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10 years of FIFI'll only predict those leagues which I'm familiar with.
Italian Serie A --> Inter :star:
Spanish La Liga --> Real Madrid
England Premier League --> Chelsea
I don't watch the other leagues. The TV stations don't show their matches.
Italian Serie A --> Inter :star:
Spanish La Liga --> Real Madrid
England Premier League --> Chelsea
I don't watch the other leagues. The TV stations don't show their matches.
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Italy->Milan
Spain->Real Madrid
England->Arsenal
Germany->Bayern
Portugal->Porto
France->Monaco
Holland->Ajax
Spain->Real Madrid
England->Arsenal
Germany->Bayern
Portugal->Porto
France->Monaco
Holland->Ajax
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Italy:
I want Inter
Reality says Milan
Spain:
I want Valencia
Reality says Madrid
England:
I want Man Utd
Reality says Arsenal
Germany:
I want Dortmund
Reality says Werder Bremen
Portugal:
I want Porto
Reality says Porto
France:
I want Lyon
Reality says Lyon
Holland:
I want PSV
Reality says Feynoord
Scotland:
I want Celtic
Reality says Celtic
I want Inter
Reality says Milan
Spain:
I want Valencia
Reality says Madrid
England:
I want Man Utd
Reality says Arsenal
Germany:
I want Dortmund
Reality says Werder Bremen
Portugal:
I want Porto
Reality says Porto
France:
I want Lyon
Reality says Lyon
Holland:
I want PSV
Reality says Feynoord
Scotland:
I want Celtic
Reality says Celtic
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I think Juve and Milan will contest for the Scudetto whereas Inter and Roma will fight for the 3rd and 4th spot. Inter and Roma are a relatively new team and they will need time to gel. Juve's squad doesn't look impressive for sure. Although they have added a great midfielder in Emerson, the shaky defense of last season hasn't been patched up. But, they have the genius Capello controlling the club.
Milan on the other hand; has done the best transfers in adding Stam, Dhorasoo and Crespo. Maldini played on the left against Lazio and looked like he was 26 instead of 36. Stam & Nesta are the meanest defence on Earth and Sheva started off with a bang. I fear that they will retain the Scudetto. :stress::depress:
England
Never rule out Man Utd and Juve. That is the rule of the thumb that I learn in 01/02 and 02/03. Man Utd's squad is depleted with Rio, Ruud, Saha and C.Ronaldo unavaliable at the start of the summer. Smith has looked to be a great buy already and I think he should start alongside Ruud instead of Saha. The key for Man Utd would be how does the team cope at the beginning of the season without their key players and will they be able to stay healthy since the back-ups don't look very impressive.
Chelsea hasn't made a progress from last season. New coach, new players and hence, time is needed to gel up. I don't believe that Mourinho will be able to deliver the league title next season.
Arsenal, like Milan, has done a superb transfer. They manage to keep all the key players in the club and do not make too many changes. The starting line-up will not differ too much (If there is any!) from last season and that is the key. Consistency & continuity will with them the league again, I think. Arsenal's depth is good except for the middle of defence. A long-term injury to either Campbell or Toure will be a disaster for them.
Spain
Oh, this is so hard. Real Madrid added Samuel, Woodgate and Owen in a squad already full of stars. Real had 2 big problems last season. A grandmother-esque defence and a very thin squad. The former has been solved with the addition of Samuel and Woodgate. Samuel for me is the best defender in the planet alongside Nesta. And if Woodgate stays healthy, their defence is one of the best in the world. But the bigger problem, the thin squad, hasn't been solved yet. If they can remain injury free and only focus on the domestic title (As if they will!), they will be the winner.
Barcelona looks absolutely outstanding in 2004. Honestly, after looking at the start of the campaign, I never (Not even in my wildest dreams!) thought that they will finish at the 2nd spot. I don't really like Barca's transfers though. The squad has been broken. Old players were sold and too many new players were brought in. It remains to be seen how will they gel. I predict that they will be the winner because of one player and you know who that is.
Never rule out Valencia though!
Germany
To be honest, I never watch a full Bundesliga match. I don't know who are the strong teams there either. But Werder will surely miss Ailton's goal. I have never rate Klose highly and I don't believe that he can repeat Ailton's 24 goal campaign. I will go with the usual suspect of Bayern.
Portugal
No idea AT ALL.
France
Again, I'm very unfamiliar with this league. But I think Monaco will suffer from the loss of Rothen and their captain, Giuly. Chevanton looks to be a good addition and I hope Mimo does well there.
