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2021  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers on: September 10, 2023, 09:06:37 AM
Harry Maguire is perform good as a striker, he contributed 3 shoots, that's more higher than Saka and Kane Cheesy

England looks hungry and want to score a goal, but they aren't aware with their defense and this make Ukraine use this advantage to score a goal.

Now Ukraine is ahead to Italy, it's a big joke if Italy can't qualified in the next round. I'm expecting Italy will try anything in order to win against Ukraine.

Italy is better in quality compared to Northern Macedonia and also Ukraine,the fact that they did not win against North Macedonia yesterday is of course is a big minus to their campaign and looking how things are going if they don't win against Ukraine they are once again out of the Euro 2024 and this is a really bad result for them.

Usually the debut of an Italian coach does not go well looking historical data but that does not mean that things will not improve for Italy,month of October is next station of qualifiers and that is crucial not only for Italy,also for the other groups where we have some wide open groups.
2022  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: September 09, 2023, 10:35:55 PM
Also, in the next match, AS Roma seems to have been able to play Lukaku and thus, AS Roma should be able to get their first three points this season. After all, the fact is that Empoli also does not have a good record when playing against AS Roma and therefore, at this moment also Empoli still does not seem to have the ability to win. Moreover, if I consider the odds available at the moment, it is at least clear that AS Roma are very favored to win. So yes, I personally still believe that AS Roma will get a win in the match against Empoli in the next match in Serie A.
Yes, AS Roma's journey at the start of this season could be said to be quite bad. This must be a blow for Mou because after all, his club is currently in the relegation zone. Although in some matches, Mou was not the one on the coaching bench during the match. Mou still has a chance to prove that Roma can rise again. At least when they face Empoli later, they can actually get the full 3 points, so they can immediately get out of the relegation zone. This is truly an embarrassing achievement for Mou. Empoli is also not a club that performs well, even below Roma, so if Roma loses again, it will be very embarrassing. Although I am sure that Roma will still win vs Empoli.

I think that Roma lacks the quality behind in their defense as in attack Bellotti is doing pretty well.What is not working in the Roma team is their defense which usually cost the games to the team,I should not point out of course a single point a failure in a team as they are a team and when the team wins is the merit of all of them and when they lose they lose together.So to get things together Roma should do everything in their power to win against Empoli in this upcoming encounter after the Euro qualifiers finish,the chances are for Roma to win against a team like Empoli but if they fail to win even this game then things are quite bad for Roma.
2023  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How does an online Foodbetting site sound? on: September 08, 2023, 07:51:13 PM
Eating is like the opposite of a sport.
Who's going to watch people eat for fun?

Yeah,I find those stupid tournaments of people extremely obese who compete with each other who eats the most hamburgers in the shortest amount of time,I have seen some of them several years ago and some people even vomit during the tournament,nothing attractive.

The same would be with food betting,who would love to bet on guys that eat more hamburgers than others,that is non sense for many classical sport bettors who most likely bet on soccer,tennis,basketball,baseball and F1 as the most preferred sports to bet on.
2024  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏁🏎️ Sportsbet.io🏁 FORMULA 1 2023 Season🏁🏎️Prediction Pool Discussion Thread on: September 08, 2023, 07:28:28 PM
^  Wait, you saying that Verstappen is good just because of his car..?  Then why can't Perez make the drivers championship close?  I think right now, at this version of Verstappen, in the same car he'll edge out Sainz, Russell and Leclerc.  It's Hamilton who could really make it close imho.  But that's just me.


No but is the combination, Verstappen is the best driver or one of the best drivers in the best car.

When Perez is in a good day he also has 1 second lap time faster in races ahead of the other cars, so it is definitely the best car.

Verstappen is capitalizing on this car just like Vettel did before with the same team when he won 4 Championships,then Hamilton did the same with Mercedes where he won 6 Championships with them,1 with McLaren he had a long time ago in 2008.So as Sainz said,it is not Verstappen fault that he drives this well,each team had an equal chance of working on creating the best car,Redbull did it and now Verstappen is enjoying the benefits.

