escalibur
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Re: Arsenal v Chelsea > Sunday April 26th Chelsea to score at least 2 goals Arsenal defence has been pretty messy against bigger teams. Considering that Hazard might cause a penalty for Chelsea, 2 goals might be really possible. Chelsea has scored 12 in last 5 games against Arsenal.
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Re: Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur > Saturday April 25th Over 2.5 4th spot is still not too far away. I'm sure both teams will try to win this game and that means that we can easly see 3 goals in this game.
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Re: Chelsea v Southampton > Sunday March 15th Draw Very tricky game. Mourinho has to make sure that winning mentality continues after Chelsea's Champions League drop. Both managers know each other very well and in the games like this little mistakes from the players can basically decide who will win. It's hard to know was Mourinho very angry on his player after PSG game and if he was I'm sure the players will look forward to impress him again. Southampton has very solid chance for the 4th spot so they have nothing to lose and in that case I'm sure they will try to score an early goal which might impact on Chelsea's players' morale.
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Re: Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur > Sunday March 15th Over 2.5 I think both teams have to throw 'all in' in the games like this. They cannot afford to expect opponent to lose the points from the remaining games without going to win the games like this. 4th spot will once again have a huge impact on summer transfers too so the stakes are quite high. Both teams have a lot of scoring abilities so I can't see this game as '0-0'.
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Re: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers > Sunday October 12th Does anyone know is Ibrahimovic playing tonight? I think Sweden can easly score 3-4 goals depending is he playing or not.
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Re: Chelsea v FC Schalke 04 > Wednesday September 17th
I think he will go with the strongest squad for about 60min. It would be stupid to put second team in CL game because everyone knows that there are no 'easy' teams in that tournament. Look what could happen with Liverpool too. I'm quite sure he will put Costa to try to score frew goals and if yhey are leading by 2-3 goals in the second half then it's good time to rest him by taking him (and few others) off.I hope Chelsea don't look at the situation and think: "OK Schalke are injury ravaged and in terrible form, so it'll be an easy hiding and then we can focus on the big City match" OR "City will play a real tough battle in Munich for 90 mins. If we take it easy here against these whipping boys tonight, then we'll be fresher than City and have a big advantage." This is what I'm worried about. -
Re: Manchester City v Stoke City > Saturday August 30th It's very hard to see Stoke getting anything from this game.
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Re: Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool > Sunday August 31st Tottenham is at the beginning of their new era so Lamela and friends might turn into different players under Pochettino. Liverpool will definitely go for the win so this might be very exciting game. Over 2.5 (or even 3.5)
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Re: World Cup Final - Germany v Argentina > Sunday July 13th Thinking about betting something on that Mascherano will get a card regardless of it's color. :)
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Re: Semi-Final - Netherlands v Argentina > Wednesday July 9th
I think Argentina is too strong of a favorite. Matter of fact Holland should be a small favorite and I would understand if the bookmakers put out a flat pick because it is Argentina's backyard and they will have a big fan base. In big games like this large fan base does not necessarily help' date=' especially if you get behind. This line is influenced by public money; I think the only value is on Holland.[/quote'] Don't forget that Holland has Van Gaal who is definitely someone who might be the difference between two good teams. I'm sure he has studied Argentina inside out so he might well know how to stop Argentina. -
Re: Semi-Final - Netherlands v Argentina > Wednesday July 9th [h=1]Netherlands skipper Robin van Persie may miss Argentina semi-final[/h] http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9376055/netherlands-skipper-robin-van-persie-may-miss-the-world-cup-semi-final-because-of-an-upset-stomach
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Re: Semi-Final - Netherlands v Argentina > Wednesday July 9th If Argentina's opponent would be any other team than this year's The Netherlands I would give them a chance. After seeing them being saved by Messi 'alone' I'm pretty sure Van Gaal has special plan to deal with him. On paper Argentina has much more stronger squad but their biggest problem is that they just don't know how to play together. Argentina - The Netherlands
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Re: Semi-Final - Brazil v Germany > Tuesday July 8th I have a feeling that Germany might win this game. Brazilians are under bigger pressure when Neymar and T. Silva are out. Brazilian forwards were pretty poor on this tournament so we shall see what can Fred, Hulk and Jo do against Hummels and the others. I'm sure both teams will be very careful while attacking so this might be very tight game aswell. There is a say '90min they will play football and after that Germans win". :) Brazil - Germany
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Re: Group E - Ecuador v France > Wednesday June 25th I've heard that France is playing with second squad?
