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341  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: December 26, 2023, 04:17:12 PM
It seems we are going to see Saudi teams start raiding the top European teams and buying more players from these teams with the huge money they usually offer.
During last summer many players joined these teams but there is a limit for the Saudis and they can only use eight foreign players in their teams.
Now according to the news from the Telegraph, they want to increase the number of foreign players to ten.


It is not surprising that in the end the Saudi league started to be more ruthless in invading the top European leagues and they did not hesitate to spend funds to get the players they wanted. The Saudi League has everything that European players want, especially large salaries and also the guarantee of abundant wealth if they want to sign a contract with a Saudi League team.

It's just that this is not comparable to a more brilliant career in Europe by winning other prestigious titles and I think it comes back to each individual's view. They could come here for one or two seasons just to make a lot of money and if they still get the full attention of the teams in Europe then they will still be able to keep coming back later. The addition of slots for foreign players also proves that the Saudi league still has full control to control the market for all players throughout the world.

The money is the biggest factor for these transfers from Europe to Saudi Arabia. Saudi teams are targeting the big players who are above 30 right now or have been in bad form for a reason. They grab them in their team after offering a huge amount of money and probably  4, 5 times more money than they were being paid. I mean this is a huge amount of money and anyone would be considering it before deciding anything. They target the players who feel that they can’t achieve much in Europe anymore so they join Saudi for money. I don’t see any young players joining Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi league is growing and getting interesting. But they still need to develop their own nation's football to be on the same level as European competitions. They are very far from being as fun as the European competitions but I believe in 10-20 years they can achieve it. Stars players are joining and the fans who follow the players are watching them play.
342  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: December 25, 2023, 06:22:27 PM

Moving to the united will be another disaster for any player who has a good run in the current club. I prefer for any good players to refrain from joining in the manchester united if it's still coached by ten hag. There have been many victims caused by the bad managerial by ten hag.
It proves so many time ten hag is very often to have problems with his own players. Ten hag never able to create a good enviroment for his players. This is the thing that doubted me if someone was moving to join in the manchester united.
They shall have learned from what happened with onana and hojlund. The players have been targeted by manchester united needs to think for twice. They may also end their career in manchester united.
Any players shall reconsider it before try to go to the manchester united coz they are putting their career into the big risk. This is what i can take it from the result of onana and hojlund. They played better in serie a.
It seems the pressures are too big for all of em.
Well, it will only be a disaster to players who are already made and have built the reputations for themselves and not looking for avenues to prove themselves to the global football stage,  but for players who are still very young in their career to build a name for themselves,  they will definitely put in all the work to make sure they prove themselves worthy of any chance given to them.

Manchester United is a perfect ground for any club that is looking to build a name since the club has been underperforming,  it becomes easy for any payer that can create a record in matches,  so for that I don't see the player moving to Manchester United as a disaster for the player since they have the best chances to create a record for themselves.

I think it is actually going to be a big problem for any young player who is trying to prove himself to go to the Manchester United Club right now as well. Because if they goes to man utd with a very big expectations and they are unable to perform under needed circumstances, it is going to be very bad for his career going forward, and he might actually not recover from that quickly, right?.  So to any promising player who is young, it is obviously recommended to not go to man utd especially right now. If they appoint a new coach, and he is able to bring results, that might be a different story.
343  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 25, 2023, 06:10:42 PM
In the second half of this season there may be slight changes from these clubs. Girona and Real Madrid may still be favorites to fight for the Laliga title this season. Because they are temporarily ranked 1st and 2nd. But with 20 matches remaining in this season, many changes in the standings will still occur. It could be that after a few weeks in the second half, Girona and Real Madrid will be dragged down little by little. And Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are starting to rise again. The point is that a change of position is still possible in the standings.

But based on current performance, of course Real Madrid and Girona are still showing that they deserve to be in the title race this season. Because, however, only Girona and Real Madrid have so far only experienced 1 defeat in the 18 matches they have played. And perhaps that's not surprising for Real Madrid. But for Girona this result really surprised everyone including me.
It looks like it, but Girona haven't convinced me to win the league this season. But if PIF gives Girona money to spend on players, then maybe Girona will be stronger. But if Atletico, Barcelona are able to improve their performance, it will make it difficult for Girona to compete too. It's always difficult to predict, even earlier this season I didn't see Girona reaching the top 5.

