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761  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: October 21, 2023, 04:00:10 AM
On FIFA World Cup Qualifier CONMEBOL zone Argentina have impressive performance, won 4 of 4 matches seems they will easily get placed in World Cup 2026 with Lionel Messi still most important player in their squad.
There are almost no doubts about Argentina because they are still supported by the same squad as when they won the World Cup last year, but it is quite impressive how they are consistent, have not shown any decline, perhaps also because the team they are facing can be said to be below their strength and when they face Uruguay and Brazil in November, it will be a real test, whether they will still be able to win the match, especially when they face Brazil later, even though Brazil will not be defended by Neymar because it is reported that he will need quite a long time to recover from injury but Brazil will still be Argentina's toughest opponent.
And regarding Messi's role, he will still be the focus for Argentina in this qualification and the 2026 World Cup is still a question regarding his participation.
Having won the four matches they've played in the CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Brazil is surely gonna find it difficult to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Out of the 10 countries that make up CONMEBOL, the Argentine national team is the highest ranked team as well as the number 1 ranked team in FIFA rankings.
They Argentine national team is in the form of their life as they're yet to lose a football game since last year's world cup.

Of course, they are going to be in great form. After all, they are the defending champions. and not only that, the Argentina squad great at this moment. They obviously have arguably the best player in the world, Lionel Messi.  But even without him, they have a great squad overall. The Argentina squad is something like the France squad of 2018 World Cup. Almost perfect in every regard and almost unbeatable.

But when we talk about Brazil squad, the squad is not balanced at all. They have all the strikers in the world. But not enough midfielders and defensive players.

The offense that Brazil had when they won their last World Cup trophy in 2002 was insane. Back then they had Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Ronaldo! Cheesy This is too good to be true. But yes they have a problem with their balance but they have had that problem for quite some time now, it is not new and no coach was able to sort that out.

I think if Messi plays the next World Cup in 2026, his role will be very different from what we have seen at all the last World Cups he played. He is going to play less minutes for sure and I can imagine that they would sometimes not even let him start, but bring him on with full energy when needed and then save him up for the most difficult games. But the closer we get to that date, the more I hope we will go for it one more time.
762  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: October 21, 2023, 03:26:17 AM
Dortmund's performance was not very good, I thought they would score much easier and win with a few goals difference. Even though they dominated the game, they could only score one goal. It might be enough to get 3 points but I think they could have played better. Next is to win the Champions League match Smiley

I dont know what is wrong with this team,they barely won against Werder Bremen that is awful this season. Dortmund dosent look good at all this season and i think something needs to change really quick if they want a chance to win the title this season.

It's a lose for people who took over 1 goals bet. 1x2 is giving nice profit. I don't really care so much with the performance from dortmund at this season but winning the game with narros score is more than enough coz dortmund is just continuing its domination over werder bremen. Im not seeing something wrong with dortmund. Sometimes, the performance from the club can go up and down. Im still talking to myself why do you guys still questioning the performance from dortmund?
So far so good, 8 MP 6 W 2 D 0 L. Is not it enough to prove that if dortmund is trying to be even more consistent this time.

I have watched the game play and the attacking line is a bit worst. It's caused by so many inaccurate shoots happened. Dortmund statistically had mad 25 shoots in total and only 5 was on target. Three poins being secured by dortmnud from werder bremen which is very good. I see nothing wrong but the attacking line needs to be a bit more accurate than before. The effectiveness of attacking line needs to be improvement. BTW a nice win for dortmund even though it was only a small win against werder.

Dortmund is trying to be better soon.

1x2 is giving nice profit? It wasn't worth betting on it if you know what the odds were. They were in the range of around 1.20. If that is nice profit for you, ok. But I think that the over/under bettors did really lose some money here. Werder Bremen has been playing a bad season and they have the worst defense of the Bundesliga with some other teams give or take one goal. Probably the expectations were quite high for the game to end with several goals. Maybe not many, but only 1 goal is almost a poor result for Dortmund. It's the three points that they were after and they got them, so there won't be many complaints there.
763  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Will you leave gambling if your future wife/husband tells you to do this ? on: October 21, 2023, 03:02:44 AM
I won't.