Redbull is the strongest car even by Lewis Hamilton when he said Max would not be enjoying himself so much if I was in the same car as him like he is enjoying now with Perez as a team mate.
2025  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A History of Sports Betting on: September 08, 2023, 03:58:00 PM
Yes gambling is old as old as human nature being first played with dice if I am not correct 4000 years before Christ and it is natural then to have started some sort of sport betting like which one outline each other.The fact is that sport betting has evolved a lot as now we have tons of markets on a single game or event.Spreads are good for people who get bored and really sad when they lose the money line bets in a continuous way and they like to only bet on different type of bets.I am one of such persons that hate when I lose money lines on odds of 1.30 for example and I have found a better way which is to bet on this additional type of bets.
2026  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers on: September 08, 2023, 01:00:20 PM
Slovakia and Portugal will play today.

Portugal has the advantage in the group - four wins in four matches with a total score of 14:0.
Slovakia started with a rather sensational loss of points against Luxembourg (0:0). After that game, Francesco Calzona's team won three matches in a row.

That score of 14:0 pretty much sums up everything and I agree with the bookies this time that most probably if Portugal will get a victory here are already qualified to the Euro 2024,not that if they don't win tonight they will not qualify as now that I see the points they are qualified already.The point is that Slovakia has shown great performances beside that game against Luxembourg but against Portugal I doubt they would do much,I would consider a very good result for them even if they get a draw and manage to not lose tonight.In their group most probably these two teams will qualify further.
2027  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Betting Features on any Banking or Financial apps should be Removed on: September 08, 2023, 12:39:37 PM
I noticed something lately. Although it has been there for a long while but the time I have spent on this board is making me see things. I do not know if this is how it is in other parts of the world but I noticed that in my banking app, there a betting feature where the user can place a bet on any match directly from the app.

Honestly, I hate it and I think that this feature should be removed so as to protect consumers from potential harm promote responsible financial practices and maintain the integrity of financial institutions. Bodies in charge of betting regulations should start here by establishing guidelines or restrictions prohibiting betting features within banking and financial apps. My submission is that betting features on any banking or financial apps should be removed to discourage compulsive gambling and irresponsible gambling. Do you agree with this perspective?


The above image is the UX for a mobile baking app in my country.



I think that if that feature is removed maybe it is better for the consumers of the app but not that better for the makers of the app,so in here we have two different points of interest which is also "a point of conflict" for such interest.In order to make it fair to both sides so the makers of the app do not lose consumers who may prefer betting,they can add asking extra details for people who want to use that feature by implementing a very strict KYC that asks for selfie with mobile app,proof of address,and bank statement.This would make sure that people who may think let's try this betting option will be turned away when they will see such big requirements only to bet.
2028  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Ambivalent attitude to gambling on: September 08, 2023, 09:00:45 AM
No gambler treated gambling as entertainment all the time he is playing, there will always be a time of changing or shifting your mindset, we are tempted to be like that, we are just humans and tempted to be greedy especially when money is involved.
It's mean your self control skill is bad and you need to think what's the reason your mindset is changed. I was a gambler who gamble for money, but mostly I didn't achieve my goal and I'm not happy with the result. After that I learn to change my mindset to gamble only for entertain, regardless of the outcome is, I always happy since gambling is fun. Until now my mindset is never changed and gamble is always to entertain for me.
Gambling should really be for fun
Gambling should really be for entertainment
Gambling should really be a past time
Gambling should really be that leisure generally

