South Africa vs India today 2nd Test match has already started. South Africa team came out to bat first and scored 55 runs for 10 wickets in 32.2 overs. I didn't think that South Africa team will perform so badly. I thought South Africa team might Can make like 150 runs but batsmen of South Africa team are all out to improve the bowling line of India team. Siraj bowler of India team took 6 wickets with 15 runs in 9 overs. Mukesh Kumar took 2 wickets in 2.2 overs with 0 runs. Bumrah Took 2 wickets with 25 runs in 8 overs.
Today in test game India team vs South Africa team, total two innings concluded first South Africa team completed their q st batting inning and also India team finished their 1 st batting inning and 2 inning of South Africa team was batting in pitch. South Africa team won toss and first they chose to bat on pitch. In 1 st inning of South Africa team, south Africa team only scored 53 runs and then entire team bowled out. Only K. Verreynne batsman scored 15 runs in 30 balls and he hitted only one 4s and D. Bedingham also scored only 12 runs in 17 balls and he hitted two 4s. Other batsman played very poor and India team in 1 st inning scored 153 runs and entire team dismissed. In 2 nd. inning, South Africa team scored 62 runs in 17 overs by losing 3 wickets. This was the end of 1 st day of this 2 nd test game. South Africa should not make such a bad bowling friendly pitch. The 5-day Test match is likely to be completed in two days. Two innings were completed on the first day itself. And in the second innings, South Africa have already lost 3 wickets. South Africa batting a bit better in the second innings. If other batsmen are not batting well, Marakram's batting is quite good today. He is unbeaten with 36 runs. And at the end of the first day, South Africa managed to collect 62 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in their second innings. They are still behind India by 36 runs. If South Africa can collect like 250 in the second innings then they have a chance to win. But as I saw the condition of the pitch, it is very difficult to score 250 runs on this pitch |
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Real Sociedad is probably going to lose the match. It was unimaginable for me to see such a poor performance from them today. I wanted to watch the match live today to see Real Sociedad's dominance. But this group completely disappointed me.
Their performance in the first half was not as good as expected. After Remiro's red card, it was very difficult to perform with 10 players. Naturally, Real Sociedad's performance was poor in the second half as well. And in the 76th minute of the match, Luis Rioja scored from the penalty spot to give Alaves the lead. Alaves will probably win the match 1-0.
It was against all expectations but I think they really got their well deserved point because of that late equalizer. A loss would have been brutal for them as they dominated most of the game to the best possible for them after receiving that red card. But it is one of those events that gives the weaker opponent a lot of energy in that momentum. Alaves failed to push sufficiently hard to finish off Real Sociedad earlier. But Real Sociedad did a good job in compensating for that red card, but there is a limit to what is possible in those situations. Alaves basically played to get 1 point in this match. In the first half we saw that Alaves players played completely defensively. They did not attempt any attack. But in the second half as Real Sociedad had 10 players. So Alaves players made several attacks and tried to score. And they succeeded. However, Alaves managed to score from the penalty spot. However, Real Sociedad gained 1 point from the match and they are undefeated. But I think a lot of gamblers lost their money in this match. Because everyone thought Real Sociedad would win. But they failed to win. |
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India will face South Africa in Cape Town today in the second Test of the series. South Africa seems to me to be in an advantageous position. India have played in Cape Town in the past but they have never won here. Despite the odds, India will have to put up a strong fight to avoid a series loss. Shami, who was in form in the Indian team, was earlier dropped from the team in the first Test due to injury. In the first Test, South Africa showed a very good performance in batting and bowling at both sites. Today's match is likely to be Dean Elgar's last Test match and the teammates will be looking to give a memorable farewell with a series win. South Africa will enter the field as favourites. India must try their best to level the series.
