The rules says members and members starts from junior member going up to legendary.
* For the newbie it's required that the newbie has to wager at least $1000 and I am not a newbie. The instructions are quite clear. This is just a competition I wonder why you taking this too personal.
I think we need to get the members' issues straight here. I think the members we mean are Member Rank, with a minimum of 60 activities and 10 merit earned. I think this will be quite fair because the member rank requirement will minimize the occurrence of multiple accounts because to reach member rank you have to get 10 merits from other members. |
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Honestly, they should take advantage of this as much as they can because next year they will not have Mbappe. I am sure that they can get a lot more players later on when the salary cap from Mbappe is wide open, which means that they could get someone great or a multiple great guys but still they would be closer. I think other teams may have slight chance next year, depends on the players they will get of course, if they get amazing players then maybe it won't be really needed anymore.
If you pay attention to the player spending table above, you can see that only Monaco, a team from Ligue 1 apart from PSG, is included in the top 20 list. This proves that PSG has everything to monopolize the League. They have money and can take any player by offering a very large contract. This will certainly make it difficult for other teams to find the players they need to beat PSG. If Mbappe officially leaves next season I think other teams still have no chance of beating PSG's dominance in the league. Unless other players can find talented players like hidden gems. |
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They've got upcoming fixtures against tougher teams and if they couldn't win the easy games I wonder how they'll survive those 3 especially the league match against Leipzig and the UCL game with Lazio. Left for me, i don't see Bayern lifting this season's trophy, they might have been lucky last season but there's no hope for them lately and I give credit to Leverkusen's Xabi Alonso for mounting pressure on Tuchel which caused a decline in Bayern's form.
Munich has lost to Frankfurt and Bochum. I think other teams in the Bundesliga will try to copy the tactics these two teams used to beat Munich. This will be a challenge for Tuchel to rotate players and change the team's playing tactics if he no longer wants to lose. The next matches are against Leipzig and Freiburg. Both teams have a chance to beat Munich if Munich is still in this bad form. |
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Milan may actually end up losing, not because they are worse, but because it's obvious that they will play defensive, and not attack too much, they got an easy win anyway, so no need to attack and score, hence why defensive strategy will be the way to go, even if they lose 1-0 or 2-0 then they still go up.
Even though Milan is stronger than Rennes, I will bet on Rennes winning in the second leg. As you said with a 3-0 lead I think Milan will try to rotate their players and rest some of their core players. This is done to provide experience to substitute players and to maintain player fitness. So Milan will play defensively in the second leg. They have no problem if they lose 0-1 or 0-2. Because in my opinion it is impossible for Rennes to score more than 2 goals against Milan who use defensive tactics. |
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Hojlund has always been seen as a great striker and unfortunately he is in a mismanaged team right now. If yo uswap Haaland and Hojlund, I bet you that Hojlund would have more goals. This isn't to say that Hojlund is better, of course I think Haaland is better, but if you put Haaland in United, even he wouldn't be all that amazing, not because Haaland is bad, but because United is bad.
I a gree with you. Hojlund is one of the best strikers currently. He is still very young so he could have the potential to develop further in the future. Although to be honest, Hojlund's quality is still below Haaland's, but as you said, Hojlund is in the wrong team. United were poor and Hojlund was not often provided with the ball from the middle. I hope Hojlund can get a better team in the future. But if you look at his contract which ends in 2028, I think Hojlund should try to attract the interest of other teams to buy him. |
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I predict that Bayern Munich won't reach the final round if there is no change in their performance. Sure, if Bayern Munich fails to win the UCL trophy, Tuchel may be fired after the season is over. Bayern management must expect to get the best in this competition, it won't be acceptable for the failure. Bayern Munich deserves to hire a better coach.