Real Madrid currently is looking really good and I don't think they would be getting dragged down in the season at all. Girona has dropped points after a few matches so I would be seeing how they would react to that.

But honestly, I don't see Barcelona or Atletico Madrid taking the top 2 spots. Barcelona's current state is very bad. Lewandowski is not in form, they are struggling with their forwards and defense. Atletico Madrid probably has a chance but it will be very low. As I have said, if Girona cannot keep up their winning consistency, Atletico Madrid will get a chance. A team whose performance I am surprised by this season is Sevilla. They are in the 15th spot while they used to play Europa League/ Champions League each season. Girona also surprised me as well by their upset run. Let’s see them perform in their next matches.
344  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 24, 2023, 07:48:11 PM
PSG's performance at the start of this season did indeed decline slightly compared to last season, but slowly they can continue to develop their team's performance in a more positive direction and that makes their chances in the last 16 of the UCL even greater and the opponent they face is Real Sociedad, if We look at the quality of both teams. I think PSG is a little better than Real Sociedad, so I don't doubt that PSG's percentage of getting to the next round is much greater than Real Sociedad.
With respect to their domestic league, PSG did started on a relatively poor note but later were getting back to form and quickly got to the top of the table this season and now they are more likely to be the winners of the Ligue 1 as they are like the most formidable team in the Ligue 1 currently, their team form and Dept looks better than others.

Due to their dominance in their local league, I think they are showing some lax and negligence to the league but back in the UCL they are doing much better as they were able to get pass the group stage although with much struggle so they are gradually getting through the UCL even with their struggles, playing against Real socidad is going to be a struggle because real sociadad is doing well and they are also not weak both on the UCL and their local league so it's very possible it's ends in a draw in the first leg.

PSG has been able to recover quite well so far, I think they are not going to have any problem trying to be the winner of Ligue 1. But if we are talking about the UCL they definitely are going to have a lot of problems. Because in UCL they are facing a lot of teams that are actually better than them and they actually have competition in the UCL. That is a big reason I don't think that they will win the UCL. You can not prepare for the biggest competition of football by playing against some mid-teams throughout the whole season. And yes I do not think they will be able to win the UCL this season as well. They are just not good enough.
345  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 24, 2023, 04:20:33 PM

This round had all the conditions created for Aston Villa to top the table, but perhaps they were just scared of becoming leaders (I'm just kidding). Due to the fact that Liverpool played a draw with Arsenal, this loss of points did not become catastrophic for Aston Villa, there is only one point between them and Arsnal, so the whole fight is still ahead. It is surprising how Aston Villa beat Arsenal and City, but are unable to beat the last team in the championship.
That is the Premier League for you. I was not surprised to see that Aston Villa was not able to beat Sheffield United at Villa Park when people see the match as an easy match for Aston Villa based on how Aston Villa has beaten the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City this season.

Aston Villa has been performing well this season. The most disappointing aspect of this match is that they were beating at Villa Park. I know Sheffield will be proud gaining 3 points from Aston Villa. I think Aston Villa should sit tight for their next coming matches to achieve victory.
Aston Villa scored a late goal against Sheffield United that earned them a draw at Villa Park on Friday night. Aston Villa's next match is against Manchester United and I believe Aston Villa to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford because of the inconsistency of Manchester United this season.

Aston Villa did fail to grab the first position. But at the same time, they are still only one point behind. So I don't think they will have to regret too much about that. But it definitely could have been very nice for them if they actually were able to do so. It is definitely surprising to see them performing so well. But they have been performing well. And so far they have been pretty consistent. I don't know if they will be able to continue performing so consistently throughout the whole season or not. But the improvement that they have shown so far suggests that they are a better team now.
346  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 24, 2023, 02:40:57 PM

That is quite an early judgment call here. I am with you that they are too hectic, too inconsistent, but I do think that Atletico Madrid is a team that can improve their game over time within the season. The more there is at stake for them, the better they can get. They have had seasons like that in the past. Since they can play quite a unique strategy, it is never a please to play against them. They are not as strong as they used to be when they frequently made it into the semifinals of the Champions League, but assuming they have no chance to win anything, I am not so sure about that. Inter is my favorite when Atletico faces them, but it is still quite a high level encounter.