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Re: Group B: Netherlands vs Chile > Mon 23rd June Once again losing my bet for one goal. :wall
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Re: Group A: Mexico vs Croatia > Mon 23rd June
But then again Croatia has to go with "all in" so Im sure they can manage to score few goals to Mexico. Croatia must go from the first minute like it is last because Mexico will sure settle for a draw.I'd be cautious with this game, Mexico only need a draw, so will most likely play very tight and try and hit Croatia on the break. If Croatia manage to score, then they are more likely to play very tight themselves and look to hit Mexico on the break. I'd expect Croatia to be quite cautious from the start, the last thing they want to do is concede -
Re: Group B: Netherlands vs Chile > Mon 23rd June Over 2.5 There has to be 3 goals on this game. There is simply too much of striking power so that they could settle for "1-1".
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Re: Group F - Argentina v Bosnia-Herzegovina > Sunday June 15th
My heart says Bosnia will win but brain says Argentina is too strong for them. Let's wait and see what's gonna happen. ;) ps. Tell me more about balkanians' blood. :DEvery statistic about this game is telling you to bet on easy victory for Argentina. I remember Bosnia playing a decider match between them and Portugal team before Euro 2012 or WC 2010. That was so intense match, so many missed opportunites, crossbars etc, they were very close to eliminate Portugese guys. Anyway my point is, that they just LOVE the underdog position to go with. The better their opponent is - the better they play. Balkan blood, all I can say, no one should underestimate them :P Someone mentioned Argentina's 5 games clean sheet streak - I think It ends here. BTTS @ 1.83 with bet365 -
Re: Group F - Argentina v Bosnia-Herzegovina > Sunday June 15th
if you are bosnian you wouldn't talk shit like this. they were among the best performing team in euro qualifiers and qualified directly' date=' whereas argentina was one struggling to qualify and messi performances haven't been on par with his displays for barca. bosnia is very good team that plays their best football against top teams and are definitely undervalued. they have nothing to lose here as their coach has said so all pressure is off them anyway. i think they will will get on the scoresheet here and maybe even score two goals.. the best best is over 2.50, both team to score and even a 2-2 draw[/quote'] Shit? How can you even compare Argentina's and Bosnia's qualifiers between each other? Bosnia had one of the easiest group in Europe which was definitely good news for us. They were the best because attacking force was too strong against teams they had in the group. Sure they don't have any pressure here and why should they? The biggest problem for Bosnia is that subtitutes are nowhere near good as starting 11. Also experience against the strongest team in the world is a bit low and that's why we lost play offs to France and Portugal (twice). ps. Messi is not alone in Argentina's team so judging the whole team on him is a bit silly. -
Re: Group E - France v Honduras > Sunday June 15th France -1 I just can't see a team which can win Jamaica 8-0 (yes it was a frendly but still) not to win Honduras by a few goals. Honduras is one of the weakest teams in the tournament and France has pretty solid team if Dechamps manage to motivate them.
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Re: Group F - Argentina v Bosnia-Herzegovina > Sunday June 15th As a Bosnian and a person who saw every Bosnian's qualification & friendly game during this WC season I think Argentina can easly win with 2-3 goal difference. Bosnian defence is ok but nothing that good against the strikers like Messi and Aguero. I think the biggest question will be can Argentina play as a team and how good they can be. As individuals they have very solid team but that doesn't mean anything. Bosnia is definitely one of the worst teams in the tournament but on a good day they can win almost any team and on a bad day they can lose easly. I hope that referees wont play big role in this game because it would suck if either team wins by crappy penalty or such. Argentina -1 (is there a risk with this choice? yes definitely)
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Re: Group D - Uruguay v Costa Rica > Saturday June 14th Uruguay -1 On paper Uruguay is way much stronger even without Suarez. I'm sure Forlan, Cavani and the rest can manage to score few goals against quite poor Costa Rica.
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Re: Group A - Mexico v Cameroon > Friday June 13th I cannot see many goals in this game. Both teams are missing world class striker and at the top of that the team which lose this game is almost already out of the tournament because beating Croatia AND Brazil is almost impossible. Probably very careful start of the game and if one team manages to score then we might see some cat & mouse game between two medicore teams. Under 2.5
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Re: Manchester United v Hull City > Tuesday May 6th
Remeber that Europa League is played on Thursdays so at some games they will have only one day off. When we consider that next season many clubs will improve their squads and that definitely won't make their season any easier. Europa League is solid tournament for the clubs who can't succeed in the Champions League but I'm sure Man Utd has bigger ambitions.Man Utd still have the chance to finish 6th and enter Europa League by winning both & Tottenham to lose in their last game. Another motivating factor is their final game in front of their home fans (Vidic, maybe Evra, Ferdinand) & finish off high in a disappointing season. However, considering that Man Utd only kept 6 Clean Sheet at home this season, while Hull scored 10 of their 17 away goals in 6 games since Feb, the Tigers does look likely to score too. Since over 2.5 goals best odds are only @1.6 (BetDAQ), I would suggest to take BTTS @ 1.95 (BetDAQ) instead. 4/10 BTTS @ 1.95 (BetDAQ)
Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur > Saturday April 25th
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Re: Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur > Saturday April 25th
As always, just when I tip something and not play it...ta daa...it went right. :(