If you look at Munich's current performance, I think it will be very difficult for them to reach the final. That's an unrealistic target in my opinion. Currently Real Madrid and City are the two teams that are the favorites to become champions. If Tuchel is fired because he didn't win the title, I think he should be ready to leave now. Because Muenhcen no longer has a chance in the Bundesliga and winning the Champions League will be very impossible with their current performance. I think the club board might still consider Tuchel staying in Munich if he can take Munich to the Champions League final. |
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I actually didn't expect Nice who has seemed like a top team this season in the Ligue 1 to have lost to Lyon who just battled out of relegation but then it's a norm in football to expect surprises at some point I'm time when you never taught of such a surprise to take place and that's exactly what happened to Lyon against Nice. Nice did tried their best but Lyon just had their lucky day and so they couldn't take any less of the advantage they have seen and so securing Three points was all they wanted and they did got it.
I believe Lyon can do it because they have proven it when they beat Lille and Marseille. Lyon have really improved their performance after previously being in the relegation zone. They have provided many surprises this season. And they are also confident enough to beat other teams. They were able to beat the big teams this season after the second half of the season. I think I can bet on Lyon for their next few games, if they can maintain their form. |
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The match ended with a score of 3-2 and this was like a big match and Bayern Munich did not reflect at all as a team in the title race. Upamecano again harmed Bayern Munich by getting a red card even though previously in the Champions League against Lazio he also got a red card. Two red cards in different competitions were clearly very detrimental for Upamecano. Now Tuchel is in the spotlight again because the gap has increased to 8 points from Leverkusen and many parties have cornered him after the match ended.
It was a truly surprising defeat. I also bet on Munich winning last night. I think very few people are betting on Bochum winning. In fact it seems almost non-existent. The results of this match were truly beyond expectations. Munich actually dominated the match with 10 shots on target and 70% ball possession. This result is very profitable for Leverkusen because the difference of 8 points means that Leverkusen must suffer 3 defeats where Munich won all the matches to shift Leverkusen. It looks like Leverkusen is the second team this season to have locked up the title after previously Inter Milan had locked it up first. |
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Actually to some persons feyenoord was like their favorite but then it was a 50:50 chances just like you did stated there was no certainty as to who could be the possible winner of the game because both teams weren't like weak team but average teams.
In the Netherlands league, feyenoord isn't doing really poor and their performance is such that I'm expecting they will be able to do something good within the Europa league this season even if they will not be able to win but then Roma is currently doing well too so it definitely going to be a tough one for them if they will be able to get beyond the stage they are now and get to the next stage of the league. Rossi wants to prove he's a good Coach and will give his best to this league.
When Roma was coached by Mourinho I thought Feyenoord would win because Mourinho couldn't develop his performance and Roma's game became better. But after the coaching chair was taken over by Rossi and seeing their last few matches, I also think the chances are 50:50. I slightly favor Roma because of the positive results they got with De Rossi. I bet on Roma winning in the second leg. |
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It can be said that Sheffield United is not a balanced opponent for Brighton, so playing with just 11 players will still make it difficult for them to face their opponent, especially with only 10 players and the red card occurred in the 13th minute of the first half so that the match time is still long which has give Brighton has the freedom to continue to press because they are already superior in number of players.
And you can see how Brighton controlled possession of the ball up to 80% so Sheffield was rarely able to control the ball and this defeat further ensured the fate of this promoted team to return to playing in the championship because it seemed impossible for them to survive the relegation zone, also Brighton's victory raised their position in the standings in a better position.
This defeat ensures that Sheffield United will drop to the lower caste. Sheffield United have only had 3 wins, and are 7 points behind teams outside the relegation zone. It will be very difficult for them to get out of the relegation zone, in fact I think it is impossible because there are only around 13 matches left in the EPL. Sheffield united's performance has been really bad this year and I think almost any team will be able to beat them. It will be interesting to see which teams will be promoted from the Championship to the EPL. |
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This match ultimatly not easy for Arsenal, but Arsenal have great chance to won. They a favorite team at this match rather than Porto, of course even Arsenal not guaranteed to win in an away game. Porto will bet their fate against one of the favorite teams this season, but I think Arsenal is not completely reliable even though the team's performance is very good. Maybe it's not an interesting match to look forward to, Napoli vs Barcelona is certainly more interesting in my opinion.
