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861  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: March 02, 2024, 03:52:48 PM

There are options such as Conte and Mourinho coming to my mind also. Mourinho already has a history with Manchester United. He said that it was one of his most difficult works to make this team finish in the second position.  Smiley  With that game plan of Mourinho it is of course difficult to succeed in this.  Tongue  His strategies are really boring truthfully.

Conte wouldn't be a bad choice in fact. He won Premier League and FA Cup titles with Chelsea before. Why wouldn't he be successful with Manchester United also?

Aside from that maybe Manchester United also would join the teams offering a contract to Xabi Alonso.
Manchester United has now slowly joined Chelsea in changing of managers at least every 2 seasons. The team has been performing poorly and for this reason, there’s a need for them to want to change management. ETH came in his first season and the whole fans were excited and the excitement grew even wild and well when he led the team to get the League Cup in his first season. He received a laud applauds and he was commended for his efforts.

 This feat made the board grow confidence in him and released some funds for him to acquire his choice of players to enable him achieve huge success this season. The reverse became the case here as he wasn’t able to achieve anything and currently the only chance of silverware is the FA Cup where they’ve been drawn to face their arch rival, Liverpool. This kind of situation is what’s pushing the club want to get rid of ETH and want to hire a better coach for the club. Well talking about a better coach, I think they’ll need a very good tactician with wide range of experience in the league.

 Yes Conte and Mourinho are very great options as these coaches have achieved hige success already in the league and achieving great success level this season wouldn’t be a bog deal. With the new management at the club, I think funds will be released for the new coach to get good players. Even if not getting new players, I think the current squad can be well managed to achieve huge success and a tactician with EPL. experience can achieve this.. I don’t think Xabi to Man United will work even if they try so it’s a NO for me.
862  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 02, 2024, 02:58:23 PM

PSG and bayern munich became unfavored club for me to win UCL. The performance from these clubs were so poor even though they have spent a lot of money to build the club but it means nothing. Manchester city is still leading the way to get UCL this season along with real madrid and intermilan.
I don't understand why arsenal being included into the favorite club to win UCL this season while it was not even able getting europa league last season. We are all hoping that there will be very entertaining match between real madrid vs the big club like city or intermilan

That will be very entertaining i guess. This round is so fucking easy for some big clubs to qualify but i think that there will be another interesting match to come soon. Manchester city will have a strong club to be its opponent in the upcoming game.
Barcelona is still performing quite well and it needs only to win with good aggregate to quality for the another round. Manchester city is still on the right way to win back to back treble winners again this season. Things are going to be very easy if Mcity will face easy opponent in the upcoming game.

As long as there will always be haaland and de bruyne. Im feeling city has power to get UCL back to back again. Manchester city is still on full power right now to win the trophy soon.
Pep's team is still on the track to get treble winner again this season.
The UCL is one competition im Europe that has majorly teams who’ve done well and attain certain levels in their league that season qualifying for the elite competition. This competition is one that is loved by all and majorly won by the big money spenders who have invested a lot in their club. At the start of the competition each season, there are usually favorites to win the competition and this season wasn’t short of that. We had favorites and we had the likes of current holders, Man City, Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern and the likes.

 Well in every competition as time goes in, we see teams surprisingly decline in performance and  that’s the story of Bayern and PSG. They’re supposed to be favorites but they’re currently playing like teams and for this reason no one is seeing them as a threat of any kind. These teams have also spent and invested heavily into club football like others but things went sour and I think the coach pattern wasn’t favorable especially for a team like Bayern. For PSG, I will say they’re quite okay with how they play as the less competition in the league isn’t making them worried at all.

 I think the major favorites are Man City and Real Madrid then we can look at the likes of Inter Milan and Arsenal especially as Arsenal are an improved and full of young blood but I think experience will have to come to play. Well this year’s edition will be filled with enough surprises and fun especially with the City and Madrid squad now getting complete. I’m majorly rooting for Real Madrid to get this title because they’re having a better team of the two.
863  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: March 01, 2024, 09:34:50 PM

I'm surprised to see AC Milan as the most favorite team to win Europa League title. AC Milan is no longer as strong as the previous season, there is a big change in AC Milan performance. Although AC Milan performed better in Serie A this season, but they performed worse in UCL. Eliminated from UCL very early is just a proof that AC Milan no longer a strong team in International competition like UCL or UEL. On the other hand, we must understand that Leverkusen and Liverpool performed impressively during this season. They are playing almost perfectly in their leagues and in Europa Leagues group stage. Leverkusen even didn't get a single defeat so far, they break the record of unbeatable team in the season. According to the performance of those teams so far, I think Leverkusen should have the biggest chance to win UEL title this season.

This is my top 3 teams to win UEL title:
1. Bayer Leverkusen
2. Liverpool
3. AC Milan

TBH, I expect AC Milan to play better in UEL. But I'm not sure if AC Milan can play better than Leverkusen and Liverpool. I strongly believe that most people will agree Leverkusen and Liverpool as the favorite teams to be in the final round.

In the Europa League, there's been top contending teams from the start till the current stage of the contest. Even though days back, the playoffs stage was concluded and there we saw few teams earn advancement tickets. Well from the beginning of the tournament, we know that it'll only be the tough teams that'd survive. Also predicting the winner this season would be hard as there are a number of tough teams to pick from. The highest we can do is to just analyze these teams based on their overtime performances this season and bringing that in the picture.

 The highest probable winner would be Leverkusen, then Liverpool and any other team behind. In essence it's safe to say that if the draws are favourable, then Liverpool would battle with Leverkusen in the final game of the tournament. Between these two teams, Liverpool have been trying though, they're anticipating the EPL trophy, and as well the Carabao cup too where they last week won Chelsea to secure the trophy.With this in their minds, the next goal will be to keep advancing in the UEL and staying intact in the EPL too.

