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961  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: January 31, 2024, 04:01:52 PM

Even though PSG has great financial strength, it is still not enough to compete with big clubs in the Champions League, especially Real Madrid which has great strength in the Champions League competition. Manchester City also has great strength in terms of finances and also in terms of performance player and coach factors are the most important thing for clubs in building good cooperation. If they are not able to build good cooperation then they will not be able to achieve success in winning the title. Financial factors are not a problem for PSG, but they must have strong cooperation between players and coaches.

Yes, currently Barcelona's condition is different from last season, this season Barcelona seems to be having difficulty competing in the domestic league and also the Champions League because Barcelona's squad is decreasing and its performance is decreasing. Sooner or later if Barcelona's finances don't improve soon, it's not impossible that it will end up like Chelsea. Currently, the Premier League continues to experience setbacks, even though Chelsea was originally a big EPL club.
Luis Enrique is one step better than the previous coach but it cannot be said to be completely good if he cannot bring PSG to the Champions League title, even though it sounds impossible, PSG still has a chance because the squad that PSG has also has good potential if Luis Enrique hones their skills well good.
PSG need European success and the key to that is proper investment and evaluation of the team by the owners and coach because without evaluating the team they’ll keep placing responsibilities on the shoulders of a player and he could probably get tired soon from shouldering those responsibilities.

 They need to use their financial power to be able to get some better replacements for Mbappe incase he gets tired of playing for the club. They need to build a team with enough squad depth so as to be able to compete with clubs like Man City and Real Madrid. Financial state of a club is key and that’s what Barca is suffering at this point and it’s making their form decline daily even some EPL giants like Chelsea and Manchester United. Well PSG should use their finances to their advantage else they’ll keep being termed Local Champions.
962  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: January 31, 2024, 03:52:59 PM
So true, i don't know why people were calling it as one of strongest candidate to win europa league. I meant we have liverpool who had many europa league trophy on its trophy cabinet while roma didn't even have any. It sounds non sense to take it as a strongest team to win europa league this season. Roma is also in the process of transition from mourinho to the new coach. It may be taking some times for roma to perform better in the upcoming games. People were also saying that if roma played even better under the new coach and they were only takingt he result without even consider who was the opponents faced by as roma.

What you are saying above totally making sense. I don't know people were still picking it as the strongest candidate to win europa league this season. We have liverpool or even acmilan in this league. Acmilan is also far stronger compared to the as roma as well. It means that if it can beat roma anytime.
I would like to pick liverpool or acmilan as the most favorite clubs to win europa league this season but liverpool seems very strong this time caused by it was reaching the peak performance under klopp.

The last massage from klopp about his decision to step down as liverpool's coach at the end of season will be fully motivating him to play better.
Wow so funny how people think Roma are one of the main contenders for the UEL. The European competition has many great competitiors that are at the moment doing very better than Roma. Roma that just got a new coach who doesn’t have experience of European competition. Ohh is it because they’ve had 2 wins out of 2; it’ll be absurd rating the with these matches as the team they’ve faced are opponents that they can sure overcome on a normal even when they play poorly they can at least try to get a draw. It’s bizzare when people already rate them from these kind of fixtures.

 Barcelona on the other hand are getting worse day by day and their financial state isn’t one that can save them at this point because they’re under FFP lifeline and any mistake could see them breaking the rule and they’ll get punished. The EPL also have big clubs like Man United and Chelsea experiencing declines and this is what keep making football unpredictable. PSG need European success and the key to that is proper inestment and evaluation of the team by the owners and coach because without evaluating the team they’ll keep placing responsibilities on the shoulders of a player and he could probably get tired soon from shouldering those responsibilities.
963  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: January 31, 2024, 03:11:33 PM

Give credits to Luton Town, finally Brighton became the scapegoat that fell for Luton Town finally. They're not a bad side whenever it get to playing. You'll get to fathom that when you go back and see how they've played against big sides like Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and lastly Manchester City.
They did play well against these side but one way or the other, they was unlucky and failed to convert tue chances to goal that did coke them ways in between.

That win saw Adebayo banging three goals to give his side the win against Brighton who are no doubts one of the best attacking side and build up from behind in the Premier League.

