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741  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: September 27, 2023, 08:03:58 PM

 Thank goodness that the fans and players kicked against the Super league which many big teams wanted introducing if not it would has been worst on this players and he'll see a lot being sidelined due to Fatigue and it would make the game very boring to watch.
Well the fact still remains that Manchester United is indeed suffering from players and for that their substitution is weak and highly dependable on the pitch players which make the players to become more weak while still on the pitch and being unable to have a fitting replacement for them if any injury comes up,  this have made the club to suffer a lot of setbacks.

Although the club should have made used of the last transfer windows to get on board some energetic young players who can deliver more goals for the club and be able to sustain their future competition.

I would say that Manchester United's poor performance this season is also due to some wrong decisions by the coach. Manchester United's performance towards the end of the previous season was quite good. And they managed to qualify for the Champions League. Ten Hag should be looking to strengthen their squad in the transfer market. Adding experienced players to the squad. But he didn't do it. Manchester United management was not short of money. They were also prepared to spend a lot of money. However, Ten Hag did not add an experienced striker to the squad. He bought young Hojlund. And due to not having enough experience, Hojlund is not getting the performance expected from Manchester United. I think if United had an experienced striker in their squad, their performance would have been stronger. United's attack is very weak.
742  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: September 27, 2023, 07:43:16 PM
Once again Real Madrid is taking advantage on Barcelona's failure yesterday after the draw against Mallorca 2-2. Today, the white team scored first and didn't receive any goals because they understand how important this opportunity is and every point matters this season if they aim to reclaim the trophy of LaLiga and don’t waste it like they did last year.
Surprisingly, this time Girona leads the standings with six consecutive wins and only one draw match (first match against Real Sociedad) . I believe many of us may not have noticed their impressive results so it's not just a matter of chance I would guess they seem to perform well in the championship.
I haven't had the chance to watch any of their matches yet, but could you guys share some insights about this team? Or they will disappear from top standing in the next matches?
You are right, no one will ever think that Girona will ever top the table this season but it has happened already after they won Villarreal today in their away match. Barcelona is third on the table, this is because they drew their match yesterday.
Real Madrid is ahead of Barcelona again, even when they were managing their players due to lack of striker. Today's 2-0 victory gave them the second position on the table with just a point ahead of Barcelona and a point below Girona. The competition is getting tougher and who knows if there will be a surprise from Girona to their fans this season, if they continue with their

The more I watch Girona's performance, the more I am surprised. We usually see this team at the bottom of the points table. But now the team is at the top of the table. It is unexpected. This team is playing well. It's not just Girona playing well against weaker teams. Girona's performance against big teams is also very good. This season they are level on points with Real Sociedad. Earned full points against big teams like Sevilla and Villarreal.

I thought Girona would probably lose points against Villarreal, but Girona's performance in this match was very good. The team played very well. It was Villarreal's home match. Even then they could not dominate this match. A lot of attacking was done by Girona's players in this match and an excellent 2-1 win. The way Girona are performing, I think this team will be in the top four of the table.
743  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: September 27, 2023, 06:42:07 PM
Manchester United decided to stop working with De Gea and they hired another goalkeeper, since Onana and Ten Hag were both working at Ajax, Ten Hag asked the team to hire Onana during the summer.
Te nHag was hoping to see a better performance from Onana than what he saw from De Gea but in the end. But Onana is not in a good situation at Manchester United and there is new a chance for Jan Oblak to join Manchester United from Atletico Madrid.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c72ml4zk4k2o


I think this is just part of a rumor or gossip that is not necessarily true, because it was too short for United to decide to look for a replacement for Onana. So far, Onana has played his role as Manchester United goalkeeper in 8 matches. 6 in the premier league, two more in different competitions. Even so, not in all matches Onana performed badly as the last wall of Manchester United's defense. at least, even if it is true as reported by Fichajes and quoted by the BBC.

Ideally, United will give Onana a chance for at least half a season. after that, they can decide to look for a replacement if Onana cannot play her role well. For me, it's unfair to only judge him on a few matches. Moreover, underperformance is not Onana's problem, but rather the Manchester United squad itself. there are many factors that make United underperform, we have even reviewed them in recent weeks.
As for Jan Oblak, this goalkeeper from Slovenia has a contract until June 2028 with Atletico Madrid and it is not certain that Atletico will release the goalkeeper later.