 For Leverkusen, they've been impactful, currently the top spot in the Bundesliga too and so they've got same goal as Liverpool and therefore if in recent times they've remained unbeaten, then I doubt that there'd be a negative difference now when the tournament and season is almost rounded up. For me, I'll really love to see the heated game between Leverkusen and Liverpool in the UEL soon though and I have a feeling they'd be made to play against themselves.
864  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: March 01, 2024, 07:17:28 PM

This is a very good start for the Girona club in the future, even though they are a new team compared to other clubs, but so far they have proven to the world community that Girona is a great team and is not inferior to the oldest team.
With the proof of being successful in occupying second place in the current standings and Girona also succeeding in shifting the Barcelona squad's position in the standings, in fact many people think this is extraordinary.
And this should be appreciated by Barcelona and Real Madrid because they met new opponents who were quite tough this season. I was very impressed when Girona managed to beat the Rayo Vallecano squad mercilessly with a landslide score of 3-0 and this victory further increased the performance of the Girona players. enthusiasm to reach the top of the standings.

Girona has currently managed to overtake Barcelona with 59 points and is two points behind Barcelona, whereas compared to Real Madrid, Girona is still 6 points behind so they must be able to add as many points as possible to catch up with Real Madrid. .
The Girona club is currently the team that has scored the most goals compared to other clubs in the Spanish League this season. In 26 matches, Girona managed to score 57 goals and from that number of goals, the Girona club managed to keep up with the giant teams, namely Real Madrid and Barcelona.
 Girona has been doing really well in the soccer season, surprising everyone with their great performance. Even though Girona is playing perfectly, I didn't expect Girona to win when they faced Real Madrid because they are also in good shape, especially since the match took place at Madrid's home. In my opinion it still won't be that easy because to become a leader in La Liga you have to have deeper experience. even competing with popular teams in La Liga is not an easy task because popular teams have more experience with various strategies to be able to regain their position first.

 But I really hope there is something different this season Girona must become the leader in La Liga to see new history without the boredom of seeing every season led by a team that always dominates La Liga. Madrid for sure won't make it so easy for them and so let's anticipate how the remaining weeks of the season would turn out. La Liga is definitely a competitive team and for the fact that against all odds, Girona have proven to stay in the top spot, it only means that there's definitely good fighting and resilient spirits in the teams there.

 The last weeks of the season games seems to be a walk over for Girona as they've in the first legs played to their best and have mastered rightly their strategies and the opposing team approaches, and so they've got better experience to countering the moves that'll be made. Real Madrid is definitely of all the league teams be their toughest opponent but I believe that they'll definitely find the best way to counter the moves that'll be made. It'll be beautiful to see that Girona in a long time would get to have a ticket to the European cup next season, they're not aiming for the La Liga trophy, they're definitely going for next season's European ticket and so far, it's seeming like a finished task, we only have to wait for the last table result on the La Liga.
865  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 01, 2024, 06:57:40 PM

Xabi Alonso succeeded in realizing something that was impossible to achieve for the Bundesliga clubs which so far were dominated by Bayer Munich, competing and heading towards the Bundesliga trophy is the dream of all clubs in the Bundesliga and currently Leverkusen has succeeded in making it happen with the help of Xabi Alonso, so far Xabi Alonso success in bringing Leverkusen towards to winning the Bundesliga so attracting many teams to make him a coach.

So far we keep hearing news about Liverpool and Munich's interest in Xabi Alonso, but actually we can't confirm whether this rumor is true or not because Liverpool and Munich have not yet made their official statements regarding this matter, so it is too early for us to interpret Alonso movein next season, let alone what Alonso really he  is have  a contract until 2026 with Leverkusen, to be honest, I don't agree if you say that Alonso has the opportunity to enter the list of the best coaches if he moves to another club, because he might actually fail when coaching a big team that has greater expectations than Leverkusen,  I think that if Xabi Alonso moves to another team, it is possible that his fate will be the same as Lampard and Gerrad, who previously managed to record good achievements with the first team they coached but actually failed miserably when they had to train a big team.
Alonso and his squad aren't giving up and weekly they put up a whole different energy towards that trophy race. Comparing Xabi's abiliy based on his performances with his team, it'll be fair to admit his superiority in skillset. Leverkusen when Xabi took over had to start from scratch to build up to where they are now. So far Xabi, he has been a good boss and his methods have worked perfectly for Leverkusen. One would wonder how he managed to put up such feat for the team considering the spot he picked them from. It's one quality that can definitely be found in a good manager. Leverkusen have been impressive in all rounds and it's surprising that they're now better than some already grounded teams.

 It only means that Xabi has a unique managing quality which can be of essence in bigger teams too. I believe he's still got good plans for the German team, which will still be manifested good, Well it'll only be fair and an added advantage to the German club if their hit maker coach stays the next season with them to keep up with the positive differences he's trying impart to the club. He's this season tried all his best and these bests have gained reasonable and quality feedbacks and results too. He can as well be so much proud of his achievements so far just as everyone else is proud of him too. It's not that easy to take a club out of hiding and placing them at the spotlight. One would expect a lot more from him and the only way by which this expected lot more can be gotten is via his retainment in the team.

