb Plant Clash



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Caleb Plant vs. David Benavidez hasn't formally been announced, but that hasn't stopped both boxers from claiming that their showdown is signed, sealed, and delivered.

By and large, outside of Canelo Alvarez, both Plant and Benavidez are regarded as the two most skilled fighters in the entire super middleweight division. With the winner of their 168-pound clash ostensibly next in line to face Alvarez, and considering their long-running feud, countless names outside of their division are patiently waiting for the final outcome.

Source: https://www.boxingscene.com/dmitry-bivol-backing-david-benavidez-caleb-plant-clash--171797
5866  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers on: January 19, 2023, 02:58:00 PM
One of the countries that have a lot of football and a good one is Germany, honestly I have only played a couple of times and they are really impressive before, in amateur football they have very good resistance, and they are quite fast, and at a professional level that is what they show, clearly this team has a very good presence throughout all the years, it doesn't matter that Germany has come out of the World Cup in such a strange way, I think they are a pretty strong team, they should improve many things yes, that's something Obvious, however I quite believe that the Germans will look for a way to be stronger and they will demonstrate that without a doubt, I even think that they could be above the French.
5867  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenco - May 20 on: January 19, 2023, 01:54:42 PM
Just like other fans, I'm gonna be biased here and will root for Loma. Maybe he is passed his prime but his IQ is still there and 34 isn't old enough as other boxers at his age are still doing pretty well too. Let's not forget Pacquiao passed his prime and still manage to win by a split decision at age 40.
No, 34 years old is still prime age... I would say 40 years old is where their power and stamina are greatly decrease. Just look GGG is still active fighting and he would likely want to challenge a champion at 40 years old.

Although Haney has all the advantage, reach, size, youth except I think is the experience where Loma has the advantage, many believes that the fighting style and ring adaptiveness of Loma is superb,  I also want to see Loma win this upcoming fight.
Yeah, Loma was built different, I don't find any good boxer that similar with him because most of them has reach advantage and young. So much respect to Loma even though he doesn't own any title anymore, it's his time to get back all his titles after losing to Lopez.

But GGG's wear and tear is somehow evident and he's not that agile anymore compared to his younger years or when he was still under 35 years old considering that he's already at the age of 40, but considering that age, GGG can still move well and give some good punch that will question his opponent if he's indeed already 40 years old. Murata is a good example for that.

Regarding this fight, I know you guys are rooting for Loma here but I will go for the opposite camp where Haney is situated. Just can't help to be with the kid especially after seeing some of his fights, recently. He's just too confident because he's good at technical and his defense are quite impressive as well.

Yeah, wear and tear, or what we call Father time, no one can defeat that and we have seen GGG slowing down once he reach the age of 35 and up. Although eh keeps on winning, he no longer has that power to put his opponent with his one power.

And this could be evident in Loma in his last fight against Ortiz. If Ortiz could have the experience, who knows, maybe he could have upset Loma that time and get the victory. But this time, it's against a prime Haney that Loma will have to face, so it's going to be a big test for him whether we've seen some signs of deterioration and because of age, or Loma can still pull the trigger against a young opponent.

Well I remember that fight very well, but it's not for nothing, but the demonstration that Loma gave was very great, he made Ortiz look very bad, I don't know what I could think of him, but when making a comparison of who is better between them two, it could be said that the fight will be very interesting, in every boxing forum that I have seen, many speculations about this fight are very biased towards Haney, they are very good, and I do not blame them because it is the statistics that are very good and for In general, for all those who do not know very well about the boxers, just by following the statistics well to the letter, they can even win many bets, of course there will always be the surprise factor.

The votes in the poll are already 50/50. It means half thinks Devin Haney will prevail over Vasiliy Lomachenko but the other half thinks the other way around, that the older Lomachenko will defeat the champion Haney. This is a surprising result because the gambling odds released at this point suggest that Haney is the favorite and Loma is the underdog. The odds are even far from even. It means the fight is most probably favoring the younger fighter.

If Loma is 10 yrs younger the odds could be a bit confusing whom to favour. Haney only is the most favourite because of how well he fought as he moved forward with his career, especially with how he fought Kambosos. Loma on the other hand, have seen a slight rust due to his age, but still he managed to make a come back after that loss to Lopez. So, that explains why people in this community thinks Loma still have plenty left in his tank to get this job done.

Well, sports betting sites and their analysts based their analysis without involving emotions. While many of us fight fans will vote for our favorite fighters even if they are already past their primes. But I honestly voted for Haney in the poll even if I wanted Loma to win.

If this fight happened 10 years ago, no doubt, The Matrix will be a huge favorite. His confidence, aggression, and lateral movements will be at a whole different level. I'd never seen Loma facing any difficulties when he was in his 20s except when he fought the overweight balls hitter Orlando Salido in his 2nd pro fight which could've gone either way.

From what I have seen in the forum, almost everyone has a special appreciation or affinity towards Haney, in any case I have seen how Loma has enough shape and conditions to be able to have a good match, I think this fight will be interesting, some forums most They are going now for Haney, but many also have Loma as a favorite, but to be honest this fight will be very interesting so that when a bet is made, it should be done with great measure, it is possible that they have many points in common, but Until now I have a lot of uncertainty, I wouldn't know who to vote for or make a bet.

Bob Arum states Devin Haney vs. Vasyl Lomachenko is “essentially made” for 2023



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By Dan Ambrose: Promoter Bob Arum says a fight between Devin Haney and Vasyl Lomachenko is “essentially made” for early 2023. The Top Rank boss Arum is trying to iron down a date and a location for the Haney vs. Lomachenko fight. Haney, 24, has been pushing to have the fight with the fading former three-division world champion Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) to take place before Ramadan, as that’ll make it easier for him to make the 135-lb limit. If the fight takes place after Ramadan, Haney will be more drained and might not make the 135-lb limit. The four titles would still be up for grabs for Lomachenko, but Haney would take flak from the boxing world for missing weight.

Source: Bob Arum States Devin Haney Vs. Vasyl Lomachenko Is "essentially Made" For 2023 - Boxing News 24 (https://www.boxingnews24.com/2022/12/bob-arum-states-devin-haney-vs-vasyl-lomachenko-is-essentially-made-for-2023/)


Source: https://www.boxingnews24.com/2022/12/bob-arum-states-devin-haney-vs-vasyl-lomachenko-is-essentially-made-for-2023/
5868  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Tank Davis vs. Ryan Garcia betting and discussion (May, 2023) on: January 19, 2023, 02:53:30 AM
Gervonta Davis psychologically better equipped to defeat Ryan Garcia says Eddie Hearn

Indeed, Tank Davis is pretty much psychologically better than Ryan Garcia. I have no doubt about that!

