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841  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 14, 2022, 05:24:31 PM
England are 246 all out!
During this match, David Willey played a brave innings that helped England to reach a reasonable target. Today, he's the man who made the difference; England was cruising before he entered the picture. It is indeed a good total for England. It would take some effort on the part of India. As Kohli has a great chance to shine, I'm hoping it will be a great contest.

I don't think England will be able to collect as much as 246. They lost 5 top-order batsmen by 102 runs. I thought they would lose all their wickets before 150 like in the first match. But I'm totally surprised to see England's performance, they scored 246 runs. I guess England will win this match. Let's see what happens. However, the Indian team has a lot of talented players.
842  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Just my one cent advice on: July 14, 2022, 04:44:52 AM
I'd aware about this in the past but it seems like that will not happen again this time. In my opinion if this time people become even more familiar to the crypto. if they have found something that makes them feel confident and im sure that if they will always stay with such protocol.
If the protocol gets failed to deliver what the holders want and im sure that if people will be moving toward the new protocol. This cycle will always be happening anytime.
It can still happen, crypto industry is open and young need the creativity of new projects. Therefore, existing old projects can still be replaced by new and better ones if they do not develop and do not have the innovation to keep up with the times.
New projects still raise hundreds of millions from investment funds during the bear season, this shows they have value and ideas, investment funds will not stupidly invest if the project is not outstanding .
843  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: July 13, 2022, 05:18:08 PM
There is a major difference between ICC and FIFA. ICC is a business minded organization, headed by businessmen. All they care about is revenue generation and profits. They have no interest in spreading the game. On the other hand, FIFA is headed by ex-international players and they are not as greedy as the ICC. They spend most of their revenue in popularizing the game (despite the fact that football is already the most popular sport in the world). Anyway, that is the way things work in cricket. We can't do anything about it.
Again we have simple point we can't do anything just able to give our views and have some time for talk with each other but still all end at the relative boards as recently we have few good changes with Ganguly is BCCI president and Ramiz Raja is PCB so if other boards also do things like this then surely we can bring few changes in this system because still it's not easy to bring wholesale changes very quickly with this system is in progress for many decades and no one have power to challenge this all.
First two colonial mind boards were head and now with third money making machine is joined them so all is dead and not good enough for this game of cricket.

I believe that ICC is the only hope for all of us cricket fans. Only if ICC takes matters into its own hands and does everything which is needed for the improvement of cricket, we will be able to see cricket getting popular and a lot of countries all around the world be interested in cricket. I have lost all hopes that any cricket board is planning to do anything to help the smaller teams.
844  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers on: July 13, 2022, 06:37:05 AM
Messi will be playing his best for this world cup as it's probably going to his last opportunity to grab this cup for Argentina.
A similar story appears with Cristiano Ronaldo, for Portugal.
Both are excellent players but both have failed to win the world cup for their country. This is their chance.
A Portugal Argentina final would be incredible.
There is no doubt both legendary players are capable of doing challenging things for their countries but for me still both are not going to win this world cup because we need a perfect team unit to win this mega event and both are having serious flaws in their teams which are not going to help them for having any better chance.
I never thought final could be happened between these two teams because of me most chances Portugal is not going to reach into last four and Argentina can reach but with most chances for few European teams because they are having much better squads and depth in their teams, so they can do much better than them as well.

We all know that a Portugal versus Argentina final is not going to happen. There are many better teams like France, Croatia, Germany, England, and a few others that seem to be very successful. So among all these teams, a final between Argentina and Portugal seems to be really not realistic. But it would be awesome to see a final like that.
845  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: July 13, 2022, 12:11:05 AM
Pogba will be back at he's best at Juventus once again he has been happy since he returned to the old ladies.
Good preparations matters getting ready for the season. Allergri is a master planner he already has a good squad ready to compete for the news season.
Vlahovic, Di Maria, and Paul will make a good contribution in general.

