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1  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: June 02, 2024, 08:57:59 PM
tonight the last day of Serie A was played with the recovery of the match postponed months ago between Atalanta and Fiorentina.

Fiorentina managed to beat the European champions and among the many verdicts of the season... Juventus therefore ended the season in third place.
Let's say that it was impossible to imagine third place with the terrible second half of the season played by the Bianconeri.

Juventus towards the ending of the season began to lag behind and both their form dropped which gave AC Milan opportunity to climb second in their league table at the end of the season, Though it was somehow hard to have believed that if you judge base on their performance in the beginning of the season, well the fact that they finished 3rd still do not stop them from going to the Champions league competition next season.
Juventus can be said to be very lucky, because they managed to finish in third place in the Serie A standings, even though their performance declined greatly towards the end of the season, their closest competitors such as Atalanta, Bologna and Roma were also unable to appear more consistent. Most recently, Atalanta failed to displace Juventus because they lost to Fiorentina with a score of 2-3, even though that was the best opportunity for Atalanta to displace Juventus position. Many people favored Atalanta in this match, because they acted as hosts, apart from that Atalanta also had better consistency. The end result was that Fiorentina acted beyond expectations, so in my opinion many bettors experienced losses in that match.

Therefore, it is very reasonable why Juventus is said to be lucky to be able to end the season in the top four of the standings, and get a ticket to the Champions League next season. Juventus should be able to perform even better, because they are only focused on domestic competitions this season. In my opinion, the player sanctions and injury factors made Allegri fail to maximize the team potential as a whole, and his fate was unlucky because it ended in his dismissal. The competition for the Scudetto next season will be even more competitive, Juventus management must be able to bring in quality players to become a team challenging for the title.
2  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: June 02, 2024, 08:32:13 PM
Chelsea should be able to put trust in every coach they employ, like Ten Hag at Manchester United and Arsenal with Artata. Not all coaches are able to do a great job in just one first season, even if it is not impossible, it will be really difficult because of the adaptation process.
Chelsea is completely different from other elite EPL club. They're strict when it comes to their managers and not welcoming any relenting outcomes. Erik Ten Hag in Chelsea? He would have been sacked long time ago. The previous owner, Abramovic doesn't welcome any relenting efforts or if he sensed any form of incompetence from the headcoach, he will definitely make good use of the sack letter.

Messy Chelsea. Big club, big money, big egos, no stability. They want everything now. Now, Ten Hag. His Manchester United performance was decent. But he had time. The season was his chance to create his team. Chelsea? A spinning door. They fire managers faster than I fire Apprentice contestants. Both Pochettino and Maresca are good. The best coach cant win with a chaotic team. Plan, vision, and patience are essential. They should let the coach coach. They'll keep failing unless they figure that out.

Many consider that Pochettino dismissal was a mistake, because the coach from Argentita has started to show signs of development in a better direction, as seen in their last few matches this season. Chelsea management is much more arrogant than Manchester United management, Ten Hag is very lucky to still be trusted to manage Manchester United next season. It's true, the current Chelsea owner is not much different from the previous owner in terms of patience, but in my opinion Roman Abramovich is more ambitious.

Chelsea vision and mission is of course quite good, their main target is to win trophies, but in this case the manager takes a big risk if they fail to meet expectations, because management will not tolerate failure. Currently, Enzzo Maresca plans tranfer for the future are not known for certain, what is clear is that he will again overhaul the depth of the squad by recruiting several new players. The latest rumors say that Trevoh Chalobah, Armando Broja, Conor Gallagher, Ian Maatsen, Lukaku will reportedly be released in the next transfer window. I think Enzzo Maresca can use the money from the sale of this player to smooth out his plans to build a team, I hope Chelsea can recruit Osimhen from Napoli.
3  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: June 02, 2024, 07:58:39 PM


Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1797222640718921961

For the first time we hear Fabrizio Romano say "Here We Go" for Mbappe's transfer to Real Madrid and this is the news that Los Blancos fans have been waiting for for years. This transfer saga drama is over and we just have to wait for the official announcement which will be made next week after Real Madrid won the Champions League.

Imagine there are Vinicius, Rodrygo, Bellingham and Mbappe in the same place and I think Real Madrid will still continue to dominate Europe if these players continue to survive for many years. Is it possible that Mbappe's arrival will enable Real Madrid to win the treble for the first time? What is clear is that they have to try to win the CDR trophy first. Grin
Having mbappe is really good for real madrid. Glad to see that finally romano has confirmed that if mbappe will be going to the real madrid. Im so happy with this news, it's sad to see that how mbappe was missing his first UCL trophy. I could imagine if he has joined in 2022.