The win also saw em out of the relegation zones with just a point above Everton who drew them game yesterday. Tough times for Sean Dyche, Eh? He's good at this I must say, I've seen survive relegation zones but they can't continue this way next season. management of Eveton should get a new coach
Luton finally got the win that has helped them to boost their confidence going forward on the league. This win is what they’ve been searching for a while now as they’ve been playing so greatly to get this win. Now they’ve gotten this win in a grandstyle with their starman having a hattrick and having this win against a team in an European competition. This win has taken them a point above relegation zone and hope that this win will be a big boost for them going forward.

 Everton are down to relegation zone after suffering points deduction and still tried to maintain team’s morale but now are lurking around 18th and they’ll have to battle it out. The team can’t keep battling relegation season in and season out and I think it’s better they get massive recruitment that will help them build up and get them off this zone. Well big ups To Luton and we hope they maintain this form and standard because the EPL is quite demanding and very competitive.
 
964  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: January 31, 2024, 10:35:08 AM

To be honest, if i would like to see onana played in the AFCON forever. This goal keeper sucks and he was not even worthy enough to be the main goal keeper for manchester united. Ten hag has been confirming when he will be back to the united but i was praying for him never comeback again. MU is just getting back its disaster again.
It's quite surprising me to see that how onana was not even able performing good even in AFCON. he was always making so many blunders on AFCON and i have been seeing his meme from AFCON many times. It sounds shit to hear that ten hag is feeling happy to see him back again.

What a fuckin disaster for manchester united. I believe him when he came to the united but i distrust him now after so many terrible performances from onana. His performance in afcon has been showing how bad he was as a goalkeeper. He deserves no place in the manchester united.
Ten hag has no time to get a new goal keeper and this is shit. I hoped that if ten hag would get a new goal keeper but i was wrong. This terrible guy is still becoming the main goal keeper of manchester united.

It is quite shocking to see such a terrible decision being made by Ten Hag at this moment. I don't like this. What a fuckin scam transfer from intermilan. Why doesn't ten hag to tell him comeback to the club next year.  Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
Well Onana while at Inter was on top of his game but he’s had a bad yeAr already since his transfer to Manchester United. His transfer to united was met with many speculations and he had high hopes on winning the Ucl there. What did he do rather, he helped them get out of the competition by conceding bizzare number of goals. His confidence level dropped while standing between the sticks at Man United.

 He went to AFCON where we thought he could use that to clear his name off the bad books of Man United Fans but rather he still made costly erros that made the fans now want to rethink what ETH saw in him before going to sign him. Now he’s scheduled to be back between the sticks and ETH is ready to receive him, although the fans don’t want him back to the stick. Well Onana will have to get his confidence back so as to be able to help Man United concede less and get back to winning ways. Though the fans don’t want him but I think if ETH wants to give him a chance, then let’s see what he can offer.
965  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: January 31, 2024, 10:21:52 AM
Xavi has very big burden right now. It makes him announced that to leave from barcelona at the end of season. that being said that if xavi has surrender by announcing him to leave from the club at the end of season. This is the last chance of him to prove that his worthiness for the club.
Barcelona is still having a chance in the UCL but i m thinking this is impossible for xavi to win the game. neither of them in good shapes this time but i would like to pick napoli over barcelona. The odds owned by napoli is worthy to bet while barcelona is slightly lower compared to the napoli's odds.

Im sure that btts is going to happen. It's caused by napoli would be trying so hard to beat barcelona no matter what happened to the club. It's caused by this is gonna be another chance for napoli to go to the further stage. Im feeling that if barcelona will not able to show good performance.
The result from this match is quite hard to predict caused by i saw these clubs were equal. Im not willing to pick which club that much more favorite to win the game but im only saying napoli is strong enough and barcelona must be so careful against it.

Im wondering what line up will be gonna be used by xavi in the match against napoli. Btts and double chance. These are the most reliable options for this match. It's caused by the strength owned by both of clubs are almost the same.
Xavi is having a bad time at Barcelona and this has put him under massive pressure and that’s why he’s announced his departure. Barcelona as a team are under FFP margin lines and this has made them not able to make the massive signings they’ll love to make to cchange things at the club and this is very bad that Xavi is the one heading and has to suffer this fate at this time. Now he’s got one last go in the European competition and in the UCL round of 16, he’ll face Serie A champions, Napoil who’re also doing poorly. But I’ll still rate Napoil to dump Barca out of the UCL because they’ve got a more organized squad than Barcelona at the moment.