If you do have this kind of mindset on the time that you do play gambling then you wouldnt really be putting yourself on such condition on which you are really that desperate on making money with gambling.
On the time that you would really be changing up your attitude or whatsoever behavior you would really be having then you would really be finding yourself into much trouble later on.
It all matters on how you would be handling yourself on such engagement on these things which it isnt limited on gambling but also into others.If you arent that able to balance
between good and bad things then you would be able to encounter some headaches later on.
I strongly agree to that. It should not be like a daily job where we get stressed out while doing it. It is made to make a game more fun by adding something on the line and making it more exciting to watch or play.
Yes, the truth is a human being's perspective is to always win but we cannot do that every day. A business should also make some profits for it to continue running, they could not just give away all their money like a charity.
There is always a losing point when in comes to casino betting and this is why I love sports betting more than it. I just play casino when I feel bored and would like to challenge the house in a game of Keno or slot games that are fun and where combos are being made.
I don't like losing and this is why I just bet cents of a dollar in slots, it's not a lot but when it hits a jackpot, it could be something else and that's when I will withdraw.  Cheesy

When we understand that the casino is just for fun, when we finally understand that concept, it is easier to assimilate everything, because even losses are seen as something normal, and it is as I have said in many threads, it is very good to see the casino as a means of entertainment where what one does is pay for a service, and in that service when emphasis is placed on what is known, for example, one plays slots, one pays 20 usd to play, in those 20 usd if you are willing to spend it all at once, At least my technique is to make the minimum bets all the time, until you see how everything develops, and that is pure fun, because you have matured a lot and can no longer suffer addiction under any circumstances.

There are players who say that they must bet enough to have enough profits and yes, they are right, if you bet a lot the profits are excellent, but how do you do it if you push a lot and lose everything? In my case, if I bet a lot and lose everything, I must collect for a long time to have a respectable balance just to play, then everything will stay there, and the playing time decreases, if I play with little money, obviously I will have very minimal winnings, but with that I am satisfied, that to be profitable, it is a lie that with little money I make a lot, unless you play slot machines and win, but you have to have unique luck.

An ambiguity of the game can be that, although normally one as a player cannot have the illusion of winning all the time, it is common to lose in the game and it should not be a reason for shame , as long as things are done responsibly, everything is fine.

You're absolutely right that there's no guarantee of winning all the time in gambling. Losing is a natural part of the process, and it shouldn't be a source of shame, as long as you're playing responsibly within your means. Staying mindful of your budget and treating the casino as a source of entertainment rather than a way to make money is a wise approach to enjoy the experience without unnecessary stress

No sounded people in their right mind start the gambling journey as a different thing than entertainment.The problem starts usually when you start winning and you think to yourself,I won once so I can most probably win again and often maybe,so you keep playing longer and longer which in the end brings the inevitable situation of lost amounts and a lot of stress.Smart people study this and do a cold headed analysis of what have happened and they see that this is not going well and they stop.Unfortunately such people are very few,the majority continue chasing loses which in turn brings them even further in gambling addiction.
2029  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: September 08, 2023, 07:43:21 AM
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...For some players there is something like too much workload and that can have negative consequences for them. Bellingham seems to be ready to go the full distance in a season.
This would be good if conditions were like that. And it will be even better if in the future there will be no problems related to injuries. Because at this age, Bellingham's career should still be long. How his career goes in the future will also depend on his and Real Madrid's consistency in optimizing his talent. This will be a great combination if Bellingham can continue to improve his skills and remain solid in the team.



Yes but what we can already see is the praise and recognition that Bellingham gets is fundamentally different from that which Mbappe gets playing for PSG.

If Bellingham wants to become the best player in the world and also win those rewards, his choice to go to Real Madrid was exactly the right one. Mbappe playing for PSG will have a hard time because this leads to an instand discredit when the player of the year choices are made. Playing for Real Madrid and being the best is simply different from playing for PSG and being the best.

Mbappe is doing the right thing for his wallet, but he is doing the wrong thing for his career in terms of personal achievements. Real Madrid should have been his first choice.

That is 100% right.Bellingham is showing great performance at Real Madrid,he has been scoring goals and doing great personal performances with the team,he even scored that 96th minute goal in front of the home fans against Getafe which gave Real Madrid those vital 3 points to make it 12 points in 4 games.