Golden Boy prepared Garcia well before he gives his Go signal to fight a champion and this time, they really needed a closer to showcase Ryan Garcia's talent and Davis will be the key for that because it will literally hype Garcia's name if he can defeat Tank Davis on the process. But that won't come easy because Davis got some real IQ in his temple especially inside the ring. Pretty sure this will be a nice fight to see, a battle of knockout specialist.
that's why this fight is very interesting to watch for me it because of the title once Garcia will win in this match there's a big chance of let say this is the key to be more famous and stronger in his career in boxing but this is gonna be a close fight cause we all know how tank Davis fight, he has a good IQ and strategy to control and have Momentum that he must to win the match. So this gonna be a good fight .

Do you think that Davis has a greater intellect than García? Well, due to the history of both boxers, I see that both are very successful, I don't know what influences that many can do bigger things than others, for example, I know that Davis is a very accurate boxer, every combination he makes is very good and effective, sometimes he can knock out if the other opponent is very careless, now, I don't think that Garcia is a rookie here, he has a lot of experience thanks to the fact that on occasions he has shown that he has a great level and that It is remarkable, we cannot discredit what he has done either.

Well an opinion from Oscar:

Oscar De La Hoya hoping to finalize contract for Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia today



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Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya just caught up with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV to talk about where things stand for a fight between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia after he announced a Monday deadline to sign the fight.

Yesterday was in fact a federal holiday, so today De La Hoya expressed his wishes to finalize the contract for the fight by day’s end, as he wants to get to the business of actually promoting the card. Check out some of what De La Hoya had to say below.

Source: https://www.badlefthook.com/2023/1/17/23559672/oscar-de-la-hoya-hope-to-finalize-contract-for-gervonta-davis-vs-ryan-garcia-today-boxing-news-2023
5869  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The History of the Roulette Game on: January 19, 2023, 02:27:48 AM
I confess that I didn't know that, but I found this kind of content very interesting to read!!
Sometimes I think it's cool to learn about random things, even though I have a very superficial knowledge of betting, casinos, gambling.
Yes. I agree with you, because reading broading our perspective to understanding the world better, and no amount of knowledge is ever a waste. Because I never knew this, and this thread, have made me understand the game of "Roulette" better.
There are few things I learnt about the history of Roulette
1. Roulette was invented out of failure to invent a perpetual motion machine.

2. The Roulette wheel was invented by a French physicist, inventor, and mathematician named Blaise Pascal. 

3. The machine was invented in the year 1655

4. The Roulette wheel had no zero until the mid-19th century.

5. The Roulette wheel as invented by Pascal remained the same for centuries.

6. The Roulette machine had its first redesign in 1842 by Francois and Lois Blanc when King Charles III of Monaco ordered for it as a means for generating income.

It is very interesting to know the origin of all this, Roulette is one of the games of chance that are most sought after in casinos, I cannot deny that I really like this game, the truth is that when I have been to (physical) casinos What I like the most is to go to these roulettes, first because it is a game that is completely random and second because it is a way that when there are many playing is when I like to get involved the most, because I think the chances of winning increase, because everyone is putting money in and they are not only playing against the casino, so I think it is like trading, if you win it is because someone else lost, but never because the casino loses, and in trading it is not because the exchange loses but rather someone else person, I don't know if I'm wrong, but that's how I see it.
5870  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 19, 2023, 01:34:08 AM

Bayern Munich even left it late to acquire a new goalkeeper. Manuel Neuer was already too old. They need to adapt a younger goalkeeper to the team and raise him to be like Neuer for many years. However, Emiliano Martinez is not a suitable candidate for this. He is both old and irresponsible. It is difficult for him to adapt to the discipline of Munich.

Emiliano Martinez has turned 30 years old. for a goalkeeper, at least he can still exist for the next 7 seasons. if Martinez is not the goalkeeper in charge, how can he be the main goalkeeper for Argentina. he is also believed to be the main goalkeeper at his club Aston Villa.

IMO, Martinez has a style that is as little controversial as it is, nothing more. linked with Bayern Munich. Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn was interested in the Aston Villa keeper, but there were no talks regarding bringing him to Bavaria this January. In fact, there have been many names being linked with becoming Bayern Munich's goalkeeper for the second half of the season. but so far, no official statement has been issued regarding the arrival of any of the goalkeepers to Bavaria.

The only name that comes close to becoming a Munich goalkeeper is Yann Sommer, although there have been various controversies over bringing Sommer to Bavaria this January. for sure, Bayern still has Sven Ulreich and they have to give him a chance to prove his worth.
For a goalkeeper it is normal to have longer career period, as a goal keeper 30 years is almost an average age and some goal keepers even reach their prime in their 30's. Some goalkeepers even play until age 40 so imagine Emiliano Martinez having up to 10 years more to play.  It looks like the trending rumour about Martinez joining Bayern Munich have died down after weeks with no official statement made about this by Bayern Munich.
It would be great to do a lot of things with Dibu, if he goes to Bayern it would be a great experience for the team, if Dibu Martinez joins a Bayern where they quickly need a great goalkeeper, it's something I could contribute a lot, especially for the moments where they go to penalties, because he is a master saver, if Bayern hire him it would be great, they should give him the opportunity, I think he would get along very well with Muller, they are players who, when it comes to having games with a lot of Accuracy they do their good part, in view is how they covered a few penalties for France, and that means that they have a great level.

Chelsea are cornering Arsenal in the race for Ukrainian starlet Mykhailo Mudryk has joined Chelsea for a fee of 100 million on a 7-year contract.
Mykhailo Mudryk, a 22 year old player, is Shaktar Donestk's mentor and he is a star and has always been the best player at his club Shaktar, Mykhailo Mudryk has played 44 matches with 12 goals and 17 assists and has given 1 Ukrainian Cup trophy to Shaktar Donestk in 2018/ 2019.
in terms of the quality of the players who are positioned as midfielders, this is quite good, but for the price that is too expensive, I think Chelsea will have high hopes for his performance, this is a little burdensome.
he could possibly make his debut this weekend when Chelsea will face Liverpool.

I cannot deny that Mykhailo Mudryk is one of the best players who have a lot of quality, I am surprised that Chelsea now that they have great players and that they have enough line-ups that could scare any team cannot have good results, but now that they have Joao Félix and Mykhailo Mudryk it's time they could win, I can't deny that against Liverpool or any other team that touched them it will be a game that will entertain many, in particular I want Chelsea to win, I don't want it to drop any further, the points are here they are decisive and they need to finally achieve good results, this is gloq eu motivates anyone, Chelsea fans must be very anxious.

