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61  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: August 04, 2023, 04:29:42 PM
for Arsenal performance, I have no doubt that this summer Arsenal has had a very good performance and has improved very much, but to be successful in the champions league, I think I am a little doubtful. because Arsenal have to get past rival teams like Man City who are currently in a very strong state and also Real Madrid who are currently aiming hard to win the title after failing last season.
so its not easy for Arsenal to have to go through this big team and if they fail again to get the title this season I think the mistake is the strategy used by the coach himself.
It would be more realistic for Arsenal to have the ambition to win the EPL trophy next season, but it does not rule out the possibility for Arsenal to go further in the European Champions League. regardless of the current posh squad, the biggest luck if they do not join the group of hell. This will automatically ease their steps to advance to the next round.

Sometimes all predictions can be reversed, we will wait for how this squad will rise to win the championship trophy that failed last season.
Compared to Arsenal, Manchester City is far ahead in terms of performance. I think Manchester City will be Arsenal's arch-rivals this season and a great problem going forward. The Arsenal team will have to work incredibly hard and use great tactics to beat a team like Manchester City.
62  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: August 04, 2023, 04:17:22 PM
When La Liga starts, maybe we will see the real performance of Real Madrid, at this time I agree that Ancelotti in friendly matches only tests the feasibility of players and try various experiments. As usual, coaches often do it to try different strategies. Actually you are right, Real Madrid signed Joselu only as a replacement option but if Ancelotti used a 4-3-3 formation maybe Joselu could have played as a centre-forward.
I would prefer to see ancelotti used 3-4-4 scheme instead of another scheme. Joselu needs more time to adapt with its new teammates. It seems like that madrid is still counting on vini in scoring against its opponent. Real madrid can use the opening match as a way to test its performance. There will still be enough time for real madrid to buy the new player before the close of transfer season. Ancelotti shall not force the club to use the current squad if the performance will still be under performance till the opening match of la liga.
Madrid was getting worst result in the pre season match. It will be ashame if the club keeps this performance till the start of the new season. Attacking and defensive lines shall become the main concerns by ancelotti.
Perez already confirmed joselu as the last transfer from madrid but he shall aware if the reality may force madrid to buy more striker and defender.

How do you compare Real Madrid and Barcelona? Real Madrid is a strong team but they currently lack a striker. On the other hand, the Barcelona team I think Xavi is brilliantly organized. After watching the El Clasico, I understood that the Real Madrid team must work brilliantly in finishing.
63  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 04, 2023, 04:05:37 PM
Manchester city are very good in their games there is no doubt about it and Arsenal has good changes by bringing young talented players with this I think Arsenal will do better than how they performed in last season.  It won't be easy for Manchester City to defeat arsenal just as last season. With the signings Arteta has made makes me have much confidence for arsenal that they will do better in the new season and Manchester City won't be a problem for them to achieve what they want.
Arteta realized what his team lacked last season and now he will perfect it. it's not just Arsenal who will make things difficult for City. I'm sure Man United also has surprises that will make it difficult for City this season. City is indeed strong. but who will play consistently in the League and who will get the trophy.
I suspect these three teams will be the strongest in the Premier League. maybe coupled with Newcastle as a new force that has started to show the results of their hard work last season. and this season they will try to do better.

then how about the teams that are promoted to the Premier League this season? they had to work hard to adjust to competition with much stronger teams.
Manchester City managed to win two titles last season and I expect their performance to continue in this season as their coach is one of the best experienced people. I think Manchester City will do great this season under his leadership.
64  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: August 04, 2023, 03:56:10 PM
PSG did a good job by continuing to bring in these new players to anticipate unwanted things like you said. Mbappe's departure was what PSG feared the most, therefore they immediately moved quickly to sign Dembele. Meanwhile, Luis Enrique seems to have no problem with the departure of the PSG star player because he has started all the pre-season matches without Mbappe in the squad.