The deal is, I don't ask my future wife to stop going to work, using makeup, driving cars, listening to music... Why would she ask me to stop gambling. It's not like I interfere with her hobbies.
If gambling ever interferes with our relationship, makes me poor, makes me sad, makes me late to meetings, lose a job, I'll gladly stop.
I try to make all my requests and demands to be logical. If she can logically explain why she wants me to do it, maybe I'll agree.

You are painting it black and white, but there is more detail to this and it all depends on the circumstances and whether someone is an excessive gambler. I doubt that OP was referring to some wife who wants to stay her husband from playing a weekly Sunday evening poker round for 2-3 hours. If that is the case, it would not be very reasonable from her to stop him doing that if it is not the family savings he is gambling with. But in most cases when a wife feels the need to interfere it is about at least questionable expenditure of time and money that the husband puts into gambling. Comparing this with using make up and driving cars or listening to music doesn't make sense.
764  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: October 21, 2023, 02:47:46 AM
Benzama scored one of his usual goals with a header. He scored his goal in the 22nd minute, it was clear from the previous events that he would score this goal. Then, Al Taawoun scored from a corner kick and the same header, and the goals were scored one after the other. There were many more goals that Karim Benzama could have scored, but he could not score the other goal.

Clearly, a bad result for both teams on the way to the championship is not a score that will please anyone. I guess it was a strange match as Karim Benzama played for both teams today, I don't understand Cheesy

This Karim Benzema we see in the Saudi League is not like the Benzama in Real Madrid and he is not even near to it. Benzama is getting old and he can't have good performance anymore. otherwise, a player like Benzema is a team like Al Ittihad to win the Saudi League title while there is currently a six-point gap between them and first place of the league.


If age was the issue, Ronaldo wouldn't be performing well either although of course age is a different burden for every player individually. But Benzema also has different troubles off the pitch, he had issues with the coach from the beginnings as it is said that he demanded to be the captain of the team whereas the coach said that he doesn't really want Benzema. That is what the rumors said. Benzema also frequently gets his headlines because he expresses religious debatable stuff publicly and he had some other problems going on as well. I think he doesn't have the same ego as Ronaldo. Ronaldo is a player who wants to score no matter what and no matter where he plays. He may not enjoy the SPL as much, but he wants to score. Benzema in contrast may not care as much at this point in his career.
765  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: October 20, 2023, 10:36:17 PM
Considering the quality of players in the Paris Saint Germaine club, they're not supposed to be struggling in the league at the moment. However, they're currently in the third position in the league standing and are trailing league leaders by two points after losing one and drawing three of the eight league games they've played so far this season.
Their star player Kylian Mbappe was in great form for his country France during the international break and many are counting on him to help the PSG win their French Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg this weekend.
PSG have ultimate priorities to reach this season, but they are distracted along the line by the inconsistent performance from the players, I wouldn't tender blames to the new coach because PSG signed the required top players that are able to compete in league games, the big question is why have they choose to declined in performance and putting Luis Enrique in the tight corner, he's on pressure of enchancing PSG this season, besides he's in his first season, he's obliged to do the needful actions expected. Kylian Mbappe is on the verge of exiting PSG, more reason Luis Enrique should ensured he make an appropriate replacement for the valuable player.

The coach is experienced and professional himself and there is no need to protect him from being blamed for failures or underperformances. Enrique knew exactly what contract he is signing and what consequences this contract has once he begins his job as a trainer for PSG. When new coaches receive all the blame I think that is not justified because it is more likely that they underestimate the pressure that can come up at a club like PSG, but Enrique.

Still he should never be the only one to be blamed if PSG plays crap. It is the players as well of course and someone like Kolo Muani already shows that he hasn't fully understood playing for PSG means playing the best possible every game.
766  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: October 20, 2023, 09:26:47 PM
The new season is interesting, and I can see many teams experiencing what they didn't experience last season and it will make them not to achieve anything in this season. What is coming ahead to Napoli in their remaining games will surprise their fans, which it will cause them not to finish top 4 because Inter, AC Milan and Juventus are doing well in this new season and it makes them to look like the three teams that will dominate through out this tournament. I will like Inter to win this title to improve their strikers in a way big teams will like to show interest on them like the way many big teams are interested on Osimhen and Haaland which it will give their management more incomes.