Reece James returns to full Chelsea training with Ben Chilwell and Mykhailo Mudryk

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The defender has not played since lasting less than an hour of his comeback back against Bournemouth in December, which was his first game in 10 weeks after a knee injury.

It is very welcome news for Blues boss Graham Potter, who last week revealed James “was out on the grass, not training with the team but on his own”. On Wednesday, James further stepped up his rehabilitation.

Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/reece-james-chelsea-fc-training-chilwell-mudryk-b1053879.html
5871  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: January 19, 2023, 01:01:35 AM
After winning the world cup trophy with the Argentina national team, Messi next target is to win the Champions League trophy with PSG. PSG has a good squad to win this championship. The front line they currently have can be a threat to Bayern Munich.
Bringing home the Champions League trophy to France has been PSG dream for a long time. After forming a team with quality players, PSG opportunities are very open. Bayern Munich must be careful with the squad that PSG currently has, especially since the attack line filled with Messi, Mbappe and Neymar is very dangerous when in the opponent's defense area.
Do you expect PSG to crack that egg this season? I seem to feel that vibe from you, but maybe it's just my feeling.
PSG is a team formed with strong financial strength, but as far as we can see from their actions in the Champions League, they always fail. I just need to have my doubts about them, not for red flags but I guess you shouldn't expect much from them.

There is a possibility of success this season, but they have to beat Bayern Munich first. Certainly not an easy task, but if PSG succeed then the move to the next round can be expected. At least I can expect them to be in the semi-finals this season instead of expecting them in the final, it's still tough.

Huge money has really been invested in the PSG team in the last few years, but regardless, PSG is still far from winning the Champions League.
There are a lot of rumors that the relations in the team are not good and that there are big conflicts between the players, especially between Mbappe and Neymar over who will be the main star in the team.
It is difficult to know how true all this is, but the fact is that in every season something is missing for PSG to go all the way and win the Champions League.
Many things have to come together to win the Champions League, including team unity, physical strength, a high level of play and mental readiness when key matches are played.
Bayern will be a real test for the PSG team this season.
Not only PSG, teams like Manchester City have also invested so much money in acquiring top class players with the aim of winning the Champions league trophy which has seem too difficult to achieve for both clubs so far while teams like Chelsea and Real Madrid who have spent less have won the Champions league in recent years. It takes more efforts to win than just making big signings and this teams seem to be lacking something as you said even with the much spendings.

You are right, when we see a team like Real Madrid it is totally different, they are preceded by a great Ancelotti who is aware of everything that can happen in a team as good as Real Madrid, they understand each other very well and the The team as a whole He does a great job, because this style of Real Madrid always seeks to have the league in their hands just like the UCL, which keeps me on my toes even though I see Man City playing very well, and that's something that I I like it because they are putting a good flavor to the UCL, so I am sure that there will be a lot at stake for this season, I have no doubt that it will be a great final this UCL.

Real Madrid have been doing quite well this season, but they haven't been as consistent as their usual selves, they aren't at the summit of the la liga table because of that, and they were also easily brushed aside by Barcelona in Supercopa final, but they aren't as bad as Liverpool have been, Klopp's side haven't just been bad, they have been terrible thus far this season.

Having said that, whilst we can't really predict the outcome of the game as it is a couple of weeks away, if Liverpool do not improve, they are going to be beaten convincingly by Real Madrid, but if Liverpool can get in their right rhythm before that game, then we have a real contest on our hands.

Yes, you're right, Liverpool in general looks worse than Real Madrid, but sometimes they can show their best game, just like Real Madrid can suddenly show a very bad game, as they did recently with Barcelona. In Madrid, Real is likely to win, as Liverpool's away matches are even worse, and the home match can be drawn. Liverpool can't find their game, I don't believe that Klopp will be able to radically change anything before the matches with Real Madrid.

Klopp has tried in various ways to restore his team's performance. unfortunately, until now Liverpool has not made significant progress. although Klopp has carried out many experiments, with various formations, tactics, patterns and strategies, his efforts have not yielded the expected results.
on the other hand, Klopp is more focused on improving Liverpool's performance rather than looking for new players like Chelsea did. because after all, the problem that Liverpool is facing is not because of the players who do not have quality. however, they faced many internal problems, one of which was that Liverpool had many injured players since the start of the season and until now several players have still been absent due to injuries.

Talking about round of 16 matches. on paper, Madrid should be able to easily overthrow Liverpool, who incidentally are currently in a declining phase of performance even though in the first leg Madrid will play away games. But in football, anything can happen. but sometimes, we will not be surprised if when Liverpool surprises.

Well, we cannot forget that Real Madrid is a team that can really be a totally different one and much more dangerous than in all its juices, the Super Cup of Spain is a cup that is important for them but it is not so relevant, this is something that will be reflected later in the team's next results, I am sure that Ancelotti will be making the corresponding strategic changes so that they can obtain the results that everyone is looking for, however I would not trust that Real Madrid is going through a bad time , and they will be in crisis, because this is a team that has many secret weapons and I would say that it is much more dangerous than ever, because it is like buying a hungry lion.

Fabrizio Romano outlines imminent Man Utd plan to thwart Real Madrid over spectacular forward



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Manchester United have a battle on their hands to keep hold of Alejandro Garnacho and Fabrizio Romano has detailed their plan of action.

Garnacho has had a huge impact since breaking into the first team this season. The 18-year-old has scored two goals and has caught the eye of several sides from around Europe.

Source: https://www.teamtalk.com/manchester-united/alejandro-garnacho-contract-latest-man-utd-fabrizio-romano-real-madrid-juventus
5872  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2022/2023 on: January 19, 2023, 12:32:28 AM

Someone already mentioned that the Instagram followers of Al Nassr went up by 10x ever since the announcement was made. Just shows the level of fan support commanded by Ronaldo. When the deal was first revealed, when it was clear that Al Nassr would be paying almost 7 times the salary being paid by Manchester United, everyone was up in arms. But now it looks like a fair deal, after seeing the increasing popularity of not just the club, but also for the Saudi Professional League. This was more like a one-time investment which immediately managed to propel the SPL to one of the most popular football leagues around the world.