Holland
Again, I have little knowledge of this league. Like Monaco, PSV has lost both of their wonder wingers in the summer. Robben moved to Chelsea and Rommedahl to Charlton. More importantly, they lost their talismanic striker in Kezman. I don't think Ajax lose any key players in the summer and hence I pick them to retain their league title.
Handyo
I think Juve and Milan will contest for the Scudetto whereas Inter and Roma will fight for the 3rd and 4th spot. Inter and Roma are a relatively new team and they will need time to gel. Juve's squad doesn't look impressive for sure. Although they have added a great midfielder in Emerson, the shaky defense of last season hasn't been patched up. But, they have the genius Capello controlling the club.
Milan on the other hand; has done the best transfers in adding Stam, Dhorasoo and Crespo. Maldini played on the left against Lazio and looked like he was 26 instead of 36. Stam & Nesta are the meanest defence on Earth and Sheva started off with a bang. I fear that they will retain the Scudetto. :stress::depress:
England
Never rule out Man Utd and Juve. That is the rule of the thumb that I learn in 01/02 and 02/03. Man Utd's squad is depleted with Rio, Ruud, Saha and C.Ronaldo unavaliable at the start of the summer. Smith has looked to be a great buy already and I think he should start alongside Ruud instead of Saha. The key for Man Utd would be how does the team cope at the beginning of the season without their key players and will they be able to stay healthy since the back-ups don't look very impressive.
Chelsea hasn't made a progress from last season. New coach, new players and hence, time is needed to gel up. I don't believe that Mourinho will be able to deliver the league title next season.
Arsenal, like Milan, has done a superb transfer. They manage to keep all the key players in the club and do not make too many changes. The starting line-up will not differ too much (If there is any!) from last season and that is the key. Consistency & continuity will with them the league again, I think. Arsenal's depth is good except for the middle of defence. A long-term injury to either Campbell or Toure will be a disaster for them.
Spain
Oh, this is so hard. Real Madrid added Samuel, Woodgate and Owen in a squad already full of stars. Real had 2 big problems last season. A grandmother-esque defence and a very thin squad. The former has been solved with the addition of Samuel and Woodgate. Samuel for me is the best defender in the planet alongside Nesta. And if Woodgate stays healthy, their defence is one of the best in the world. But the bigger problem, the thin squad, hasn't been solved yet. If they can remain injury free and only focus on the domestic title (As if they will!), they will be the winner.
Barcelona looks absolutely outstanding in 2004. Honestly, after looking at the start of the campaign, I never (Not even in my wildest dreams!) thought that they will finish at the 2nd spot. I don't really like Barca's transfers though. The squad has been broken. Old players were sold and too many new players were brought in. It remains to be seen how will they gel. I predict that they will be the winner because of one player and you know who that is.
Never rule out Valencia though!Germany
To be honest, I never watch a full Bundesliga match. I don't know who are the strong teams there either.
But Werder will surely miss Ailton's goal. I have never rate Klose highly and I don't believe that he can repeat Ailton's 24 goal campaign. I will go with the usual suspect of Bayern.Portugal
No idea AT ALL.
France
Again, I'm very unfamiliar with this league. But I think Monaco will suffer from the loss of Rothen and their captain, Giuly. Chevanton looks to be a good addition and I hope Mimo does well there.
Holland
Again, I have little knowledge of this league. Like Monaco, PSV has lost both of their wonder wingers in the summer. Robben moved to Chelsea and Rommedahl to Charlton. More importantly, they lost their talismanic striker in Kezman. I don't think Ajax lose any key players in the summer and hence I pick them to retain their league title.
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My predictions:
Italy: Milan - Inter/Juventus
Spain Valencia - Barcelona/Real Madrid
England: Arsenal - Manchester U./Chelsea
Germany: B. München - Werder Bremen/Schalke 04/Stuttgart
Portugal: S. Lissabon - Porto/Benfica
France: Monaco - Lyon/PSG
Holland: Ajax - PSV/Feyenoord
Italy: Milan - Inter/Juventus
Spain Valencia - Barcelona/Real Madrid
England: Arsenal - Manchester U./Chelsea
Germany: B. München - Werder Bremen/Schalke 04/Stuttgart
Portugal: S. Lissabon - Porto/Benfica
France: Monaco - Lyon/PSG
Holland: Ajax - PSV/Feyenoord
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Milan
Milan's no doubt big favourites for the title yet again, but they also have some minor changes they have to make, which wud either make their team from very good to best, or might not help their team.