This is gonna be his first UCL trophy this season. Glad to see that our dream is coming true. Mbappe is stepping up his career even higher by joining in the real madrid. A good player must be on a good club. No doubt about this.

This is why people have been dreaming to see him being a part of one of best club in the world. Real madrid is ready winning UCL next season.

Real Madrid finally managed to sign Mbappe on a free transfer from PSG, as reported by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. I think PSG must be very disappointed because they did not get any money from Mbappe transfer. On the other hand, Perez is certainly the most genius and most influential figure behind Mbappe move, he is very good at seeing opportunities, without spending any transfer fee Mbappe was successfully brought to the Santiago Bernabeu. In the last three seasons, Mbappe has always been linked with Real Madrid, next season it will become a reality. Real Madrid will have a frightening squad, it is clear that Ancelotti team will be the favorites in all competitions they participate in.

Meanwhile, there are now other rumors about Rodrygo related to Mbappe arrival, which is that Mbappe arrival could make Rodrygo lose his place in the first team, so Rodrygo has the potential to choose to leave. However, Rodrygo has denied the rumors, and I think Ancelotti will not release Rodrygo in the transfer window, even Ancelotti can play the three attackers in the same lineup together. Mbappe can be plotted as a center forward even though it is not his main position, with the individual quality he has, it feels like Mbappe will be easy to adapt.
4  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: June 01, 2024, 11:59:03 PM
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Rodrigo cannot just select a club to play for on his own, he needs to see offers coming to him first before deciding on which of the offer he’ll accept. I still don’t think Real Madrid will sell Rodrigo in this transfer window, no any of their existing players that are in first eleven will be sold, they can still have a way to go about them.

Checking for clubs for him to join between Chelsea and PSG comes with two options for him. With PSG, he’s assured of making it to the champions league every year, but winning it is not certain. With Chelsea, he won’t get to compete in the champions league always, but can be potential winners of the champions league if they try.
Rodrygo is under contract with Real Madrid until June 2028, and via his social media account the player stated that he will continue to stay at Real Madrid as long as his presence is considered important. Indeed, next season the competition on Real Madrid front line will be fierce if Mbappe transfer is realized, but in my opinion Ancelotti could pair Vinicius-Mbappe-Rodrygo together. After Rodrygo argue rumors about his move, it seems there is no more room for speculation regarding his future at Real Madrid. However, if the situation changes, Rodrygo could leave Real Madrid, the Premier League would be the right choice. Rodrygo this season achieved great success with Real Madrid, he helped the team win the Champions League, La Liga and Spanish Super Cup trophies. In my opinion there is no reason for him to be unhappy, staying at Real Madrid is his choice at the moment.
5  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: June 01, 2024, 11:38:36 PM
In fact, Enzo Maresca has a long contract at Leicester until 2026 but, in his first season, Enzo Maresca managed to get Leicester promoted back to the Premier League next season. Also, Enzo Maresca was previously Pep Guardiola's assistant coach at Manchester City and with that kind of experience, it looks like Enzo Maresca will indeed be a great manager. Because after all, Arteta was also previously Pep Guardiola's assistant coach at Manchester City, and as a result Arteta also managed to make Arsenal have an ever-increasing performance. So yes, maybe those who have previously worked with Pep Guadiola will probably have great skills too, it is interesting to look forward to whether Enzo Maresca will quickly succeed with Chelsea or not.
It seems that Enzo Maresca and Mikel Arteta cannot beat their teacher Pep Guardiola, Manchester City is still proving to be very tough for other Premier League contestants for now. However, if the elite teams that are Manchester City competitors are involved simultaneously in the race for the trophy, there is a possibility that Pep Guardiola and his squad will lose their dominance next season. Enzo Maresca experience with Leicester City is considered convincing by Chelsea management, I think he is very lucky because Pochettino left a young squad that is almost mature.

