Real Betis - Villareal was very boring and at halftime it was unsurprisingly 0-0. There has been 1 goal so far in the 2nd half and Real Betis are now leading 1-0 but there is still 15 minutes to play. I think both teams are about the same level, Real Betis has achieved very good results, especially in Europe. These are not teams that can become champions, but in principle they could participate for the 3rd place, although there is a lot of competition. Atletico Madrid can't manage it either, despite the fact that they now have Griezman, who can only come in after 60 minutes for Atletico.
Betis is actually putting a lot of effort into this season; in fact, their only defeat has come at the hands of reigning Laliga Champions Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid, Villarreal, and Betis are the teams vying for third place in the La Liga table. However, I believe Betis is in better form than these two teams, as evidenced by today's victory over Villarreal. I am confident that Betis will have a successful season. I don't think it's a mistake because regardless of the quality of the players they lost far against Madrid they are aware of that so maximizing the draw is something good even if they fail. At the moment they are still very good and 4 wins from 5 matches played is definitely not a bad thing especially they are quite comfortable in the top 3 position now. |
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This is a huge step in Potter's career, if he can make a positive impact with Chelsea that would be written down in history it will be the best move ever in his career because not only will he be a hero but he will gain more recognition in Europe and the world at large. He was doing a great job at Brighton and I will love to see him succeed at Chelsea. I'm quite enjoying how much the young coaches are performing and doing so well in the league, this could probably be the beginning of a new era in the coaching world.
But it can also be a double-edged sword because as you said, if he manages to lift Chelsea's form obviously his future will be brighter but if he doesn't it would be quite an incredible joke and the same could have happened when Rangnick replaced Ole. in this case. But indeed in this case he did not want to waste the opportunity and that is one of the good things I can see from Potter. |
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it looks like our prediction was wrong, sevilla managed to win from espanyol with dramatic results (3-2) and a hard struggle, this should be an unexpected result
in another match, ATM managed to win 4-1 against celtiz, 3 goals were scored by ATM players but 1 goal was due to an own goal by U Nunez in 82'. with this win, ATM stops in rank 4 with 10 points (same as villareal)
Actually, in this case they are also a little depressed but the good thing is that they can win in this match because if they really lose, I really can't say anything especially for them. At the moment their condition is still very difficult in maintaining the defense line but with this crucial victory at least they can still improve and hopefully there will be a little bit of confidence for them in the next match. |
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Inter Milan struggled to win their game at home. But won is won. Inter Milan are not doing very well at the moment. AC Milan are currently playing and are 0-1 ahead of Sampdoria. They were each other's great rivals in the 1990s. I think AC Milan will easily win this game and build up to 0-3 or something along those lines. Napoli's win yesterday was also minimal, real old-fashioned Italian results. Curious what Atalanta will do this weekend and if they can hold onto the lead.
Milan is playing good they scored a goal but this red card is killing them,they had a goal disallowed due to var aswell. I dont think that they will hold on to this result with the presure from Sampdoria but if they do and get the three points they will share the first place with Napoli Losing Leao did make it a little difficult for them, especially in defense because of their lack of players but indeed their winning mentality is seen here even though they play with 10 players but they can win this match, and if you look at the ball possession statistics and their chances are also not far behind in this match. |
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But his squad lacks the required talented players. I think Roma would have been stronger if Mourinho had been given the chance to add players to his squad.
Maybe it can be tried next season, because if I'm not mistaken the Serie A summer transfer market closes in early September. After all, Roma have benefited a lot in the transfer market this season, where the arrival of players like Dybala, Matic, and several other names on free transfers. Roma haven't even spent more than €10m on seven new players this season So Mourinho's potential to add players is very wide open It might be better that way because with new players who can fill Roma's current shortage it would definitely be a good thing, but so far it seems that Mou is still quite satisfied so he is not too active in player transfers, maybe for next season or in the half-season break. later it will be a little different. but we also have to wait because sometimes he is very difficult to predict. |
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Girona and Valladolid will be the opening match for gameweek 5 and also, even though their ranking is different where Girona is in 12th place and Valladolid is in 16th place but they have the same points. In fact, the results of their wins, draws and losses are the same, the only difference is the number of goals and concedes, Valladolid at this moment looks weaker but that doesn't mean Valladolid can just give up on Girona. Because Valladolid's biggest defeat was when he played against Barcelona 4-0 and also lost by Villarreal 3-0, but when Valladolid played against a mediocre team at least Valladolid can score a goal too. That means, Valladolid is not as weak as imagined if the opponent is both a mediocre team but indeed, it looks like Girona has a better chance because Girona also previously managed to beat Getafe 3-1. Girona seems to have better morale when playing at home and therefore, in today's match it seems that Girona is predicted to win or maybe draw.
