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701  Economy / Games and rounds / Re: Sportsbet.io - UFC Fight Night 231 - Multi Master Challenge - (Saturday) on: November 01, 2023, 03:29:38 AM
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702  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: November 01, 2023, 03:24:34 AM
I think they should be an easy win for Bayern Munich. There is no reason for them to end up losing. If we look at the last 5 head to head matches between these two teams we will see that Bayern Munich has been the team to win 4 out of the matches and the other one was a draw. So I think Bayern Munich is going to go into this match being very confident. But at the same time, Dortmund should be very determined to win this match because of what happened in the last season. If that does not get the blood boiling for them, I don't know what will.

Head to head is good for determining who has been the better team for a certain period of time, but it is weak in giving you information about the status quo. Leaving this aside, I wonder how many head to head statistics there are that suggest that Bayern should not win a game against any of the opponents in the Bundesliga. When Bayern lost a match in early 2023 against Leverkusen, before that they also lost none of the 7 games before that and won 6 of them. It is really no good precursor to draw on for any predictions.
703  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: November 01, 2023, 03:06:17 AM

Apart from Neymar, Al Hilal is a strong enough club but the main reason for bringing Neymar to Al Hilal from PSG at a high price is to strengthen their club. The way Al Hilal is performing now, if Neymar was fully fit to play without being injured, Al Hilal's performance would have been even better. Knowing that Neymar is at risk of injury, the club in Saudi Arabia has comfortably completed the deal with Neymar. There are several reasons to bring Neymar to their club. First of all, if Neymar is brought to their club, the performance of their club will be much better, as well as the popularity of their club will increase and the followers of their club will increase. It will be good news for Al Hilal fans if Neymar recovers and returns to the field.

You would think that any player transfer is primarily done to strengthen the team on the pitch and to increase the chances for winning the titles, but when you realize that transfers don't make sense in terms of the finances, it is about something else and this has been discussed here before. Neymar wasn't bought to strengthen the team above all else, it was to increase global visibility of the club and the Saudi Professional League as a whole. But whatever, so far the medical analysis of Neymar's injury suggests that he will be out for the season.
704  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: October 30, 2023, 12:03:10 PM
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I didn't say that Al-Hilal would break the contract. There is no reason to do that and considering how much money the whole league is paying to some of the European players, I am quite sure that they don't care about Neymar being injured for financial reasons. I guess as you said that the effect they were hoping for is mostly marketing related and also legitimization of some other things. It is true that Neymar is an iconic player although I would never see him on the same level with Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima. For Neymar this contract with Al-Hilal was the best that could have happened to him. He was still injured when he signed the contact, he gets hundreds of millions and is injured again. I think he would never consider going to Europe, playing for maybe 15 million a year while dissolving the contract with Al-Hilal. I also doubt that any European club would want him. Like all of the renowned clubs.
at the beginning I also said that Al Hilal bringing in Neymar was not just about the quality of the player talent or not just about money but as a driving force to increase the popularity of football in the SPL, just like what Al Nassr and Ittihad did. so it not be a problem for Al Hilal to spend a lot of money on this player even though he is currently injured when he has recovered a little Al Hilal only needs Neymar to appear on the field for some time to attract the attention of fans so that the SPL becomes bigger.

and regarding Neymar future, I might support your opinion because it is impossible for Neymar to return to a european team with an injury unless there is a small team that offers a very low salary for him, but I believe more that Neymar will continue to stay in the SPL.

I suppose that their focus was all about increasing popularity, but I doubt that Al-Hilal thought about Neymar missing almost the whole season because that essentially nullifies any potential marketing effects. I think there was a general strategy that several clubs from the Saudi Professional League were supposed to hire some superstars and then these games between the teams of those superstars would reach new popularity levels. This is why this transfer missed the goal when Neymar really misses 9 months of this season. It is over for him and the effect for Al-Hilal is zero.
705  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: October 30, 2023, 11:39:32 AM
However, Bayern Munich will always be strong because they scored an amazing eight goals in the second half. This season, Union Berlin has completely lost their form, making it difficult to watch their performances. It surprises me as well that a team who made it to the Champions League the previous season is struggling to win games; they need to work harder or risk being relegated as well.