However, it is not easy to become Chelsea manager, because the demands placed on them by club officials are quite large. Chelsea management will not hesitate to fire the manager at the start of the campaign if the team performance is deemed unsatisfactory, even though Enzo Maresca has a long term contract. If next season Chelsea fails to finish in the Champions League zone, I think Enzo Maresca also has the potential to be fired like Pochettino. A storm of injuries was the factor that made Pochettino fail to bring Chelsea to finish in the top four of the standings. If Enzo Maresca can get around this, there is a possibility that Chelsea will develop for the better under his control.
6  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: June 01, 2024, 11:13:12 PM
Vincent Kompany has indeed gained great experience in the past but it is not a guarantee that he can make a difference to Bayern Munich, while Alonso is more able to provide a guarantee of being able to win the Bundesliga title again because Vincent Kompany is also his first time managing the Bayern Munich club, whereas it takes a little time to adapt and be able to brought changes to Bayern Munich's performance.
It looks like next season Bayern Munich will have to accept bad luck again or maybe worse, lose the Bundesliga title again.
Bayern Munich is strong enough to deal with their current challenges and eventually hitting harder for trophies. Bayern Munich have nothing to worry about because they're elite team and will dive in for major titles next season. This season they missed out but it doesn't mean they will struggle. Give him a chance and stop the panic. I've this feeling about Vincent Kompany excelling in Bayern Munich next season. Remember he's young and promising coach, he also gained experience to capture the long picture for the club.
With a number of quality players in his squad, Vincent Kompany efforts to bring Bayern Munich back to dominating the Bundesliga should not be a difficult task, but Leverkusen existence is a big challenge, which is also the reason why Vincent Kompany's managerial quality is doubted by many parties. I agree to give Vincent Kompany time to prove himself, everything needs a process like Xabi Alonso when he first landed with Leverkusen. Fans concerns are understandable, but it would be unfair to judge Vincent Kompany at this time, because we have not seen him accompany Bayern Munich in an official match.

Meanwhile, thanks to Leverkusen we no longer see the Bundesliga as a boring competition, as well as the increasing performance of teams such as Suttgart and Leipzig, which gives the impression that the competition for trophies is now more competitive. Vincent Kompany definitely needs adaptation, adjusting his strategy to his players, I don't think this will take long.
7  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: June 01, 2024, 10:45:47 PM
Congratulations My favourite team Real Madrid

Champion 15th time

DOR- 0 --- RMA - 2


Congratulations to the Madrid team on the 15th champions league trophy, I will also congratulate the  Dortmund team they did a wonderful display in the first of the game but luck wasn't on there side for they were unable to convert there Golden chances in the first half, for Real Madrid was able to make good use of the second half converting there chances to goal. For both teams did well for it is not easy playing the UEFA champions league final and it is certain that one team will surely win it and that's Real Madrid, ones again Congratulations to Real Madrid the new champions league champion.
The feeling of happiness that Real Madrid has achieved with a great coach, even though I am not a big fan of this club, I will still congratulate the strongest club on this success and I also want to congratulate Dortmund who have performed extraordinary even though they failed to win the title, but I believe In the coming season Dortmund will be stronger than this if they succeed in reaching the final again next season.

Actually, I also admit that Dortmund performed very well, but failed to take advantage of opportunities several times when they should have scored and I understand that perhaps Dortmund don't have as much experience as Real Madrid so they still had a little difficulty in this match.
Congratulations to Real Madrid on their success in winning the 15th Champions League trophy in the club history, and to Dortmund they also deserve respect, for putting up a fierce fight that kept us all entertained. A very emotional final for many players in both teams, and especially for Toni Kroos and Marco Reus who will part ways with their respective clubs. Apart from that, Real Madrid success cannot be separated from the cool hands of Carlo Ancelotti, once again he established himself as one of the most successful managers in the Champions League. Last season failure paid off in full, Real Madrid appeared impressive this season by going undefeated until they won the trophy for the 2023-2024 season.

Joselu, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Bellingham, Arda Guler, Fran Garcia are a series of players who are very happy because they managed to taste the Champions League trophy in their first season. Even though Ancelotti didn't have a center forward this season, he managed to finish the season with 3 trophies, and his strategy is still very effective in every era. Once again congratulations to Real Madrid, they deserve the title of King of Europe.
8  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: May 31, 2024, 08:02:33 PM
The point is, gradually Manchester City also experienced many failures, especially if for example Pep Guardiola left, of course Manchester City would not always succeed in getting trophies. Because anyway, in my view even though the quality of Manchester City is still better than Manchester United but still, in my view Manchester United in this Erik ten Hag era at least got better. So yes, I think the good result that Manchester United got in the FA Cup seems to be a well-deserved result for them because of their great effort and not being pessimistic eventhough they played against Manchester City. So yes, I think at some point in the future their trend might change, maybe Manchester City experiences a decline and Manchester United returns to a good era, because their trend could change at any time.
That's right, all teams have their own era of glory, currently Manchester City dominates the Premier League, Pep Guardiola is the key figure behind this success. Manchester City dominance will definitely end, other Premier League contestants will try to improve their abilities, so they can surpass Manchester City consistency next season. Abundant financial factors provide freedom for Pep Guardiola to build his dream squad, so that Manchester City is able to build good squad depth. So it is not surprising, in four consecutive seasons Manchester City has always managed to win trophies.