Stam's arrival is the thing I am talking abt. Maldini used to be a great LB, but same can't be said now, due to his age. Well, age doesn't seem to bother Maldini till yet, but lets hope it will now.
Crespo's arrival is also another question mark, if the strikers don't complain that much, it wud indeed only help Milan.
I am hoping that Milan's coach is forced (by coach himself) to use Stam/Crespo much more, thus not helping the team.
Juventus
Yes, Handoyo is right. Never underestimate Juve and Man Utd. You never know. But still, I am hopeful that the changes made by Juve this time wud not help them. Same can be said for us, but lets hope for a different thing for us.
It wud be great if Juventus doesn't qualify for the Champs League. Some of you might say that it wud indeed help Juve for the Scudetto, which I might agree as well. Anyway, I wud be happy if Juve wud fail to qualify for Champs League. And the opposite for us.
Inter
Even if I was a non-iter fan, I wud have said that Inter this time are really big favs, after Milan. We seem to have got the right coach. There seems to be planning done. If Davids excels as DM, if Veron shows his old form, if Adriano & Vieri clicks, if Burdisso/Cannavaro does the job well, if Stankovic, Emre, V.Meyde, Kara, Janku/Cesar do what's expected from them, THEN BETTER WATCH OUT INTERMILAN !!
Spain
Real Madrid - It does seem that their defence problem has finally been solved, but what abt defensive midfield ?? Helguera again ??
But if they do get the DM, then beaware of those baasttards.
Valencia - They shud be competing for the title till the last moment, but I got no idea, if they are that good. Why didn't they spend the money for players like Cheventon, instead of Corradi/M.Di Vaio ?? They already had two main strikers, so a striker like Chevanton wud had been great, though M.Di Vaio wud also be good, but still.
Barcelona - Inter of Spain, that's how I wud describe Barca.
Deco, Ronaldinho, Eto, Puyol, ...... - they have got one hell of quality players, their case is same like Inter and Juve's. They have to show their worth in the pitch, and not only on paper.
btw, I do think that they will miss Cocu and Davids a bit more ??
England
Arsenal
I see them as fav, along with Chelsea. They have almost the same squad, not to forget that Reyes might already have gelled with the squad, just like the case of Adriano and Stankovic in Inter. Had they sold Vieira, they wud had been in problem, but they didn't make that mistake, thus they are fav.
Chelsea
A team to fear, even if they are the Inter of England. the difference between Inter and Chelsea is that they buy the right players, and not only star strikers,....
Robben, Cech, Carvalho, Drogba, Kezmen, P.Fereira (?) are really very good buys, and who knows Mourinho might really show his worth.
Man Utd
I wudn't put them as fav team to win the title, but they can take advantage if Chelsea or Arsenal make mistakes.
Milan
Milan's no doubt big favourites for the title yet again, but they also have some minor changes they have to make, which wud either make their team from very good to best, or might not help their team.
Stam's arrival is the thing I am talking abt. Maldini used to be a great LB, but same can't be said now, due to his age. Well, age doesn't seem to bother Maldini till yet, but lets hope it will now.
Crespo's arrival is also another question mark, if the strikers don't complain that much, it wud indeed only help Milan.
I am hoping that Milan's coach is forced (by coach himself) to use Stam/Crespo much more, thus not helping the team.
Juventus
Yes, Handoyo is right. Never underestimate Juve and Man Utd. You never know. But still, I am hopeful that the changes made by Juve this time wud not help them. Same can be said for us, but lets hope for a different thing for us.
It wud be great if Juventus doesn't qualify for the Champs League. Some of you might say that it wud indeed help Juve for the Scudetto, which I might agree as well. Anyway, I wud be happy if Juve wud fail to qualify for Champs League. And the opposite for us.
Inter
Even if I was a non-iter fan, I wud have said that Inter this time are really big favs, after Milan. We seem to have got the right coach. There seems to be planning done. If Davids excels as DM, if Veron shows his old form, if Adriano & Vieri clicks, if Burdisso/Cannavaro does the job well, if Stankovic, Emre, V.Meyde, Kara, Janku/Cesar do what's expected from them, THEN BETTER WATCH OUT INTERMILAN !!
Spain
Real Madrid - It does seem that their defence problem has finally been solved, but what abt defensive midfield ?? Helguera again ??
But if they do get the DM, then beaware of those baasttards.