Atletico is now 7 points behind Real and Girona, and this is too much for Atletico to hope for anything in La Liga. They were able to equal Barcelona on points and even beat them on goal difference (this once again indicates Barcelona’s poor attack), but it seems to me that the main struggle in the remaining matches will be with Barcelona for third and fourth place.

Atletico Madrid has to have several consecutive wins to keep stressing the teams at the top and hope for some bad games. 7 points is not the end, but given the current form that Girona and Real Madrid have, it seems like a lot and Atletico Madrid has had one strong streak with 6 wins in a row yet. But they also had some weak games against inferior teams, which they can hardly afford if their claim is to win La Liga.

Not going to lie, I was actually a little surprised to see Atletico Madrid in third position and ahead of Barcelona. Because generally, Atletico Madrid has not been performing very well, especially in recent times. So this definitely looks like an improvement from them. And at the same time, the players have also started to perform better.  Things are looking good for Atletico Madrid this season. And I am not going to be very surprised if they are actually able to finish in the second position. But even though I am praising them, I don't think they are going to win the La Liga title.
347  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 23, 2023, 07:32:07 PM
It's such a shame on Manchester United this weekend haven't lost again to a smaller club like west ham united it is a pain in the ass to keep seeing Manchester United playing such a declining level of football for a second time all in one season,  2:0 goals score from West ham is another seal to point to the fact that man united have a lot to do in this season if ever there will come close to the top 10 at the end of the season.

Many of the club fans have suggested that Manchester United should go in to buy new players in the January window but my question is,  will the new players be able to give the club the face turn that it deserves because In the long run, it will all ball down to the fact that the new signees will still be needing time to truly integrate with each other before their can perform well.

Erik Ten Hag must be going mad and crazy otherwise he wouldn't be making all these unnecessary mistakes and repetitions of tactics that doesn't work for him.
How can he repeatedly play Scott MC Tominay ahead of Bruno Fernandez who is a better attacking and creative midfielder. Bruno Fernandez has been underperforming because the tactics of the coach affects him alot. They did well during the first half of the game but the blunder from the young midfielder narrowed their own chances of coming back into the gane after that goal scored by the Englishman Bowen.

Kudus and Lucas Paqueta today had another great combination yet again. It was a beautiful goal and they read the game intelligently. They deserved the win. Manchester United should be against Aston Villa up next.

I am quite sure right now the problem is with the management. They cannot win a match these days. Although I would argue about West Ham being a small team with @Wiwo who are currently doing far better than them, Manchester United's decline is what nobody thought of.

I think Manchester United should sack Ten Hag, get a new coach, and give him half of the season that is remaining to build his team. If let's say a new manager arrives next season, he would take at least half of the season building his team. But if he starts now, then I don't see any issue. They can't win anything this season anyway. The max they can earn is a spot in Europa League right now. But if this performance continues, I doubt they will achieve anything.

They signed a few players this season, and most of them had a decline in performance. We had a lot of hope when Ten Hag joined last season from Ajax, bought in some of Ajax's players, and he was doing good but this season it has been downhill. Players are getting injured as well so thats a huge problem to solve as well.
348  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: December 23, 2023, 07:03:50 PM
Bonucci wants to leave Germany.

He proposed himself to As Roma.

Talks ongoing.
Does he intend to end his professional career at Roma now?
Bonnuci is now 36 years old and if in the end he ends up at Roma for a few seasons actually I think this is the last time for a Bonnuci to end his professional career as a player.
Currently Roma also seems to have to look for sufficient alternatives because Smalling and Marash Kumbulla are still struggling with their injuries so there is indeed a shortage in the Roma defense.