Second test match between India and South Africa has started and South Africa won the test match decided to bat first. South Africa current score is 8 runs loss of 2 wicket in 8.3 overs. An excellent strat by india team especially Muhammad Siraj bowling performance is outstanding they picked 2 important wicktes by giving just 1 runs. Both openers of south Africa team is gone Markram is out just score 2 runs and Elgar captain of South Africa didn't perform well out for scoring just 4 runs. India has dominated in first session by picking 2 early wickets. Team India is playing today to avenge the humiliating defeat in the first Test. India lost the first match by an innings and a huge margin of 32 runs. The performance of the batsmen was poor and the bowlers also performed very poorly. But the Indian players are confident in today's match. South Africa lost two wickets for just 8 runs. Marakram scored 2 runs and Dean Elgar collected only 4 runs. South Africa are now under a lot of pressure after losing two experienced batsmen. Zorzi and Stubbs are now at the crease. If these two batsmen fail to build a partnership, maybe South Africa will face a batting disaster. South Africa have faced a batting disaster. Zorzi and Stubbs return to the dressing room. South Africa lost their fourth wicket by 15 runs. I doubt whether the South African team can collect even 100 runs in the first innings. Mohammad Sirja is in great form. Bowling 5 overs he conceded only 3 runs and took 3 important wickets. Bumrah picks up the wicket of Tristan Stubbs. Both these Indian bowlers destroyed South Africa's top order. Now it is much more difficult for South Africa to come back and bat well. However, South Africa has some talented batsmen in its squad. Even if they manage to collect 150 in the first innings, maybe South Africa can make the match competitive. |
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Real Sociedad vs Alaves
Real Sociedad is playing at home against Alaves. In 25 minutes, neither team can score a goal. Real Sociedad is trying to dominate the match. They have 69% ball possession in the match. But they can't make any strong attack yet.
It is normal that Alaves will play defensively in this match. Alaves will want to play a defensive strategy to draw the match. But the Sociedad team will try their best to get 3 points against a weak side like Alaves. So Sociedad should step up their attack. If not, it will not be easy for Real Sociedad's players to break Alaves' defence. If they win this match, Sociedad will be able to close the points gap with Athletic Bilbao.
I doubt if Real Sociedad can win today. They couldn't score in the first half. Although they performed somewhat well in the first 20 minutes, their performance thereafter was quite poor. And the important thing is that in the 36th minute the referee red carded Sociedad goalkeeper Alex Romiro. It will be more difficult for Sociedad to score against Alaves now with 10 players. Since Alaves' players play defensively, it is naturally difficult for Real Sociedad's players to score. And after getting the red card it became more difficult. It is not over yet though for Real Sociedad as they are still the stronger team at the moment, but that red card turned the game and chances for both teams upside down. Before the game started obviously Alaves was a huge underdog, but now it is a tough fight to get through their defense and score that one goal that Real Sociedad needs. But again soccer is full of surprises, one bad action and a red card and the game goes a totally different way than anyone would have expected. Real Sociedad is probably going to lose the match. It was unimaginable for me to see such a poor performance from them today. I wanted to watch the match live today to see Real Sociedad's dominance. But this group completely disappointed me. Their performance in the first half was not as good as expected. After Remiro's red card, it was very difficult to perform with 10 players. Naturally, Real Sociedad's performance was poor in the second half as well. And in the 76th minute of the match, Luis Rioja scored from the penalty spot to give Alaves the lead. Alaves will probably win the match 1-0. |
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Real Sociedad vs Alaves
Real Sociedad is playing at home against Alaves. In 25 minutes, neither team can score a goal. Real Sociedad is trying to dominate the match. They have 69% ball possession in the match. But they can't make any strong attack yet.
It is normal that Alaves will play defensively in this match. Alaves will want to play a defensive strategy to draw the match. But the Sociedad team will try their best to get 3 points against a weak side like Alaves. So Sociedad should step up their attack. If not, it will not be easy for Real Sociedad's players to break Alaves' defence. If they win this match, Sociedad will be able to close the points gap with Athletic Bilbao.