The two red cards obtained by Darmstads made Munich more free to play. If you look at the 2 red cards it happened in the first minute and it made them even more devastated. If those 2 red cards hadn't happened, I think Darmstads wouldn't have happened 8 goals. But I'm happy to see Kane's Munich performance getting more integrated into the team. It seems they are starting to improve, and I think the Kane factor was one of the factors Munich were able to score a lot of goals earlier this season.

I think it was the second red card in particular that made it hard against Bayern Munich. It is interesting to think about it, but I believe that a 9 players vs. 10 players game is exponentially harder than a 10 vs. 11 game. They were able to defend their goal until the halftime because they could still make use of the whole pitch pretty much, but covering the full space with only 9 players was game over. It was still shocking how many goals Bayern Munich scored in such a short amount of time. But I guess it was one of those days that Bayern Munich knows themselves they don't have that often. Instead of trying to defend the goal to keep the score as low as possible, Darmstadt fell apart and gave up. Ironicallyl, Bayern could have scored several more than 8 goals.
706  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: October 30, 2023, 05:53:02 AM
ended 2-2 between Napoli an Milan.
Fun game to watch, nobody was happy, and they both lost points.
Yes, the match ended up with a draw result. The match was very interesting, each of them could score 2 goals. In the first half, I guessed AC Milan will win the match, but Napoli players equalized the scores in the second half by scoring 2 goals. I think there will be more goals but no more goals until the end of the match. I assume both teams quite satisfied, they could get 1 point at least. It is better than they lost points at all.  Grin

Since it was a draw, Fiorentina and Atalanta have the opportunity to overtake Napoli position. But since Fiorentina will play against Lazio away, it won't be easy to get 3 points.



Of course you guessed that AC Milan will win it after the first half because they had a 2 goal lead. But for AC Milan this means quite the setback as they have had a great couple of weeks without losing or any draws. Now losing the game against Juventus and giving away the 2 goal lead against Napoli reshapes their overall situation. They looked very solid and now there is quite some damage to that seemingly perfect picture from the last weeks. They are now last in the Champions League group and they lose their games against the strong Serie A teams. Two weeks ago I thought they might be stronger than this.
They started well but could not continue well. When Giroud took a 2-0 lead in the first half with two great goals, I thought Milan would be very comfortable in the second half, but I was wrong. Napoli drew the draw in the second half with the great support of their fans. Napoli's 2 goals were also great. Politano and Raspadori scored goals that were candidates for the goal of the week.

There was a lot of action in the game, but the second goal by Giroud could have been defended. I have watched the scene a couple of times and I wonder why the defender didn't attack with higher intensity. He didn't jump and try to defend the header and he didn't disturb Girould like he should have done. That wasn't a great defensive performance.

The free kick scored by Napoli is tricky, but I think it was a mistake in the positioning of the wall. It is either the goalkeeper he should be standing further to the left or it is the wall that wasn't well positioned.
707  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 30, 2023, 05:13:09 AM
Erik Ten Hag should be sack with immediate effect because his presence in Old Trafford is really complicating matters. Watched Manchester United record heavy defeats and there's absolutely nothing solid coming out of the team's results.
Man United 0-3 Man City
Man United 0-5 Liverpool.
Liverpool 7-0 Man United.
Liverpool 4-0 Man United.
Man City 6-3 Man United.
Man United 1-6 Spurs.
Brighton 4-0 Man United.
Brentford 4-0 Man United.
I've watched the Red Devils crumbled in few years, it's so pain for any Manchester United fan currently.