At the moment it is possible for Bonnuci to be used as an alternative to strengthen the current Roma defense but on the other hand there are rumors blowing now where Roma are also trying to approach Trevor Chalobah and Jakub Kiwior but indeed this is a little complicated because Milan also wants the same players to strengthen their defense.

Bonucci might be able to perform with AS Roma like he used to before. He is more suited with the Serie A nature than the Bundesliga.
Currently, AS Roma actually needs to strengthen their defense. Bonucci had left Juventus this year and only was able to play 7 matches for Union Berlin. I think he might Join MLS or Saudi Pro League as well if he isn't able to join a suitable club in Europe.

I think if he gets to join Roma, then he should retire there. He played almost his whole life in Italy, and he is most comfortable there.
349  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin losing its P2P efficiency!! on: December 23, 2023, 12:00:47 PM
This is just due the f*cking ordinals. The Bitcoin fee was normal or even low in previous days. And I hope this will go down because these ordinala are not long lasting. Soon they will not exist in the crypto world.
By the way there is one more reason, the popularity and adoption of Bitcoin increased, the congestion in the mempool and the competition for block space led to noticeable increases in transaction fees.
As we can see the Bitcoin Price is increasing, with this significantly the transaction fee also increasing. Hope it will come down soon.
Definitely the goddamn ordinals, there's no utility that I can see in these ordinals besides the fact that they generate more profit for miners because the mempool becomes more congested which makes it more expensive for us to do transactions because ordinals are considered a transaction too which makes the queue much longer and so they payment for priority gets more expensive. I share the same hope as you, that ordinals are going to perish eventually but right now, it seems that there's some groups of people that aren't happy with it having to go away so either we get more patient with our transactions since the optimal thing to do is set the fee to a lower than usual amount and wait for the transaction much longer or we just don't do a lot of transactions for now or maybe lessen it.

We all wish ordinals would go away and transaction fees would return to normal, but do you think that will happen? Because if we think more carefully, we can see that there are many people who benefit from high transaction fees. So I seriously doubt that Ordinals or BRC-20 will disappear from the market anytime soon. I even see the BRC-20 trend becoming stronger as they are supported by major exchanges.

I don't know if the developers have a solution for this problem, but I don't think Ordinals will disappear as many people expect, and the solution of waiting for them to disappear is not feasible because there are many people who are benefiting greatly from there.
350  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 22, 2023, 12:12:14 PM
India Women vs Australia Women
Australia woman has been played inning and made 219 run with lose of all wickets. Now India woman team playing very well and they made 379 run with lose of 7 wickets. India woman team palying very well in both side batting and bowling India woman batting side S Mandhana paly very well and made 74 run in 106 balls and J Rodrigues made 73 run in 121 balls and D Sharma is high class player of India woman and she is  playing and his made  73 rrun And continues his innings.

Indian batsmen are in excellent form. Openers Shafali and Smriti collected 40 and 74 runs respectively. Middle order Richa Ghosh scored 52 runs and Jemimah Rodrigues scored 73 runs. Then with responsible batting by Deepti Sharma and Pooja, India managed to collect 376 runs for the loss of 7 wickets at the end of the second day. Deepti Sharma remained unbeaten with 70 runs and Pooja 33 runs. If India can collect 50-60 more runs then they will be able to take a lead of 200+ runs. And I don't see any possibility of India losing this match. Australian players are not in good form. If India can take a lead of 200+ runs, there is a possibility that Australia will be defeated by an innings.
351  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 22, 2023, 12:04:37 PM
I remember how it took Manchester City 88 minutes until they were able to win the game against Sheffield United and nobody thought that it would be that hard for Manchester City to win the game. That is why I would be more cautious with absolute statements like "Sheffield are no match for them". The match must be played first and then we can see what's possible. I agree that if the game goes as the table standings suggest, this should not be one of the harder games for Aston Villa. But this is something to keep in mind, the closer Aston Villa gets to the top, the more might kick in the mental burden as well as expectations start growing.
In this match Sheffield United will want to draw the match. So they will play completely defensive from the beginning of the match. Aston Villa players must be very careful in this match. If somehow the Sheffield United players manage to score the first goal of this match, it will be much more difficult for the Aston Villa players to come back. All Sheffield United players will play the role of defenders in this match. Because the defense of this team is weak. It is not easy to score against such defensive gameplay. Aston Villa players must play attacking from the start of the match and dominate the match. If not, Aston Villa is afraid of losing points in this match.
I don't see such a scenario being considered by Sheffield United against Aston Villa, I mean they won't sacrifice themselves just to give Arsenal or Liverpool a better chance. Sheffield have conceded 43 goals in 17 games this season, so I don't think parking the bus can help them prevent conceding. They will have to play openly and try to give their best throughout the game, but if the aim is to prevent Aston Villa from leading the table then Sheffield might consider your scenario.