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Afghanistan collected 90 runs in 15 overs, Afghanistan lost four wickets. Afghanistan is facing problems to win such a low target. Afghanistan's batsmen are not playing well. Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi are now at the crease. Afghanistan still need to collect 37 runs from 30 balls to win. I don't think Afghanistan will lose so many wickets even with such a low target. At the same time, it is slowly becoming difficult for Afghanistan to win this match. If Nabi and Omarzai don't bat well, Afghanistan is likely to lose. UAE bowlers are confident and bowled well today as in previous matches.
It's seems United Arab emirate already lose the match. Just like I thought before the start of the match, they got the opportunity to bat first, but they did not perform well in batting. If their target could have been set above 150 runs, then there was a possibility of victory of United Arab Emirates in this match. Anyway congratulations to those who chose Afghanistan for betting today. In the end, the Afghanistan team won with Nazibullah Zadran's brilliant batting. However, Afghanistan lost 6 wickets only to score 127 runs. Everyone expected better batting from the Afghanistan batsmen. Because Afghanistan is strong team in T20 format. Afghanistan players are performing regularly in various franchise leagues and they are performing quite well. Even then, they are not expected to have such poor batting in the national team. Nazibulla Zadran scored 28 runs off just 13 balls. Besides, Hazratullah Zazai collected 36 runs. But the way the UAE players performed against Afghanistan is absolutely commendable. |
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Liverpool will surely win Newcastle in this game because they're playing with so much energy and confidence so they are definitely gonna win and extend their the gap between them and the second team on the league table being Aston Villa to 4 points difference, Liverpool doesn't take chances in their match and should they win Newcastle, then their title hopes will become so solid.
0-0 on the scoresheet, no sides have been able to separate because of the tense actions in Anfield. Liverpool dominates and they have a higher chances of winning Newcastle United. The game time is 44th minutes, the home team keeps pressing pressure on the visitors for a goal but the Magpies defendlines stands strong enough to mellow any threats they face. I would give credits to Newcastle goalkeeper, Dubravka for making incredible saves and the key thing tonight is the saving Mohammed Salah penalty. Perhapes we should hope for more actions in the second half. Neither team could score in the first half. However, Liverpool's players tried hard to score. Liverpool's players are dominating the match. On the other hand, looking at Newcastle's performance, it seems that they want to draw today's match anyway. They are trying to get 1 point from the match. Liverpool had 63% of the ball in the first half. And many attacks they have carried out. Liverpool players made a total of 18 shots in the first half. But Newcastle's defenders parried every attack. Also the performance of Newcastle's goalkeeper is quite good today. Newcastle, on the other hand, did not attempt to attack or score in the first half. They shot in a match in 45 minutes. |
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One day after the new year 2024 and tomorrow La Liga matches will start again. The opening match was a match between Getafe vs Vallecano and as we know, Getafe is a quite phenomenal team so far. The reason is that they are now in 8th position and even have an impressive record in the last few matches. Meanwhile, Vallecano, which was expected to have the same performance as last season, is actually in 11th position in the standings, this cannot be separated from the bad results they have had so far.
As hosts, Getafe will clearly be the favorite in this match and they must win if they want to overtake Real Betis in the standings. Meanwhile, Vallecano is actually not an easy opponent to beat, but if they are able to overturn existing expectations with a win or a draw then that is at least something they can achieve in this match. What do you think, who will win this match tomorrow?