Manchester United has recorded an era of glory under the legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson, now is the time for Manchester City, in the future it will definitely change again. Arsenal is the team that has the most potential to break Manchester City dominance next season, as seen in the last two seasons, Arteta squad has competed fiercely in the race for trophies. Like this season the two teams are only 2 points apart when the season ends, it is possible that next season Arsenal will be able to surpass Manchester City points tally. However, if Manchester City is still able to defend the trophy next season, it looks like the Premier League will be like Ligeu 1, even though the competition is very competitive.
9  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: May 31, 2024, 05:40:16 PM
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Based on data from the last 5 matches between each team, Real Madrid and Dortmund, Dortmund only conceded a few goals, while Real Madrid conceded a lot of goals, even though in the end they were able to win every match. We can conclude that the strength of Dortmund's defense cannot be underestimated, of course this will make it difficult for El-Real to penetrate it. So I think the upcoming match between Real Madrid vs Dortmund will be a very competitive and tense final match.
I think this can be understood, because in the last few matches Ancelotti has rotated more players with the second tier squad, considering that Real Madrid has succeeded in winning the La Liga trophy. It could be said that Real Madrid is no longer forcing match results, and is more focused on facing the Champions League final. Meanwhile, Dortmund must try their best in the Bundesliga, because they aim to finish in the Champions League zone. Apart from that, I don't think the number of goals conceded can be used as a complete benchmark, but I agree that the match Real Madrid versus Dortmund will be fierce.

From the many predictions that we have seen, Real Madrid is the favorite team to win, so that Ancelotti squad has the potential to win the 15th Champions League trophy. However, all of these predictions could be wrong and be broken if Dortmund manages to create a surprise, as is the case occurred in the previous Europa League final. We believe that when Real Madrid makes it to the final, they will be very difficult to beat, but in football there are always surprises. As for the course of the match, it is very likely that it will be tougher in the second half, especially if Real Madrid falls behind first.
10  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: May 30, 2024, 11:47:23 PM


It's official now. Mareca gets 5 years contract with chelsea + 1 year extension. This is unbelievable thing to see but chelsea seems try to trust him more than the club trust pochettino for this. Everything going well and the agreement have been made by both of parties.

Expect maresca to be announced by chelsea very soon. Never expect that maresca to have 5 years  contract with chelsea. This is unbelievable thing to see that.

Let's see what's gonna happen to him at the middle of season. Im expecting maresca to leave at the mid season following the bad results showed by him and chelsea. It's really wrong decision from todd boehly to replace pochettino.

Chelsea has been starting to perform better under pochettino at the end of season. It sounds non sense to use him this time bu todd is always taking unpredicted movement.
I assume Enzo Maresca can stay at Chelsea for two seasons at most, and I haven't seen Chelsea keep their manager for five seasons, that's hard to happen and very much the opposite of what they're used to. It is also possible that Chelsea will fire him in the middle of the season, if he fails to make Chelsea appear consistent. Pochettino legacy squad next season will mature, but it is commonplace that when a new manager arrives, changes will be made again. Maybe Enzo Maresca will reshuffled several positions to suit his strategic needs.

Towards the end of the season, Pochettino has shown signs of progress, but one thing that the club owner may not be able to accept is that Chelsea failed to win a ticket to the Champions League next season. It would be extraordinary if Enzo Maresca was able to bring Chelsea to compete in the top four of the standings, especially if he could compete in the race for the trophy. The good news is that Chelsea had a good reputation when coached by an Italian manager, maybe Enzo Maresca can continue this good trend in next season.
11  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: May 30, 2024, 11:23:37 PM
If today was 1st of April, I would be 100% convinced that Bayern appointing Vincent Kompany is an April's fool joke. But apparently this is really happening.
I get that he had some success in getting Burnley to the big boys league and he even earned a few EFL Championship Manager of the Month awards in the process, but he's just not there yet in terms of proving he's capable of running a top European club.
Maybe if he was to manage to get Burnley to the middle of the Premier League table we could speculate that he might be naturally great and talented, but his team got relegated after winning only 5 games in the entire season. That's not really something to brag about.
From the brief reading I've done, the media are speculating that Bayern has failed to secure other candidates and might not have had too many other options available. This is the only angle that makes sense to me.
Whoever is going to win the Bundesliga next season, I'm pretty sure it won't be Bayern.
That's right, Bayern Munich seems to be experiencing fear and wants to make sure their offer is no longer rejected, a reasonable reason why they appointed Vincent Kompany as Tuchel successor next season. It is believed that becoming the coach of a team like Bayern Munich is a big step in Vincent Kompany managerial career, but the challenges he will face will be very steep. I also think that Vincent Kompany career with Burnley has been mediocre, which is understandable perhaps because the depth of the squad is not that good. In my opinion, Vincent Kompany appointment looks reckless, because he still lacks experience.