Pogba did not have a good time at Manchester United and I don't think that is going to be the case at Juventus. He is a top-tier player. Manchester United was just unable to unlock his highest version. I think Juventus is going to be able to do a better job with him than Manchester United did. And I also think that Pogba will be able to get settled in his new team quite quickly.
846  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: July 11, 2022, 11:00:27 PM
Yeah signing both will really make things hard for Barcelona.
Kane replacing Lewandowski is just fake rumor. With Spurs performing great last season, Kane is really crucial for Spurs right now as they have CL and have to perform in PL as well. Kane is their main striker who is helping them in attacks so I am sure that Spurs have no plans to sell him. Besides if they were to consider selling him, a club need to make a very good bid to sign Kane.
I believe if Raphinha should complete a move to Barcelona (which is said to be now closer than before1) then, there's every likelihood of Lewandowski not joining Barcelona can't afford it, especially if they're forced to pay outrightly, and that also means Frenkie De Jong will almost certainly move to Man Utd as well due if not Barcelona would be in more awful shape financially, Ousmane Dembele had to accept a massive 40% pay cut in order for his contract to be renewed 2, so I'm wondering where the huge wages that Lewandowski and Raphinha will get would have to come from.
Personally, I would have preferred Barcelona hold on to De Jong and let go of the Lewandowski idea as he's going to be a free agent next summer, and with Sergio Busquets contract also ending next summer and Barcelona have no intention of making a renewal, or at most an extra year, it would literally be better off for the club to retain De Jong.
1. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1546389325000036352
2. https://caughtoffside.substack.com/p/ousmane-dembele-accepts-40-pay-cut

Barcelona will surely not be able to get both Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha together right now because they certainly don't have the money to get them together. And I really don't understand what Barcelona is trying to do right now because they don't have the money to make this type of transfer. And yet they are going for players who cost more than 50 million.

I really don't know how Barcelona is going to manage their money going forward, I really hope that they don't have to sell any more players to manage money just like Lionel Messi.
847  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: July 11, 2022, 10:44:12 PM
It is good to see that Juventus have finally completed the Pogba deal. It is a four-year agreement which makes me think about whether Pogba will finish his career there also. Juventus are back at his old team after many years. I think Juventus are happy about this deal too because he wasn't intending to stay for more time at Manchester United. He actually waited for a contract extension offer but this didn't happen. Juventus needed this transfer for the midfield so they should be more confident now.

I have seen a lot of old players play for Juventus before. Whenever we talk about Juventus a lot of legendary names come to mind. I think Paul Pogba will be able to perform well in Juventus and eventually he will retire as one of the legends playing for Juventus. It obviously does not feel like a big upgrade from Manchester United to Juventus but the play style of Juventus is going to suit Paul Pogba. So he should be able to perform a lot better compared to his days in Manchester United.
848  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers on: July 11, 2022, 10:37:56 PM
The football and obviously all the team games are about team, if there is a team politics then it will be clearly shown from the team performance. It is also said that criticism is healthy if taken right way!
Jealous is good to progress - but extreme jealous/ envoy is not good.
There are many things around this game in globe because we have many stars, and they have different ways of play, but here Veronique Rabiot (mother of Adrien Rabiot) is pointing out a good point which is already having from few other players as well in club games. Just because of him we watch, there were no good results in Manchester United because he has never done positive work with his other colleagues which are important in the game.
Team politics is completely different thing but here we are talking about a player who is very impressive but fail to give his best at crucial games. He needs to listen about few things which can improve his game and better environment in team.

The only conclusion seems to be that he is not a very good team player. Otherwise, he would be able to do much better. And he really cracks under pressure. I feel like when he is under pressure he is unable to work as a teammate and he goes for more solo plays which end up not working in favor of him. He is obviously an impressive player but if he is able to hold his composure under difficult situations he will be able to provide a lot more for his team and he will end up being a lot more reliable player for his team as well.
849  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: July 11, 2022, 10:30:26 PM
In last few weeks we have too much criticism about Virat Kohli but as things are going I am feeling there is no change going to happen because after few months we have mega event T20 World Cup and after this after some time we have another mega event ODI World Cup so most chances selectors will give him chance until these two events and if he fails to do something big then surely he is going to lose his place in all formats.
BCCI will give Virat Kohli a chance till the World Cup. But even then, if Virat Kohli fails to return to form, he will not get a place in India's World Cup squad. It would be a great shame for a world-class player like Kohli not to play in the World Cup. As a fan of Virat I would expect him to be back in form before the World Cup. As the next series opponent is in the West Indies, Kohli has a chance to perform well against inexperienced bowlers.
There is no doubt about his quality and abilities, but sadly his recent form is not good, and he is consistently falling down which is big concern for all his fans and Indian management but sadly here mind set is never been productive or positive because right now he needs some break which is very important for him, but he is playing consistently which is also having impact on mentality as well with poor form.
Most of the peoples wants he takes some break and then came back which is good for his game and future but nothing happening positive hopefully in West Indies he could change tables into his favor and bring smiles back on his fans faces those are still love to watch him on crease and doing his natural aggressive batting.