I think you are mistaking them with Girano? Because, Getafe is 8th and they are not that extraordinary at all, they are where they were expected to be by most people, and their opponent is Vallecano and they are 11th, so the difference between them is just six points, if Vallecano wins, the difference would be only 3 points as well, so it wouldn't be really that weird for them to win. Girona and Getafe does have similar sounding names and you might be confusing them to each other, that could be potentially the reason why you are thinking like that. Any team in any league that is at 8th could end up losing to any team, not saying they would, Getafe could still very well win, I am just saying they do not have that kind of power to considered a winner for sure. If the yare going to win, they will have to work for it and make sure that they are doing their best and I would assume that it would definitely not be all that much of a bad idea for them to attack early, find a goal, and just park the bus. One thing you need to take into consideration is the fact that Spanish football is quite complicated and you can't just tip any team to be favourites because you think they in good form or because they have the home advantage. Getafe maybe playing well at the moment but that doesn't mean that Rayovellacano can't cause an upset, it happens more often in the laliga, we saw how Girona stunned Barca in the camp Nou this season so don't be so quick to tip getafe to be favourites for this match. I want to put Getafe ahead in this match. First of all it is Getafe's home match. But considering the home match, I don't consider getafe team as favourite. I am favorite getafe team because of the recent performance of this team is very good. On the other hand, I can't remember the last time I saw Rayo Vallecano win a match. Getafe have won four of their last five matches. Getafe players are in a very good rhythm. Also they will be more confident in home matches. So I would say Rayo Vallecano's chances of winning this match are very low. |
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Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope will be absent for this match. Also midfielder Sandro Tonali and defender Jamaal Lascelles are also unlikely to be with the squad for this match. These three are the important players of Newcastle squad, also many more players of Newcastle squad are not in the squad due to injuries. More than 8 Newcastle players are injured now. And this is why Newcastle have fallen behind this season. Their defense is relatively weak now. Newcastle team will not be able to do well against Liverpool if they cannot strengthen the defense.
Nick Pope absent until fourth months later with Newcastle United after getting injury dislocating his shoulder when playing against Manchester United last month. Actually Nick Pope have been absent since last month and Newcastle United have conceded many goals without him. The same cases with Sandro Tonali have absent until the end in this season after illegal gambling activities and drastically he will loss appearance in Euro 2024 with his national team Italy. Newcastle United losses many player from injury until illegal gambling activities like Sandro Tonali, today is opportunity for Newcastle to sign new player after winter transfer have open but not get rumor yet who will be the first players sign by Newcastle. Nick Pope is an important player in Newcastle United's squad. He is quite a good goalkeeper. And after Nick Pope went off injured, Newcastle's performance deteriorated further and they conceded a lot of goals. They conceded a goal against Luton Town, Newcastle United conceded 3 goals against a weak team like Nottingham Forest. If Nick Pope was in the squad, maybe the Manchester United team would not have conceded so many goals. Many players in the squad are injured. This is why coach Eddie Howe should now boost the confidence of his squad players. In the last few games I have seen Newcastle's players lack confidence. If the players were confident, they would not have performed so badly against weaker teams. |
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Statistically and historically, Liverpool is clearly the favorite. You can see the head to head history between Liverpool vs Newcastle in the last 5 matches. And yes the results are amazing. Namely, Liverpool managed to win their last 5 matches against Newcastle. Even though we know that last season Liverpool slumped. But it turns out that last season Liverpool were able to win against Newcastle. And Liverpool's current condition is much better than last season so Liverpool's chances of winning are truly credible.
It would be foolish to pick a favorite team considering the stats against Newcastle. Because we have seen the rise of Newcastle since last season. Earlier this group was very weak. And qualifying for the Premier League was challenging for them. And so Newcastle will naturally lag behind statistically. While Newcastle's players were very confident last season, their performance this season has been quite poor. Newcastle have won 9 of their 19 matches this season and lost 8. We have seen poor performances from Newcastle players in the last few matches as well. Coach eddie howe should improve the mentality of the players. Re-instill confidence in the players. If Newcastle players are confident I think they can beat any team. Compared to last season, this season Newcastle has again experienced a decline that I think it looks significant. They are now thrown into 9th place in the standings and it doesn't look good at all, because last season they were in 4th place and managed to be in the Champions League. You are right they have to restore their mentality and confidence even better, because inevitably it has an indirect effect on their appearance. One of the things they can do to restore it all is to bring in new players in the transfer market, because their finances are now good and they can really do it all. Newcastle's performance after the change of ownership last season was outstanding. The players were very confident. So even though the squad was not strong, the performance of the players was excellent. But this season they have faced a downfall. Many players in the squad are injured. Due to this their overall performance has also become quite erratic. As Newcastle played brilliantly last season, they should have added more talented players to the squad this season. The owner of Newcastle Management is very rich. They could have easily provided coach Eddie Howe with large funds to buy players. But they don't do it. The squad is also not strong enough. So the performance of the players has also deteriorated due to injury. |
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It would be foolish to pick a favorite team considering the stats against Newcastle. Because we have seen the rise of Newcastle since last season. Earlier this group was very weak. And qualifying for the Premier League was challenging for them. And so Newcastle will naturally lag behind statistically.