Mbappe should have moved out of PSG as the maximum he will achieve there is the Ligue 1 trophy,based on Paris players I don't think they stand a chance to win the Champions which Bellingham stand with Real Madrid,so definitely a wrong professional choice for Mbappe.
2030  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: September 08, 2023, 07:24:27 AM
Quote from: flipme
Inter have extended Simone Inzaghi's contract until 2025. I think they made the right choice. Last season they reached the final of the Champions League. Also, they finished 3rd in Serie A. Simone Inzaghi is performing well for the squad he has. They started this season with 3 wins in 3 games. Their next game in the league will be against Milan. Before this derby match they gave Simone Inzaghi a boost with this new contract.
I think Inter are a better team than Milan, but I don't want to predict the result of the match because derby matches are always open to surprise results.
This new contract will enable Simone Inzaghi to display potential skills in this season that will make their team to achieve what they have not achieve before in the Italian league and champions league competition. Inter started well last season that made them to maintain a good position, because their players was performing well until they begin to experience some challenges at the middle of the tournament because some of their players was experiencing injuries  that gave Napoli opportunity to top the Italian league table to win the trophy Last season. If Milan play what they played last match to defeated their opponent to embraced three points that made them to be among the top teams in the Italian league table this season, I think Inter will loose points from this match because Milan will never allow draw 1-1 to happen in this match.
Last year, Inter played an excellent game in the Champions League final, but were defeated in the final because their squad was weaker in terms of quality than their opponent. Simone Inzaghi looks in tune with his team and knows what to expect from his players. This increases the performance of the players. The names in the squad consist of players who can win the league championship. They started the league well this season and I think they will continue like this. Both teams can win the Milan match, I can't say anything clearly yet. But it's sure to be a good match.
Extending the coach's contract also provides confidence to the team. In this way, they can make their plans more easily. If the team is as successful as last year, Inter can become league champions.

Simone Inzaghi is an excellent coach. Inter Milan were not favorites for the Champions League last season. Even so, the team managed to qualify for the finals. Inter Milan was basically a mediocre team. Thanks to the efforts of coach Simone Inzaghi, they have been able to perform well in the Champions League as well. Simone Inzaghi is trying to strengthen his team this season. And Simone Inzaghi's main target this season is to win the Serie A title. And this is the goal the team is moving towards. They won the first three matches of the season.

Inter Milan vs AC Milan match will be competitive. Both teams are in great form now. Both teams are unbeaten so far. However, in the face-to-face match between these two teams, Inter Milan is the favorite. Inter Milan have won all four of their last 5 head-to-head matches. Besides, the next match is Inter Milan's home match. I consider Inter Milan as favourites.

They play in the same stadium so the home factor won't matter much here,this game is a derby and any result is acceptable in such games.I think though that Inter Milan can never be called a mediocre team with all the great players they have and that most of them were also playing last season with them,the coach has made a great job in optimizing these players to bring the best out of all of them.

Inter is favorite of course because they have in theory better players than Milan and both teams are performing well in Serie A,it can be a good point to start and extend the lead if Inter wins this game which I believe most likely they will do so.
2031  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers on: September 08, 2023, 07:04:05 AM
One of the most interesting groups here in the qualifiers is definitely group E which yesterday Albania made it even more interesting by scoring the most beautiful goal of the night,even put on UEFA Instagram page with a statement and what is most important is that they luckily stopped Czech at home while the only shot on goal they made was the goal.Czech is now leading the group with 8 points,Albania 7 points and Poland 6 points.This Poland team was whispered from bad performance yesterday from their own fans as they are not showing any good game except Lewandowski which saved the game yesterday night.Now on Sunday they have to win in Albania in order to be optimized for qualification which certainly won't be easy.
2032  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: September 08, 2023, 06:34:00 AM
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I am a McLaren fan and at McLaren I didn't like him much but I must have been wrong as that must have been the car limitation.Now Sainz at Ferrari is showing that when he has a really good performing car like the one in Monza which had great speed in the straight he kept Verstappen behind for 15 laps and if it were not for his personal mistake I think he would have kept him behind at least until lap 25-28 the lap when he did the pit stop.If Ferrari increase in performance I am sure Sainz will do too.