 Yeah BTTS to score will probably happen at both legs coz they’ll both be eager to qualify and I think Napoil will have the win at their ground as against going to Camp Nou to get a draw and qualify to the last 8. Double Chancing on Napoli for both legs is quite one safe bet to have for this fixture. I’m wondering how Xavi with his current squad will be able to keep up with this fixture, coz Napoli are really good in Europe.
966  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: January 31, 2024, 10:11:44 AM

Winning games is always valuable, no matter who they beat, because, at least, it doesnt drop their morale to be lower than before. The positive impact of a win on team morale is contributing to a positive atmosphere within the squad. The weakness of the team can also be analyzed after a win. Winning against Salernitana may be not special, but It's a positive sign of a new coach making an impact through his efforts, because early success is importance, no matter how small it is. It signals that the team is responding to the coach's strategies and adapting positively to changes.

Such wins, even against perceived weaker opponents, can be instrumental in building confidence and cohesion within the squad. Setting a high bar for success, such as defeating an elite Serie A team with a clean sheet, is not fair for brandnew coach. Regarding Europa League match against Feyenoord, It will be a real test for De Rossi. European competitions bring unique challenges, and a team's performance can evolve over the course of the tournament. Football is dynamic, and early successes can indeed serve as building blocks for improvement.
Well Roma have another win under their new coach and now it’s seeming like there are already improvements in the team. The win wasn’t just one random win where they got lucky but it was a confident win and you’ll see they merited it. It's a good win for both the club and their new manager and I hope these two recent  winnings would boost Roma to continue doing better and improve on the standings.

 Wins like this goes a long way in the team’s morale and also helps to build up their confidence level going forward. I think it’ll be better if they take this determination into the UEL as they should be able to make a mark in that competition.Well they should be able take on Feyenoord though this will be a tough one but with this kind of form they’ll try to get something off this Feynoord match.
967  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Africa Football Discussion || Current Topic: AFCON 2023 on: January 31, 2024, 09:59:35 AM

Hakimi disappointed many people's faces yesterday when he lost that penalty shot. It was very painful to see him again destroy Morocco’s chance of equalising in the march, although I will say that Morocco were not just lucky in the game yesterday, because they ended up losing the game by a score of 0-2, and South Africa got their second goal after the red card given to Amrabat.

Seeing as almost all the favourite and strongest teams have been knocked out of the season, there should be a clearly unpredictable AFCON. If Nigeria are able to beat Angola in their game, all hope will be in Nigeria because it might be the only strong team left to participate, that is, if definitely they have the victory over Angola.

Apparently now I won’t predict any game about AFCON anymore because how this season AFCON is going to me is unpredictable, so the next game will be on Friday, which will be between Nigeria and Angola. I know everyone will focus on this game to see if definitely Nigeria will win the march, which I believe in them but can’t predict, and if definitely that happens, all hope will be on Nigeria to have the trophy.
AFCON still happens to remain unpredictable as we’ve seen quite some crazy surprises go down in this edition of Afcon. Most of the top teams and contenders for the title have all been shown the exit by teams that were considered underdogs. Now the AFCON just got started like I said when the Round of 16 fixtures came up. I’ll not blame Hakimi much because the pressure on him to convert that penalty was too much and luck wasn’t on his side. Southh Africa took clear cut their chances and got the seal winner after the Red Card.