In the last 2 seasons Al Nassr income is lower than spending and now that Ronaldo has arrived their spending is clearly bigger but there is a mission behind it all. I heard rumors that the Saudi were inspired by Qatar who hosted the World Cup so they want to get the same opportunity as the host. The first step the Saudi League must be the world's attention and now they have done it  Smiley

That part is very good, also CR7 knows that they chose him to make football grow and that is one of the things they want, CR7 is willing to bet so that the Saudi League is great, and what better way to do it than with him, however this league was not even mentioned before, now it is one of the leagues they want to see at all costs, I don't know but I think that the things that can happen thanks to CR7 can be many, and they do want to do many good things in football they should continue doing them, it would be great if the most emblematic soccer players went to mushroom leagues, because can you imagine a Messi, CR7, Neymar and many more players in that league? It would be total madness, I think that Estop is what you are looking for, and it seems that the Arabs have aimed very well.
5873  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: January 18, 2023, 11:57:39 PM
I think not only you but many other gamblers also lost money on Strasbourg vs Lens. This was certainly surprising because Lens was clearly the most favored team in the match. But I think your loss for this match is nothing new in football match even though we firmly believe that the favorite team will win. It's hard to say no to Lens in that game even if the odds are low compared to a draw. But I'm sure Lens will be better in the upcoming matches.
After beating PSG at home mostly peoples were feeling now Lens is at his best, and they can defeat Strasbourg easily because they are in relegation zone and their performance is also not good with only one win and nine draws, but things turn not in favour of them, and we have four goals in first half, but after this Strasbourg play balance game and mostly match in second half were played in middle which not allowed Lens to have any good winning chance which was surely frustrating because they need to win this match and widen their gape against Marseille but now it's just two points and PSG is surely going to have good lead at the top because they are improved after joining of Messi and Neymar and now have next match against Rennes which is also not easy.

Well, I really like that Lens have this promotion, this was the twist I wanted them to take in Ligue 1, because to be honest, PSG's hegemony is affected quite a bit and that's something I like, because it makes other teams feel Realize that things can happen, and that PSG is not a team that is invincible, but that now any team, if they set their minds to it, can give PSG a good surprise, it doesn't matter if it is a PSG with Messi, Mbappé and Neymar The stars here may be in trouble, because we all know that Mbaoppé doesn't get along with Ney and Messi, now, if we put in context that this league is getting good, yes, it is.

For now PSG is not reliable, this team has all it takes to win any match but we see the reverse being the case always dashing the hope of their fans, french senior league is becoming had for PSG as a team because the teams that are seen as a work over for them is no more soft as been perceived by spectators, with the number of world quality players in PSG ordinary is suppose to keep them ahead of any club in their league. Lets hope to see them winning in coming  days.

Despite that in the last five league outing of psg, they lost 2 and won 3, they are still at the top of the Ligue one table with 3 points ahead of Lens. This shows that they are superior still but the good news is that we might  not be seeing psg win league again with upto 12 to 15 points.  This shows that other teams in the league are doing well.
If PSG keeps performing like that and im sure that another team like merseille will able to surpass PSG. three points were nothing if PSG will be having the same result as before. PSG seems so struggle with its performance. Messi, Mbappe and neymar were not able making the club to win easily against another team. I think that this gonna be a red flag for PSG caused by losing points meant PSG was giving more opportunity to the its competitor to be even closer.
Will psg able to win the current season? i doubt if PSG will make it but at least PSG has the biggest chance compared with another team.

Well, at the beginning of the season I had a lot of faith in Marseille, Lens and Lille, but now at this moment that PSG is happening and that apart from all they have their great players there to do whatever it takes for the team, it's strange that they are losing, what I dare to think is that they are fighting among themselves, things are not going well within the team and that is why they cannot understand each other and that is the results they have, this is something that cannot be denied, yes a team like PSG that has everything is in trouble of being caught by another team within their league when they were practically sure it was something that would make this Ligue 1 spicier.

Cristian Romero explains why he screamed in Kylian Mbappe's face and taunted Lionel Messi



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There was no shortage of players who let their emotions get the better of them during the showpiece game with Tottenham defender Romero, who starred for Argentina throughout the tournament, among them.

"I yelled in Mbappe's face to celebrate our goal," Romero explained on D Sports Radio. Because Enzo (Fernandez, Romero's international teammate) had spoken to him and he had treated him really badly. Then I celebrated Leo's goal in his face."

Romero continued, as he reflected upon his experience during the nerve-shredding penalty shootout: "I saw Leo's penalty, it was the only one I saw. Afterwards, I didn't see any more penalties, because I was kneeling and praying."

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/kylian-mbappe-world-cup-messi-28983873
5874  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Caleb Plant vs David Benavidez on: January 18, 2023, 11:37:30 PM
^^ Everyone here is inclined to see Benavidez vs Canelo, it will be a fresh challenge for the cash cow and so it will be interesting how he will deal with the youth of Benavidez and the speed and the power as well (although David is flat footed).

And I'm thinking that if Plant wins here, Canelo will not give him another opportunity.

He might go directly with Bivol again, regardless if the weight is 168-175 lbs. Bivol is more willing to fight Canelo at this point for his legacy.

I am not sure regarding Bivol. First of all, he is not happy about not receiving the purse for his fight against Canelo that happened last year. The payment was frozen as a result of US sanctions against Russian athletes and as far as I know Bivol hasn't received a penny yet. And secondly it is funny that Canelo wants Bivol to drain down to 168 lb. Why should Bivol do that? Canelo already lost to Bivol and now it is the former's responsibility to set up a re-match. I don't think that Bivol would agree to move the fight from 175 lb. The risk is too large and there is almost zero reward in offer.

Well the only reason that Bivol will fight Canelo at 168 lbs is that if there is a belt on the line.

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“Of course,” said Bivol when asked if he’d be willing to fight Canelo Alvarez at 168 for the rematch next September. “My weight right now is 185. Maximum, 190.”

“At least it would be a challenge for Dmitry and a motivation because if you did it again at 175, would it be interesting anymore?” “Yeah, it’s interesting to fight for belts. To fight at 168 for belts, it’s good. 175, he [Canelo] said, ‘It’s not my weight class,’ is the first thing I heard. Okay, it’s not your weight class. If you want a rematch, let’s talk about 168.

https://www.boxingnews24.com/2022/12/dmitry-bivol-still-wants-to-fight-canelo-for-his-168-lb-belts/

So the Russian want's a challenge, but as he had he is walking around 195 lbs, so that is a huge drop on weight for him if he will agree to fight Canelo at 168 lbs with Canelo's belt on the line. And he could be the only person to beat him twice in different weight categories.



I was wondering that, but seeing that Bivol is only looking for other objectives, he is not taking Canelo seriously, Canelo is a boxer who always seeks to have more fame, I really don't know what Cnelo is looking for, I can understand Bivol that he wants to have more titles, belts, something that makes him rise in rank, more in category, Bivol is like a more mature boxer, he is clear that having more titles and more belts will face the best boxers in the world, and that his The fights will be more famous, money will come out of nowhere, and without much effort, the worst thing that could have happened to Canelo is to have lost to Bivol.