Onana is not the problem. The defence of Manchester United is the problem. And the sooner Manchester United realise that the better it will be for them. But it seems like Manchester United is deliberately not realising that. It’s like they do not want to improve.

I do not understand why they did not sell Harry Maguire after they got the 25 Million offer which was from West Ham, if I recall correctly. For some reason, the coach did not sell him and said that he was still very important for the squad.

The problem is if they keep the "important" players who are not performing well, they are not going to improve. Trust me, just give Manchester United, a better defensive lineup and the performance of the goalkeeper will improve drastically.
744  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Regis Prograis vs Devin Haney on: September 25, 2023, 11:33:09 AM
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I don't think that Haney is fast though, and I think he hasn't face a fighter that is very quick. He was almost beaten by an old Loma and there are those who think that Loma was robbed during that fight because he was wobbled and Loma try to rally late in the fight.

But I do agree that this could be a chess match, Prograis trying to hit that one punch, and then Loma trying his best to avoid it. So who ever adapts and had a good ring IQ might win this fight.

I actually think that he is fast and we also know that guys who are more muscular and have a lot of muscles are generally not that fast. So I think Haney is going to be alright.

One thing that might be a problem is him not being very confident. As you said, he almost lost against Loma. That is definitely going to give his opponent more confidence. Prograis is definitely going to be harder to beat. Each of them has to predict what the other is going to do. That's the way both of them will be able to avoid the opponent effectively.
745  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: September 25, 2023, 06:05:45 AM
So many surprising results in this week.

1. Arsenal play really awful, honestly Tottenham able to beat Arsenal, but Romero make many stupid moves which cause Arsenal can scored 2 goals. I think he should play as defensive midfielder, just like John Stones in Manchester City.
The North London Derby was entertaining with a great deal of actions from both sides, we would have expect good results from Gunners but they relents and didn't give enough energy to match the level of Spurs. Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta thought it would an easy game against Tottenham Hotspur, relaxing their nerves each time they take the lead, Spurs reciprocate by equalizer from Son. He scored a brace in the game and crucial assists from Maddison. I enjoyed every minute of the game, but both couldn't make difference, tied to a draw game.

It was a very exciting match. Twenty two teams played very well. After losing Harry Kane, the main striker of the Tottenham squad, we expected to see a further decline in the team's performance this season. But this season Tottenham seems to be stronger. Tottenham team is now fourth in the points table. Won 4 out of 6 matches and drew 2. Tottenham's performance has been very consistent so far

Arsenal played very well and tried to win in the end. But Tottenham's defense was solid. However, Son and Maddison's performance was excellent in this match. I would say that the team was able to score points in this match due to the excellent performance of these two players.
746  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing: Regis Prograis vs Devin Haney on: September 24, 2023, 05:21:50 PM
I also believe that Haney cannot handle getting hit by a powerful puncher like Prograis. He got wobbled by an old Linares and he looked hurt against Lomachencko as well. And he is also moving up in weight which means he is also fighting a bigger guy whom I believe will be stronger than him.

But maybe Haney learned a lot from his past experiences and is becoming better with his defense. While Prograis had a bad performance in his last fight some believe that he might be past his prime already and he is also in his mid-30s.

The question is, will Prograis be able to land punches on Haney? I mean, we know that Haney has mastered his defensive skills in boxing and has improved as he identified weaknesses in his previous fights. So, many still believe that Haney would win, despite being the challenger. While Prograis is known as a KO artist, Haney has faced KO artists in the past and has successfully handed them defeats.

Yes, we will have to see that, I think Regis will really go out early and test the chin of Haney from round 1 and see if it can hold or not.
And we all know that a power puncher like him will have to land at least one good punch.
Haney is very defensive, but we can see that he sometimes slip as well. Even in the Kambosos fight, he got tag a couple.
So it will be interesting on how Haney will deal the power if he tasted it, or will just play pure defense and win on the judges hands.