I think Enrique is ready with the consequences and will bet with the squad he has chosen now. I think all parties need to be more open-minded and not continue to depend all the circumstances of the club on one player and if Mbappe ends up leaving next year, they have to be prepared with everything and have nothing to regret.
Mbappe departure just waiting moment only and PSG need find other option get replacement for position leaves, due many players signing its good for PSG how to prepare teams next season in domestic league and UEFA Champion League. After removing Mbappe from PSG squad on pre season matches against Japan's team, seems have been final decision from PSG patience waiting good responds from Mbappe for extending his contract.

Actually all managers have been ready with consequences if leaves by favorite player in one teams, Henrique will find right replacement for Mbappe position in PSG and I don't think difficult for him get new star in PSG for next season. But Mbappe not announce yet what his team for next season, after rejecting with Saudi Arabia teams he not answer yet about new teams in next season or stay with PSG.
I don't want to talk about Mbappe, on the other hand, Neymar Jr. has been able to perform brilliantly after coming back from injury and played a special role in the remarkable win over PSG. This player will have a great performance this season.
65  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: July 30, 2023, 06:25:41 PM
It's not about who has made the offer and who has not. Can Liverpool buy him if they make PSG a bid below or 100m? I don't think so... PSG value him at least more than 150m Euro and they want to get back that value out of his sale. Until they get that amount I don't think so that they are going to sell Mbappe. Can Liverpool match that? - is a big question but given so far how much they have spent, I don't think Mbappe is in their plans (I could be wrong though).

Also even if they match that value they also have to convince the player so that's another thing they have to work on. I am inclined towards Mbappe to Madrid right now but not in this transfer window and maybe next year.
Have rumor with Liverpool bid offer above 180 million euro for signing Mbappe, but want to play for Liverpool not participants in Champion League? I don't think have excited for Mbappe although more expensive payment fees offer from Liverpool because can't play in Champion League competition is not interested for Mbappe. I have predicting about Mbappe future and seems accurate due he has denied with several offering from Saudi Pro League until Liverpool, he wants play with teams who participant in Champion League and have bigger chance become the winner, prefer he want stay one year left with  PSG until his contract over and becoming free agent is an easy way for Mbappe choosing his future team.
Yes, I agree with that, regardless of the big offer from Liverpool, but now we also have to think realistically that Mbappe is one of the best players in the world, of course he will really take care of his career to be able to continue to improve while Liverpool is currently a team that is in a slump and even they will not play in the UCL next season, it is really very unlikely for Mbappe to want to play at Liverpool in my opinion.

If anyone is actually thinking that Liverpool might be able to get Mbappé in the team, I think they are just too naive. There is no way Mbappé is going to Liverpool. And there is no way PSG is going to let Mbappé go for only a 100 million. Real Madrid is the only actual destination for Mbappé in my opinion. Oh and there is no way psg is actually going to let him go for anything less than 180. When someone like Harry Kane is actually going to be sold for 180 million I think PSG is not wrong for asking you that much money for Mbappé.
I personally understand Kylian Mbappé is under a lot of pressure. Can't leave PSG to join another club and doesn't feel comfortable at PSG. However, if Kylian Mbappe leaves PSG, the situation of the PSG team will deteriorate.
66  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 30, 2023, 06:18:00 PM
West Indies vs India, in the 2nd ODI India did not play as expected.
These kinds of defeats can be a blessing in disguise so i won't read much into it.


From the team's point of view or from the current series' point of view, this loss of India does not matter. However, we do know that Betting is a big industry in India and most of the gamblers must have lost the bet on this match as they would be betting on India.

If you ask them, this Indian defeat is a nightmare for them. I would not say that the match was fixed but I could not digest this defeat of the India team. My views, but again this is a multi-million dollar industry.
In the second ODI, West Indies managed to secure victory against India in a remarkable way. In the first match, India managed to secure a massive victory, leading many to think that the West Indies would not be able to secure a single match victory. But in the second ODI, West Indies secured victory and now there is a draw. Hope the last match will be a very competitive match.
67  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: July 30, 2023, 05:52:35 PM
I always thought that Xavi would be a good coach, he is doing a wonderful job so far and I feel like they are going to have a big test on their hands this season as well. Look at how great they played, but also remember how many times Madrid players just found the wood, they could have scored a lot more, it was just an unlucky day, but doesn't change that Barcelona found 3 goals, and they played with fire, they took it seriously as well.