Aston Villa has a great opportunity to lead the standings while waiting for the results of the match between Arsenal vs Liverpool. Aston Villa must win and make good use of this opportunity because the match against Sheffield is the most logical match for them to win compared to their two previous wins against Manchester City and Arsenal.

Aston Villa must win today's match. And it is with such a mentality that Aston Villa players will probably play today. Aston Villa has been able to perform consistently well this season. , Aston Villa has been able to win this season against big teams like Tottenham Arsenal and Manchester City, the chances of Aston Villa losing against Sheffield United is very low.
Aston Villa can go top of the table even if Liverpool vs Arsenal draw. But they must win against Sheffield. Villa's players are very confident now. I believe Aston Villa players will make no mistake in this match. And will leave the field with 3 points.
352  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 22, 2023, 08:11:34 AM
There is Arsenal and Liverpool and Aston Villa and Manchester City. But there are still some teams behind that waiting for their chance.
Aston Villa have a really good chance to go to the top of the table if they can win Sheffield and then Arsenal and Liverpool draw points. Aston Villa should win their game, Sheffield are no match for them in the premier league, Sheffield are 20th on the EPL ranking this season, and then looking at the form that Aston Villa play with at home, I cannot see any hope for Sheffield to win this game unless of course Aston Vila underrate them and then decide to take this game unserious.
I remember how it took Manchester City 88 minutes until they were able to win the game against Sheffield United and nobody thought that it would be that hard for Manchester City to win the game. That is why I would be more cautious with absolute statements like "Sheffield are no match for them". The match must be played first and then we can see what's possible. I agree that if the game goes as the table standings suggest, this should not be one of the harder games for Aston Villa. But this is something to keep in mind, the closer Aston Villa gets to the top, the more might kick in the mental burden as well as expectations start growing.

In this match Sheffield United will want to draw the match. So they will play completely defensive from the beginning of the match. Aston Villa players must be very careful in this match. If somehow the Sheffield United players manage to score the first goal of this match, it will be much more difficult for the Aston Villa players to come back. All Sheffield United players will play the role of defenders in this match. Because the defense of this team is weak. It is not easy to score against such defensive gameplay. Aston Villa players must play attacking from the start of the match and dominate the match. If not, Aston Villa is afraid of losing points in this match.
353  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 22, 2023, 08:02:17 AM
Atletico madrid vs   Sevilla

Today Atletico Madrid will face Sevilla. Atletico Madrid are not in good form. On the other hand, the opponent Sevilla's performance is also very erratic, but this team is not weak.

Atletico Madrid won the last home match against Sevilla by a huge margin of 6-1. Atlético Madrid have been very strong at home this season as well. Their achievement is 25 points in 9 home matches. They did not lose a single match. Therefore, Atletico Madrid team can be considered as the favorite in this match against Sevilla. My guess is that Atletico Madrid will win against Sevilla with a margin of 3-1.
354  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 21, 2023, 06:51:37 PM
Bologna are playing really well at the moment, but I think Inter just decided not to fight in the Cup. Just like Napoli, only Napoli did it blatantly. Now top clubs have other tasks in domestic leagues and Champions League. So they don't need the extra pressure.
Extra pressure is not needed by the top teams at this time because on the one hand they also want to protect their players for the more crucial matches this season. But in general, all teams will definitely not ignore their wins against any team because every win will always result in more points and make them stronger in the top position. We can see an example in the Bologna team who are currently in the top four of the standings thanks to their own determination in winning the match.
Bolognas strength currently doesn't look to me like it's going to last long enough so I don't really trust them even with this their recent performance which looks like they are in a good form, although the season has gone a long way already such that it can be said that maintaining it long enough will be easy for them through the season.