It is possible to say that there is a serious difference between last season and this season. Last year we were talking about how well Napoli played and other teams were fighting for second place. The current situation is much different and every team has the potential to become champions.
We still have a long season ahead of us, but we can already say that one of the most competitive and entertaining leagues is Serie A Smiley
Yes, this season is not like last season when Napoli were absolute champions from the start of the season. Now we see serious competition between Milan, Inter and possibly Juventus and Fiorentina. But it seems to me that the Milan clubs will continue to compete for the top spot in the standings until the end of the season. There is a feeling that nobody will be able to catch up with them. It remains to be seen who will be the champion, Milan or Inter.

Fiorentina's first game results are quite remarkable, but that also has to do with the game against Napoli, in which they had 3 shots on target and a 100% efficiency rate. 3 shots, 3 goals. I am not convinced that they will be able to maintain this efficiency for a long time and I rather see them in the upper midfield of the table. AC Milan and Inter Milan are my favorites for this season and then of course there is still Napoli and Juventus Turin. Napoli is too strong too fail. This doesn't mean they will defend the Scudetto, but a failure isn't equal to any rank except for the title. If they finish 3rd, it can still be a good season.
767  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers on: October 20, 2023, 08:37:26 PM

Southgate is indeed lucky but he is not able to utilize the list of talented players before him rather he selects players into his line up with lots of bias. He remains a tactical poor coach.

During the FIFA World Cup Competition, he should have won that game against France to qualify for the finals but he screwed everything.
Let's head back to the Euros and he could have won the game before that penalty shoot out. I don't want to blame him more, you could talk for years and will see no change.

It's the reason i want Pep Guardiola to be managing that squad before they go for the next FIFA World Cup Competition, bit that would only be fantasies you know.

But even if England were able to bring in Pep Guardiola, that still wouldn't guarantee the win of trophies. I think when you compare the best few teams there are in Europe and in the world right now, it would always be a thrilling matchup. Whether it is Argentina vs. France or France vs. England or Spain vs. a team like Croatia or Brazil. There it is not always about one team being 2% better than the other. Moments decide games, a free kick, a penalty that may or may not have been awarded. The way to the final and then to win it is not only in the hands of the coach or the players, it also has to do with very little events during a game.
768  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: October 20, 2023, 08:04:35 PM
I wonder how Napoli will continue now and what the price would be that they want for him if he really were to leave the club in January. I doubt that they would go much lower than $150 million, but would Chelsea be willing to pay that much? Napoli would also weaken themselves too early if they let him go. There is still a lot on the line for Napoli this season.
Comparing to other big player transfer, 150 Million Euros is still cheap since Osimhen's market value is 122 Million Euros. It's still normal for Napoli to ask from 122-200 Million Euros, higher than 200 Million Euros is already too much.

But since this is Chelsea, they don't have any problem with such big fee, just remember how much they spent for two weak players e.g. Mudryk and Enzo.

I am not sure that these inflated prices will be the new standard forever. I guess a lot depends on clubs from Saudi Arabia or clubs like PSG that are run by sheikhs and are willing to pay these prices. Was the Neymar transfer ever really be justified? Did Neymar pay back the 222 million with goals and assists? I don't know whether these investors do some accounting on their investments or whether they only pour their money into these clubs for fun or for other reasons than becoming successful in soccer. I think 200 million would be too much for Osimhen, but that doesn't mean that I don't believe some club could be willing to pay it. Maybe some club will, but Liverpool and Real Madrid would not pay 200 million for Osimhen because these clubs know what they are doing.

I feel it all depends on how crucial is player to the team. If club finds the player indispensable member of the squad then definitely the valuation will be much more than the initial value and right now Osimhen is actually is as there is no one close to replace him at Napoli. Napoli will surely ask for 150m + Euro easily, there is no doubt about that unless they find someone exactly to replace him. They have already put a lot to get him and that's also another factor too. With recent drama around Osimhen, things can't be said for clear but from Napoli point of view they normally shouldn't budge below 150m euro valuation.