One serious problem is that sacking one coach logically means you need to sign a new coach, but then thinking about this, who could that new coach be? It won't help Manchester United if they sack ten Hag and start some experiment with some unknown or unexperienced new coach. This is so far the only reason I can understand why clubs are careful with sacking their coaches. The market isn't that great. To be honest, if I had to come up with one name of a good coach who is available, I wouldn't know anyone. It would inevitably end in an experiment and that is not what Manchester United needs right now.
708  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: October 30, 2023, 03:48:28 AM

Yes but I think that ten Hag has more problems with his players than other managers have with their players. I don't know but my perception is that ten Hag likes to be in confrontation with his players rather than in harmony where the interests of all players are aligned and they can work as a team. He feels the need to frequently demonstrate that he is the boss. Of course he is the boss, but there are different ways to prove that. Klopp is the boss at Liverpool, but he isn't like ten Hag. Players trust him and I don't think that all Manchester United players are convinced of ten Hag being the right man for the problems that need to be solved in Manchester.
In contrast to last season, Erik Ten Hag was able to collaborate between players well so that he succeeded in bringing Manchester United to finish in 3rd place.
This season, Erik Ten Hag has really brought a lot of pressure to Manchester United. Apart from not getting along with some of the players, he also doesn't seem very harmonious with the players, making it difficult for Manchester United to gain confidence.
Even so, I don't blame Ten Hag's management. There are several injury problems among Manchester United players, which may be the main factor why Manchester United is not able to work optimally. Many Manchester United fans want Erik Ten Hag to be fired because they know that this season, Manchester United has experienced a lot of decline, but It seems like the management still wants to keep him and believes that Erik Ten Hag is still a big influence for Manchester United, but I hope Erik Ten Hag is able to rebuild Manchester United performance this season so that they don't experience a downturn.

Do you really think that he will get Manchester United on the right track? I think we will get an answer in a few weeks when they have had their game against Galatasaray Istanbul because if they don't win that game, it is over for them this season in the Champions League. The game against Copenhagen was a disappointment. How is it possible that Harry Maguire has to score the goal and how is it possible that Copenhagen is no worse than Manchester United? No opponent should be underestimated, but injuries are no excuse here because if you look at the first eleven that played for Manchester, all those players aren't bad. They should still be able to have control over the game, but they didn't. My guess is that ten Hag won't be coaching Manchester United until the end of the season.
709  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Is Gambling Generally An Illicit Activity? on: October 30, 2023, 03:05:56 AM
Gambling is banned in some countries and concealing money won through it can be considered as money laundering. But in countries where gambling is not banned, it can not be considered as illegal activity.

It is believed that some laundered money are sent to gambling site inorder to conceal it from its origin, but this is not what this thread is about.

I think this topic is more complex than it looks at first glance, because gambling itself can take place in many different forms. Online, offline in a casino or privately hosted events, which are very often deemed illegal. But I would say that there are probably more sophisticated ways to launder money than doing it with gambling as it doesn't fully solve the question of origin. If out of a sudden there is a million in the bank account, saying that the money comes from a lucky night in a casino may not be enough. There is most likely some plausibility check depending on the amounts of money that someone is turning over in a casino.
710  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: October 30, 2023, 02:40:45 AM
I think this is also about patience and this game without Neymar was probably as good as it would have been with him. Relying on a player who is unlikely to play the majority of the games also sucks because as soon as you have established some system, the most important player is gone because of injuries again. I can understand when coaches try something else because it isn't really helpful if a team aligns their game play with one player like Neymar and that player misses most of the season. But again, Al-Hilal is doing well without him and Al-Nassr is still working hard to get closer to them. Maybe these two teams are the candidates for the title this season. In December they play against each other.
Al Hilal will still be loser if they break the contract with Neymar and they will have to pay him compensation fee for breaking the contract. Neymar will lose nothing if this contract ends sooner than expected as he already received good money from Al Hilal.