While Newcastle's players were very confident last season, their performance this season has been quite poor. Newcastle have won 9 of their 19 matches this season and lost 8. We have seen poor performances from Newcastle players in the last few matches as well. Coach eddie howe should improve the mentality of the players. Re-instill confidence in the players. If Newcastle players are confident I think they can beat any team.
It's not just that, Newcastle have a lot of injured players and this of course affects their results. Of their last seven matches, Newcastle won only one game (and they were able to do this after Fulham were get red card in the 22nd minute of the match), they lost all other games. Can they count on at least a draw today, I don’t know, it’s hard to believe that Newcastle can lose so many games in a row, but they are weak now, and Liverpool are in great shape... Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope will be absent for this match. Also midfielder Sandro Tonali and defender Jamaal Lascelles are also unlikely to be with the squad for this match. These three are the important players of Newcastle squad, also many more players of Newcastle squad are not in the squad due to injuries. More than 8 Newcastle players are injured now. And this is why Newcastle have fallen behind this season. Their defense is relatively weak now. Newcastle team will not be able to do well against Liverpool if they cannot strengthen the defense. |
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Statistically and historically, Liverpool is clearly the favorite. You can see the head to head history between Liverpool vs Newcastle in the last 5 matches. And yes the results are amazing. Namely, Liverpool managed to win their last 5 matches against Newcastle. Even though we know that last season Liverpool slumped. But it turns out that last season Liverpool were able to win against Newcastle. And Liverpool's current condition is much better than last season so Liverpool's chances of winning are truly credible.
It would be foolish to pick a favorite team considering the stats against Newcastle. Because we have seen the rise of Newcastle since last season. Earlier this group was very weak. And qualifying for the Premier League was challenging for them. And so Newcastle will naturally lag behind statistically. While Newcastle's players were very confident last season, their performance this season has been quite poor. Newcastle have won 9 of their 19 matches this season and lost 8. We have seen poor performances from Newcastle players in the last few matches as well. Coach eddie howe should improve the mentality of the players. Re-instill confidence in the players. If Newcastle players are confident I think they can beat any team. |
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Tottenham vs Bournemouth.
Bournemouth are in very good shape the last five games are unbeaten and Tottenham are making a comeback but the defeat to Brighton is quite detrimental to what is being built.
This is very likely to be an even match and even though Tottenham is the favorite home team, it is Bournemouth who made a surprise by beating Manchester United at Old Trafford and that is a big win for Bournemouth, who are only in the middle of the standings, but still have a surprising chance of beating the home team.
Both teams score goals quite often so betting on BTTS is good enough to make a profit.