Canelo though might be changing his strategies as he is not getting old this year, he said that he wants to fight 3x a year but I doubt that it will happen since he has his hands broken already and that is not a good sign.

I know that all roads lead to him, but he will be very careful as who is going to face in his comeback fight, and yeah it could be Ryder first. And then wait for the outcome of this fight, whether it's a viable option for him or not to face a young Mexican in David Benavidez or hide in the reason that he doesn't want to fight a Mexican boxer next.

I believe the injury is not so serious, with enough time of healing he will be alright and will be back 100%. Canelo is definitely ready for challengers, and it's not a problem if he will only fights 2 times or even 1 time a year as we can assure you it will be a quality fight. Canelo is already 32 years old, not young enough but still capable, still in his prime IMO.

I cannot really say that it wasn't that serious because Canelo still had to go surgery just to bring his wrist back to normal, I bet the the doctors were already saying that he needed the surgery after his fight with Bivol because he's already aching at that time and when he fought with GGG afterwards, his wrist has gotten more worse than what he endured during the Bivol fight. Anyway, the good news is Canelo's hand is looking fine and he needed to test the waters first and fight Ryder to see if it's indeed recovered.

The truth is that hand surgery or something related to hand surgery is very delicate, at least where I live those who are specialists in it are few, the same as those in brain surgery, because it is very complicated, I should have done it if I fell the She did should rest because these operations are very delicate, I would not really be challenging anyone until I feel completely well, at least 6 months is indicated, because afterward it can cause permanent damage and I know that it is serious. However, a boxer is not going to take much into account the guidelines given by a doctor, just because it is a way to take advantage of every opportunity in the fight.

Interesting:

Breadman: "I'm Confident That Caleb Plant Can Knock Anybody Out"



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By and large, Caleb Plant has used his otherworldly boxing skills to avoid the oncoming onslaught of an opponent’s attack, while peppering his man with just enough offense to pick up the victory. However, following his 11-round stoppage defeat at the hands of Canelo Alvarez in November of 2021, Plant has ostensibly flipped a switch.

With the help of world-renowned trainer, Stephen “Breadman” Edwards, Plant (22-1, 13 KOs) seemed more daring and audacious during his showdown against Anthony Dirrell on October 15th. On the night, after lulling the former two-time WBC super middleweight belt holder to sleep, Plant uncorked a pernicious left hand, one that saw Dirrell’s lifeless body hit the canvas for a protracted amount of time.

Source: https://www.boxingscene.com/breadman-im-confident-caleb-plant-knock-anybody-out--171838
5875  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Casino games plebs like us must play on: January 18, 2023, 11:14:32 PM
Blackjack is one of the easiest and fast learning games we can find over at casinos. However, this doesn't mean that it is easy to get out some profits when playing it.
It's easy to learn the basics and understand the rules of blackjack and other card games but to become experienced in it is a totally different story. Otherwise, we would see many professional blackjack players and return to point zero where winning will depend purely on luck.

Well that is something that can be a fairly strong experience, in my case when I started playing a lot, I managed to collect 10mBTC, and the truth is that it was very difficult for me to collect it, at the moment I did it I started betting a lot, but with a multiplier of 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, one day I tried 7x and I didn't try that anymore because betting so much really scared me, but in the end it was nothing, because I lost that balance in the dumbest way making bets and bets for 2x
This happens to me all the time. It takes me days to earn some money but losing it all takes few minutes. It doesn't bother me too much, though.
You are by no means the only person on earth who is so constantly "lucky" in gambling.   Smiley
I think that there are tens and hundreds of millions of such people in the world.  It’s just that some of course can lose earnings in a few days, not in a few minutes, as you wrote, but, say, in an hour or two.  But the meaning of this does not change at all.  Luck in gambling is such a very mysterious thing.  For example, in my life I met a person who was lucky when gambling much more than everyone else.  It was kind of noticeable.  And and constantly.  What kind of phenomenon is this, or does it have some kind of special intuition, this is a mystery of human nature and psychology.  But, yes, such people are rare, but there are. 
And of course there are more of them among professional players, for example, in poker.  And such people, of course, cannot be attributed to those people about whom we are talking in this topic - to the plebs.  And all the rest, probably, these are the same plebs. Smiley

I also have a friend who has that same light, and I still don't understand how he does it, the most important thing is that he currently does not have a permanent job and does not play, where he is luckier and wins or at least remains in the His first matches is in poker, I don't know how he does it, and when it comes to games it's in pool, in pool he's very good and I don't know, he's lucky enough to do things right, he tells me how to do it, but he doesn't really I can make the plays that he does, he thinks very differently, and I don't understand how he doesn't play because he's quite lucky and it's something he has, but it's very difficult to learn from people like that because as a person you have to change your way of seeing the game.
5876  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season on: January 18, 2023, 10:50:35 PM
I wonder how successful run Roma will have in the Europa League. As you know they are the newest Conference League champions. They might want to do this again this time in the Europa League. But this tournament is much more difficult than that. Especially in this year and in this stage there are really challenging teams. It is like the quality of the tournament is a little closer to the Champions League.

I think Roma will eliminate Salzburg but it is hard to tell anything about next stages. One of the favourites is going to be eliminated after Barcelona vs Manchester United matchup ends which is a good thing for Roma of course. They aren't doing very well in the Serie A so they had better do their best for the Europa League title.

Well, I think that Roma have a very good opportunity in this Europa League, some matches that have taken place for Moyu have been to prove what level the players are at, however, we must take advantage of the good moment that Dybala has now, he is a player who needs to have a lot of prominence, in addition, the good thing about Mou is that he always seeks balance and makes his players go up in level, the best thing about Mou is that for big competitions he grows, and makes his players start to perform in a great way, I can say that because at Real Madrid it was like that, we shouldn't be surprised if Roma did the same.
With the recent matches played by these two teams,which they both won their rivals. Manchester united team are on fire right now and will burn any team that comes close to them. The players have the desire and moral to win at all time,this will make it unpredicted on who will be the winner but Manchester united has 52% chance of winning the match. Barca are also strong team but not on this match,Ten Hag will make some substitutes when the game is tough and in no time the young players will do the magic.
Why did you immediately make the percentage of winning chances for Manchester United? Meanwhile, the strength almost looks the same for both of them this season. If Manchester United and Barcelona have both found their best form this season, I think their matches in the Europa League will be very interesting and the audience will also be very excited to see their matches and meetings in the Europa League, of course many people are waiting for this this season.
The good news is that they are in the best condition by continuing to show improvement in their matches. It's going to be a very interesting game in this Europa League, there's no mistake about it. Many people regretted why they had to meet in this round because they thought they deserved to meet in a higher round, at least in the semifinals. But the draw shows they have to meet now, so it's better to enjoy the encounter even though this is just the play-off round.
I can't say who will win this match, because in my opinion both teams have the same chance to win and get rid of their opponents in this round.
Honestly, when there are two teams that are at their best, that's when I enjoy a football game the most, because when there is one that has weaknesses and they have manifested themselves, it is obvious that people will say that they are going to the other team since there are obvious problems in that one. However, I think that every time a team like Barcelona at its peak and Man United at its peak can appreciate everything they can achieve without any excuses, this is something that makes me cringe, although I don't I can deny that on this occasion I would like to see Barcelona win, Man United may be having a good run, but I don't like the way things are sometimes handled, especially due to their technical direction.

