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It is not only about the problem that some of their players or defenders are injured, it is also about bringing some youth into the team as many of the defenders are quite old. There is Alaba, Rudiger, Carvajal, and some others and most of them are in their last few years of their careers on the highest level, but the next generation has to be ready to step up and fill the gaps or take on the competition with the established guys.

Whether he is worth an extension or not, I think Ancelotti is a good coach to judge that in the best interest of the club and player and he knows how to give younger players a fair chance to make it into the fist eleven players. But sitting on the bench at that age is not a shame either as long as you are there when you are needed and I think Asencio has done exactly that.

But there is a reason they decided to buy out Amorim from Sporting during the season and not waited until the season is over and then have a more regular transfer. I think that the Manchester United bosses are convinced their team has higher potential than what they are currently making use of and somehow Amorim would manage to set that free and improve Manchester United's game.

However, I don't think that there is a lot of potential in the team. Some players yes, but a lot of players no. I don't think they belong to the lower third of the table, but they are not a top four or top five team.

Unbeatable? If you want we can agree on a bet and I will say that Manchester United will not win the Europa League. Zirkzee had a lucky days and you will soon see that he will disappear again for weeks on the scoreboard. I don't know who came up with the idea to get Zirkzee because he doesn't have the abilities and the presence to embody what Manchester United stands for. I think it was quite an embarrassingly wrong decision to get him as Manchester United has been known for incredible strikers for a very long time, but now they are reverting to someone like Zirkzee.

Manchester United does have good games sporadically, but this is not suggesting that they are about to enter a long positive trend. This could be anything from a 1 day wonder to I don't know, but I would definitely not be too optimistic.

I don't think it needs us to put pressure onto Mbappe, the media in Spain and around the world will take care of that. But you know he won't turn into a flop in the literal sense, he will just stay below expectations that he himself built up throughout his career with some marvelous performances. Now people don't understand why there is a problem that the old (the young) Mbappe finally comes back. They want to see him explode again and take on the challenge with 3 opponents at the same time.

But so far many of the greatest moments he had are all moments from the past, if not all. It is not the brilliant Mbappe he can be and I wonder what is missing. Certainly a brilliant mind in the midfield or someone like Messi who perfectly understands how to serve a striker with an assist. Mbappe loved it because he knew Messi would see when he is about to go for a free space with a sprint. Real Madrid does not have the best midfield for the time being.

But it doesn't mean much. I agree that they should have been able to more optimally preserve some of that advantage, but they are not unbeatable as could be seen in the last few games. But they are still on top of things when you see their team and when Yamal comes backs. Real Madrid has more problems than them and Real Madrid will probably have to go through playoff games, which in turn means even more games for a team that has less players than most other teams because of all those injuries. Barcelona will go through and instead be able to give their players more rest. This could become meaningful later down the road this season.

He can still go to Saudi Arabia and he knows it, but money is a reason for him to have chosen Fenerbahce while at the same time being able to stay in the UEFA competitions. But I think he will one day go to Saudi Arabia and take an additional paycheck for his career. But he appears as if he doesn't like the game as much as he used to like it. He is is focused too many things that happen off the field or he is blaming the referee all the time. He always did for strategic reasons when he was the coach for Real Madrid for example, but it has become pathological.

It is about the money and it is pretty easy money for him because yes, there is pressure but he knows that with his character everyone else knows if they attack and blame him, he doesn't care and waits for getting sacked, makes money from it and leaves the country again. Mourinho doesn't have this unlimited will to win titles anymore. He is doing the job because it is paid so well, but in the past he has been doing the job because he wanted nothing but to be the best.

I didn't know the precise numbers, but this doesn't sound like Mbappe, especially in the CL and if you take into account that some of his goals in La Liga were scored by penalties, then it's really worse than I actually thought. Too bad he can't play his best and I hope he can soon do so again because I appreciate his game a lot and am a big fan. Nobody like him when he accelerates with his powerful speed and  makes his opponents look as if they are standing still and aren't moving. One of a kind.

Hi Sandra

I agree with you, but the chance I see for Chelsea is that both teams are going through constant ups and downs. You never know how they are going to play their next game as their consistency is close to zero.

But you are right that Liverpool seems to have an edge over Chelsea as now that they are back to 5th position, there is something on the line again for them. That's not so much the case for Chelsea. In order for them to make it to position 1-4, they would have to do a lot of praying besides playing well!