Valencia - They shud be competing for the title till the last moment, but I got no idea, if they are that good. Why didn't they spend the money for players like Cheventon, instead of Corradi/M.Di Vaio ?? They already had two main strikers, so a striker like Chevanton wud had been great, though M.Di Vaio wud also be good, but still.
Barcelona - Inter of Spain, that's how I wud describe Barca.
Deco, Ronaldinho, Eto, Puyol, ...... - they have got one hell of quality players, their case is same like Inter and Juve's. They have to show their worth in the pitch, and not only on paper.
btw, I do think that they will miss Cocu and Davids a bit more ??
England
Arsenal
I see them as fav, along with Chelsea. They have almost the same squad, not to forget that Reyes might already have gelled with the squad, just like the case of Adriano and Stankovic in Inter. Had they sold Vieira, they wud had been in problem, but they didn't make that mistake, thus they are fav.
Chelsea
A team to fear, even if they are the Inter of England. the difference between Inter and Chelsea is that they buy the right players, and not only star strikers,....
Robben, Cech, Carvalho, Drogba, Kezmen, P.Fereira (?) are really very good buys, and who knows Mourinho might really show his worth.
Man Utd
I wudn't put them as fav team to win the title, but they can take advantage if Chelsea or Arsenal make mistakes.
Italy
AC Milan
Looks strungest for this season, They have the same squad and have added some world class players in Stam and
Crespo.
Inter
Inter have brought In a lot of world class players, espesialy in the midfield where Inter have braught the Argentinian playmaker Veron from Chelsea, and Davids who main deuty is to link the team together. Soon Janakulovski will folow. The big question is, can Mancio do what alle the other manegers coulden, make the team to a hole unit. If he can, then Inter will be Milans main rival.
Juve
If juve wont's to compite with Milan and Inter, they defently needs to strength there defence. And they also need a world class striker up front.
Roma
A weary young and interesting squad. But they need time, before they can compite with the other teams.
Spain
Valencia have strengh there squad with Italian IN and have not lost there moste importent players so they looks strungest for this campaine, Barca have bought to many players, Reals squad is to thin.
England
Arsenal looks much strunger then there opponent , Man U are to weak, Chelsea a total new team again.
Germany
Leverkusen. Don't now much abaut this league.
France
It's very dificult to see who can remove Lyon from the throne. So they must be main favorites. Monaco have lost there moste importent player to Barca and Morientes have returned to Real. I don't now much abaut the other teams.
Portugal
The moste will say Porto, but the problem is that they have of loaded way to many players this summer and have got a new maneger. while Sporting Lisabon are almoste the same team as last year, so it will be a huge disapointment if they can't bring home the trophy.
Holland
Ajax again.[/b]
AC Milan
Looks strungest for this season, They have the same squad and have added some world class players in Stam and
Crespo.
Inter
Inter have brought In a lot of world class players, espesialy in the midfield where Inter have braught the Argentinian playmaker Veron from Chelsea, and Davids who main deuty is to link the team together. Soon Janakulovski will folow. The big question is, can Mancio do what alle the other manegers coulden, make the team to a hole unit. If he can, then Inter will be Milans main rival.
Juve
If juve wont's to compite with Milan and Inter, they defently needs to strength there defence. And they also need a world class striker up front.
Roma
A weary young and interesting squad. But they need time, before they can compite with the other teams.
Spain
Valencia have strengh there squad with Italian IN and have not lost there moste importent players so they looks strungest for this campaine, Barca have bought to many players, Reals squad is to thin.
England
Arsenal looks much strunger then there opponent , Man U are to weak, Chelsea a total new team again.
Germany
Leverkusen. Don't now much abaut this league.
France
It's very dificult to see who can remove Lyon from the throne. So they must be main favorites. Monaco have lost there moste importent player to Barca and Morientes have returned to Real. I don't now much abaut the other teams.
Portugal
The moste will say Porto, but the problem is that they have of loaded way to many players this summer and have got a new maneger. while Sporting Lisabon are almoste the same team as last year, so it will be a huge disapointment if they can't bring home the trophy.
Holland
Ajax again.[/b]
Italy
Milan- Their main force is the team-play. They kept all their players, and added 3 excellent players to the team. Stam is one of the greatest defenders in the world IMO and he toghether with Nesta and Maldini will form a real wall in front of Dida. Their midfield is world-class as well. Pirlo, Gattuso, Seedorf and Kaka should be the starters, but we must not forget Rui Costa, Ambrosini etc. Sheva is their main striker, while Crespo, Inzaghi and Tomasson will compete for the other attacking spot.