Indispensability is only one factor of many when the price for a player is determined, but the most important factor is the duration of the contract. The contract is often times the only tool the club has to make big money from a transfer. But when there is only one year of duration left, and this will be the case for Osimhen in the next summer, Napoli has to make a tough decision because now the player takes control and threatens to leave as a free agent after 12 months. That is when Napoli would have to pay him an unaffordable salary and lump sum to stay and extend the contract or when it is their last chance to cash in a good transfer fee and then prepare to get a replacement in the next 12 months.
769  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How Much do you Value your Privacy in Gambling? on: October 20, 2023, 07:45:15 PM

So, for some days now, I've had this thought of "how much some people really value their privacy in gambling", like as a gambler, you signed up on a new casino and immediately, you are allowed to deposit and play without going through a KYC verification process like we do on some casinos immediately after registration.
You start playing and luckily, you won a significant amount of money.

I know the word "significant" can mean different values for different gamblers, so let's use figures i personally think are significant and capable of changing lives.

So, let's assume you luckily won anything as from $70,000 and above with a total bet below $100, and to withdraw this money, or even part of it, the casino requires you to pass all levels of verification in their system, which means that you will have to provide them all your personally information down to the most private of them all, and this casino is relatively new and you are not sure about their reputation.

Will you go ahead and provide them all they require from you for account verification, so they can process your withdrawal request, or will you willingly forfeit such amount of money back to the casino on the account that your private information is more expensive than that amount of money you have own from them?

I love to read your thoughts on this.

If I decide to gamble, doesn't it make sense that I do it because I hope for the little chance to become true and I can hit the jackpot? If I decide to avoid KYC at all cost from the very beginning, why would I decide to gamble at all? There is really a contradiction although I understand what you are talking about. But when I deposit money at a casino, I am also prepared to provide all required info in case I hit a massive jackpot. There is a lower limit though and I would probably not provide KYC for $100, but for the reason that the casino advertised to be rather non-kyc when then they play the KYC card. That alone would be suspicious.
770  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: October 20, 2023, 07:23:10 PM

Real Madrid did have a few close games and Barcelona did too. You could also argue that Barcelona is still the only team that has not lost a game so far while Real Madrid lost one. After all it is 3 points that separate the two teams from each other and that really isn't enough to come up with some overarching explanation as to whether one team is superior to the other at this point. They will soon play the clasico and for me those are the best games to see which team can really raise their play such that the other team is clearly beaten. When they have these remote competitions like who scores more goals against Granada or who scores a goal in the last minute of the game and wins while the other team does not and ties the game, it's boring sometimes. The clasico will give some answers to questions about the qualities of the two teams.
Within a week these two teams will face 3 matches including El Clasico so in this case anything is possible because it's not just about El Clasico now but how they organize the strategy so that players are not exhausted which can have an impact on the physical condition of the players because 3 matches within 1 week are difficult to do but it would be great if they navigate it without obstacles.
I still feel that in this case Ancelotti and Xavi will try to let the Champions League without looking too much at the results because El Clasico is one of the things they have to win at the moment. in the Champions League they are already quite safe in terms of position as long as they don't lose then I think they will try to play some layers in the 3rd match. It's just that for Madrid this is also still difficult because some pillars at the back such as Alaba and Militao still have to be absent so inevitably they have to try back some players who are suitable in the center-back position.

Sorry but I don't think that any of the players of these two teams will show signs of exhaustion or being tired because the season is running for 8 weeks and they have to play 3 games. I often think about the NHL or NBA and how many games they play while also including training sessions. Nobody cries there about being tired and how hard everything is. No player goes to Real Madrid to get breaks every few days. Players go there to play every single competition until the very end if possible. They will take every of the next 3 games equally seriously because this is what top teams are supposed to do. Later in the season when there are really situations that clearly allow for rotation to give players a rest, it is a different story. But not now. I don't buy that idea.
771  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: October 20, 2023, 07:08:25 PM
Another match in group F is Newcastle vs Borussia Dortmund, this will be an interesting match to watch. Newcastle as a newcomer to the Champions League can show that they are not a club that can be underestimated, as evidenced by their first place in the standings. Borussia Dortmund, who are regulars in the Champions League, have difficulty competing in this hell group and now they are at the caretaker of the standings from the 2 matches they have played.
This match will be a match that puts Newcastle as the host, and it will be very beneficial for them. Newcastle look to be the favorites right now, but Borussia Dortmund also have the potential to cause a surprise.