 And that’s one fun thing about the AFCON, You don’t have to ball to much, rather make sure to take your cchances early and quite fast and boom you’re off to a sailing lead and you’ll be thrashing out your opponents. Nigeria vs Angola is one match all eyes will be on amd if Nigeria succeed which I know they will, I’ll tip them to get the AFCON title home.
968  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Portuguese League - Liga Portugal 2023/24 on: January 30, 2024, 09:19:36 PM
Benfica won 4-1 away from home.Although Estrela scored the first goal, Benfica managed to come back.There were 3 goals in the first half and Benfica closed the first half 2-1 ahead.Benfica started the second half fast and increased the difference to 2 with Otamendi.The match was already at the breaking point when Estrela was red carded and left 10 men.The goal that decided the score of the match came from Marcos Leonardo.
Sporting Lisbon demolished Casa Pia at home.They rained goals and scored 8 goals in total.Sporting, who scored 5 goals in the first half, did not let up in the second half and scored 3 more goals.Sporting did not even give their opponent a chance and continued their leadership with this win.
The Portuguese league have teams with higher impacts in the league games and European contests too. Benfica, Sporting, Porto are most impactful in this regard. Porto are doing well in the league and also have good performance records in the UCL too even though they weren't able to keep up with their good performance in their last league game which wasn't so acceptable. Same scenerio applies for Benfica and Sporting who's got their own record in the European cups too. Benfica have been doing well at securing the three points in most of their games with good goal margins. It only shows how set they are for the task put before them. Although a lesser performance isn't expected from them.

 The league seems less competitive though as there are still weeks left and just these 3teams are trying to make good wave in the league. Over the years it's still these three that have been the most talked about because of the feats they've attained. One would be so sure to bet on these teams and their ability to keep progressing in points in their league games.
969  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Eredivisie 23/24 - discussion thread on: January 30, 2024, 09:12:46 PM

There is no doubt things were never been idea in first half of this season with in start as Ajax were performing mostly were thinking hardly they could be able to end in top half of the league because nothing positive were happening but change of coach and strategy works for them which bring them to the fifth spot now in next round we have few interesting match first Ajax going to host PSV which is undefeated in this season and then AZ Alkmaar going to host Feyenoord which is another important match which will give how things will be gone in coming weeks.

Even with current situation as Twente and AZ Alkmaar are losing points most chances we will have chance for the Ajax to end at the third spot with end of this season but still this next match is going to have real shape of Ajax that how they will be going into this season are they now able to perform at the top level or still needs more improvements after last five games now we have different between Twente and Ajax of just four points which is interesting with Twente lost 7 points and AZ Alkmaar lost 10 point while Ajax only 2 with this all things are clearly favouring them because if we have things like these in coming ten matches as well then still we will have Ajax at the better spot.
The Eredivise is quite competitive no doubt and consistency works very much for the teams there. It's the second half of the season already and every game counts. PSV and Ajax are doing explicitly well in the league as they've been able to keep up with game victories too. For Alkmaar, they're still yet to be balanced in their performances and it's really taking toll on them and their points on the league table too.

  Alkmaar  just got to find a balance and get back to their pace. Their league isn't even as competitive as other European leagues as there are just a few teams that are tough in their play. They can still meet up with points and stay at a good spot on the table too. Congrats to Ajax and PSV, they're good and are growing better gradually regardless of the little loopholes that they're having too. The second half of the season is very much essential in the league as it's believed that the various team managers will make new and better strategies to increase team's performance too.
970  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: January 30, 2024, 09:03:38 PM
Nott'm Forest v Arsenal

Nott'm Forest — Turner; Montiel, Omobamidele, Murillo, Toffolo; Mangala, Danilo; Domínguez, Gibbs-White(C), Williams; Wood.

Arsenal — Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Zinchenko; Ødegaard(C), Rice, Smith Rowe; Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli.

Here is lineup between Nott'm Forest and Arsenal starting 11, can Arsenal continue with the massive goals or Nott'm Forest will put an end to it, let see if Arsenal can still maintain the third place in table, Nott'm Forest are really in good form now, can they do what they do to Manchester United, this match is going to be a tough one.
Arsenal in another chase to secure and maintain their 3rd position spot will be facing Nottingham Forest. From the line up seen, I already knew Arsenal are obviously the better team to at least get something off this fixture. Nottingham though have some key players in the starting lineup but I still feel they’re missing the presence of Nigerian stars, Aina and Awoniyi and probably Aurier who’re all out on National Duties. This said, this was supposed to be an easy win for Arsenal especially if they took their chances well.

 This win will be essential for Arsenal as it’ll help in maintaining their 3rd spot standing and also giving them the boost they need to go for the league. I tip Arsenal to get over 3 goals in this match and that’s my prediction, however it didn't work out as a thought cause they only managed to score a goal. The good thing is that they got the 3 points.
 