Inter - Not only the Inter fans, but every body who understands football says that Inter are one of the biggest favourites for the Serie A title. The defense has not been changed a lot. Burdisso has come while Adani has left. As for the left-back position a very reliable Favalli has come. The midfield has changed the most, world-class players joined Inter. Names like Veron, Davids, Cambiasso have cp,e to help Inter win the Scudetto after 15 years. There still is the biggest doubt, Vieri and Adriano playing toghether. Let's not forget the new coach, Roberto Mancini, who was Moratti's dream from the times he was a young-talent in Bologna. Let's wait and see.
Juventus - New coach - new look... IMO they are not as strong as they say they are. Their defense sucks. This is only about the pre-season, let's hope Cappello doesnt make any miracle, and they stay out of the title battle.
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Barcelona
England
Man.Utd
Chelsea
Arsenal
France
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Lyon
Holland
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PSV
Germany
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Werder
Portugal
Porto
Benfica
Milan- Their main force is the team-play. They kept all their players, and added 3 excellent players to the team. Stam is one of the greatest defenders in the world IMO and he toghether with Nesta and Maldini will form a real wall in front of Dida. Their midfield is world-class as well. Pirlo, Gattuso, Seedorf and Kaka should be the starters, but we must not forget Rui Costa, Ambrosini etc. Sheva is their main striker, while Crespo, Inzaghi and Tomasson will compete for the other attacking spot.
Inter - Not only the Inter fans, but every body who understands football says that Inter are one of the biggest favourites for the Serie A title. The defense has not been changed a lot. Burdisso has come while Adani has left. As for the left-back position a very reliable Favalli has come. The midfield has changed the most, world-class players joined Inter. Names like Veron, Davids, Cambiasso have cp,e to help Inter win the Scudetto after 15 years. There still is the biggest doubt, Vieri and Adriano playing toghether. Let's not forget the new coach, Roberto Mancini, who was Moratti's dream from the times he was a young-talent in Bologna. Let's wait and see.
Juventus - New coach - new look... IMO they are not as strong as they say they are. Their defense sucks. This is only about the pre-season, let's hope Cappello doesnt make any miracle, and they stay out of the title battle.
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France
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Holland
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Germany
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10 years of FIFHandoyo said:Pravesh, Helguera is a good DM.
Really....
But isn't he a pure defender ?? Then again, a pure DM of the calibre of Vieira, Makelele, Emerson compared to Helguera shud be different, like you said he's not the best.
Who in Inter would you compare Helguera to ??
Davids - I guess not.
Farinos - ?
Cambiasso - ?
C.Zanetti - ?
Anyway, even though I know Helguera cud be used as DM, I got no idea how good he is.
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Forum Supporter10 years of FIFMost Important MemberAh, it seems I used a word that is too wide. :embarass: But I would compare him to our Cristiano. He's not the best but it's better to have one pure ball-winner than none at all. And injury to him and Real's done. Perhaps this is what they will do:
Handyo
He's not the best but it's better to have one pure ball-winner than none at all. And injury to him and Real's done. Perhaps this is what they will do:- 1) Ask Owen/Morientes to partner Ronaldo up-front.
2) Ask Raul to play as the left midfielder/playmaker.
3) Ask Zidane to play like Pirlo and Beckham as the ball-winner.
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Ivan Helguera is originally a central defender. He is strong in the air and has OK positioning skills. Apart from Samuel he is their most reliable central defender. Real Madrid has a history of buying very few defenders, so now that they don´t have a DM who is a natural DM they can use Helguera to balance the team with so many offensive players. A Nerazzurri version of Helguera will have to be the sweeper type who is also versatile. So I would say a schooled Materazzi.Pravesh said:Handoyo said:Pravesh, Helguera is a good DM.
Really....
But isn't he a pure defender ?? Then again, a pure DM of the calibre of Vieira, Makelele, Emerson compared to Helguera shud be different, like you said he's not the best.
Who in Inter would you compare Helguera to ??
Davids - I guess not.
Farinos - ?
Cambiasso - ?
C.Zanetti - ?
Anyway, even though I know Helguera cud be used as DM, I got no idea how good he is.
Unless they buy a last minute DM Helguera will be pushed upfield as Real Madrid´s ballwinner or DM if you like.
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Gismo said:
Gismo my friend, why do you like to say false stuff. Helguera is originally a DM. Played there all his life and only transfered to defence 3 seasons ago.