Girona versus Valladolid will be a very tough game, with both teams sitting 12th and 16th respectively, it will be a real contest for wants all three points more to move up the table and Valladolid though looking weaker as you say wouldn't let Girona get all three points from the game without a fight, In my opinion I am predicting a draw in the game. Girona will play and give in their best and Valladolid will also get an impressing game resisting the advances of Girona. Judging from their actual performance, it is still very difficult to predict, especially in this case they are also still very difficult in goal productivity so it is likely that a draw will still be a big chance in this match. But I expect more from Valladolid in this regard because in terms of their experience of being in La Liga, it is clear that they have been in for quite a while compared to Girona, which incidentally is a promoted club. |
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By the way Aubameyang is really disappointed to see Tuchel being sacked. He came here for Tuchel in the end but the team are trying to reassure him for the time period ahead. Hopefully it wouldn't be a factor for him to start playing badly.
It is very natural when this happens because indeed another reason that brought Aubameyang to Chelsea was with Tuchel there but only 1 game he played under Tuchel he was sacked. But I think he will continue to do well, Graham Potter is one of the best coaches for the EPL right now because even with Brighton being a team he could have made an outstanding performance and now it can be a challenge too for Potter, especially Chelsea, filled with several players who have above average player skills. hopefully he can make Chelsea's performance improve. |
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If you look at the quality of the players and the opponents they will face, it shouldn't be that hard, but if you look at it from the other side, like the current performance, it seems like it's still a bit difficult for them.
Their possession of the ball is very good but the problem is that when they receive counter-attacks often their defenders cannot return to their original place and since losing to Manchester United at that time T.Alexander Arnold often cannot return to their original place which makes the opposing team very easy. score goals.
Klopp must anticipate something like this from happening in their match against Wolves.
I agree with you on this, cause we're all aware of Liverpool recent form. Despite their victorious win against Bournemouth this season, it's well cleared that the team performance this season is very poor, they haven't been outstanding since the start of the season. Jurgen klopp really needs to work on some errors, especially on the defense line they hardly return and that's one of the problem the team is facing. To bring back the team to it's normal shape, he needs to correct some errors and be more cautious on his defense line. The match which was scheduled to take place is now officially postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. But there are some people who think this is too much because they still think this match can still be carried out because respect for the dead can be done during the match. but even so it's now officially on hold and we probably won't be watching this just yet for a few days. |
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After sharing the points versus Everton and losing heavily Liverpool first match on Champions league, tomorrow they will be play versus Wolves. About tomorrow match shouldn't be too tough for Liverpool to win this and get full points, but the mentality of the players was very hit in their previous match vs Napoli, on tomorrow's match Liverpool will be a success or will we be surprised by their defense once again?
If you look at the quality of the players and the opponents they will face, it shouldn't be that hard, but if you look at it from the other side, like the current performance, it seems like it's still a bit difficult for them. Their possession of the ball is very good but the problem is that when they receive counter-attacks often their defenders cannot return to their original place and since losing to Manchester United at that time T.Alexander Arnold often cannot return to their original place which makes the opposing team very easy. score goals. Klopp must anticipate something like this from happening in their match against Wolves. |
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Inter and Bayern will be a big test on Xavi's improvement on the Barcelona team for the CL challenge. I think Inter might be much more easier for Barcelona than Bayern judging from how Inter lost to Bayern. In the group stage the started with the least club on the group and Lewandoski took good advantage of it to secure his first hat trick.
Comparing to the previous seasons, Inter performance went slightly down, Barcelona improved a lot and Bayern remained somehow steady. Thus Barcelona and Bayern seems to have the advantage to take the two first spots. Nevertheless if Inter managed to win vs them or get a draw then it might be a bit complicated. The game between Bayern and Barcelona in Allianz Arena next week will be interesting. I am particularly curious if Oliver Kahn will keep that smile or not  I don't think so because if you look at Inter's performance last season, it's actually almost the same as now. The problem is in their opponents who are now better so Inter are considered less capable against Barcelona and Bayern even with players who can be said to be capable. It's really difficult for Inter and they in the Champions League seem to always be unlucky in the group stage. |
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Obviously the bookie will place a bet for Barcelona's victory, because when viewed from the depths the Barcelona squad is stronger than the squad that Cadiz has. Although something surprising can happen in football like what Chelsea just experienced at UCL, but the bookie's predictions this time will not be wrong. Barcelona was surprised in the first game of La Liga this season after being held to a 0-0 draw by Rayo Vallecano, after which Barcelona has shown its quality as a team that is difficult to beat.