971  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: January 30, 2024, 08:21:11 PM

Barcelona are ahead of Napoli; everyone knows that. Even though I know the performance of Barcelona is getting poorer every day, the main weak point of Barcelona is their defence. If they will work on that, I am pretty sure that the game will definitely be for Barcelona, but Napoli have no chance of winning yet because we don’t know if Osimhen will be present in the match or not, so Napoli can’t have that confidence to win Barcelona yet, which I know if without Osimhen it will be very hard for them to win the game.

 Even in the Champions League, Barcelona has more wins than Napoli, but they are both weak teams, and if with Osimhen, Napoli has hope in Barcelona, if not from the least 6 games of Napoli, they have won 3, drawn 1, and lost 2, while from the last 6 games of Barcelona, they were about to win 4, draw 0, and lose 2. That is why I have more faith in Barcelona because I know if they play well, they will definitely win Napoli.
Well yea Barca are currently ahead of Napoli but I think for this match, Napoli stands a better chance than Barca. Napoli are composed defending while Barca aren’t and this is going to be a big worry for Barca when they face Napoli, the club is shaking currently and with the news about Xabi leaving the team at the end of the summer spreading so fast, I think it could affect their performance more.

 Though it’s still unknown of Victor will be available for this fixture but without him I still tip Napoli to at least get something from this fixture, especially at home soil. Victor in that match will seal the victory for Napoli, so they’ve got to try to get him involved in that match. Well Barcelona have done pretty well than Napoli but based on current form, Napoli are better than Barca and will sure make it past Barca to the UCL last 8, even though non of them seem like a UCL contender yet.
972  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: January 30, 2024, 08:04:42 PM

Bayern Munich is not a team to play with as far as the Bundesliga is concerned. They have dominated the league for several years and they don’t look like they’re going to give up anytime soon. That close point difference between them and Bayern Leverkusen shows their capability of being able to win the league even now that they’re currently in second position.

If Bayern Leverkusen don’t achieve three points in all of their matches before meeting with Bayern Munich and also the matches to be played after meeting with Bayern Munich, it will not be an easy one for them till the end of the season, they might fail in winning the league title which is going to be like all of their efforts putting into the game not being fruitful. 

The league is still wide open now as they have more than ten matches to be played and a two point gap is not enough or give a full assurance of winning the title yet. Even a one match remain can still be a possibility of them not winning the league title if they lost. These are crucial times in the league since we are already in the second round of the league and any team looking to finish in a particular position needs to exert all the efforts and hardwork they can in order to make their dream come true at the end of the season.
Well Bayern Leverkusen has dropped points in their chase for the league and this has resulted in notions of Bayern Munich’s strength when it comes to winning the league. No doubt Bayern Munich are known to be traditional champions of this league but yet with that fact I still think Leverkusen are a very good side and shouldn’t be judged because they faltered in the last 2 matches.

 Leverkusen must try to make sure they’re standing safely on top of the table before they’ll paly Bayern Munich because Bayern could use that match to create the turning point in their favor. Leverkusen must up their game and get back to their winning ways if they want to have a shot at that league. Yes we still got plenty of matches to play and their are still key fixtures that Leverkusen must win so as to gain full confidence on winning the league. It’s time for mot just hardwork but also seriousness on the part of the players and they should keep up their determination level and chase for all 3 points in every match if they want to get the league.
973  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: January 30, 2024, 07:10:38 PM
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PSG is once again bottling the easy match against brest. It's not understandable why PSG was not able in winning against brest. Brest has been showing very good consistency in this game. The players were fully defending against PSG and it was helping nice to close to the PSG. Brest was not playing so badly in this game.
PSG is bottling the game and it was missing opportunities to get a few points. Glad to see that brest has been performing very well. In fact, the club is still performing perfectly till now and that's why PSG is still at the top position if league 1.
The draw against brest can still be tolerated as long as PSG will not be repeating the same mistake again in the future match. People are expecting big from PSG but they get false hope now. I think that majority of bettors were picking PSG as their bet and they might be losing it.
PSG is still trying so hard to perform better than before. Im not feeling that happy with the result caused by i was losing my bet but yeah i must admit brest played that very well to defend from any attacks that came from PSG.