Leclerc extension is also good for Ferrari as there are not available many good drivers to replace him and that is why he is still a good option for them.

Sainz's recent performance is arguably better than what Leclerc has shown in recent races. He just needs to get a good team that can treat him well and can communicate well with him. The rumors that Sainz will move to the Audi team seems to be a good thing for him, considering that he just needs a good car and Audi will probably be able to give him that and maybe it will give him a better performance.

Audi in recent years has improved a lot as a brand being now competing directly with Mercedes or BMW and in many European countries being preferred as the top brand in the world by the customers.This however does not mean that they will be performing well right away in the F1 as they have no experience in F1,sure they have a lot of experience in Le Mans series and even won them with the R17 version of the race car (not sure about this) but in Formula 1 you need a whole lot more than that.I agree though,they can improve pretty quickly and Sainz will be happy to be there when this happens.
2033  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: September 08, 2023, 06:13:39 AM
The promotion teams until week 4 so far haven't showed their best performance and if compared between Luton, Sheffield United and Burnley so far only Sheffield United is slightly better because they got 1 point from Everton but this is far to called as good performance because basically these teams still unable to gets their first winning on premier league and before the season begin i was expect Burnley will be able to being an dark horses team because under Company last season this team was showing impressive performance at championship division but clearly i was wrong about that because until today Burnley has experience 3 losing streak
How could we expect the promoted team to perform greatly in EPL? The promoted team was just competing in a tough competition compared with the championship division. It means if those clubs are just facing more competitive league compared with the previous division.
It's a common thing to see the promoted club unable to perform better caused by the good clubs would not be relegated to the lower divison than EPL. Just try to remind you if luton has become the only team that has ever promoted in EPL rnow.
We can't expect luton to perform better than the championship division caused by it lacks of experienced players who have ever competed in EPL.
Burnley, Everton, Luton, and Sheffield are among the teams that could potentially be competing to avoid relegation and climb out of the bottom zone.

For these teams it is true that we cannot expect more from these teams but for me that is not because they are playing in a much tougher league than the Championship,the problem is that some of these teams have not upgraded their team to be able to perform and contend with the teams being already in the Premier League and most likely these will be the results of such teams that when they will win a game it would be considered a surprise result.

Boring weekend this one without Premier League action due to Euro 2024 qualifiers but luckily they will be out of the way this weekend and in the next one we will be back here talking about Premier League action again.
2034  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you gamble because you don't have sufficient money? on: September 07, 2023, 09:49:50 AM
I was in argument with someone. His view is that people who gamble are those that what they have is not sufficient for them and so they try to make more money from gambling. He said if you have sufficient money to take care of your needs that you won't think of gambling. He made reference to some rich people, who don't gamble because they have sufficient money to even gift to charity but that those rich who still gamble are only addicted to it not just because of the money. Therefore, that the percentage of the rich gambling is very small compared to those in middle class and lower class.

So my question is, is the percentage of the rich gambling lower than the middle and lower class?

I used to have a friend who worked as a croupier in a small casino. She recounted many different situations that occur in casinos, but in general, all of them happened to people with money, businessmen and production managers. In general, people who can afford to lose a couple thousand dollars every month. Therefore, I think that those who have money mostly go to the casino in order to get more, to play with luck and experience adrenaline. There are no poor people there, they are all working, trying to ensure their existence, they are not up to adrenaline.

There could be a study of this or just a survey whether the rich gamble to make more or just enjoy adrenaline. To me the rich gambles more with precision to make money not with luck. Their gamble is to secure more money which could lie to investing and a sure way to make money than relying on luck. One way the rich gambles with security in mind is betting on odds like 1.10.

Its the gambler with lesser funds who are more prone to riskier bets in the hopes to hit the biggie.