He also can find opportunities to return to Europe or clubs in Brazil. I believe even he plays in Brazil, he will still be given a spot in Brazil national team because he is an iconic player there and his quality, performance is still good enough.

I don't think Al Hilal bought Neymar because they want to rely on the player but it is more about marketing for their club and even bigger, for the whole league as part of PIF and Saudi Arabian government plan. Neymar is a player who can give us sexy football with magical moments so I really hope he will be able to return healthy after all.

I didn't say that Al-Hilal would break the contract. There is no reason to do that and considering how much money the whole league is paying to some of the European players, I am quite sure that they don't care about Neymar being injured for financial reasons. I guess as you said that the effect they were hoping for is mostly marketing related and also legitimization of some other things. It is true that Neymar is an iconic player although I would never see him on the same level with Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima. For Neymar this contract with Al-Hilal was the best that could have happened to him. He was still injured when he signed the contact, he gets hundreds of millions and is injured again. I think he would never consider going to Europe, playing for maybe 15 million a year while dissolving the contract with Al-Hilal. I also doubt that any European club would want him. Like all of the renowned clubs.
711  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: October 30, 2023, 02:03:29 AM
This is an easy judgment because whenever someone makes a mistake you could call it out as a fundamental error.  Think about this, there is a penalty for a team and the player taking the penalty misses it. Would the conclusion be that if they didn't sell some striker months before, they would have won the game or the title or whatever. These if games don't work like that. De Gea made mistakes and other goalkeepers make mistakes. There is only a hand full that really dominates the profession of being a goalkeeper. De Gea also wasn't one of them.
Managers are constantly convinced that they are competent. Even when they make mistakes, they refrain from defending their decisions, which frequently have an impact on other team members. This is precisely what is going on at Old Trafford under Erik Ten Hag's an authoritarian regime No player is perfect; there is always the possibility of making a negative or favorable impression. David de Gea made his own mistake, and Erik Ten Hag couldn't deal with the Spaniard's behavior, therefore he let him go from his squad. There are other players that have issues with the coach that resulted for these players exiting Old Trafford.

Yes but I think that ten Hag has more problems with his players than other managers have with their players. I don't know but my perception is that ten Hag likes to be in confrontation with his players rather than in harmony where the interests of all players are aligned and they can work as a team. He feels the need to frequently demonstrate that he is the boss. Of course he is the boss, but there are different ways to prove that. Klopp is the boss at Liverpool, but he isn't like ten Hag. Players trust him and I don't think that all Manchester United players are convinced of ten Hag being the right man for the problems that need to be solved in Manchester.
712  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 30, 2023, 01:41:55 AM
Manchester United were just horrible in this derby game. I thought of betting on Manchester City to win but somehow I couldn't trust them completely. Because Manchester United can be unpredictable in home games against big teams in the league. Sometimes they lose hard but the other times they show a great performance.

But I must have done the opposite considering how poor they have been since the beginning of the season. There isn't the same Manchester United from the previous season now. They were desperate in this game and the final score could have been bigger than 3-0. Haaland was the man of the match with 2 goals and 1 assist in my opinion.

The big difference this season is that the other teams are not struggling as hard as last season. Manchester United was the beneficiary because so many other teams were underperforming, but now Tottenham is doing amazing and Liverpool is doing much better as well. I doubt that they will make it into the Champions League this season, but you know I thought Manchester City isn't in great shape either and tried it with a 2-2 draw and bam, City just grilled them. It is never a great idea to bet against Manchester City. But I did not expect that this game would be that one sided.

I think Ten Hag is lucky because they were playing against Manchester City while this team was not in the good form, Manchester City in this season is far from the Manchester City we saw in the last season when they won the Champions League and that's maybe because of the players they left the team. Otherwise, Manchester City could even score more goals and get better results than this against Manchester United because of the current situation they have.

But there is also a problem when you compare the same team with itself across different seasons. Many do that with Napoli as well and they now call Napoli bad, while this is not true. Napoli is worse than last season, but they are not bad.