I would assume that Newcastle, even if they can be considered a Newcomer because their absence of 20 years from the Champions League, would not be underestimated anymore at all since their 4-1 defeat against PSG in the last game. The bookies clearly see Newcastle as the big favorite in this game and I would agree with that. We could argue about the odds maybe, but Dortmund's chances to win the game are not that great. Newcastle is full of self-confidence and are probably eagerly looking forward to that game. If they win this game, they have essentially knocked out Dortmund from the race for the group winner and Newcastle would be in great position to ace the group. They could be fine with almost any result in the other game PSG vs. AC Milan.
Apart from that, I really appreciate the performance of the management who can bring Newcastle to this point. In the Premier League now they are one of the competitors that cannot be underestimated, as well as when it comes to the Champions League. The beginning of their rise after Newcastle had enough money to make big changes.
Well, a club that has enough money should be able to do like this, and make the best use of it. Because if they do something right with the money they have then it will bring improvement also for the performance of the club's game.

Which again brings us to the surprising fact that Newcastle never misbehaved like Chelsea in the transfer market. I remember when they had their new investor and everybody thought that Newcastle United will be turned into a new Manchester City, but even more than that because the investor is so rich. But to everyone's surprise Newcastle is very moderate given how resourceful they are. This is why began to like the club. They are very grounded and focus on development and they are successfully doing that. Chelsea is the best counter example out there of how things should not be done. But I think Newcastle is still missing a few nuances to really become a title contender in the Premier League. The same applies to their appearance in the Champions League, but i mean they are around and kicking and they have all chances until they get eliminated. See Inter Milan last year.
772  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 20, 2023, 06:22:31 PM
I guess being Brighton right now is the worst timing they could have because Manchester City won't allow for another game to end with neither a draw nor a loss after losing two games in a row. This would be a result that literally nobody in their mind can imagine right now. Guardiola will make sure that this won't happen and yes, it is also a home game for Manchester City which obviously doesn't make it any easier for Brighton. It would need some negligibility on part of Manchester City in order for Brighton to have a chance like they did have against Manchester United at Old Trafford. But Pep knows how to sharpen their senses to prevent that from happening.
So you think that Brighton is the weakest team in this match. I don't think so, I mean if Brighton knows how to beat Manchester City, maybe they will follow in the footsteps of Wolves and Arsenal who beat Manchester City this season. I think we have to watch this match without having to say they had a nightmare in this match. Brighton can take advantage of the situation that occurred in Manchester City to secure points in this match. Even though it is quite difficult, things can happen beyond our expectations.

Manchester City will automatically try well to get back on the winning track in this week's match. They lost 6 points from two defeats which made their position in the standings table drop to 3rd place. Well, if in tomorrow's match we are really surprised by the surprise that occurs, it could be that Manchester City will be thrown out of the top 4 if Liverpool and Aston Villa secure full points in match this week.

Please take some time and read my post again as I was talking about timing and not about how bad Brighton is. The timing is the worst maybe because they are up against a Manchester City that is angry and fully determined to get back on track, which is the defense of their title. I would never place a bet on Brighton this game, while others might choose to do so because they see that Manchester City lost two games in a row. But I see this differently because I can't imagine what the odds would be for Manchester City to lose three games in a row. The anger and motivation must be above 100% for them and we will see that in the game I think.
773  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: October 20, 2023, 05:51:06 PM
Cristiano Ronaldo next move, his son also play for to Al-Nassr. He is 13 years and such a good decision, the family is together. He will play U13 at the club and he also wears the number 7 like his dad. His son was always with him when Ronaldo was at a club. That means he was also at Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus Turin. In Italy he played his best football, he scoring 58 goals in 23 games. That is how a lot of dads do it, so it is a nice story.

I find this to be very very surprising news... They will certainly have their reasons and I can't of a good reason other than some highly paid contracts that we will never find out about, but making his son play for Al-Nassr is a weird position considered from the development perspective for his son. Though the main reason might be that there was a problem with their life as a family and that it was difficult to unite frequently when his son would be playing in Europe. Was he still playing for the youth team of Manchester United or where was he playing? They must have somehow been able to organize that so I am surprised about this change.
774  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: October 20, 2023, 05:32:28 PM
Another match in group F is Newcastle vs Borussia Dortmund, this will be an interesting match to watch. Newcastle as a newcomer to the Champions League can show that they are not a club that can be underestimated, as evidenced by their first place in the standings. Borussia Dortmund, who are regulars in the Champions League, have difficulty competing in this hell group and now they are at the caretaker of the standings from the 2 matches they have played.
This match will be a match that puts Newcastle as the host, and it will be very beneficial for them. Newcastle look to be the favorites right now, but Borussia Dortmund also have the potential to cause a surprise.

