What a performance from Barcelona last night in the champions League, very beautiful football that shows passion, xavi has not achieve anything yet as a coach in Europe but I believe he will turn out to be a world class coach, I think he wants his players to play like him when he was still playing,is been long I saw Barcelona play with passion like they did last night, and another thing I observed is that Barcelona have a strong team that can compete and lewandowski will reduce the missing we have been missing Lionel Messi.
I do not understand your optimism based on this game - this is an absolutely normal result given the gap between the class of opponents. In the coming rounds, Barcelona will have easy opponents and games with them will also not show the real strength of the team. Barcelona will play at the Allianz Arena on September 13th and it will be a good game to see how strong Barcelona are. At the moment, the calendar favors Barcelona as easy opposition in La Liga allows them to focus on the Champions League. Agree with what you said because regardless of how they played in this match actually if you look at the club they are playing against still it will look normal because their quality is so different. But on the other hand, praise still has to be pinned on Xavi in this regard. Their test in the Champions League will start from next week because if they can win their next two games against Inter and Bayern then the view will probably be different. The Barcelona team looks like they will do well, much improved from before. Xavi is working hard to make the team stronger. But you are right we will see what kind of team Barcelona have turned into when they play Inter Milan and Bayern Munich. |
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Probably with Xavi Hernandez not really have bigger expected because he hasn't experience become manager on Europe team, success with Asian team in Qatar can't guarantee will get success in Barcelona, but first year almost fans disappointed when saw their team have eliminated from UEFA Champion League group stage and later failed at Europe League. Xavi actually failed miserably last season, especially about the title. But you have to be able to see how his team was when they first took charge of Barcelona. Barcelona's condition at that time was very bad, exacerbated by the lack of player creativity to score goals. But it becomes a lesson that Barcelona will repeat this season after the strength of his team has increased. Lewandowski is the new goal machine there, their strikers are doing well and the main thing is that the defense is getting stronger. But began this season all fans back believing with Xavi Hernandez after great achievement with Barcelona on domestic league and first match on Champion League. Good achievement at the beginning of this season can not be separated from the accurate transfer made by Xavi Hernandez, with the arrival of several new players, Barcelona has performed much better in 4 games in domestic league and 1 games in UEFA Champion League. True, this is a season that will be different for Barcelona. But either way they have to fight to win something big this season. They have tough tests in their Champions League groups against Inter and Bayern Munich, and anything can still happen for Barcelona. Barcelona are in a very good form so far. Everyone in the team is doing very well, good things are waiting for them. Barcelona coach Xavi is able to win all the games with a lot of talent. Dembele is playing very well in the team. Expect Barcelona to do well in La Liga or Champions League. |
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Srilanka is in control of the match at the moment. They are regularly taking wickets and Indians aren't able to settle down. Both the set batsmen Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav are gone.
I smell an upset today but let's see how the game progresses in the Srilankan innings. Remember Srilanka is used to chasing big scores in the previous matches but this time they may not even have to chase a big score.
Before start of this match I was giving 35% chance to Sri Lanka and 65% to India but now after end of first half now Sri Lanka increase their chance with 45% and India is having 55% they have done good work in bowling and fielding with just 173 runs India is short of 15 to 20 runs from their target even their bowling is good, and they have few quality bowlers who can change things drastically but after back to back two wins is also giving good chance to Sri Lanka as they can do better for themselves and surely this win can give them spot into final which is surely in their mind. Today Just Rohit Sharma was in good touch all others were badly missing their good touch which is very important for matches like these Kohli was the biggest disappointment after having two 50+ today got out on duck is not good for his confidence. Today, Sri Lanka is performing exceptionally well against India. They already pass a long way to win. Sri Lanka managed to score 90 runs without losing any wicket. The required run rate is 8.73 which is in Sri Lanka's control. Already 10 overs have gone. If Sri Lanka wins today's match then India will be eliminated from this Asia Cup and Sri Lanka's chance will remain. Both teams will give great effort till the last ball in this match. But currently Sri Lanka are under some pressure as they have lost 4 wickets. But India is also not in a very favorable position. Sri Lankan batsmen have to play very carefully, no mistakes can be made. India's bowlers need to show their best at this point. We will have to see the end of the game to see who will be the winner. |
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Oh... boy.. Australia is in deep shit. They were chasing such a small target and still Trent Boult and Matt Henry managed to destroy the top and middle order. Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are once again proving that limited overs cricket is not exactly their stronghold. Lockie Ferguson is yet to bowl a single over and Australia has already lost half of their wickets. And this is a surface which was considered as one of the most spin-friendly tracks in Australia (Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns).