Manchester City isn't bad although I agree that they are not as good as last season. But still Haaland keeps scoring and I think this win against Manchester United has shown who the boss is in the Premier League. The game Manchester City vs. Tottenham is yet to come, but I don't think Tottenham will win it. Also, Manchester City was not leading the table last season either. They have had two relatively early losses so far, but this doesn't mean they won't have more than 90 points by the end of the season. They had weak games in the past as well, but then won a dozen games.
713  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambler avoiding friends after a big win. on: October 30, 2023, 12:55:41 AM

That is what I thought initially when I first saw this topic, by the way.
Even if those people are close enough to be considered "best friends", one still would never know the whole context of the story behind someone quitting hanging out with their best friends.
For example, let us assume you had a very good night at the casino with your best friends and you happened to hit a jackpot, using your own money, in a blink of an eye now you are worth several hundreds of thousands of Dollars (at the very least). How would you feel if next time you hang out with your friends, they start to treat you differently and expect you to pay for their drinks, their food and their wager to gamble since they know exactly how much you have now in your bank account? Anyone would feel uncomfortable having people around who knows that kind of information about you, even if they are family members.
So before judging one side as the bad one of the story, let us put ourselves in the shoe of them.

Their was huge difference between the friends and best friend,because the best friend will know all our financial struggles.So once we win the game,they never ask to do favour using that money.So if you share the winnings to the close friend will not affect you at point.But sharing to the friends will make you to some financial needs by your friends and ask to do favour to their needs.Most probably they will ask you to give loan,because the loan from the friends doesn’t need to pay the interest till the repayment date.The friends always depends on you to pay for all their needs and demands.When you go to the hotel,they demand you to pay the full money.

Not sure if this can be considered a general rule, but first of all I don't know whether I would feel inclined to share big winnings at all, but that doesn't only count for winnings in gambling, it could also be inheritance or very high income from a well paid job. The truth is that money attracts people. But I think most people know that it is never smart to go bragging about your 10 million dollars lottery win. It jut can't be smart for so many reasons the same way it wouldn't be smart to let the world know that you are sitting on a huge bag full of Bitcoin. It should remain a personal matter for your own safety.
714  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: October 30, 2023, 12:37:47 AM
It is very real that Al Hilal does not depend on one player because Neymar's absence does not have a bad impact on them because Al Hilal is able to achieve victory without Neymar strengthened them. But for Al Nassr, of course their good performance this season cannot be separated from the role of Ronaldo who is able to contribute through assists and also scoring goals. But as we know, Al Nassr spent a lot of money on Ronaldo, of course it was not in vain because Ronaldo was able to make many big contributions to the progress of the team.

But for Al Hilal, they may not be strengthened by Neymar for a time because the injury suffered by Neymar is quite serious. So they can't get energy from the players they bought quite expensively last season. I think that's a significant difference for them and of course their strengths at the moment are equally strong in the Saudi Arabian league.

I think this is also about patience and this game without Neymar was probably as good as it would have been with him. Relying on a player who is unlikely to play the majority of the games also sucks because as soon as you have established some system, the most important player is gone because of injuries again. I can understand when coaches try something else because it isn't really helpful if a team aligns their game play with one player like Neymar and that player misses most of the season. But again, Al-Hilal is doing well without him and Al-Nassr is still working hard to get closer to them. Maybe these two teams are the candidates for the title this season. In December they play against each other.
715  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: October 30, 2023, 12:13:37 AM
ended 2-2 between Napoli an Milan.
Fun game to watch, nobody was happy, and they both lost points.
Yes, the match ended up with a draw result. The match was very interesting, each of them could score 2 goals. In the first half, I guessed AC Milan will win the match, but Napoli players equalized the scores in the second half by scoring 2 goals. I think there will be more goals but no more goals until the end of the match. I assume both teams quite satisfied, they could get 1 point at least. It is better than they lost points at all.  Grin

Since it was a draw, Fiorentina and Atalanta have the opportunity to overtake Napoli position. But since Fiorentina will play against Lazio away, it won't be easy to get 3 points.