In my opinion, the competition for the Bundesliga trophy next season will remain fierce and competitive, Vincent Kompany is being asked to bring Bayern Munich back to being champions. That is not an easy task to carry out in his first season, because Xabi Alonso Leverkusen are still showing the same level of consistency. It is possible that Vincent Kompany will be fired in the middle of the season if he fails to meet expectations, because it would be quite a shame if Kane failed to win the Bundesliga trophy again next season.
12  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: May 29, 2024, 08:56:58 PM
Well that's how and what the football market has turned to, sometimes the value given to some of the youngster's are just crazy indeed, I couldn't even imagine the price tag attached to Florian wirtz just because of a one season performance and I do agree with you that the money is just too big although I believe the reason why the price is tagged on him is because they actually want to scare off potential buyers as the player can be of potential value at his presence club @ Leverkusen if they are keen of replicating same performance as they did this season.
The club can demand whatever amount they want, but the truth is that if it is too high, then no one will buy him, as was the case with Osimhen last summer. And besides, a high price is often set with the expectation of bargaining, and if you now look at the transfers of promising players, they often amount to about 100M, so it’s hard to surprise with such prices now. But if we are talking about a 21 year old guy, this looks doubtful.
Sometimes a club does not intend to let go of its best assets, setting a fantastic price that seems unreasonable is the best way to prevent them from leaving. Indeed, for several rich clubs such as Real Madrid, PSG, Chelsea, which are known for being extravagant in shopping for players, they don't really care about the price tag, and they can accept whatever price is set to carry out their plans. Florian Wirtz and Victor Osimhen will be the hottest properties among the many players that clubs will be fighting for in the upcoming transfer window, makes perfect sense when their current clubs are charging exorbitant prices.

If you look at the current situation, Victor Osimhen has a greater chance of leaving Napoli, because the Serie A club is experiencing a serious decline in performance. Florian Wirtz has a better chance of staying at Leverkusen, at least for next season, because Xabi Alonso decision to stay has greatly influenced the club interest in not letting him go in the transfer window. Apart from that, Napoli failure to play in the Champions League next season could certainly encourage Victor Osimhen desire to leave Napoli. Chelsea and PSG are reportedly very interested in signing him, it would be a good opportunity for Victor Osimhen, which I think is worth taking.
13  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: May 29, 2024, 08:28:33 PM
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Xavi has been a good manager at the Spanish side, even though they've had some shaky situations, they've just found a way to cover up lapses and make necessary coverings to the loopholes. It's very much good that they were able to put in good effort regardless of what they lacked to good team building. Nonetheless, Xavi would have still done better than he's already done.

 Well, his days with the team were technically numbered and he's got some commendations which he definitely deserves. I don't know what to say about his intended replacement but all I'll say is Barcelona as a team has work to be done and I'd love to see the new Barcelona in seasons and games to come. It'll be very much important that Barcelona management tried their best to get a good replacement for Xavi and finding the best option for them would be a bit difficult. There are prospect options for them but they've got to be very careful in their choices.

 Considering Emery as a choice, he's got an improved record with Villa and normally, Villa and Barcelona's level can't be compared so it's safe to say that it'd be a bit different to manage Barcelona based on their range of players and level in football. Barcelona isn't a team to be taken as an experiment. They won't be able to bear loosing their value and pride just because of them trying to make use of a manager who's not really had very much experience in a big team. Although, EPL is competitive than the La Liga, so maybe there can be a little match in strategy.
Barcelona has officially appointed Hansi Flick as manager next season, this can be seen in the club social media posts and their official website. Xavi dismissal still leaves many question marks, in my opinion Xavi is still very worthy of being kept. I don't yet know the real reason for Xavi dismissal, because if the dismissal was based on Xavi comments regarding the club financial crisis, in my opinion it doesn't make sense. Because almost everyone who follows the La Liga competition certainly knows about the financial crisis that Barcelona is facing without Xavi explaining it, and Barcelona management decision this time is really careless.