Australia scored just 216 runs in 42 overs which was fucking shit run. But New Zealand scored 232 runs after playing 50 overs. So in that respect Australia is leading and now Australia need only 16 runs and they have 42 balls in hand so I think this match can be won by Australia. Australia needs 16 runs in 42 balls. That is quite achievable. But the problem is they only have two wickets in hand. Green is still in the middle. So if Adam Zampa can hold on to his wicket, Australia should have an easy victory over New Zealand in this match. But it is easier said than done. Yes they have two wickets in their hands now which is a challenge for them but since they need only 4 runs now I think they can hold their wicket for this run and they can easily complete this run and win. So I think Australia will win today 100% he he Enjoyed the game a lot, both teams played a very competitive game. Cameron Green and Alex Carey put in excellent performances as Australia secured victory with 30 balls to spare. If the New Zealanders' bowlers did a little better, they could have secured the victory. |
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Every match in the semi-finals looks set to be competitive. Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are relatively weak teams. But these two teams have shown outstanding performance in some matches. They have the ability to perform well against teams like India and Pakistan. On the other hand, India and Pakistan teams are also in very good form. So every semi-final match is going to be very competitive.
The next match is going to be another high voltage India vs Sri Lanka match. Because this match is very important for India to win to keep their hope of playing the final. On the other hand, Sri Lanka played their last match well and won against Afghanistan, as a result of which Sri Lanka will play with more confidence here. Although India is stronger than Sri Lanka but I think they will be under a lot of pressure in this match, let's see what the result will be in the end. So really Super 4 matches are giving real cricket entertainment to cricket fans. There is no doubt that India is a lot better than Sri Lanka. However, as we have seen, the toss is going to be a very important factor in the outcome of the match. The captain who wins the toss will be the one who will bowl first. There have been a number of instances where teams have performed better when they are chasing. It is my opinion that the winning team should be the one who is going to bat second in the game. If the Indians win the toss I think it’s game over for Sri Lanka  . Yeah the toss has a huge impact on the outcome of the match. India lost the toss in the last match but created a chance to win the match with a flying start from the opening batsmen. But their middle-order batsmen could not use that opportunity properly. Sri Lanka have played fantastic cricket in the last two matches. So if Sri lanka win the toss then they have more chances to win because they have that ability. I think India has more chances to win this game. Because Sri Lanka is far behind India in all aspects. In this game, India will be ready to correct their previous mistakes and give their maximum performance. But Sri Lanka will play to their maximum and with |
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Xavi still has other players who can replace Lewandowski if the player is injured, Depay, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres can be relied on by Xavi. Although the quality of scoring goals is still far compared to Lewandowski, by installing three attackers it is not difficult for Barcelona to score goals.