Although Bournemouth are not a strong team, though they have won their last four matches. And now the team is safe from the relegation zone. They have beaten big teams like Newcastle and Manchester United. Bournemouth managed to draw the match with Aston Villa. So this team cannot be underestimated today. Tottenham will have to play well if they want to win the match. If they don't perform well, I don't see their chances of winning. Tottenham lost 3-2 in their last home match against Bournemouth. However, Tottenham have won three of the last five matches. Bournemouth's forwards are now quite strong. So if Tottenham want to get 3 points in today's match, Tottenham's defense has to be strong today. Of course Tottenham cannot underestimate Bournemouth if they want to win this match, especially in a match at the end of the year like this where many small teams will surprise the big teams. But I think Totteham wants to play their last home game of the year with a win, apart from that they also want to reduce the points gap with Arsenal and Man City in the EPL league standings. Besides that, Totteham also has a better squad than Bournemouth and they need to prove their courage in this match to beat Bournemouth. My prediction for this match is 2-1 for Tottenham to win even though Bournemouth are in a good trend but I'm not sure they can beat Tottenham. Tottenham are strong, but their performances are a bit erratic right now. In their last match they lost 4-2 against Brighton. But before that, Tottenham won three matches in a row. Tottenham will look to move into the top four of the table by picking up 3 points against Bournemouth. Bournemouth, on the other hand, are now very confident after winning their last four matches. It is difficult to win against such a confident team. However, I consider Tottenham as the favourites. But I wouldn't be one bit surprised if this match is a draw. The match will be a draw or Tottenham will win. I think Bournemouth's chances of winning are low. But if Tottenham's defense is weak, Bournemouth has a chance to win. |
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Liverpool and Bayern Leverkusen are my two favorite teams in the European League this season. If asked to compare Liverpool and Bayern Leverkusen, Liverpool would be ahead in all aspects for me. This season Liverpool has become an unstoppable team and they have won most of the matches of the season. They seem to be dominating both the English Premier League or the European League. Liverpool have been consistent this season and their performances look like they will be able to maintain this consistency until the end of the season. If they can finally stay in the rhythm that Liverpool are in, they will surely win the Europa League title this season.
We should never for once look down on clubs that are not playing like pro clubs in the system, we have what we call luck and that easily triggers good energy for these average clubs to participate to the very last phase of the competition, anything can happen. Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen are the strongest and most consistent teams in the Europa League currently. But let's not be too surprised if at the end of the tournament, we don't see any of these teams winning the title. Who might know, these average clubs have chances of also winning the Europa League. That's true and I agree with you and I have also seen many surprises occur in the Europa League in previous seasons so it is not impossible that surprises will also occur this season. It cannot be denied that the strength of Liverpool and Bayern Leverkusen this season is quite good and is above the average of other teams, but in the know-out round it is not impossible that they will be eliminated in a surprising way. It's not that I don't like Liverpool and Bayern Leverkusen, but I won't give them too much preference to win the Europa League, the journey is still quite long and anything is still possible. If you ask me, I think it is almsot safe to say that we will see some surprises this season as we have seen surprises in other seasons. It rarely goes according to plan from the first to the last game in any competition. We are seeing surprises in all leagues these days and I doubt that all the favorites will go from one round to the next without any issues. Some of them will have some problems and I am sure we will also lose some along the way in the Europa League. In the end it is also about the drawings and whether they meet in the next round already. There are several big teams in the Europa League this season. So it is not possible to predict which team will be the champions right now. The Roma team will try to do well in the Europa League. Also heavy weight teams like Leverkusen and Liverpool are also playing in Europa League. Galatasaray and Milan are also not to be underestimated. AC Milan will also try to win the Europa League title. So before the semi-finals we cannot say which team is the most deserving team for the Europa League title. But I want to put Leverkusen and Roma ahead. |
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Tottenham vs Bournemouth.
Bournemouth are in very good shape the last five games are unbeaten and Tottenham are making a comeback but the defeat to Brighton is quite detrimental to what is being built.
This is very likely to be an even match and even though Tottenham is the favorite home team, it is Bournemouth who made a surprise by beating Manchester United at Old Trafford and that is a big win for Bournemouth, who are only in the middle of the standings, but still have a surprising chance of beating the home team.
Both teams score goals quite often so betting on BTTS is good enough to make a profit.
Although Bournemouth are not a strong team, though they have won their last four matches. And now the team is safe from the relegation zone. They have beaten big teams like Newcastle and Manchester United. Bournemouth managed to draw the match with Aston Villa. So this team cannot be underestimated today. Tottenham will have to play well if they want to win the match. If they don't perform well, I don't see their chances of winning. Tottenham lost 3-2 in their last home match against Bournemouth. However, Tottenham have won three of the last five matches. Bournemouth's forwards are now quite strong. So if Tottenham want to get 3 points in today's match, Tottenham's defense has to be strong today. |
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
Manchester United team is not able to dominate against a weak team like Nottingham Forest. No wonder Manchester United lost in this match. I would even say United are more likely to lose.