Hansi Flick will need a lot of time to build a team according to his wishes, borrowing players from other clubs or recruiting free transfer players will be one of the options available. At the same time, Hansi Flick is being asked to surpass Real Madrid consistency, so that Barcelona can win the La Liga championship trophy next season. This will be a tough task, and perhaps one of the toughest ever undertaken while being a coach. However, it is possible that Hansi Flick has many ways to overcome this difficult situation, so that he can bring Barcelona to success next season.
14  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: May 28, 2024, 10:40:25 PM
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Xabi Alonso performance with Leverkusen was quite perfect because Xabi succeeded in making Leverkusen quite strong this season. He managed to bring two trophies to Leverkusen and now he is a coach who is much talked about and has attracted big European teams to him. However, we have seen that he is more comfortable with Leverkusen and Xabi also has full support from all groups, both fans and the Leverkusen board. Failure in the European league is certainly very disappointing but it is not a big problem because Xabi success in bringing Leverkusen to become champions in the Bundesliga is more than enough if he succeeds in bringing about changes in his performance.

In the next season, Xabi Alonso will definitely face the biggest challenge again because next season Leverkusen will play in the Champions League where the competition will be even fiercer. And also in the Bundesliga where Bayern Munich will try hard to win trophy again, of course next season will be more interesting than this season. We'll see whether Xabi Alonso will recruit well-known players with the best quality to help him bring Leverkusen to compete in the Champions League.
To maintain stable team performance next season, Xabi Alonso certainly needs better squad depth, because Leverkusen will take part in the Champions League which is known to be very competitive. Besides, Xabi Alonso also has to try to defend the Bundesliga trophy, clearly this will not be easy to achieve without adding depth to the squad. After recording an impressive season with 2 trophies, fans definitely have high expectations for Leverkusen journey next season, fortunately Xabi Alonso decided to stay. In fact, Xabi Alonso already has the ideal squad for now, but recruiting several new players as additional rotation options still seems necessary.

It's true, the competitors that Leverkusen will face next season will be much more difficult,specifically in the Champions League, especially since they are in the Hell group. Likewise at the domestic level, I think Bayern Munich will do everything they can to dominate the Bundesliga again and take the trophy from Leverkusen. Without thorough preparation there will be no satisfactory results, and Xabi Alonso definitely understands this. Meanwhile, Xabi Alonso must be able to convince his important players not to leave in the upcoming transfer market, while trying to recruit new players.
15  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: May 28, 2024, 10:01:46 PM
You don't have to be salty when talking about these things. Roma did well under De Rossi, it's a shame they couldn't win any trophy, but they got to the semi-finals of the Europa and almost got a shot at playing in the Champions League.
De Rossi may not be a better coach than Mourinho, but please don't talk down on how he lifted the hopes of the players and the fans, he had them believing again because the team started playing better under him.

I don't think De Rossi is a better coach than Mourinho.   Mourinho is a very experienced coach. However, Mourinho was sacked by the management due to conflict with the Roma management.   However, after De Rossi took charge of Roma, the team was able to consistently perform well.   But Roma's good performance did not last long.

After De Rossi took over as coach, Roma played 26 matches and won 14 matches. De Rossi's win percentage is 53.8. On the other hand, under Mourinho, Roma played 138 matches and won 68 matches.   win percentage is 49.28.   So I can't say that De Rossi has been able to improve the Roma team much.   It is not possible to give a prediction about how the Roma team will play next season.
It is clear that Mourinho is better in many aspects than De Rossi, in the coming seasons De Rossi will definitely have the opportunity to follow the success that Mourinho has achieved. This is just the beginning for De Rossi, Roma is showing signs of development in a better direction, next season with better preparation in the transfer market, De Rossi can fulfill the expectations placed on him. However, De Rossi has many things to improve, especially building better squad depth, which is capable of competing in the top four of the standings. Roma management must prepare a large budget if they have the ambition to see Roma win the Scudetto, or at least make Roma a team challenging for the title in every competition.

Presenting a trophy is not an easy thing for a manager, it takes extra effort to make it happen, this is also influenced by how tough the competitors they face are. De Rossi has the potential to become a successful manager, but this success can only be achieved with better squad depth. If De Rossi can't do much in the transfer market due to limited budget, his fate will be the same as Mourinho. In my opinion, the competition for the Scudetto next season is clearly more competitive, without a quality lineup it will definitely be difficult for De Rossi to bring Roma to compete with teams like Inter Milan, AC Milan or Juventus who usually appear dominant every season.
16  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: May 28, 2024, 09:23:03 PM
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The only bright point about Manchester United this season is the FA Cup title. Otherwise negative points pass largely non existent positive ones.
The new coach has certainly a lot to do and hopefully the team will recover after getting rides from useless players and recruit some serious ones.
From what I read in media, there is players that will most likely remain with the team which are Mainoo, Garnacho, Hojlund and Onana. Fernandes might move to Bayern Munich at the time Tuchel could go the other way to train Manchester United instead of Bayern Munich.