Haney is really fast. And it is also hard to land punches on a fighter who is faster than average. Personally, I think a fighter who is faster can actually gain an advantage over his opponent. But both of them are great fighters. And just because one is faster, compared to the other does not mean that the other fighter who can punch really powerfully is not going to be able to adapt. I think we have a very interesting fight upcoming. Haney will have to get out of the way of his opponent's hand if he wants to win this fight. Otherwise, he is definitely going to get knocked out for sure.
747  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: September 24, 2023, 05:07:10 AM
I do not think that Kane deal was this obvious, I know that he is a great player and he would do fine but I did not expected him to make this much of a huge change to be fair, turns out it was bigger impact than I expected and the team was right about insisting on trying to get him.
I think it should be important to note that Tottenham was almost not selling him, it was an achievement to keep pressuring them to sell him and keep increasing the offer more and more and more constantly to eventually get him. Without Kane this year, they would still be fine, but they wouldn't be this good, their offense shaped up so amazingly thanks to him and he is getting them goals, not just score himself but allows others to be opened up.
It's true that Kane can meet expectations according to his high price, he won the hearts of fans very quickly thanks to his number of goals. His first hat trick against Bochum was an instant impact that the former Tottenham captain had for Bayern Munchen, Tuchel was certainly very happy with this achievement. Munchen has now taken over the top position in the standings, with 13 points.
After receiving fierce resistance in the fourth week from Laverkusen, now FC Hollywood got up and slaughtered Bochum with a score of 7-0 without reply. Dominating the game with possession of the ball, and taking 26 shots, 15 of which were on target, is an extraordinary statistic.
a very perfect result for Bayern Munich, being able to get 7 score after beating Bochum at the Allianz Arena and from this match Kane was able to score 3 scores at once and had a very good performance with the talent he had, he was able to dominate the match and was able to see Bochum weaknesses in defense so Kane was able to make strong contribution in this match. however, this is result that corresponds to a very expensive price to pay for this player and I slightly believe that the big opportunity to continue winning title with Bayern munich is greater than with his old team in EPL and now this is what Kane want to get title in champions league. who must put pressure on Kane to remain consistent with his skills to always be able to score.

We are not at all surprised to see Bayern Munich win such a big mistake. We have seen this many times in the past. Bayern Munich's attack has been very strong all season. And this season, Munich's attack has become even stronger with the addition of Harry Kane to the squad. Kane is performing well in every match and is able to score. Kane also scored a hat-trick against Bochum. He scored 7 goals and 3 assists in 5 matches in the Bundesliga. I think Harry Kane will compete for the Ballon d'Or this season. With Kane joining Munich, both the Munich club and Kane benefited greatly.
748  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: September 24, 2023, 04:44:39 AM
I agree with you. Firstly getting 1 point in an away match can be considered as a good result in Champions League. And Newcastle managed to gain 1 point. Secondly I would say after a long time the team is playing on a big platform like Champions League. Players are more excited and at the same time they are under pressure. It is much more difficult to perform well against a big team like Milan. Newcastle team managed to stop Milan. If Newcastle can somehow qualify for the knockout rounds, it will be a huge achievement for them. But my guess is Newcastle will finish third in the table. And will play in this season's Europa League.
Based on my point of view, Newcastle's playing pattern is not much different from last season. Even though they have brought in newcomers, it is not enough to make this team stronger. It would be very lucky if Newcastle played with a draw, in fact there were no goals in this match. and supposedly, AC Milan should have defeated its opponent in that match. Unfortunately, Milan were also unable to score goals even though they had 4 big opportunities.
Well, actually these two teams have the same style of play. Either Pioli or Eddie Howe always implement a pattern of play as we see from match after match. At first I thought Pioli had changed the style of the system he was using, but it seemed like there was no significant change. This indication shows that it is not certain that Milan will qualify for the next round. especially with Newcastle, it seems that they are having difficulty creating opportunities. they were only able to create one shot on target, and didn't have any big chances at all. I really doubt if Newcastle will qualify for the next round. Even though football is actually unique, we can't even guess with accuracy and certainty. Let's see how Newcastle will play against PSG in the next match. and Milan against Dortmund.

I agreed. Newcastle's match strategy remains unchanged. And it is quite effective. Newcastle coach Eddie Howe is well aware that his team is a bit weaker than the other big teams in the Premier League. There are no star players in his squad. That is why he applied such match tactics. Newcastle lost just 5 games last season. Premier League champions Manchester City also lost 5 matches. Newcastle drew 14 matches.