In 70 minutes Manchester United players made only 4 shots. I don't understand why they play so defensively. Since the opponent is weak, Manchester United should play attacking strategy. In the 64th minute of the match, Morgan's goal gave Nottingham Forest a 1-0 lead. Now probably Nottingham Forest players will play defensively. It will be more difficult for Manchester United to score if Nottingham play a purely defensive strategy.
Manchester United probably won't win. At the moment Manchester United team is 2-1 behind. Although Rashford scored a goal in the 79th minute, Manchester United conceded another goal in just 4 minutes. Morgan scored his second goal for Nottingham Forest. Only 3 minutes left in the match. I don't see any chance of Manchester United winning at this moment. I am very disappointed with the gameplay of United's players. I also agree with you that if Manchester United had not played defensively today they could have won the match. I doubt if Manchester United will be in the top 10 of the table this season. Manchester United probably won't win. At the moment Manchester United team is 2-1 behind. Although Rashford scored a goal in the 79th minute, Manchester United conceded another goal in just 4 minutes. Morgan scored his second goal for Nottingham Forest. Only 3 minutes left in the match. I don't see any chance of Manchester United winning at this moment. I am very disappointed with the gameplay of United's players. I also agree with you that if Manchester United had not played defensively today they could have won the match. I doubt if Manchester United will be in the top 10 of the table this season. |
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
Manchester United team is not able to dominate against a weak team like Nottingham Forest. No wonder Manchester United lost in this match. I would even say United are more likely to lose.
In 70 minutes Manchester United players made only 4 shots. I don't understand why they play so defensively. Since the opponent is weak, Manchester United should play attacking strategy. In the 64th minute of the match, Morgan's goal gave Nottingham Forest a 1-0 lead. Now probably Nottingham Forest players will play defensively. It will be more difficult for Manchester United to score if Nottingham play a purely defensive strategy.
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India are nearing the end of their target with India needing 36 runs from just 30 balls. So winning the match is still very challenging for them, now India will not miss single runs in every ball because they need more runs than the number of balls they have left to play. So this time is very important for them to win the match. However, the way India women's team is playing, they are expected to win the match
It's Australia winning the second ODI and the series. When last time I posted here India women were favourite to win the contest but they were 3 runs short of the target. 15 runs were required in last over and Indian were only able to make 12 runs. Sutherland got the big wicket of Richa Ghosh and after that game went in control of Australians and they made it hard for Indian women to win that game. There is one more game to be played after that and India will play that to retain pride. After Australia women's team set a target of 259 runs, I thought India would have no problem winning today's match. A target of 259 runs cannot be called a big target. Moreover, the performance of the Indian batsmen was quite good in the previous match as well. But their performance in today's match was very poor. Apart from Richa Gosh and Jemimah Rodrigues, none of the players in the squad can bat well. If the lower order players in particular could have batted with some responsibility then India would have been able to win this match. India women's team was defeated by only 3 runs. India women's team had a big chance to win today's match. India women team managed to collect 218 runs after losing 5 wickets. The match was under the control of the Indian batsmen. I thought India might be going for an easy win. But after Richa Ghosh's exit, the scenario changed very quickly. India's batting became very slow. At the same time the Australian bowlers bowled very controlled in the death overs. India mustered only 3 runs in the 48th and 49th overs. And it was because of such poor batting in these two overs that India Women's team had to be defeated. India could have won if Deepti Sharma batted at a smart strike rate. Deepti could collect 24 runs but her strike rate was only 66. India women team lost the match by just 3 runs their preparation was very good and their quality of play was good enough but unfortunately they went to the last stage but their wicket was saved and the over ended due to which they could not collect the remaining 3 runs and the match was over. and India women lost the match by 3 run only. I was in full support of India and I was pretty sure that India would win the match but unfortunately they lost. As the target was not big, India Women's team was expected to win. But the Bharat Mahila team disappointed us. They cannot bat well. Smriti, Richa and Jemimah batted very responsibly. Despite a good performance from the top order, the Indian team failed to win. But I expected better batting from Harmanpreet Kaur in today's match. Harmanpreet's batting has been weak in the last few matches. And as usual, Harmanpreet Kaur could not bat well in today's match. If he could have played an innings of 20-30 runs, maybe India would have been able to win today's match. |
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Interesting that you are so convinced of Chelsea winning against Luton Town. In the last 3 games Luton Town lost 1-2 vs. Manchester City, then they defeated Newcastle 1-0 and won away from home against Sheffield United. Since Chelsea isn't the big club it was in the past, I think this game is probably not as one sided as you may expect it to be. Chelsea has lost more games so far than they have won. They got defeated 8 times already.