I agree with you. In my opinion, the Porto vs Arsenal match is not as interesting as the Napoli vs Barcelona match. My reason is because Porto will face one of the strongest teams in the Champions League this season. I am not underestimating Porto but in my opinion Porto's level is still below Arsenal's level and the odds entering this match are also very favorable for Arsenal to win the match. Napoli vs Barcelona is much more interesting because the strengths of the two teams are equally balanced. Both have the same chance of winning depending on which team is able to perform better that night. |
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Lille is now at the third position on the table with over 35 points already, which means finishing top four is a good possibility for them but they are sure they would not be able to win the title, thia season, Le Havre did tried their best but were unable to secure a goal from the game rather they got neither the goal or victory which is actually poor results but then they weren't in the same capacity as their opponent so it was very possible they would have still lost the game.
This season Lille has performed very well. And this season Ligue 1 has three slots in the Champions League so that will be a motivation for them to maintain their ranking. I think the competition to get tickets to the Champions League is still very competitive in second to sixth place in the standings. There are 5 teams that have a very small difference in points in the standings. Nice with 39 points is in second place and Lens with 35 points is in sixth place. This makes every match of these teams very interesting to watch. |
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Tuchel as a coach has realized this since Bayern Munich was defeated therefore a few weeks ago we heard that Tuchel wanted to leave and be interested in moving to Barcelona and after the defeat of Lazio I was sure Tuchel would really leave it's just that we don't know whether he moved after the end of the season or in the near future. Actually Tuchel still has a chance if he can beat Lazio in the second leg and if he managed to bring Bayern Munich to the final and champion then he could stay there.
I think Munich still has a chance to beat Lazio and qualify for the next round. But if you talk about champions, I have doubts about Munich's current performance. I think it will be difficult for them to become champions because they can lose in unexpected situations. If Tuchel has to win the title I don't think he will be able to stay at the allianz arena for next season. They can beat Lazio and qualify for the next round but I think it will be difficult for them to win the Champions League. I don't even include them in my top 3 favorite teams in the Champions league. |
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In my view, although Braga is still part of the top team in the Portuguese league but yes, Braga is a top team in the Portuguese league that is difficult to get a stable performance compared to Sporting and Porto there. Therefore, although there is still a second leg but yes, I think there is no longer a good chance for Braga to be able to turn things around. Because after all, Braga lost with a big score of 4-2 and of course, with such situations and conditions Qarabag will also be able to maintain its advantage and moreover Qarabag will also play at home in the second leg later. So yes, with results like this I personally believe that Qarabag will be the team that qualifies because of course, it is difficult for Braga with the performance that Braga currently has to be able to make a comeback.
If you look at the game of the two teams, I think Braga should have dominated the match. They even had 9 shots on target. This is much more than Qarabag which only had 5 shots on target. But they were great because they were able to score 4 goals. I agree with you that although Braga is one of the top clubs in the Portuguese league but they are not Porto, Benfica and Lisbon which are considered as strong teams in Europe. So I think if they play like last night maybe they will get a win but I think it's hard to get a 3 goal margin in that game. |
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Statistically, chelsea made more shots on target compared to the city. You know what i meant if city was not dominating it even though it has very high ball possessions. If chelsea's players were not so wasteful and it would be also scoring even more than 2 goals.
I saw that chelsea players were getting chances to be 1 on 1 against goal keeper a few times.
This was a truly surprising result because Chelsea unexpectedly managed to hold City to a draw. It seems like a lot of people lost their bets on that match. I also predict City will get an easy win because KDB and Haaland have recovered from injury. But it turned out that Chelsea was able to play solidly. Chelsea could not take advantage of shots on target and convert them into goals. This happened because Chelsea did not have a striker with good finishing abilities. Some times they have very good opportunities but as you said, they like to waste opportunities. |
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That wont be any stress to Inter. Obviously they would win if they play very well. Still, they should be prepared because Atletico will not make it easy for them to get away with the points. Atletico on the other side is also getting prepared. The UCL has not been easy since it has been difficult for bigger teams to succeed.