Napoli, inter Milan and Juventus needs to watch out for bologna because they may gradually overtake them to the top but then I doubt if teams like inter Milan will just let such happen easily because they want to win the league title aswell regardless of their participating in the UCL aswell, Juventus is also chasing to get the league title aswell which is definitely priority to them because they have no other competition they are participating in, bologna may just end up amongst the top five by the end of the season.

@Davian144 I definitely agree with you. Inter Milan is chilling at the top of Serie A with 4 points clear and looks like the contender who will win the Scudetto this season. I believe their current focus is on Serie A and Uefa Champions League.

But what they have shown against Bologna is truly impressive. Most of the starting players were not main team players and they were able to head to head against Bologna. They were looking dominating and even got the lead in the extra 30 minutes of the game. I think it is good how Inter Milan is looking right now.

Bologna on the other hand needs to be given the credit. Bologna is looking very good this season and is currently in the top 4 of Serie A. Bologna may even end up playing in the Champions League. Such underdog runs are always appreciated by me. I hope to see them lifting the Copa Italia this season. Their next game is against strong Fiorentina.
355  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: December 21, 2023, 01:12:33 PM
The rumours linking Mauro Icardi with Real Madrid are still on. Some news source are still claiming that he will be signed by the Spanish side in January. But as far as I can remember Real Madrid refuted these rumours by stating the opposite. I also don't think Ancelotti's priority is to sign a centre-forward at the moment.
I think the possibility of Mauro Icardi joining Real Madrid has increased, especially with Vinicius Junior's recent injury. This injury factor has prompted Real to reinforce their attacking options since, at the moment, they only have the striking pair of Joselu and Rodrygo. What's more, strengthening the squad before entering the Round of 16 in UCL is crucial for Real to maintain the depth needed to progress further in the competition.

Icardi's current form is quite impressive; despite being 30 years old, he's experiencing a resurgence at Galatasaray. In the Turkish Super Lig this season, Icardi has scored 12 goals and provided 5 assists. Additionally, his performances in the Champions League have been noteworthy. Many clubs are keeping an eye on him for the upcoming transfer window. Recruiting Icardi as a backup plan seems like a good strategy for Real Madrid at this point.

Mauro Icardi actually may join Real Madrid this January. The injury list keeps on getting bigger. No one would be surprised if another of the key forwards of Real Madrid gets injured. Real Madrid needs to do something about the injury list in January.

They have Big games coming up in the UCL and La Liga. They are already 1 point behind Girona and Leipzig is quite a good team and Real Madrid are facing them in UCL. So it is going to be very hard to be consistent in performance if injuries keep growing. So it is very likely Mauro Icardi coming to Real. His recent performance is good as well.
356  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 20, 2023, 06:30:21 PM
Man United fans that are thinking of some needed changes or reinforcements in the next transfer window should lower their expectations. The COO has already stated that the club won't be busy since they don't want to be hit with more penalties for violating the Financial Fair Play. I guess fans will just have to endure and wait for the recovery of key players hehe.

After all, even if for example Manchester United brings in several new players in the transfer market later but ya, of course it will still take time for new players to adapt. Therefore, bringing in new players will also still not fully guarantee for Manchester United to recover quickly . What's more, the Premier League competition this season has become very difficult and even, teams as good as Manchester City have also experienced a decline in performance at this moment.

So yes, if Manchester United intend not to sign players because of concerns about financial fair play then ya, of course it will be the right reason for Manchester United not to sign more players in the transfer window later . Therefore, indeed, it is an obligation for Erik ten Hag to also work better to restore Manchester United's performance with his selected players.

