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Board Gambling discussion
Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024
by
shogun47
on 01/10/2023, 15:35:52 UTC
City finally lost in the league and showed that they are normal humans. Although it was a lucky win for Wolves, as they finished the game with only one shot on target and two goals. Sometimes we watch matches like that. One team shot more than 20 times and other defensive team get the win.
Arsenal and Tottenham won. That's good for competition. I don't want to see City to make 10+ points difference and get the title easily. This season we don't see Chelsea, Manchester United or Liverpool in the title race but we watch three team competing for the trophy.

Interestingly it isn't totally rare that the team with less shots and shots on target eventually wins the game. I think all of that began when teams tried to adapt to the Barcelona tikitaka and ball possession was what won them the game. But over time it became harder as other teams knew that it's all about defending, about giving a hard time to score no matter how close it gets. This is what they focus on. Of course there is also luck involved, but it's not like the favorites win all of their games 5-0, in fact it is much closer often times. Manchester City had a couple of games with insane ball possession advantage and shots and yet it took them very long to get through the defense and score. It's good in my opinion as I don't really like the leagues when there is one third of the teams destroying all other teams almost every game.  The Premier League is by the best league for that reason. You can't just go to Luton town and expect to score 5 goals, not even Manchester City. Money does play a role, but surprisingly the quality gap between the teams with more and with less money seems to have decreased, or am I the only one thinking that?