But it is still a home game and Chelsea , on a lucky day, can certainly beat Liverpool. It is one of the more interesting games I am looking forward to.

Chelsea has now three opportunities to play against teams that are not in top shape in the Premier League. Perhaps this win against Dortmund now gives them a push and they can improve. If they started a winning streak now of three consecutive games, they would afterwards host the game against Liverpool and that could be their final chance to keep a realistic probability for the qualification for the international ranks in the table. I doubt that they can still make it 1-4, but if they win a lot of games the Europa League could still be achievable.

Even this win against Leeds was below their expectations actually. With a team like theirs they should finally be able to beat some underdogs in home games with a couple of goals difference. Just a 1-0 is not enough for FC Chelsea against Leeds.

Right now they are just consolidating and trying to save what is left for this season but I can't see very much that they could still be fighting for. I can't see a chance for them to attack the top five teams right now. Even when Chelsea plays more or less well, those five teams are not joking around anymore and Chelsea would have to make up 8 points on Liverpool and 11 points on Tottenham. After this win against Manchester United I don't think that Liverpool can play so bad for the rest of the season that Chelsea comes even close, let alone Chelsea play so good that they could come even close.

Games like these are worth more than only the 3 points you receive. If you can turn around a game like that in the very last second after being down 0-2, you know that that means something more for the rest of the season. These 3 points were so important when all the opponents were hoping to get a little bit closer and Arsenal just destroyed their hope essentially with the final whistle!

The goal was a great one by the way, but when I saw the goal it could also have easily been blocked. The ball found its perfect way and couldn't be saved by the goalkeeper then. A great finish of an exciting game with a deserved winner.

I think gambling is just a game you can't win long-term. I remember when the poker hype went through the roof years and years ago and only a few faces are still around like Daniel Negreanu. Some of the popular faces even went broke even though they were claimed to be the superstars who understand to win consistently. But I think that was just part of the story Pokerstars and others were trying to sell. Gambling is called gambling for a reason. Some of those poker players who won big at some tournaments eventually made more money through their advertisement activities and books and merchandise and whatever else they sold.

Though I wouldn't be surprised that those who create and sell shit coins use the money to funnel it into Bitcoin at least partially. All these shit coins that are created as BEP-20 and other token standards get deprived of their liquidity and then flow into other cryptos I would suppose.

It is still ending up in a net negative in terms of total investment as some of those who burn their fingers on shit coins might shy away from crypto altogether at least temporarily.

But it also depend on your overall literacy in terms of secure storage by yourself and the amount you have invested and the overall time you have to manage your stuff.

This is no recommendation to store your coins on a centralized exchange ever, but sometimes it can be ok if you leave your coins with a reputable, registered exchange and familiarize yourself in the meantime with secure storage.

It's right that it should be the other way around, but if one decides to buy first and store it on a centralized exchange, chances that it gets lost are lower with well established exchanges. Yes, FTX now proved the opposite, but some of the exchanges OP mentioned are shady as hell anyway!

I believe that these friendly games are not valuable at all to derive any conclusions from them. Who in the world would risk to get injured right before everything starts in such a game? Hell, I would definitely play at 70% maximum unless I still have to lose something and might not make it into the best 11 of the squad.

Regardless of the sources, I would think that the Chinese government owns more than 200,000 BTC. If they bought all the way up to $20,000, that would have been < $4 billion. They are not stupid and I believe they would just buy it in case it blows up one day so they are not totally out of power or without a say. $4 billion is pocket money for them.

What's your opinion here in general, do you guys believe they hold a large amount of BTC?

I am no ill-wisher at all, so let us hope together that Peter Schiff's son has a big heart and frequently invites his dad to those big fat yacht parties on his 300 yard boat or grants him free flights in his A380!

Great topic and I think what's worse is the fact that the insane crisis was there way before the pandemic began. I came across an article and couldn't believe it, but then reached out to a friend who has an IT company in the heart of San Francisco, and what I am going to post does not even only apply to those living right in the center. Check this article headline out from CNBC:

"In San Francisco, households earning $117,000 qualify as ‘low income’"

That is quite insane to say the least and my friend said that this is not just a relative figure because there are so many rich people, it is just the fact that you pay 5k per months for a shoe box as your apartment.

Now during the pandemic even many people from the middle class ended up living in tents on the streets in SF well known for those masses of homeless.

That's painful.