The list of injured players keeps getting bigger. Maguire, who was performing well in the last few matches also got injured. Bruno Fernandes,  Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen, Martial, and so many key players are injured or suspended. This is really scary for the Manchester United team and their fans. They need to do something about it or Manchester United might not even be able to play in the Uefa conference league next year. Manchester United is not the only team with a huge injury list though, so many teams in Europe have this many players injured. I blame it on the frequent matches they are being forced to play. After all, they are human and they need rest to recover.
357  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 20, 2023, 06:04:27 PM
Real Madrid has shown a lot of dedication this season and even last season in la liga and champions league, and there was high hope of them winning last season but their focus was on champion’s league and they lost the two leagues and this season is another season. And the only serious team I see in La Liga that can stay on the same point is Girona. The players' experience is also very important, and they will look for possible ways to compromise when there is a challenge. Bellingham's injury will affect the club's performance, but they will look for an alternative to fill in for Bellingham. And Manchester City is not in the best of shape, so it will be even more difficult for them. And the fact that Manchester City is unstable will benefit a lot of clubs. And Barcelona is worst and they won’t even go far they are not in good condition.

Many things happened to Real Madrid and it has nothing to do with focus. They were less active and doesn't have much men on ground. Benzema wear off after winning his Ballon D'or and was having multiple injuries, Vinicious was busy playing victim of racism, I know it hurts with the rate of racism is Spain but he should learn to prioritize the club instead of having to fight every day and fight other teams for not discipline their own, you can only warn a grown up person but you can't beat them for their actions and if it was ban, how many are they going to ban? He should have learn to use his goal to pain their faces instead.

They were also having so much out of form, today they are doing fine and the next day, they are playing what I don't understand. There was a time they were absolutely playing rubbish most especially with teams below 10th place in the table and Barcelona took their chances and pass them with points and become number one spot. All efforts for Real Madrid to get  above Barcelona was hard and  they gave up without Champions League and Laliga but I hope the emergence of Bellingham bring them good luck this time.

Real Madrid last season did not perform that well. But this season they are doing good and they might be able to win both La Liga and Champions League. Real Madrid has a big concern this season too, which is injury.

Currently, some of their key players such as Courteous, Militao, Vinicius, Tchouaméni, Camavinga, and recently got added to the injury list Alaba. They have some important games coming up and they cannot afford this much injury. Bellingham’s recovery is important as they have been their best player this season.

The players who are replacing the injured players have been performing well. Joselu has scored quite a few goals in the last few matches. So it’s a good thing they are getting their backups ready.
358  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 20, 2023, 05:50:53 PM
The Atletico vs Getafe match saw a rain of goals which meant that each team conceded 3 goals in this match and a total of 6 goals proved that the competition between the two on the field was very intense. It's a shame that Atletico, who were favored to win, only achieved a 3-3 draw against Getafe and this was a pretty good result for Getafe because they managed to secure 1 point through this match.

But Atletico's losses started in the first half when they had to play with 10 people after one of their players received a second yellow card. Borja Mayoral, who took the penalty kick in injury time, managed to save Getafe from defeat. Atletico's draw at home will only make Barcelona happy because Atletico now has the same points as Barcelona so this is a golden opportunity for Barcelona to start overtaking them.

Most people expected Atletico Madrid to win this match. But Madrid could not win. But getting 1 point cannot be called a bad result. Because after Stefan Savic received a red card in the 38th minute of the match, it was difficult to win this match with 10 players. Even then, until the 87th minute, Atletico Madrid was leading 3-1 in the match. If they had played completely defensively in the last 10 minutes, maybe Madrid would have been able to get 3 points from the match. Oscar Rodriguez scored in the 87th minute and Borja Mayorla scored from the penalty spot in extra time. The match ended in a 3-3 draw. Atletico Madrid are third in the table despite dropping points in this match.
Well, it's strange why Diego Simeone didn't instruct his players to carry out total defense because when they were ahead by a two-goal difference the coach should have thought about how his team couldn't concede and maintained their existing lead until the final minute. But unfortunately even if Diego Simeone had instructed this, Getafe knew the gaps in their defense would definitely be very difficult to stop Getafe's attack.