I don't understand what is the point of giving Virat Kohli chances after chances when he keeps failing again and again. And I also don't understand what is the point of giving him chances in the world cup.  wouldn't it be better if they got another player instead of him in the team and tried to give him some play time so that he will be ready for the world cup? 

I think right now Virat Kohli is just taking up space for another player who could perform a lot better compared to what he is doing for India right now. He even failed in the last match. Suryakumar Yadav was playing so well,  if Virat Kohli could only give him some support India could have won the match.
850  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: July 11, 2022, 10:25:44 PM
There is definitely a difference when a player plays for a club and when a player plays for his country, and in matches and meetings the players are closer, and also play more in the club than the national team. And also can make a solid team and also understand each other's game.
and what i see with Messi when he plays for club and country has differences like lack of enthusiasm and also not good unlike at his club due to some factors, limited meetings and training and also there must be some players who are weak and this must be experienced by all country. In contrast to players who have the spirit of nationalism they will continue to play very well and defend their country.
Much depends on the status of the tournament. As the Nations Cup has shown, even star teams like France or England can act like they don't care at all about the outcome of games if the tournament isn't important.
As for Messi, in the last year in the national team, he looked better than in the club. Perhaps the environment (Barcelona) played a key role in his achievements. But football is a team game, so one cannot be completely sure of such conclusions.

Any match is going to depend on the status of the tournament if that match is part of the tournament obviously. England and France did not take it seriously at all because I have no idea why they should be. I am sure that they will be able to play perfectly fine in the actual world cup and have no issue.

This is probably going to be the last World cup for Lionel Messi and I really want to see Argentina play well in this world cup. I really wanted to see a world cup in the hands of Lionel Messi but I know right now that is probably a little too much to ask for. so I am going to be realistic and not ask for the World Cup from Argentina but I would really like to see them at least reach the semi-finals.
851  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The UEFA Nations League 2020/2021 Discussion Thread on: July 11, 2022, 10:21:17 PM
These are valid points, however the risks exist in a pronounced way, but what are the risks? I think that the main thing of all is that one of the best players could be injured and cannot go to represent his team in the World Cup and this is something very sad, both for the player and for the team and this has happened in friendly matches and it affects an entire nation enormously, I have seen how this has happened to Colombia, Peru, with some of the best players they have, some if they manage to recover, others not, but I think that for this competition as well as for friendlies in Europe , the players who are stars should take care and not play in order not to run the risk of getting injured.
The risk of injury is always there, even in training. It is up to the technical team to better manage the players at their disposal, in order to avoid or minimize this type of problem.
UEFA's idea is for teams to start using more players, who are used less. In Europe there are more and more players, if they don't have opportunities, it can reduce interest and devalue the market. So, with the creation of more official proofs, it serves that these opportunities arise.
Of course, at first it seems strange, and there is still the mentality of always using the same players. But I believe that in the medium term, we are going to start to see greater rotation in the squads and that could increase the more exciting competition.

Actually, I agree with this decision of rotating the squad frequently because by doing so a lot of players who do not generally have enough play time or any play time at all will be able to get a decent amount of playtime. We generally see that the squad is not rotated very frequently unless there is an injury problem or the players in the main 11 are not 100% fit for the next match. But now there will be a better rotation of squad and that is going to be e making the competition a lot more interesting.
852  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: July 11, 2022, 10:17:34 PM
It was a surprise to read that Harry Maguire will remain Manchester United's captain next season, as confirmed by Erik ten Hag. Whether the team is ready for his captaincy will be interesting to see. We continue to support the captain fully and will give him our full attention. At United before, he couldn't succeed because of a policy, but under Erik Ten, he'll be succeeded. To inspire him, all he needs is a reasonable and sensible coach. Let's wait and see how things turn out.
Maybe Erik ten Hag sees that Maguire has the potential to be even better but unfortunately, maybe Erik ten Hag's views with the other players in the squad have differences. But yes, after all, the decision must be respected, because with mutual support it will make the team grow more solid. Erik ten Hag has become a coach who has become a hope for Manchester United and hopefully the results are as expected, because if the results are far from what was expected then it is very easy for Manchester United to continue to change coaches.

Now, these type of things really gets me to question the decision of the management. I don't see any solid reason why Harry Maguire should be the captain of Manchester United again in the next season. If anything he should not even be on the team in my opinion. He is really one of the worst defenders I have ever seen in the English Premier League in my opinion.   