I feel like even though Real "might" be the better team, Barcelona could still end up with a win this season as well, they are just looking like something they care about a lot and they are going to play a lot more seriously, they will definitely do a lot better this season at UCL for sure.
I would say without a doubt that Xavi joined the Barcelona team and brought the team back to their previous performances. And he is currently working brilliantly to ensure that his team can play a good role in the Champions League.
68  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: July 30, 2023, 05:33:46 PM
From the first pre-season game to today's match against Barcelona, it was clear that Real Madrid wanted to emphasize the 4-4-2 diamond formation and indeed this formation went very well against Manchester United or AC Milan. But the problem is that when using this formation, Real Madrid still couldn't beat Barcelona in today's pre-season match and they couldn't even reply to the 3 goals scored by Barcelona players. I think Ancelotti is indeed experimenting with his current squad and the question is why from the start he didn't try Joselu as the main striker using a 4-3-3 formation, even though they have a striker who is ready at any time. We know that in the previous game Vini could not move freely because he was always stopped by the Barcelona defense. On the other hand, finishing was the main focus in this match because there were 6 shots that hit the crossbar. Barcelona is Real Madrid's only obstacle to winning the La Liga title next season and if they don't find that loophole soon, it is certain that Barcelona will become the reigning champions.
Carlos Anceloti uses the same formation he used for Manchester United and AC Milan to play against Barcelona, but I think Barcelona were well prepared to play and win because we all know that it is always a derby match between the two sides.

After Arsenal defeated Barcelona, Xavi took to social media to say that they did not expect the intensity the Arsenal squad used for them as they were preparing for just a friendly match; maybe that is why they take the match against Real Madrid very seriously.

Real Madrid still needs a reliable striker to keep them more competitive because they have good midfielders that can create good chances for the team. That’s why they insisted on signing Mbappe because they know he is good at finishing even though he is not a natural striker.I think if they go on with this team in the coming season, they will likely suffer in terms of goal scoring since Vinicius is not reliable in terms of goals.

Real Madrid need a great striker right now. Because what I understood from watching El Clásico is that Real Madrid currently lack a finisher after Karim Benzema left the team. But Vinicius Junior played brilliantly but was not able to score, he missed some great chances, such mistakes are never expected from a player like him.
69  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: July 30, 2023, 04:54:23 PM


Sadio Mane is one step away from officially becoming an Al-Nassr player and a medical test will be carried out on Monday night, as reported by Fabrizio Romano. I think Sadio Mane has really made his choice to join a Saudi league team and this will make Al-Nassr's attack line even sharper next season. His duet with Cristiano Ronaldo is the most awaited thing and it is hoped that Al-Nassr can return to the Saudi league championship after last season they failed to compete with Al-Ittihad. My prediction is that if Sadio Mane gives his best performance he will score more than 15 goals next season.
I think Sadio Mane Al Nassr joining the club will bond with Cristiano Ronaldo in a great way. Because both players are world-class players, they will interact with each other and make the attacking division very strong.
70  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 30, 2023, 04:34:22 PM
Sommer could move to Inter, but how are Bayern's goalkeepers? Neuer seems to have been training with the team since May, but he didn't go with the team to friendly matches in Asia, the reason given is that he needs more time to recover, and Sommer was in goal in these matches, and it looks like Sommer is preparing with the team for the new season. Even if he can recover physically by the start of the championship, he missed too much time, and match practice for a goalkeeper is a very important aspect.
Bayern has prepared a name to replace sommer once he gonna leaves from the club. Bayern is still having two goal keepers in total. Neuer and sven ulreich. It will not be a problem for bayern to let sommer leaves from the club.
Alexander Nubel will return to Bayern when his loan ends and his contract expires..
bayern has so many goal keeper at this moment. Bayern will sell sommer to the intermilan as long as inter gonna try to give magnanimous offer for sommer.
Few elite clubs in UEFA never worries about next generation players and Bayern Munich is also one of these because they already have suitable players in pipeline with few options are also available as they have enough funds and other sources for this right now their main concern is Harry Kane not Sommer if he is going to leave for the Inter Milan then most chances they will be not going to have any concern about this move.