Of course you guessed that AC Milan will win it after the first half because they had a 2 goal lead. But for AC Milan this means quite the setback as they have had a great couple of weeks without losing or any draws. Now losing the game against Juventus and giving away the 2 goal lead against Napoli reshapes their overall situation. They looked very solid and now there is quite some damage to that seemingly perfect picture from the last weeks. They are now last in the Champions League group and they lose their games against the strong Serie A teams. Two weeks ago I thought they might be stronger than this.
716  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: October 29, 2023, 11:10:24 PM
Bayern game was definitely a shocking result for a league game but Leipzig shouldn't be gone missing, they had 6-0 win over Koln as well, that's a huge game too if you ask me. Definitely a big win by both teams. Sometimes these big clubs do show how much better they are than other teams, not all the time because you do not have it hitting everything all that well constantly, but at the same time I could say that it was clear to me that these teams were this much better in the end.

You just expect teams to slow down after like 4th goal or something, you do not see teams trying to attack even more and score even more, they try to rest a bit more, but Bayern didn't want to stop and they kept on attacking mercilessly and scored 8 goals.
To think that the game between Bayern Munich verses Darmstadt ended goalless in the first half is what made the final result of the game even more surprising to many football fans across the globe.  After Joshua Kimmich was shown a red card in the opening 5 minutes of the game, I thought it was gonna things very difficult for the home club but Gjasula received his own red card in the 21st minute to bring the number of players from both teams to 10 men before another Darmstadt player Maglica also got another red card an that was the main reason Bayern Munich ran riot against Darmstadt.
One of the major highlights of the game was when Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane scored from his own half. Great result to send a serious message to other German Bundesliga clubs that Bayern Munich is still the reigning champions.

This is without a doubt one of the most spectacular games ever. I don't know if this has ever happened before, but scoring 8 goals in only one half, or to be more exact it was 38 minutes, is really no joy for Darmstadt, but definitely for the Bayern Munich fans Cheesy This is one goal in less than five minutes on average and you also have to deduct the time for celebrations. Oh my god, that must have been a pain in the ass for the Darmstadt players. It is horrible to lose a game like that, but in 38 minutes is unheard of to me.

It is good to see that Leverkusen is winning their game as well, but I fear that Stuttgart may fall behind a little bit because it is impossible for them to replace Guirassy.
717  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 29, 2023, 10:34:27 PM
Manchester United were just horrible in this derby game. I thought of betting on Manchester City to win but somehow I couldn't trust them completely. Because Manchester United can be unpredictable in home games against big teams in the league. Sometimes they lose hard but the other times they show a great performance.

But I must have done the opposite considering how poor they have been since the beginning of the season. There isn't the same Manchester United from the previous season now. They were desperate in this game and the final score could have been bigger than 3-0. Haaland was the man of the match with 2 goals and 1 assist in my opinion.

The big difference this season is that the other teams are not struggling as hard as last season. Manchester United was the beneficiary because so many other teams were underperforming, but now Tottenham is doing amazing and Liverpool is doing much better as well. I doubt that they will make it into the Champions League this season, but you know I thought Manchester City isn't in great shape either and tried it with a 2-2 draw and bam, City just grilled them. It is never a great idea to bet against Manchester City. But I did not expect that this game would be that one sided.
718  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: October 26, 2023, 08:14:02 AM
De Gea is still free agent. I saw a source claiming that Manchester United might rethink of signing him back. However that source was The Sun so I don't believe anything they publish.  Grin