Even though they realize that getting good performance takes time, but in reality they often change coaches. But what doesn't make sense is, when in his first season the coach failed to produce good results for the team, but they would quickly fire their coach. After all, if they realize that forming a team takes a long time, especially as a new coach also takes time, then they should also retain their coach. But anyway, what Chelsea has done seems to be that in the last few seasons Chelsea has always had a new coach every season, it's a choice that has become a joke I guess.
Changing managers has become a characteristic of Chelsea over the last two decades, more than 23 three changes have occurred, if it is not a joke then it could be called a hobby. Every penny that comes out of the club owner pocket must be able to provide results at the end of the season, at least one trophy at domestic level, if it fails, dismissal is inevitable. This image, although not entirely true, can reflect Chelsea culture over the last two decades, whether in the era of Roman Abramovich or Todd Boehly. The parameters used by Chelsea management and club officials when evaluating the manager performance appear to be very different from most Premier League teams in general.

Pochettino succeeded in bringing Chelsea to finish in 6th place in the standings, where last season they finished in 12th place with a different manager. Pochettino also automatically succeeded in helping Chelsea secure a ticket to the UEFA Confederation League, where last season they did not participate in any European competitions. However, for management and club officials, these two things are not convincing enough, although Pochettino also started shown signs of improvement and development looking forward to next season. In my opinion, Chelsea penchant for firing their manager this time could be categorized as careless, because with a limited squad due to injuries, Pochettino is still capable of bringing Chelsea to finish in 6th place in the standings.
17  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: May 25, 2024, 11:42:10 PM
I think every team has faced one difficult moment or the other and bounce back to better way and everyone expects Barcelona to come back stronger next season since they finished the league as runners up and trophies in all competitions, they have to try and get better next season since they had already changed their manager and brought in a new one.

Barcelona suffered a lot of set backs this season but they were able to still be at the top after Real Madrid and despite not winning the league because Real Madrid was already ahead of them with many points they finished ahead of Girona who was dragging the position with Real Madrid at the start of the season. Barcelona will not remain in poor form by next season and I don't see Girona taking the place of Barcelona in the league any time soon because Barcelona still has a better team and more quality players then them and for next season I think the competition will be tough because notable players may be joining the team in the transfer windows.
It's true, ups and downs in performance definitely come to every team, and that is a very natural thing to happen. Barcelona setback this season is actually not significant, with a limited budget to build squad depth, Xavi was still able to bring Barcelona to finish in runnerup position. It is not an easy job to compete with Real Madrid who have a stable financial condition, and Xavi cannot be entirely blamed for Barcelona failure to retain the trophy. Next season Real Madrid will continue to lead the competition for trophies, therefore Barcelona needs to work hard to build better squad depth, even though we realize that Barcelona is currently hit by a financial crisis.

Whoever will be Barcelona coach next season, in my opinion it will be very difficult to compete with Real Madrid, especially if Mbappe manages to land at Santiago Bernabeu. It is very likely that Barcelona management will again deal with a number of player transfers with loan options, or by recruiting free agent players as usual, with the aim of getting around the financial difficulties they are facing. Releasing young players could be another option, and Barcelona could recruit more experienced players to look forward to next season which will definitely be much more competitive.
18  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: May 25, 2024, 11:21:28 PM

Both teams have both won trophies this season, although not the same trophy and Manchester United really deserves to get the FA Cup trophy for this season. Likewise, Manchester City is also more deserving of the Premier League trophy this season thanks to the strength they have built so far so that both of them are equally worthy of bringing home a trophy that is in accordance with the abilities they have this season. And yes, congratulations to Manchester United for successfully winning the FA Cup trophy this season.
congratulations to Manchester United, they really deserve to get the FA Cup trophy this season.

The match between Man City vs Man Utd was very exciting, even throughout the 90 minutes of the match there were many opportunities that were successfully created by Man City, it's just that Man Utd looked very lucky in this match, 2 of Man Utd's goals came in the first half while 1 of Man City's goals happened in the second half, it was really exciting match.
After the match ended, Pep Guardiola commented by saying congratulations to Manchester United, they deserved to win the trophy because they played better than us today. The difficulties experienced by Manchester United encouraged them to play better, Ten Hag squad managed to take advantage of the best opportunity to play in the Europa League next season even though they finished in 8th place in the standings. Manchester City actually also played well, it can be seen in terms of ball possession and the number of shots they fired, but Manchester United played more effectively.