The Newcastle team is weaker than PSG, Milan and Dortmund. Newcastle will be looking to maintain their honor in the Champions League this season. The team shared the points with Milan after performing well in the first match. I think Eddie Howe will keep the match strategy unchanged in the upcoming matches as well. And the Newcastle team will perform in the Champions League with a defensive strategy.
749  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin kwoledge is not complete without bitcoin investment on: September 24, 2023, 12:51:05 AM
I am still young at my late twenties and if I can DCA for ten years from now without selling, I believe that I will have a significant amount of bitcoin, which this I will try to achieve because I want to make bitcoin be part of my life since I believe that bitcoin has come to stay and it is worth investing in as an assest.
If you consider Bitcoin as part of your life, you will have to depend on Bitcoin all your life if you only have Bitcoin, and that doesn't mean you won't sell it at all for 10 years.
I mean, make Bitcoin a goal to help you in various stages of your life.

Is there anyone who invests all their earnings in Bitcoin only? I don't think so. You are correct if someone invests only in Bitcoin and doesn't invest in anything other than it. Then, they will have to rely on Bitcoin only. But who does this thing? Investing all your earnings only in Bitcoin is a crazy idea. If someone saves a thousand dollars, I would suggest they invest only 10 to 20 percent of their savings in Bitcoin. This is not too low and not too big. If someone invests a significant portion of their income and does not have other savings, they won't be able to hold it for a long time. They will have to sell their Bitcoin for emergencies and even daily needs. So, make it like you don't have to touch your Bitcoin.



I've seen some people claim that all their assets are in bitcoin, they don't trust banks, don't hold fiat, and I think that's a bad idea. It's not something to brag about and it doesn't make us stand out from anyone else. You're right, if they put all their income into bitcoin and don't have any savings or fiat for emergencies and daily needs. They will soon regret that bad plan. Whether we like it or not, fiat money is still the world's main currency, we will not be able to live without it.
750  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Casimero vs Oguni - October 12 on: September 23, 2023, 03:34:13 PM
Of course, he had been heard and known already, he is even in the pound for pound list. But US fans wanted to see the Japanese monster and really be the name from Asia. Just like Manny Pacquiao is, even after he retires, he has been given so much respect by the boxing community in the US and whenever he goes to watch live fights, everyone is very happy to see the living legend and even his former nemesis are there for Manny.

Definitely, that's what Inoue's team should do if they want to gain recognition worldwide. Inoue has the same skills as Manny Pacquiao, and perhaps even better, but he isn't as much of a risk-taker as Manny, who would fight anyone, even when some people didn't think he could beat them. I mean, he kept proving the experts wrong every time he move up in weight and stepped into the ring. That's because he still had the speed and power, and, mind you, he wasn't a boxer afraid of losing; all he wanted was to entertain the fans, as they deserved.

Remember that Manny Pacquiao was a champion in five/eight different weight classes? He was the champion of eight different weight classes, to be honest.

Not only Inoue I actually think that there is no one in this world right now who is actually going to take a risk like that. In this day and age, everyone likes to play it safe. And he is definitely also like that. In this era, people are more interested in having a career which is really perfect. It's like if you do not have like 100 wins and zero losses you are not a good fighter. And of course, I don't think we can actually blame any fighter for taking things easy and careful.
751  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: September 23, 2023, 12:55:11 PM

I would say Newcastle and PSG played very well in the first match. Milan is one of the strongest teams in this group. Newcastle scored 1 point in the away match against Milan. The Newcastle team played well despite being inexperienced in the Champions League.
This is incorrect; it was an embarrassing performance by Newcastle United in the champions league as they did not attempt to even attack for majority of the moments in the tie; they camped in a tight low block and were only lucky to go home with a point because AC Milan were wasteful in front of goal with main culprit Raphael Leao.
Did you mean get 1 point from playing away against acmilan is unacceptable thing? Didn't you even imagine how big the pressures received by newcastle during the game? Newcastle is just playing UCL again after more than 1 decade was off from UCL.
You're too harsh for newcastle. Newcastle needs also to adapt with the situation of the league. The better thing to get draw away rather than lose. 1 point was also very important for the club.

