Bayern München won all 4 games up to now and they surely going to be a big part during the finals. Unfortunately Dortmund lost... 🙁
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That seems to make sense Paolo. The Premier League and a handful of teams from La Liga are likely to dominate European football in the years to come. Some rare gems - PSG last year and Bayern M. this year - are part of the European elite.
How are Italy (Paolo) and Germany (last commentator) progressing in the qualifiers for the World Cup? We had a 1-1 draw this evening against Poland (only saw snippets of the game).
I really don`t know. The national team has always their up and downs...
I have just read that Italy lost vs. Norway. Thats a pity. I didn`t know that Norway is that good. And it couldn`t be just Haaland.
What you wrote about foreigners in national teams - that is not just an italian problem. On the other hand, we have so many migrants why shouldn`t they play for the country they live in? As long as they play good.....
Edited by Wolkenpaule .
Italia annientata dalla Norvegia che anche io non credevo fosse così forte, a parte che avremmo dovuto vincere con 9 gol di scarto, praticamente impossibile, questa è la nazionale italiana piu scarsa di sempre, ora ci saranno i playoff ma anche se dovessimo qualificarci per i mondiali, che ci andiamo a fare?
Scusa ma io scrivo solo in italiano semmai puoi tradurre
That is no problem. English translations work fine for me. Sometimes a team grows stronger in the tournemant, no matter how they played during the qualification.
Mi sa che l'Italia che non si qualificherà ai Mondiali nemmeno quest'anno, ma probabilmente è meglio così, altre squadre lo meritano sicuramente più di noi e noi siamo una squadra ridicola. L'ho detto e lo ripeto, se una volta la nostra ambizione era quella di vincere i Mondiali, ormai siamo ridotti a sperare di qualificarci come unico obiettivo.
Hey heads up guys. Italy going to make it to the championsship !! A world cup without Italy wouldn`t be the same !! And of course there are several outstanding bills between Germany and Italy 🙂
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Ciao @Wolkenpaule sadly we are used to another kind of Italy national football team, the players of this Italy don't even deserve to be compared to the great players of the past, but also the misters and the entire system have their faults. I'm pretty sure we won't qualify to this World Cup again, it's sad to say, but we are not a good team at all, and other teams deserve it more than us.
@Paolonalim63 Paolo: vero domani sera derby, se scommettessi ancora sulle partite come facevo qualche anno fa, punterei tutto sulla vittoria del Milan; l'anno scorso noi partivamo da favoriti e le abbiamo perse tutte, quest'anno partiamo da sfavoriti... e le perderemo tutte comunque.
Bayern München lost at Arsenal yesterday. So many individual errors....
It seems that a line up of top notch players does not suffice to guarantee success. In the beginning of the season the general assumption was that Liverpool would dominate the Premier League with signings such as Isak, Wirtz and Ekitike. But their collapse in both the UK and CL is spectacular.
Paolo & Simone: considering relative weak opposition in the play offs, Italy does actually have a good chance to secure their ticket. However, it would land Italy in Pot 4 (meaning it will face firm opposition of Pots 1 and 2 - and I believe Normay was currently placed in Pot 3). I would be surprised if Italy will manage to survive any given group in the initial stages of the competition. It’s a sour prediction Paolo and Simone.
Wolkenpaule: even in the absence of individual errors, Arsenal seems a major contender for CL this year - although their main focus will likely be the Premier League. They may meet again somewhere further towards the q/s-finals.
@Savi2024 In my opinion, we can maybe win over Northern Ireland if we're lucky enough... but Wales, if we will find them, will easily beat us, also considering that we will be away, against them; however, if we qualify for some miracle -considering that nowadays this is probably our real goal (and not winning the World Cup, like we were used to hope for, in the past)- we will be eliminated at the group stage for sure, no matter which teams we will find. Anyway, i think it would be a great result for us, considering the current team we have and what happened in the last World Cups... and trust me, it's really sad to admit that.
A sad tale of the demise of Italy on a world stage it seems Simone. I regret to agree with your analysis. Hopefully, some new talents will strengthen the national squad in the not too distant future (e.g. Giovanni Leoni upon full recovery). It seems however that current strikers who perform particularly well in the Serie A are non-Italians. That is a worrisome statistic…
I have to admit that I was happy to read about Liverpool’s win at Inter last night. The Dutch manager Slot is in a critical stage of his stint @ Liverpool. I hope that things will gradually improve in the next few fixtures.
Smile11: I am not following the Turkish league and I have not seen any Turkish team really pressing the top 10 in the CL this year. What are your predictions for the Turkish squad in the Fifa play offs?
Wolkenpaule: What is the current sentiment in Germany re its opponents in Group E? It seems that Ecuador and Ivory Coast can be easily underestimated.
Hard to answer that. At first sight they all are easy opponents. But there were also bad surprises with supposed easy opponents in the past...
But actually germany should win this group.
A month has lapsed since the last entry in this thread and a lot has happened. CL is nearing its final preliminary stages and the bizarre final of AFCON is now part of football history. Any survivors in this thread: what are the updated predictions for main CL title contenders?
Unfortunately I didn`t have the time to follow all the games. But for the german teams it looks only for Bayern brighter - concerning the future games in this competition.
A month has lapsed since the last entry in this thread and a lot has happened. CL is nearing its final preliminary stages and the bizarre final of AFCON is now part of football history. Any survivors in this thread: what are the updated predictions for main CL title contenders?
As a Galatasaray supporter, I’d obviously want my team in the final, but let’s be real, Arsenal and Bayern are playing crazy good this season. Strong teams, lots of top players, so I’m pretty sure one of them is going to take it and maybe we’ll even see Galatasaray in the semifinals this season or maybe I’m just being hopeful 😃