I would assume that Newcastle, even if they can be considered a Newcomer because their absence of 20 years from the Champions League, would not be underestimated anymore at all since their 4-1 defeat against PSG in the last game. The bookies clearly see Newcastle as the big favorite in this game and I would agree with that. We could argue about the odds maybe, but Dortmund's chances to win the game are not that great. Newcastle is full of self-confidence and are probably eagerly looking forward to that game. If they win this game, they have essentially knocked out Dortmund from the race for the group winner and Newcastle would be in great position to ace the group. They could be fine with almost any result in the other game PSG vs. AC Milan.
775  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: October 19, 2023, 10:12:29 PM
From the condition of the club's strength and experience, Manchester City are the favorites in this match but in terms of actual results, I think this will also still be a little complicated if in the end Brighton can play well and prepare under the pressure given by Manchester City.
Manchester City are still having problems when in the last 2 matches there is no Rodri as their attack organizer but on the other hand I think Pep already knows what they will do in this match.
It would be very bad if in the end Pep had to lose points for the 3rd time in a row in this match so I think he will do his best so that Manchester City can bring 3 points at Etihad this week.
Of course, Man City is the favorite team to win the match. They have a better squad and they will play at home. Moreover, losing 2 matches in a row must be the motivation for Man City players to get full points in the next match. I'm pretty sure that Man City will play all out, they won't miss again the full points because they must expect to reduce the point gap with Tottenham and Arsenal.

Rodri seems to play again because he already recovered from the injured problem. Although De Bruyne sill can't play, Pep Guardiola can put Rodri as the starter again at least. I think Man City midfield will perform better when Rodri can return to the squad. Rodri always has an important role to keep the balance of Man City midfield line.



I guess being Brighton right now is the worst timing they could have because Manchester City won't allow for another game to end with neither a draw nor a loss after losing two games in a row. This would be a result that literally nobody in their mind can imagine right now. Guardiola will make sure that this won't happen and yes, it is also a home game for Manchester City which obviously doesn't make it any easier for Brighton. It would need some negligibility on part of Manchester City in order for Brighton to have a chance like they did have against Manchester United at Old Trafford. But Pep knows how to sharpen their senses to prevent that from happening.
776  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: October 19, 2023, 09:45:35 PM
Real Madrid is not giving to chance any form of dulling this season, I think Barcelona would even have to play harder to get a win because they have the home advantage but then they would most likely end a draw if they could maintain a good defense line, because Madrid is ready to give all they have gat for the El classico.

Bellingham is currently at his peak and is ready to give his all for thes particular game, he is one of the most anticipated player fans wants to see how he would perform against Barcelona as they have also been at their best thia season as well, real Madrid have the target of winning bot the la Liga and the UCL so they are very much on fire with the right coach and a complete squad now , Barcelona would have to sit up as they will be strained, Girona should get ready as they will soon be stepping down for the rightfully owners of that position they currently occupy, after the el classico we would see if they can continually maintain that top spot.
we say it with facts and it is quite true that Real Madrid does not seem to be giving Barcelona a chance to dethrone their ranking as the current leaders of the standings. Real madrid were so consistent even when they lost Vinicius in the previous few matches, But Real madrid were still able to show their best performance by winning. Apart from that, Real madrid this season also had quite good performance in Laliga because they were able to record 8 wins and one loss against Atletico Madrid.

For Barcelona, ​​they have not tasted defeat in Laliga, but they have drawn three times which means they have to work extra hard if they want to take first place from Real madrid. However, we will see an interesting competition between the two when they meet in the El Clasico match at the end of this month. I think the El Clasico match will make interesting changes in the standings.