Enrique needs to tell his players to play even better in the upcoming match soon. The club is now facing a setback by getting draw against brest. this is a bad result for PSG and for me. Im not expecting brest to force PSG to get draw.
PSG fell to a draw to Brest, and this is quite worrisome especially as they’re now beginning to deop points and get nice closer to them. Well in this match, Brest had a good match where they were able to defend compactly against PSG. They  are getting the fans worried with these kind of results as it’s not what’s required of them if they’ll want to win the league as this result will only redice their performance and it’s going to be quite worrisome. This is a league they ought to be winning without much stress and falling to a draw to a team like Brest is quite worrisome.

 PSG must try not to allow a repetition of this kind of resukt as it could have negative effect on their standings in the log and it’s quite worrisome and least expected. Well they’ll need to improve especially as they got the UCL title in chase at the moment and with this performance they’re not going to go far in the UCL.
974  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: January 30, 2024, 06:52:32 PM

It's understandable to favor Liverpool to win the EFL Cup final against Chelsea, considering the team's capabilities and the desire for silverware. But I think it won't be easy, because Liverpool have never beat Chelsea for years, even in chelsea's bad phase. The threat posed by Manchester City in the Premier League title race shows a realistic understanding of the competition. The Premier League is notoriously competitive, and they has consistently been a formidable opponent.

Football is often unpredictable, and with Liverpool's strong squad and track record, there's always a chance for success. The spirit to give memorable moments for Klopp could become an extra energy to fight for the available trophies. The league cup final against Chelsea and the ongoing Premier League campaign will undoubtedly brings keep fans the extra excitement, and the outcome remains to be seen. I hope Klopp win something in final season in Liverpool.
The EFL Cup Final is approaching and many are already tipping Liverpool to get silverware in this match because they’re obviously the best team at the moment when you compare both teams. Chelsea on  the other hand are one strong and stubborn opponent Liverpool have encountered as they’ll also be ready to challenge Liverpool so as to at least get a silverware even in their bad season.

To the EPL, it’s known to be one very competitive League that’s have enough competition and we can see that already with how Manchester City are already pulling all out and challenging on Liverpool for the league. Well football from last season where City wom the league at the end made me believe in it’s unpredictable nature as surprises could spur up any point. For the EFL in as much as Liverpool are better, I still see Chelsea pulling a surprise in that finals especially if they’ll have a complete and packed squad for that final. Klopp will sure hAve other opportunities at Silverware and losing this won’t be much an issue.
975  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: January 30, 2024, 06:20:05 PM
That is proven because the two need each other in bringing the success of a club. PSG, for example, where they have a number of well-known stars in the previous season, but they also failed to achieve success in the Champions League even though if they see their strength no one doubts the quality of the players they have. Even Manchester City who have a lot of money must build a team that is so long and only under Pep Guardiola's coaching they won the Champions League title.

This time Barcelona is in a difficult phase because it is financially a big problem in modern football because there is no way there are players who are willing to go to the club if they are not paid with the appropriate value. Unless old players who are free of transfer who are calculated they are no longer possible to play in a club that has a number of star players and will also be quite difficult to compete to get a place on the first team.
Well success for a club requires both well known stars who’re determined to win and also huge finance to be able to acquire these players. PSG taken as a case study have some good amount of well known stars in their teAm yet they fail to achieve success in Europe. Manchester City has the financial capacity then what they did next was to build a team and pack it up with the best players in the different positions and that alone has made them one fierce club and has also won them the UCL title. I think PSG needs to get more highly motivated players, players who don’t just want the money but also want to succeed.

 This being done, then i think PSG will be soaring to grEatness. Barcelona are already in a tight corner as they won’t be able to get any big name who could provable turn up and save them from this mess already. So they’ve got to makedo with the current squad because the only option is to acquire old players who can at least offer something on the pitch.
976  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: January 30, 2024, 06:11:16 PM

Liverpool have a bigger advantage in this match because they will be playing at home, after all Chelsea are still said to be less stable while Liverpool are in good condition even though they are being tested by the news of the departure of their coach Jurgen Kloop and there is also no Moh Salah in the team. In my opinion, the possible result that Chelsea can achieve is a draw if they don't want to lose points, but Liverpool will not let Chelsea steal points from them, although surprises can always happen, but I still favor Liverpool to win against Chelsea.