In this case, indeed anything can happen in football, but on the other hand we must also be able to see that things like this have to be seen what kind of small team, if we refer to Roma and Udinese this is clearly quite different. Barcelona's current opponents haven't even scored and they are still struggling to even get a draw so this will be an absolute win for Barcelona against Cadiz. |
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Chelsea is known as a team that is unforgiving in terms of firing coaches, since the Abramovich era and as far as I remember maybe mourinho has been the only one who has coached chelsea long enough since the club was taken over by Abramovich in 2013, compared to Abramovich, I think Todd Boehly is clear more cruel because usually Abramovich sacks the coach because of the bad performance of the coach, but now precisely Tuchel was sacked because of the poor quality of chelsea players in my opinion.
Reportedly chelsea are in talks with several coaches at the moment, zinedine zidane, pochettino, Laurent Blanc and also the brighton albion coach nyakni Graham Potter, but from all the names of the coaches above it seems Graham Potter is the favorite to become the next chelsea coach and it is also reported that Brighton has provide an avenue for chelsea to hold talks with Graham Potter.
Controversy from other Todd at the moment  But on the other hand maybe he has an intuition of his own in this case because in this case it is impossible for him to fire without any plan. Reportedly at least for now there is the name Graham Potter who is now in a positive trend with Brighton being linked with Chelsea, and there are several more names such as Pochetino, Roger Schmidt and even Joachim Low. |
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Yes, Atalanta's chance to get a place in the European zone is still very open. Especially now that they are starting the season very well compared to other clubs. I think if they are able to maintain the current state, finishing in the Champions League zone is not impossible even though their opponents are now quite tough. The key is they don't lose points if they face a competitor for that spot.
Atalanta's chances of getting to the UCL next season may be tough, because this season the top team in Serie A has show us their good performance. However, we still don't know for sure how the team will perform in Serie-a in the next few weeks. Whether they can stay consistent or not. If there are 2 of the top teams in Serie A who are inconsistent while Atalanta manage to show their consistency, then Atalanta can have a chance to be in 4th position in the final standings. Precisely with their current condition and no schedule that is too tight for them this can be an advantage for Atalanta this season so that they can make them better than other teams. Last season they failed because they couldn't make a good rotation when their schedule was tight in matches, now it's a different thing because they can freely and focus only on Serie A while other clubs have to think about the league and other competitions. |
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Tuchel has been just sacked.
Not a big deal for Premier League clubs, they can easily pay the cost of 20-30 million for a new coach.
On the one hand, a fairly quick decision for the initial stage of the season, where the results are quite fixable for both the Premier League and the Champions League, on the other hand, the team needs a shake-up. I would take this as a positive signal for the Chelsea fans - the club's management clearly has big ambitions and will fight for Chelsea to achieve great results. The problem is that at the moment Tuchel has only got a few players that he wants to fill and now that he has to leave it is clear this is a bit bitter in my opinion. Even though management doesn't seem too patient with Chelsea's current condition, it's quite risky to fire a coach in the midst of a busy schedule because this could backfire for them. |
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Indeed, in this case there were several Nagelsmann decisions that were considered inappropriate which made them swallow the draw again. But in terms of their attack, there is no doubt that discipline is the main factor that makes Union defend well.
On the other hand maybe Nagelsmann wants to give more rotation to their midfielders because if we look at it from another point of view this is something that is quite good for Musala to hone his skills because obviously there must be regeneration for Muller's replacement.
I bit surprised seeing them on 3rd stand now, what a question now is, does he was found the best scheme?, As I know Nagelsmann always uses different formations in every match. Versus Union, he use Khedira in the center but still didn't effective when meeting Gladbach, there is no center but use the winger for supply to Mane and Muller. So, this looks like he needs a playmaker to make Mane very dangerous like him on Liverpool. It's still early so there's no need to worry about their standings I think. But in this case Nagelsmann most likely wants to make some rotations and some schemes they want to run because if you look at some of the matches they run Nagelsmann's scheme is always changing and most importantly maybe now he wants to maximize Musalla as an ideal substitute if one day Muller is not around in the squad. |
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In the end it was this bold prediction that won and it's a shame I didn't follow this prediction because indeed I made a bet for Bayern on this.