Neuer is also having good recovery and most chances he will join team after starting of new season and their few other substitutes are also well for the time being most chances they will also announce suitable candidate also in coming days because they also need to be had some alternatives as well in case of injury to their first priority players.
It remains to be seen how Manuel Neuer performs after returning from injury. But he is a world-class goalkeeper, he has been supporting Bayern Munich for a long time, I hope he will perform well in the next few seasons.
71  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: July 30, 2023, 03:38:57 PM
Yes, a few days ago I see news from one of the media, it was announce that UEFA had imposed sanction on Juventus for allegedly violate Financial Fair Play rules. This further adds to Juventus' poor record, apart from being banned from playing at the European Conference League next season, Juventus will also certainly minimize their transfer activity this season as a result of the previous incident, even though this is one of the ways for Massimiliano Allegri to develop the team's performance.
Juventus had no choice other than received all of sanctions this time. It's caused by juventus can be threatened with aonther sanction if juventus keeps try to avoid it. The club has been taking the right decision. Juventus needs to pay some amounts of money for penalty caused by the club already violated FFP rules. It's time for juventus to stay eveything from zero again. At least no more sanction to be given by UEFA for juventus in the upcoming season. It's far better rather than trying to avoid it while more and more sanctions come to the juventus.
I see that if juventus already agreed not to repeat the same mistake again. FGIC already lifted its attention to the juventus as the agreement already reached with the club.
Kylian Mbappe is one of the best players in the PSG team. But Kylian Mbappe doesn't want to stay at PSG right now. I believe Kylian Mbappe will be the next generation to leave PSG. PSG's aim to do well in the Champions League seems unlikely this season.
72  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: July 30, 2023, 02:21:03 PM
So far I don't really follow public opinion on the issue "Mbappe doesn't want to extend his contract / Mbappe doesn't want to play for PSG again, and so on" because he is a top player right now so I don't want to overdo it because there will always be controversial news related to him with a specific purpose. What is clear is that I was refer to the situation of PSG and Mbappe in the previous agreement, where more than 80% predicted he would leave the club at that time but the opposite happen.
PAG president,  Nasser Al-Khelaifi scouting the possible means to triggered the sell clause of Kylian Mbappe, the whole thing seems impossible because the player is not giving greenlight to any bid and also missed out on their pre-season tour. Kylian Mbappe is ranked first as the most valuable player for the parisians and they can't afford to allow him leave as a free agent, hugh loss on their end. PSG knows exactly what to do, they tried a couple of times to hook up the Frenchman with the Saudi clubs that are willing to pay huge figures to bring him over, disregarding the fact that Kylian Mbappe have other options to explore at his own disposal.
Kylian Mbappe is one of the best players in the PSG team. But Kylian Mbappe doesn't want to stay at PSG right now. I believe Kylian Mbappe will be the next generation to leave PSG. PSG's aim to do well in the Champions League seems unlikely this season.
73  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: July 30, 2023, 01:58:31 PM
Barcelona's performance has been very visible in the last 2 seasons, since being coached by Xavi they have made a lot of progress and it continues to go in a positive direction and that has been seen since the middle of last season, and there have been some shortcomings they have tried to cover for transfers this summer, Barcelona is very active to improve.
And thus making many people believe that Barcelona's performance next season will be much better than last season, and personally I see the quality of Barcelona at this time it looks like they are ready to compete more tightly with Europe's top teams.