Honestly, Depay, Fati, or even Ferran Torres are less effective to cover Lewandowski's contribution if the player has problems in his condition. If Aubameyang was still there, it would be much more perfect with the qualities that Aubameyang has. Robert Lewandowski is 34 years old, it is undeniable that it is an age prone to problems in his fitness. Ansu fati, Ferran torres, are two young people who are projected to become future strikers for barcelona, if we look at their very young age and experience in his career, of course they are on a different level with lewandowski. so in my opinion, it is less relevant when comparing the three Barcelona strikers. As for Memphis Depay, he can be a back-up for Lewandowski when he gets a problem, such as an injury. Depay can be relied on even though his prowess is on a different level with Lewandowski. On the other hand, Barcelona inevitably have to let Aubameyang leave Camp Nou, from a financial point of view Barcelona need fresh funds, from a business perspective, Barcelona benefit from the sale of Aubameyang to Chelsea. I don't think Aubameyang leaving will have any negative effect on Barcelona. They have many more talented players who are capable of giving full support to the team. There are more players to play in Aubameyang's place. So I can say that Barcelona have benefited from releasing Aubameyang and they will not face any loss. |
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I don't think these points are strong enough to conclude that Barca is better than real Madrid even though Madrid is heading the league table with some marches lacking behind, I believe the club will make it up in the next couple of games ahead.
I also don't know from which things you draw conclusions to say Barcelona are no better than Real Madrid this season. I personally see that Barcelona already has almost the same strength as Real Madrid even though Barcelona are two points behind in the standings from Real Madrid now. But that doesn't mean Barcelona is a bad club at the moment because with just one mistake from Real Madrid, Barcelona could overtake Real Madrid in the standings. So Real Madrid still needs to be consistent to keep winning in every game so that the top of the standings they occupy is not taken by Barcelona. if only in the first week's match barca didn't draw against rayo then we've seen barca and madrid have the same points. barca and madrid really have the same power now, it's proven. as long as barca and madrid can be stable (continue to win against other spanish teams) then only El Clasico can determine who is the strongest. Barcelona's standard of play has now reached a much higher level. They are advancing day by day. Xavi is organizing all the players as he gives his best. Barcelona are ready to play with any team now and they have the ability to win. But after watching the game of Real Madrid and Barcelona, I can understand which team has achieved so much excellence. |
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To be honest, I do not understand this closeness at all. If Qatar is interested in attracting as many football fans/tourists as possible, then they should show everywhere that everything is ready and lure potential visitors. Maybe the preparation for the World Cup is not so good and they hide it?
Very surprised by the discussion that has unfolded about what can be considered an alcoholic drink and what is not, hehe. Another confirmation of the fact that there is very little purely football news from Qatar.
Everyone is so excited about the world cup match - there is a lot discussion before even the teams have landed for the tournament. Lots of excitement and lots of stuff to look at how will Qatar be dealing with the tournament and the guest and teams and non islamic culture Yeah, it will definitely be interesting to see what's going to happen in Qatar, will they simply sell alcohol? That's what happened in Brazil, they changed a law that prevented selling alcohol inside the stadiums. Probably something similar will happen in Qatar. I think Qatar will host the World Cup in the biggest way this year. They have made many new rules this time which some like and some don't like. As far as I can tell you have banned alcohol. New technology is being added to the ball of the game. In fact, we have to wait for a few more days to see how these things affect the World Cup in Qatar. |
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We got a chance to enjoy a very exciting match. After India set a target of 182 runs, Pakistan's chances of victory dwindled. Because in the first match itself we saw a great performance by the Indian bowlers. But today Pakistani opener Rizwan's responsible batting has made Pakistan's victory easy. Also, Mohammad Nawaz's 42 off 20 balls was a much-needed inning. Pakistan won because of the responsible batting of Pakistani batsmen.
Indian batsmen started well and I expected India to score 200+ easily. But India's middle-order batsmen performed poorly, as a result of which India could not add enough runs to the scoreboard. Pakistan's batting department performed their duty very well as a result of which they managed to win the match. Pakistan played brilliantly in this match so Pakistan deserved to win this match. Yeah, at some point India missed the scoring. The last two ball four helped India take a stand to win the match, but it failed for some reason. There were some fielding miss as well an important catch dropped at the very important time of the match. Pakistan batsman had a perfect plan and they followed it to win the match. Everything worked for them, but India had a little chance and India missed it. India's bowlers could have done better. But Pakistan have some batsmen who are in top form now they have done well. Mohammad Rizwan played a huge role in winning the match and he is truly a world class player. But India Pakistan game is always competitive which we see last match. |
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What many people predict that Arsenal will start to face trouble when faced with strong teams (even though Man United currently cannot be considered a strong team) has proven in this match.