The penalty awarded by Getafe was proof that Atletico's defense was not ready to withstand Getafe's attacks so they had to commit a foul which ultimately resulted in a penalty kick for Getafe. I think this time Atletico were unlucky enough to lose in injury time and if they had been better prepared it is possible they would still have won with a score of 3-2 but the result said otherwise. Nice try for Atletico and they have to bounce back despite only sharing one point in this match.

Diego Simeone shot himself in the foot and lost the advantage. This 1 point cannot be considered a good result.

That red card to Stevan Savic put them on the backfoot but they were 3-1 up till the 85 minute. It was excellent from Diego Simeone to be in a 3-1 lead with only 10 men but he just gave the advantage away in the last 10 minutes of the game which resulted in 3-1. Getafe can consider it a win since Atletico Madrid is a strong opponent to them. Currently, Atletico Madrid are tied in terms of points with Barcelona but still, they are on top of them. But this win could have made them have the clear 3rd place in the La Liga standing.
359  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 20, 2023, 08:29:08 AM
then what about Manchester City, they are becoming more and more worrying day by day and are very far from their usual performance like at the start of the season, they are losing a lot of points, and yesterday's match they only got one point against Crystal Palace because the match ended in a draw, Guardiola's squad couldn't added more goals, and ended with a score of 2-2.

but it is reported that KDB and Erling Haaland are ready to return to the field because they can be said to have recovered from their injuries, and is it possible that with this Manchester City can return to the top of the standings?
Man City's condition without Haaland and De Bruyne is quite worrying. Especially after Haaland was absent for several weeks after suffering a minor injury. But I am sure that when Haaland and De Bruyne return to playing and recover from injuries, Man City will gradually improve and return to better performance. But I'm not too sure whether Man City will return to the top of the standings. Because if Liverpool and Arsenal continue to get good results for the rest of this season then both teams will definitely be able to maintain their position between 2nd and 1st place. Unless Arsenal and Liverpool start to lose their consistency this season then maybe Man City can return to the top standings.
Could the Manchester City saga be coming to an end? Manchester had been playing great for a few seasons under Pep Guardiola. They started this season very well, but could not continue. Manchester City is far from the top after losing points in a row. I guess this year won't be their year. I expect a race between Arsenal and Liverpool.
That's it. If you look at how Man City is currently performing then of course it would be more realistic if we expected Liverpool and Arsenal to compete in the race to win the title this season. But because the season is still long, anything is still possible. And when De Bruyne returns to the field, it doesn't mean he will immediately play well. Because he had suffered quite a serious injury. In fact, I think that Bruyne will find it difficult to return to his best performance like before he was injured. Because sometimes restoring stamina and performance can be the next challenge for De Bruyne. Regarding Haaland, I have no doubt that he will immediately be able to perform brilliantly again. But I doubt De Bruyne. Because hamstring injuries are actually quite serious.

I agree with you. Even if De Bruyne returns to the squad, it will be difficult for him to perform as well as before. He was injured for a long time. Now it is not easy to adapt again with the team. But De Bruyne is a very experienced player. If he is able to continue his excellent performances like the previous seasons, the overall situation of Manchester City will change very quickly and Manchester City may be able to go to the top of the table again.

Haaland is an excellent player and has the ability to score a lot. City's midfield has been weak this season. However, Haaland managed to score 14 goals and 4 assists in 15 matches. If City's midfield is strong again, we will see Haaland's performance improve further. De Bruyne and Haaland's chemistry is excellent.
360  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: December 19, 2023, 11:09:34 AM
South Africa  vs  India

South Africa won the toss and decided to field today against India. In the first match we saw that the South African team faced a batting disaster by batting earlier. The team lost all wickets for just 116 runs. Indian team reached the target of victory very easily. And so the decision to take the fielding in today's match seems right to me.

Raturaj Gaikwad opened the innings with a boundary on the first ball. But Gaikwad got out on the second ball and returned to the dressing room. Openers should bat responsibly. One should not bat aggressively in the opening overs in the ODI format.
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