a curiosity about Man United:

Man United player set for Old Trafford exit after featuring in match for EFL side



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According to Alan Nixon, the full back appeared in a match against Mansfield Town ahead of a potential move to Oakwell.

Barnsley are interested in signing the Manchester United academy graduate, who has been unable to make a breakthrough into the first team at Old Trafford.

Source: https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/man-united-player-set-for-old-trafford-exit-after-featuring-in-match-for-efl-side/
5877  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 18, 2023, 08:31:46 PM
Well if he does that it seems that the unification of the Super bantamweight division for him will not go through or he doesn't want it to be unified, or he is scared of Naoya Inoue so maybe he will try in the higher divisions or he is just checking his strength if he can make it to 126, lbs it seems really odd after saying that to Naoya Inoue or the other boxers in that division then he is now climbing up, I really don't know what to say,
Why would he? Is that a claim that he cannot be defeated by him?
Super Bantamweight will be packed with superstars but there's also that chance to be in stardom once these guys are defeated. I think Inoue is aiming for that.
He wants the champions to fight against him for an easy way to claim what record he is trying to break.
2 divisions with all the belts in him. But if you are a fighter that is able to stop that, take it. I think many boxers now are just trying to make an excuse to avoid strong fighters forgetting how it will feel good if they are the ones who won't let them achieve it.

In that sense, more on protecting their names instead of protecting the belts. I don't have any idea if why he will climb if his weight still fits or if he can still maintain 122lbs, fighting Inoue will bring him money for sure, but if that's his decision or his camp see that he really have that chance to climb and challenge the current title holder then so be it.

All will be concluded once there's already updates coming from the social media channel, reputable sports website that will bring news regarding to any new information about it.

I think that in any case if Inoue decides to fight any boxer he will attract any boxer, this is a business model that has been very good, in any case, if Inoue has many fights to do, I think he has to look at the highest bidder , because that first translates into that the demand will be great, because Inoue has a very big reputation and this attracts attention then obviously it translates into that it will be very exciting, and this means that Inoue will be paid very good money, and now well after this we will see how much level Inoue will have, because in the category he was in he was the undisputed champion.

This is the reason why Donaire suddenly changed his course after knowing that Inoue will vacate all the belts once he climbs the next weight class, supposedly Donaire will go down at 115 pounds in super-flyweight division because he knows that he won't be holding any belts while Inoue is still in bantam weight but after knowing the fact, he is now maintaining the weight and I've heard that he's already scheduled to fight once WBO belt was vacated. Correct me if I'm wrong.

It's not that Donaire suddenly changed his course but it was an option right from the start. It's just that some conditions were met.

As you mentioned, WBC mandated a fight involving Donaire if Naoya Inoue decided to vacate all his belts in the bantamweight.

Moving forward, since Inoue now officially moved up weight, Donaire will now instead push on the better option which is competing again in the WBC Bantamweight title against Australian's Jason “Mayhem” Moloney.

I guess though the condition still base on Inoue, and now that he has official going to super bantamweight, it make sense for Donaire to stay at the bantamweight and fight against Moloney for the vacant belt.

And if by chance Inoue decided for at least fight another one in the bantamweight, it's either Donaire moving down to 115 lbs and could remain semi retired. But the good thing is that the first condition has been met so Donaire will have another crack to get his belt back.

Also, Donaire is more suited in the bantamweight division rather than looking for a title at 115 pounds as I'm inclined that his career might end sooner that what he expected. Having a fight against Moloney for the vacant title is already a good opportunity for Donaire to display his prowess again in this division that he was once a champion, it will be a perfect bout for him to test if he can still do few more fights or it's time for him to hang up his gloves.

I agree, although some of us would likely advise him to retire because of the brutal beating he got from the hands of Inoue, this boxers still seek something before they finally hang up their gloves.

And this could be a make or break for Nonito, if he lost this one, then it's better to quit because he doesn't have anything to proved. But if he can win again then he has to go and will have to defend that belt and yes, this could be his second reign at bantamweight.

The truth is that the post-Inoue effect seems surprising to me, they are already thinking about the titles that will be vacant, it is necessary to see that Inoue has marked an era of boxing, it is difficult to do something like what he has achieved, to really be the undisputed in the category is something that commands a lot of respect, whatever Donaire is doing is something that he is looking to resurface again, for me the one who has to prove everything in his new category is still Inoue, since he is quite a boxer wanted by his opponents, and I think that right now many will want to face him, in the 115 category it is something that people have not yet given much to talk about and they have made a lot of noise.

And speaking of Inoue:

Naoya Inoue - A New Frontier at Jr. Featherweight



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It took fifty years for there to be an undisputed bantamweight champion again at bantamweight.

It took about a month for the division to be left without a king again.

Last Friday, as reported at BoxingScene by Jake Donovan, Naoya Inoue made the expected announcement that he was heading toward his fourth weight class. In this case, there is no hedging, no holding onto a belt or two while dipping a toe in the water. Inoue is vacating his titles and pushing his chips all in.

The Japanese phenom adds to an already reignited weight class, though Jr. featherweight hasn’t ever been slow for long. Inoue is heading for one of the great war classes. Since its modern origin in the 1970s, 122 pounds has hosted an outsized collection of classics. It’s the division that gave us Wilfredo Gomez’s battles with Carlos Zarate and Lupe Pintor; Marco Antonio Barrera’s clashes with Kennedy McKinney, Junior Jones, and first with Erik Morales; the underground joy of Somsak Sithchatchawal-Mahyar Monshipour; and, those first three barnburners between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez.