Real Madrid did have a few close games and Barcelona did too. You could also argue that Barcelona is still the only team that has not lost a game so far while Real Madrid lost one. After all it is 3 points that separate the two teams from each other and that really isn't enough to come up with some overarching explanation as to whether one team is superior to the other at this point. They will soon play the clasico and for me those are the best games to see which team can really raise their play such that the other team is clearly beaten. When they have these remote competitions like who scores more goals against Granada or who scores a goal in the last minute of the game and wins while the other team does not and ties the game, it's boring sometimes. The clasico will give some answers to questions about the qualities of the two teams.
777  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: October 19, 2023, 05:55:08 PM
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Napoli has been doing some mistakes. The worst one might be recruiting garcia as a new appointment for the club. I had bad feeling about him even before he was coming to the napoli.
I had tracker his record as a coach and he never had great achievements. I was even questioning myself about that decision had taken by napoli. It seems like that napoli being clueless after spalletti was leaving the club.
Spalletti has become a new appoinetment for italy national club.

I wonder who's gonna be another candidate to replace him. The first offer already rejected by conte. It seems like that napoli's scouting team is still trying to discover the most suitable candidate to take the position as a head coach for napoli.
I feel that the appointment of Rudi Garcia as Napoli coach is a gamble by Napoli's management this season. You're right that Garcia doesn't have a great record in his coaching career, so it makes sense to me that a lot of people are really doubting him and Napoli this season.

Currently Napoli is in 5th place with 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. The performance is sometimes good, but sometimes also bad. Napoli lost humiliatingly to Fiorentina and also Lazio, while they also lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League. There are no rumors yet about who could replace Garcia at Napoli, so he will be leading the team for some time from now.

Ok but if you look at the successes that Spalletti had before he came to Napoli and that Garcia had before he came to Napoli, I think that Garcia was less of a gamble than Spalletti. Winning Ligue 1 with OSC Lille and also winning the Coup de France and being a finalist with Olympique Marseille isn't any worse compared to what Spalletti had achieved before he had this amazing season with Napoli. It's too much talk about the coach and not enough talk about the players and how they are less focused on success than they have been last season. They are more prone to errors during the games and luck is against them, which is something a coach can't do anything against.
778  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: October 19, 2023, 05:24:51 PM
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If Mbappe plays in Laliga why does it have to be Barcelona when Madrid is much better than them and has a chance to win the UCL title this season compared to Barcelona, besides if we want to talk about opportunities of course we know that all clubs have a chance to win the UCL this season, but usually the strongest club In the UCL currently, from my perspective, there are only three clubs, Manchester City, Munich and Madrid.

I don't mean to badmouth Barcelona because I think Mbappe won't be a surprise if he plays there, the possibility of playing in Madrid would be very appropriate, especially in Manchester City if he really wants to play at an EPL club compared to other EPL clubs, but we'll return to his decision later where he will play, because PSG is no longer the right club for him to stay and get the UCL title.

It's best to be honest, if you are a Barcelona fan then you hope Mbappe plays for Barcelona and not for Real Madrid. After all, so far the strongest rumors are about Mbappe and Real Madrid and in fact, Mbappe is not linked with Manchester City even though Liverpool did make an offer. But I am sure that Mbappe would be very suitable if he played at Real Madrid. Because yes, playing at Real Madrid certainly has a definite guarantee for Mbappe getting lots of titles, trophies and of course achievements. Because from existing history, Real Madrid is a team that really promises many titles from the star players so far in the world of football.
I think Mbappe will leave PSG at the end of the season, and not on a free transfer, because I don't think that PSG will see their valuable asset leave without getting a penny from the transfer saga. Furthermore, the potential for Mbappe departure that is most often discussed by the media is Real Madrid, not Barcelona. Although I quite understand that Madrid chances could be overtaken by other clubs outside La Liga. In terms of quality, it is believed that Mbappe can easily play at any club, I mean he will quickly adapt to new things.

From Mbappe own point of view, it is certain that the club he is targeting can provide a better guarantee of winning trophies, of course in this case the Domestic League trophy and the UCL trophy. Even though we understand that all clubs have the potential to obtain the services of the French national team player, I think the bargaining value that focuses on large salaries and luxury is not enough to recruit Mbappe, but the club that has the bargaining value of guaranteeing a championship is the priority.