Even though Liverpool were hit by bad news, they remained enthusiastic and did not give up because of this news, of course Liverpool already knew about it before Jurgen Kloop made his statement so that Kloop's departure was still accepted by the team and they will continue to appear impressive because Jurgen Kloop is still accompanying and providing strategies until the end of the season, so even though Chelsea is in good shape in the last 5 matches, it is not good enough compared to Liverpool who are on a winning streak of the last 10 matches.
Well Liverpool being compared to Chelsea currently results that Liverpool are obviously the better team of the 2 right now and they’ve got more advantage because Liverpool are playing at their fortress Anfield. Worry for Liverpool would be that they’ll be without their key players Mo and maybe Trent and this is what will probably cause worry for them.

 Chelsea should try to use this worry of Liverpool to theor advantage and probably get a draw as this could be the only hope of Chelsea, because I think it’ll be quite difficult to defeat Liverpool especially as they’re on a title chase. Well, I would love this fixture because it’ll hold some hight interesting moments and I would love to watch this particular match.

 The worries from the injuries haven’t affected Liverpool performance as they’re currently maintaining a 10 game winning streak and they’ll be going all out for all 3 points so as to give the wide gap on the league. Jurgen has made plans for the injured players and over the past 2 matches, his replacements have all gotten on the scoreboard and not had a bad game, so let’s see how they go with Chelsea by Wednesday.
977  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: January 30, 2024, 06:03:57 PM
Yes, but still Julián Álvarez is not as productive as Erling Haaland, his attacking quality is still very far from Haaland's, so it's only natural that Manchester City's condition is not as strong as when they still had Erling Haaland, and after Erling Haaland returns to the club I'm sure the quality of Manchester City's game will improve because of the combination. between Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland are very strong on the field and the contribution of both is very important to put pressure on the opposing club, if Erling Halaand has recovered Pep Guardiola doesn't feel worried anymore because he believes these two players will play very well, especially in the Premier League and Liga Champions.

Jurgen Kloop is certainly afraid that the return of Manchester City's two key players will be even stronger and could take over the first place currently occupied by Liverpool, therefore Jurgen Kloop feels under great pressure because Kloop's key player is injured, while Manchester City's key player returns. Liverpool's key player suffered an injury so Jurgen Kloop had to think hard so that his club would not experience a decline and continue to perform consistently.
Comparing Julian to Erling is quite crazy even though they play the same position. I think they both got different impact on the field of play and Haaland has more impact because of his strength and height and sharpness with the ball.

 Julian doesn’t have the strength to bully and take on defenders but can sure try to mess with them intelligently but Haaland is one good finisher that can pounce on any defense. Then the combination of an experienced KDB with high intelligence and strength and Haaland who’s got sae qualities, that’s dreadful and one team every opposing club will definitely be afraid of. The return of these players is causing worry for Klopp as he’s also losing most of his players and they’re in a run for the league title, well let’s see how Liverpool will be able to put up a fight and how long they can go with these team .
978  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Africa Football Discussion || Current Topic: AFCON 2023 on: January 30, 2024, 05:41:10 PM

All things considered, Ivory Coast has been the better team and they deserve to win this game. Not many teams would be able to hold on like this the way Senegal has. This goes on to show how good this Senegalese team is.
The problem is Ivory Coast doesn't know how to penetrate Senegal's defense. Senegal defends in such a compact manner. They have been so good.

It's still 1-1 and I believe Ivory Coast would win this game. If it gets to a penalty shootout then it's more of luck. But there's also the fact that Mendy is terrible at penalties.

I can't ask Mane for more because he has given his all and he has been superb so far. His only error for me was not hitting the ball once on one occasion where he received the ball in front of goal. It has been a really interesting game and I believe there will be more coming.

Kudos to the Ivory Coast Team, they deserved the qualification as they were obviously the better team in this match and they deserved to go through. But we must also acknowledge the Senegalesse team who were able to hold on probably because they got am early goal. Some persons are on Mane’s neck for not hitting on his goal, but I’ll love to remind them that they’re in one fierce competition that has crazy importance and the pressure on him playing the host is enough reason to make you miscalculate. Well the match has ended and the host won on penalties and they’re through to the quarterfinals.