The performance of the Barcelona after the Xavi become his coach was awesome.The game of Barcelona after 2021 was good after the Old player and coach Xavi.Xavi had teach the team his fast passing techniques,because they were unique coach for the passing the Xavi the great.After some bad game,Barcelona itself ready to improve their game.The Barcelona Club owner had made unique move by employing the Xavi as the Manager.Barcelona will show their maximum improvement in the upcoming coming session.

Xavi certainly anticipated Barcelona failure last season, failing to qualify from the group stage is a failure that should not be repeated this season. Barcelona's strength has begun to increase with the arrival of several new players, the results achieved in El Clasico in friendly matches are progress that Barcelona has experienced.

I see that Barcelona is very solid, especially in defense, Barcelona's defenders play very disciplined in maintaining their respective positions. Competition in the Champions League this season will not be easy for Barcelona, Xavi must be able to maintain Barcelona's quality so that they remain solid until the official matches begin.


The last session of the Barcelona game was not good one,now the game of Barcelona was improved a lot.Xavi had add some good players to the team from his influence and made the team very strong now.So the Barcelona became a not stoppable team for now.Other team should ready to face the big team like Barcelona now.
Barcelona performed very poorly in the Champions League last season but also proved to be the best in La Liga. I believe Xavi will try his best to produce a great Champions League performance this season. Also, I saw some great changes in the El Clasico, Barcelona team is very good.
74  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: July 30, 2023, 01:45:24 PM

Barcelona was losing against real madrid. It surprises me to see how barcelona humiliated real madrid with 3-0 as the final scores. It seems like that if arsenal is far stronger compared with real madrid at this moment. The quality will never lie. Madrid needs to solve all of its problems.

The new players do nothing when it was facing barcelona while arsenal was able scoring so many goals against barcelona. It seems like that the quality from real madrid is still far below arsenal at this moment.

Real Madrid's performance was terrible in the friendly match, showing that Barcelona has a stronger squad.

Im very disappointed with the performance from real madrid players.  3-0 is a big scores.

I was not surprised by Barcelona's victory over Real Madrid in yesterday's friendly because it is common for both clubs to lose when they play each other even in La Liga and other competitions; sometimes Real Madrid defeats Barcelona and vice versa. Therefore, I don't need to be astonished because both teams are strongest teams in world that have accomplished a great deal and are expected to keep up their good play. Only if lesser clubs defeated Real Madrid should I be shocked. Barcelona upsetting Real Madrid does not imply that Real Madrid is a weak team because Real Madrid has also defeated Manchester United and AC Milan, two powerful European clubs, in recent preseason matches.Remember that Real Madrid beat Manchester United and Manchester United beat Arsenal, and Arsenal beat Barcelona? Those are preseason games for us.
Can you understand how much the team has improved by watching Barcelona's game? They have created a great bond from defense to attack. Barcelona dominated the game in the first half. But in the second half, Real Madrid attacked brilliantly but they did not succeed in scoring. Venicius Junior's penalty miss is truly ridiculous.
75  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 29, 2023, 08:20:57 PM
Currently, Bayern Munich is focused on bringing in David Raya from Brentford and this news has been confirmed by Fabrizio Romano. Actually David Raya is a good goalkeeper and he is the main goalkeeper for the Spanish national team so indeed for the successor to the Bayern Munich goalkeeper it is very appropriate. Meanwhile, Yann Sommer is getting closer to joining Inter and it seems that being brought in last winter has not made his position so comfortable at Bayern Munich. I think Yann Sommer's age, who is also starting to age, cannot be a top goalkeeper priority at Bayern Munich, so Bayern Munich needs a goalkeeper who is mature in terms of his age and the choice is very right for David Raya. Let's see how these two keepers develop in the future for Bayern Munich.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1685314085833908225
Bayern Munich is trying to find an alternative if Yann Sommer reaches an agreement to join Inter Milan. However, there is no guarantee as the main goalkeeper to replace Manuel Neuer, its seems little difficult for Bayern Munich to get David Raya's sign. I don't think with regular position for David Raya after Manuel Neuer back from injury and actually he will be first choose for Bayern Munich, David Raya have decision to get more minutes playing and he want be part of Spanish national teams squad.