Which way else to gamble that you don't have to depend on luck @bittraffic. No matter how we try to protect ourselves from lose in the game we are betting by even going for smaller odds, they are still at risk of loss. If the rich guys bet with a huge amount of money for a more easier winning game, they sometimes lose. I have witnessed that severally. Example, a guy lost $1,000 two consecutive times on a single bet he played and not until the third time that he won, so he is still chasing his $1,000 back. Betting is luck no matter how we try to reduce our risk.

That is obvious.If betting were not luck and only skill you would have seen casinos closing up and not opening up with the speed that we see new casinos are showing themselves trying to catch their market share.I agree that chances are extremely low when you play with the lowest bet as when you play 1000 dollars with 0.10 dollar as a bet it takes a whole lot of time for you to lose that money and even the slot provider will be bored and offer you some catches,it will usually give you some big wins with that amount of bet and you will raise the bet and it is here where the bad things happen,you lose money very fast as soon as you raise your bet.
2035  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Success or Fail? - Talking about Gambling as a major income on: September 07, 2023, 09:23:47 AM
Gambling is generally legally illegal and socially unacceptable I also think it is wrong to consider gambling as the main source of income. There is no exact guarantee of what the amount of law will be here. You absolutely can many people in the world have made a fortune from gambling but it doesn't guarantee that you can. Even if you gamble the best how to get rich there is still a risk of losing uses it compulsively or feels out of control.
Can't adopted as gambling is the main source income, we are gambling and never any platform will make us easily in the winning trend every time betting, impossible any website gambling make us richest than in the reality the owner of gambling can earn much money or profitable. For enjoying moment awhile with gambling platform is not matter but don't try to make gambling is the way for main income because can loss all money we have for getting winning in gambling.
Have more experience is not important in gambling platform because not guarantee will win every bet time and keep away with mindset gambling for main source income in daily day.

That is normal as no man on earth can win every bet they place I assume in sport betting because in slot machines that is plain impossible.Even in sports where analysis and different star players make a difference it can be difficult to have it as a source of income as anyone can hit a streak of lost bets which can be enough to be devastating to one's family economy.

The best thing to do as some scholars say is to invest money you are willing to lose in gambling in something else,this way you get two good things out of one deed,your gambling dependence will slow down and you can also have side benefits from the investments you make.
2036  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: September 07, 2023, 07:51:50 AM
As expected another easy win for MAx.

Driver of the day, Sainz without any doubt. Today he has been a monster.

Yup...  Is Leclerc just not trying hard to get as much from his car anymore?  I feel like he's starting to fade and just want to get this season over and done with to start anew on 2024.  He says Ferrari promised him a really good car next year.  I think it's a crock of sht as the Ferrari brass just wants him to commit and sign a new long term contract.

But we'll see and I hope I'm wrong.  Seeing RBR winning a lot of podiums again next year would be meh.

Italian GP 2023:  Race Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd9eALWJRzY

Seeing how Leclerc has performed in the last few races, I quite agree with what you say. Leclerc doesn't look like he's trying any better with the car he drives. He seemed to be trying to play it safe, even though if he could play better he should be able to get a better position. I think if Sainz continues to get unfair treatment from Ferrari, maybe he will leave this team for a better team.

I don't think Sainz has ever received unfair treatment from Ferrari and in fact in this last race his radio message "Guys let's bring this home" was fully supported by the team which told Leclerc soon after,race to the end but let's not risk it.
I think that Leclerc got really nervous by this message and that is why he made those many mistakes which completely consumed his tires during his fight against Sainz,if he was a bit more calm I am pretty confident he would have passed Sainz in the end as Sainz was racing already with the tires gone.

@swogerino Ferrari wants to retain Leclerc why I don’t understand because he’s been a mediocre driver and has done nothing to earn an extension on his current contract. Lastly I agree with you’ll about Sainz and I personally feel that Ferrari should allow him now to take more leads because he’s actually doing well and can deliver unlike Leclerc who’s just not doing enough in my personal opinion.