I know that decision of a Court has to be respected but I really don't know how I am going to respect this decision. I do have high hopes from manchester united especially with the new boss but don't think this guy being The Captain is going to work out.
853  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: July 11, 2022, 10:14:39 PM
Australia stunned me by losing in such a spectacular manner against the Lankans. Never thought that they would lose by an innings since they were dominating tests recently.
Had fun watching some of the highlights of this series. Sri Lanka should be proud of themselves especially considering the turmoil that their country is in at the moment. The entire series ended in a draw basically for both teams.
There is no doubt this can happen but as we all know mostly cricket history is full of many unpredictable results, so this is also one of them Sri Lanka lost first match by 10 wickets and Australia was in hold after having big score in first inning but suddenly Dinesh Chandimal former Lankan Captain having his best career score and bring back his team into match with bang 206 against bowling of Starc, Cummins and Lyon never been easy.
But, he achieves this milestone and give his team a historical win with few crucial WTC points with the help of this win now they are third in table and now Australia is having second spot with first is belonged to South Africa which is also going to lose this as they have two tough challenges in coming days first against England in England and then second against Australia in Australia now table and situation both are very interesting.

Actually, Sri Lanka has played really well. Australia was done batting,  Sri Lanka came out and batted really well. They took a very good and healthy lead. And I have to say luck was favoring Sri Lanka in this match. As soon as Sri Lanka came out to bowl, the pitch has become a bowling-friendly pitch by then. And Sri Lanka to all the advantage that they could from the pitch. 

But still, Australia should not have been allowed for only 150. They could have done better. It was really amazing to see how the spinners have dominated in this test series. Finally the series and in a draw,1-1.  amazing performance from Sri Lanka even though they have not been in the best of situation in their own country right now.
854  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: July 11, 2022, 10:11:31 PM
Yes, everyone expects that the El Clasico match is more lively, than the previous season. Where both teams can give each other a serious threat. I didn't see that in some of their meetings in previous seasons. But this season there is hope, something lost will come back again. Actually we just have to wait for Barcelona, because Real Madrid are ready for that.
There is no doubt El Classico is cream of all La Liga season, and we already have last season Real Madrid was on top of their form but in crucial match of El Classico they were completely outclass by Barcelona which is going to be very interested in coming season because now both teams are doing their best for strengthening their squads specially after having disasters last season with on and off the field Barcelona is giving good money for bringing quality players even right now they are facing deep financial crises.
Right now, few more players under Barcelona pipeline which are going to be amazing if they are able to sign them before end of transfer window.

To be honest, after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi left, El Clásico lost a lot of its attraction. Not only El Clasico, but La Liga, in general, has also lost a lot of popularity. And right now almost everyone is a fan of the English Premier League and there are a lot of reasons behind that. The English Premier League right now is the most competitive league in the world and honestly, La Liga does not even come close to the English Premier League when we talk about the competition. If a few popular players start coming to La Liga probability sleep will also be popular again but that is a long way away because I don’t think Barcelona is going to make big changes because of their economy.
855  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: July 11, 2022, 05:47:10 PM
What a win from Sri Lanka. Completely unexpected, because Australia played good in the first innings. 354 runs isn't that bad in test cricket. Atleast the match could've carried forward to the last day. The batting and the bowling altogether have given the big win. There is no mistake from the Sri Lanka players. In the morning, probability of Sri Lanka to win the match is 48% and to draw was 49%. What an unexpected game change.

I did not expect this type of performance from Australia in the second innings, to be honest. It was a disaster for Australia. They should never have been out for only 150 runs. There were 39 runs separating the two teams by an inning. It was a really good chance for Australia to win against Sri Lanka and get a series win. However, I have to say that Australia missed out on that opportunity. Probably Australia did not take it seriously enough. The team paid the price because it was not a wicket on which they could easily get out. Because this is the same pitch where Australia and Sri Lanka both made quite significant runs.
856  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: July 11, 2022, 06:28:35 AM
Sri Lanka have scored 466 runs and has not lost a wicket on the 4th day. Sri Lanka are now 102 runs ahead of Australia. And this is a very good lead. My guess is Sri Lanka will not declare their innings. They will bat until they lose 10 wickets. Sri Lanka will probably collect about 520. Let's see how long the Sri Lankan batsmen can make their innings.
Lead is now 110 runs and it's first session of third days play. If Srilanka can get lead of 200 runs at the end of first session or second and make Australia bat for rest of 4 to 5 sessions then Srilanka definitely have a chance else it will be a draw.