I know that maybe Chelsea won't win easily against Luton even though the club is weak at the bottom of the points table but that doesn't mean it can be underestimated because Luton defense is actually very strong, it's just that the club doesn't have high consistency and I think the club is from the bottom of the points table. like this can give us all a surprise and for me there are only 2 choices in this match, either Chelsea win or draw. What I know that Luton can always be very strong when playing at home, as you said, Luton is always more aggressive when playing at home, while chelsea always has a decline in performance when playing away because the club still in an unstable condition. If Luton Town played defensively, maybe it would not have been so easy for Chelsea to score. Luton Town were very confident in their home match. And the Luton Town team played completely attacking strategy in this match. They made a lot of attacks in this match. I would say they attack more than Chelsea. This is why Luton's defense was a little weak. Chelsea players have used this opportunity very well. They managed some brilliant counter-attacks and Chelsea went 3-0 up in the 80th minute. However, Chelsea conceded two goals in the last 10 minutes and the match ended 3-2. I would say Chelsea coach should strengthen their defense. Otherwise, Chelsea will not be able to win against the big teams. |
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A player might have a personal love for a club and money will no longer matter in his decision to extend his contract. I believe that Victor Osimhen has a love for the club, so he extended his contract because Napoli gave him the platform to gain fame. Today he is one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe and many elite clubs now want him. I am humbled by his selflessness towards his club Napoli. I am saying this because he would have moved out of Napoli in the next transfer market making them not gain much financial return from his transfer since his contract would have expired in 2025. But with this extension to 2026 and a release clause between €120m and €130m, the Italian club will make some money if he finally decides to leave the club.
The contract also favoured the Nigerian international because his salary and bonuses were increased more than double to about £8.7m a season making him the highest-paid player in Seria A, ahead of Romelu Lukaku.
In the era where money is now priorities, I'm not sure if players still look at the love of club over money. Sometimes I look back at the prime of Ronaldinho, Drogba, Zidane and Kaka, if they are now the type of players we have now, only God knows the kind of money and offers that will be coming to their table. No wonder we don't see this type of wonderful players again, transfers and agents is now more of political and lobbying and that's why we have a player like Maguire still rated on Manchester United. Osimhen favorite club is Chelsea, if he wanted to live Napoli before this January, we would have seen the signs because last the beginning of this season was a bit shaky and racism was high but I think even despite that the president wasn't showing interest in the public on how they want him, under the ground they want to see Napoli stay else when they had the opportunity from Saudi Arabian teams, it would be a perfect time for him to leave but they want him and that is among the reason he still stays in the club. I don't think in this era love towards a club exists for many players. But I think Osimhen is one of them. He signed a contract and got a decent enough Release clause as @Die_empty has said it. But I don't think he will be able to achieve much staying at Napoli. Napoli was once one of the best clubs in Europe and the world but now they have lost their touch. They indeed did win Serie A last season and were the runners up of the UEFA Champions League. But the current season's performance makes me think it is going to take a while for them to repeat these again. So for Osimhen, the best decision would be to leave Napoli and join a bigger club and achieve more. His favorite club is not Chelsea, rather he has stated in Obi MIkel’s podcast that he has many friends at Chelsea and Manchester United. So he may be interested in joining them. Real Madrid probably are interested in him as well. And all the tables turn if Real Madrid joins the race. So it will be interesting to see the clubs fighting each other for him. |
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