Bayern Munich linked with not only David Raya but also Manchester United goal keeper former David De Gea rumor will join with Bayern Munich after leaving Manchester United with free agent.
Bayern Munich could not utilize Sadio Mane properly. Sadio Mane is a fantastic forward but he could not adapt himself to Bayern Munich So probably leaving the team and joining another club. So Bayern should add some good forwards to the team.
76  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: July 29, 2023, 06:27:57 PM
Meanwhile, Ronaldo was apparently caught up in another scandal. After the match against Al-Shabab Riyadh, Ronaldo splashed water in the direction of the cameraman who was filming and gestured for him to move away, all his displeasure has already been posted on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcPBQMy3Ygo.

It is also visible that he did not hide his dissatisfaction and said something to his partners and coaches.
Ronaldo was angry because his goal in the game was canceled in the 72nd minute and in the end Al-Nasr played a draw, the match ended 0-0. It should be noted that in the episode with the canceled goal for some reason the referee did not watch the replay, which is very strange, because the offside there was not the most obvious, although this hysteria does not make him look good.
It turns out that while the most expensive player in the world can not score 5 games in a row, which is a lot for a forward of this class, given that the league is not the strongest and the opponents there are clearly weaker than were at Manchester United.


Ronaldo is a great player and he still has good performance in any team he plays for but the sad thing about Ronaldo is about his bad behavior he had some problems with players at Juventus when he was playing there and then had bad behavior in Manchester United with Ten Hag, now again in Al Nasr, he didn't change anything.

Now Ronaldo unfortunately does not show a good game, he can't score 5 matches and we can compare him with Messi, who even after moving to MLS still scores with beautiful shots and in general it is clear that Messi unlike Ronaldo plays in his own pleasure and gets everything he wants from the game, and not tortured on the field like Ronaldo.

Many thought that in Manchester he was treated unfairly and was not allowed to play and therefore he broke down and made scandals, but now he is not prevented, on the contrary, everything is done to make him play. The Saudis have made Ronaldo's living conditions like the Greek gods and pay the biggest salary in the world, but instead of playing, he almost walks on the pitch, as in this match, gets angry at teammates, coaches, cameramen and apparently blames everyone for his troubles except himself.

In general, it seems to be necessary to leave the sport in time to leave a good memory and legacy about you.
Now it is not clear how Ronaldo will end up with his constant dissatisfaction. Still, he needs to pull himself together, start scoring as he knows how to relieve psychological stress, because so many matches without goals, in such a league Ronaldo can not be allowed. 
I want Arsenal to compete with Manchester City in these teams. Just like last season so Manchester City could not get past the Premier League very comfortably. I want every team to be this strong and every match to be competitive.
77  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: July 29, 2023, 06:20:30 PM
I don't think it's really impossible for Man United to take this opportunity this season. As was the case last season, where Arsenal put up quite a fierce resistance to Man City, it's just that they couldn't keep their consistency at the end of the season. If Man United can get off to a good start and they can maintain their consistency, I think Man United can become a serious challenger in the title race. It's not just Man United, I think Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea also still have a chance to win the Premier League trophy.
It won't be impossible, but it will be challenging. I think the upcoming season will be very difficult since Chelsea and Liverpool will have learned from their mistakes and tried to make them right before the season starts, which means they are also contending for the title.  When challenging for the title, getting off to a strong start is crucial, but over the long run, will they be able to maintain consistency when player injuries and fatigue set in? If so, will their squad have enough depth to withstand all of this? That's what happened to Arsenal at the close of the previous season; they were helpless to withstand the toll that injuries took.