It is 496 for 7. Dinesh Chandimal is still at the crease with 151 runs. Sri Lanka will collect more than 550. As long as Chandimal is at the crease, Sri Lanka's innings will be longer. Already to take the lead of 133 runs. If Sri Lanka is able to take a 200-run lead, it will be a good collection for them. I wouldn’t be surprised if Australia lost the match. Because the performance of the Australian players in this series is not good.
857  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 11, 2022, 06:18:21 AM
Bayern Munich are really after de Ligt currently but for now it seems like just an interest. I haven't heard of an official offer yet. Chelsea are in this race also and I see Bayern Munich one step ahead of them. But the opinion of the player is the most important point here of course. de Ligt can be an important part of the team if he stays at Juventus. Because Chiellini has left the team. If he doesn't desire a move out of Italy then Bayern Munich and Chelsea both might be unsuccessful about signing him. Unless they pay the release clause amount of course.  Grin
I was surprised to read the news that de ligt was more interested in the new offer made by bayern. even the issue is that Bayern want to make the transfer de ligt the most expensive in the club's history. I really never think that Bayern was so focused on improving their defense by buying expensive defenders.
I am not surprised when Bayern Munich are willing to spend big to strengthen their defense or the squad as a whole. They did this because they started to focus on the bigger competition. I think they should put the Bundesliga aside, because now there is no competitor to bother them. Instead they should focus on competitions like the Champions League.

I agree with you. Bayern Munich is not only aiming for the Bundesliga title next season. They want to win the Champions League. Bayern Munich does not have to suffer too much to win the Bundesliga title. However, if you want to play well on a platform like the Champions League, you need a strong squad and a good match strategy. Bayern Munich is now focusing on this aspect.
858  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: July 11, 2022, 06:15:00 AM
tuchel has only spoiled the players who pass by chelsea, just see what happened to lukaku, at inter lukaku will score many goals again, but in chelsea with that strange style of play he had no chance and I doubt that cristiano ronaldo would stop at chelsea , he would not play well. I think Tichel knows what he is doing, but it would be good if he improved his style of play or else Chelsea will be below the top 4 this season

Tuchel is an experienced coach. I don’t think Lukaku’s performance has deteriorated for Tuchel’s match strategy. Lukaku himself is responsible for Lukaku's poor performance. He could not adapt to the Chelsea team. He should have been more diligent. He would not have won the Champions League with Chelsea if Tuchel had not been experienced.
859  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: July 09, 2022, 07:13:49 AM
Reportedly a few hours ago Luka Jovic had landed in Florence to be introduced to the public as a new Fiorentina player for next season. Jovic officially became a Fiorentina player after finalizing his transfer from Real Madrid for free, although this is a free transfer, it doesn't mean that this transfer is in the form of a free agent. In the transfer agreement, Fiorentina are required to share 50% of the profits for Jovic future transfers. Do you think that Jovic move was the right decision?
Jovic was failed in LaLiga and he lost to compete for forward places with Benzema even i heard Madrid are immediately willing to release him because not many clubs who interested to bought him that's why Fiorentina get him with free transfer and if Jovic can showed good performance then Fiorentina have an option will extended his contract for 2 more years and his salary amount will be increased and some people said moved to Fiorentina is good decision because probably in Serie A Luka Jovic can playing well again such as in his previous club Eintracht Frankfurt

Luka Jović's performance in La Liga was very poor. And he didn’t even get a chance to perform in too many matches. So Fiorentina seems to be a good choice for him. He is still a young player. Staying with Fiorentina will allow him to become more experienced. If he is hardworking then he will develop his talent in Serie A.
860  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: July 09, 2022, 07:10:29 AM
I have said it repeatedly now and I will say it again that Chelsea won’t get Ronaldo, and he’ll drop the transfer request once Manchester United sorts his wage issue. Also Lingard isn’t getting a club yet, because he’s trying to get lots of money for signing up and that’s why clubs are not offering him a contract yet, but if I had to pick a team for him then it would be West Ham as he really excelled out there.
Ronaldo would probably be better off staying at United. that's my thought. Ronaldo's ambition is to want to defend a club that competes in the Champions League. and United is not in for this season.
at least not bad if Ronaldo is still at United. he can help United to get the Europa League trophy. but looking at Ronaldo's attitude lately, he wants to leave United. Regarding his move to Chelsea, I think it was a bit difficult. the only thing that makes that possible, I believe is just a business Chelsea is doing with Ronaldo.

I also think Ronaldo should be with United. Changing the team every year will definitely affect Ronaldo's performance. Adapting to a new team is not easy. So Ronaldo should stay with United, to win the European League title this season. And trying to win the Champions League and Premier League titles next season.
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