It is of course worth thinking about what could change in the near future. Or maybe it will still take some time until we as the users of the platforms experience some fundamental changes as to how we gamble or what the screen could be looking like, but most of the technological innovation could also happen on the providers' end without sharing the new insights and technologies with the users. For instance, if they found a way to analyze data sets better than the average bettor and they also understand how to use AI to their own benefit, I think that the industry would for as long as they can keep those secrets to themselves and exploit the advantage over the user for themselves.

These casinos are all about profitability and when an industry is profitable, it is quite normal that they also become lethargic in regards to innovation. So far I haven't seen that casinos in the online area are threatened by any new technology from any innovative casino. If that was the case, all casinos would put effort and resources into advanced technologies themselves, but if their cashflow remains as it is, which is significantly positive, I don't think that we will see any significant changes being made to the user experience if it is not necessary from a business point of view.

Losing a goalkeeper to an injury as tough as the one that Courtios has been suffering from now is in most cases impossible to be made up for. The problem with a goalkeeper is that a whole team gets used to the way the goalkeeper plays and this is crucial to the whole tactic the team is supposed to play. If a goalkeeper isn't the safest with the ball, it is more long balls from the defense to the offense whereas they use the goalkeeper a lot when everyone knows it is safe to do so.

Whoever will replace him, that replacement will need some time to get accustomed with a completely new style. They all know the basics of course, but as I said there are crucial fine-tuning adjustments needed that the defensive line knows exactly what to do depending on the situation they are in.

Courtois could miss a whole season, which is a blow for the club but also for the player. Often times when a club found one of the best five goalkeepers in the world, the problem is the moment when they get an injury because a club is never able to substitute with an equal player. That's why we will see some movements on the transfer market for goalkeepers for sure.

This is typical for Guardiola and I understand it. He doesn't want his team to win with tons of luck, he wants his team to control the game and win it with ease if possible. He knows that it can't always be done with ease, but when it could be done he gets angry when the players think they can come down a peg after a lead or lean back in their belief that less than the maximum is also enough.

He would never be satisfied after the first game in the season and it doesn't matter what the result would be. I am not sure what he was criticizing about Haaland, it can't have been something significant, but sometimes Guardiola also corrects certain movements or pass selections in a game and this is what makes him so special as a coach. He himself never gets tired of analyzing the details during the games.

What an insane goal by Dani Olmo. Pulling that whole turn off without losing balance and crashing on his face, respect to the move and then keeping calm to thoroughly think about the final shot. I am speechless about that one and if anyone thinks that should have been defended differently, I don't think there is anything a defender or two defenders can do against it. They couldn't anticipate it and their reaction time was nonexistent. I think they couldn't even have fouled him if they wanted to because this turn gave Olmo so much advantage.

But Bayern is having problems like they used to have them during the last season. Now everyone will hope for Kane to be brought on in the second half, but this is not their only problem considering the first half. It is quite simple so far and Bayern is not good enough for now.

Tuchel's heart rate is abnormal I guess and he has all reasons to be angry and nervous before the official season begins.

I've been thinking about a possibility that the two are going to announce a project they want to do together. I am still not able to dig through the confusions and find a good reason why they should do that. I can think of all sorts of two people who agree on a cage fight or a fight in any other setup, but the reason would be so much more obvious for other people. They have been contenders in the business area and it all makes sense when it is X against Meta or other rumors that Meta wants to develop something that Musk is also working on. But this one leaves me behind hopelessly confused.

It can't just be for everyone to lol. Yes I know there is charity supposed to be involved, but that could be done without a fight in a colosseum...

I think you are onto something with your metaverse considerations. The only thing that speaks against it is that Musk was quite serious about what is to happen with any money earned through the platforms X and Meta. There has been a response I think from the minister of culture in Italy or so and they said that Musk promised to pay money to hospitals for children and similar causes.

Now all of this could still be a virtual reality fight and he wouldn't be lying if he says it will take place "in Rome in an epic place" or something along those lines. But I think it would be disappointing for the people if they were some virtual reality figures fighting against each other.

I would like to know how realistic it is that the real Musk fights the real Zuckerberg, but why Italy? Is that some hint? Because the minister of culture said


This is confusing but exciting.

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Right, this is one interesting source where it is explained how that would be done with Neymar and Barcelona. I can imagine that these negotiations are already running and if, as was reported, Neymar told PSG that he wants to leave, then Barcelona will most likely do what they can and they have been creative in the past with making deals that would usually neither reasonable nor doable.

But I am still not convinced that Neymar is the key to success for Barcelona. It's known too well what his weaknesses are and it doesn't matter in which league he will be playing next season, the opponents know that they have to go and touch his ankle and he fly through the air like a bird and scream.

I think a lot of people either in the stadium or in front of their screens were shaking their head when Haaland scored the first goal in the 4th minute of the game. Guardiola must have thought that this is unbelievable how omnipresent Haaland is. He is crazy like I don't know what to say about him.

But what surprised me was that after the 1-0 for Manchester City I thought that Burnley could fall apart very early in the game, but that didn't happen. Ok now while I was typing I saw that he scored his 2nd goal. I can't believe how efficient this player is and after the game he will say he should have scored more goals and must improve his game.

Then it is going to be the start for Manchester City that was normally to be expected, but of course still some time to go.