I'd like to see a team other than Manchester City win the title. 
I want Arsenal to compete with Manchester City in these teams. Just like last season so Manchester City could not get past the Premier League very comfortably. I want every team to be this strong and every match to be competitive.
78  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: July 29, 2023, 06:14:34 PM
The Real Madrid team was not weak last season. The team became over-reliant on Benzema. And with Benzema not playing well, Madrid's performance has also deteriorated. Madrid's performances in La Liga have not been consistent. I would say it was a tactical mistake by Ancelotti. He should have found a replacement for Benzema instead of relying solely on his performance. However, Harry Kane is unlikely to come to Madrid. But Mbappe is likely to be seen in a Madrid jersey. With talented players like Mbappe in Madrid's attack, Madrid's performance might be even stronger.
Seeing Real Madrid performance last season was a little disappointing, but the transition period will be felt by all clubs including Madrid. Benzema has been with Madrid for more than a decade, naturally Ancelotti squad is very dependent on him. The experience, leadership that Benzema has shown on the pitch and in the locker room have had a huge effect on other players, even Modric and Toni Kroos have not been able to replace his prestige.

It looks like Perez will complete the recruitment of Mbappe this summer, because Madrid especially Perez, seem to really like players from France. Zidane and Benzema are French stars in the Madrid squad in the last two decades.

Last season Real Madrid performed very poorly in La Liga which was never expected. I think one of the reasons for this is that they focused so much on the Champions League that they didn't pay much attention to LaLiga. However, from the beginning of this season, Real Madrid can be expected to play very seriously in La Liga.
79  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 29, 2023, 06:00:31 PM
West Indies vs India, 2nd ODI match West Indies opt to bowl and India bat. India's two skilled batsmen are batting at the moment and if they can perform well at the crease then they can score a good score. The two Indian batsmen who are batting at the moment are both playing extremely well, especially Shubman Gill if he survives till the end, he will definitely score a century. If West Indies can't perform well in today's match, India will have a huge run gap. So a good bowling performance must be done in the match but West Indies can clash with India. India has already collected 10 runs in 3 overs, India may be able to collect 300 runs today. India can probably win against West Indies today if they perform well.
2nd ODI match delayed due to rain.
India has already lost eight wickets, while scoring only 167 runs.  Only bright sight of the Indian batting lineup today Ishan Kishan, who managed to score a fifty. It's unlikely India will be able to reach the 200-run at this stage. It looks like that the team may have been overconfident in their selection for today's match. If they wanted to experiment with the lineup, they could have done so in the third ODI after confirming the ODI series. It would have been wise to have either Virat or Rohit play in today's game.

The Indian team has given a target of only 182 runs. The pitch is not batting-friendly as it was predicted earlier. But after India scored 90 runs from the opening pair I thought India would be able to score at least 280 runs today. But after the dismissal of the two openers, no other Indian batsman could stay at the crease for long. Gudakesh Motie and Romario Shepherd bowled well today. Both managed to pick up three wickets each. If the West Indies' top order gets off to a good start, they will win.
After India set such a low run target, I think India have more chances to win the match, because India's bowling line-up is better than West Indies' bowling. But if the West Indies batsmen can build a great partnership then it will be possible to win the match.
80  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: July 29, 2023, 04:52:18 PM
PSG is nothing without mbappe. it's just an ordinary club without superstars. Enrique will not be able to assemble a good squad caused by that.

Really, the fact is that Paris Saint Germain already dominated the French 1 League especially before Kylian Mbappe joined, PSG was still the favorite to win even though at that time there was no Mbappe. If you trace the history of the club, PSG has always had superstars in every era such as Pauleta, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, after that there is Edinson Cavani, Neymar JR, and finally Kylian Mbappe. It will always breed new superstars for PSG because they have the money to tie up potential superstars, like you said. It's only a matter of time.
In fact, if Mbappe left PSG, I think PSG would not exist. There are no world class players in the team. So if PSG want to do well this season, there is no option to keep Mbappe in the team.
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