 Well rumours overtime may have that there may be plans for Munich and Liverpool to sign him up to themselves but yes he may try to create another good difference there but it's only fair that he stays at Leverkusen. For one, I do know they won't want to let him out of their hands yet. The players love him, even after this attained height, it's believed that as a tactical coach, he's got better plans up his sleeves to be unveiled in the coming seasons and definitely, he's one man that'll be watched closely in terms of team performance wherever he finds himself.
866  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: March 01, 2024, 06:49:18 PM
Today Lazio and Milan will open the new week. Milan have stumbled a bit in recent games, they haven't won their last three matches. They have conceded 8 goals in these games, which shows the weakness of their defense. They have conceded a lot of goals in general this season. They had chased Juve in the league but missed the opportunity to catch them after failing to win their last two games. They still have a chance to finish 2nd and they are in a comfortable position in 3rd place, with no team below them close enough to bother them.
Lazio on the other hand are having good and bad results. They don't have much ambition in the league, they are in the middle of the table but they have Bayern München game on their minds. I think that's where all their focus is. So I don't think they can prepare much for the Milan game.

In the last matches between the two teams, there has always been a winner, never a draw. And usually the home team have won. But I see Milan with the advantage today. Lazio's mind will be on the next game. Milan seems to have more appetite for second place in the league. At odds above 2.05, a Milan win is a risk worth taking to me.
The Serie A game for the weekend will be opened with a tussle between Lazio who are very much confident in themselves and their ability so far to outshine Milan. They're the hosts and they've been able to record an encouraging game outcome in the past few weeks. The Serie A is gradually becoming a competitive league and it won't be a shock to see Lazio who for one in past times have been good competitors in the league, hold unto Milan till the last minutes.

 Checking the team stats, Lazio have been seen to have more wins than Milan, at thesame time, possessing bigger chances this time due to the drop in Milan's intensity of performance. Inter Milan have in the last weeks struggled to stay in every game they've had and even the few wins they've had were narrow victories which isn't a fully vested confidence against Lazio tonight. They're the visitors, they've had less wins all time against Lazio, recent performances have been poor and so there's less advantage for them to come out as the victors today.

 The odds in the game favours Lazio and then it's understandable that Milan will have to put in extra fighting efforts to give off a good, better performance. Fairly, the game ought to end in a draw, bit the chances are very much slim. They'll be inflow of goals no doubt but for my prediction, just one from these teams would gain the 3points tonight. We'd only have to stay back and watch patiently to see which of the two teams would have a brilliant performance played out on the pitch tonight too.
867  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: March 01, 2024, 06:36:07 PM

Unless they intend to play poorly today, it is very evident that they will win this match. Bayern Munich has struggled this season, which has led the team to decide that they will fire their current coach after the season. Freiburg is a small team against whom Bayern Munich can score more than four goals, but based on their recent play, I will simply state that they can win the match. If you want to bet on the game, you should only bet on a straight win rather than anything more than two goals because Bayern Munich is not a team that should be trusted this season.

Bayern Munich will take this match seriously because they are playing at away against Freiburg, and when a team plays at home, they take it seriously. Therefore, Bayern Munich must take this match seriously and quit their recent trend of playing well in certain games. If they lose this match again, it will be the end of their season and they won't have the chance to play Leverkusen again.
They'll be playing away to Freiburg who are also aimed at securing an European cup ticket next season. Considering Munich's performance in past few games, it's a boost to Freiburg's confidence adding that they'd be the host in the next Bundesliga encounter and also ignoring the fact that Munich have all time had a victory result against Freiburg. I would say it's best to judge the performance more based on recent games not all time games.

 Freiburg have an aim and target to meet and they'd be the host too, they have a better advantage. Munich have an aim too but they're the visitors and they've had unfavorable past games and so their confidence is definitely reduced to the nearest minimum with Freiburg acquiring all eagerness ahead of the encounter. Testifyingly it'll be shameful that Munich will play submissive to Freiburg though but we'd definitely get used to it knowing that that's how they've been at these end times of the season.

 Munich are the second placed team while Girone even though not yet close to the top 4 spot, they still have a wide vision to cover up points to secure the European ticket but it definitely won't be easy for them considering the caliber of teams ahead of them and their all time performances which is definitely at an average level this season. We'd hope that the weekend's game favours these two teams as they'll both be striving for a 3points win and it'll be intense. Tuchel hopefully would cover up lapses and be more efficient regardless of being the visiting team.
868  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 01, 2024, 06:28:26 PM
Tomorrow we will watch the meeting between Newcastle vs Wolves again at the St James Park stadium. Previously the two clubs had met each other and in the 5 matches that had taken place, the Newcastle team managed to win 2 times and Wolves managed to win 1 time and draw 2 times. .
And I see that in tomorrow's match there is a possibility that the result will be a draw again, seeing from the game that both clubs have strong defenses and it can be proven that in the previous match all the players performed very well. energetic.
I see that the two clubs are currently competing with each other in strength and ability, they are trying their best to add points, the difference in points between the two clubs is very small, they occupy positions between 9 and 10 of course. it is very interesting and exciting to follow their development.

And this is a big advantage opportunity for Newcastle, of course, in winning tomorrow's match because Newcastle is the host of the upcoming match, of course the players and team are very ready to face the Wolves squad and friends.
Moreover, Newcastle already had achievements by winning against Blackburn with a score of 3-4 and Newcastle entered the quarter-finals of the FA club event.
And of course, with the achievements they have achieved in the FA club event, Newcastle is very confident and confident of being able to beat Wolves tomorrow in the English Premier League match.
And conversely, the Wolves team should not be underestimated by Newcastle because they also have extraordinary abilities like the current Newcastle team and I see that the current Wolves players are also performing quite well so they are also ready to fight Newcastle and friends.
The EPL resumes and we’ve got every match holding it’s own fun, excitement and tension. That’s why the EPL is still considered a very great league as each team in that league is said to be improving after every match day. The way the Epl goes, it’s usually hard most times to predict because most times the underdog may set to give the surprise and get the 3 points or frustrate the big boys to a draw. This is why most stakers and bettors usually avoid carrying or betting on the EPL.