Source: https://www.boxingscene.com/naoya-inoue-new-frontier-jr-featherweight--171885
5878  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: January 18, 2023, 07:56:23 PM
It has been five years since Barcelona won the Super Cup the last time. I don't think they will care about it much less than the other games. I will be expecting Xavi to have his usual starting eleven here and they would fight hard for the title. Bookmakers are also seeing Barcelona as very highly the favourite side. But I still find these odds quite interesting.

Because Betis are not one of the teams to be underestimated. They are doing a good job in the La Liga recently and they will be an important threat to Barcelona here as well. I wouldn't bet on Barcelona win considering how much low the odd is now.

Well, Xavi's starting XI might bring him good results, but I really doubt that they can do much, I hope that they can play a good game in the Europa League against Manchester United first, that's what I hope because everything they've done in the league that they are first, they cannot lose the opportunity to win in the Europa League, before I used to think that Barcelona was better than they could do it in a better way, however I think that now I see Xavi's players more committed I think that if they put their minds to it, they can make a great Europa League and ensure that they don't fall back there but rather stay in the UCL.


~snip~
I'm sure Xavi was very happy with the win, but that doesn't make him very satisfied, because he still has goals that they still have to fight for, namely La Liga and also the European League. But at least, this can be a little medicine for their lack of success in the Champions League although it may not be able to cure 100%. They continue to strive to play very well, Xavi encourages and coaches them. That's why La Liga is more interesting now than it was last season, isn't it? Because the El Classico we've all been hoping for is really back again.
Even if they did bring the Trophy but only being satisfied with it was clearly a mistake. This trophy can be considered not too important if their goals are La Liga and Europa League. Even if they got a good thing for this victory because at least they have the trophy back after a few seasons out but indeed this cannot be used as satisfaction now because they still have a lot of work to do in this regard.
The target for the Europa League still has a challenge in the play offs because there is Manchester United and for La Liga even though Madrid are 3 points behind now but this is not something they can celebrate quickly considering there are still quite a lot of games.

At least Xavi has a plus even though the Supercopa de Espana trophy is not very prestigious. however, what is interesting is that this match presents a battle between two Spanish League giants who compete with prestige. on the other hand, Barcelona's victory over Madrid at the same time broke the pessimism that initially Barcelona would not be able to topple its rival.

With this result it is hoped that Barcelona will be on the right track, although we cannot be sure whether Barcelona's performance will continue to be stable. even so, at least Barcelona has a great chance to win the La Liga trophy this season. on one condition, Xavi can ensure his troops are on the right track.

As for the Europa League, Xavi has emphasized on several occasions that Barcelona are targeting two trophies at once this season. I think as a coach he knows what he has to do. after all, Barcelona will not take their opponent lightly in the playoffs considering that United are in fairly good form.

Well, this is something that should be highlighted, Xavi has done well, and that should be highlighted, even though the Spanish Super Cup is not such a relevant award if it could be thankful to the teams that are considered the biggest in Spain and the La Liga, so it was something interesting, every time these two teams meet, it's obviously a spectacle, we can make exceptions with other teams, but BARCELONA is a team that has improved remarkably, in particular it has surprised me a lot because I didn't think they would recover like this, in fact I like that because the great rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona is coming again, and as I said before, I'm not a Barcelona fan at all, but I hope they can win against Man United now I see better alignment in everything.

Xavi’s role in convincing in-form defender to join Barcelona in the summer – report



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After what could be termed as a rather difficult start to his new life in Barcelona, summer signing Andreas Christensen has now settled well, playing full 90 minutes in three of Barcelona’s last four outings across all competitions.

He has put in commanding displays in recent matches, with the away game against Atletico Madrid perhaps being the Dane’s best performance in the Barcelona shirt. 

Lining up alongside Ronald Araujo in central defence, the former Chelsea defender ended the game with the most passes completed (86). Add to it, he also had the second-most touches from either team (100) and also made the second-most ball recoveries (nine).

Source: https://barcauniversal.com/xavis-role-in-convincing-in-form-defender-to-join-barcelona-in-the-summer-report/
5879  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: January 18, 2023, 06:23:40 PM
Napoli - Juventus game is going to be a very lovely start to the new game week.

Juventus can't get a win in Napoli's stadium for four years. And I don't feel like this is the time they are winning as well. Because Juventus still have some injured players who are important for the team. They need players like Vlahovic to be better at finishing. That has been their main problem recently as you know. They find many goal opportunities but waste most of them. They have got many victories by very close scores for weeks. Napoli got a shocking defeat by Inter first but they still seemed good by the Sampdoria game. I think Napoli might win by one goal.
I think both teams are good enough to predict either teams to win. Napoli are in fine form this season and will be looking to continue their run of form when they meet Juventus and Juventus on the other hand will want to get all three points from this game so I am expecting a strong and competitive game in this fixture and like you said Juventus will have to be at their best performance to get good results from this fixture.

I can't think of any other way that Napoli can play well against a team like Juventus, Juve being one of the teams that are quite famous and also have a very good relevance in terms of Italy, if we look at Juve so much Like Inter and Milan, they are very good teams that have a lot to offer and have great things that they can continue to give, on the other hand, Napoli is emerging, the bad thing is that they start looking for other options like selling their players and leaving for not continue betting that they can win and go much further, I would appeal to this, but of course one thing is what a simple football fan can think of what the team managers want.

Week-19 will be intereting because Juventus vs Atlanta and Selernitana vs Napoli, the team that lost badly before will face the team that won with a landslide score also in the previous match, there is no doubt in Napoli to beat Selernitana and Napoli could do the same thing to make a big score.
The big win that Atlanta won before is not a guarantee they can do it too at Juventus. The Juventus vs Atlanta match will be a tight match and the odds remain on Juve to win.
I think Juventus will have big problems against Atalanta. Atalanta have been scoring a lot of goals in recent games, while Juventus have been conceding. Juventus are not in the best shape, so I think Atalanta should win. As for Napoli, there should be no doubt about their win.
But in this match Juventus will be the host and of course the support from the Juventini will flood the entire Allianz stadium. I think the game will be tough regardless of the results of the two teams I don't think about it too much. What is certain is that Juventus will win this match at least with a score of 2-1 so that their steps to shift AC Milan on the standings will be easier.
After seeing how Juventus were defeated by Napoli with a considerable score of 5-1. of course it's only natural if we start to doubt Juventus' superiority in the match against Atalanta later. However, because Juventus will host the match against Atalanta later, it is not impossible if Juventus suddenly play very well and can win the match. But because Atalanta is a formidable opponent, of course Juventus have to be really careful. because Atalanta have shown an increase in their performance like the match against Salernitana yesterday. Atalanta won with an incredible score. And if Juventus let their guard down in the match later. then Atalanta will surely put him to good use. and Juventus could have lost even though they were the hosts. But most likely I will still bet on a Juventus victory.

