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Hi all
Tomorrow there is some World Cup qualifiers, and here are the ones I have been targeting since the odds were released. Let's hear your thoughts and feel free to discuss
Ireland - Georgia: Pick: Both teams to score @ 2.70 (2/10)
Aviva Stadium in Dublin, the place of the boys in green - it's always hostile but in the friendlier way. Ireland had a good Euro session and also opened the World Cup qualifiers with a rather impressive 2-2 tie against Serbia away. They are back to host Georgia, a country many people confuse with the state in the U.S - but this nation is very promising and have been for a few generations, especially in the under 19/20/21's and the national team is starting to benefit from that now, after many patient years. This resulted in a very unfortunate home loss against Austria, despite playing lights out (as in - pretty fantastic). Georgia in fact managed to beat Spain in a friendly prior to the loss against Austria, but without focusing on the results, they are no push overs and actually are more technicall gifted than the Irish, although less experienced. Vladimir Weiss is the coach, the Slovak is experienced and have done good with this group. Ireland have openly admitted that this game is somewhat of a "trap" for the public, and warn their own fans that this Georgian side has improved, and this is dangerous. I do not expect Ireland to win the possession in fact, but they are heavy and can benefit from a physical game plan. I expect goals in both nets - Georgia will likely concede due to their disorganization, while Ireland can be caught by surprise of how technically gifted and offensive this side is. They will not sit back and just "participate" - I will watch this game closely
Turkey - Ukraine: Pick: Turkey @ 2.30 (2/10)
Hostile envionment in Turkey, as they are coming off a great 1-1 tie in Croatia, in a very tough away game, perhaps the toughest in Europe (among). Ukraine on the other hand, could not beat Iceland on their home soil, and they are a significantly more careful road side. We would see glimpses of this being displayed in their Euro performances, where they lost all three group matches. If we only focus on the player material, it's fairly even, but the Turks benefiting from a home crowd, with optimism after a great result, they need to take advantage of these type of games against their direct competitors, like Ukraine. Very generous odds in my opinion, as Ukraine are not the same on the road.
Kosovo - Croatia: Pick: Croatia -1 AH @ 1.96 (4/10)
Sure, Kosovo are better than people imagine, but they drew Finland on the road, and are now up against one of the best teams in Europe, perhaps the most talented if we look at the potential. What makes this bet even more appealing, is the fact that Croatia are coming off a miscount when they only managed 1-1 at home against Turkey, and therefore, would really benefit from 3 points here, against a side who are just about to debut on home soil themselves in this type of context. Kosovo have a solid team, but compared to Croatia lack years of experience, chemistry, and not least, quality - moreover, Croatia have tons of pressure to win this game, so no mercy from the Croats. Kosovo will steal and surprise many sides, but Croatia belongs to the upper tier of teams, and Kosovo are not there yet. I can see Croatia solving 2-3 goals themselves here if they want to be somewhat effective, while Kosovo should celebrate if they get to touch the ball more than 35% of the game.
Good luck all!
Tomorrow there is some World Cup qualifiers, and here are the ones I have been targeting since the odds were released. Let's hear your thoughts and feel free to discuss
Ireland - Georgia: Pick: Both teams to score @ 2.70 (2/10)
Aviva Stadium in Dublin, the place of the boys in green - it's always hostile but in the friendlier way. Ireland had a good Euro session and also opened the World Cup qualifiers with a rather impressive 2-2 tie against Serbia away. They are back to host Georgia, a country many people confuse with the state in the U.S - but this nation is very promising and have been for a few generations, especially in the under 19/20/21's and the national team is starting to benefit from that now, after many patient years. This resulted in a very unfortunate home loss against Austria, despite playing lights out (as in - pretty fantastic). Georgia in fact managed to beat Spain in a friendly prior to the loss against Austria, but without focusing on the results, they are no push overs and actually are more technicall gifted than the Irish, although less experienced. Vladimir Weiss is the coach, the Slovak is experienced and have done good with this group. Ireland have openly admitted that this game is somewhat of a "trap" for the public, and warn their own fans that this Georgian side has improved, and this is dangerous. I do not expect Ireland to win the possession in fact, but they are heavy and can benefit from a physical game plan. I expect goals in both nets - Georgia will likely concede due to their disorganization, while Ireland can be caught by surprise of how technically gifted and offensive this side is. They will not sit back and just "participate" - I will watch this game closely
Turkey - Ukraine: Pick: Turkey @ 2.30 (2/10)
Hostile envionment in Turkey, as they are coming off a great 1-1 tie in Croatia, in a very tough away game, perhaps the toughest in Europe (among). Ukraine on the other hand, could not beat Iceland on their home soil, and they are a significantly more careful road side. We would see glimpses of this being displayed in their Euro performances, where they lost all three group matches. If we only focus on the player material, it's fairly even, but the Turks benefiting from a home crowd, with optimism after a great result, they need to take advantage of these type of games against their direct competitors, like Ukraine. Very generous odds in my opinion, as Ukraine are not the same on the road.
Kosovo - Croatia: Pick: Croatia -1 AH @ 1.96 (4/10)
Sure, Kosovo are better than people imagine, but they drew Finland on the road, and are now up against one of the best teams in Europe, perhaps the most talented if we look at the potential. What makes this bet even more appealing, is the fact that Croatia are coming off a miscount when they only managed 1-1 at home against Turkey, and therefore, would really benefit from 3 points here, against a side who are just about to debut on home soil themselves in this type of context. Kosovo have a solid team, but compared to Croatia lack years of experience, chemistry, and not least, quality - moreover, Croatia have tons of pressure to win this game, so no mercy from the Croats. Kosovo will steal and surprise many sides, but Croatia belongs to the upper tier of teams, and Kosovo are not there yet. I can see Croatia solving 2-3 goals themselves here if they want to be somewhat effective, while Kosovo should celebrate if they get to touch the ball more than 35% of the game.
Good luck all!
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Good to see you! I also see goals in that Irish match, as well as in Kosovo...the handicap on Croatia seems more prudent, I will probably join you on that one.
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