 One match of focus for tomorrow is the clash of the mid-table teams, Newcastle vs Wolves. This match promises to be one very exciting and entertaining fixture as both team are currently improved and are known to play similar pattern. Well taking a look at the Newcastle side, who were very improved last season but slack to an extent this season especially when they got eliminated from the UCL though injury was one big blow for them. Still you can tell that this team is also one team that could casue a shocker to you anytime of the match.

 Wolves on the other end have had some great results this season and they’re also very stubborn especially when defending and they attack so swiftly. They’re just like Newcastle and will require key investments to make them get to major tournaments. This match, I think I don’t have too much of expectation as I’m going to settle for a draw in this match and for safer option, I’ll double chance on Newcastle because they are now getting back on feet after that big loss to Arsenal. The match won’t sure be an easy one as both teams are very compact but I still think Newcastle have the better advantage because they’re playing at home.
 
869  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 01, 2024, 06:17:15 PM
Tuchel currently under pressure because he have to bringing Bayern Munich to performing well for each matches in all competitions and if Tuchel unable to do that i am sure he will received plenty of criticism from Bayern Munich fans and after lost from Lazio i have to says Bayern Munich performance still not reach to their top performance again even several weeks ago they lost from weak team Bochum and indeed Bayern Munich have already to gets the winning results in Bundesliga by beating Leipzig but i have to says their performance on that match is not really impressive

Kane was became an Bayern Munich top scorer from all competitions but i don't know why although Bayern Munich has sharp striker as the replacement of Lewandowski but their performance is still not stable and sometimes unpredictable however about second leg against Lazio the bookmakers even provide low odds for Bayern Munich @1 28 and for Lazio @11 but i don't think it would be so easy because i am sure Lazio will displayed defensive strategy to avoiding conceded early and during this season Bayern Munich home matches records in Champion League is not so impressive because on group stages Copenhagen has successfully to gets draw result from them at that time so after considering this record i think there is a chance for Lazio to at least gets draw result from Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich haven’t been at their best behavior and performance this season as they haven’t been able to live up to how we expected them to perform. They’re quite performing at a very low state and it’s not what we know this club to be. From the way they’ve gotten out of most domestic league cups and even lagging behind on the league chase, means the pattern of the coach, Tuchel isn’t really working and it’s not the best for this Bayern team.

 Well after securing some key signings especially the addition of Harry Kane who’s one prolific striker, many expected them to have a very high level of performance and productivity upfront. The reverse happens to be the case as they have been struggling to even get the goals for the team in general. This is not really what is expected as they’re one big club not just in Germany but in Europe as a whole. Now they fell to a 1-0 loss to Lazio in a match which they real dominated but were unlucky.

 This kind of scoreline and going to Allianz Arena means there’s to play for in the 2nd leg. What’s the hope this Bayern team will be able to overturn this deficit and get qualification? It’s not going to be one easy match but I think it’s quite possible especially if they decide to be very determined. Tuchel is set to leave already and no matter the result, he’ll be leaving at the end of the season. This is one major reason, I don’t think Bayern will be giving their all in this match as to me my favorite option will be to double chance on Bayern at 90 minutes.
870  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: March 01, 2024, 06:08:06 PM

Mental toughness is important in most cases, not just for a footballer but in any sports. However, we need to also realize one important part about all of this that nobody really talks about. Footballers are usually not from elite circles, doesn't mean there are none, but it is usually not that common that some aristocrat would let their kid be a footballer. Which means that footballers (and most other sports aside from a few) comes from poor backgrounds, from poor towns as well, usually surrounded by people who are uneducated as well.

This results with them not really knowing how to act properly when millions are watching them, so when they have mental problems, they are not educated enough (most footballers do not continue their studies) to ask for mental help. Psychologises are not that common when it comes to sports medicine but just as a footballer may break their leg, they may have emotional trauma that they need to talk to some professional about.

In most cases, they see that as weakness because they come from a background of people who never had them one to afford mental care, and that meant that they belittled people who did, and they acted tough when things went south. So these guys, who earn millions, never learned the value of getting therapy, and how that could help them realize their own issues and overcome them.

This may result with most of them having some breakdown in some cases, or at least have trouble within their life as well. We need to lift the stigma on asking for a mental help, it should be something that would help everyone.

And we may even start it with a little bit of forced way, like hire a phycology professional for each team, and get the players to see that person at least once every 2 weeks to talk, whatever they want to talk. That way, they can at least say they were forced to participate, and not be "weak" that asked for it, and get the help. After seeing how wonderful it is helping them, I promise you that they won't be able to stop going to it.
Well the mental state of humans is one part of humans that requires special recognition. This state of a human needs to be checked at all time especially before being hired for a job. In the world of football where we’ve got most of the key players usually from a lesser background, we’ve most of these players being seen as weak probably because of a bad performance they put out on the field some days. And after this kind of performance they’re being downcasted as most times are considered to be very weak.

 Thoughts of them being called weak can sure affect them psychologically And as such the need to always check for a psychologist. Now for success in these fight, I think Mental Health awareness campaign should be kicked off in earnest. This awareness program will be a big boost especially for footballers who often tend to get depressed and feel so down when they even get the least thing as an injury. I also think this campaign should be kicked out also outside the world of football.

 Many lives will sure be saved with this kind of awareness program amd it’ll be to the benefit of the human race. I’ll love to see improvements and I think a step in the right direction is to begin with the campaign then from there other things can fall in place. This would be very beneficial to the players and help depressed players improve their mental health.
871  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: March 01, 2024, 05:49:07 PM

In that the match, it could actually be said that Monaco will be more burdened even though they will be playing at home, facing PSG is not an easy job for Monaco, especially as they are required not to lose in order to secure their position to qualify for the Champions League next season because the ticket quota is intended for the Ligue 1 only has 4 tickets, positions 1, 2, 3 automatically qualify while position 4 must take part in the play offs, so like it or not, to avoid the play offs of course Monaco must be able to beat PSG and lock their position in second or third place at the end of the season later.