Well this will make Juve react without a doubt, this is something that we should take as a way that they can show a much more aggressive football and seek more to score goals, Juve is a team that is defensive by nature, it is typical of the Italian teams, this time they have to do something different, because Napoli filled their bag, they can't lose like that anymore, Juve is a team that now has to measure up, they have a lot of competition, not only in Serie A Also in the Europa League, there is a lot of competition for everyone to start doing good things, I hope and I know that Juve is going to play differently, I think they have learned their lesson.

Report: Juventus consider Chelsea winger as possible replacement for Di Maria



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Last summer, Juventus managed to convince Angel Di Maria to put pen on paper following the expiry of his contract at Paris Saint-Germain. Nonetheless, the Argentine insisted on signing a one-year contract, so the Bianconeri will probably revisit the market this summer in search of a replacement.

According to Football Insider via TuttoMercatoWeb, Juventus are contemplating a swoop for Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling.

Source: https://www.juvefc.com/report-juventus-consider-chelsea-winger-as-possible-replacement-for-di-maria/
5880  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: January 18, 2023, 05:49:53 PM
Ten Hag has big ambitions with their current squad. added strikers and at this time will probably be the best squad Ten Hag has with MU.
for this season, if MU can perform consistently, at least the top 4 will be secured by them. MU has the same points as Newcastle, and I believe MU can be superior at this time.
but the threat from Tottenham and Liverpool might be stronger for the rest of the season. Liverpool certainly does not want to continue to lose points with their inconsistent game. all teams will improve in the winter transfer market.
If you mean Manchester United are not safe at the moment, then I would absolutely agree with you.
Ten Hag has managed to get Manchester United in its best form at the moment. Especially in the last few matches, they were perfect with a win where Ten Hag and his team wiped out all the matches with victory.

But I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow Manchester City managed to stop their winning trend after the World Cup break. Manchester City kicked off the EFL Cup yesterday with an embarrassing loss to Southampton, and tomorrow they don't want to walk out of Old Trafford in the same mood. 3 points over Manchester United will help Manchester City get closer to Arsenal, so it's really going to be interesting to look forward to.
Manchester United will definitely continue to be followed by Tottenham and Liverpool, which are below them, especially now that it is playing against Manchester City which is quite difficult to win, even though Ten Hag has managed to beat the previous team several times and their rivalry with Manchester City is still quite difficult to imagine. .

It's not surprising that Manchester United will be stuck in the standings now because the opponent going forward is still quite heavy Mancity continues to be interrupted by Crystal Palace and meets Arsenal again, but somehow now Ten Hag has found the right strategy for Manchester United.
Personally, I don't have a single bit of faith in Ten Hag, for me he is a technical director who lacks a lot, also for me he has nothing that another technical director lacks or has something special, Man United They need to quickly get out of the hole they are in, both in the PL or in the Europa League, for me they have a long way to go, so I think they have to concentrate much more up front, because they have to look for the hole that CR7 left up front. a way to have a striker who is something good and helps them, personally I think they have a good midfield, but they can't even with very strong teams, I still think that when they play in the Europ League they will beat them.


Guardiola definitely will be very disappointed with the team's result from the Manchester derby and will be looking to get back to winning ways in the next fixture. I know Guardiola will not want to lose two games in a row especially now that they have Manchester United and Newcastle United closing on them with just a point away. It is an unfortunate situation for Tottenham and Antonio Conte and I doubt Tottenham will be able to get a win against City in this fixture because Manchester City cannot afford to take any chances against Tottenham.

Indeed, the top 4 positions in the standings this season are very small difference in points, for sure Pep Guardiola will be a headache in the next few matches. After losing in the Manchester derby, Pep Guardiola may have almost no hope of competing to win the EPL championship this season if the club and his players don't improve immediately. The next match is Man City vs Spurs, in my opinion this will be a difficult match for man city, while spurs will definitely try to get points in this match after they previously lost in the north london derby against Arsenal. Most likely the result of this match in my opinion will end in a draw.

While Man United will be against Crystal Palace, it is not certain that this match will be easy for the red devils, Crystal Palace also has a pretty good record against big teams like Man United, even though they previously lost narrowly to Chelsea, it doesn't seem like this will change their perception of the team. big and this match might also be fierce. The top 4 standings is like hell right now.
Arsenal have been getting away from Manchester City in the previous week. Indeed, in terms of performance, Arsenal still performed better even without Gabriel Jesus. indeed Manchester city must be able to improve their performance in the upcoming matches because it will be very important for them to keep the distance in points so they are not further away from Arsenal. Manchester city is indeed getting a tough opponent in the upcoming match because tottenham might be able to provide an interesting surprise at the Etihad stadium.

apart from that manchester united continues to provide very interesting resistance in the top 4. now between ranks 2,3,4 the difference in points is only 1 so there is a high possibility that this week we will see these teams switch places. Will the Ten Hag surprise again? worth the wait.

Erik ten hag's role was extraordinary as a Manchester United coach, the successive wins he got were the result of the hard work of the coaches, staff and players involved. At the moment it is very difficult to imagine a very thin difference in points, but if one of these teams slips up in the next match, of course it is an opportunity for the other team to widen the gap and if one continues to win, of course, it will be able to continue to stick to the arsenal in the hunt for the EPL championship season. this.

I think Manchester United should at least win against Crystal Palace later, otherwise they will find it even more difficult because their opponent next week will be the leaders of the standings Arsenal. Erik ten hag will be thinking hard in their upcoming 2 matches.

The role of Man United will be to win and win to see if they can fully recover, we cannot forget that Cityu is a sleeping giant or I see it as that sleeping lion that is waking up and when they do they are not going to give anyone a another chance, obviously now Peo Guardiola is willing to change the entire strategy for the better, he has material, and he has a great player like Haaland who is a great reference and a striker who can give you a victory at any time, another The fact is that Man United marked Haaland very well because I didn't see Haaland move easily, and that was a great thing, because they worked very well to be able to stop him.

Manchester City star Erling Haaland reveals advice Manchester United icon Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave him



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Haaland is arguably the best striker in the world right now, with 27 goals in 24 games since moving from Dortmund to the Etihad last summer.

Still only 22, it seems that the sky is the limit for Haaland who has had an incredible rise to the top of the game.

He started out at boyhood club Bryne before moving onto Molde where he was managed by Norway legend Solskjaer, who would later try and fail to sign him for City’s arch-rivals United

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/17/manchester-united-erling-haaland-reveals-advice-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-gave-him-18114193/?ito=newsnow-feed
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