I agree with you. Firstly getting 1 point in an away match can be considered as a good result in Champions League. And Newcastle managed to gain 1 point. Secondly I would say after a long time the team is playing on a big platform like Champions League. Players are more excited and at the same time they are under pressure. It is much more difficult to perform well against a big team like Milan. Newcastle team managed to stop Milan. If Newcastle can somehow qualify for the knockout rounds, it will be a huge achievement for them. But my guess is Newcastle will finish third in the table. And will play in this season's Europa League.
752  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: September 23, 2023, 09:45:46 AM

I would say Newcastle and PSG played very well in the first match. Milan is one of the strongest teams in this group. Newcastle scored 1 point in the away match against Milan. The Newcastle team played well despite being inexperienced in the Champions League.
This is incorrect; it was an embarrassing performance by Newcastle United in the champions league as they did not attempt to even attack for majority of the moments in the tie; they camped in a tight low block and were only lucky to go home with a point because AC Milan were wasteful in front of goal with main culprit Raphael Leao.

Is it a plan to give the magpies boys confidence ahead of next champions league group game? or its just poor Newcastle united? we will find out in champions league match day 2

I don't think like you. The Newcastle team is a completely new team on the Champions League platform. On the other hand, the Milan team is very experienced. Milan played in the semi-finals last season. It is very difficult to perform well against such a team. Newcastle were aiming to share the points in the away match against Milan. And they did it. Newcastle did not play in this match aiming to win. It is not to be expected that a team as inexperienced and new as Newcastle will do anything great in their first season. Newcastle played to get 1 point in this match, and they got it.
753  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: September 23, 2023, 09:04:44 AM
UCL is still remains hard to predict. I remember barcelona's case last season when the team was almost qualifying for the playstage but intermilan was just destroying barcelona at the last match day. The same thing can happen with PSG if enrique's team will not be careful in facing newcastle and acmilan. PSG needs to make sure if its performance will always be stable in any matches.
Enrique needs to make sure its club can handle the current performance when it will face newcastle and acmilan. It doesn't matter if the club is only relying on mbappe as long as PSG will able to go to the play off stage.
Mbappe deserves a lot of praises caused by he was the only one who is helping the club so much while the rest are still lack of contribution to the club.
Yeah group F will be the attention of all groups because there are 4 elite clubs, we don't know how the second match will go and every club can take advantage of the opportunity when playing at home. Newcastle was actually a little lucky because they got one point even though they were playing away, our question is whether they will be able to get more points when PSG comes as away team? we will see it on October 5 and usually PSG always has difficulty when playing away.

I would say Newcastle and PSG played very well in the first match. Milan is one of the strongest teams in this group. Newcastle scored 1 point in the away match against Milan. The Newcastle team played well despite being inexperienced in the Champions League. PSG on the other hand earned full points against Dortmund. This has certainly increased PSG's chances of topping the table. Despite the team's performance in Ligue 1 being erratic, we saw PSG's dominance against Dortmund. The team has managed to play well with a relatively weak attack. I guess it won't be difficult for PSG to qualify for the knockout rounds.
754  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Gives the poor an Opportunity. on: September 23, 2023, 12:37:20 AM

Some people frown at the fact that Bitcoin is being termed an investment because Bitcoin was created to be a currency. They feel Bitcoin might lose its nature as a currency if it continues being an investment. I don't agree with that, but I respect their opinions.
Bitcoin can be both a currency and an investment
Exactly, bitcoin can be both a currency and an investment, just like what is happening now is that most people consider bitcoin as an investment. However, there are still some businesses and individuals that still accept bitcoin payments. I don't see any problem but why are people complaining about it? Furthermore, if bitcoin becomes stable, how many people will stay and continue to support the bitcoin ecosystem as a currency? We need to acknowledge the fact that people participate mainly for profit, without profit, people will leave.
755  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Moment of truth on: September 23, 2023, 12:28:20 AM
1. what helped you blend into this space?

2. tell us how your journey in cripto has been.

 3. what would be your advice to the newbie still trying to figure things out?

4. Did you also have the "get rich quick" mindset. I bet it slowed down your learning process.

Well, what helped me blend in with the crypto currency was constant learning and not giving up. I did not just wake up to start loving crypto currency; I was also so skeptical about Bitcoin from the beginning, but while I did some airdrops, I got scammed and also got paid and converted to Fiat and spent it. I just started learning; again, I attended a Bitcoin seminar and learned about Bitcoin, and I picked a very great interest.