You are right this will be an easy win for Inter Milan. They have managed to lock in the title after Juventus were held to a draw by Verona last night. The draw made the difference 9 points but if Inter are able to win the match against Lecce then it will be 12 points and I think Juventus have lost their motivation to chase the title. So Inter Milan can play without pressure in that match and by looking at the performance of both teams in the last few matches, I bet on Inter Milan winning. |
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I saw a 3x winning streak and I was just worried that against a weak club Lyon would only be able to hold a draw but I hope my thinking is wrong.
Lyon has really performed extraordinary in the last 3 matches. They were surprisingly able to beat Marseille, Lille and now Nice. Lyon is really very tough against the top teams in the standings. I like seeing Lyon as it should be. After several weeks in the relegation zone and many doubting Lyon's performance, they are now performing extraordinary and beating the big teams. They lost to a mediocre team but that was before getting 3 wins in a row. I think Lyon is very confident. They can really make a surprise in the League. And of course they can play without pressure because currently they are in a safe position in the league. They are unlikely to target a slot in the European league because I think it will be very difficult with the number of games remaining. |
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So far, only Dortmund can provide competition for Bayern Munich, but Dortmund's existence has not been able to stop Bayern from dominating the Bundesliga. This season Bayern have to work hard to reach the top of the standings, the presence of Leverkusen means Bayern is in danger of failing to win a trophy this season. Bayern also lost points when the two teams met, the defeat suffered by Bayern left the two separated by five points. The good performance shown by Leverkusen further strengthens the assumption that they will succeed in becoming new champions in the Bundesliga. If this scenario occurs, Tuchel's future will certainly not be safe with Bayern.
I agree with you. In the last few seasons Dortmund has been able to compete with Munich and several times they have put pressure on Munich. But the problem was that they appeared inconsistent as the season drew to a close and lost several points before Munich finally became champions again. Leverkusen was able to beat Munich and that proved that they deserved to be champions. But the problem is that they have to be consistent for the next few matches because Munich is still very ambitious to catch up on points. Winning 5 points makes Leverkusen's position in first place still unsafe in my opinion. |
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If the coach was hired in the middle of the season and failed to sign any player that he wanted, I think that can be a little bit unfair. If anything the next season should be the full test and he will be under insane pressure if he fails to improve anything after he signs some players. On the other hand, the standard for a new and young coach should be different from somebody who has a ton of experience managing a club like Jose. It is hard to draw the line IMO, especially when fans only care about results. At the end of the day, their performance on the pitch needs to improve, regardless of whether they win the game or not.
I a gree with you. Whatever results the team achieves with the new coach, what is most needed is how they can improve their performance and quality. Coaches like De Rossi do not have much experience coaching top European teams. But I think De Rossi could have chemistry with Roma players. I saw that in the previous match they were able to perform quite well even though they lost 2-4 to Inter Milan. The draw result in the first leg can be used as a lesson for the next match in the second leg. Roma are playing as hosts and that will be in their favor. They can learn from draws and develop new and more effective game tactics. |
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I never have any doubt that Manchester City will lose their next match against Chelsea. I am just surprised that some people are thinking Chelsea will win the match. I don’t even know why they think Chelsea might surprise them, I don’t think Chelsea will be able to surprise them in a match like this.
Sorry but I don't understand what you mean. You say you never doubted City would lose their next game against Chelsea, but then you say you were surprised when some people thought Chelsea would win that game? I'm sure Chelsea will have no chance of winning that game. Even though they managed to win against Crystal Palace in the previous match, I think Chelsea only have a 10% chance of winning that match and that is if City underperform. I think it will be difficult to beat City if KDB and Haaland can appear in that match. |
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