PSG position is very safe to get trophy in this season, but of course PSG will not let Monaco just win because after all PSG will still target victory to maintain their winning record, besides that if they succeed in beating Monaco it will make PSG quicker to claim their trophy, because he is getting further away from Brest who is ranked second.
Monaco desire to get 3 points and PSG hard work to maintain their track record means it is certain that the match will be very tough, even though in the end it is possible that PSG will beat Monaco by a narrow score in the match.
The Ligue 1 and it’s major competition between the lower placed teams well it’s kind of great but I expect it to grow better. A league ought to be challenging rather than leaving it all out for one team to have the major glory. The major reason why this league is still considered to be farmer’s league is how other clubs are so relaxed and enjoy PSG being crowned League Champions season in and out. It ought not to be so as these teams need to work real hard so as to put up a fight for PSG.

 Well let’s talk about the competition between teams for the UCL spot in the league. We’ve Monaco who are currently at 3rd wanting to go to the UCL and they must try to maintain this position or get to the 2nd spot to secure automatic qualification. Their next match is at home to PSG in an encounter I feel will be so thrilling as they’ll really need to get at least a point to still be very safe. Even though getting a point is s quite risky but at least it’s safer than losing all 3. PSG are coming to this match very comfortably and as such I think they’ll rest most of her attackers for their UCL fixture.

 Monaco will need to struggle it out though it won’t be any easy but it’s quite possible and can be done. Brest are also going to try to get a point to still be in the chase for 2nd spot, this should be a big push to Brest cause if Monaco lose against PSG today it would give Brest and opportunity to maintain the 2nd position and if they continue with this good form they’ll qualify for the UCL.
872  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: February 29, 2024, 08:52:08 PM

So far, Bayern Munich has a good record against Freiburg and of course that can be a plus for us to bet on Bayern Munich victory in the match, Indeed, currently Munich performance is not good, but the victory they got against Leipzig will certainly increase the confidence of the Bayern Munich players is getting bigger when facing Freiburg, which has a performance that is no bad than Munich at the moment.

In the match against Augsburg last week, of course we could see how the mentality of the Freiburg defensive players was down when their were continuously attacked, of course this cannot be a good asset when having to face a team that has better aggressiveness like Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich currently needs points in each of their remaining matches and of course Munich no longer wants to get negative results which makes their position further away from Leverkusen and also the threat of getting closer to Stugart who are below him to take second place, my prediction is that the match will be tough throughout the match, both Freiburg and Munich will definitely use all their strength to win the match, but of course in terms of quality, Bayern Munich will be able to beat Freiburg with a score of 2-0.
Munich in recent games haven't been able to perform at the rate they're definitely known for, there's been visible loopholes that keeps reoccurring which is likely to be a negative impact to their season's quest. They've played against teams less performing than them but still it's been a difficult task for them to stay in shape and on top too. This only shows how shaky they've been on the pitch and how less likely they are to bring forth a buoyant game results for themselves. Just 11 weeks to go and one would wonder if they'll be able to cover up lapses even though Leverkusen have been able to stay unbeaten and have given them useful point gaps too.

 They'll be playing away to Freiburg who are also aimed at securing an European cup ticket next season. Considering Munich's performance in past few games, it's a boost to Freiburg's confidence adding that they'd be the host in the next Bundesliga encounter and also ignoring the fact that Munich have all time had a victory result against Freiburg. I would say it's best to judge the performance more based on recent games not all time games.
 
 Freiburg have an aim and target to meet and they'd be the host too, they have a better advantage. Munich have an aim too but they're the visitors and they've had unfavorable past games and so their confidence is definitely reduced to the nearest minimum with Freiburg acquiring all eagerness ahead of the encounter. Testifyingly it'll be shameful that Munich will play submissive to Freiburg though but we'd definitely get used to it knowing that that's how they've been at these end times of the season.
873  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: February 29, 2024, 08:05:21 PM

If look at the two, they do have almost the same equality in terms of strength performance, but each has advantages that cannot be differentiated.
Brighton is in the Premier League competition with 7th place in the standings and they are used to facing several big, quite strong team such as Manchester City, Arsenal and also Liverpool who are currently in very good condition.
In contrast to Roma, which in the Serie A competition occupies 6th position in the standings and perhaps only faces strong team such as Inter Milan and Juventus, this difference will create an advantage in terms of ease when the two teams compete.
In the first leg, Roma will have home game and this is clearly an opportunity for them to win and have an aggregate advantage, but I sure Brighton will not give up and let Roma win.
Brighton must at least be able to maintain draw and try to win the match in the second leg when the home game is theirs, but I will also have little difficulty in determining who will make it through to the next round.
They each have advantages and disadvantages, perhaps predictions can really be made with more certainty when the first leg match is finished.
The next European cup game against Roma and Brighton is a prospective tough encounter as the both teams have their own species of good they add to their respective leagues. They're both competitive and know how best to implement favourable tactics too that'll match the kind of intensified contest they plan on putting on. Roma are a good side. Their manager De Rossi has some kind of ability to raise up a team into a pretty much successful squad.

 Even with the loopholes they're faced with, he's still been able to help the team stand out in some games. Injury has definitely been a number one deprivation of a team's performance but the manager has been able to make do with the players and squad he's got available and even though not perfect as expected, they're not relenting in their efforts. Although their performance against teams in the league didn't fully get good commendation but still they tried to secure the points to themselves.