I have invested in altcoins in the past and made just a little profit. I have been hearing that some people made 500x, 1000x, or more profit in their crypto currency investments, but I have not really experienced those huge profits but rather kept hoping until the altcoins finally died out. I just decided to still be more focused on the accumulation of Bitcoin since things did not work out so well for me and my investment in some altcoins, and some projects even swapped coins without my notice.

Read and learn, keep learning, and also examine the mistakes of others to avoid making the same mistake.

I never did, but altcoins almost turned me into a daydreamer. I could just become a millionaire over night if, by chance, any of the tokens could just get pumped.

Not only altcoins, but when we are newbies, we also think that we will become rich quickly thanks to bitcoin, because bitcoin also generates x100, x1000 profits for early adopters. When first entering the market, most people dream of becoming rich quickly but when we actually invest with our real money, we realize that things are not as we imagined. Altcoin is too much scam and to make profit from it is not simple, while bitcoin is a long-term investment and to get profit we need to hold it for several years or more. We invest in cryptocurrency with the goal of getting rich quickly and easily, but the truth is completely different from what we dream of.
756  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What Do you think Satoshi Would Think About Today's Bitcoin? on: September 22, 2023, 12:47:56 AM
No one knows what Satoshi is thinking, people don't even know where Satoshi is, let alone Satoshi's feelings and insight into the current Bitcoin happenings.  We can only assume according to what we believe in but it does not made our assumption correct because Satoshi might be thinking otherwise.

Anyway, we should not curse these centralized exchanges since they have played huge part in crypto adoption.  If we only rely on DEXes  I believe we won't be in the current milestone and probably way behind than where is Bitcoin now.

Centralized exchanges help a lot in institutional adoption since they have catered Bitcoin trades and exchanges and at the same time comply with regulations, the government has taken notice of Bitcoin and how they can implement regulation that allows Bitcoin services to exist.

Yes, we should not deny that centralized exchanges played an important role in helping bitcoin become as popular as it is today. Although not all, I would say that most bitcoin beginners will use centralized exchanges. It can be said that it is an important bridge to connect newbies and bitcoin in the early stages of being an investor.

Even though exchanges go against the decentralized nature of bitcoin, bitcoin investors like us are still using them. We should not curse them while still using them in daily transactions.
757  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What was the idea behind the creation of Bitcoin? on: September 22, 2023, 12:38:10 AM
Those was the original ideas for the "use case" for Bitcoin as a currency, but most people saw the phenomenal profit potential in using Bitcoin as a commodity and they started to hoard it.

The wild fluctuation in the price are not ideal for businesses to accept Bitcoin as a currency, so they started to make use of payment processors to convert all Bitcoin payments into Fiat currency...and that defeats the purpose of using Bitcoin as a currency.  Roll Eyes

You can't blame those people for converting bitcoin to fiat immediately after receiving payment because bitcoin's volatility would hurt their business. Although Satoshi's idea of creating bitcoin was to become a currency, it was early adopters who turned bitcoin into an investment and spread it to this day. It was the early adopters who turned bitcoin's goal of becoming currency in a different direction, not today's businesses.

But in short, we cannot blame anyone including the early adopters, because we are also looking at bitcoin as an investment while we all know the real purpose of creating bitcoin, we have no right to blame anyone.
758  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: September 21, 2023, 02:55:56 PM
In Ligue 1 we called out PSG's poor and erratic performance. Their performance against Nice was very poor. Especially their defenders did not perform well. But the team showed excellent dominance in the first match of the Champions League. PSG played well in the entire match against Dortmund. In particular I would say PSG's defense was solid. However, I don't think the performance of PSG's attacking players is good in this match either. However, we saw the improvement of Dembele's performance in this match. Now if Ramos and Asensio's performances are a bit better and consistent then I think PSG will be favorites for the Champions League as well. And PSG's overall performance will be stronger.
It is normal for big clubs to get some embarrassing results sometimes. This doesn't mean that they are not good. PSG's match against Nice was a shock but it looks like Luis Enrique has identified and fixed the defense of the team. Mbappe got just a goal but he wasted more than that. Achraf Hakimi has not stopped improving and he was all over the pitch in the game against Dortmund. He overlapped consistently and was always in the right position. His goal was a mixture of class, composure, and confidence. He clearly beat a defender because slotting the ball very far from the reach of Kobel. The PSG defense was so solid that we didn't see much from the the Germany side attack led by the young striker Adeyemi.