I am a McLaren fan and at McLaren I didn't like him much but I must have been wrong as that must have been the car limitation.Now Sainz at Ferrari is showing that when he has a really good performing car like the one in Monza which had great speed in the straight he kept Verstappen behind for 15 laps and if it were not for his personal mistake I think he would have kept him behind at least until lap 25-28 the lap when he did the pit stop.If Ferrari increase in performance I am sure Sainz will do too.

Leclerc extension is also good for Ferrari as there are not available many good drivers to replace him and that is why he is still a good option for them.
2037  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: September 07, 2023, 07:28:32 AM
Barcelona have become stronger with Xavi, but to win La Liga is not enough, in order to prove how strong they are, for this you need to show good results in the Champions League. This year they are more fortunate with rivals in the group stage, most likely they will not have big problems to reach the playoffs together with Porto, Antwerp and Shakhtar are not the teams that can compete with Barcelona.
Actually winning La Liga tittle is seems enough prove how compete Xavi Hernandez as Barcelona head coach, they have missed with La Liga tittle almost three years and arriving Xavi can helped Barcelona winning back La Liga tittle. But still face problem when Barcelona playing in UEFA Champion League, have been two season in a row Barcelona failed for qualifying from group stage and this season time for him to make Barcelona get chance qualify to next round and winning Champion League tittles.

Current drawing group in Champion League, actually Barcelona not face difficult group what happen last season how to fight with Bayern and Inter, but in this season Barcelona looks in easy group because Porto, Antwerp and Shakhtar is not really difficult opponent for Barcelona.

I think this time Xavi has fine tuned the squad to perform well in the Champions League,I am sure he has found a place for every player and the results are showing this in the La Liga as a beginning while they are doing relatively well and I only see increase in performance for them from game to game even in difficult games like the last one against Osasuna where they won late in the second half showing character.

In Champions League they most probably will do well this time and they will pass the group stage,they have at least enough firepower to do so.Last year they didn't do well as their main objective was definitely La Liga while in this season they are fighting in two fronts.
2038  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: September 07, 2023, 06:56:49 AM
We will see it after the match starts, although indeed Head to Head Arsenal against Sevilla can still be said to be a draw and I do not deny it, but what Sevilla showed today is very bad in the match they live, if they don't rise then the opportunity For the second position the group was very small, I know how to potentially the Spanish League team, when compared to PSV on the league it is very different, but what they show today is the power that is increasingly growing well. I am honestly quite confident with Sevilla because last season they ranked 4th in the LaLiga standings, Sevilla if seen from this side did have a very good chance, but for some reason I was very doubtful about the appearance they had given lately.
Last season Sevilla was ranked 12th in the La Liga standings. In the 2022 season, Seville looks quite promising, being able to compete with Barcelona and Madrid. but last season they really performed badly. and now they're off to a much better start than last season.
However, we see that Sevilla is not good in La Liga competition. but they performed well in the Europa League. and even forced Man City to a penalty shootout in the European Super Cup.
Sevilla has a chance to qualify in the Champions League group phase. otherwise, they will return to the Europa League.
Sevilla will have a big chance of becoming champions in the European League competition if they fail in the group phase and only finish third, but for Sevilla being able to qualify for the group phase in the Champions League would be better, because they will get quite a big prize, especially if they succeed to survive in the knockout rounds, but that is a very tough job for Sevilla and it looks like it will be difficult to achieve considering how they are struggling this season in local competitions to win.
Sevilla are just lucky to be in the easy group, and they will have a chance to win the match. The more wins they achieve in the group phase will provide money to those who are experiencing financial difficulties because it is reported that they are in debt and that is quite affecting the team's performance.
Despite the fact that Sevilla has been very  outstanding in the UEFA Europa League competition, it's still not a guarantee that they'll do well in the competition this season if they fail to progress from the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.
Sevilla has been very poor with their results in the Spanish La Liga this season and are yet to record a point in since the start of the league season so if they don't improve their performance it'll affect the mentality of the players thereby stopping them from having a good European outing be it in the Europa League that they're the most successful club of the competition.