 Brighton on the other hand, they've been impactful, currently striving to stay in shape in the Premier League too and so they've got same goal as Roma and therefore if in recent times they've remained at an average performance level, then I doubt that there'd be a negative difference now when the tournament and season is almost rounded up. For me, I'll really love to see the heated game between Roma and Brighton in the UEL soon though and I have a feeling that the game would practically end in a draw at the first leg but it's only best that one of the sides stands out more and secure the 3points ahead.
874  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: February 29, 2024, 03:20:49 PM

None suggest him but we may see that the fans to urge him to leave if arteta will repeat the same result like last season. FYI, arsenal has 91% win rate last season but it's losing the trophy. There shall not be another tolerance for arteta if he keep bottle PL title this season. It's hard to measure whether arsenal's mentality has improved or it';s still remain the same.
Arteta's future totally depend on the result in UCL and EPL. These are the keys owned by him to stay even longer in arsenal. Kroenke has spent a lot of money to fill arteta's wishes to build his club. So, there must no be an excuse if arteta will fail to manage the club to get a title this season.

People are slowly getting upset if arteta keeps earn nothing from all of his efforts with the club. Expecting salah and nunez will be back soon. So, tougher competition is awaiting for arsenal. Manchester city is coming back to the its best performance again.
Another hard test is coming for arsenal. Im sure the fans will be booing arteta if he keeps deliver nothing to the club. The current squad looks very potential to win EPL but don't forget there are liverpool and city are also ready on winning it soon.

Im not favoring arsenal to win the competition but this club has almost same chance as city and liverpool to take EPL trophy. Arsenal consistently winning the game with big scores and it makes whole fans trust it to get EPL trophy.
It's failed in the FA cup. There must not be another bad result for the gunner.

Arsenal are one team that’s improved so greatly between last season and this current season. They’ve gotten and tried to build a very good squad depth and this is what’s key to garnering success in any competition. Last season they were so close on winning the league but due to some certain injury they were overthrown by City who went on to win the league. Now this led to them being able to build up for this season and they have been able to build both a 1st and 2nd team consisting of very good players that are able to deliver.

 I think after this, all eyes will be on Arteta and how much he’s able to perform with this squad depth. Well the fans wouldn’t want him to bottle it up anymore this season because they so want to celebrate a title of their own after a long while. Unluckily, the full squad of Liverpool is getting back and fit and you can say same for City who are now getting back their scoring boots on and this means more trouble and work for Arsenal to be able to go last these 2 teams. Sincerely it’s not going to be any easy but Arsenal can try to at least get some wins to their advantage.

 They still have some top games especially with City which when they get all 3 points it’s a big boost for them. Arsenal must try to maintain their winning streak and also their ability to score very high goals because soon those plenty goals will be needed. Arteta must real be under pressure and looking for ways or means to be able to go past these hurdles and win the league. I know how much this seem challenging but he’s got a good and balaced squad and with the right tactics, he’s sure to achieve victory in the league especially.
875  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: February 29, 2024, 03:08:01 PM

Manchester united has been performing quite well in the last match. it was getting draw against liverpool unlike the first leg in EPL which lost 7 - 0 against liverpool. I knew that if majority of people will be taking manchester united as unfavored club to win this game and it's likely to happen soon.
I do aware about how poor the performance from manchester united right now. The attacking line was always unable to score and it needs help from midfielder or even defenders to make it happen. The defensive line is still very poor now. There are many reason why i must not be favoring united in this game.
The game play of united is not even having structure. Rashford keep being so wasteful and he was often doing complicated thing like dribbling the ball alone instead of passing the ball which can be considered as a simple step to bring MU to the win against its opponent.

Liverpool has been performing quite well and it's just getting better after klopp's club was able beating chelsea. People totally aware about how strong the mentality from liverpool now. The secondary players are even performing better in the final of EFL cup.
Im not feeling worry even if liverpool will use the second tier players in the game. Manchester united has a bunch of unsolved problems started with attacking, defending or even goal keeping. Ten hag has never found the solution to fix this.
The next game is another easy game for liverpool to beat manchester united. As long as there will be van dijk in the squad and im feeling so damn good to believe liverpool to win the game.

Well Manchester United started the season quite poorly and they were considered to be one of the big flops this season together with Chelsea. Well 2024 Calendar year started and they uped their game and performance and have been achieving quite great feats. Now in the last match they weren’t able to get all 3 points and that came after the setback they had with their main striker who’s been consistent in the last 5-6 matches was absent due to injury and he’s been noted to miss about 3-4 weeks of fame play. His absence created a void in the attack of this team and now makes them look clueless and without strength while attacking.

 That was shown in last week 2-1 loss to Fulham and also in the 1-0 win over Nottingham which they managed to get to bring them to the Quater Finals of the FA Cup. Now they play host to a Liverpool side who’s on a very good form and are in chase for 3 more titles to add to the just won League Cup they achieved over the weekend by a 1-0 Extra Time win over Chelsea. Liverpool who booked their place in the last 8 with a convincing 3-0 win over Southampton will be having Manchester United to face next in their run.

 Well with the form I’ve seen Liverpool show recently especially with most of her key and major players out, they still manage to maintain good records with this academy boys. I can only feel sorry already for Manchester United because of how badly their attack is without Hojlund. This will be a real tough one but I’m very confident that Liverpool will have majority of her players return before this fixture and that can only spell doom for Manchester United. I think this fixture will be one big pressure on ETH and keeping his job.
876  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: February 29, 2024, 02:49:58 PM
When Arsenal traveled to Portugal to play against Porto in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie, I was expecting Mikel Arteta's men to at least get a draw in that game before waiting for the second leg that'll be played at the Emirates stadium but surprisingly to me, Arsenal didn't just fail to get a draw in that game but also failed to find the back of the net and that I think has put their qualification to the next round of the competition on hang because the Porto team is very good in their defense line and are very capable of protecting the first one goal lead from the first leg of the tie. Porto are currently in the third position of the  Portuguese league table behind league leaders and current champions Benfica and second placed Sporting Lisbon but that doesn't suggest that they can't be able to eliminate Arsenal in the second leg even when bookmakers are still backing the English club to defeat Porto and go through.