Apart from that it is said he can even decide for an early retirement depending on his getting a satisfying offer from a team. I hope he doesn't get retired this early in his career. 32 isn't an old age for a goalkeeper. Especially for a great goalkeeper like him. Probably teams from Europe don't want to approach due to his high demand. Otherwise I don't know the reason. Maybe he would get an offer from Saudi Arabia or Qatar.
De Gea remains adamant that Manchester United will not re-sign him. If United are in dire need of a goalkeeper, they will sign another goalkeeper but Manchester United will not sign De Gea again. Why does De Gea only want to move to European clubs, since he has the opportunity to move to Qatar or Saudi Arabia, why is he not comfortable moving to Qatar or Saudi Arabia? Many better quality players than him are going to Saudi Arabia and performing very well so what is the problem for him to go to Saudi Arabia. If the European club had an interest in him, he would have signed a contract with him until now, seeing that no European club has an interest in him, he has not been able to sign a contract with any club yet.
It would be a foolish decision for him to retire at the age of 32 without joining a Middle Eastern club.
Manchester United made a very big mistake letting De Gea to leave the club and replacing him with a basket called Onana who is not sure of himself.He has been the worst goalkeeper ever since he moved to Old Trafford.Before you can get a keeper like Degea,you will definitely suffer because his type are few.Andre Onana has not been able to replace De Gea in any way,his performances so far has been very poor,the only day one can reckon on Onana was their last game,where he saved a late penalty to make his team grab a three point win over Copenhagen.I believe that game should be able to give him a little confidence which would make him perform well in the next match.

This is an easy judgment because whenever someone makes a mistake you could call it out as a fundamental error.  Think about this, there is a penalty for a team and the player taking the penalty misses it. Would the conclusion be that if they didn't sell some striker months before, they would have won the game or the title or whatever. These if games don't work like that. De Gea made mistakes and other goalkeepers make mistakes. There is only a hand full that really dominates the profession of being a goalkeeper. De Gea also wasn't one of them.
719  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: October 26, 2023, 06:31:44 AM
You are most probably right, but I wouldn't take Barcelona winning all six games for granted. I doubt that a lot of people bet on a close game like the one now against Shakhtar Donetsk. I am sure that most people thought this is going to be an easy win with maybe a goal difference of 2 or 3 goals, but it wasn't and even more, Shakhtar was able to play very well against the ball and gave Barcelona a hard time to score.
Matches in UCL are no longer as easy as they used to be. Barcelona is a very good team, but Shakhtar Donetsk's effort deserves to be appreciated. They played great against Barcelona and were almost neck and neck. If they were a little lucky, maybe they could get 1 point in this match. We should also congratulate Xavi, he played very well.

That is what I am talking about! This game is a weak performance by Barcelona most would say, but Shakhtar Donetsk put so much into this game that I myself was surprised big time. I thought this is probably going to be a high ball possession game for Barcelona with barely any shots for Shakhtar Donetsk Now leaving aside the fact that they could not really get their shots on target, as you said on a lucky day this is going to end in a draw. If you have almost equal ball possession in the Barcelona home stadium and also have shots, it's only a question of time until luck is with you.
720  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: October 26, 2023, 03:15:15 AM
There is a big game between Inter and Roma in Guiseppe Meazza in a couple of days. Even though Roma have a really good form in their results I believe their job will be really difficult here. I really didn't like what I saw in the Roma - Monza game. Roma were really terrible and they barely scored the winner in the 90th minute.  Sad

Considering that I'm expecting to see a nice win by Inter in this game. Roma beat them here last season though but they were playing much better than this back then. This performance level isn't enough to get even one point from Inter.

Although Inter Milan wasn't quite as stable over the last five games as they can be, they still have by far the best offense and also the best defense whereas Roma is known for having some severe struggles this season. What once used to be a big game in the past when these two teams were up against each other, I think in this one this season Inter one level too big to handle for Roma. Maybe there is a glimmer of hope as Roma has won the last three games, but I doubt it. It would be great for them after that bad start they had and perhaps they can get Inter Milan to tumble like they did when they lost against Sassulo at home.
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