I am still confused about Mbappe's contractual situation now. There have been countless of rumors about different clauses that allow him to either leave for a zero fee or not. If Mbappe can leave for free, there is nothing that PSG can do about it except for paying him  mountain of cash to extend his contract for one or two years. His bargaining power in the next summer is insane and whatever deal he signs will make sure he is going to go past the one billion dollars net worth mark. PSG would have to pay him a few hundred million I guess to make him stay for longer. Real Madrid will also be prepared to pay him a huge signing bonus on top of some record breaking salary. But there were rumors that PSG considers preparing an offer he can't refuse. I don't know what that could be looking like Cheesy
779  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: October 19, 2023, 05:04:48 PM
I wonder how Napoli will continue now and what the price would be that they want for him if he really were to leave the club in January. I doubt that they would go much lower than $150 million, but would Chelsea be willing to pay that much? Napoli would also weaken themselves too early if they let him go. There is still a lot on the line for Napoli this season.
Comparing to other big player transfer, 150 Million Euros is still cheap since Osimhen's market value is 122 Million Euros. It's still normal for Napoli to ask from 122-200 Million Euros, higher than 200 Million Euros is already too much.

But since this is Chelsea, they don't have any problem with such big fee, just remember how much they spent for two weak players e.g. Mudryk and Enzo.

I am not sure that these inflated prices will be the new standard forever. I guess a lot depends on clubs from Saudi Arabia or clubs like PSG that are run by sheikhs and are willing to pay these prices. Was the Neymar transfer ever really be justified? Did Neymar pay back the 222 million with goals and assists? I don't know whether these investors do some accounting on their investments or whether they only pour their money into these clubs for fun or for other reasons than becoming successful in soccer. I think 200 million would be too much for Osimhen, but that doesn't mean that I don't believe some club could be willing to pay it. Maybe some club will, but Liverpool and Real Madrid would not pay 200 million for Osimhen because these clubs know what they are doing.
780  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers on: October 19, 2023, 04:44:55 PM
I guess this is as close as Ukraine was hoping for to get to qualificiation for the Euro 2024. When they saw that the drawing was holding England and Italy for them, I think they did not expect to have a decisive game at the end of the qualification to actually kick one of those teams out and instead go themselves. I am sure that this game will be a hell of a challenge for Italy as I guess everybody has an idea of the fight that Ukraine will give Italy in that game. For Italy it would be massively disappointing to miss the Euro and I think they will show some nervousness.
England boss, Gareth Southgate have made an outstanding de ions, his strict disciplinary measures ought to be followed. England is at the top and will remain so since there doesn't exist any functionality opposition capable of holding them back. England and Ukraine appear to be viable candidates for a position in Euro Group C competition. England is comfortably in the forefront, with Ukraine in second. Italy was expected to be in that spot, but they blew their chance, and they will pay the price for their poor performance against their opponents.

Southgate has had some hard times as well, that shouldn't be forgotten. But when you now look at the players he has available, I think it wouldn't be wrong to talk about a lucky era.

I think this statistic says it all and it goes back to the World Cup in Qatar and I guess it didn't consider Bellingham at his true value.

England was the most expensive squad at the World Cup with a combined 1.5 billion euros. It is quite striking that they are worth about 12% more than the French squad. Southgate can call himself lucky and now it is time for them to win something in the next few years.
Undoubtedly, the current England squad is one of the most talented squad the nation has ever had in history but that can only be accepted by England fans if they can win major honours for the national team. Gareth Southgate led the Three Lions to the final of European Championship three years ago but were beaten by eventual winners Italy and were beaten by France in the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup last year.
Gareth Southgate must know that it is time to start winning trophies with this supposed "golden generation". They've already qualified for Euro 2024 and hopefully, he's gonna start winning trophies with that particular tournament

I don't like it when the title is the only award that counts although I know I just said it is time for them to win something. But I also know that the world works like this. It was the same about Messi and that some people said he can't be the GOAT when he doesn't win a World Cup. But winning these titles involves so many things and also luck. Just look how close the final was between Argentina and France and can one of those teams now really be deemed a bad team because they lost a final?
But I think that it is time for England to finally play a final again. Winning it is obviously diifficult as the opponent will be a world class team themselves. They have what it takes now to win tournaments and I am excited to see them playing at the Euro.
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