It's an amazing win for Man United as they are doubtful every time they will face a strong team but the 2 wins at OldTrafford against LFC and Arsenal is proof that they are constantly trying to improve.
Manchester United is undoubtedly a good team. They always try to play well. But luck is not always good. I was very happy to see the result of yesterday's game. Hopefully they will return to their previous form. |
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I have a feeling that United might snatch those 3 points today and provoke the first defeat for Arsenal in EPL. Why I do believe that ? Well ,as a statistic hunter, simply because the old record of Arsenal of most consecutive wins on EPL start have been broken by this new Arsenal but today seems the day to also end it. I could also see both teams to score and a lot of corners but few yellow cards.
That there has been a lot of talk like about ending Arsenal's winning streak, the starting line-up is out. Antony is in the first squad and Ronaldo is still on the bench. Of course I want to see how Manchester United have rotated some players including Harry Maguire, who is not in the squad anymore. meaning Ten Hag doesn't need him then it's clear tonight's match will be more exciting and competitive in terms of attack. But I also believe Arsenal will play more aggressively but the advantage of Manchester United is playing at Old Trafford. Cristiano Ronaldo is on the bench again, while Antony starts for Man United. Ronaldo is the key to winning big games for this coach, but he doesn't know how valuable he is. As for Ronaldo, he is not fit and ready enough to play against Arsenal, but Antony is. Let's see how he does without Ronaldo in this game. The game should be played with respect, and I don't want a draw. The unbeaten streak of Arsenal should continue with a victory over Man United. I can't say who will win, so far Manchester United is leading by 1 goal. But keeping cristiano Ronaldo on the bench can see how the rest of Manchester's players perform. According to me this is the right decision. But Cristiano Ronaldo needs to get back to his previous form, there is a lot of criticism about him. Hope Ronaldo returns to his form very soon. |
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Lol Zimbabwe won, this should give them some confidence and will surely help in the climb up at the ranking table. Kind of bizarre to see an Aussie scorecard, that's some epic collapse in the same match where 1 batter scored 94 runs for the team and the rest of the team contributed only 38 runs, 3rd best scorer was Extras 9 runs.  It was a holly molly moment when Zimbabwe scored the winning run and that too against a strong Australian side. Ryan Burl single handedly orchestrated the Australian collapse in the middle order and he took two catches in the outfield and picked up 5 wickets and then when Zimbabwe was struggling chasing the score he contributed with the bat as well and once in a lifetime moment for him  . They definitely had a good home season for a month or so. Won against Bangladesh, gave an okay fight in the last match against India, and finally impressive win against Aussie. Kind of a failure of the ICC that Zimbabwe won't get any series against India, Australia, and England for the next 4 years. Even if the team is small, everyone should be given the opportunity to play with the big team. If Zimbabwe plays against big teams like Australia, England, their interest in playing will improve their skills. These should be taken care of by ICC so that all teams will become efficient in cricket. |
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But Christian Ronaldo is not good enough to win this world cup alone for his team because now age factor is also having big impact on him, and he can't do things like which he has done few years back for his team right now if Portugal is going into last eight then surely it's going to be big achievement for them.
Let's see later what tactics and strategies Fernando Santos will use for his Portugal squad. and how he prepares for the Portuguese squad. if santos still uses the same strategy only relying on ronaldo, then i believe that portugal will experience difficulties in every match later. Portugal actually has a fairly even depth of players, on the attack line there are Diago Jota, Andre Silva, Ronaldo. In the midfield there are Bernardo Silva, Vintinha, Rafael Leao, Bruno Fernandes. In defense there are Nuno Mendes, Pepe, Dalot, Danilo Pereira. with these players, they should have a chance to get into the top 8. Spain, France and England are surely best teams with their quality and players those can do something amazing to win this year's event.