For Arsenal to reach the next round of the UEFA Champions League, their attacking line must be on their best when the host the Portuguese club for the second leg of the tie. Breaking a Porto defense that's led by the legendary Pepe who we all know is a rockie and very solid at the back will be very difficult of you ask me. However, Arsenal will play the second leg of that game at home in front of their home fans and that I think will give them all the needed support to be at their best and better the result of Porto in the first leg and reach the quarter finals of the competition.
Gunners will be playing Porto who defeated them in the first leg in few weeks time at the Emirate with their qualification hopes hanging in the balance especially after that last minute goal from Porto that struck them hard. Arsenal had full possession of that match but Porto were more threatening as Arsenal were without any shot on target and their threats payed off with a last minute winner. The stoppage time winner over a toothless Arsenal was a bit hard one for them in the first leg of the Round of 16 tie of the UCL at the Estadio do Drago. Porto weren’t really good with the ball but to an extent would have opened scoring quite early when they had a great chance at goal but weren’t able to convert.

Arsenal on the other end struggled to create clear chances but struggled also to get some great attempts but came very close through the header from Saka’s cross. Declan Rice and Gabriel’s partnership too was also one close one for Arsenal but all didn’t give the club a shot on target. Arsenal whom after this match have, had a great EPL game by thrashing out Newcastle with over 4 goals proved that they’re still a better team and they’re very much ready to take their chances and aim at qualifying past this stage. Well Arsenal’s last time of going past the Round of 16 was against Porto in 2010 where they had a 6-2 aggregate win.

 This is their first appearance in years in this stage and I believe they still have a lot to offer and I’m very confident they’ll be able to go past Porto. The only time I’ll get worried for them is when they probably get their Quater Final opponent, then I can be a little shaky. Arsenal have hot a young squad and attacking mindset and yes that should be an added advantage for them especially when they play infront of their own fans as that’ll be the major boost of this Arsenal team.
877  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: February 29, 2024, 02:41:45 PM
In Ligue 1 PSG does not have a fairly balanced rival and they will continue to dominate the league forever. The difference in quality, club finances and resources possessed by PSG will be very difficult for other clubs to break. Now what PSG is doing is no longer talking about how they can get the Ligue 1 title but how they can compete in the Champions League competition. Because when it comes to Ligue 1 they don't need other great players and the quality they currently have is enough.

Luis Enrique has an obligation to manage the team and the big targets given to him are how PSG can compete in the Champions League. Their performance has not decreased and in fact I see it is much better after Luis Enrique became coach, but it is not yet fully optimal because it may take time for PSG to build a much stronger squad.
Clubs are quite ranked by how they perform in the league and majorly how they perform quite across Europe. Well the way most clubs play doesn’t reflect on how they up their performance in Europe and it’s auite worrisome to he club’s name. PSG is one team that’s always dominated the French league but when it comes to playing in Europe, they’re nothing to write home about. The way they play in the league is quite different from how they play in Europe.

 And this kind of factor is worrisome as it brings bad name to the club and the fans doesn’t have the much confidence in the team. PSG has overly dominated their league and with the kind of finance and squad they have, it’s expected that they’ll be having some great and wonderful moment in the UCL but the reverse seems to be the case here. This PSg team with all her stars still doesn’t seem to make it past the Round of 16 or Quater Finals of this competition and slowly it’s becoming a thing of worry.

 When you try to analyze, you’ll see that there could be many factors pointing to this: The Lack of investment in the other clubs in the league, this lack of investment in other clubs makes them still be a mediocre club and that reason, not giving PSG any challenge for the title and as such, they’re quite comfortable with their current position and wouldn’t want to improve on how they play. I Luis is a good tactician and would have noticed this and I expect come next season with the proper player recruitment, we should expect PSG attaining a height in the UCL.
878  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: February 29, 2024, 02:10:00 PM
Napoli big win over Sassuolo was quite a happy thing for Napoli fans, because in the last few matches Napoli continued to get negative results and always failed to win in all the competitions they participated in, this victory could at least increase fans confidence in Napoli if they at least still have A good opportunity to return to the European League zone or at least still have the opportunity to play in the conference league later if you are able to rise to rank 6 at the end of the season.

No different from Napoli, Intermilan have also managed to maintain their winning record so far, and the victory obtained by Intermilan was also with a fairly large score, namely 4-0, and I think the match against Atlanta will always be a difficult match for any team, including Intermilan, However, so far Intermilan has been able to continue to record and extend their victory over their rivals in the Italian league, I think the main asset for Intermilan being able to win the Scudetto this season is the consistency of their team which is able to continue to answer every challenge from their rival teams throughout this season.
Well the new coach hasn't really made any big impact but so far, the team's performance have been better, they're even far more competitive and aggressive on the pitch as they used to and kudos to their forward man and the team in general who have been striving to remain at the peak of their performances. One would hope that this tempo is maintained till the end of the season because it's only that way that the team would finish at a meaningful spot in the Serie A table.