There aren't that many players that have retired or left Real Madrid. In my opinion it is only Benzema and Asensio. Benzema was becoming a dinosaur anyway and is too old and didn't play all the games last season. Asensio was a good player who left the team and Eden Hazard isn't an important player as he rarely played for the team. So they lost Benzema and Asensio of those players who were important to the team. Asensio contributed 15 goals and assists in total in 31 games, which will be missed but it won't be impossible to find someone else to do the job. In return they got Bellingham for the midfield, which was about time as Kroos and Modric are getting old or are already quite old if you will. The next few days may bring some important news so I guess Real Madrid will be good to go for the season and the transfer window is still open.

Replacing De Bruyne isn't easy though I think De Bruyne is one of hose players who are irreplaceable. You can do it only somehow, not really totally. But yes on paper I think there are no questions left that Manchester City should win this with more or less ease. Maybe not easily, but it shouldn't be one of their hardest games this season. To kick off a season can be a bit more tricky than other games, but they had their first test against Arsenal and almost won that game, so they can't be too bad and it should be enough for them to win against Burnley.

That's an interesting consideration you are bringing up here, but what would Musk gain from it if that was the case? I mean it could really be more behind this whole thing than meets the eye at first, but it would have to be of advantage for both. I can't think of anything crystal clear that would benefit Musk except for the sheer mass of people all around the world who would want to watch it, but they are not having such an event to expand their follower count. It would have to be something else with long-term effects.

Tottenham has made their decision and they found a deal with Bayern, but now check the public channels. Some sources say that they have heard Kane could stop the whole deal in the last moment. Don't ask me why, but this would be a joke.

I can't believe the news to be honest because if Kane does that, what does he expect the people to think about him. The Tottenham fans wouldn't be said I guess, but all the rest would think he is crazy. Not in general because he decided to stay in Tottenham, but how he did it if it is true.

If it is true, it is a joke as you said. But how do we know if it is true? Did he say anything in public that I am not aware of?

All these transfer have become kind of awkward. There has been a lot of excitement around transfers in the past and sometimes drama like players not attending training and other things. But this would indeed be a joke if the whole transfer revolves around the teams to find an agreement and once that happens, the player says he knows where is home is.

But nobody really knows unless there are official public statements. But let's be careful, maybe it is some deepfake statement. Would be funny if someone launches a video faking Kane who says he now wants to go to Palmeiras instead.

And Vlahovic could end similarly to Lukaku. I think both have been overrated while I still see some potential for Vlahovic to improve, but he has never really been this outstanding goal scorer who broke all records. He has scored a decent number of goals and he was good when he played for Fiorentina as it is always harder to score in teams that are not the leaders in the league or belong to the top group of the league. But his performance for Juventus Turin wasn't really fascinating. At the same time I think he is also quite expensive.

Also, what is the consequence of using loan money to gamble? I think that it will ultimately lead to a catastrophe because how many players would take a $1000 loan, gamble and double the money, pay $1000 back and then what, stop gambling? I think this could quickly and most likely escalate because a player could get trapped into thinking that this is really a great concept.

The two things that are behind gambling with loan money contradict each other. Someone who is so self-controlled that he would never take a loan to gamble, won't ever win in gambling with loan money because he doesn't consider it in the first place. Someone who would take loan money to use it for gambling is very, very likely not the type of person to then stop after winning and having paid back the loan money. This is just one problem that I think is quite obvious for most people who consider taking a loan to gamble.

I would appreciate if PSG does it. I have no issues with Mbappe and I am certainly one of those people who like to watch him play and see how genius he is, but everything has its limits even for him. I am sure that if this is what PSG intends, you are totally right that Mbappe did not expect PSG to cross him off the official first team.

I am not familiar with the contracts and what PSG is allowed to do and what they are not allowed to do, but could they force him to play for a second team or to go to the training sessions on a daily basis and never bring him on? But he could probably counter decisions like that by simulating an injury, some mental issues that nobody can prove.

This is turning into a cinema movie if it keeps going like this. Time to get the popcorn out. But how must Enrique feel when he becomes the coach of PSG, Mbappe stays for one more year and he can't even let him play? This is all wrong but Mbappe is to blame.

Really no, these friendly matches can't be relied upon. Since this has been a lively discussion now in many threads, it would be nice to have an aggregate overview of the top teams, their friendly matches and whether these matches were of any significance in predicting a team' success at the beginning of the season. I believe it doesn't matter at all. When the coaches substitute 10 players, how is the result of such a game still a good indicator or predictor for the results in the games under real competitive conditions?

I completely agree with you on this one. Diego Simeone can be a great coach and give a team the energy he is himself carrying, but people adapt to that and Simeone doesn't look as motivated and energized as he did when Atletico was at its peak. I felt that the combination of Atletico and Simeone should have come to an end a few years ago.

As you said, they seem to be stuck. They won't drop and finish 12th in La Liga, but it also doesn't look like they would be a Champions League favorite anymore or be a serious candidate for the La Liga title (although that is possible when Real and Barcelona suck for a season).

He doesn't have the same positive influence on the team as he used to have in the past, that is at least what I think. They could turn into a Wenger-Arsenal thing, stay together for 20 years without being exceptionally good or bad.

Napoli is still ok this season as Osimhen's contract is running until 2025. But when Al-Hilal made that offer, did Osimhen say that he would go to Saudi Arabia? Napoli can keep him for another season and they don't really have to fear to be missing out on a sensational transfer fee. That would still be possible next season. But for Osimhen signing a long-term contract with a club from Saudi Arabia would put any of his title ambitions on ice for a very long time or even forever. Going there at the age of 24 would be a brave decision as this really means a decision against a top level career. He should give himself a couple more years in Europe.