Union Berlin's disciplined performance once again kept Bayern from winning after Gladbach did the same in the previous week.
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I didn't expect it to end in a draw. Even Union Berlin was able to make a goal first. Maybe indeed they are in good condition and are at home. Actually from the game the Union lost possession of the ball. Munich dominated the game very much. Bayern was as usual able to get the ball in. Perhaps this is because the coach resting Thomas Muller made it difficult for them in the opposing third of the area. The Munich coach seemed to have the wrong strategy, it should be that Muller played from the first minute. It was to help Mane. Granted Muller needed a break but it didn't seem to be for yesterday. Indeed, in this case there were several Nagelsmann decisions that were considered inappropriate which made them swallow the draw again. But in terms of their attack, there is no doubt that discipline is the main factor that makes Union defend well. On the other hand maybe Nagelsmann wants to give more rotation to their midfielders because if we look at it from another point of view this is something that is quite good for Musala to hone his skills because obviously there must be regeneration for Muller's replacement. |
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I hope Freiburg and Dortmund take their chance and win their games at the next matchday. Dortmund will play against Leipzig in Leipzig. Leipzig is not playing well in the Bundesliga yet and Dortmund should take advantage of that. I expect a narrow victory for Dortmund.
Freiburg will play against Gladbach. The advantage for Freiburg is that they play at home. That could help them to win.
In this case the chance for them is greater if you look at the opponents they will face. Currently Leipzig are still unstable especially with the defeat so badly in the previous week against Frankfurt and of course their opening match which was beaten badly by Shakhtar makes this even more shows that their defense is still very weak. for Gladbach Defensive game against Bayern does not seem to apply to other clubs and including Freiburg. |
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I am very surprised with some teams how they play in the Bundesliga. And currently there are teams in the top 10 that I would not have expected to be there at the beginning of the season. For example, Union Berlin and Mainz. I did not watch Mainz in the preparation, but I did not think they would be in the top 5. Union Berlin has already shown in preparation what great morale the team has. I hope it will stay that way.
Actually, this is still quite reasonable, I think because considering that from last season they also competed there, especially for the 5-8 position, so it is possible that now they are also eyeing it. Now in the top 8, only Leipzig are still knocked out, the rest there is nothing that has really changed drastically, it's just that their current position is still random considering that there are only 5 matches that have been run and this is still early. |
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I don't think Roma underestimated Udinese because last season they got troubles there too. It's just their players made two terrible personal mistakes that caused two conceded goals and they did not manage to get things back. Then two later goals are unavoidable with counter attacking from Udinese.
If talking about last season records Roma can beat Udinese twice so that's why they were the favorite to win the match moreover Roma previous performance were very impressive but i noticed in this match Roma has not playing according to their characteristics that during the match they were slightly dominated the game and maybe this is the results if the team who have defensive style playing attacking and when Udinese playing with counter attack Roma players cannot anticipated it and they did some mistakes which suffered goals from Udinese players In fact, in this case, Roma were indeed very favored in yesterday's match but indeed the expectations were too big and they were too confident in facing Udinese, making them lose in their own game. On the other hand, the loss of Zaniolo also had a slight impact on the ball supply for Tammy, Pellegrini did play quite well but I don't see anything pushing like Zaniolo did in the middle of the field. |
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Well 8 yellow cards does not seem like a fairplay match to me, however it was a good derby between the Milan teams as we had not seen for some time the result was uncertain until the end, Inter could draw
Last night I tuned into the Inter vs Ac match to watch with excitement but I was discouraged by my brother that gone are the days the clash of those teams used to be so strong and entertaining, so I decided to switch to Barca vs Betis. Checking livescores I was shocked how tough the match was and I missed watching my England guys as Dzeko, Origi, Giroud Mkhikitarayn etc. Congratulations to Ac and Napoli. This is a big match and their match is really entertaining in this match. It's actually a good thing when the derby, with the high tension and so many goals going on, it's definitely something they deserve. But Inter must admit Milan's superiority until the end and it is something that cannot be denied that Inter must make improvements again in the scheme they run. |
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