 Their forth coming games hopefully will derive a better results for them at the end of the season too but if they can successfully conquer this season to some reasonable extent, it'll be advisable that they work generally on the management aspect of the squad as positive changes would need to be made by next season.Their game against Sassuolo went exceptionally well though as after a long while, Napoli were able to confidently come out victorious in yesterday's game, with even Osimhen scoring a hat trick. The game result is a confident booster for their games ahead, adding that barely few weeks to the end of the season. They still have tough games ahead and also considering the growing intensity at the last minute of the season's games, the teams to be faced ahead are questing to stay in shape till the final league games too.

 No club wants to depreciate in performance, everyone have what they're fighting for, the game outcomes would either be an advantage or disadvantage to them. I'd personally want to put a little trust in Napoli, yes their players are charged up and so there's a higher probability of them being at their peak performance till the season rounds up. If only they can stand up to challenges and ensure proper results, only then will they be able to finish at a right spot on the Serie A table.
879  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: February 29, 2024, 02:00:42 PM

Real Madrid is managed by a professional football expert in the person of Carlo Ancelotti and the Italian manager knows the importance of a six point difference at the top of the league table against other teams when a team is hunting to for the league title and also knows that it takes just two defeats from the same team to for the second team to tie them in league points so I don't expect him to tell his boys that they can relax now because they're six points ahead of Girona who currently occupy the second spot. Real Madrid is you ask me is one team that's destined to win the Spanish La Liga title at the end of the current season and my opinion is borne out of how impressive they've been all season.

Despite having some of their key players sidelined for most part of the season, Real Madrid have been able to still deliver good performances as well as getting good results that's keeping them in their current position and if they can continue with their current performance, I think they'll end the season with the league title.

Second placed Girona started the season on a very good note she was even leading the league table at some point this season but after dropping points in some of the league games in recent time, they now trail league leaders Real Madrid by six points and considering the current performance of both teams, I don't think Girona can overtake Real Madrid.

Third placed Barcelona been inconsistent the season and that I think was caused by the injury of some of their important players but unlike Real Madrid who was still able to get good results without their injured key players, Barcelona haven't been able to remain consistent with their performances and that's why they're currently in the third position of the league table.

The battle for who wins the Spanish La Liga title at the end of the season is mathematically not over but considering the performances of the top three teams in the league table, I think it's safe to say that Carlo Ancelotti's men will be crowned champions at the end of the season.
In football, the outcome of each game is always a decider especially in the domestic leagues, it's either there's an advancement in the table or the team goes down from its position, here's one reason why every game should be played sternly. In the La Liga currently, Real Madrid are currently at the greater part of the league and they sure do know how to supercede other teams. They've had injury set backs in the past week and still they were able to conquer their UCL opponent, this weekend won't be any different because their opponent has not really been consistent in the league.

 It's been long since they secured a win and now they're even more threatened to face Madrid.  Madrid on the other hand are very much vibrant and eager to net our the 3points one more time and keep making their stand on the league table solid.
Girona has been doing really well in the soccer season, surprising everyone with their great performance. Even though Girona is playing perfectly, I didn't expect Girona to win when they faced Real Madrid because they are also in good shape, especially since the match took place at Madrid's home. In my opinion it still won't be that easy because to become a leader in La Liga you have to have deeper experience.

 even competing with popular teams in La Liga is not an easy task because popular teams have more experience with various strategies to be able to regain their position first. but I really hope there is something different this season Girona must become the leader in La Liga to see new history without the boredom of seeing every season led by a team that always dominates La Liga. Madrid for sure won't make it so easy for them and so let's anticipate how the remaining weeks of the season would turn out.
880  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: February 29, 2024, 01:24:21 PM

I also read it, several reports about European football stated that the Mbappe family was looking for comfortable home in Madrid, Spain and from this we can all conclude that there will indeed be clear move made by Mbappe and we will see contract agreement being made.
It seems like Mbappe family including his mother Fayza Lamari are also very supportive and really approve of Mbappe move to join Real Madrid, next season we will see different performance from Real Madrid and this is very good start for Real Madrid.
It is certain that Mbappe will make it easier for Real Madrid to win various titles like several seasons ago when the superstar Ronaldo was still there.

From the development of Mbappe move, I heard that he will get 15 million euros per year and signing bonus of 150 million euros, this is quite large amount for Mbappe.
Previously I really couldn't really believe in this move but now, today I really have confidence that Mbappe is 99% able to join next season.

Various discussions also emerged that Luis Enrique stated to all his players that they had to get used to playing without Mbappe.
This can also be seen when PSG played against Rennes, he was withdrawn and replaced by Goncalo Ramos who managed to score one goal thanks to penalty kick at the end of the match.
It's a player's decision if he wants to stay in a club or leave, also it depends on his contract signed with the team as well as the teams decision to either keep him or let him go. In PSG, Mbappe is one key man that they don't want to give off yet. Even though his contract is set to expire by summer, they still know he's advantageous and would want to keep him. For Mbappe, his stay in the team beyond and after the expiration of the contract seems to be dependent on his intentions as well as the teams performance in the long run.

 Good thing for him that Madrid may not really be interested in him yet until summer so he's got to be a bit patient till then, then maybe, he'd be willing to join the Spanish side. Even though Liverpool were questing for him as well, i didn't think they were set to afford that amount for him during the January transfer window. Let's just anticipate summer break whilst watching his movement decision unfold. Real Madrid has even been performing at their best without a stable striker in the team, then we think of how much more they'd perform if they eventually get a striker for themselves. Left for me, they're doing just fine without a striker.

 They've in the team a lot of youngsters that are doing excellent in their general balling ability. But still they just have to have for themselves a striker that'd be majored on that role of goal scoring and they won't have to be using a false forward in their games. Well before now, Mbappe was a prospect but Ancelloti has said for now he won't be making any change to his squad and he's comfortable with them. I believe they have what it takes to get the species of forward they want in the team and the team's commitment and bond would really boost their results.
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