They said the same for Sevilla last year but they were eliminated from Europa League as they were playing poorly both in La Liga and there,the same as this year where they have started in the worse possible way and I doubt they will be able to join an European competition any time soon,it is a shame as this team is the team who have won the most the Europa League and in the last decade they have also been present in the Champions League.If they don't improve their game they even risk to get out of the La Liga and join La Liga 2 which would a very bad happening for them.

Let's hope they do well in the Champions first and then seen how they proceed but I got a huge amount of doubts about them performing nice.
2039  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: September 07, 2023, 06:21:49 AM
If they plan to do well this season with Harry Maguire and Johnny Evans who couldn't secure a playing time under Sir Alex Ferguson, then I think the club is a big joke and really needs the glaziers out for things to turn around, because the club has been so poorly run to the extent that it's got to this point, where they'll partner an old man and a finished player as there starting CB options till there main options recover from injury.
 I feel so pity for united because if these are the available options in that position to face Brighton after the international break then they should expect another thrashing from De Zerbi's team this year,  fans better pray Martinez and lindelof are both fit before then if not they'll end up being embarrassed and backlashed this season by rival fans,all I can say is that I feel so sorry for Erik Ten Hags managerial career.
Conceding two goals in injury time against Arsenal on Emirates ground, I totally understand the facts and Statistically data behind the game. Manchester united needs restructuring because they're suffering tremendously. Mere checking, it happens to be in deep mess this season, without adding any potential backup players for Alejandro Martinez, is best we shouldn't talk about it. Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans are the only replacement for these injured players. Erik Ten Hag made a wrong choice by relenting on the primary players that would have played for the Red Devils.  

Manchester united shall have focused on the defensive line. The fact that if defensive line has always become the major weakness of manchester united. The match against arsenal has proven that. It's really painful to see that how ten hag has been taking the wrong decision.
It's time for manchester united stop to use meguire and evan. These guys were useless. The attacking line seems better with hojlund as a striker. Meguire has no competence in playing as a defender.
I don't even know how can he become a professional footballer. Ten hag needs to stop to use him. The better to take junior from its own academic to play in the main club.
When talking about Manchester United's defense and which of their defenders that shouldn't be used on big games, I think Jonny Evans should be an exception to that discussion because we saw him at Leicester City and how good a defender he was for them.
I think the only defender that Manchester United should do anything in within their reach and get rid of is Harry Maguire because the Englishman has never lived up to expectations since he was signed for a then record fee for a defender.

That maybe was always a problem Maguire always wanted to give Manchester United fans the best performance from him and feeling such pressure he has made so many errors,big errors which in turn have cost Manchester United many vital points in the Premier League and also elimination from Europa League last year.

Based on that I agree,they should get rid of him by selling him at a good price if they find some other team that are willing to buy him but considering how many bad errors he has made I think big interest will not be for him or at least not with the value Manchester United is looking to get from him.
2040  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Sportsbet.io's English Premier League Football Pool Discussion Thread on: September 06, 2023, 02:16:50 PM
And I don't see anything outstanding in his track record. He only gave results that corresponded to the level of the team (by the way, not always, like with Bayern, for example), but in order to become a legend (and not just a statistical record on Wikipedia), you need to jump above your head.
People tend to ignore consistency like that is what is expected from bug teams, but not all top coaches achieve that and none have done it at the level that Guardiola has done, while introducing a beautiful style of play that other clubs struggle to compete against.

Greatness is expected from Barcelona, but since Pep left they have fallen short of that far too many times. Manchester City were nothing close to the unplayable team they are today and that is due to the genius of Pep Guardiola.

How do you propose Pep can jump above his head?

- Jay -

I also think that what Manchester City has achieved is in big part (70%) for me Guardiola merit.Another big merit is the group management who is managing Manchester City as they have given Guardiola more than enough time to implement his style of play into this team and on top of that they have usually complied with what Guardiola have asked them regarding players to buy and to sell,so it is this duo that has brought Manchester City this far and I doubt they will stop anytime soon,these people I am sure are hungry for more.
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