It's fair enough if you look at the trophies they won, Manchester City managed to win the Premier League trophy for the fourth time in a row, however losing the opportunity to lift the FA Cup trophy was still disappointing. Meanwhile, even though the FA Cup trophy is less prestigious, Manchester United should be proud of their success, because they have the opportunity to play in the Europa League next season. With these results, in my opinion, Ten Hag should be considered as manager of Manchester United next season, even though many parties are urging the club owner to fire this Dutch coach.
19  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: May 25, 2024, 10:51:43 PM
Most of the peoples are really shocked with this Bayern Munich move, but things were not good as they were rejected by few top quality coaches then now having Vincent Kompany as coach is surprising because his track record is not good with having only Burnley which is now relegated but still few are having feeling this could be big gamble by the Bayern Munich because now as we are having new generation coaches doing things can take good change for them as well after having worst ever end of the season for them in last 13 years.

Three years contract is settled, and now we have to watch how things will be gone for them after this poor season can they be able to compete with the Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart and RB Leipzig which is doing good and having sights to stay into top spots for next season as well for me this could be news of this transfer window with Bayern Munich for Kompany.

Bayern Munich is Bayern Munich and even a bad coach will be in the top 3 or 4 in the Bundesliga with the team without making a contribution. Yes, it is currently modern to bring in recently retired footballers as coaches, but you have to differentiate between tactical players and simple players and Kompany was never a tactician like Xabi Alonso or Zidane for me. That's why I think it was a huge mistake for Bayern to hire him as coach. I also don't understand what is expected of him when he didn't even manage to stay in the PL with Burnley?
That's true, Bayern Munich will remain one of the ruling teams in the Bundesliga, but by appointing Vincent Kompany as manager next season, I think many people will doubt that Bayern Munich can reclaim the Bundesliga trophy from Leverkusen. It's possible that Bayern Munich management no longer wants to be rejected, that's why they appointed Vincent Kompany, who definitely won't turn down the opportunity to coach a big club. For Vincent Kompany, this is an opportunity to prove his tactical quality, he will get a team with the best squad depth in the Bundesliga.

Next season the Bundesliga will be more competitive, if Vincent Kompany officially joins, then he will have a tough task to bring Bayern Munich back to dominating the Bundesliga. Even though his tactical qualities are not as good as Xabi Alonso or Zidane, perhaps Vincent Kompany will be lucky and could become one of the good managers in the future. However, I think the appointment of Vincent Kompany as manager is very risky, Bayern Munich will definitely regret agreeing to part ways with Tuchel.
20  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: May 25, 2024, 10:33:28 PM
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Yes, Genoa is playing well this season, especially in home games... Bologna also had a great season and even if they lose, they will stay in the Champions League zone... For both teams, this match doesn't decide anything and they can play any way they want... It's probably hard to predict the winner, but I think that Genoa won't lose...
Genoa turned out to be able to win the match. Even with a pretty good score of 2-0. With this, Bologna still cannot improve their bad results when facing Genoa. but besides all that, Bologna is still safe in the Champions League zone. And the results of this match did not change anything for either team. Even though Genoa won, they didn't get anything other than a sense of pride because they were able to beat the team that is currently ranked 4th, namely Bologna. And Genoa beat Bologna so often that this isn't surprising.

And today there will be more matches that should be easy to predict. Because many matches seem to bring together strong teams and teams that are not so strong. But because this is the last match of the season, perhaps a surprising result could occur.
This is a very bad result for Bologna; their qualification for next season's UEFA Champions League competition is in big doubt. The result of the match has given Atalanta a big opportunity to enter the fourth place of the Serie A table. If Atalanta can win one match in their two remaining matches for the season to end, they will finish in fourth place in the Series A league table. Atalanta has been in good form recently; they will likely win one match to overtake Bologna in the Serie A table.
Genoa broke many predictions by beating Bologna, who this season have appeared more consistent. However, the results of this match will not affect Bologna chances of getting to the Champions League next season, because Serie A will send 6 representatives to the Champions League next season. Serie A gets one additional ticket to the Champions League following the new format, and with Atalanta succeeding in winning the European League, Serie A will automatically get a total of 6 tickets. In this case, Roma was very lucky and got this ticket because they were ranked 6th in the standings.

Bologna failed to take advantage of the momentum to overtake Juventus, and finished in third place in the standings, they lost a lot of points and failed to use the momentum well. However, in my opinion, this season Bologna performed very well, no one thought they would be able to finish in the Champions League zone, and will participate there next season. Meanwhile, after recording an impressive season, Bologna has reportedly officially parted ways with manager Thiago Motta after refusing a contract extension. It looks like Thiago Motta will move to Juventus, to become Allegri successor.
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