I don't think like you. PSG have won 3 matches and dropped points in 2 matches in Ligue 1. They lost points in 3 out of 5 matches. It can't be a normal performance for the big team. The fifth team in the points table of Ligue 1 is now PSG. However, this team did not perform well in Ligue 1. However, PSG's performance against Dortmund was very composed. Their match strategy was also good. In this match we see the dominance of PSG. They dominated the match with 68% ball possession.
759  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: September 21, 2023, 11:03:53 AM
One big win cannot be said to be an illustration that AS Roma is experiencing good development, it is not an easy thing to be able to score 7 goals in one match but each match will provide different challenges and difficulties, and the most important thing is how AS Roma can be consistent and that this has been their problem for a long time, where they can win but also lose even to teams that are not considered capable of doing it against them.
Today they will face Sheriff, in several seasons Roma has been quite good in European competitions, and maybe they will repeat these good statistics this season and go further in this competition, Lukaku will really be expected to score goals especially as he has experience playing in more prestigious tournaments.
AS Roma bringing in Romelu Lukaku this season, he's the top nine and replacing injured Tammy Abraham in league games, the new attacker who prove himself on the pitch, already netted just a goal, there's more the supporters expects from him. AS Roma did start Seria A in poor condition but they amend everything and restore back their strength when they humiliated Empoli 7 nil at the stadio Olimpico. José Mourinho  have complex plans for his club, he's keen on achieving significant titles this season, perhaps we are still expecting good performance from Giallorossi.
This is José Mourinho's 3rd season with Roma, and José Mourinho is quite an experienced coach so I think no one doubts that José Mourinho can make Roma much better this season, since José Mourinho's arrival to Roma there have been many positive changes that have occurred. , and so is this season.
Even though Roma experienced a poor performance at the start of the season, I think last weekend's big win was a turning point for them this season.
And Lukaku's presence with Roma cannot be concluded yet, he is still new to the team and needs more to adapt.

Hopefully, with the help of Mourinho, Roma will perform better. And after Mourinho took charge of the team, Roma have improved a lot. But the problem is that Roma management is not rich enough. This is why Roma cannot provide enough funds to strengthen the squad or buy talented players. However, Mourinho continued to try to stabilize the team's performance.

Lukaku has been added to the squad this season. Lukaku is a good quality striker. Maybe he is not a regular scorer. But he can help the team if needed. I think Roma's performance will improve even more if Lukaku adapts to the team.
760  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: September 21, 2023, 10:18:29 AM
Luis Enrique's match strategy was very effective in this match. Paris tried to dominate from the beginning of the match. And finally they succeeded. They got an excellent 2-0 win against Dortmund. I think Enrique found out the weaknesses in his squad from the last match defeat against Nice. He knew very well that their defense was weak. Enrique is trying to keep the defense strong. And PSG's defense was pretty good in this match. I saw some good attacks from Dortmund's players, but due to PSG's good performance from their defenders and goalkeeper, Dortmund couldn't score any goals. Marquinhos and Hakimi's performance was very good in this match.
This result had two reasons and one reason I agree was of course that PSG played a strong game and they have had the balance that they often lacked in other games. The other reason was how bad Dortmund played. Really, Dortmund was so bad that I am sure it is impossible for them to win a game against any team team in their group when it takes place away from home. I also can't see how they would beat PSG in Dortmund.
If PSG can play this level in Ligue 1, they should not get into trouble again like they did against Nice. That loss was not necessary, but maybe at the right time to wake up and understand that that was not enough to win a game in the Champions League. This PSG looked great.

In Ligue 1 we called out PSG's poor and erratic performance. Their performance against Nice was very poor. Especially their defenders did not perform well. But the team showed excellent dominance in the first match of the Champions League. PSG played well in the entire match against Dortmund. In particular I would say PSG's defense was solid. However, I don't think the performance of PSG's attacking players is good in this match either. However, we saw the improvement of Dembele's performance in this match. Now if Ramos and Asensio's performances are a bit better and consistent then I think PSG will be favorites for the Champions League as well. And PSG's overall performance will be stronger.
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