Brazil, Argentina, are the best team based on their match statistics and have very talented players. these two teams are the strongest candidates, compared to England or Spain. Argentina's team is very strong in this World Cup, the youngsters in their team are playing very well. Besides, they have world class players in their team. It seems that this is Messi's last World Cup and everyone will want to at least do something for Messi. However, there is nothing to look down on other teams. We are all waiting for the World Cup. |
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Leicester took the lead with Iheanacho's quick goal over Brighton. Little surprising that Leicester could take the lead so quickly. But slowly Brighton began to find their rhythm and managed to equalize. I don't think Brighton will lose this game, they did well in the previous game compared to Leicester. There is still plenty of time for Brighton to add goals to win the game.
Leciester is currently behind in the score with 1 goal. It is Brighton 2:1 Leicester. Leicester should not fail to win this match. If they fail, I am sorry that they might not escape relegation. If they cannot win Brighton, is it Arsenal they will win? Rodgers should question his tactics and solve his problem. Though starting Iheanacho is a nice choice and he got them early lead which Thomas didn't allow to last and countered it with an own goal. Both teams are playing aggressively. They both scored equally. Both teams are playing to win, I am enjoying the game. We will have to wait till the end of the game to see which team will win. I think Leicester City can secure the win in the end. |
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and another strong game from Robert Lewandowski in the fc barcelona jersey. RL is now after 4 games with 5 goals at the top of the scorers list. will he, like back then in the bundesliga, also achieve new best marks/records in the spanish la liga? i would trust the forward to do that without a doubt  I thought I could, but Dembele was being selfish and greedy, he wanted to score because Rafinha did. Lewandowski remains a goalscorer a lot. if the other players don't pass him how does Lewandowski want him to score. Xavi needs to talk to wingers who are too selfish, Lewandowski comes to Barcelona to help them not to compete with them, they have to get him there scoring goals bee a lot. Dembele is a player who seeks to sore himself and that sometimes leads to such players being greedy. I know when you talk about that obvious situation where he should have passed the ball to the right, but I wouldn't tell my wingers to only be standing on the pitch to play the ball to Lewandowski all the time. You want some variation especially in your offensive game. If ever ball is sent to Lewandowski, isn't that making it even harder for Barcelona when you are so predictable? Arjen Robben didn't just play for Lewandowski either. Having dangerous wingers on your team is a weapon against well organized defenses. Regarding Lewadowskis goal, that was superb. And everyone who saw that game or some summary of it might be starting to think that this season could be way more exciting between Real and Barcelona than it was last year. Lewandowski is not afraid of Bayern either. Lewadowski's goal was excellent. He easily matched himself with all the Barcelona players. Barcelona now have the ability to beat any team. Xavi has shaped the team quite well. The player's quality of play is improving day by day which we can understand by watching Dembele. I can say that Barcelona is now a self-reliant team. |
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I will never underestimate a match in the UCL, remembering in the previous season how Bayern Munich had to lose to Villareal even though it was far different from the statistics but in fact Bayern can lose so therefore I will not underestimate Inter even if it is Bayern Munich's opponent.
Barcelona is now a little different I think Xavi's boys will be stronger than Inter but even though overall in the UCL every match no one can predict it, then believe me that this hell group will fight each other in the group phase with a very tough.
Villareal was really a special case last season because they played very well in the Champions League but they were not so good in the Spanish League and because of that they will not play in the Champions League again this season but in the Conference League. Very good news for Bayern and Juve  Xavi has really done a lot to raise the level of Barcelona's game, brought in great new young players, and Barcelona will be one of the champions league favorites again this year. I believe that currently Barcelona is a better team than Inter. But now they have to compete even earlier, the fact that there are 3 top teams in one group then that makes Bayern Munich have to be even more vigilant, but that's what they have to compete with this season, nothing more in my opinion it's tough when 3 teams challenge the. Of course there will be many who excel Barcelona because there have been many changes in the rotation of their players so that they are now sharper and stronger, so I believe what Barcelona says is better than Inter because for me the quality of Inter and Barcelona is still different.. Indeed, Barcelona are currently playing at a very high level. They are playing with their maximum. All the players of Barcelona are united and they play to win every game. They have players like Lewandowski in their team who can change the game any time.So I can say that Inter Milan's quality of play is far behind Barcelona's. |
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The country in which alcohol is being restricted have allowed to sell beer to the fans. They're allowed to buy beer three hours prior to the Kick off and after the final whistle one hour is allowed. Earlier it was only non alcoholic and now alcoholic beer too is allowed. This news have come out and no official announcement is revealed.