 Now in this quarterfinals, they’ll ought to go and work on themselves more because they’ve always had issues with scoring and that was almost an issue for them here if not for the penalty that was converted from open play that took the match to extra time. Yes they play the ball nicely and their progression is quite impressive but the issue of hitting the goals is quite worrisome and they need to work on that if they want to get something in this competition.
979  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: January 30, 2024, 10:20:30 AM

Well, apart from increasing popularity, competition is very important both for the club and perhaps for Bemzema who has a big name. As for Benzema's performance, he never showed his best game, it is very natural because the style of the coaching system that previously handled Al Ittihad was not ideal for Karim Benzema's typical game. apart from that, Nuno Santo tends to prefer counterattacking rather than playing offensively in crucial matches. It is normal for Al Ittihad to experience problems if they only rely on Karim Benzema, Fabinho and Ngolo Kante. while other players are not as reliable. most importantly, players who are able to support Benzema in the attack line. like Al Nassr, in the first season Al Nassr was mediocre. however, this season, Ronaldo is supported by players who are truly competent in their respective positions. whether it's wing, midfielder and pivot.

Regardless of what you say, I just read the news. Chelsea, Arsenal absent from Karim Benzema race and it looks like Benzema will stay in Saudi Pro League. the thing is, it looks like neither Arsenal nor Chelsea have any way of getting past the massive £2m-a-week wages and TEAMtalk can confirm that they won't be able to bring Benzema to Stanford Bridge this season. likewise with Arsenal, TEAMtalk has been told that Arsenal will not sign Benzema and leave the competition early after having conversations with Benzema's agent. Meanwhile Lyon, tried their best to try and sign Benzema this month but it was very difficult to achieve or make it happen. well, Benzema's future is currently uncertain. So, ideally Benzema will stay with AL Ittihad and the club must improve its team with several newcomers who can help Benzema on the front lines.
New signings and putting the team in a dilemma of evicting and retaining one out of two options. When the situation happened with Ronaldo, it was said that it's cos of his influence, money and capacity. Now it's Benzema's turn, what will be said. For me I'd blame Saudi league because the teams are trying all their possible best to be recognized. Al Nassr before Ronaldo joined weren't heard about. All of a sudden, they're talked about occasionally.

 It's rumoured that the league wants to secure a spot in the UEFA champions league and they shouldn't be blamed for doing all it takes to make meaning.They'd rather do away with those that doesn't really matter and retain those that actually do matter. It's kind of life's lifestyle. No doubt every team there, if in that situation will do the same as Al Nassr had done or even worse. It's all for a purpose. I don't know but likely in the coming months, we should expect to see more of these occurrences.
980  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: January 30, 2024, 09:30:04 AM

I fully agree here and as for the first point you brought up, yes exactly, Girona is playing their open style with high pace and a lot of offensive pressure and it comes at a cost. But if they were bad in their offensive game, it wouldn't pay off and they were probably to be found somewhere in the middle of the table. But they understand very well what their strength is and they exploit their potential to its fullest. Now imagine they finish the season as the title winner and then know that they have to improve their defense next season. They are in a great position to sign new players for their defense. They have the money as their is a huge investment fund behind the club. This could become a success story in the next few years that nobody really anticipated.

I again agree as the trend is the same. Both teams only lost one game and they tie a game every now and then, but I don't see how any of these two teams would have a losing streak anytime soon.
Girona has been doing really well in the soccer season, surprising everyone with their great performance. Even though Girona even Girona is playing perfectly, I expected Girona to win when they faced Mallorca because they are not in a total good shape, especially since the match was a Copa del Rey game. The most surprising part for me was that Mallorca actually won with a little goal margin even after giving enough goal gaps from the beginning.

 But in my opinion it still won't be that easy because to become a leader in La Liga you have to have deeper experience. even competing with popular teams in La Liga is not an easy task because popular teams have more experience with various strategies to be able to regain their position first. but I really hope there is something different this season Girona must become the leader in La Liga to see new history without the boredom of seeing every season led by a team that always dominates La Liga. Madrid for sure won't make it so easy for them and so let's anticipate how the remaining weeks of the season would turn out
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