During the month of November the climate will be moderately cool and having a beer will make the fans warm. Qatar have made big changes and getting adopted to the world, so to make FIFA 2022 the best of all time.
This time we will see a different World Cup from the previous World Cup, which we have not seen before. We will look at some new technologies that will play a role in improving the quality of the game. As far as I know, Qatar has completely banned alcohol in this World Cup. Hope all the teams give us a good World Cup and we are looking forward to it. |
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A solid start by the openers of Sri Lanka and at the right time Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 31 runs made it a win for Sri Lanka. Afghanistan made many mistakes dropping catches and midfields. Those things were taken as a chance and Sri Lanka moved positive. In the last five overs Afghanistan managed to make just 37 runs. Maybe few more runs in the last five overs could've added pressure upon Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan did not manage to score the runs they needed in the last 5 overs. As opposed to Sri Lanka made a good start which helped them a lot to win. They managed to score 57 runs in the power play without losing any wicket. Only 2 players scored runs in Afghanistan team but almost all the batsmen managed to score runs on behalf of Sri Lanka team. After all, Sri Lanka have won two matches by chase one against Bangladesh(184) and another one Afghanistan(176). The way Afghanistan started their innings I thought they could easily muster more than 180. And if the middle order plays well, there is a possibility of collecting more than 200. But Afghanistan's batsmen are not able to play well. Similarly, the performance of Afghanistan's bowlers was not good. Sri Lanka lost their first wicket after collecting 62 runs in 6.3 overs. Sri Lanka batted well in the power play and advanced a lot. After that Sri Lanka managed to win quite easily due to the stable performance of other batsmen on the team. Afghanistan's run target against Sri Lanka was pretty good. According to Afghanistan, they are supposed to win But their bowlers could not do well. The Sri Lankan batsmen played aggressively from the start and they played that way till the end. This makes it easier for them to win. |
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Finally the Barcelona we missed to watch is back! Today they defeated Sevilla much easier than I expected. The game was under control of Barcelona most of the time and they scored three goals in this period of time. Lewandowski scored another one here. Kounde was really impressive today by making two assists and having the biggest role in this comfortable win. Barcelona must be delighted with being able to register him to the La Liga in time. This season is going to be really lovely thanks to the competition between Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Sevilla again dropped points in the fourth game as well as extending the bad results obtained this season. Sevilla players find it very difficult to develop their game because they are constantly locked up by Barcelona players, conceding three goals making them still unable to improve their ranking at the bottom of the standings with a collection of one point. While Barcelona recent win took them up to second place, Barcelona are now only two points adrift of Real Madrid at the top of the standings. Sevilla's performance surprised me a lot. Sevilla is one of the renowned teams in La Liga. They have played very well in the last season as well. But at the moment their performance is very poor. Their achievement in the match is only 1 point. At the moment they are very close to the relegation zone. They scored only 3 goals and conceded 8 goals in 4 matches. It is well understood that the performance of players in both defence and forward positions is poor. The coach should try to stabilize the team by changing the match strategy. Although Barcelona got the victory, it was a little difficult. Sevilla were playing well but they were unable to score some goals. But Barcelona managed to score the first goal through a quick counter. The next goals were also very good. Although Barcelona got a big win it took a lot of work against Sevilla. |
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It's a difficult question. You can earn money from a power but you also have more power using money. I'll choose money because money will help you make friends with power people
I think everything is possible with money. You can get power with money if you want. Sometimes an educated person becomes worthless to a stupid moneyed person. People respect a fool with money these days. So I think money is power. |
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